Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-14
JUNIOR SENATOR TO Address
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE
OF METhoptsTs.
SIX. DAYS SESSION At
SIOUX CITY IN SEPTEMBER
Bishop crarsten, Of Baltimore, to Pre-.
side - Lay Electoral Conference
to Select Delegates to General
Conference Program For the
Week.

northwest Iowa conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church opens Sept
10, for siN-day session at Grace
Methodist Episcopal church in Morn
iEgside, the programs will be g-aced By
q galaxy Of brilliant speakers who have
regulations nation wide.
A recent acquisition to the list is
Senator William S Kenyon. OF Fort
Dodge, who tho layman, is intensely
interested in church matters. He viii
deliver lecture at the evening session
OF the conference on Friday Sept. 30.
Bishop Earl Cranston, OF Washing
ION, D. c., VIII preach the morning SER
mon on Sunday. Sept "a, in the church.
and will preside al all other meetings
OF the conference
Or. Craig to Be Lecturer.
There will be number Of ether dis
tinguished speakers. Rev. Homer G,
Stuntz. OF New York. will speak a, the
opening evening session on foreign mis-
siors. At the afternoon session We'd
nesday. Sept 90. Rev Harris Franklin
Raj. president OF the Tiff School OF
Theology. of Denver. Colo. Will lecture
on The Master Teacher" Dr.. A. E.
Craig. president-elec, of Morningside
College. will speak Saturday evening on
education. Thursday evening. ReT. Ed
win NJ Randall. OF Chicago. will lee
ture on the "Epwor,h League" He is
al The head Of the young peoples work
o: the denomination.
II IS expected that nor than 200
ministers and their wives vii! attend
the convention.
IN conjunction with the conference
prope-, a lay e.ec.ora! conference Will
me: and cleo, delegates 10 attend the
general conference to be held In Min
neapolis, MINI, next May. The cleo
Ioral conference win be held Friday.
Sept p. In addition 20 this. on Satur-
day. Sept. %, leyman's association
Will hold a convention with an appro-
pirate program not yet announced.
500 People Expected.
Local churchmen expect to see at
least 500 ou, Of town people in attend
ance a. the convention, and the men
who have been pushing It. chief among
whom Is Rev W. c. Wesser. are highly
enthusiastic.
The complete program, announced
follows:
Tuesday, Sept. ~.
s a m. and p. m.-Exam!natiors
Evening Address. Foreign Mis-
sioas" the Rev. Homer c. Stuntz. D.
D., New York City.
Wednesday. Sept. 20.
Morning Sacramento, services:
memorial. s--vices; organization Of the
conference.
.Af..ernoon- Annual sermon. "The
Fa.crun Of Christian Mission" the
Rev. George o. K!dde-, Alta. Iowa;
conference, The Rural Church." lee
tl.r. TIE Master Teacher, the Rev
Harris Franklin Raj, Pr D, president
Tiff School Of Theology, Denver, Coo
Evening-Address Negro Education,
il. the South -he Rev. P. ]. Navse:y.
D. D., Cincinnati, O.
Thursday, Sept. q.
Norairs-CoEfererce session.
AtterI oon-W on1ans Foreign Mis-
s;o.ary Society: Woran's Home Mis-
s!orary Society. Mrs H. l.. Hill: lee
,u-e, The Master Tea cher-The Faith
err Dr. Rail.
Evening-Address, The Epworth
League" the Rev Edwin N. Randall.
D. D, Chicago. III address. Home
Missions" the Rev. Ward Piarl, D. D.,
Philadelphia. Pa.
Friday. Sept. q.
Morning-confere session.
.Af:ernoon-Addrs ss. The Sunday
School the Rev David G. Downey.
D. D, Chicago Ill: Sunday school
round table ana discussion, DR.. Down
ey lecture, The Master Teacher
Father and Son DR.. Rail.
Evening banquet, $50 O'Clock. in
Grace church: lecture. William :. Ken
yon. United States senator. Fort
Dodge, Iowa
Saturday, Sept. q.
Mcrning-Conferen session.
Afternoon Conference session;
questionaire. The Methodist Brother
hood" lecture, The Master Teacher
Sons and Brothers, DR.. Rail.
Evenin2-Address, 'tEducation,' the
Rev, Alfred z. Craig. D. D.. president
of Nerningside College, Sioux City,
Iowa.
Sunday, Sept. "a.
Morning-Love feast led by Dr. Ben
rett Mitchell, Sioux City, Iowa: ser
mon. the Rev. Bishop Earl Cranston,
D. D. Ii. D., Washington, D. c.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of deacons
and elders: lecture. "The Master
Teacher-The Old ard the New-The