The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-22
BISHOP wALDRoN PREsIDEs.
Annual Conference of Methods
Church In OwatOnna.


Church In OwatOnna.
OWATONNA. Sept. M.-(Speclal.) 1.-The
forty sixth annual session of the Mime
sofa conference Of the Method st Episcopal
church will convene in the Main Street
M. q. church in this city on Wednesday
morning, Sept. 26. The session will close
Monday, Oct. l. About 165 ministers, be-
sides q large number of lay representa-
t4ves, are expected to be present and con-
stitute the conference. Preparations are
the Craftsmanship of w. A. Sperry for
the reception of the visitors, and under
the craftsmanship of Frank Labare, as
sisted by the secretary, ]. w. Rowland,
for Their entertainment while in Ovation
ma. Right Rev. John M. Waldron, b1sh-
OF from Cincinnati, O., will preside. "A
large number of distinguished and elo-
quent speakers are expected to be pres
ent and participate in the conference.
Tuesday, Sept. 25, preceding conference,
will be devoted to o. pf fn inG such as
and the deliberations of the board or
examination. The meeting of the. ex-
aminers is held at this time for students
who for some cause or other nave omit
ted taking exam nations. Monday even
ing the first address will be made by
Rev. Manley Hurd, D. D., Of Philadel-
tension tsilsi " work or
Rev. Frank Doran, of Rochester, will
preach the conference sermon Wednes-
day morning. The sacrament of the
Lords upper will be celebrated, after
which a business session will be held.
The evening session will be devoted to
the. Temperance An Fd,.eram u upon On
Minneapolis will make an address.
On Thursday morning the annual mis-
sionary sermon will be delivered by KEY:
Thomas Handy, of ST. Paul. The rest
of the mornings session will be devoted
to business. in the afternoon the Wom-
ans Home Missionary society VIII hold
its anniversary meeting. Mrs Mary l..
Woodruff, who has been identified In
mission work in China, will speak on the
subject of Mission The educational
evening, will be one of the most inter
esting and instructive sessions of the
conference. Addresses by prominent and
eloquent men, viewing the topic from from
crowd the large audience room of the
church. Rev DR.. Bridjina will discuss
the CoIlege a Pres;denf nh Dr. cod James a W
the 1l c Church hes Rev. n B. Cowgirl will
speak on The Educated Minister
The Friday morning session Will be de-
ness. The afternoon will be spent by the
members of the conference visiting the
state public school and other places of
interest in and around Owatonna;, Dr
Edmund Mills, of New York, will adj
dress the conference on the Twentieth
Century Forward Movement"
Saturday morning devotional exercises
and business session will again be he'd.
Mrs Wilma Rouse will address the
Womans Foreign Missionary society.
Miss Rouse is from Lakeville. She is a
returned missionary from China. Bishop
Walden will address the conference on
'The Freedmans Aid Society in the
evening
Love feast service Sunday morning will
be conducted by Rev. William Mckinley.
Bishop Walden will preach the sermon
at the regular Sunday morning service.
be held in the afternoon. The Epworth
League service will be led by Miss Edith
Montgomery. The missionary anniversary
sermon will be preached by Rev. DR.. Car
roll, of New York
The closing session of the conference
will be held Monday morning 1t will
be opened by devotional exercises, fol-
lowed by the winding up of the business
of the conference.