Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-10-09
N. E. CONFERENCE.
Seventeenth Annual Session of the
North Dakota Conference
Of N. f. Church.
Examination of Ministers Held in
Court House Wednes.
day.by Board.
Bishop GodseII of Chattanooga Among
the Distinguished Di-
vines Present.

NuUVo VCVUS'
The seventeenth annual session of
the North Dakota conference of the
Methodist church began last ev-
ening. Last evening there was
an address of welcome by Alfred
Dickey and a response by Rev. H. P.
Cooper, followed by an address by DR..
III. G. Stuntz of Manila.
An examination of ministers was in
progress Wednesday in the court house
About fifty ministers had arrived
Wednesday, and the total attend
ance is expected to be about POO peo-
pie. Among those who arrived to par
ticipate in the proceedings Of the con-
ference were Bishop D. A. Goodsell Of
Chattanooga and Dr.. Jennings of Gin
cinnati.
The ministers are quartered at diff
ferent places in the city, being enter
tained by members Of the NJ. E..
church and others. The meetings
are to be held in the church. Agents
for book firms are on the ground and
have secured the Epworth League
room, where they are showing their
wares.
The following is the program:
MORNING SERVICES.
The regular business sessions of the
conference being daily at 9 a. m.
Thursday, October 9, 9 a. m.-Con.
ference opens with the sacrament of
the Lords supper, administered by
the bishop and the presiding elders.
Friday, October 10, $50 a. m.-De-
votional service conducted by Rev. H.
c. Klingle.
Saturday, October II, $50 a. M
Devotional service conducted by Rev.
w. A. Baker.
Sunday, October II, $50 a. m.-Love
feast at the opera house; 1890 a. M
Sermon by Bishop Goodsell at the
opera house.
AFTERNOON SERVICES.
Singing led by Nathaniel Mccarthy
of Minneapolis.
Thursday, October 9th, 2:3O p. m.-
Conference sermon j. A. Strachan,
Park river.
2:3O p. NV. H. NJ. s. anniversary
address, Mrs. G. L. Roach Washing.
ton, D. c.
4:30 p. m.-Pentecostal meeting, T
E. Greene, Valley City.
Friday, 2:3O p. NV. f. M. S. an.
niversary address, DR.. Julia A. Dona.
hue, China.
$3.50 p. m.-Temperance anniversary
G. A. Macnamara, Larimore, presid'
ing.
4:30 p. m--Pentecostal meeting, j
S. Miller, Bismarck.
Saturday, 2:3o p. m.-Conference
claimants anniversary, J. G.. Moore
Eerest River.
$3.50 p. m.-Missionary sermon, S. H
Dewart, St. Thomas.
4:3O p. m.-Rentecostal meeting, w
r. Morrison, Reynolds.
Sunday, 2:3O p. Mn the church
Sermon by H. G.. Leonard, Fargo.
$3.50 p. m.-Ordination services con.
Quoted by Bishop Goodsell.
EVENING SERVICES.
All evening services begin at 7:45
p. m.
The Methodist choir will furnish
music.
Wednesday evening, October Sad.
dress Of welcome, Alfred Dickey: re.
sponse, H. P. Cooper.
Address, DR.. HI. c. Stuntz of Ma.
nila.
Thursday evening-Asbury hospital
anniversary, addresses by Deaconess
Kate NJ. Cooper Of Minneapolis and
DIR. G. F. Sharpe, Minneapolis.
Friday evening, address, DIR. w. D.
Parr OF Philadelphia.
Saturday evening-Educational an.
niyersa1y, addresses by DR.. E. P. Rob-
ertson and Professor w. p. McVay,
WahpetOn.
Sunday evening, $50 p. MN the
church-Epworth League Devotional
meeting, 7. A. Olson, Enderlin.
7:45 p. MIN the Sermon,
e. P. Robertson, D D., president Red
River Valley university, Wahpeton,
N. u.