Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-01
Northern Churches 10 Hold DIsD.
Nal Session In Baltimore Soon.
WILL PUBLISH DAILY NEWSPAPER
Full Reports to be Given Delegates Of
the Addresses and Discussions.
Many Notable Men VIII be in At.
tcndanco-Partlal Program.

BALTIMORE, MD. March 31.-The
general conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. one of the most
numerous and influential religious
bodies in the United States, will be-
Sin Its sessions at the Lyric on May
G, when The Daily Christian Adyo-
cate. daily newspaper will make its
appearance. It's size will vary from
IL to lG inches. according to the guam
tity OF news matter" that its Zig
staff OF clerical editors aud reporters
Will have ready for each issue. This
VIII be the twenty fifth meeting or
the general conference. which. by the
way, will bear the entire expense of
the publication and daily dist ribution
Of tho Advocate.
II Is stated that the Advocate Is to
be published during the sessions of
the conference. and that coincldent
with It's adjournment. Mt the end of
30 days. the publication OF the paper
VIII be suspended. The Rev Dr. Lis
ton II. Pearce of Syracuse. N. ", edi-
tor of the Northern Christian Advo.
cate, will he the editor of the paper.
Rev DIR. Christian T.. Retainer of Dem
! Yer, Colo, pastor of Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church of that city. and
Rev Charles NJ. Tevister OF Balti-
more. managing editor of the South
crn Christian Advocate. Will be the
editors. The Daily Christian Advo-
cate is published every four years for
one month. the month during which
the general conference Is in session.
II is conducted under the direction
of the managers of the book concerns
| OF tho denomination ut New York and
Cincinnati. always being printed In the
city whore the conference is being
held The managers of the two bool.
! concerns elect the editor and his rs.
sistnnis and make all arrangements
/ for the printing and circulation of the
paper. They have had agents I'm BAL :
, timore for several weeks getting bids
for tho printing and arranging for n
force Of carriers. 1t will give detail
ed reports of the proceedings of the
conference. and will employ five ex-
pert stenographers to take down all
the speeches and debates at the SEES
sons.
| II Ia pretty well known among the
laity and clergy that eight or possibly
nine bishops will he elected during
tho conference. notable among them
being the Rev. DR. William Alfred
Quayle, of Chicago. He is one of the
most prominent clergymen OF this
church. and II Is the general belief
that he will assuredly receive the
support of large majority OF the del
/ egates on the first ballot. He "a now
| pastor of st. James Church, Chicago
and Is regarded rs one OF the most
eloquent ana most forceful preachers
III tho denomination. During the SEES
sion OF the conference he will lecture
ut the Lyric on Jean Vatican"
William Jennings Bryan will be
among the prominent laymen who are
to participate as delegates In the i'm
portant discussions on church and
kindred matters that are on the pro.
gram. The principal lectures. speak
ers. etc. already arranged are briefly
as follows:
May S-Bishop Charles II. Galloway
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. on e. Q. C. Lamar. the Great
Pacificator" Introduced by Rev.
James NJ. Buckley OF New York.
May l2-Rev. DR.. Robert Mcintyre
of Los Angeles, on "Buttoned- Tn
People introduced by United States
Senator Dolliver Of Iowa.
May 19-Wllliam Jennings Bryan
on The Prince of Peace" Introduc
ed by Gov. Frank Hanly of Indiana.
May 22-The rendition of the ora.
torio The Messiah" by the BaltI
more Orator!o Society.