The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-28
Forty seventh Annual Meeting OF the
Milwaukee Baptist Association
to be Held in Kenosha.
MANY DELEGATES ARE EXPECTED.
Thirty Churches Will be Represented at
the Meeting and Many Renowned
Speakers VIII be present.

During the early days of June Ke-
nosha will entertain one of the big
Wisconsin religious meetings of the
year, as the members of the Milwau-
kee Baptist Association have decided
to hold their forty-seventh session at
the First Baptist church in Ethis city.
The meetings will begin or Monday,
June s, and continue for three days.
1t is expected that this will be one Of
the greatest religious meetings of the
year in Wisconsin, and muchs interest
is being taken in the coming Eof the
guests from the different parts of the
State. The meeting is not one alone
for the ministers, but members of all
the churches will be present to take
part in the different discussions of
church work and church policy.
There are more than thirty churches
in the Association, and it is expected
that every church will be- represented
by large delegation. The members
of the local church are making'ggreat
arrangements for the meeting, and the
delegates to the Convention will be
entertained in a royal manner. Be-
sides the regular meetings scheduled
on the program many social events are
being arranged for the three days that
the Convention lasts, and the other
denominations in the city will be
asked to assist in the entertainment of
the delegates.
Many speakers of state and national
reputation will attend the meeting and
take, part on the program. Among
the speakers of note will be the Rev.
D. T. Demman, the Rev. B. FL. Moore,
Rev. S. E. Price, the Rev. George
Worthington, the Rev. 0. P. Bestor of
Milwaukee, T. L. Ketman of Chicago,
Rev. D. w. Hurlburt of Wauwatosa,
Rev. ]. &. Briggs of Waukegan, E. E.
Dresser of Sheboygan Falls, P. w.
Longfellow of Wauwatosa and Rev.
w. A. McKe1lop of Waukesha.
Many of the well known lady work
ers of the church in the state will be
on the program, among the number
being Miss Edith Holston of Milwau-
kee, Mrs. E. E. Dresser of Sheboygan
Falls, Miss Alice Percy of Milwaukee.
Among the women speakers will be
Miss Effie Purdy and Miss Kate Dod-
dard both of whom have gained renown
for their work in mission fields. Miss
Purdy has been working for some time
In advancing the interests of the
church in Porto Rico, and Miss God
dard has been Baptist Missionary in
China.
Among the lecturers who will be
present at the meeting are the Rev. E.
P. Brown, of Way1and academy, who
will address the conference on the sub.
iect of Education" DIR. Judson B.
Thomas, of Chicago, will speak on the
subjects connected with the mission
work and especially on the training of
immigrants for citizenship. The con-
vention closes with an address by the
Rev. Frank Peterson, D. D., district
secretary of the American Baptist
Missionary Union on the subject 1.-The
Master Move in Missions.
The meetings will be under the di-
rection of the Rev. Edward c. Kunkle,
pastor of the church. The officers of
the association are: President, P. w.
Longfellow, of Wauwatosa; secretary,
James Blake, of West Ailis.