The Washington herald., 1911-03-25

derSOn'S initial appearance before the con-
ference, he having received his appoint
ment during the current year. In the
afternoon the Rev. J. NJ. Gray will ad-
dress IN" anniversary WoTans For
eign Mission Society and the evening
Of that day Will be devoted to a
meeting Of the anniversary board of edu-
cation. at which the Rev. L. :. Tipplc
will speak
Prior to the formal opening Wednesday.
on Monday afternoon at O'Clock appli-
cations Of candidates for admission TO the
conference VIII nc received Tuesday
morning the candidates will he examined
for admission on trial At T:3O in the
evening the Baltimore Conference Ep-
worth League anniversary will occur and
the address Of the occasion will be given
by the Rev. Charles F. Risner. y. D..
pantOr Of the Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church. brooklyn, y. Y. Dr. Risncr is
regarded as one Of tho most eloquent
men in the Methodist Church North. 4
reception to tho bishop and other MEM
hers will be rendered Immediately fol-
lowing, tho Washington District Epworth
League and Douglas Memorial Church
uniting as hosts for the occasion
The usual conference meeting will be
held on Thursday morning and in the aft
ernOOn a meeting in observance of the
s
Home Mission Society will be held The
address will be THE great need of home
MISSIONS" by the Rev. G. l.. Mead The
Board Of Frecdman's Aid and the Board
of Sunday Schools will meet in the even
ing
On Friday a meeting of the Laymen's
Association will be held in the Sunda v
school room following the regular ses-
sion of the conference and will be ex-
tended into the afternoon. The Rev. J.
B. Hinglcy will speak in the evening at
A meeting Of the Board Of Conference
Claimants and Preachers Aid Society
On Sunday evening the Rev. John Reid
Shannon, of Metropolitan Methodist Epis-
copal Church, will preach the seventh ser
mon of his series on Spiritual lessons
from our travels amid Bible historic
scenes in Rome, Greece, and Egypt" In
this last sermon in the sojourn in Greece
he visits. among other places. the ancient
Greek theaters. contrasting them with the
American theaters and moving picture
shows of to-day. -Four Sunday evenings
will be spent amid Bible scenes in the
land of the pyramids and the Pharaohs.
But two meetings are scheduled for
Saturday. April L The usual morning
session VIII De neld- ana IN tne evening
the Board of Home Missions and Church
Extension will be addressed by the Rev.
Ward Plat
The Rev. G. W. Hobbs will conduct
the love feast at $50 O'Clock Sunday
morning. and Bishop Anderson will
preach at the II o'clock service Ordina-
ton service will be conducted at the
Union Methodist Episcopal Church in
the afternoon by the Rev. w. R. We'd
dcrspoon, pastor of the Foundry Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, this city. The
Board of Boreign Missions will meet in
the evening. The Rev. Homer c. Stuntz
will be the speaker.
The conference will probably be brought
to a close on Monday. April 3. The
united Douglas, the Dumbarton Avenue,
the Waugh, and the Wesley choirs will
furnish the music for the meetings.
On Sunday evening the pastor of
Foundry NJ. Z. Church. Rev. w. r We'd
derspoon, d. D. will deliver the fourth
in a series of special sermons on The
power of conscience" as illustrated by
Nathaniel Hawthorne in THE Scarlet
Letter"