The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-23
KENTUCKY CONFERENCE
TO BEGIN ANNUAL MEETING
HERE ON WEDNESDAY, AU.
GUST 20 - PRELIMINARY
SERVICES ON TUES.
DAY.
Bishop William +. Anderson To De-
liver His Great Address on "Why
We Are at War" on Thursday
Evening, August 30-Rdu-
catl0nal Rally on
Sunday Septem.
ber 2.


ber 2.
The Ninety-first Annual Conference
II the Methodist Episcopal Church Of
will convene In this city on
lent Wednesday morning, August 20.
Preliminary services will be held on
Tuesday afternoon and evening and
he opening of Conference will take
,lace on Wednesday morning at $3.50
,'clock with devotional services and
he Sacrament Of the Lords Supper
~ Bishop William f. Anderson, Of
One of the main events Of the Con-
'erence will be the address by Bishop
Anderson on why We Are at War;
IN next Thursday evening.
The Conference program has just
been announced, as follows:
Thursday, August u
200 p. m.-Conference Board of Ex-
aminers.
1880 p. m.--Anniversary of the Board
Of Home Missions and Church Ex'
tension, the Rev. J. @. Dover
presiding. Address by the Rev
George B. Dean, D. D., Of Phila.
delphia, Pa.
Wednesday, August 20
$3.50 a. m.-Opening Of Conference
with devotional services and tht
Sacrament of the Lords Supper
by Bishop William F. Anderson.
$3.50 a. m.-Roll Call and organiza
tion Of the Conference.
11:00 a. m.-Memorial service. Rev
e. L. Shepard presiding.
1900 m.-Adjournment
Afternoon
200 p. m.--Statistical session.
2:30 p. n.-Conference Deacones
Board, Rev. J. R. Howes presid
ing.
400 p. m.-Evangelism; for minis
ters only.
Evening
1880 p. m.-Anniversary of tn
Freedman's Aid Society, Rev. 7
B. Roberts, D. D., presiding. Ad
dress by Hon. c. L. Swain, of Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
S:15 p. m.-Anniversary of the Boar,
of Temperance and Public Nor
ais. Address by Rev. c. Tru
Wilson, of Washington, D. c.
Thursday. August 80
$3.50 a. m.-Devotional service, con
Quoted by Bishop William F. An
derson.
800 a. m.-Conference business.
1900 q, m.--Semi-centennial sermon
by Rev. ]. d. Walsh, D. D., Q
Chattanooga, Tenn.
1900 m-Adjournment.
Afternoon
2:30 p. m.-Anniversary of the WC
mans Foreign Missionary Sc
ciety, Mrs. L. H. Wilson presit
ing Address by Mrs. s. c. Viii
son.
400 p. m.-Evangelism; for minis
ters only.
Evening
1880 p. m.-Rev. Z. B. Hill presidinl
Address, "Why We Are at War
by Bishop William F. Anderson
d. D., LII. d.
Friday, August 81
$3.50 a. m.-Deyotional service, col
Quoted by Bishop William F. Al
derson.
900 a. m.-Conference business.
1900 m.-Adjournment.
Afternoon
1880 p. m.-Preachers Relief Ass,
citation.
2:3O p. m.-Anniversary Woman
Home Missionary Society, Mrs.
A. Berry presiding. Address |
Mrs. B. H. Kaighn, Newport, X
400 p. m.-Evangelism; for mini
ters only.
1880 p. m.-Anniversary Of Board
Conference Claimants and Preat
ers' Relief Association, Rev. E.
Overley presiding. Address
Rev. j. T. B. Smith, d. D., Of Ct
cago, Ill.
Saturday, September 1
$3.50 a. m.-Devotional service, CO
Quoted by Bishop William F. A
derson.
900 a. m.-Conference business.
1900 m.-Adjournment.
Afternoon
400 p. m.-Evangelism; for mini
ters only.
Evening
7;30 p. m.-Anniversary of the +
worth League, Rev. L. o. Card
presiding. Address by Rev. d.
B. Brummitt, d. D., Editor of II
Epworth Herald.
8:15 p. m.-Annlversary Of the Boa
of Foreign Missions, Rev. G.
Jolly, d. D., presiding. Addre
by Rev. Thomas Arch O'Farre
d. D., missionary to Africa.
Sunday, September 9
$3.50 a. m.-Conference love fea
leader, Rev. William Jones.
10:45 a. m.--Public worship; serm
by Bishop William F. Anderso
d. D., LII. ID.
Afternoon
800 p. manual Missionary Sc
mon, Rev. Thomas Grenfell pr
siding Sermon by Rev. T
Anderson.
400 p. m.-Ordlnation service.
| Evening
| 1880 p. m.-Anniversary Of the Boa
of Education, Rev. o. ]. Card
presiding. Address by Rev.
Hancher, of New York City.
Monday, September Q
$3.50 q. m.-Devotlonal service, CO
1; Quoted by Bishop William F. A
derson.
900 a. m.-Report Of Committee
Education.
$3.50 a. m.-Conference business a
probably final adjournment.