Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-02-14
METHODISTS WILL MEET
IN CONFERENCE HERE

BOu Annual hVNhoulsN
which met in Portland recently, for
the first five parliaments, or great re-
lligious meetings to be held in the
northwest during the next few
months.
This assembly was secured for
Grants Pass chiefly through the ef-
forts OF Rev. Jeffrey, who attended
the meeting in Portland as a men,
Der of the commission elected by the
Oregon conference to meet DR.. H. j..
Coker and Bishop Cook, the repre-
sentatives of the General Methodist
Conference which met in Minneapo-
lis in May. The significance Of the
matter will be more fully realized
when it is known that the meeting,
which is a veritable Chautauqua, will
include ten or fifteen Of the most
representative men in all Methodism.
The whole matter is an enlargement
of the general idea shown at the
meeting of the Methodist church
Wednesday evening, and is the fur
therance of the plan authorized by
the General Conference for work in
the interest of the various benevo-
lent boards fostered by the Methodist
church as well as work in all direc-
tions for the good Of mankind in gen.
eral
A general conference committee
was appointed at the Minneapolis
meeting, which in turn authorized
the election of a commission on
finance, in every minor conference in
Methodism for the carrying on of
this work, which is to be specially in
the interest of Home and Foreign
Mission, Church Extension, the
Freedmen's Aid Society, The Boards
OF Education and Sunday Schools,
the Church Temperance Society, and
the American Bible Society Thus,
each separate conference is now
working in the extenuation Of this
broad conception of the duties Of the
church in aiding man in all his en-
deavors for the advance of civiliza-
tion. 1t is in accordance with this
plan that the five big meetings will
be held in the northwest with the
first OF the FIVE in our city, others
following in Portland, Tacoma, Seat
tie and Spokane. The men and wo-
men who will come here to conduct
the meeting are of exceptional abil-
ity and talent, causing one to wonder
that they could all be brought to.
gether even for so worthy a cause
Among them are Bishops r. ]. Coker
w o. Shepherd, F. ]. Mcconnell
VIM. F. Mcdowell, Drs. Edgar Blake
c. NJ Boswell, C. 7. Wilson, Mrs
Woodruff and Mrs. Mcdowell, wife OF
Bishop Mcdowell. The meeting here
will be held March 26-7-S, and is the
parliament for the Eugene and Klam
ath districts Of the Oregon Confer,
ence, thus bringing to this place the
ministers and lay delegates of all the
Methodist churches in these districts
and although the expenses of bring
ing such an exceptional array of tai
ent as has been named is enormous
the cost to the local organization will
be practically nominal, aside from
entertainment for the visiting minis
ters and delegates. The number
which will be in attendance will b,
seen more readily when 1t is realized
that the local church IS entitled tC
Al delegates. This is a great chanc,
for Grants Pass to show herself tC
the outside, for all eyes will be
turned to the big meeting in progres.
here and the opportunity for makine
brilliant showing should not b,
lost
1t should be understood that thi,
gathering is not merely in the inter
est OF the Methodist, but for all tn,
Protestant churches, with the view
OF making the church Of today &
more prominent factor in the for
ward progress Of man, and TO thi,
end all questions and problems arls
Ing to confront man in his progress,
VIII be discussed, and the cream o,
the most advanced Ideas Of the da,
Will be presented to those in attend
ance.
This movement represents a great