The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-26

/ me Central Christian Advocate, was Ia
! troduced and made a short address. Re
/ farring to the address made By the
chairman Of the lay conference. he said
that if the sentiments uttered by him
could be expressed by every layman The
future would belong TO the church. This
country IS large enough for every church
+ or creed, or for ali Of thom. but it is not
/ large enough for any man who is not an
American. The approaching general con
. ference IS To be q great one, Judging
from the memorials that are to be pre-
scented to il.
Women's Missionary Work
Ths afternoon yesterday was given TO
the interests Of the Women's missionary
work. Miss AIahan, Of New York, a dea-
coness, spoke for Home missions. and Or.
julius Smith, Of Burmah. for the wo-
mems work in foreign fields. The evening
was given TO the temperance anniversary,
a rousing speech being made by DR.. J. =.
McFarlan. pastor of the First Nj. Z.
church, Topeka. The Ministerial Male
Cuartette rendered appropriate music.
The visiting ladies at the conference
were accorded a most delightful recep-
ton from 4 to 8 p. m, at the Deeaconess
Home They vii be honored today in a
ike manner by the W. F. NJ. society, at
o. m, at the home of Mrs. Battin, 4ol
North Topeka avenue.
Miss Corbin, Of the deaconess work.
who was to have spoken at the meeting
yesterday afternoon was prevented by a
serious accident which occurred to her,
she being run down and badly bruised
by cab 1t is thought no very Sc
we're injuries were sustained, yet she
viii not be able to be about for several
days.
Program for Today.
''- program for today wiz be the fol-
lowing:
.- Is. m.-Norning Watch
$50 a. m.-Conference Session.
200 p. m.-Memorial Service. Rev W
/. Dexter, Chairman.
300 p. m.-Veterans League. Recitation
by Miss Ernestinc Pollard Addresses:
Or. ". T. Scott. Dr. Evers, Rev. J. W.
Anderson. President.
400 p. m.-PenteccstaI Meeting.
7:3J p. m.-Educational Anniversary.
Rev Daniel II Switzer in the chair
Brief addresses viii be delivered by Dean
\. G. Piersel, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; J.
NJ Knapp. for the Southwest Kansas
College board Of trustees; President Geo.
T. Cook and Bishop Hamilton.
Lay Electoral Conference.
The laymen convened yesterday at 9
o'clock q m. in the First Presbyterian
church Tho call to order was b3 c. l.
Davidson, on whose motion Z. r. Burk-
holder. of Mcpherson, was chosen chair
man. Miss Maude Price, Of Wellington,
was elected secretary. Committees were
ordered on credentials, resolutions, per-
manent organization and rules and order
Of business While these lists Of commit
tees were being prepared addresses were
made by different persons.
c. /. Davidson, Of this city, dele
gate TO the last general conference was
called for. He spoke Of the business of
the lay conference, and advocated sending
delegates to the general conference who
know something Of the church and Of
business. The business interests of the
church are large and big men are needed /
to handle them. All the candidates for /
election to the general conference are /
good men. but some are better than 9th /
eTs. T. NJ Hutto, of Kinsman, dele /
gate eight years ago. was called and said /
in substance that delegates could not /.
get much hold upon the running of con- /
ference affairs the first time they were /
there. and advocated returning them /
many times in succession.
J. s. Jennings, of Winfield, spoke Of /
the amusing side Of the general confer !
once the year that he was delegate.
Mrs. f c. Pollard. of this city, was in