Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-29
METHODTSTS CONVENE HERE
Convention Will Be Held Thursday
and Friday Of This Week.
AT FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Ministers from Chicago, PhiIndeI-
phia, New York, wichitn, kansas
City and other cities WIN
Make Addresses.

The program for the Methodist convcn-
ton. to " held in the First Methodist
Episcopal church. December 8 and 4,
promises TO be one OF the most inter-
esting Of its kind ever held in the city.
The convention which Is 20 be held for
the consideration Of the achievements
and opportunities Of the church through
the benevolent boards. will be under the
auspices OF the general conference com
mission on finance and the laymens' mis-
slonary movement. and will comprise the
following patroniz,ng territory divided
into districts.
The Omaha district is represented by
Superintendent l.. G. Brown. the Council
Bluffs district by Dr. W. n. Cable and
Tecumseh district by Or. ]. W. Embree.
The convention secretary viii he Dr.
Henry J. Cocker.
A continuous program will be held on
the two days above mentioned. wren
some excellent addresses viii be made
by the representative ministers attend
ing.
Bishop VIII SPEAK.
On Thursday. December 2. during the
morning session. which Will commence
at $3.50 o'clock. Superintendent Il. G..
Brown will preside. The devotional per
iod viii be led by superintendent J. W.
Embree. to be followed by n greeting
TO the convention by Pastor Titus Lowe.
why Arc We Here?" will be the sub
ject OF an address by Bishop Frank NJ
Bristol. and "Christianity's Message to
the World" by Bishop william A. Quayle
will close the meeting.
l. " L
Gable will preside, and the devotional
period will be led by Rev +. NJ. Drulner.
Following which four addresses will be
made The world-Need OF tho Bible. %
by Rev. 8. VI. Kirkbride OF Chicago: The
Social Task of our zurich" by Rev.
Harry +. Ward Of the same city; The
Challenge OF False Religions" by Rev.
w. r. Oldham Of New York. and Be
nevolence and Evangelism" by Rev. Jay
w. Somervllle OF Wichita.
visitors 60 Talk.
In the evening Bishop Bristol will pre-
side. and DR.. Freeman ID. Bovard of
Philadelphia and Bishop William o.
Shepard OF Kansas city will speak
On Friday the same sessions will be
carried out, with program OF an equally
interesting nature.
In the morning. beside five other talks,
DR. p. J. Maveety OF Cincinnati will dis
course on a topic that should prove OF
immense interest. Tho subject Is The
Challenge of the Colored Race" Or.
Maveety has made an extensive study OF
the subject on which he speaks and VIII
disclose some remarkable deductions
which he has made.
In the afternoon Rov. Henry ]. Cocker
will give general survey OF prevailing
conditions. besides two addresses by
Bishop Shepard and Or. J. b. Trimbie.
same Program ut OsceOIa.
The evening session. the last of the
convention. will be short. consisting Of
two addresses. THE World For Christ"
by pr William f. Oldham. and the
"Consecratlon to the Total Task, by
Bishop William A. Quayle.
The same program win be given at
osceola, Ia, at a similar convention TO
be held there. December q and .. when
several church districts will get together.
One Of the biggest crowds ever gathered
at a convention is expected to attend the
Omaha affair. at least 100 people being
counted on TO take an interest In the
meetings.