Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-12
NORTHWEST IOWA CONFERENCE
OF M. {. CHURCH At WEB.
sTER CITY SEPT. so.ocr. g.
BISHOP w. o. SHEPARD,
TO PRESIDE At SESSIONS
More Than 275 Ministers TO Attend in
Addition to Many More Lay Mem.
bers-Forty Second Annual Meeting
Of Northwest Division-Proeran Of
Conference in Detail.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Webster City, Sept. 1.-THE program
for the forty-second annual session OF
the Northwest Iowa conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, to be held
in Webster City Sept. 80 20 Oct 6. has
just been completed. This conference
will be attended by above e75 Metho-
dist ministers from over northern Iowa
A good many of them will be accom- :
panied by their wives and many lay
delegates will also attend. Bishop w
0. Shepard, D. D.. L. L. D., will preside
Rev. r. S. Johnston, Of Sioux City
will be secretary of the conference. The
program complete is as follows:
Tuesday, Sept 30.
1880 a. DETERMINATIONS in the con-
ference course Of study.
1880 p. m.-Reception to the confer
ence.
Welcome-J. B. Hughes. chairman
board of trustees.
Response-Btshop w. o. Shepard. d.
D.. L. l.. D.
p. m.-Anniversary of the board of
education. Rev. E. S. Johnston. chair
man. Addresses by President Alfred
r. Craig and Rev. John w. Hancher
Wednesday. Oct. I.
$3.50 a. m.-Sa cramental service and
opening Of the conference Bishop shep-
ard
2:so p m.-An hour with the COM
mission on finance, Rev. J. B. Trimble
chairman.
4p. m.-Address on pastoral evangel-
ism, DR.. John F. Harmon, president of
McKendree College, Lebanon. III.
1880 p. m.-Anniversaries of the
board Of foreign missions and the board
Of home missions and church extension
Rev. D. A. McBurney. chairman. Adj
dresses by DR.. Frank Mason North and
DR.. Charles H. Boswell.
Thursday, Oct. 2.
$3.50 a. m.-Devotions, led by Rev.
George o. Kidder
9 a. m.-Business session.
$3.50 p. m.-Anniversaries Of the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society, Mrs.
J. l.. shroyer, chairman.
Address by Miss Estic T. Boldly,
Tai-an-fu, China.
4 p. m.-Address on pastoral evangei-
ism. DR.. Harmon.
1880 p. m.-Anniversaries Of the
Church Temperance Society and the
Epworth League, Rev. George F. Whit
field, chairman: addresses by the Rev.
Harry G. Mccain on 1.-The Question OF
the Century" and by Rev. WILDER f.
Sheridan. general secretary of the Ep-
worth League.
FRIDAY. Oct. 8.
a. m.-Devotions, led by Rev. A. NJ.
Wilkinson.
a. m.-Business session.
$3.50 p. m.-Anniversary of the Wo-
mems Home Missionary Society. Mrs.
D. A. McBurney. chairman: address by
Mrs. E. l.. Miller. Pasadena. CAL. ma
tional field secretary Of the ". H. NJ. s.
4 p. m.-Address on pastoral evan
gelism, DR.. Harmon.
p. m.-Lecture by Rev. T. w. JEFF
frey, Lincoln. Neb., on Meadows Of
Cold" Admission 35 cents.
Saturday, Oct. q.
a. m.-Devotions led by Rev. c. E..
Chapter.
3 a. m.-iBusiness session.
4 p. m.-Address on pastoral evan
gelism, DR.. Harmon.
1880 D. m.-Anniversaries of the
F'reedmen's Aid Society and the board
of conference claimants, Rev. T. S.
Bassett. chairman: addresses by Rev.
William F. Wyckoff. pastor Trinity
church, Louisville, KY, and Rev. J. A.
Mulfinger, secretary of the board Of
conference claimants.
Sunday, Oct. 5.
a. m.-Conference love feast, led by
Rev Bennett Mitchell.
1890 a. m.-Public worship; sermon
by Bishop Shepard.
$3.50 p. m.-Ordination and consecra
ton service.
p. m.-Annual conference memorial
service.
p. m.-Evangelistic sermon, DR..
Harmon.
Monday, Oct. 6.
$3.50 a. m.-Worship, led by Bishop
Shepard.
a. m.-Business session and read
ing of conference appointments, fol-
lowed by adjournment.