Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-27
IOWA [PNORIH LEAGUE
Five Hundred Delegates Ex-
pected to Attend the Con-
yention at Boone
GREAT ARRAY OF TALENT
Program to Be Carried Out is One Of
Unusual .Attrac.iveness - Burdette,
Berry, Storms and Shelton to Speak
The Program in Detail and Other
: Matters.
alters.

of the Methodist churches of Iowa and
many visitors will assemble in Boone
next Thursday to attend the fourteenth
annual convention of the organization
These 500 delegates will represent over
100000 leaguers and 1.150 chapters
The program to be carried out is of I'M
usual attractiveness, including Dr.
Joseph Berry. editor of the .-Epworth
Herald" and one Of the most prominent
candidates for the episcopacy at the
coming general conference; Robert j.
Burdette of Los Angeles. and Miss IVA
May Durham of st. Louis, one of the
leading deaconesses of the Methodist
church.
Among the many other speakers will
be the presidents of four Iowa colleges.
a. B. Storms, u. D., president of the
Iowa State College, a Ames; Charles
g.ldred Shelton, LID, president OF
Simpson College; w. S. Lewis, of Nor
ningside College, and \. J. Bassett. D.
D.. of Upper Iowa University
The officers of the league have been
especially fortunate In securing Rob
ert j. Burdette for two appearances.
His lecture Saturday night on dim
ity Government" and his sermon on
Sunday night will give the people a
chance to get two views of him-as a
humorist and as a clergyman. Besides
the sermon by Burdette, the Sunday
services will include n sermon by Dr..
Berry. and a service conducted by Miss
Durham. Only q few years ago Miss
Durham gave up position at i high
salary, as teacher of literature in one
Of the western colleges to devote her
life to the work of deaconess. In
which her earnest devotion and self
denial have brought a most phenom
inal success. She will be present dur
ing the entire convention. and Will have
charge of special devotional services
The Methodists of Boone are plan
ning to give the convention warm
welcome. The headquarters will be at
the First church. of which Rev. j. Il.
Harris is pastor: but the Marion street
church, Rev A. NJ. Lift, pastor Is talk
ing its share of the responsibility, and
helping with the entertainment.
First church Is one OF the largest IN
the Des Moines conference and has one
of the largest and best organized sun
day schools. The building is new and
most excellently appointed. an ideal
place for holding the fourteenth annual
convention of the Iowa Epworth
League.
Following are the locations OF prev
ious conventions:
1890, Des Moines: 1891 Waterloo;
1894, Des Moines: 1895. Marshal!town:
1896, Cedar Rapids: 1897. Ottumwa;
1898, Atlantic; 1899, Cedar Rapids;
1900, Des Moines; 1901, Hampton; 1902
Grinnell: 1903. Boone.
For those who wish to attend the
convention from Des Moines. who want
to stay over Sunday, but who have to
be in the city early Monday morning,
the Milwaukee road has agreed to run
a special train leaving Boone in time
to arrive in Des Moines before business
hours Monday morning.
The following program has been is
sued:
Thursday evening.
Address of welcome, DIR. j. B. Harris.
Response by state president, Emer-
son DePuy.
Concert given by the Girls Glee Club
Of Simpson College, assisted by Mr..
Middleton, basso, and Mr.. Marsh read
er.
Social hour with Boone leagues.
Friday Morning.
Bible Study," Miss Jesse L. Hag-
erty. bible instructor Y. w. c. A, Des
Moines.
Appointment of committees.
Hard Problems, nine six minute
talks.
President and His Problems" Pro-
fessor Belts. Mt. Vernon.
How to Secure Attendance? $.
Lowell, Des Moines
How to Secure Good Leaders? y
Catherine O'Dair Guthrie Center.
How to Keep Up Spirituality" W..
ID. Peck. Mucatine.
How TO Manage the Timid?' Sadie
Rosser, Buffalo Center.
How TO Manage Finances George
I. Huffman, Des Moines.
How TO Secure Conversions Iva
May Durham. st Louis, Mo.
How to Handle Literature Depart
ment?" George f. Heindel. OttumWa
How to Entertain the Young Peo-
ple?" President Charles f. Shelton
Indianoa.
Discussion-Tw minute speeches.
Free open parliament DR.. Troy
conductor.
Friday Afternoon.
Conference caucuses.
Devotional.
Forward Movement of Iowa Meth
odfsm:s ID Need" D. G. Dutton. Nc
Gregor: (2) Forces. j. w. Summer
vile. Oskaloosa: CD Methods Rev
DR.. Mckeig. Sioux City; ca Results
Rev Guild. Grace church. Des Moines.
.Deaconess Work" Miss Laura Davis
Bidwell Deaconess' home, Des Moines
.Evangelistic Hour Iva May Dur
ham, ST. Louis, Mo.
Friday Evening.
Special music, Rev. Mott Mitchell
conductor, Boone.
Address, President w. S. Lewis,
Morningside college. Sioux City. Iowa.
Quiet hour, President 7. j. Bassett,
Fayette.
Song service led by Rev. Mott Mitch
ell. Boone.
Bible study, Jessie L. Hagerty, Des
Moines.
problems of The World as Seen by
Preacher and Layman,' six minutes
each:
/. Pastors Relation to the League, :
Rev. w j. Stratton, Council Bluffs;
Robert Anthony Des Moines.
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