Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-29
PROGRAM ISSUED FOR GREATEST
METHODIST GATHERING IN
DIES MONIES.
EVERY CHURCH IN STATE
EXPECTED TO BE REPRESENTED
No Limit Placed Upon Number Of
Delegates From Any Church-Many
Themes to Be Discussed BY Pas
tors and Laymen-5ishop Mcdowell
Viii Preside-The Program.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des .Moines, Jan. 2s.-Programs have
been issued for the all Iowa Metho-
dist conference to be held here Feb. 13
and II, with Bishop William F. Nc
Dowell presiding. Registered delegates
Will be charged a fee of 81. and every
church in the state is expected to send
at least one delegate. No restriction is
placed on the number who may regis
ter ana take part in the deliberations
The program for the two days follows:
Tuesday, Feb. 10.
10 a. n.-Registration at First
church.
$50 p. N. Cali to order-The Rev
Elias Handy, Grinnell. chairman inter
conference commission.
Devotional service-The Rev. G. w.
L. Brown, superintendent Des Moines
district.
Observation-Disclosures Iowa conference
quartet. The Eevs.G ". Eggleston, F.
B. Stafford, w. J. Todd. G. ". Nc
Dowell.
las p, m.-Address, Bishop W. T.
Mcdowell
2:15 p. m.-"The Rural Church" the
Rev Harwen Williams. OF Sumner. vice
chairman
Address-Hon. Henry Wallace, ed
itor Wallace's Farmer
Address-Prof. S. {. Bronson. Evan
ston, III
Address-The Rev. c. S. Adams, Be
rnent, Ill.
Open ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS led by
Hadwen Williams.
p. m.-Music by Northwest Iowa
conference quartet
Address-'A Lavman's Vision of
Iowa Methodisna.'' Hon. Gardner
Cowles. publisher Daily Register and
Lea der
Discussion-Led by the Rev. A E
Griffith of Atlantic
Sis p. m.-Banquet. Dining room
First church, Hon. John l. Bleak
ley. auditor OF state, presiding
Grace in unison sung. Tune. Rock
inshana.'
Prayer-The Rev Emory Miller, of
Des Moines conference.
Five minute speeches-H. NJ Hay
ner, Iowa conference: T. ]. E. Robin
son. Upper Iowa conference; O. P. Mil
Ter. Northwest Iowa conference: c. R.
Benedict, Des a1oines conference
Bishop w. F. Mcdowell.
SIS p. n.-"The Church and Labor
the Rev. E. ]. Lockwood Cedar Rap
ids. vice chairman.
O Lord 1 Go. My Daily Labor to Pur-
sue"
Address-Charles A. Sumner. Kansas
Stereotypers Union.
Address-The Rev. Harry F. Ward.
Chicago, Ill. secretary federation for
social service.
Wednesday. Feb. "a.
a. m.-"1owa Educational Prob
lems.- President Edwin A. Schell, Mt.
Pleasant. Iowa Wesleyan College, vice
chairman.
Address-President F. L. strickla nd.
1ndianola, Simpson College.
! Address-The Pew Joseph C. Nate,
/ Champaign. Ill. pastor First church.
Open conference.
| II a. m.-Department rarliaments
/ The Rural Church-The Rev Had
| wen Williams presiding.
! Labor-The Rev. E. j. Lockwood
/ presiding.
! EpwOrth LeagUe-The Rev. H. p
Barnes presiding.
Education - President Edwin A
schell presiding.
- m-Luncheon. Dining room FRS,
cfurch)
2 p. INSTRUMENTATION Com
ity'
Address - The Rev. H w Turtle
Grinnell, general missionary and SUI
perintendent of Iowa Congregations
churches.
Discussion-Led by the Rev. A. H
Collins, superintendent Creston dis
trict.
$3.50 p. m.-"The Liquor Traffic il
Iowa." the Rev. J. NJ McClelland, vice
chairman, pastor Central church.
Address-John H Taft, Cedar Rap.
ids.
Address-The Rev Clarence True
Wilson, Chicago. secretury Church
Temperance Society.
Discussion-Led by the Rev r. T
Chipperfield, superintendent Sioux Cit,
district
1880 p. m.-"World Wide Metho.
dism," Governor B. F. Carroll presid
ing.
Address-Bishop W. F. Mcdowell.
9 p. m.-"The Final Word and Work
Evangelism"