The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-01
METHODIST !
CONFERENCE.
Annual M.cling to Be
Held at AttlebOrO.
WILL OPEN APRIL 18TH.
Many Emlnent Clergymen Expected
10 Be In Attendance.
WILL OPEN APRIL 18TH.
THE PROGRAM OF EXERCISES.

The 5Sth annual meeting Of the New
England Southern Conference Of tie
methodist Episcopal church will be held
at Attleboro, Mass, beginning April l3.
Rev. John IA. Vincent, ID. d., LII. d.,
will be the presiding bishop. Other
officials expected to he present are:
Rev. c. II. Payne. ID. d., IL. d., Sec
retary board Of education; Rev. A. B.
Leonard, ID. d.. secretary Of the Mission
ary Society OF the Met lodist Episcopal
chur,h; Rev. NJ. G. Is. Mason, ID. D.,
secretary of the Freedman's Aid aud
Southern Education Society; Rsv. W. A.
Spencer, ID. d., secretary OF the Church
Extension Society, Rev. G. III. Park
hurst, ID. d.. editor of Zion's Herald |;
Rev. DIR. G. p. Mains agent Methodist
Book Concern; Rev. b. r. Raymond. ID.
D., president Wesleyan University; Pro.
fessor Curtis, Drew Theological Semi
nary; A. =. Weed, publisher lions Hsr-
aid; ii. A. Tnaysr. representative OF the
Methodist Book Der osit ,ry; Rev. w. v.
Kelley, editor Methodist Review; Il. L.
Bass. ID. d., presiding elder. troviden co
district; kev. Il j. Everett, presiding
elder New Bedford district; Rev. q. II.
Bates, presiding elder, Norwich district.
The conference will open at 8 a. IN. on
that uay with the sacrament of the Lord s
supper In the Methodist church, aud on
succs eding days the sessions will open at
$3.50 O'Clock, each morning and will be
hs ld In the Methodist church. The even
ing sessions will be held In Bates Opera
house. The morning sessions will be de-
voted to conference business after the
opening devotional exercises, adjuurning
dali ilv md xxt ha m ha
public.
The program of spscial exercises fol-
lows:
Wednesday, April 10. $3.50 p. m.-Rcv.
w. Il. Davis to preside. Rev. b. r.
simon of Taunton will preach the mis-
sionary sermon; 7:s0 y. M, Bates Opera
House. Anniversary OF the board OF edu-
cation and of the Bible Society, Rev. II.
l.. Streeter to preside. Address by Rev. q.
IL. Payne, ID. d.. secretary OF t0e board
of education.
Thursday, I 80 p. MIN the Baptist
church. Annual me- citing OF the Preach
ers' Aid Society. ii. ID. Robinson Lrssi-
dent. $3.50 p. M, In the church. Rev.
E. #. Studey to preside. Literary sd-
dress by Rev. X. Benjamin Andrews, ID.
d., LII. d.. president Of Brown Univer-
sity, subject, "Ins Public school Sy stem
as an Instrumentality of Social Ad.
vance," 1880 p. M, Bates Opera house.
JOINT anniversary OF the Fres0man's Aid
and Southern Education Society and
Church Extension society, the president
of the conference board OF church extern
sion to preside. Speakers Rev. M. e..
II. Mason, ID. d., secretary Of the Freed
mans Aid and southern Education 30
ciety, and ksv. w. "A. SPENCER, secretary
of the Church Exlel sion socIety.
Friday-Special order OF the day. III
=. m.-Sermon TO the GLASS fer admission
to the COZ ference BY Bishop vinccnt. .
p. m.-Universalist Church. Anniversary
OF the Conference W0mun's Home Mis-
sionary society. Mrs. 4. J. Everett. Con-
ference PRESIDENT To preside. Address by
Mrs. Auns +. beller Of Washington,
DC, secretary Of the Bureau for Alaska I:
II. allen 90 preside. Literary address by
Rev. A. j. Coultas Of Pr,vidence, II. j.,
Subj.ct: ''Savonarola, the Prophet OF
the Renaissance; 1880 r. m. Bates = Opera
House, anniversary OF tnes b ard OF Con-
ference Hoiue Missions. Hon. II. s..
douglas. president of tine dboard to pre-
side. The exercise will consist OF a
stersopticon exhibit OF some OF the
churches which the board has aided, by
kev. III. Is. Cady, and an address by
Rev. Georgs w. Hunt.
Saturday, 2p.m. -Universalist Church.
Anniversary OF the woman's u Foreign
Missionary Society. Mrs. j. Il. James,
Miss NJ. II. Danfortb, former mission
ary to japan; Q p. m. -Metnodist Church.
Memorial service; 3:30 p. iu.--Deaconess
Work and Conservation of Deaconesses.
A. j. Couitas TO preside: z 40 n. IN. -
Bates Oprea House. Anniversary OF
tue Epworth League. kev. Is. II.
Simon, Conference PRESIDENT t. preside.
Speaker: Rev. W. 4. Perrin, ID. d., presi.
dent of the First General Conference Dis
tIiot.
sunday, Ga. m.-Bates's Opera House.
Love Feast. Rev. M. j. Talbot y. d.,
to presi ie; 1880 n. a.m.-Sermon by Bishop
j. II. Vincent. ID. d.. Lii. ID. 8 d. IN.
Ordination of Dsacons and Elders; 7:3(
p. sn.---Anniversary Of the Missionary
Society. Rev. w. v. Morrison, d. ID, to
preside. Address by Rev. A. B. Leonard,
secretary Of TIE Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church; IL a IN -
Rev III. s. Kaufman ofJPIovidenoe; 7:3(
p. u.-Rsv. j. N. Tater of Prsvidcnce
IL o. M. -Univeraalist Ihufch. Preaching
bv Rev. w. h. Butler Of hull. Mass
p. m.-Rcv. j. II. Macdonald OF Fall
River, Mass. IL a. m --nsptist Church.
Preaching by kev j. ]. Bartholomew
of Stafford springs Conn; 7p. m. :
Preaching by Rav. q. ). Deyis of Eas
Prosiusnce; Sunday, II angeiistis
Mems Christian Ass uciation hall, IN
charge cf Rev. w. r. Davis.
IaEdidates for adm is'ion on trial for
Ordf rs and tios- students who are In
tho rSgul.r co rsn and have sxainina-
tions 20 pas III meet at the church
r. nj. Tuesday, April IL All exam
insrs will meet ut p. m, Iuess.sy.
April ~. 60 rssiew and arrange the work.
Inis meeting VIII be held at the church.