Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-06
Program For Four Days Con-
yention Completed = Many
Prominent Men to Speak
OPENS THURSDAY EVENING
Sessions Will be Held Each Morning
Afternoon and Evening of Friday,
Saturday and sunday-cIoses Sum
day Evenins--All Meetings to be in
tho Methodist Church.

All the details OF the arrangements
for the entertaining of the many dele-
gates who will be in the city next week
Ito attend the annual convention of the
state Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church, have been made. The de-
tailed program of the various meetings
has been prepared. All of the sessions
of the convention. which will be at
tended by 900 or 400 young people, will
be held in the Methodist church.
The opening meeting is to be Thurs
day evening al 1880 o'clock, beginning
with long service. Thru Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday, meetings will be
held each morning, afternoon and eve-
ming. The convention closes with the
evening worship Sunday. Some of the
best known men of the Methodist
church of both the state and the west
will be here, and will deliver addresses.
| Ali of the departmental work is repre-
scented in the program. which Is as
follows:
Thursday Afternoon, Oct. II.
| Delegates arrive and assignments
are made. greetings are spoken and
| everybody begins to feel at home.
Thursday Evening.
7:30-Service of song. The conven-
ton will be led by Rev. f. p. Shaffer,
of Usage.
S:OO-An address: odd Faiths and
New Forces" the Rev. Dan b. Brum-
mitt, of Chicago, assistant editor of
| the Epworth Herald.
Friday Morning., Oct. IL.
| 30-Moments for prayer and prep
aration, led by Rev. f. P. Shaffer, of
Usage, and Rev. l.. G. Lemon, ID. D., OF
1 Davenport.
| S:45-Department of spiritual work
conducted by Vice President r. w.
Robinson, OF Burlington. The follow
ing addresses will be given:
: The Weekly Devotional Meeting
c. c. Jones, Burlington; Spiritual
Welfare Of Members" E. p Griffen.
Creston; Personal Evangelism
James Miller, Lake City; Bible
Study" Fletcher Homan, Indanola;
"The Morning Watch" C. L. Lamb.
Red Oak; Sunday School Interests"
Rev. w. G. Hohanshelt. presiding elder
| OF the Creston district. open Air
| Meetings." Miss Bertha Dixon, Bur-
lington.
| 1O:45-Quiet hour. Theme: "Separ-
ation," directed by Rev. l.. c. Lemon,
d. D., pastor of ST. Johns Methodist
church, Davenport.
11:3O-Business session. Report Of
| cabinet officers and appointment of
/ committees.
Friday Afternoon.
| 1:00-The conference caucuses.
| 2:0O-Assembly of convention and
| opening exercises.
2:15-Department Of Junior work, con-
Quoted by Miss Ina Insersoll, state
junior superintendent, Keokuk. Adj
dress, 1.-THE Epworth League of To-
| morrow" Miss Emma A. Robinson,
general secretary OF Junior Epworth
League, Chicago. Solo, Robert Baker,
Jr., of Centerville THE Boy Himself:
a Pedagogical Study" Rev. H. L..
Houghton, Luverne Round table dis
cussion.
5:15-The meeting of the Committee
of Forty"
Friday Evening.
7:30-Service of song.
S:OO-Lecture, "Prometheus Bound"
by Rev. w. A. Quayle, d. D., pastor Of
the st. James Methodist Episcopal
church, Chicago.
Saturday Morning, October 10.
8:30-Moments of prayer and prep>
aration, led by Rev. F. P. Shaffer. Of
Usage and Rev. L. G. Lemon, Of Da-
venport
S:45-Department Of mercy and help,
conducted by Miss Rose Morris, of At.
lantic. The following short talks will
be given: "Our Method of Winning
the Boys" Rev. F. v. Fischer, Of Des
Moines; iowa Methodist Hospital"
Rev. G. J.. Baxter; "Deaconess Work."
Miss Lula McMillen, Des Moines;
Iowa Deaconess Training School,"
Rev. e. M. Holmes, Des Moines. What
Should Be the Work of the Young Men
in the Third Department." Harry Me-
Combs. De Soto; Temperance" Rev.
I. N. McCash, state superintendent OF
the Iowa Anti-Saloon League, Des
Moines.
10: 45-Quiet hour The theme will
be "The Abundant Life" Rev. L. G.
Lemon, pastor of ST. Johns Methodist
Episcopal church, Davenport.
IL: :30-Business session.
Saturday Afternoon.
1:00-Departmental conferences.
2:00--Assembly of convention and
opening exercises.
2:15-Address, 1.-THE Parable of the
Ten Talents" by Rev. III. C. Harmon,
D. D., Harrisburg, Penn.
2:45-Department Of literary and So
cial work, conducted by c. R. Rohde,
Waterloo Addresses: Social Enter
tainments," Rev. Peter Jacobs, Tabor;
THE Epworth League as a Social and
Intellectual Movement" Rev. w. w.
Carlton, D. D., Mason City; General
Literary Culture Professor Kirk Rob-
bins, ID. D., Mt. Vernon; Seeking New
Members" j. G. Cummins. Cedar Rap
ids; Promotion of Social Life in the
Church" Rev. Frank Cole, Waverly;
THE Epworth Herald w. r. Jameson,
Waterloo.
3:15-Department of world evangel-
ism, conducted by w. E. Kyler of Luz
Verne. Address, 1.-THE Need Of Mis-
sionary Study Among Our Young Peo-
ple.'' by Miss Eva Gregg. Round tn
BILE discussion.
Saturday Evening.
T:30-Song service. Address. Some
of My Experiences AS An African Mis-
sionary.' Rev j. l.. Dewitt, of Farm
hamyille. An address also by George