Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-19
ME1hODIS1S
HOLD ANNUAL
North Dakota Conference TO
be Held at WiIIlStOn
Beginning Oct. |.
Leading Dlvines Of DenomI'
nation 10 be IN Attend
ance and Take Part

WILLISTON, Sept. l9.-The com
plete program for the annual confer
ence of the North Dakota Methodist
Episcopal church has been arranged
and this Big convention will open In
this city Tuesday, Oct. !, to continue
for Z days. Bishop Naphltla Luccock
Ph. d., will be present and take an i"
portant part in oil the proceedings. as
we'll as make all conference appoint
ments for the year, to be e Al t"e
closing session.
Methodist divlnes of high standing
in the religious world have been Sc
cured to give addresses and sermons,
and among them are Rev. II. r. Cal.
kins, d. D., Of India; Prof. Karl Ruff
Slulx, ph. D.; hev. Edwin Locke. ID.
D.; DR.. s. F. Halfyard, Phi. D, and Rev.
J. G. Dingle. The Methodist college
question probably will come up again
it's location still being unsettled.
The opening day Of the conference
will be given over to registration and
q conference reception in the evening,
with q special program. Wednesday
morning Rev. J. N. Dinsle will deliver
the conference sermon and Bishop
Luccock will administer the sacra'
ment. The afternoon will open with
the memorial service, business follow.
ing. In the evening the anniversary
services of the board Of foreign mis-
slons will take place, the address to
be delivered by Rev. Fl. r. Calkins, D.
D., OF India.
Business will occupy the Thursday
morning session. and tEe afternoon
will be devoted to the anniversary OF
the board Of education and the Ep-
worth league, the address to the lat.
ter TO be delivered by Rev. Dan b.
Brummitt, D. d. The anniversary OF
the board OF conference claimants Is
set for the evening, with addresses by
Rev. s. Kerfoot. D. D., and Rev. Fl. p.
Cooper, D. D., of Cassleton.
Women's Home Anniversary
The Friday morning session will be
devoted to business and the annivers-
airy OF the Women's Home Missionary
society is set for the afternoon, the
address to be delivered by Rev. G. H.
Qulgiey OF Drayton. In the evening
bishop Luccock will give his popular
lecture on Twentieth Century
Ideals" a ~
DR.. NJ. D. Buell. will address the con
ference Saturday morning, and the
anniversary Of the deaconess board
vuil1 tuLr Mime. In Tho uffarCNnn Yho
missionary sermon will also be deliv-
cred at this session by Rev. r. II.
Craig, and the anniversary OF the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary society will
be held. That evening will take place
the anniversary OF Wesley college ses-
sion.
A sunrise hoyinfss meeting will
open the Sunday services with Rev.
A. Lincoln Shute and Rev. j. G. Nor
rison, D. d, in charge. The confer
ence love feast will be held later, and
Bishop Luccock will deliver the pub
lie worship sermon. George F. Dick.
son vii have charge of the Sunday
school rally at noon, and ten-minute
addresses will be given by several.
The ordination of ministers will
take place at a special service in the
afternoon, and Rev. A. l.. Watkins,
secretary of the state enforcement
league will have charge of a temper.
ance rally. Rev. Edwin Locke will
deliver a lecture. The Sunday even.
ing session will be the anniversary Of
the home mission and church extern
sion with a sermon by Rev. J. NJ.
Walters and an address by Rev. H:
P.Cooper.
Street meetings will be held every
evening in conjunction with the Sal.
vatlon' Army, and the conference will
close Monday morning, with a bust
less session and the bishops reading
of the appointments Of the preachers
to their various fields.