South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-31
METHODISTS TO OPEN
CONFERENCE TODAY
Many Delegates to Northern
Indiana Conference Arrive
Monday Evening = Boy
Scouts in Prominent Part.

1880 p. m.-ReceptlOn 10 the con-
ference. Address of welcome, Mayor
Ralph w. Gaylor.
SIS D. m.-Anniversary of the
board Of Sunday schools. Address by
DR.. Edgar Blake. corresponding secre-
tary. William r. Smith, presiding.
The SeVenty-first session of the
Northern Indiana conference of Meth
odists will open today at the Eberhart
Methodist Memorial church in this
city.
About 40 students of theology were
examined all day Monday for entrance
into this METHODIST conference. The
examination was conducted under the
direction OF the board of examiners,
J. II. Runkle, chairman. The board
is comprised of he following men:
Rev. o. S A. Bridge, Portland.
Ind. Rev. b. 5. Parker. Richmond
Ind; Rev. II. S. Nickerson, An
COLA, IND: Rev. o. B. Morris, Wabash,
Ind: Rev. c. II. smith, Green Castle,
Ind; Rev. +. p Morris, New Castle,
Ind; Rev. p r. Williams, Pendel-
ton. Ind: Rev Loren Nj. Edwards, OF
this city, and Prof NJ b. Goegh,
Greencastle, Ind; Rev. r. ]. Wade,
Elkhart: Rev. r. l.. Seaman, Goshen.
This Will be the third conference
ever held i'm this city. The first
SOS and the second in 1892.
About 20 delegates from various
parts af northern Indiana registered
Monday afternoon and evening. The
great bulk of the delegates who will
attend the conference are expected to
arrive in the city today. over 500
ministers and delegates are expected
to be here for the conference. Local
committees who have been working
on the preparations for the gathering
have completed their work and the
church has been especially prepared
for the conference. In the basement
of the building, the entertainment par
lOrS have been especially fitted out
for the conference officers. In the Of
fices the delegates are registered and
the conference examinations are held
by the board of examiners. Arrange
ments for the housing OF the delegates
have been completed and it is eX
pected that all visiting Methodists in
the city during conference week will
be taken care of.
According TO the official program
for the conference the convention
opened Monday evening but it was
not expected that the greater num-
Der would be in the city before
Tuesday. Monday evening Rev. Ray
mond l.. Seaman delivered splendid
sermon on THE Abundant Life" The
dlltnQance AOnudN tNGA4ltS NcS "a
ceptiOnally large.
Bishop William + Mcdowell. ID.
D.. IL. D., of Chicago, president OF the
conference is expected to arrive in
the city Tuesday morning, and will be
one of the speakers at the services to-
night He will deliver the response 10
the address of welcome by Mayor
Ralph Gaylor Bishop Mcdowell will
take prominent parts in the confer
enCe this week.
Rev. :. Parkes Cadman. ID. D.. pas
tor OF the Central congregational
church of Brooklyn. y. Y, viii de-
liver the conference lecture Wednes-
day evening. He will talk on The
Puritan in Two Worlds" Admission
will be charged for this lecture. This
Will be the only charge Tor lectures
during the conference.
Arrangements were completed at
a meeting OF the Boy Scouts of this
city 10 meet Bishop Mcdowell at the
train Tuesday morning dressed in full
Uniform. The Boy Scouts will also
meet Rev. Cadman at the train and
will escort him 10 the church The
scouts Will also act as ushers at the
church during conference week.