The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-01

NEW OF Stafford Springs. Conn. At 7:30
p. M, anniversary Freedman's Aid and
Southern Education Society, Rev. M. j.
Talbot, ID. d., to preside; speaker, Rev. j.
W. Hamilton, ID. d., secretary of the So
ciety.
Thursday, 1 80 p. m.-Annual Preach
ers' Aid Society in committee room; 2:15
p. M, semi-centennlsl discourse by Rev.
ID. A. Whedon, ID. D.; 2:15 p. M, ami
yersary w. NJ. +. Society in st. Paul's M.
f. Church, Mrs. j. III. James to preside.
Speaker, Miss M. Hartford from China;
1880 p. m, anniversary Church Extension
Society, Rev. NJ j. Talbot, ID. D., to
preside; speaker, Rev. A. j. Kynett, ID.
ID. secretary society.
Friday 2:15 p. nj. Literary address,
Rev. l. NJ. Flocken to preside; speaker,
Rev. q. Morris, ID. d., Boston University.
Theme: "The Relation of the Imagina-
tion to Eloquence"; 2:15 p. M, ami
versary w. II. Nj. Society in st. Paul's
M. Il. Church, Mrs. L. J. Everett to pre-
1880 p. M, anniversary Missionary So
ciety, Rev. w. V. Morrison, ID. d.. to pre-
side; speaker, Rev. Julius Soper, ID. d.,
for % years missionary in Japan, also ad-
dress by Rev. C. II. Payne, b. D., secre-
tsry Education Board.
Saturday, 2:l5 p. m.-Bible address,
Prof. G. W. Risell, Boston University.
Theme: "The Higher Criticism; 1880
p. M, anniversary Board OF Conference
Home Missions, Il. :. Douglas presiding;
speakers, members of the conference.
Sunday - In Congregational Church,
Rock street, 8 a. M, conference love
feast; 1O;3O a. M, sermon by Bishop Fos-
ter; p m, memor ial service, followed by
ordination OF deacons and elders; 1880
p. M, sermon by Rev. G. II. Payne
Preaching services will be held in st.
Pauls M. Il. Church, Bank street, on
Conference Sunday at 8 and 10:30 a. m.
Monday, April 9, will be given wholly,
morning, afternoon and evening, to busi-
ness sessions, and the conference Will be
likely to adjourn by Monday night or
Tuesday a. m. at the latest.
AS the conference Sunday, coming on
Easter, 1t Is arranged to hold very impress
sive services.
ENTERTAINMENT.
The Manual of the Conference, pamph-
let OF some Is pages, being gotten out
especially to give the Conference direct
ory. shows that, including visitors, en-
tertainnent has been provided for some
21Q persons. This does not include many
OF the preachers wives, who managed
some way TO get 20 the conference and
find free entertainment. They would
swell the list largely.
when 10 is considered hcw many OF the
laity also go 20 the Conference sessions
nowadays, it Is easily seen that IL is be-
coming more and more a serious question
how to provide for the large number Of
people and again, tecause Of the lcagth
OF time, for Conference session lsets
almost weak; often quite that.
A great 0ssny churches can never have
the Conference UocauSe IL would be Inn
possible FOR them TO lodge and feed 30
many for so many days
Withal, Methotists are good feed ers.
They are easy 10 take care OF, but they
remind Us OF the little girl. She went
home from school late snd hungry, one
day during Conference session, ard
finding nothing left of big turkey she
mosned out with tears: 81 think these
pioneers are great eaters"
Many OF us are hoping for the day
when every annual session will be held i'm
Providence. This is the center OF the
Conference lines. II would equslize the
railroad expenses Of the preachers. BY
the way, the railroads once gave us lowe,
rates. than they do now. Our veteran
agent, Rev. e.. M. bhwlen, still succeeds
in getting the favor of return tickets
from the seat OF the Conference al the
rate Of one cent per mile. But we have
to pay foil fare In going.
Then also many of us believe that the
ministers should 90 to the hotels. Not
many of the people have spare rooms.
And hospitality OF the olcen time-well,
II belongs 90 the cast.
The objection 90 the above is that many
ministers could not afford the expense.
their salaries being so small But many
have male salaries, and the rest could be
provided for in some way, as now we 40
I'm taking collections to pay the expenses
of delegates TO the general conference.
The writer has often done " hat jc recon-.
mends. When II has oeen difficult 10 End
places for all. | have hired ana paid my
room and table expenses.
As an sddsnda to the above I Will here
record, what some Providence Methodists
will remember, that rich member of
Mathewson Street NJ. +. Church, when a
conference was once held there, called the
COMMITTEES on entertinment to ssna hin,