Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-06
WILL BEGIN TO WORK
Mlehlgaa N. E Conference Con-
senes This Morning
The Ep~srsh Lsagss Held lac AasaAi
nsseslsz t-.ss Night Addro--ssi ~
Gsasr<I secretary scheli-

The 1ftf ei8nth annual Michigan con-
fssencs a the methodist episcopal
church vii open IN The Division street
chureh as oclock this maFning. with
Bishop bowman u 81. Louis pFesidiag.
Ihs eonfsFsnes - composed % 10 mem
tss-. and about ems. hzlfof them arrived
yesterday. bishop bowman 10 here. snd
during the continuance ~ the session
vii BE sntsrtzinsd By the family u
James Love. At No. 10 North Division
street. The remainder u the confer
sncs membership . expected 70 arrive
this morning. Many of them are stop
ping Al lhs hotels and board ng houses.
and those Who have personal acquaint-
snces are entertained by private tami-
iies- There u 40 charity WORK in tho
enfertzinnenf this year. each member
paying for bis board during the time he
- IN attentanee az the great annual
meeting. The presiding elders of the
several circuits Ia the Michigan con
fsrerse arc already on the ground.
excepting the Rev. q. W. sherman OF
the Grand Traverse circuit. who II ex-
peeted this morning. The presiding
elders have taken quarters a. follows for
The week: The Rev. j. l. Buell.. ID. ID.
of lOnia. New Livingston hotel, the Rev.
l. Masters. kalamazoo. No. li7 south
Cnioa street; the Rev. j. W. h. Carlisle.
Niles. the Eagle hotel: the Rev. ID. w.
Parsons. Big Rapstls. the Eagle hotel;
the ~. y. l. Coggsh ali. Grand Rapids,
AZ his home. No. 10 South East street;
the Rev. ". l. Bray. Coldx alter, the
Eagle hotel; the Rev. e.. = Hickey, Ian
sing. The Warwick; the Rev. Or John
Graham. Aibion. No. 10 North Union
street.
The Conference viii be in session dur
ing The remainder Of the week. the work
Il the conferences proper being tran
s4cfcd az the forenoon sessions The
afternoons and evenings Will DO devoted
T. anniversary meetings IL the various
organizations II the church.
Today's Program
The conferences will convene at Q
o'clock aud continue IN session with the
preliminary work until noon. The an
nisersary % the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society viii be held this after
noon. beginning az 30. with the presi-
dent. Mrs. Maggie Moors Of Greenyille.
presiding. The meeting will be ad-
dressed b. the Rev Manley :. Hard. ID.
D.. OF Philadelphia The annual reports
a officers and the election Of officers for
the current year ~ill follow the doctors
address This evening the Church TX
tenzioa society will hold its annual
meeting. which val also DO addressed by
DIR. Hard
Last evening the Epworth league held
It's anniversary meeting In the Division
street church with large number Of
the interested members of the confer
enee ana church in Attendance. The
officers elected for the ensuing year were:
President the Rev. j. &. Floyd. Grand
Rapids; vice president. the Rev. q. ID.
Chase. Traverse City; secretary. the
Rev. A. r. Craig. Iiillsdale: treasurer.
the Rev. A. a. Hart. Kalamazoe. The
Rev. DR. Schell Of Chicago, general
secretary o. the league. a bright, young
worker u ability. addressed the meeting
on matters pertaining ~ both church
and league. lie ably advocated the
cause % Methodism and principals OF
the church. he took occasion. how
ever. e. express his disapproval Of
the SYSTEM Of pew renting. hireing evan
geiists and choirs for church service.
The pews IN churches should be free
AID the ministers and congregations
should be their own revivalists and
singers. The Epworth league Is the
nursery % the church and the organiza-
ton through which the church IL con
tinuaiy built %. The speaker recon-
mended that more attention lie paid to
boys 40 there - always a critical period
In a boys lie az which he needs the
watchfui care Of others
John "A Hall. prominent worker at
hay View. was present and spoke briefly
n the educational features 0f the league
Mr. Hail u chairman 81 a committee
appointed BY the state convention last
D.,cember D. prepare course ~ read.
ing he reported that a four years
course has been adopted which will be
announced I'D the near future through
ths Official organ 81 the lrsgue.