The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-29
Ministers and Lay Delegates Gather
Here for Congregational Con-
vention; Three Day Pro-
gram Scheduled
OPENING SERMON
BY LAWTON MAN
Delivers Able Discourse on "Power
Of the Gospel" Org ganization e.
fected aud Many Topics
Discussed

The twenty-first annual district as
ISOLATION OF the Congregational
churches assembled in the First oCR
gregational church OF Chickasha Tues
day evening at 1880 O'Clock. This as
sociation is known as the Southwest
Association" and is composed OF a
membership OF all Congregational
churches in this immediate territory.
Each church in the district is en-
titled 10 two delegates and one addi-
tional delegate for every twenty-five
members or major fraction thereof
over the first fifty.
Quite a number of delegates have
arrived in the city, the larger number
of them in time for the sermon of Rev.
W s. Tabor OF Lawton. delivered at
Tuesday evening service.
Among the delegates already arriy-
ed are Rev. A, e. Richer OF Dallas,
superintendent OF Louisiana Texas
and Oklahoma churches; Rev. c. ].
Murphy. superintendent OF Sunday
schools for Louisiana. Texas and Okla
homa: Rev w. 3. Tabor. Lawton: I:
Rev and Mrs. J. J. MItchall. Binger;
Rev. J. p Stocking. Hennessey: Rev.
C. N. Brooke. Weatherford. Rev. ]. +.
Aeschbacher, Okarche: Messrs. e. NJ
Kreger and Roy Tolbot, Pleasant
Home Mrs. J. Howard Frugate,
Binger.
Following a most excellent and in
strnctiye sermon upon the "Reyela-
tgon Of God delivered by Rev. J. j..
Mitchell al $3.50 this morning. per
manent organization was perfected
and the regular orderof business out
lined. Reports Of churches in the dis
trict were received and passed upon
after which Rev. j. B. Stocking an
nounced the program for the year.
This afternoons session was open
ed with a sermon upon the Standards
of Conduct" based upon Christ's ser
mon on the Mont, delivered by Rev. c.
NJ. Brooke. From 2:30 to 4 o'clock the
"Womans Hour" will receive the at
tention Of the congregation.after which
Rev. Eli sHifcr viii speak upon Our
Benevolences and the Apportionment
Plan
This evenings session. beginning al
1880 o'clock. witha praise Service,
will be followed by an address deliy-
cred by supt. A. z. Richter of Dallas
The outline of the associations
work for the remainder Of the meet
ing win be as follows:
Thursday-Third Day
Morning session-s:s0. Book OF
Great Biographies" Heb. 1882, Mrs.
r q Mccoy. 1000 o'clock, reports
of committees and other business.
tTeachIng functions Of the church,
r1 The Source Of the Teacher, the
B,bIe Rev. J. J. Mitchell; t2) The
sunreme Teacher, Christ, Rev J.. ~
Aeschbacher: (s) The Teaching Pow
or 10 Minister, supt. A. e. Richer. Ad'
dresses 90 minutes each, with discus
sions following.
After noon Session-The Book OF
comfort Cor. 1874. Rev. W. ). ia
bor; The Sunday School Management
~ Ineerson: How to Secure Effic
lent Teachers, Mrs. Ora Hornaday'
sunday school Standards. Supt G .
Murphy; Round Table conducted pS
supt c. C. Murphy
Evening Session-Fololwing praise
.orv,ce as trong sermon will be ellv
cred by Rev. c. NJ. Brooke.
cordial invitation is extended ''
evervone to attend the services.
The opening sermon of the confer
onoa was preached By Rev. w. Set
Tabor NJ l.awton. Mr.. Tabor spoke Of
.The Gospel, the Power of God. I'm
text was Rom. l:l6 For am nc
ashamed of the gospel of Christ for
,s the power of God unto salvation
Mr. Tabor spoke in part as follows
,when the apostle wrote this lette
ne was in Corinth, one OF the grea
cities Of ancient Greece. Just acroS
tbe Mediterranean was Rome and tn