The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28
CONFERENCE OF
IOWA CHURCH

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IOWA CHURCH
Methodists Of State Will be in Session
This Week at Mt.
Pleasant.
The Iowa conference Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church Is expecting to
have very fine meeting at Mt Pleas
ant, beginning Tuesday, August 20,
and ending Monday, September 4.
There are to be some very fine speak
ers and large number Of delegates
as we'll as others are expected.
The entertainment will be on the
Harvard plan. The hostesses will pro-
vide lodging and breakfast to those
who are to be entertained, but they
will secure their own dinner and sup-
per. The Ladies' Aid society of the
First Methodist church will serve
dinner and supper in the dining room
of the church Wednesday, Thursday
Friday and Saturday. During the con-
ference there will be Wesleyan col
lege banquet which will be a sort of
reunion among old Wesleyan stud
ents.
The following is the program Of the
conference:
Tuesday, August 20.
$3.50 a. Discrimination in church
basement.
1880 p. m.-Epworth league rally
and anniversary, Rev A. A. Heath
presiding.
Address by Rev. Chester Smith,
Rockford, ILL.,
Wednesday, August 80.
supper administered by Bishop Fran
els j. Mcconnell. assisted by the dis
|trict superintendent.
presiding.
Address by Rev. w. P. stoddard,
ID D.
900 p. m.-statistical session.
7:3O D. m.-Anniversary Of the
Extension, Rev. NJ D. Cox presiding
Address by Rev. D. D. Forsythe. D.
o., corresponding secretary of the
Board of Home Mission and Church
Extension.
Thursday, August 81.
$3.50 a. m-Devoticnal service, led
by Bishop Mcconnell.
900 a. m.-Business session.
1880 p. m.-Anniversafy Women's
Foreign Missionary society, Mrs. Ella
Pichereau presiding.
Addresses by Miss Daisey D. Wood
of Calcutta, India, and Miss l.. Clinton
OF Jubbnulpore. India.
7:3O p. m.-Anniversary Of the Board
of Sunday schools, Rev. ]. F. Robert
son presiding.
Address by DR.. Matthew J.. Trenery.
Anniversary of the Bible society.
Address by Bishop Francis J. Nc
Cornell.
Friday, September I.
$50 a. m.-Devotional service, led
by Bishop Mcconnell.
| 900 a. m.-Business session.
1880 D. m-Laymen's association
program begins at the College chapel,
continuing on Saturday. A. N. Jarvis
secretary, Burlington, la.
| 2:3O D. m.-Anniversary Women's
Home Missionary society, Mrs. L. G.
Murphy presiding.
Address by Miss Carrie Barge, Della
ware. o.
$50 D. m.-Iowa Wesleyan College
ibanouet in church dining room.
73O D. fluctuations anniversary,
President E. A. schell presiding.
! Addresses by Dr. A. W. Harris, sec
rotary of the Board of Education, and
Hon. II. NJ. Havner of Marengo.
Saturday, September 2.
$50 a. m-Devctional service. led
by Bishop Mcconnell.
| 900 a. m.-Business session.
/
citation annual meeting. Mrs. G.. l..
| Ninear, president
7.3O D. m.-Anniversary of the
Freedman Aid society and the TEN
perance society, DR.. ]. H. Cudlipp pre-
siding.
! Addresses by DR.. P. J. Maveety and
others.
/ Sunday, September 8.
$50 a. m.-Love feast, led by DR.. T.
| J. Myers.
1890 m.-Conference sermon by
Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell.
! {The dining room and Kitchen VIII
/ Re at the service OF those who desire
to bring their dinners with them, bu'
mo dinners will he served on Sunday
by the ladies of the church
$50 D. m.-Ordination of deacons
and elders Dy BISHOP MCSonHeil' as
sisted by the district superintendent
/ and others.
700 p. m.-Youn peoples rally.
| Address by Rev. Charles R. Gon.
$1,000. Anniversary OF the Board
of Foreign missions, Rev H. E. Butler
presiding.
| Addresses by Bishop r. S. johnson,
missionary bishop Of Africa.
Monday, September q.
$50 a. m.-Devotional services, led
by Bishop Mcconnell.
900 a. m.-Business session.
Announcement of appointments will
nrobably be made during the day.
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