The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-17
big CONFERENCE
IN FULL SWING

"Of all the White people DONG WORK
in the South the white people of the
Methodist church are doing more than
any other people, for which we are
grateful. The Negro has become more
interested in himself
DR.. Penn is a guest at the Topeka
Industrial and Educational institute
Reception Tonight.
! DR.. w. n. Mason, president of Baker
university. spoke briefly of the recep-
ton and banquet this evening. Those
who attend the banquet will meet in
the church at $50 o'clock. The ban
quet will be served at o'clock in the
Sunday school temple, with DR.. Mason
presiding.
All retired Methodist ministers will
be the special guests of Baker un1ver-
sity at the banquet and all friends and
former students of the institution are
invited to attend. The successful
completion of the Baker endowment
campaign for 100000 will be ceie-
brated.
S. NJ. Konizeski of the Methodist
Book Concern at Kansas City made a
short talk at the conference.
This afternoon a conference statis-
o'clock. DR.. J. r. Madison presided.
The Rev. Richard c. Crosse of Usage
City delivered a missionary sermon.
DIR. Locke Secretary.
DR.. Edwin Locke, pastor of the Eu-
cid Avenue Methodist church, To-
conference. He has held this position
for some years.
Rev. N. ]. Adams of Whiting was
made statistical secretary.
Rev. c. B. Zook of Olathe and for
merIy of Topeka is the treasurer.
Rev. w. NJ. Rogers of Troy was
named as special gift secretary
These were appointed to assist the
secretary: j. c. Bronston. c. H. Hale,
C. G.. Bear, J. w. r. Clardy, Harry A.
T. M a
and L. 3. Dobbs.
Those who will assist the treasurer:
o. X. HObson. c. T. Cotton, E. I.
Lacey, F. K. Ryerson. ]. F. Stoves.
L. French, F. H. Albright and w. L.
Wright.
Members of the Kansas conference
who have died include: A. Cullison,
Howard; James H. Green, Dillingham;;
Valentine Staley, Fort Scott; William
H. Turner, Kansas City, Mo-; Richard
Wake, Los Angeles; William T. York,
Winfield. and Joseph c. Bernhard.
Members Board.
Members board of stewards ap-
pointed: c. l.. Hovgard for two years
to take the place of George E.
Kitchener: for three years expiring
ones namely. E. NJ. Daniels. H. T.
Laidlaw, r. r. Hardness, C. E. Hol-
combe, Trustees of conference for
three years: J. d. Smith, E. M. Pad
dleford, w. B. Stevenson.
Deaconess board: b. NJ. Powell J.
H. Bishop, Mrs. c. J. Hardin. is
The committee chairmen: Audit
ing committee. W. l. Morris; Bethany
hospital. ". c. Hanson; periodicals
publications and collections, w NJ
Balch: privileges and courtesies of
the floor, r. c. Grose: foreign mis-
sions, r. E. Maclean; home missions
and churc heXtension, B. NJ. Powell;
freedmen's aid and southern educa-
r. y Poi low. mis- ion on
finance. c. B. Zook: conference rela-
tons. W. H. Mulvaney; Epworth
League. George J. Rhodes; resolutions,
C. w. Odam: temperance, J. r. era
mer: general reference, J. j. Skinner:
m niSterial qualifications, T. z. Chan
dler: home for the aged, Benjamin
Young, Topeka; American Bible so
ciety: Albert l. WOOD; conference nee
church, Bernard Kelly; evangelism,
J. w. DeZoe: woman's work, c. G.
Bear; memoirs, c. c. Cissell, Harry
Gordon; postmaster, A. S. Ozark
board of Sunday schools, E. M. Pad
dleford; board of education, H. E.
Wolfe.
Increase i'm Membership.
Bishop William o. Shepard of
Kansas City told those in attendance
at the reception Tuesday night that
the Methodist Episcopal church has
enjoyed the greatest increase in MEM
bership in the last four years in the
history of the church. The increase
he said. has been approximately
$4,000.
C. G. BIakely. candidate for mayor.
read an address of welcome for r. L.
Cofran. mayor of Topeka. who was
unable to be present. In the course
of an address of welcome John Mar
shall. supreme court member, said
Europe at the present time. 1.-The war
means that there is not enough
Christianity there" he said. 'If there
were there would be no war;
The Rev. w. NJ. Balch, pastor of
the bowman Methodist church. well
coined the visitors in a few we'll
chosen words.
The closing address of welcome was
delivered by Arthur Capper, governor
of Kansas.
Il am glad to testify on this and
on any and all occasions that one of
the most powerful. all-pervading in
fluences for good in Kansas is your
Methodist church and 1 believe it is
throwing its forces with greater zeal
than ever before behind those vitality
measures in the state and
in the community which lift the COM
mon life to- higher levels" Mr.. Capper
said. LAS a people and as a state, our
faith, our hope, and our salvation lies
beyond all question in the spirit and
the power of Jesus Christ. No nation
ever triumphed, no state ever pros
pered, no people were ever happy, no
achievement was ever wrought with
out that wondrous power and spirit.
81 am firmly convinced that a tre-
important duty now calls
Kansas, the duty of vigorously cham
pioning and aggressively advancing
the cause of national prohibition in
the United States he said. kansas
men and women should lead this
just as Kansas led the
which abolished human
for Kansas offers the strong
est. .he most convincing proof of the
widespread and far-reaching benefits
of a saloonless state"
The Rev. L. NJ. Potts of Pittsburg