The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-18

saving its share Of the 100000 souls.
recommended that this conference be
organized by the appointment of a COM
mission TO have charge Of this movement
for the conference, consis ting OF the pre-
siding elders, one pastor and one layman
from each district and two pastors and
| two laymen-at-large The work of the
commission in each district TO be in
| charge o fthe presiding elders. The COM
| mittee recommended the endowment OF
| the Southwest Kansas college at Winfield
| from the Twentieth Century fund, and
further recommended that the commits
sion shall earnestly and persistently en-
deavor to secure 10000 for that purpose
REV WARDS LECTURES.
Following the fourth and last lecture by
Rev. Harry Ward of Chicago. yesterday
| afternoon, Rev. W. B. Slutz Immediately
| arose and offered resolution Of thanks
| for and appreciation of the Rev. Wards
! excellent service at the conference. The
| resolution was couched in choice Ian
guage Of the highest praise, of which the
| lectures were well deserving. The reso-
luton was adopted by a unanimous
standing vote of the large audience.
/ VISITING LADIES ENTERTAINED.
| There was a social side to the confer
! ence yesterday afternoon which was one
| of the principal features Of the week
The wives of the local Methodist pastors
! entertained the visiting ladies and wives
of the visiting ministers in the ladies'
RESI- at, the church. The room was arrang-
ed especially for the occasion, being fitted
up with pretty furniture, lounges and
/ will
Beauty roses, daffodils and carnations
The reception lasted from 2 o'clock until
/ 4, and was most pleasant occasion. No
preachers were allowed to tresDass on
the sacred precincts of the room and the
| ladies had their own sweet will and en-
| joyed it to the fullest extent They are
a far handsomer set than the men folk
who had been gathering on the upper floor
| all week. The hostesses were Mrs II.
! Watt, Mrs. Pruen, Mrs. Burns, Mrs.
Slutz and Mrs. Parker. They were assis-
ted by the following young ladies from
! the various churches: Miss Hall of
Dodge Avenue church, Miss Taylor of St.
PauIs, Miss McKibben Of Ernporia Ave
nue. church, Miss Oldf1eld and Miss Deca-
tur of the First church. Refreshments
| were served during the reception. At
| o'clock the ladies of the city called with
their carriages and took the visiting
! ladies a drive over the city and through
Riverside Park. The Wichita Hospital
was visited and inspected by the visitors
| and the hospital people were especially
entertaining and gave the visitors a royal
welcome. The guests manifested their
appreciation of the delightful entertain
ment on the part of the local pastor
wives.
TO AID sUPERANUATED PREACH
ERS.
The sons and daughters of the minis
tiers of Southwest Kansas conference who
are present at this session held a meeting
at 4 o'clock yesterday to perfect plans
for an organization that shall be an aid
to raising funds for superanuated m:R,s-
tiers.
Mrs Ash Means and Miss Evansei.ne
Pollard, with Mr.. Henry Parker, were
chosen a committee on organization fer
the ensuing year.
The lay-electoral conference which con
vened in the Plymouth Congregational
church Friday finished its labors yester-
day and went in a body to the ministerial
conference, where they were received
Mr. James Allison Of this city, spoke in
behalf of the lay conference ami lie was
responded to by Bishop Vincent.
The proceedings of the lay conference
were probably as interesting as those of
the ministerial conference, aad the 1eso-
buttons they adopted were strong in their
character and demands. The conference
was permanently organized by the cleo
ton of James Allison as chairman, T. II
Hartley of Arkansas City, secretary, ard
n. 3. Kleine as assistant secret1-y. The |
following committees were appointed:
Committee on Order of BUSINESS. A. |
Newhall. w A Lee, Thos. White, James
Allison, George Butler.
Credentials. R. Payne, A H. Miller |
J. L. Wells. VIM. 7. McGinnls, E r.
Burkholder.
Permanent Organization-J. s. Schuyler, /