The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-09-23

In an upper chamber of the Russell
street NJ. E. church the sixty-second
Northwest Indiana Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church was unoffi-
ciaIly opened late today by a gathering
of district superintendents comprising
the board of examiners who met to
shape things for the services of ordin-
alton.
sHis House in order.-
Meanwhile in the study he calls his
workshop Rev. Frank o. Fraley the
entertaining minister, was well started
the busiest week of his career in
Hammond. The influex of ministers
found his house in ORDER. Tonight the
candles will brightly burn. The con-
ference has found Hammond prepared
The IInrbingers Arrive.
When John yenn, representing a
Methodist book concern, unloaded two
tons of fiterxtysre~ the fs.-sss-bsaEeasa
of the church early in the morning the
gates We're open. yenn was followed
shortly by D. f. Nolan of Rolling
Prairie. statistical secretary of the con-
ference who was Immediately taken to
the home of c. R. Whitaker, 52s Murray
A H. Lawrence. an Indianapolis pastor
came next to be present at the meet
ing af examiners. He stated to a
TIMES reporter that the class this year
will be small.
The Big Questions.
Aside from the elaborate program
that the hundreds of trained minds will
be engaged in interest is centered to
a degree on the following matters that
concern the business side of the con-
ference.
l. What is the big issue2
q who are to be ordained2
g. How many are to be transferred.
4-most important of all-What has
been accomplished in the year past?
1t is in the latter that interest is
most manifest. The good of the cause
is the thing about which the ministers
are concerned and their personal in
terests come second.
On Sunday morning at nine O'Clock
the spirit of the conference will be
plainly visible at the annual Conference
Love Feast The Rev. Charles Harper
will lead in a demonstration of Chris
tian fellowship. The ceremony viii
begin day that is to be solely de-
voticnal during which Bishop Mcdowell
will ordain- In the afternoon a mem
orable service is scheduled.
Invite Other sundry Schools.
The sunday schools of the Calumet
region have been invited by Rev.
Fraley to send representatives TO the
sunda school rally on Friday evening.
The laity is especially invited to open
services Thursday and Sunday even
ings
One of the big issues that the con-
ference will consider is the Every
Member Canvass system which has
distinguished this conference above all
others The Every Member Canvass
is method of finances that has proven
Immensely successful and which will
probably be the most conspicuous thing
in great many of the district re
ports
No Superfntendents to Appoint.
Tt happens this year that there are
no district superntendents to appoint
Or T. Briggs, superintendent of the
Hammond district has served five years
of the six year term and at the sixty
third conference there will he that va
oancy to care for As the class for or
dination is very small there is evel
Indication that the conference vii
close on scheduled time and that ap
pointnents will be made Monday morn
ing. The board of examiners by th'
Willingness with which they have
plunged into their work give the con
ference an early start.
RefIman Speaks Tonight.
The program this evening is intro
ductory Greetings will be extended b.
w. G. Belman of Hammond and a repl.
made by Rev F. s. Shumaker of In
cianapolis. The sermon viii be de
livered by Rev Joseph Mercer Avanl
of Gary The minister who is 10 pre-
side is the Rev a. T. Briggs. Clarl
Leaming's choir win furnish the mu
sic
The candidates for ordination mus
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