Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-29
TWENTY SIXTH SEMI ANNUAL
SESSION TO BE HELD IN
COUNTY SOON.
DR.. T. &. FLEMING WILL
BE PRESIDING OFFICER
District Superintendent, of This City,
Will Be in Charge of the Meeting
Pastors and Laymen of District on
the Proeram-Rev. MIR. Ellis to Give
Lecture.

The twenty-sixth eni-annua1 ses-
sion of the Marshalltown district con-
ference of the Methodist church will
be held at the Methodist church at
Rhodes beginning Monday, May 9, and
continuing thruout the following two
days. Rev DIR. T. E. Fleming, of this
city. superintendent of the district, will
be charge Of the sessions, and pastors
and laymen Of the district will appear
on the program. Rev. s. E. Ellis, OF
this city. is to give an Illustrated lee
ture Tuesday evening, and on Tuesday
afternoon Rev. C. A. Gilbert will de-
liver an address.
The first session of the conference
will be held beginning at 2:3o on Mon
day. when Rev. c. A. Anderson, of
Ackley, will give the opening sermon.
Holy communion will follow, and at
$50 business session will begin. in
Guiding reports of officers and commit
tees and miscellaneous business.
The evening session will begin at
40. when Mayor H. NJ. Weeks, Of
Rhodes. and Rev. ]. b Metcalf. pastor
OF the Rhodes church. will present the
formal welcome TO the conference on
BEHALF OF the town and church. Rev.
DIR. Fleming will give the response.
Two educational addresses by Prof.
John Z. Stout. Of Cornell College, and
President r. Watson Cooper. of Up
per Iowa University, Will close the ev-
ening program.
Tuesdays Sessions.
The opening session OF Tuesday, the
second day. viii begin at $50 with a
prayer service led by NJ. l.. Hill. OF
Steamboat Rock. Disciplinary business
VIII precede a review OF Quayle's THE
Pastor Preacher" by B. B. keisrer. of
Rock well. Preaching cor the Times"
viii be the subject OF an address by
Rev. P. \. Dweilo, Of State Center.
Committee work will bring the fore
noon session to a close.
In the afternoon, at /: 80, devotional
exercises led by c. E Waudby, of
Chelsea, Will begin the program. Fore
signt For approximation" Will be the
subject Of an address by w. y. Gill
bert. of State Center. and Rev. a. T.
Bishop, of Iowa Falls. Will deliver all
address on The Spiritual Church
How Produced The Ministerial
Deadline viii be the subject Of an ad-
dress by A \. conklin, of Written, and
Music For Regular and special
services VIII be tod OF III
an address by Rev. c. A Gilbert, of
! Marshalltown- Rev. /, c. Elver, Of
Plea SAINT Ridge. will tell Of the pro-
posed constitutional amendment. Other
addresses Of the afternoon will be
CONSERVATION of the Minister'S Read
ing and Study" Rev. II. o. Pratt,
Tana Church and Social Life" Rev.
a. ". Smith, Albion; Relation of the
Pulpit to Secondary ana Suggestive
Topics j. F. Black. Grundy Center
The evening session. at 100, will
comprise a song service by the Rhodes
/ choir. and the illustrated lecture by
Rev. s. Z. Ellis. of this city.
Closing Session Wednesday.
The closing session OF the conference
will be held Wednesday forenoon, and
VII begin at $3.50 with n prayer and
song service led by Rev. J. s. DeLong.
Of Sheffield. The closing addresses
will be Power In and From the Ep-
worth League" Rev. H 2. Barnes, of
Gilman: The Methodist Brotherhood"
H. G. Ross, of Toledo; and ''Teaching
Methods in the sunday School" by
Rev. Dewitt Clinton, of Hampton