Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30
METHODIST CONFERENCE
Iwenty-Fifth Annual Session to Meet
at Huron October 8

at Huron October 3
The program for the 25th annual ses-
ZION of the South Dakota Methodist
Conference, has been completed and is
low being sent out. The conference
will convene in Huron on Oct. 9Th.
continuing over the following Sunday.
Bishop John L. Neulsen of Omaha. will
preside and it is expected that 500 or
more ministers and laymen will be in
attendance.
Tuesday, October 5th will oren
With the examination of undergradu-
ates. In the evening reception will
BE given, when H. S. Mouser of Huron,
will deliver the address of welcome on
behalf of the local church. Rev. f. E.
Hudson of the Huron Baptist church,
will extend the fraternal greet ng,
which will be followed with brief
address by Prot. Martin Remp, on te
half of Huron college. Respons to
these addresses will be by DR.. j. w.
Taylor of Aberdeen, and DR.. S. F.
Kerfoot, president of Dakota Wesleyan
university, Mitchell.
Wednesday morning, Pentecostal
services will be conducted by Dr. J,
NJ Brown of Sioux Falls, after which
the sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered by Bishop John
l.. Neulson of Omaha. In the after
noon, DR.. Charles M. Stewart CT Chi
cago will speak on the ARTS of Sermon
Construction" after which David G.
Downey, d. D., of Chicago, general
secretary of Sunday School work and
w. A. Green, conference secretary, will
give attention to the consideration of
Sunday school interests. Wednesday
evening will occur the Sunday school,
anniversary; r. c. Shearer will act as
chairman The address will be deiiv
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
Thursday mornings session will be
opened with Pentecostal services, af-
ter which conference business will be
transacted. At three o'c'ock in the af-
ternoor, DR.. j. P. jenkins, of Water
town, will deliver missionary SER
mon. At four clock, Edward Thomp-
son of FIT. Worth, Texas, will talk on
the Sunday School League OF America.
the evening session will be devoted TO
conference claimants anniversary. j.
B. Kingsley, general secretary of Chi
cago and G. T. isotestein, COME. ence
secretary, will speak.
Friday mornings session will be de-
voted to regular conference work and
the afternoon feature will be tenn
perance anniversary; addresses to be
delivered by o. w. Butterfield, chair
nan and DR.. J. s. Hoagland of Mitchell.
The woman's foreign missionary So
ciety will observe its anniversary at
three o'clock, with Mrs. J. P. Jenkins,
secretary; address by Homer c. Stuntz,
assistant missionary secretary. Friday
evening will occur the educational an
niversary, with G.. w. Rosanbury as
chairman. Addresses will be deliver
ed by DR.. Thomas Nicholson of New
York City and Samuel S. Keyfcot,
president of Dakota Wesleyan uni
versity, Mitchell.
BISHOP WILL PREACH.
Saturday forenoon will again be de-
voted to conference business and at
two O'Clock the Methodist brotherhood
anniversary will be held, with G. F.
Hopkins of Aberdeen, as chairman
and an address by w. B. Patterson OF
New York City. Home missions ano
church extension will be considered
with D. w Decide as chairman, and
an address by DR.. A. c.. Kynett OF
Philadelphia In the evening, the
Freedman's Aid anniversary will b.
observed with Lewis L. Lane as chair
man, and an address by DR.. G. b.
Mason of Cincinnati.
Sunday morning, following a love
feast conducted by hev. Thos. Sim
mons, Bishop Nuelson will deliver the
sermon. At three O'Clock In the after
noon, ordination services will be held
after which memorial services, with
J. T. Quincy as chairman, will take
place In the evening will be held the
foreign missionary anniversary, with
H. l.. Hastings as chairman; and an
address by DR. Homer c. Stuntz d D.,
of New York City. The pulpits OF the
various churches of the city will be
supplied Sunday by visiting clergy
men.