Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-26
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Upper Iowa Conference to Be
Held at Vinton First Week
In October.
Many Notable Men Will Be Pres.
ent Bishop Merrill to
Preside.
Lou Beauchamp to Lecture on
Sunny Side of Life
The Program.

Sunny Side of Life
The Program.
Special to Tmes-Republican.
yinton. Sept. 26.-The program for the
Upper Iowa conference, which meets
here on Oct 1, has just been issued. The
is regarded as the most I'M
portant of the NJ. e. church in Iowa. The
printed program is in the form of neat
little booklet and contains besides the
formal program much valuable informa-
ton regarding the conference. 1t con-
tains excellent half-tone likenesses of
the presiding bishop, Rev. S. NJ. Merrill,
ID. D., LII. D., and the presiding elders
OF the various districts, the board OF
trustees, board of stewards, class lead
ers, Epworth League cabinet. picture
of the First Methodist Episcopal church
a; this place and fine portrait of Rev;
Frank l.. Loveland, its popular and eff
hcient pastor. One of the features of
the conference will be a lecture by Mr..
Lou j. Beauchamp, THE Laughing PHI
lcsopher.'' His subject will be the
Sunny Side of Life" His lecture VIII
be given on Thursday evening, Oct. D.
Mr.. Beauchamp has been for twenty
years before the public as lecturer on
literary and humorous subjects. in lee
ture courses, at Chautauqua, college and
high school commencements, Fourth OF
July and Decoration day celebrations
and other special occasions, and has all
ways been found to be the right man in
the right place. His years of service on
great daily newspapers, together with a
million miles of travel over the old
world and the new; his early life among
the Indians; his experiences of travel
and adventure from the palaces of kings
to the underground dens of the heather
criminals, have all combined to make
linn a platform entertainer who is abso-
lutely sui generis.
Other features of the program will be
addresses by Rev. NJ. c. B. Mason. ID.
d.; Rev. w. F. Mcdowell. d. D.: Rev.
w. f. Oldham. d. D.; Mrs. e. L. AL
bright, Delaware, o.: Rev. A. G. Kynett,
ID. D.: Miss Evans, OF Hyderabad, india,
ord Bible lectures by DR.. ]. j. Rapp.
Bishop Merrill will preside. Following
is the program in full:
Tuesday. Oct. l.
900 a. m.-Examination of Conference
Glasses.
$500 p. m.-Anniversary Of Epworth
League; Address by Rev. F. w. Luce,
Followed by Reception in League Par
lors.
wednesday. Oct. .
900 a. m.-Opening Session Of the
Conferences; Administration Of Holy
Communion by Bishop Merrill.
2:30 p. m.-Annual Missionary Sermon
by Rev. T. E. Taylor.
400 p. m.-Bible Lecture by Rev. j. j.
Rapp, PHI D., of Chicago.
1880 p. m.-Anniversary of Freedmen's
Aid Society; Address by Rev. NJ. c. B.
Mason, d. d.
Thursday, Oct. 81
800 a. m.-Reviyal Service Conducted
by Rev. w. F. Pitner, Phi. d.
900 a. m.-Conference Session.
2:3O p. m.-Anniversary of Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society; Address by
Miss Evans. of Hyderabad, India.
400 p. m.-Bible Lecture by DR.. ]. j.
Rapp.
500 p. nc Conference Lecture by Lou
10 Beauchamp. the Laughing Philoso-
.rher; Subject, The Sunny Side of Life
Friday, Oct. a.
500 a. m.-Revival Service. Conducted
by Rev. NJ. S. Rice.
900 a. m.-Conference Session.
2:3O p. m.@Temperance Rally-Rev.
DR.. Crippen Presiding: Addresses by
Members of the Conference.
Ais p. m.-Educational Address by
Rev. w. F. Mcdowell, ID. d.
1880 p. m.-Anniversary of Missionary
Society; Address by Rev. w. F. Oldham,
d. d.
Saturday, Oct. -
500 a. m.-Revival Service, Conducted
by Rev. George B. Shoemaker.
900 a. mo Conference Session.
2:3O p. m.-Anniversary of Women's
Home Missionary Society; Address by
Mrs. E. L. Albright, Delaware, O.
400 p. m.-Bible Lecture by DIR. ]. j.
iRapp.
7:3o p. m.-Anniversary of the Church
Extension Society; Address by Rev. "A.
G. Kynett, d. D.
Sunday, Oct. O.
900 a. m.-Conference Love Feast,
Led by w. N. Chaffee.
1880 a. m.-sermon by Bishop Merrill,
D. d., LII. d.
2:sO p m.-Memorial Service, Con-
Quoted by Rev. w. NJ. Lemen.
400 p. m.-Ordination Service, Con-
sdncted by Bishop Merrill.
$50 p. m.-Young Peoples Rally, Led
nv Nfoss,mans BROTHERS.
1880 p. m.-Twentieth Century For
ward Movement; Addresses by Rev. S.
N. Fellows, d. D.. and Rev. II. D. Atchi-
son, D. ID.
Monday, Oct. 9
$500 a. m.-Closing Revival Service,
Led by Rev. II. o. Pratt, ID. d.
900 a. circumference Session.
1t is believed by the financial commit
tee of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows of
Kansas who are checking up the short
age of the grand secretary, d. w. Kent.
that the amount of defalcation will run
close to $4,000. The defalcations of the
secretary cover period Of more than
three years.