Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18
Two METHODIST MEETINGS
District Conference Of the Church
Holds Sessions During Day.
EPwoRTH LEAGUE FOLLOWS ON
work of Late General Conference
Leading Topic in the Gathering
of Ministers-ProEram
fer Today.

OF
fer Today.
The opening session yesterday afternoon
Of the seventy-sec5nd ssmi-annual Metho-
dist district conference, now In progress at
the Fifth Avenue Methodist church, was
devoted to business. examination Of can
diiates for licenses to preach nd exsmin-
ations In local preachers cou. es Of study
DIR. A. E. Griffith. whose off;ciai little
since the general conference at Baltimore,
is district superintendent in place of pre-
siding elder OF the Council Bluffs district,
presided, while Rev. NJ. NJ. Cable of Manila
acted as secretary. 6ta1
The conference opened with an attendance
of about thirty ministers from the district,
which embraces Fart Of Pottawattamie, part
Of Crawford and all Of Mills, Harrison and
Fremont counties. In the district are thirty
eight charges and forty-five Epworth
league societies. The devotional exercises
were led by Rev. w. L. Holly, pastor OF
the Epworth Methodist church of this
city.
The following committees were named:
Local Preachers study-w. H. shipmsn,
n II. Scoggan.
Course Of study-one year, Charles
Mayne, r: F. Crissman; two year, A; L.
Ccrtis, W. II. Doyle; three year, John
Harmed, E G Newland; four year, Fred
Admission to Annual C-onference-T. E,
THU reson, c. NJ. Ward.
poacons' order-M. r. Tally. A. B.
Adams.
Epworth League-Dr. c. S. Erickson,
Peter Jacobs, w. I. Holly.
Evangelism-J. owen Smith, o. E. Shaw.
Education and BenevoIence-C. L. Nye,
T. Pfuiit. w. W. Bollinger.
Resolutlons-R. w. Thomas, C.. L. Nye,
j. M. Williams.
District Paper-C. NJ. Ward, Charles
Mayne, E.. c. Newland.
At the evening session the devotional
service was led by Rev. r. f. Pruitt OF
Coin. Rev. c. L. Nye Of Woodbine de-
livered an interesting address on Recent
Church Legislation" Rev, Mr.. Nye at
tended the general conference in Baltimore
and in his address he told of what the
conference had done and what it had failed
to do.
Rev. Mr.. Nye was honored by being APP
pointed by the board Of bishops a member
Of the Epworth league board of control
for the ninth general conference district.
which includes all Of the state of Iowa and
three conferences in Nebraska.
The conference viii close with the ses-
sion this morning.
Epworth League Convention.
with the close of the district conference
the fourteenth annual district convention
! OF the Epworth league of the Council
Bluffs district will open this afternoon and
close with a morning session Friday. This
convention will also be held in the Fifth
avenue church. the auditorium OF which
has been tastefully decorated with the
colors of the Epworth league, red and
white. Conspicuous in the decoration
scheme is the badge OF the league. which
is in the form of a maltese cross, bearing
the motto. Look up; lift up"
The delegates to both the conference and
the convention are being entertained at
the homes OF members Of the different
Methodist churches on what is known as
the Harvard plan. being given lodging and
breakfast in the homes. while dinner and
supper are served by the Ladies Aid so
ciety in the basement of the church.
The session Thursday morning will be
devoted to business. The officers will make
| their reports and officers will be elected
for the ensuing year. The place for hold
ing next years convention will be selected
at this meeting. This is the third time
Council Bluffs has entertained this con-
vention. In 1900 1t was held at Trinity
Methodist church and in 1903 at the Broad
way church.
The local committees are planning to
blNt AiV NAoiNiAlS NNANGoNN' 80 N
day afternoon after the close of the con-
vention and 1t is likely that Lake Manawa
will be the objective point,
of Exercises.
Two hours each morning, from 3 TO Il
O'Clock. will be devoted to institute work,
when instruction will be given by special
lists in each department.
The institute program IS as follows:
THURSDAY.
Junior League-Ida V. Jontz, Waterville.
n. Y.
Spiritual-Leonard Crane, Blanchard, la.
Mercy and Help-Mrs. Allie p. McLaugh-
lin, superintendent Methodist hospital
Omaha.
FRIDAY.
World Eyangelism-Rev. j. H crowthers,
Literary and soeial-Rev. Peter Jacobs,
, Silver City, la.
Pastors and Presidents-Rev. E. 8. Grit
filth, d. d. Council Bluffs.
This is the convention program for today;
I1:3o-Pentecostal hour.
? p. m.-Address by District President
2:so-Address, Mrs, Mable ouam-Hiibish,
2;55-Address, Rev. c. [. Nye. delegate
TO general conference.
3:SQ-"The Junior Problem" Ida V. Jontz.
) Waterville, n. Y.
, 4 p. m.-Reception .c-
\ 7:30-Pentecostal hour, ,-
s p. m.-Address, Rev. Frank l.. Love-
land. Omaha.