The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-10

will be the EpWorth League anniversa- ry and reception to the bishop and con- ference. The reception will be in charge of the NorWalk Epworth League union. Miss Sadie E. Bodwell is chair man of the committee of arrangements. The programme that evening will con- sist of an address of greeting to the league by Bishop Goodsell, an address by the Rev. W. H. Morgan, D. D., pas tor of Central Methodist Episcopal church, of Newark N. J., on the topic "Consecrated Individuality in the Worlds Work" and special music by the choir of the First Methodist Epis- copal church. George w. Carey, pres ident of the New York District Epworth League will preside.
 On Wednesday morning the confer ence opens with the sacrament of the Lords supper, conducted by the bishop. Immediately thereafter the conference will be organized. secretaries, treasurer and committees appointed. The ses- sions of the conference will be held each day from nine to twelve o'clock. Each afternoon and evening services of va- ried exercises will be held.
 Wednesday afternoon at half-past two the sermon to the conference will be preached by the Rev. Fairbanks B. Stockdale, pastor of the First Metho- dist Episcopal church, Waterbury. MT. Stockdale is a very able preacher.
 At four o'clock the first in a series of fellowship meetings will be held. 1 These meetings will be held in the Norwalk Methodist Episcopal church. The general topic will be The Personal Life of the Minister" The Rev. D. G. Downey, D, D., will preside, and the
 Rev. w. E. Scofield, of Greenwich, will speak on "The Practice of Personal h.
 tercession."
 Wednesday evening at salf-past sev- en two meetings will be held, one in the
 Norwalk and the other in the South
 Norwalk church. At the South Nor walk church will be begun series of
 lectures by the Rev. Robert W. Rogers, Ph. D., D. D., F. R. c. S., professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Exegesis at
 Drew Theological seminary. Dr. Rog- CTS is perhaps the ripest scholar in this
 country along his special line, which Is
 archaeology, having received distinc- tion abroad, and having published two
 large volumes on the history of Baby
 lonia and Assyria, which are recognized by some of the greatest scholars of Flu
 rope. Dr. Rogers is a young man, be-
 ing less than thirtyfive years of age,
 and is a veritable prodigy of learning.
 Two of his lectures will be given in the
 Norwalk church and one in the South l Norwalk church. They will be as fol- lows: Wednesday, South Norwalk,
 topic: "The Latest News of Abra-
 hams Age" The Rev. J. F. Adams,
 D. D., will preside, and Frank Com
 stock will be the soloist. Thursday, at half-past two, in Norwalk church; tap
 ic, "The Search for Lost People" the
 Rev. William North Rice, D. D., pre-
 siding. At half-past seven in the same place the third lecture, topic, "The Hit
 tites and Their Career" the Rev. B. P.
 Raymond, of Wesleyan university, will
 preside, and Chester H. Benedict will
 sing.
 On Wednesday evening at the Nor walk church, the anniversary of the Church Extension society will be held. The address will be delivered by the | Rev. George Adams, Ph. D., of Brook lyn, and the soloist will be Mrs. Edna B. Stumpf Rev. Crandall J. North will preside.
 Thursday afternoon the anniversary of the Women's Foreign Missionary so-
 ciety will be held in the South Norwalk church. The address will be delivered by Mrs. Mary Swail Wilkinson, presi-
 dent of Folk Mission Institute. Mrs. Frank Dunwell Walter will sing. Thursday afternoon the fellowship meeting in the Norwalk church, the Rev E. A. Dent presiding. The Rev. G. S. Eldridge will speak on "Devotion- al Study of the Scriptures"
 Thursday evening at the Freedmans Aid and Southern Educational society 1.-the address will be delivered by the 1 Rev. M. B. c. Mason, D. D., the elo- quent negro secretary of the society whom every one should hear. The pre- siding officer will be the Rev. George E. Reed, D. D., president of Dickinson col- 1 1ege.
 | Friday, 2:30 D. m, the anniversary of the Woman's Home Missionary society. i Mrs. May Leonard Woodruff will deliv- CT the address, and Mrs Theodore S. Henderson, of Brooklyn, will have charge of the music. ] Friday, 400 p. n., fellowship meeting, 1 the Rev. Saul O. Curtice presiding.
 Address by the Rev. F. Mason North on ! ''The Precedence of Experience to Preaching"
 On Friday evening, the 3d, one of the most interesting anniversaries will be held, the Missionary society annivehsa- ry. The Rev. Charles H. Buck will pre- side; the Norwalk Methodist Episcopal choir will furnish music, and the ad- dress will be delivered by Rev. Edward 1 M. Taylor, D. D., of Boston, Mass. Dr.
 Taylor is a very able speaker, well
 known in Boston, and now field secreta- " of the Missionary society. Saturday, p. nl., fellowship meeting, l the Rev. A. J. MacMillian presiding. Address, speaker to be announced. ! On Sunday at 3 a. m. there will be the annual conference love feast led by the ! Rev. Samuel H. Smith, of Brooklyn.
 This is always meeting of great in- i terest.
 Sermon 10:30 a. m. by Bishop Daniel A. Goodseli, other ministers assisting in l the service. '..'. ", ] Ordinance service 3 p. m. Deacons