The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-18
m. f, CONFERENCE
MAY COME HERE
POSSIBLE THAT DETROIT CON-
FERENCE OF M. e. CHURCH
MAY BE HELD m HANCOCK
TWO YEARS HENCE.

There Is a possibility. just barely
suggested at present, hut which may
materialize into an active movement
before long, that the Detroit confer
church may he induced to hold it's
annual session I'm Hancock In 1912. The
matter has been proposed by Rev. w.
Il. Marvin, the pastor of the Hancock
Methodist church. who was returned
for another year at the meeting of the
conference I'm Detroit last month, and
has been discussed informally by him
with much favor among those to whom
It has been broaohed locally and Mr..
couragement from his ministerial COL
leagues during his recent visit to De-
troit.
For various reasons II would lbe inn
practicable to try to secure next years
meeting i'm Hancock, but 1t is Thought
that there would he no serious obsta-
Giles i'm the way of bringing 1t here two
years hence, I'm 1912. The conference
met two years ago I'm Calumet and
man pastors affiliated with the con-
ference would not be averse to paying
another visit to the copper country.
having been well pleased with their
entertainment. and their experiences
whilo hero before.
laymen'c Conference.
Next year the convention will in
clude laymens conference I'm addi-
ton to the ministerial gathering. with
double the number Of persons I'm at
tendance that there would be at an or
binary conference, so that IL would be
a difhcult matter to provide for their
entertainment. The laymen's confer
ence next year is for the purpose of
electing delegates to the quadren-
NAL general conference OF the church.
at which laymen and ministers from
all over the United States will be pres
ent. representing the various districts
and conferences. There are usually
about three hundred ministers. with
their wives, in attendance at the an
nual conferences, the number present
I'm Detroit last month running slight
ly above 300. The fares of those at
tending are equallzed by a special
committee appointed 10y the conference
so that the burden Of travelling ex-
penses falls no heavier on those from
a distance than on those from nearby
points The various local churches OF
Hancock and Houghton and also of
Pewalbic. would doubtless cooperate
with the congregation of the Hancock
NJ. r.. church in entertaining the dele
gates. and in making their visit to
copperdom pleasant one. The mat
ter is as stated before still in an Incl
pient stage. but Mr. Marvin is hopeful
of It's being taken up and developed
during the current year and brought
to successful contamination.
Fiftieth Anniversary.
The fiftieth anniversary of the Han
cock church will he observed next year
and II Is expected to have special and
appropriate exercises in connection
Herewith. The seventh anniversary OF
the dedication of the new church which
was observed last Sunday evening with
a sermon by DIR. Wicllersham, and
lecture last evening by the same elo-
auent and forceful speaker, resulted
in the raising OF a considerable sun
towards the liquidation OF the churcf
Indebtedness. Large donations were
given by several members of the COP
ereeation, and subscriptions altogeth
or aggregated n goodly amount, thu
figures of which have not ais yet beer
compiled by the church treasurer.
Is thought they will be fully as larg'
as usual. and will probably be mad
public I'm the course of n couple o
days. 1t was hoped some time ag'
that the entire Indebtedness might b.
wiped out by that time for observin
the golden anniversary but the sum l
still of such proportions that 1t !
Thought now that 1t will hardly b
feasible. unless some special plan o
raising the required amount is devils
ed.