The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-12
NEW WORK FOR THE LAyMEN
Program Provides for Addresses by
Many of the Most Prominent Men
in Methodism in Wisconsin
ana the United States

and continuing until the following
Monday evening. It will be the first
conference Of the church to be held
in Kenosha since the Civil war and
the greatest gathering Of Methodlsts
ever held in Wisconsin. IT'S ministers
all members Of the conference, and as
many of the laymen representing the
different churches in the state will be
in attendance and the Kenosha church
is planning to give them royal wei
come. Notwithstanding the fact that
it will be the largest gathering of reli-
gious men and women ever entertained
in Kenosha it is certain that provl-
sion will be made to properly care for
the wants of all the visiting Metho
dists
Park avenue church has larger
membership than any of the other
Protestant churches in the city, but
the members of the church will not
be able to care for all the visitors
and members of other churches are
volunteering to aid in this work.
The arrangements for the entertain
ment of the conference have been left
in the hands of the Rev. >Solon G.
Bronson, D. D., pastor of the
church, and today he announced
the Following committees to aid
in the great work of preparing
for the conference sessions:
Committee on arrangements-E. L..
Grant, John R. Proctor, DR.. G. H. Rip
ley, Charles Turnock and Fred j. Brad
Hey.
Committee on reception from the Ia
dies-Mrs E. d Grant, Mrs. S. G.
Bronson, Mrs S. A. Mitchell.
Advisory committee-Miss Isabelle
Mitchell, Mrs. Irving G. Barbour, Mrs.
J. A. Reynolds, Mrs G. Snyder and
Mrs. Thomas holderness.
The big feature of the conference
will be the gathering of the laymen.
For some time the lay members Of
the conference have been taking an
added interest in the work of the
church in this part of the state and
an organization was effected at the
last general conference session. The
gathering this year will include ban
quet for the laymen on the Saturday
night of conference week. Covers
will be laid for upwards Of 200 at this
banquet and after the banquet is over
there will be great aneeting of the
laymen at which time some move will
be started to provide for better sup
port of the superannuated ministers of
the conference. The program for the
conference sessions which was complet-
ed today is given as follows,
Tuesday, Sept. 7.
900 a. m.--Conference examinations.
| 200 p. m.--Conference examinations
1870 p. m.-Reception. Welcome by
the pastor, Rev. Scion G. Bronson, D..
D. Response by the Rev. G. A. Scott.
4 S:15 p. m.-Anniversary of the
Freedmen s Aid Society.
Wednesday, Sept s.
i $3.50 a. m.-Conference session.
/ 200 p. m.-Annual Missionary ser
mon by the Rev. G. K. MacInnrs.
/ 800 p. nl.--+Sunday School Institute.
400 p. n.-Epworth League Ami
versary
7:30 p. m.-Lecture, "Asbury and
the Early American Methodists. -
The Rev. G. j. Little, p. D., president
of Garrett Biblical Institute.
Thursday, Sept. 9.
j $50 a. m-Cenference session.
200 p. m.--Woman' Foreign Mis-
sionary anniversary and meeting of
conference trustees
/ 800 p. Sunday School Institute.
400 p. m.-Address, Miss Ben
Oliel.
! 1880 p. m.-Foreign missiary address
DIR. Smythe.
Friday, Sept. 10.
$50 a. m-Conference session.
200 D. m.-Woman s Home Mission
airy anniversary.
/ 800 p. m.-Sunday School Institute.
400 p. m.-Address, Miss Ben-Oliel
1880 p. m.--Address on Home Mis-
sions and Church Extension, The Rev
III. S. Lean.
Saturday, Sept. IL.
$50 a. m.-Conference session.
| 200 p. m.-Laymen s convention.
800 p. m.-Sunday School Institute
400 p. injecting of the confer
ence Historical Society.
600 p. m.-Laymen IS banquet.
500 p. m.-Meeting of Laymen to
discuss the question of conference
claimants.
Sunday, Sept. IL
900 a. M Conference love feast.
/ 1880 a. m-lSermon by Bishop Nc
lDowell, the presiding bishop.
2:30 p. m.-Meeting in behalf of
conference Claimant IS Fund. Ordination