Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-31
N. {. CONFERENCE
TO BEGIN TUESDAY
BISHOP STUNTZ WILL PRESIDE
OVER ANNUAL SESSIONS At
cENTERvILLE.

Centerville, Aug. %. ALL is In readi-
ness for the seventy annual
session of the Iowa conference of the
First M. E church here September /
to 6, with Bishop Homer G. Stuntz, D.
d., presiding. The sessions really COM
mence Tuesday, when the following
program will be given:
Tuesday, August 81.
$3.50 a. m. - Examinations in the
church basement.
1880 p. m. - Temperance meeting,
| Rev. Thomas Osborn presiding Ad.
dress by Rev. Clarence True Wilson, D.
D., general secretary of the temperance
society of the Methodist Episcopal
/ church.
Wednesday, September /.
800 a. m. The sacrament of the
Lords supper. administered by Bishop
Homer G.. Stuntz, assited by the dis
trict superntendts.
The memorial service, Rev. T. J. My.
ers, presiding. Address by Rev. C. B.
Hankins.
The business session.
200 p. m - Statistical session.
400 p. m. Rural economies Miss
McClenahan, Iowa City.
! 1880 D. m. - Anniversary of hoard Of
home missions and church extension,
Rev. A. B. Caldwell, presiding. Address,
by Dr. Freeman D. Harvard. CORES.
ponding secretary.
Thursday, September 2.
$50 a. m. - Devotional service led
by Bishop Stuntz.
800 a. m. - Business session.
2:30 p. m. Anniversary of the Wo.
mans home missionary society. Mrs.
l.. G. Murphy presiding Addresses by
the representatives of the board of
home MISSIONS and Mrs. Naomi Dav.
conference secretary.
400 p. m. = Rural economics, O. r.
Klingerman, Iowa City.
J 1880 p. m. - Anniversary of the
board OF Sunday schools. Rev. T f..
Robertson, presiding. Addresses bv
William S. Rovard, D. D., head of the
adult department, and Rev. O. G. Or.
cult, state superintendent of the Sun
day schools of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
Friday, September 3.
/ $50 a. m. = Devotional service led
by Bishop Stuntz.
500 a. m. = Business session.
HOO a. m. = Fiftieth anniversary
sermon by Rev. D. c. Smith.
2:30 p. m. = Anniversary of the Wo.
mans Foreign missionary society, Mrs
Ella Pichereau presiding. Addresses
by Miss Anna Lawson of India. and
Miss Elizabeth J. Turner of Oskaloosa
| 400 p. m. Rural economics O r
, Klingerman, Iowa City.
$50 p. m, - I. w. c. BANQUET
1880 p. n1.-Educational anniversary
President E. A. Schell presiding, Ad.
dress by Rev. George Franklin Ream.
10. D.
Saturday, September d.
$50 a. m.-Devotional service led
by Bishop Stuntz.
800 a. m.-Business session.
LOO p. m.-Business session.
300 p. m.-Meeting in the interest
Of the Iowa conference permanent
fund. Rev. ] c. Kendrick presiding.
Address by DR.. Clemens of Chicago.
1880 p. m.-Anniversary of the
Freedman's Aid society, c. L. Stafford
presiding. Address by Prof. J. B. E..
Shaw, D. D., Of Haven Industrial in
stitute, Meridian, Mississippi.
Sunday, September 5.
$3.50 a. m.-Love feast led by Rev
T. J. Myers.
1920 a. m.-Conference sermon by
Bishop Homer c. Stuntz.
2:30 p. m.-Ordination Of deacons
and elders.
ZOO p. m.-Young peoples rally,
Rev. R. G. Nye presiding. Address by
WILDER F. Sheridan, D. D., general sec
rotary Of the Epworth league,
500 p. m.-Anniversary of the board
of foreign missions, Rev. w. H. Per-
dew presiding. Address by Bishop
Stuntz.
Monday. September 8.
$50 a. m-Devotional service led
by Bishop Stunt.
900 a. m.-Business session
PUBLIC WORSHIP.
Sunday, September 5.
Presbyterian.
HOO a. m.-Rev. w. H. Hoppe,
Burlington.
1880 p. m.-Rev. H. B. scoles,
Bloomfield.
Baptist
11:Oo a. m.-Rev. NJ A. Banker, Fl
Madison
1880 p. m.-Rev. L. M Grigsby,
Washington.
Christian
HOO a. m.-Rev. U. S. Smith, Mus
catine.
1880 p. m.-Rev. ]. H. Cudlip, Of
tumWa
Swedish Congregational.
1900 a. NJ The pastor.
1880 p. m.-Rev. George Monkman,
Marengo.
Free Methodist.
1900 a. m.-Rev. H. w. Cannon,
Oakville
1880 p. m.-Rev. w. H. Slack,
Drakesville
First Methodist.
1920 a. m.-Bishop Homer G.
Stuntz.
23O p. m.-Ordination Of deacons
and elders.
700 p. m.-Epworth league rally.