The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-20
TT WILL MEET HERE
METHODIST ANNUAL CONFERENCE
C0NVENES NEXT WEEK.

Wichita VIII be Called Upon to Entertain
Almost 500 Guests for a week-The
Venerable Bishop Andrews VIII Preside
Methodist Brethren From Far and
Near Will be Here-This Conference
Will Elect Delegates to the General
Conference to be n cid in Mzy-Program
for Each Day.
On Wednesday, March %, the South
west Kansas Methodist conference will
meet in this city at the First NJ. E.
church with Bishop Andrews presiding.
The territory included in the South
west Kansas conference of the NJ. E.
church is that part of Kansas lying
west of Greenwood county and south Of
Russell county. Up TO 1882 this terri
tory was part of the South Kansas
conference, when the conferences were
divided. The first session of the South
west Kansas conference was held in
Winfield, Kan, March S, 1888, Bishop
W. L. Harris presiding.
In that year there were fifty-eight
There are forty-six churches and thir-
ty-seven parsonages, 102 Sunday shcools
While the figures for the present con-
ference in the hands of Rev. E. c.
Beach, who is conference secretary,
show that, without this years report
that there are at the present time 125
ministers, 25,7S6 church members, 1S3
churches, eighty-two parsonages and
PAL Sunday schools.
1t must not be supposed that because
there are only 125 ministers that they
will be the only member present, for
this amount would only make about
one-third of the number who always at
tend and take part in the conference ex-
ercises.
According to the rules Of the Methods
church every four years representatives
from the churches meet at the same
place with the ministers to elect dele
gates to the general conference. which
meets every four years. This year
these representatives meet with the min
listers in Wichita.
This will make something over 800
guests to be entertained by the citi-
zens of Wichita and it is said that the
poultry market is already very strong
with an upward tendency.
The following program has been pre-
pared for the week:
TUESDAY.
7:30 p. m.-AIissionary Cermon....
........by Rev. C. c. Wood.
WEDNESDAY.
900 a. m.-Opening session. Admins
tration of the Lords Sup
2:3o p. m.-Epworth League Anniver-
sary.
400 p. m.-Pentetcostal Service led by
Rev. A. B. Bruner.
7:30 p. m.-Church Extension Anniver-
sary. Address by NJ. S.
Mard, D. D,
THURSDAY.
$50 a. m.-Devotinal Service.
900 a. m.-Business Session.
2:30 p. m.-Veterans' League Anriver-
400 p. m.-Pentecostal Service led by
Pres. l.. H. Murlin and Pres
c. A. Place.
FRIDAY.
$50 a. m.-Devotional Service.
900 a. m.-Business Session.
$50 a. inlay Electoral Conference
at Congregation church.
corner Second street and
Lawrence avenue.
2:30 p. m.-Woman's Home Missionary
Anniversary. Address by
Mrs. Potter.
400 p. m.-Pentecostal Service lead by
Rev. c. s. Nusbaum.
7:30 p. m.-Freedmen's Aid and South
ern Educational Anniver-
sary.
Address by. c. Hartzell.
SATURDAY.
$50 a. m.-DevotiOnal Service.
900 g. m.-Business Session.
2:30 p. m.-Woman's Foreign Mission
AIRY Society Anniversary.
Address by Rev. D. W.
Nichols.
400 p. m.-Pentecostal Service lead by
Rev. s. Brink
7:30 p. m.-Temperance Anniversary.
Address by DR.. Brum-
baugh.
SUNDAY.
900 a. m.-Love Feast led by Rev. B.
c. SwartZ.
80 a. m.-Sermon by Bishop Andrews
7:30 p. m.-Missionary Anniversary.
Address by Rev. D. W.
Nichols.
MONDAY.
$50 a. m.-Devotionai Service.
300 a. m.-Business Session.