The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-08-22
CONFERENCE FOR
'lc|TY OF SAGINAW
MEETING OF EASTERN MICHIGAN
AND UPPER PENINSULA Dis
TRIcT OF MErHoDIsTs.
GOOD ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
Fifty-NInth Annual Session Of Body
VIII Open on September 22 and
Continue Until tho 28th,
Inclusive.

Michigan and upper peninsula district
of the Methodist church which will be
held In Jefferson Avenue M. e. church,
Saginaw. September 22-28, with Rev.
f. e. Spence as host. The program
for the session is announced.
Bishop William Burt of Buffalo will
be in charge. About 500 ministers
and several hundred women will be
present. One of the most important
subjects to be discussed is the creation
OF large pension fund for ministers.
Many Of the minor organizations with
in the church will hold reunions and
anniversary celebrations. The pro-
gram for the week shows the con-
ference will open Tuesday. Sept. %,
with the reunion of the Epworth
league societies of The state followed
by an informal reception to the visit
ing clergymen. The first regular
meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept.
23, when the roll call will be read and
the LORDS supper will be admins
tered. Wednesday afternoon there
there will be the anniversary of the
Womans Foreign Missionary society.
At 4 p. m. that afternoon, the Sun.
day school institute will be held In
charge OF DR.. Edgar Blake of Chicago.
Wednesday evening the anniversary Of
the Freedman's Aid society will be
celebrated. Rev. /. Garland Penn of
Cincinnati, will deliver the address.
The balance Of the program follows:
Thursday, Sept. "a.
Morning-Business session
IL a. m.-Memorial services for
ministers and wives who have died
Address by DR.. George Elliott of Bay
City.
Afternoon-Anniversary of Wo-
mans Home Missionary society.
1880 p. Unpopular lecture by Dr.
George r. Stuart of Knoxville. Tenn,
on the subject of "Lop Sided Folks"
Friday, Sept. rs.
Afternoon-Anniversary of home
missionary and church extension So
ciety, with an address by DR.. C. M.
Boswell, Philadelphia.
4 p. m.--Address by DR.. Wilbur
Sheridan of Chicago. general secre.
tary Of the Epworth leagues.
1880 p. m.-Anniversary Of the
board Of conference claimants with
addresses by Dr. Joseph s. Clements
of Chicago. general secretary of the
board Of several veteran ministers.
At this time the question of launch
ing the pension fund Of $5.O00.000 for
ministers will be considered.
Sunday, Sept. 26.
Morning-Busines session.
Afternoon--Addresses by DR.. Clar-
ence True Wilson OF Kansis City,
representing the temperance society.
and DR.. Thomas Nicholson Of New
York. representing the educational So
ciety.
p. m.-Addresses to the working
men of the city by Prof. Harry Ward
of Boston, secretary of the Methodist
federation Of social service.
s p. m.-Automobile trip around
the city, courtesy Of the Saginaw
board of trade.
1880 p. m.--Sacred concert under
the direction of J. G. Cummings. First
part will be organ numbers, vocal and
icornet solos; second part, Stainer's
"Crucifxion.' chorus Of 60, orchestra
OF ten.
Sunday, September ~.
a. m.--Conference love feast.
10:30 a m.-Sermon by Bishop
William Burt of Buffalo.
[3 p. m.--Ordination service.
6 p. m.-Mass meeting in the Au-
ditorium by M. 8. Rice Of Detroit on
Church and Labor Problems"
1880 p. m.--Anniversary of foreign
missionary society with addresses by
Rev. w. F. Oldham of New York.
who was bishop in India and gave
up his position to take the secretary
ship OF the parent board at the time Of
q crisis.
Monday, Sept 2s.
Morning and Observation-Disclosures
sessions and the reading OF the ap-
pointments.
Detroit 70 invite Meetings.
2 Five important conventions, eth
or state, or National, will within ths
next few days be invited by the Do
troiters to meet in that city in 1915 OF
1916.
Other invitations are being arranged
BY J. Lee Barrett, secretary Of the