The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-13
METHODISTS BUSY
WITH PLANS FOR
DISTRICT MEETINGS

Under the direction of the Rev.
Arthur H Goodenough, district SUI
perintendent, the three group meet
ings of the New York District New
York East Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church will be held
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
this week.
The first meeting will be held Tues
day in the First Methodist church, in
Fairfield avenue, this city, of which
the Dew. George M. Brown is pastor.
The afternoon session will be called
to order at o'clock. The Rev.
George w. Servis of the Meth odist
church of Southport will conduct the
devotions. There will be two address
es, the first by the Rev. Mr.. Good
enough on 1.-The Personal Element in
Building the Kingdom and the other
by the Rev. Harry H. Beattys, pastor
of Chester Hill Methodist Episcopal
church, Mount Vernon, N. Y. His
subject will be THE Place of the
Pulpit in Evangelism"
A discussion will follow these ad-
dresses and supper will be served at
6 clock by the Ladies' Aid society.
During the supper the Rev. Alfred L.
Faust of the Westchester ethodist
church, New York city, will speak on
THE Epworth League" and the Rev.
Lincoln H. Caswell of the Methodist
church Oh INOIWSlk Will lame 1OE MS
subject 1.-THE Mems Club Movement
The evening session on Tuesday will
commence at 1870 and the Rev. Mr..
Goodenough viii conduct the opening
exercises. Prayer will be offered by
the Rev. Fredirck J. Shackleton. pas
tor of the 9th Street Methodist
church, New York city. The sermon
will be by the Rev. Claude H. Priddy,-
pastor Of the First Methodist church
of Stamford. DIR. Goodenough will
conduct the closing exercises.
The meeting on Wednesday will be
held in the Prospect Avenue Metho-
dist Episcopal church, New York city,
where the Rev. William NJ. Carr is
pastor. The afternoon session will be-
gin at 8 o'clock and the Rev. Arthur
M. Davidson of the Easton Methodist
church will conduct the devotions.
The Rev. MT. Goo4enough will repeat
his address and an address on ''The
Personal Equation will be delivered
by the Rev. Everett A. Burnes pastor
of Washington Park M. E. church of
this city.
Supper will be served at o'clock
and the addresses at supper tin7e will
be by the Rev. Mr.. Faust on The
Howard V. Ross, of Summerfeld NJ.
E. church, Port Chester. N. Y. on
The Mems Movement
The evening session is called for
1870. Prayers will be offered by the
Rev. Frederick Steihker of the First
Methodist church of Greenwich. The
sermon will be by the Rev. w. Wof-
ford T. Duncan, St. Johns M. E.
church of New Rochelle, N. Y.
Thursdays meeting will be in the
First M. E. church in Danbury, the
Rev. Isaac A. tMars1and, pastor. The
session will be at O'Clock in the af-
ternoon. The Rev. Andrew r. Cham
ber1ain of the New Milford M. 3.
church will conduct devotions. Rev.
Mr.. Goodenough will repeat his ad-
dress and there will be an address on
'tEvangelistic Readiness by the Rev.
Wilbur E. Schoonhoven of Beekeman
Hill M. z. church, New York city.
The supper addresses will be by the
Rev. Mr. Faust who will repeat his
address of Wednesday evening and
the Rev. Benjamin F. Saxon of the
61st Street M E. church, New York
city. The Rev. Mr.. Saxon is well
known in Bridgeport. He was for
mer1y pastor of the Newfe1d M. e.
| church and the present church build
| ing was erected during his pastorate.
/! His subject on Thursday evening will
be 'fThe Mems Club Movement.
At the evening session at 1880 the
Rev. Harold W. Wilson of the Bethel
M. e. church will offer prayer. The
sermon will be by the Rev. Mr.. Brown
of the, First M. E. church of Bridge
port. The closing exercises will be
by DR.. Goodenough.