South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-03
SOUTH BEND Gets
1915 CONFERENCE
Northwest Indiana MethOdiStS
viii Convene in This City
Next Year-LOCaI Ministers
and Laymen Elected to Office

The 1915 conference OF the north
west Indiana 1Iethodists viii be held
ia South Bend.
Although invitations were extended
D. several northwest Indiana cities,
the conference now assembled at La
fayette decided that the next session
be held in October OF 1915, shall be
nei6 in this city. 1t viii bring nearly
"a thousand ministers and laymen 10
South Bend
The conference was secured for this
city through a special effort made by
Rev. Henry j.. Davis, pastor OF the
First NJ. r.. church, In cooperation
with Mayor Fred w. Keller and IL.
O.. Spaulding OF the Chamber of Com
merce. The directors of the First Nj.
r. church took up the matter and
Mayor Keller and Secy. Spaulding
wrote letters and sent kilograms urg-
ing the conference TO come 10 South
Eend.
Bishop William Frazier Mcdowell
of Chicago, who is now presiding over
the Lafayette conference, viii pre-
side at the 1915 session a resolution
presented by Rev NJ II. Appleby, SUI
perintendent OF the South Bend dis
trict. requesting the board of mis-
sions 10 send the bishop TO preside
here was unanimously adopted and
il is certain Bishop Mcdowell Will be
appointed 10 take charge OF the ses-
sion.
some Want Fixed Place.
There Is a strong movement on foot
10 have fixed meeting place for each
year. Battle Ground and Lafayette
have been suggested as the place
There was also considerable talk OF
making South Bend the annual meet
in place, although il IS situated
rather far north of the central part OF
the conference.
Committees have been appointed
for next years work and plans ana
outlines have been made. Appoint
ment Of the pastors to the various
charges of the conference Will take
place probably Monday. Charles W.
BrOdbeck OF this city has been APP
pointed by the bishop second wee
president Of the Preachers and Lay
mems association. Rev. Blaine r..
Kirkpatrick, formerly of the Trinity
M. II. church of this city was made q
member Of the elders order.
The chief topic discussed at the
conference during the last two days
has been temperance. A special COM
mittee appointed to look into the mat
ter. reported, making suggestion
that a protest be made against the
extra revenue tax on liquors and
urged that an extra revenue tax
should be levied against legitimate
resources.
Name Trustees of League.
Rev. Mr.. Appleby and Demetrlus
Tillotson of Gary were appointed
trustees OF the Anu-SalOon league
Rev. j.. s. Shumaker, formerly a /
Methodist pastor in this city, now
president OF the Anu-Saloon league
of the state, made the principal
speech of the session held Friday al
ternoon. That the liquor interests OF
the United States have not to exceed
10 years to live was the prognostlca-
ton Of Rev. Mr.. Shumaker.
we Will buy flowers for iohn
BarIeycorn's funeral before the end
of 10 years" said he. He urged the
ministers TO promote and vote Cor the /
constitutional convention at the polls [
in November Indiana within the
next u months will assume the lead |
crship in the nationwide prohibition
h-ht. If we vote for the consttu- |
tional convention new possibilities VIII !
be omen to us. Even though we can
get a prohibition plank in the new
constitution. we have new ground
uDon which to make a Ig 1t for an
amendment I'm the future that Will
forever keep liquor out If Indiana.