Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-04
First Session of Iowa State
Christian Conference Opens
Thur day. June Z
PALMER COMMENCEMENT COLL
Glass Graduates Wednesday Evening"
Rev. J. c. Grafton, of Orient, Will
Deliver the Address - Successor to
President Summerbell May Be Cho-
sen Tuesday or Wednesday.


til Sunday. June To- Immediately pre-
ceding the conference, today, Tuesday.
and Wednesday, the senior class of
Palmer College will graduate. The
graduating exercises will be held We'd
nesday evening at o'clock.
At the meeting of the board of trus-
tees either Tuesday or Wednesday, a
successor to President Carlyle sum
merbell may be chosen, altho action
to fill the vacancy may be postponed
until some later date The trustees
may elect dean to succeed President
Summerbell during the next year in
stead of choosing a new president.
The baccalauNeate sermon was deliv-
cred at the Christian church Sunday
morning at IL o'clock by Rev. w. e.
Stockley, of Madrid.
Rev. Mr.. Stockley's effort Sunday
morning was a mastery one. His sub
ject was Understanding Life and
Winning Its Battles and he was
greeted by a large audience.
Commencement Program.
The commencement program, which
includes also the annual meeting OF
the board of trustees, began with the
meeting of the board this morning. AT
2 o'clock this afternoon the entertain
ment of the Adelphian Literary So
ciety was held. Another meeting of
the board of trustees will be held this
evening and Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock, there will be musical recital
by the pupils of the department of
music. In the evening, at s o'clock,
there will be an open meeting of the
Palmer College Alumni Association
Another meeting of the board will be
held Wednesday morning, and We'd
nesday afternoon a o'clock Rev. AL
bert Cooley, OF Muncie, Ind, will de-
liver a lecture on Christian Civics."
The graduating address in the evening
will be delivered by Rev. j. c. Graf
ton, of Orient. The members of the
graduating class are S. G. Allen, of
ling, of Orient.
WITHSTAND S0utSt Ivy
Following is the program of the Iowa
State Christian Conference:
Thursday, June z.
10: 00-Devotional and Thanksgiving
Service-Conducted by Mrs. Orpha At
kinson, Winterset.
1O:15-Address by president and
miscellaneous business.
11:00-Sermon. Suggested subject:
why l am a Member of the Christian
Church."-Rev. Alexander Campbell
Burnham, Linden.
300. Praise service-Conducted by
Mr.. Penn Howard, LeGrand.
2.15 History of the work of our To-
wa Churches during the past year =.
Rev. D. NJ. Helfenstine, d. D., Den
Moines.
2:45. Reports of department secre..
taries and BUSINESS. S., Rev. M.
Fenwick; Y. P. S. c. E., Mrs. Geo. E.
Hutton, Madrid; Ed, Rev. c. Summer
bell, LeGrand.
$3.50. Miscellaneous business.
s:45. Report of the fraternal dele
gate of state conference.
.The Sermons of jesus. c. Grafton.
Orient.
1880. Song service. Conducted by
Mrs. P. L. Ford, LeGrand.
7:45. Report of field secretary-Rev.
c. Hawk Ferguson.
Annual Address-Rev. E. E. Bennett,
Winterset.
Friday, June 8.
$3.50. Devotional Services-Led by
Deacon Levi Goodell, Humboldt.
Report of the committee on Palmer
College, and of the officials of the
board of trustees.
Business.
Election of college trustees.
1900. Sermon. Suggested topic.
Enthusiasm and Reason in Religious
work"-Rev. L. E. Follansbee, A. NJ,
Des Moines.
2:O0-Devotional Services-Led by
George E. Hutton, Madrid.
2:15-Business and reports.
2:45-Election of conference officers.
3:15-The Coming Quadrennial--
Rev. w. E. Stockley, Madrid.
3:30-Address by Incoming president
of Palmer college.
4:0O-Sermon, to be supplied.
7:3O-Music and opening exercises,
under the direction of Rev. w. E.
Stockley, Madrid. Twenty-minute adj
dresses: "Our Iowa Field Opportuni
ties" Rev. R. A. Lewis, Linden; "Our
Home Missions" Rev. w. E. Stockley,
Madrid; "Our Foreign Mission Field,'
Rev. f. G. Coffin. A. NJ, Dayton, O.
Saturday, June 9.
30-Fellowship Meeting-Led by A.
S. Lynn, Orient.
9:45-Unfinished business, reports,
miscellaneous business.
11:00-Sermon Address. Suggested
Subject, "The Reformation"-Rev. B..
F. Maben, LeGrand.
2:OO-Devotional Service-Prof. P. L.
Ford, LeGrand.
2:15-''The Essence of Religion
Rev. A. NJ. Hanson, LeGrand; Rev w.
F. Burdine. Barnes City; Rev. j. A.
Slower, A. M, Griswold, and Rev. Eli
sha Rhodes, keokuk.
3:15-Miscellaneou business.
4:o0-To be supplied.
Suggested Topic. "The Idea of Cod.
Rev. C. E. Luck, Clemens.
Sunday, June 10.
9:45-Sunday school,
II :00-Address or sermon by incom-
ing president of Palmer College. Com
munion service conducted by Rev. Car