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lalieu and McCabe, who have sup
ervision of the Iowa conferences. Cen
eral meetings will be held every day
in the main auditorium for the gener-
al information Of the delegates. Then
that instruction may best be given to
those interested in special features of
the missionary work sectional confer
ences will be held. The other denom-
nations in the church district at the
corner of Ninth and Pleasant have
very generously thrown open their
doors of the churches for. these gath
erings. So those who are interested
in the missionary work of China will
assemble in one place, those whose in
terest centers in Africa in another,
and SO on. These sectional confer
,ences will be under the direction of
the foreign missionaries who are to
be in Des Moines.
Some Prominent Speakers.
Among the prominent speakers who.
will be there are: Missionaries William
Burt, William Brewster, j. w. Robin.
son, George Heber Jones, James Sine
ster and ]. R. Denyes, President A.
B. Storms of Ames Agricultural col
lege. Editor ]. F. Berry of the Epworth
Herald, Secretary Of the Central Office
Epworth league, r. E. Riffenderfer,
President Thomas Nicholson of South
Dakota university, Rev. Frank o. Bal
lard OF Indianapolis, President G. E.,
Shelton of Simpson college, Prof. Elias
Handy of Iowa Wesleyan university
and President Frank e. Hirsch Of
Charles City college.
The program in full for the conven-
tion follows: 81
Tuesday.
2 p. ra.-Prayer service. Rev. w. q.
aohanshelt; "Foreword," Dr.. w. F.
Oldham; The Christian Conquest Of
the World; What Has Been Done in
a Century of Missions" President w!
s. Lewis; What We May Do: a Fore
cast" DR.. A. B. Storms; mission
Study,"sS S. Earl Taylor: Benediction.
1880 p. m.-Devotions, Rev. j. w.
Lambert; "Methodism in Europe,"t DR..
William Burt; 1.-THE Reflex Influence of
Missions" DR.. Matt. S.. Hughes; "The
Epworth League and Missions" DR.. j.
F. Berry; benediction.
Wednesday.
a. nl.-Prayer service, Rev. G. c.
Rheinfrank; Bible study, President
Thos. Nicholson; "Christian Finance"
F. O. Ballard; "The Clergy and Mis-
sionary Giving" Rev. y. G. Willis;
Young People" ETC., Prof Elias Han
dy; The Laity and Missionary Civ
Missionary Training of Children" Mrs.
McKim; Prayer, the Constraining
Force in Giving DR.. f. L. Thompson;
benediction.
p. m-Prayer service, DR.. J. G. Van
Ness; mission study, IS. Earl Taylor;
"The United States as a Mission
Field Rev. E. j.. Lockwood; 1.-THE
Claims of Iowa" DR.. T. 2. Fleming;
"The Woman's Home Missionary Soci-
ety. Mrs. L. G. Murphy; "The Results
of Home Missions" Prof. F.. E, Hirsch;
"The Outlook for Home Missions" DR..
A. E. Craig; benediction.
1880 p. m.-Prayer service, DR.. j. B.
Albrook; 1.-THE Larger Vision" DR.. A.
B. Leonard; Robert Morrison" DR.. j.
f. Goucher; benediction.
Thursday.
9 a. nl.-Prayer service, Prof. oren T.
Waite; Bible, study, President Thos..
Nicholson; Missionary z. Adlninistra-
tions: Home; View" President t. A.
Bassett; Foreign View" Dr.. George
Heber Jones; "The Claims of Heathen-.
ism Founded on Its Moral Needs" DR..
g. B. Smyth; "Italy,"etDr. William
Burt; Japan" DIR. e. r. Fulkerson;
India" DR.. J. w. Robinson; Korea"
Dr. George Heber Jones.
2 p m.-Prayer service, DR.. e. T. Hag-
erman; mission study, S. Earl Taylor;
1.-THE Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety," Mrs. w. b., Thompson; 1.-THE
Response of Heathenism to Missionary
Effort" DR.. w. N. Brewster; What
Iowa Can Do" DR.. j. B. Trimble; res
olutions.
1880 p. m.-Prayer service, Rev, w.
F. Pitner; "Burmah,' DR.. j. Smith,
"World Movements and Missions"
Bishop G. H. Fowler.
Bloomfield.