Evening journal., 1904-03-01
CONFERENCE
PROGRAMME
Just Completed by DR.. Bar
rett and Presiding Elder
Baker in Dover
SERVICES WILL Be INTERESTING

The Rev. L. L. Barrett, d. D., pastor
OF Wesley NJ. E. Church. Dover. the seat
of the coming Wilmington Conference and
the Rev. c. S. Baker. d. D.. presiding
elder Of the Dover district, have just COM
pleted the conference program.
The conference will open two weeks
from today with examinations in Academy
Hall, which will consume two days.
on the following Tuesday evening the
missionary sermon will be preached BY
the Rev. c. w. Strickland.
on the morning Of Wednesday at 8
o'clock conference proper win open with
the communion services conducted by the
presiding bishop. the Rev. James NJ.
lFitz Gerald, d. D.. Ii. ID. The business
sessions will begin thereafter daily at
$50 o'clock
on Tuesday afternoon the anniversary
of the Freedmans Aid and Southern Ed
lucational Society will be held, the Rev.
E. l.. Hoffecker presiding. DIR. r. I. Wat
kins will deliver the address.
The first evangelistic service of the
conference will be held on this Tuesday
afternoon, DR.. Joseph II. Smith, the evan
gelist assigned to this session Of confer
ence, will conduct this service, beginning
lat S.45 p. m.
The evening will be given over to the
anniversary of the Educational Society,
the Rev. J. w. Easley presiding. The ad-
ldress will be delivered by DR.. w. f. Nc
l.. Dowell.
/ Thursday afternoon will be taken up by
the anniversary of the Women's Home
/. Missionary Society. DR.. c. w. Gallagher
being the speaker.
} At night, the Epworth League anniver-
! sary viii be celebrated, the Rev. f. Bur-
, gette Short being the speaker.
Lay Electoral Conference.
The lay electoral conference will con-
vene in the lecture room Friday morning
/ That afternoon layman's platform meet
ing will be held and viii be addressed by
some Of the most prominent Methodist
= laymen in the country. At the same hour
, 2.SO p. m, the Women's Foreign Mission
airy Society will be celebrating its ami.
versary and hearing Mrs. Mary NJ. Wiik.
] inson deliver the annual address.
p Two meetings will be held that Friday
( evening-the one in Wesley Church viii
/ be the anniversary Of the Church Exten.
r sion Society. the Rev. George W. Town.
] send presiding. Dr. Robert Forbes will
d be the speaker. The meeting in First Bap.
tist Church will be the veterans ami.
! versary, the Rev. p. II. Rawlins presid
4 ling. Addresses will be delivered here By
Chief Justice Charles b. Lore and DR.
d A. W. Harris. president OF Tome Insti
: tute.
u The ministers and laymen will OCCUPY
all day Saturday with business. At night
John G.. Woolley theg reat temperance
orator Of the Methodist Church will de
liver the temperance anniversary address
the Rev. II. s. Thompson presiding a
: the meeting
Sunday will begin with the conference
y llove feast at Q o'clock. presided over b!
the Rev. Ralph T. coursey. Bishop Fit
: Gerald will preach at 1870. In the after
noon the Rev. r. II. Adams will presid
at the memorial service. which will b
followed by the ordination OF deacons
Bishop Fitz Gerald officiating.
Sunday night will be occupied by tn
anniversary of the Missionary Society
DR.. A. e. sudler presiding. DR.. r. d
Gamewell will be the orator.
All Monday will be given over to bust
mess and revival services.
The Bishops Host.
During his stay in Dover, Bishop Fit
Gerald will be entertained by DR.. ]. II
Wilson. His cabinet will hold its confer
enees there. Presiding Elder Watt prob
ably will be the guest Of Professor J. z
slCarroll; Presiding Elder Koons will b
- with a relative. and Presiding Elder sten
M gle will be quartered at the Hotel Rich
p ardson.
of Reception Tuesday Night.
or There will be an entertainment in Yves
a. Hey Church on Tuesday evening in homo
y, of the visiting ministers and laymen. ]
will follow the preaching Of the confer
+ enee missionary sermon by the Rev. c
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