The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-13
PROGRAM OF
CONFERENCE
State Meeting of Methodists
to Be Held Here, Begin
ninglNext Tuesday
BISHOP COOKEsOF
OREGON PRESIDENT

Numerous Speakers of Note Will Be
Present - Telephone to Be Installed
in Appointments to Be An
nounced Monday, April 20.
Brattleboro will welcome the Meth
odist state conference next week, the
meetings beginning Tuesday at 81
0 clock and closing the following Mon
day morning with the reading of the
appointments. Bishop Richard j.
Cooke of Portland, Ore, will be the
president of the conference and the
three district superintendent will be
present. They are Rev. Ralph F. Lowe
of St. ,Iohnsbury. a former pastor of
the local church, Rev. W. B. Dukeshire
of St. Adams and Rev. +. w. Sharp of
Brattleboro. The secretary, who also
viii be present, is Rev f. w. Lewis of
Groton, u former pastor On Wednes-
| day and Thursday George f. Whitaker,
publisher of lions Herald, will at
tend the conference.
A telephone viii be installed in the
church, and all meetings viii be held
in the Methodist church unless other
wise specified on the program. Mail
matter for visitors viii be taken care
of if directed to the annual conference
Following is the conference program.
which contains the names of numerous
speakers Of note:
Tuesday, April 20.
> P. m.-Conference examinations in
the Methodist Episcopal church.
7.30 p. m.-Anniversarv of the Tenn
Iperence society of the Methodist Epis-
eopal church. Address by Clarence True
Wilson, D. D., Topeka, Kan. Rev o.
IL. Anderson presiding.
Wednesday, April 81.
9 a. m.-Holy communion admins
tered by Bishop Cooke, assisted by the
4 district uperintendents; organization
of the conference and business.
1870 a. m.-Greetings from frater-
nal delegates from other denominations
and response by the bishop.
100 p. m.-Statistical session.
| ? p.m.-Conference memorial service
, Rev. o. B. Wells presiding.
80 p. Anniversary of the Con.
l ference Sustentation Fund society. Adj
dress by Hon. Frank Plumley; Rev A
II. Webb presiding.
: $50 p. m.-Anniversarv of Sunday
school board; address by DR. William
s. s. Bovard of Chicago; Ret. W. c
johnson presiding. Both services il
Centre Congregational church.
Thursday, April %.
S $50 a. m.-Address by Bishop Cooke
9 a. m.-Conference business: con
{ ference claimants. Rev. J. A. Muffin
: ger, d. D., presiding.
? p. m.-Anniversarv of Freedman I
= Aid society. Address by Rev L. Gar
land Penn, d. D., Rev. F. B. Blodget
t presiding
!, $50 ,. m.-Anniversary Woman
Foreign Missionary society. Addres
$ by Rev. William Shaw. Mrs j. NJ JET
= fords, conference secretary. presiding
40 p. m.-Lecture by Dr. S. Ear
: Taylor of New York. Subject, Aroun
: the World with Missionary Camera
! In First Baptist church. Proceeds 70
: conference expenses:
Friday, April %.
$50 a, m-Address by Bishop Cooke
9 a. m.-Conference business.
a, m.-Montpelier seminary.
. p. IN. - Anniversary Of Board o
Home Missions and Church Extension
I Address by DIR. Freeman d. Bovard O
I Chicago. Rev. A. II. Webb presiding.
$50 p. m.-Anniversary of Woman
1 Home Missionary society Addres.
1 Mrs Woodruff. Mrs. A. H. Webb, cor
! ference president, presiding. Present;
of the deaconess work. Rev. ID. "
1 Howell of Buffalo, n Y.
I 80 p. m.-Banquet of alumni {
I Montpelier seminary.
!. 80 p. m.-Anniversary of the Fl
: worth league. Address, Rev. W.
2 Sheridan, d. D., general secretar,
4 Chicago. Rev. Guy T. Crawford pr
J siding.
A $50 p. M - Montpelier seminar
Z Rev. j. w. Hatch, d. D.
Saturday, April "a.
$50 a. m.-Address by Bishop Cook
9 a. Conference session
\ II a. m.-Bishop 5 address to the e.
\ terinc class.
p. m-Anniversary of the La
\ man association in Centre Congreg
\ tional church Address by Pres Lemu
Herbert Murlin of Boston universit
4 V. A. Irish, president, presiding.
Z $50 p. m.-Annual meeting and rece
4 ton of Pastors Wives union at Il
\ parsonage Mrs F. F. Newell, Barr
4 vice president Mrs Thomas
4 Owens, hostess Social hour in char;
3 of the Attainers Address by Fran
n lin Hamilton, d. d., Washington,
nc.
4 $50 p. m. Anniversary of Il
Board of Foreign Missions Address |
An DR.. George Heber Jones of Korea. Re
- William Shaw presiding.
Sunday, April %.
Q a. m-Conference love feast Lea
ers, Rev Joseph Hamilton and Rev
H. Webb.
1890 a. M Morning worship. Sc
mon by Bishop Richard ]. Cooke,