Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-27
Thirtieth Annual Session Will
Be Held In LeGrand, Be-
ginning June /
IMPORTANT MEETING
Expected That Plans Viii Be Perfected
Whereby Western Convention, Em-
braoine Five States, Will Be Organ
ized-confercnes Continues Turnout
Three Days-.The Program.

!, lowing Friday. The session is to be
most important one in the history o
| the conference, es it is expected tina
plans, which have been on foot for som
| time, will be so perfected that an or
ganization of a western convention, t
| include five states, Will result. Tn
western convention, if perfected as nov
arranged, will include Iowa, Wisconsin
! Illinois, Kansas and South Dakota. TIL
conference Should not be COMPOUNDED a
being that OF the Church of Christ or
ganization. commonly known as thu
Christian church. The Christian
church proper. organized and incorpo
rated under that name, has a humble
OF organizations in this county. Paine
| College, at LeGrand, is the Iowa de
nominational school of the church.
The conference will begin on Wed
jnesday morning at 10 o'clock, opening
with devotional exercises in charge o
President Carlyle Summerbell, of Pal
mer College. This will be followed BY
the report of conditions OF state work
by Rev. G.. Milne. A. NJ, conference
president. The roll call will be FOLLOWED
by the reports, of local conferences. u,
southwestern, by Rev. r. A. Lewis
union. Rev. w. Il. StooeDey; De.
Moiues. Rev. G. Milne; c0eral low,
Rev. j. W. Piper. The appointment c
committees ard sermon by Rev. VIII
liam Stewart, of Wisconsin, will Close
the morning session.
"Wednesday afternoon. at o'clock, A
S Lynn will condue, the opening de.
Notional exercises. A business session
VIII be followed by an address on Cen
traliZatiol OF Our Work in Iowa" hS
Rev. ]. G. Grafton, A. b. This will be
followed by a discussion. The repor
of Rev. Joel Myers, secretary OF Sun
cay schools, and discussion will pre-
cede the annual address, by Rev. w. y
Stockiey, which will bring the after
noon session to a close.
On Wednesday evening the Choir ii
the LeGrand church Will lead in q sorg
service, begirIaing o. 7.30. Rev A. M
Kerr OF Dayton. Ohio Will preach the
strmon.
Thursdays Sessions.
The second days sessions will begin
with devotional exercises In charge pi
l.. Gooaeli at 8 o'clock Thursday morn
Ing. A brief business session will be
followed by an open conference ses-
sion, which Will begin with the discus
sion of the formation OF the proposed
western convention. After this is con-
Guided Mrs. f. G.. Coffin, secretary OF
missions, VIII deliver her annual re-
port, after which the Church Extension
Society of the conference will convene.
Rev. w e. Stockley, corresponding sec
rotary. will deliver his annual report,
as viii also Rev j. C. Grafton. A. M.
treasurer. orpha Atkinson, the presi-
dent, will make brief address, which
will be followed by report of the field
secretary. Rev. Myers. practical Mis-
sionary Teaching in the Local
Churches" Isl the subject of an address
to be delivered by Rev. Minnie Fen
Wick A discussion, the transaction of
miscellaneous business and the election
OF officers will conclude the session.
Thursday afternoons session will
open with special music by Mrs. Char
ity j. Ford, and a business meeting
will follow. The officers of the con-
Terence will be elected at this ses-
sion. THE relation of the church
extension society to the conference"
viii be the general theme under discus
sion. A report of the secretary of the
Christian Endeavor, Harry Read. will
precede the concluding address by
Rev. c. u. Luck. on THE Ethical
Value of Pulpit Oratory."
The Thursday evening meeting
Will convene in the chapel of Palmer
College. and the session will be held
under the direction of the faculty and
trustees of the college
The Closing Day.
On FRIDAY! morning the first session
of the closing day will begin at o
o'clock, with devotional exercises in
charge of Rev. c. Hawk. A fifteen
minute business session will precede
an address by Rev. F. G. Coffin, A. NJ,
on The Attitude of the Christians
Toward Independent Churches" The
discussion, which follows will be led
by Rev. r. e. Bennett. The report
of the secretary of education, Harry
Haas, also the report of the secretary
and treasurer of the board of trus-
tees of Palmer College, will be given.
brief business meeting will
be followed by an address. in conclud-
Ing, by Rev. d. M. Helfenstein, of
Clemens. OH "Iowa's Open Door"
The Friday afternoon session will
open with a praise service led by Rev.
Elisha Rhodes The report of the
trustees, Rev. r. A. Lewis.
Mr. Gooden and Isaac Slower, will
precede an address on Porto Riean
Work" by Miss Jennie Mish1er. The
business of the conference
will then be considered. before adj
journment for the afternoon.
The closing session, Friday evening,
will begin with a song service. COM
prising old hymns, and conference
In charge of Rev. W. f. Bur
dine. Rev. w. G. Smith, of Albion
will follow with an address retro
spective of fifty years of ministerial
work. The closing address will be by
Rev. J. A Slower A. Nj. on Pros
poets for the Future" and Rev. Robert
Boyce and Rev. A. G. Burnham, on
The Communion Service"
The people of LeGrand are already
big preparations for the en-
.ertainment OF the delegates. which
will be present from all parts of the
state.
First Excursion to Clear Lake.
On Thursday, June 2, the Iowa Cen
raj will run their first popular excur-