Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-29
PROGRAM FOR FIFTY.SEvENTH
ANNUAL SESSION OF UPPER
IOWA IS ARRANGED.
BEGINS ON SEPT. IS AND
CONTINUES FOR SIX DAYS
Bisho p's Morning Addresses, Lecture
by Dr.. GunsauIus, and Two Al.
dresses by Rev. William F. Oldham,
Former Bishop, Among the Big
Things Of the Conference.


the Upper Iowa Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church. which is
to be held in this city next month, Will
be marked by several big features that
to the clergy. but to the iayn1en and
people of Marshalltown as we'll.
The conference power begins on
Wednesday. Sept. %, and will continue
thru Monday. Sept. 80, Bishop Edwin
Holt Hughes, of San Francisco, presid-
ing.
The program. which has just been
arranged by Rev. S. E. Ellis and Dis
, trict Superintendent T. E. Fleming,
contains a great many features. and
standing out among them are the
morning addresses of Bishop Hughes,
given daily from $50 until o'clock;
the lectures by Dr. Frank w. Gun
saulus. of Chicago; and two addresses
by Rev. William F. Oldham. Of New
York. secretary Of the foreign mission
airy society of the church. and the only
man in the history OF the church who
gave up voluntarily his work as mis-
sionary bishop TO take what is consid-
tIeu NllIiiIl liiS SAIiS 80 go go
position-a missionary secretaryshlp.
Six Districts in Conference.
There are six districts in the confer
ence, which are presided over as fol-
lows:
Marshalltown dislrict-Rev. /. Z.
Fleming, Marshalltown.
Cedar Falls district Rev. I. NJ
Evans. Waterloo.
II $50 ~ ct
GruWell Mount Vernon.
Dubuque disrrict-Rev. y. NJ. Bill
lingsly. Manchester.
DEBORAH district-Rev. y. a. Mer-
shon. Fayette.
Davenport district-Rev. W W. Carl
ton. Mount Vernon.
There will be seated at the confer
ence between 800 and $50 accredited
delegates. Aside from these there Will
he in attendance many visitors from
out OF town.
Examinations on Tuesday.
On the day preceding the conference
proper examinations OF ministers WIN
occupy the entire day. On the evening
If Tuesday there will be observed the
annual Epwor-h League anniversary.
! with an address by. Rev. Dan B. Brum-
ritt, Of Chicago. editor OF the Epwor'n
| Herald.
The program for the conference FOL
lows:
Wednesday, Sept. IS.
| $50 a. m-Opening address by Bish-
op Hughes.
| a. DISCRIMINATION service, in
charge Of bishop and district superln-
! tendents.
| 10 a rganization Of conference;
election Of conference officers. including
/ secretary. treasurer, statistician, post
! master. etc.
/ m.-Puhlic lecture, Tine Nature
and Means OF Revelation Dr. J. X.
/ Van Pelt, Cornell College. Mount Yer
I non
| o. m.-Anniversary Of the Freed
! mems Aid Society.
! o. n1.-Evangelistic service IN
charge of Rev Joshua Q. Randall. OF
Philadelphia. secretary Of the commits
| sion on evangelism.
7:45 o. m.-Anniversary OF the tenn
perance society. with an address by
Rev. Clarence True Wilson, OF Topeka.
Kan, secretary Of the national tenn
perance society.
Thursday. Sept. %.
/ $50 a. m.-Address by Bishop
Hughes.
a. m-Conrerence business.
p. m.-Lecture by DR.. ]. r. Van
Pelt Of Cornell College.
Sd. m-Anniversary Of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society. with an adj
dress by Mrs. Anna Hobbs Woodcock,
of the Bidwell Deaconess' Home, Des
! Moines.
/ p. m-Evangelistic service. in
charge Of J o. Randall, Of Philadelphia.
I! 7:45 p. m.-Lecture. The Education
of the American" Dr.. Frank ". Gun
saulus, Chicago.
Friday, Sept. ~.
$50 a. ma Address by the bishop.
a. m.-Conference business.
p. m.-Public lecture. The Man
Of Galliee'- DR. r. " Cooper. presi-
dent of Upper Iowa University. Fay
cite
.. m-Anniversary Of the Woman.s
Foreign Missionary Society. with an
/ address by DR.. Agnes Edmonds. OF
China
| 4 .. n,.-Evangelistic service. in
charge Of J. o. Randall, Of Philadelphia
7:45 p. m.-Anniversary Of the Home
Missionary and Church Extension So
clety, Win an duOTeSS ny IeIHS q
Coker. of Denver. Colo.
Saturday, Sept. %.
$3.50 a. m-Address b!' the bishop.
a. m-Conference business.
. D. m-Public lecture, 1.-THE Little
Nan F'ror Tarsus." DR.. r. w. Cooper
Of Fayette.
3 D. circumference missionary ser.
mon, Rev Harry White, OF Clinton.
D. m-Evangelistic service. j. o
Randall. Philadelphia.
7:45 p. m.-Foreigr missionary ad
dress Pew. William F. Oldham, Of New
York City.
Sunday. Sept. 20.
9 a. m.-Conference love feast. led b.
Rev w. y. Chaffee, Laurel.
1920 a. m.-Sermon by the bishop.
2:30 D. m.-MeNnorial address, Rev
". ". Lemen. Decorah
$3.50 .. m.-Ordination OF deacons an
elders by Bishop Hughes.
7:45 .. m.-Foreign missionary ad
dress. Rev. William F. Oldham.
Monday. Sept. 30.
$50 a. m.-Devotional service. con
Quoted by DR.. Fl. o. Pratt. Toledo.
n 3 a. m.-Gonference business INT
III adjournment and announcement Of ap
ps:s...ents-
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