Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-28
.BAPI|S1g PROGRAM
IS NOW ARRANGED
Sixty-Third Annual Meeting of
State Convention Will Be
Big Gathering
LAYMEN WILL HAVE BANQUET
Special Feature Being Prepared for the
MarshaIltown Convention and Will
be Held at the Pilgrim Thursday
Evening, October 81 - The Program
Shows Many Interesting Addresses.

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Shows Many Interesting Addresses.
The program for the sixty-third an
nual meeting of the Iowa Baptist State
Convention, which is to be held In TINS
city beginning Monday, OCTOBER "a.
and continuing thruout Friday octo-
Der 2S, has been prepared IN detail by
the committee in charge, composed OF
DR.. Elijah Brown Jones, OF this city,
and Rev. S. e. Wilcox, of Des Moines.
The convention promises to be very
largely attended, and between 200 and
300 delegates from all portions of the
state are expected to be in attendance.
A special feature is being planned
for the Marshalltown convention,
something that has never been at
tempted before, and which promises to
be most enjoyable. The feature is in
the shape Of laymen's banquet to
be held at the Pilgrim Hotel or the
evening of Thursday, October 81. Mr..
L. 1. WATSON, who is chairman of the
entertainment committee, has the ar
rangements for the banquet in charge,
but the plans are not altogether per-
fected as yet.
The day sessions of the convention
will be held in the Baptist church, but
the evening sessions which will be
more largely attended, and will be in
the share of public gatherings, will be
held in the Methodist church, which
has larger seating capacity. Hon.
A. P. Barker, of Clinton, is president
and Rev. S. E. Wilcox, of Des Moines,
be the musical director, and Mr.. T. l.
WATSON transportation leader.
The program for the convention is as
follows:
Monday Evening, October "a.
1880. Devotional.
500. Address-Charles r. Hender-
son, D. D., University of Chicago.
Tuesday Morning, October IS.
900. 'The Morning Hour" Jesus
as Preacher" H. O. Rowlands, D. d.
$3.50. Business of the pastors con-
ference.
1918. Convention called to order.
(a) Annual address-Hon. A.
P. Barker.
(b) Words of Welcome-E
B. Jones, D. D.
(c) Secretary's Report-Rev.
S. E. Wilcox.
(O Treasurer's Report-E.
f. Sperry.
11:15. Appointment of committees.
Afternoon, B. Y. p. U.
100. Last meeting of old board.
80. Devotional-T. J. Ketman.
$500. Business.
2:15. Report of officers.
800. Address-Rev. F. A. Case,
State Secretary.
$3.50. Address, "Enlargement''-J. A.
Earl. D. d.
400. Prayer Service - William
Attchison, Jr.
4:14. Business.
$500. Conferences, (places to be an
nounced.)
For Pastors-Leader, Rev. r.
A. Smith.
For Laymen-Leader, John G.
Farmer.
For Junior Workers--Leader.
Miss Alta Green.
600. Banquet and Fellowship Meet
ing.
Evening.
7:15. Song Service-C. w. Mountain. !
1850. Unfinished Business.
500. Address General Secretary.
Walter Galley, B. Y. p. U. A.
S:45. Closing Service
$780, Meeting of the New E'oard
Wednesday Morning, October 2e.
$3.50. ''The Morning Hour"
"The Self Estimate of Jesus H. o. |
d. d.
10000. Public, Social and Sunday
School.
Reading of Report, Wilson Mills,
State Sunday School Missionary.
1920. 'In-Doors and Out Doors
Ezra Temple.
1O:4O. Address-T. L. Ketman, D. d.
Chicago.
11:1O. Address - Enlargement of
Our Sunday School Work"-W. M.
Walker, d. D.
11:45. Introduction of new pastors.
Afternoon.
1880. Devotional-Rev 7. w. Cole.
200. Enlargement.
(a) Among the Negroes,-Rev. G. /
II. Mendenhall.
(b) Among the Swedes--Rev. L.
JohanSon.
(c) Among the Danes and Nor
wegians-Rev. Marcus Ham
sen.
2:45. A general discussion for one
hour. Subject-"Needs and opportun-
ties for enlargement in my part Of the
state.''
(No speaker allowed more than five
3:45. Associational missions Rev.
Orr Campbell.
4:05. Discussion.
4:So. British Baptists" - Hon. E.
E. Lewis.
Evening.
1880. Song and praise service - G.
W. Mountain.
SOD. Address, Problems of the
Country Church'-Rev. f. w. Parsons.