The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-11
MEET AT MILBANk
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CONFER
ENCE OF SOUTH DAKOTA METH
oDISTs BEGINS TODAY
BISHOP Foss WILL PRESIDE
Programme Is ga Diversified
One and Includes Wide
Range of Sub,
jects.

SIOUX FALLS, s. D., Oct s.-(spe-
GALA great many cIergymen and
others from this part of the state have
left for Milbank, where they will attend
the seventeenth annual conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church of South
Dakota, which commences tomorrow
and continues in session until next Mon
day. Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, of phil
adelphia, will preside over the meetings.
A number of other prominent men from
the East will be in attendance. An in
teresting programme has been prepared
for the occasion.
| Thursday forenoon Pentecostal services
will be held by Evangelist L. II. Baker,
of Delaware, Ohio. The forenoon's ses-
sion will conclude with the administra,
ton of the sacrament of the Lords sup
per and a business session. In the aft
ernoon the annual conference missionary
sermon will be preached by Rev w. S..
Shepherd, of Salem. At the evening
session Mrs. L. P. Hauser, of Aberdeen,
president of the Wornan's Foreign Mis-
sionary society, will deliver an address
on the work Of the society. Bishop
Foss will also address the gathering.
Friday forenoon will be devoted to
Pentecostal services and business ses-
sion. In the afternoon there will be =
rally of the Epworth league, of which
dent. An address, international Con-
vention Echoes" will be delivered by
Rev. J. E. Houlgate. Rev. w. H. Jor-
dan, of Sioux Falls, will speak on .sMer-
cy and Help Work. League Lessons
will be the subject of an address by
Rev. w. P. Thirkield, D. D., of Cinein-
natl, Ohio. The evening session will
be presided over by Rev. D. c. Mclean,
of Vermillion The anniversary of the
md TsH.l.
society will be duly celebrated with ap-
prepriate exercises. An address will be
delivered by Rev. W. P. Thirkield, of
Cincinnati, secretary of the society.
Saturday forenoon, as in the case of
the forenoons of the two preceding DAYS.
will be devoted to PentecostaI meeting
and a business session. The Woman
Home Missionary society and deaconess
and hospital work will be the general
subject Of the afternoon session. ADJ
dresses will be delivered by Mrs. John
Taylor, of Minneapolis, who Will preside
over the meeting; Mrs. J. C. Shetland,
Phi. D., of Ortonville, Mimi. and Dea-
eoness Alkaline Houston, of Minneapolis
Rev. N. A. Swickard, D. D., of Aberdeen.
will preside at the evening meeting. Adj
dresses will be delivered by w. I. Ora
ham, D. D., of Mitchell and w. L..
Mcdowell, D. D., of New York city.
president ana secretary respectively CT
the Educational society, to which the
evening session will be devoted
At o'clock Sunday forenoon the con.
ference love feast will be held Leader,
Rev. O. Williams, of Scotland. AT 10 80
the conference sermon will be delivered
by Bishop Foss. In the afternoon dea-
cons and elders will be ordained by
Bishop Foss. The remainder of the aft
ernoon session, which will be presided
over by Rev. j. o. Debson. of Sioux
Falls, will be devoted to the an
nlversary of the missionary society,
and an address will be made by
W. F. Oldham, D. D., of Chicago. Elder
]. P. Jenkins. of Huron, will preside in
the evening. The sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. w. F. Oldham, of Chicago.
Pentecostal services will be held Mon
day forenoon, and, after a final business
session, the conference will adjourn.