The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
SOUTHERN METHODIST CHURCH
BISHOPS TO MEET NEXT WEEK.

Southern Methodist churches OF this city
will next week entertain two of the most
important yearly meetings of the sdenoni-
nation The annual meeting of the Bishops
rilI take place on Wednesday at Centenary
d. E. Church. South. Sixteenth and Pine
streets. The next day the Board of Mis-
Nons of the NJ. E. Church, South Will
meet at the same place and organize for a
session Of several days. - 90
The Bishops are members of the board
and all are expected 10 attend. Besides the
noted ministers who beicnS To. the roaru.
many eisrgymen IRON surrounding towhs
and cities VIII be drawn To the sessions.
Monday. Tuesday aud Wednesday The ST.
Louis Conference, Weman : ,:, Massioaary So 80,
in the wsgoner Pace ii. Is Church:
South. Mrs. Howard dc France Evans OF
kirkwood win preside. a.
on Thursday evening at O'Clock a ser,
vice commemorative OF the hicentenary OF
the birth of John WesIey will take. place
Bishop Hendrix VIII preside. and addresses
viii be delivered by Bishop, Wilson, Bishep
I!oss and bishop Gambler.
Friday evening \ mass meeting viii take
place at St. Johns church anFl Rishop
slons In the Orient: SATURDAY. evening
Bishop Candier is expected TO address u
mass meeting al st. Jet1ns oit@%9ur Neish-
bors in Neen. Cuba and Mexico
ON Sunday pulpits Of the NJ. e. south.
churches of tine city will be filled by the
Visiting ministers and at 3.%l o'clock a
tei.arye Caurch. Doctor James Atkins will
preside. Twenty minute addresses Will be
delivered by three rn.ssiouaries.,sI They are
Lanclcr of Brazil, and S. II. Wainwright
o. Japan.
RECEPTION WILL BE HELD.
The Board OF Missions and visiting min
listers will be entertained Saturday after,
ne hoo,r ;, isui'i ~ ,he ~ bo,re s samues n sInr.
pies.
and Friday the women of ST. Johns NJ. f
Church. South. will provide the noonday
meal.
The following Bishops are expected:
Bishop A. W. Wilson OF Baltimore, Bishop
J. G Granbery of Ashland. Va: Bishop
r X Ha,srays ,, Of Mashyilie, \, SnsrianSnIr Ienn'
s C.: Bishop e. B. Galloway of Jackson.
Miss: Bishop f. Il. Hendrix of Kansas
City sshop ishon Joseph 8 snais hs CT IF
Fishop II. c. Morrison of Louisville: Bish-
op +. E. Hoss of Nashville, and Bishop A.
Coke Smith Of Charlotte, n. G.
Other members of the board are Doctor
James Atkins of Nashville. Sunday school
editor of the Church: Doctor P. H. Whsner
q Louisyile church extension na a secretsrx; ;S
board. Doctor ]. D. Hamilton of Nashville,
treasurer. and Doctor ]. o. Branch. Thorn
asvile. Ga: Doctor Horace Bishop. Dallas,
Tex; Doctor f. d. SBindel. Goldsboro,
N c.: J.. H. Pritchett, Mexico.
Mo-: Doctor John r. Deering. Lexington.
Ky: Doctor ". F. Glenn, Atlanta; DR.. J.
II. Mclean. Bonham. Tex: the Reverend
F. II. S. Johnstone Bentonville. Ark; the
Reverend s. L. Dobbs' Florence. Ala: the
Reverend T. L. Mellen, Hattiesburg. Miss;
Doctor C. W. Carter. Baton Rouge. La;
the Reverend ]. D. Scott, San Angelo. Tex:
Doctor R.. H. Aiahon. Dyersburg. Tenn;
the Rev. NJ. l. Carlisle. Columbia, s. c.:
DIR. b. F. Lipscomb. Ashland. Va; Pro-
]. R.. Bingham, Carrollton Miss; Murray
Carleton, st. Louis; ". r. Cole, Nashville:
the Honorable Jordan Stokes. Nashville;
Manner. Nashville; c. W. White. Cltra,
Fla; J. B. Greene. OpeIlka, Ala. and NJ. A.
Hughes of Bowling Green. KY.
and .. m. and viii be open to the public.