The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-22
Will Be Represented At The
Me- {. Conference
To Open In City Of NOFWalk
This Week
The Complete Program For
Conference Announced

A thousand programs have been
mailed to the various ministers and
lay delegates who will attend the
annual conference of the northeast
divisin of the Methodist church in
Norwalk the week beginning Septem-
ber 22 Mt. Vernon will be well re-
presented at this conference. The
programme that has been prepared is
a good one and contains names of
the leading men, not only of their
church, but of their communities, and
they have national regulations. The
official programme IS as follows:
cnferenee Program
Monday, Sept. 21-9:OO a. m, Meet
ing of the Board of Examiners.
Tuesday, Sept. 22-2:O0 p. M, Open
ing session. Communion service. Roll
call, Memorial service. Organization
and business. 400 p. M, lecture;
"The Preacher as Student of Phil
osophy," by DR.. Lynn Harold Hough.
7:OO p. m, Anniversary of Board OF
Home Missions and Church Exten-
sion. Address by DR.. c. M. Boswell,
Philadelphia.
Wednesday, Sept. 23-9:00 p. m,
Anniversary of the Association of
Rural Churches. Address by Prof.
Paul l.. vogt of Oxford. 400 p. M,
Lecture, "The Preacher as Student
Of Theology" by DR.. Hough. 700 p
M, Anniversary of the Annuity En-
dowment Fund Association. Address
ses by Hon. F. A. Arter, Cleveland.
Rev. DIR. T. w. Grost, Canton, DR.. Jo-
seph Hingley, Chicago and Bishop
Smith, of st. Louis.
Thursday, Sept. 24-2:00 p. M, Ed
ucational Anniversary. Addresses by
DIR. Herbert Welch for Ohio Wesleyan,
DR.. A. L. Breslich for Baldwin-Wal-
lace, DIR. w. H. McMasters for Mt. Uh-
ion-Scio, DR.. Franklin Hamilton for
American university. 400 p. M, Lee
ture, 1.-THE Preacher as Student of
History" DR.. Hough. 700 p. M, An
niversaries for the board of Sunday
schools and the Brotherhood. rally
for adult Bible classes and Brother
hoods. Addresses by DR.. M. j. Tren-
cry of Chicago and DR.. w. S. Bovard
of New York.
Friday, Sept. 25-a:OO p. M, Ami
versary of Wcman's Home Mission
ary society-Address by Mrs. Bishop
Thirkield, of New Orleans. 300 p. M,
Anniversary of the Freedmen's Aid
society. Address by DR.. I. Garland
Penn Of Cincinnati. 400 p. m, Lee
ture, "The Preacher as Student OF
Literature" DR.. Hough. 700 p. M,
Laymen's rally. Addresses by DR..
Harry Ward of Boston and Ex-Gover-
nor Hanly of Indiana.
Saturday, Sept. 26-2:00 p. M, An
niversary of Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society. Address by DIR. l. T
Headland, Peking, China. 800 p. M,
Anniversary of the Methodist Chill
dren's Home Association. Address
Rev. A. e. Hartford, Worthington. 4:0C
%. m., Lecture, "The Preacher as q
Student of Life" DR.. Hough. 700 p
m, Temperance rally. Address by
DR.. Clarence T. Wilson, Topeka, Kas
7:45 D. m, Hon. Wayne B. Wheeler
Columbus.
Sunday, Sept. 27-9:O0 a. M, Con
ference Love Feast. 1915 a. M, Or
dination of Deacons. 1880 a. m,
public worship, sermon by Bishop
Smith 2:30 p. m.,Ordination of ED
ers, Conservation of Deaconesses
$3.50 p. m, Epworth League rally
Song service, 700 p. m. Address by
DIR. w. F.. Sheridan, Chicago. 7;45 p
m, Anniversary of the Board of For
eign Missions, address by DR.. M. A
RAIDER.
The conference board of education
will meet at 1880 p. m. Tuesday, Sept
90, at the Presbyterian church, MOI
walk, for organization.