Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-04
Annual State Conference Will
BE Held at LeGrand EARLY
Next Month
ALSO PALMER COLLEGE BOARD
Question:. Of Location Of College and
Selection of New President to Sue
coed Rev. Carlyle SummerbelI, Will
Probably 30 De.ermiQed-The State
Conference Program.

| LeGrand will entertain the annua
state conference of the Christian
church, which will be held beginning
on Thursday, June Z, and continue
thruout the following Sunday. June 10
The conference session, together will
! the annual meeting of the board o
| trustees OF Palmer College the lead
ing UNCONVENTIONAL school Of the state
| will be the most important ever held
The board will undoubtedly decide, a
it's meeting, whether or not the college
will remain In LeGrand or be removed
to some other point, and also determine
upon successor to President Carlyle
Summerbell, whose resignation wa
placed with the board a few months
ago.
Professor Harry Haas of Palmer
College, is president of the conference
and Professor p. L. Ford secretary
The program for the conference has
been arranged as follows:
Thursday, juno 2.
10:00--Devotional and Thanksgiving
service, conducted by Orpha Atkinson
10:15--Address by president and
miscellaneous business.
11:00--Sermon. Suggested subject:
why l am Member Of the Christian
Church." Rev. Alexander Campbell
Burnham.
2:0o-Praise service, conducted by
Penn Howard.
2:15-History OF the work of our
Iowa churches during the past year,
Rev. ID. NJ. Helfenstein. d. ID.
2:45-- Reports of department secre-
taries and business; Sunday school,
Rev. NJ. Fenwick; Y. p. S. c. E., Mrs.
George L. Hutton, educational. Rev. c.
Summerbell.
observation-disclosures business.
3:45--Report of fraternal delegate of
state conference.
4:00-Sermon. Suggested subject,
"The Sermons of Jesus" j. C. Graf
ton.
7:30-Song service, conducted by
Mrs. P. l.. Ford.
7:45-,Report Of the field secretary,
Rev. C. Hawk.
Annual address. Rev. Il. e. Bennett.
Friday, juno 8.
9:30-Dovotiona! services, led by L.
vi Goodell. 8
Report Of the committee on buildings
and grounds, and of the officials OF
the board of trustees of Palmer Col
lege.
tees.
~
Enthusiasm and Reason In Religious
Work" Rev. L. E. Follansbee, A. NJ
2:00-Devotional services, led by
George e. Hutton.
2: 15--Business and reports.
2:45-Election Of conference officers
3:15-The coming quadrennial-Rev
w. f. Stockley
3:30--Addres 80 by incoming president
Of Palmer College.
4:00-Serms,n Go be supplied)
7:30-Music and opening exercises
under the direction OF Rev. w. f
Stockley.
Twenty -mirtute addresses, Our Iowa
Field Opportunities r. A. Lew.
is; "Our Home Missions" Rev. w. E
Stockley; Our Foreign Mission Field,
Rev. f.. G. Coffin, A. m.
Saturday, Juno 8.
9: 30-Fellowship meeting, led BY
A. 8. Lynn.
9:45-Unfinished business, reports
miscellaneous business.
IL: 00-Ser1non address. Suggested
subject: "The Reformation" Rev. b. F.
j1aben.
Y 2:0O-Devotiona service. Professor
p. l.. Ford.
2:15-"The Essence Of Religion. Rev
A. NJ Hanson, Rev. w. e. Burdine,
Rev. j. A. Slower, A. M, and Rev,
Elisha Rhodes.
3.15-Miscellaneou business.
4:OO-To he supplied.
Evening.
Suggested topic: '"rhe Idea of God
Rev. C. e. Luck.
Sunday, Juno 10.
9:45-Sunday school.
11:00-Adtlress or sermon by incom-
ing president of Palmer College.
Communion service, conducted by
Rev. Carlyle SummerbeN.
3:00-Old peoples services.
6:3O-Christian Endeavor.
S:OO-Farewell meeting.