The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-13
Forty-sfxth Annual Conference
Opens Today.
Nearly goo Ministers Are in
Attendance.
BISHOP MERRILL HERE
Administers Sacrament at the
Opening Session.
The Sessions viii Continue To-
night and Tomorrow.

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sessions in this city this morning at the
First N. f. church. at the corner OF
sixth avenue and Harrison street
Nearly 200 delegates answered 10 the
roll-can when Bishop Stephen H. Mer-
rin called for order.
The conference was formally opened
by the administration of the sacrament,
under the direction Of Bishop Merrill
A. the business session. which began
At 10 O'Clock. Bishop S n Merrill was
chosen as the presiding Office for the en-
suing year. Edwin Locke vas CHOSEN
secretary with C. L. Bear. $ F. Belts
j. - staveIy and J. W. r. ClaTdy a.
his assistants Ihcs- j. Coote = sAA-
rfstfcal secretary. and Clarence E. Hol-
combe is treasurer
one OF the first matters of business to
come before the delegates was the qlss-
ton Of adding the --POtta y atomic 1nolsn
fund" the twentieth century 1und,
1.-THE Bethany hospital fund ana the
india sufferers fund" TO the regular
list OF conference benev0lences. This
question aroused a considerable discus
sion Bishop Merrill. who was in the
chair. held that the conference reports
should not be burdened with local re-
ports of collections. The matter was
finally decided by allowing the four
items to appear IN the conference re-
ports in total from all over the state
The remainder Of the forenoon was
taken up with the reports ct the pre-
siding officers OF the various districts
The address this afternoon was made
BY W. p Thirkield. d. D.. of Cincinnati
on the anniversary of the Freedmans
Aid and the Southern Educational So
cietv."
The following is the programme for
tonight and tomorrow
1880 r. m. lecture by Bishop John ~
Walden ID d.. Ii d. Of Cincinnati.
Ohio. subject The Destiny Of China"
THURSDAY. MARCH a.
-aTH nT..as i've ~
Rev J. d NJ Buckner. Topic. on
cial Boards and Church Organizations
S-3O-9-00 a.m--DevOtional service, led
by Rev Geo. W Grimes Topic,
Helps and Hinirances TO the Minister'S
900 a. m.-l2 m.-Conference business
2-30 p- ru--Anniversary Of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary society Ad-
dress by DR.. Julia M. Donahue, Of Hua-
China
$50 D. Mcclure by Rev. c. ]. Lit
tie. D. D.. IL D.. president Of Garrett
Biblical Institute. Evanston III Sub
jec5 The Preacher and literature"
This and the two following lectures by
DR.. Little viii be given IN the First
Congregational church.
1880 p. m.-Anniversary OF the Mis-
sionary society. Addresses by Rev. E.
FulSerson. d D. LII D.. OF the South I
japan missionary conference and Rev /
julius Smith OF Burmah. india Dr.
Fullzerson's subject viii be The Mis-
si0nary Outlook in Eastern Asia"
The conference anniversary OF the WO- /
mems Foreign Missionary society win be /
held Thursday, March IA, at 2.15 r. m.
a & the First M. T. church. The address /
viii be BY Julia Donahue. NJ D.. Of /
Hing Hua, China Invitation is extend |
ed to the ladies' Of sister churches
The annual missionary sermon, the an /
nOuncement OF which has been omitted /
from the printed programmes VIII be on /
Friday afternoon at 2-15 at the First H. 1
+. Church F. c. Smith OF L-sayenwOrth /
VIII make the address.
The following are the standing COM \
nittees and the places where they viii \
meet;
Auditing-T B. Adeu. F. s. Altman. H.
A Musser. J. " Reed. Th0s- E Johns
ton Meet p m, lecture room. English /
Lutheran church, corner Fifth and Har-
rison.
Bethany Hospitals. E. Belts. F. J.
Seaman. F. H Parkinson, J. T. Dennis,
r ! Elliott Meet p m, English
Book Concentration Brown. " H
Gavin, W. II Layton. s. C. Lamb. H
B. Hammond Meet , p. m First Con-
Seventh.
Conference Relations-W. ]. Mitchell,
J. - toresEnan, J. n Mason. H T.
Davis r. Z. Mcbride. Meet = D. m.
First Congregational church.
Conference Stewards. 7. Thomas,
jas Boicourt- c. IT. Teetor l. G. Riggs,
lton, J, G. Henderson. ]. ". R CIardy.
O A lockwood Meet in parlor a.
(upstairs)
Conference Trustees-s. C. Deaborn.
r. d. Rice. E T. Holland. W H Tn
derWood, J. A. Simpson, J. d n Buck
ner, 3. F. Dice. Meet D. m English
Lutheran church
Church Benavolence=E r. Brown,
D. Bamford. D- a. Leeper. A l. Day.
O. W. Browning. s. d. Vincent. w Al
Srawtord, D. r. Moore. w n Turner,
u d. Cheney. H. A. Pasely. Thos- Camp
Deii. j. \ Ford. T. B. Gray. John Cook
lhos- Scott Meet 2 D. m. First Con-
gregational church
Edueation-J. A Sfotter. J. T. AlcFar-
larC o. W. Grimes. 7. H NTurlin J. A !
SNaney. T. C. Smith w L. Morris F.
II b-aksrncre. Josiah Martin. J. B. Ball
man Meet r. M. First Congregational
church.
Epworth League-W. d. Hamilton. T.
A. Stavely. H II. Fowler II. =. yEark.
> Il Emerson Meet ? D. m, northwest
End OF gallery.
Memoirs-Cf- ". Crimes. Thos- Neon
aeli- j. r. Mayor, Geo Wilson. Jas Law
sleS- 4 Il OAKS, J. w Johnston, John
aI- JAG ksqn Meet p. m in southwest
END Of gallery.
Pastoral address, j. Coe. a. R !
Suckner, e. j. Harmed. John f. Thack-
~. W. ~ stevenson Meet . D. m
southeast corner OF gallery
RefOrms-S E PendIaton K KILLER
K Y Maloney, c s. Warner. Jas Mas
-. = n EIsgle... JOS. Warner T n
sell J. d Hitchcock. Z NJ Paddleford
!. = vernon, Z b Perry Meet 2 p. IA. =
q English Lutheran church
Temperanca-J ID MI PrrEvnar i X G
1llLert Alexander Bennett j. R Gibson {
4 - 1oung- J. IT. Sawyer. John Fnda-
oft j. H. Zabrislxie, c. r. Trueblood Y
? W. Braden. O. NJ Bowman Meet ? T
, m. First Congregational church {
Postmaster-Fe- W Esty. J
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