Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-07
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MEET At ALBION
THIRTY. SIXTH SESSION or MAR
sHALLTowN DISTRICT CON.
FERENCE APRIL 1921.
PROGRAM FOR SESSIONS
ARRANGED ~ COMMITTEE
Ministers Of District Scheduled For
addresses, Papers, and Discussions
e. Different p.c:.am.-sunernten-
dent crowder, Rev. r. F. HurIburt,
and Rev. c. E. Luce on COMMITTEES.

The thirty-sixth semi-annual ses-.
sion Of the Marshalltown district con-.
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church will be held at the Methodist
church in Albion on Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday. April 10. 20 and q.
One session will be held on Monday.
in the evening; three on Tuesday,
morning, afternoon and evening; and
two on Wednesday, morning and after
noon.
The program includes speakers from
practically every town in the con-
ference, besides many from other parts
Of the state. Two college men, Dean
H. H. Freer, of Cornell, Mount Vernon.
and President r. w. Cooper, Of Upper
Iowa University, Fayette. are among
the more prominent speakers.
The members of the district confer
ence include travelling ministers, local
preachers, exhorters, district stewards,
and one Sunday school superintend-
ent, president Of the Epworth League.
president of the Methodist Brother
hood, president Of the Ladies' Aid
Society, class leader, president OF the
Women's Foreign Mission Society, and
president of the Women's Home Mis-
sion Society, from each pastoral charge
Of the district. Twenty speakers are
listed on the program, besides many
others who will lead discussions on
various subjects.
Mondays Program.
An evening session only will be held
on Monday, the first day, opening
with communion service at 1880 and
followed by an address "Women's,
Home Missionary Society," by J. p.
Wagner of Mason City. Each session
will be opened with a devotional ser
vice to be followed by a business ses-
sion, before the program proper is
started.
Tuesdays Program.
Popular Amusements" will form the
chief subject for discussion on Tues
day morning, with w. c. Cleworth, OF
Tama, and ]. S. Lilley, of Ackley.
leading. Two phases Of this subject
will be dealt with, that Of the "1ndi-
vidual Conscience by Mr.. Cleworth,
and ~Church Authority" by Mr.. Lilley.
There will be discussions on these
talks led by F. S. Hurlbert, Of Laurel,
and E. E. Bunce, OF Montour. w. l..
Alexander, of Toledo, will also speak
on pulpit Bible Reading"
At the Morning Session.
G. E. Maxfeld, of Minerva, will
handle the somewhat delicate subject
of Romanism in the afternoon session,
the title Of his address being care We
Getting to Be Extremists in Attack
ing Romanism; Is The Menace a
Menace?" There will be opportunity
for discussion on this. with w. E.
johnson, of Owasa, leading.
Better Methods of Conducting
Funeral Services" will be explained
by ]. ]. Yost, Of State Center, while
T. p. Potter, of Clinton, will discuss
the school Of instruction in making out
conference reports. A symposium tell
ing How Build My Sermons will
be conducted Monday afternoon. with
Dewitt Clinton, Hampton; H. e. Nor
row, Gladbrook; and J. @. Robinson.
Reinbeck. as the three taking part.
Other addresses during the afternoon
session will include "The World Out
look" by r. C. Keagy, Manchester;
and two Educational addresses by
Dean II. H. Freer of Cornell College,
Mount Vernon, and President r. w.
Cooper, Of Upper Iowa University,
Fayette.
The Tuesday evening session will
consist of an address by John L. Hill
man, pastor Of the First Methodist
Episcopal church, Des Moines.
Wednesdays Program.
Business matters will occupy most
of the time during the session OF
"Wednesday morning, together with an
address on conference claimants fund
commission program, by F. G. Witzig-
man, Of Iowa Falls.
After luncheon, there will be a pro-
gram Of several addresses, opened by
George e. Shear, of Union, with talk
on "The Advantages of System in
Ministerial work" Three addresses,
to be followed by discussions will then
be given by L. D. Stubs, OF Conrad;
r. E. ]. Thompson, Of Toledo; and G.
w. Rodgers, Of Geneva The subjects
Of these talks will be "Shall We Re-
district the Conference?" Spiritual
Preaching theSNeed Of the Times" and
.'The Use Of the Hymnal in the Church
Services" Discussions on these vari-
Gus subjects will be lead by A. w.
Smith, Beaman; C. A. Haron, Written;
and A. C. Bracket, Rockwell.
.Decision Day in the Sunday School"
will be discussed by j. S. Westfall. OF
Gilman, while w. G. Crowder, Of this
city, superintendent Of the MARSHALL
town district, will speak in closing.
Twenty minutes are to be given all
papers and ten minutes allowed for
discussion.
Programs containing all the neces-
sary informa ton, and announcing the
various speakers and their subjects
have been issued by the program
Revs. w. g. Crowder, and
r. F. Hurlburt. of this city, and c. E.