The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-06

Baptist church; on behalf Of other de-
nominations, Rev. DR. S. L. Brit, pas
tor St. Paul's A. NJ. f. church; on be-
I half of Maple Street church, Mrs. Fan
ME Cox. Response, Rev. S. A. Nose
ley, D. D., St. Louis, Mo-, vice presi-
dent of the convention.
1l:OO-Annual sermon: Rev. DR..
W. F. Bolts, Omaha, Neb.; alternate,
Rev. j. Franklin Walker, D. D., Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
Afternoon Session.
1:SO-Meditation period: Subject,
Power Through the Spirit" Rev. E.
T. Fishback, Wichita, Kansas; alter
nate, Rev. G. E. Saunders, Rock ISL
and, Illinois.
2:OO-Annual address of the presi-
dent, Rev. T. L. Griffith, D. D., To-
peka, Kansas.
2:2O-Report of executive board,
Rev. j. Coins, D. D., Jefferson City,
Missouri.
2:30-Report of treasurer, Rev. G.
McNea!, D. D., Kansas City, Kans.
2:4O-Report of field secretary,
Prof. c. W. Rodgers, Des Moines, la.
3.10-Report of statistician, Rev. I.
A. Thomas, D. D., Evanston, Ill.
3:2O-Report of educational board,
Rev. S. B. Butler, Wichita, Kans.
3:40-Report of auditor, Rev. D. A.
Holmes, Kansas City, Kans.
3:45-Election Of officers.
o:SO-Brief survey of the denomi-
national work in western states: The
work in Missouri, Rev. w. H. Bolts,
Bonneville, Mo-; the work in Iowa and
Nebraska, Rev. w. NJ. J. Northcross,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa; the work in Illi-
nois, Rev. Garrison, Galesburg, ILL.,;
the work in Kansas, Rev. j. w. Hayes,
Leavenworth, Kans.; the work in Ok
lahoma, Rev. DR.. Kersh, Boynton, Ok
lahoma.
4:3O-Home missionary sermon,
Rev. G. N. Jackson, D. D., Lawrence,
Hans.
Evening Session.
7:3O-Service of praise, led by Mrs.
w. A. Brown, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and
Mrs. Eva Hicks Of Chicago, III.
8:OO-Address: EFFECT of the
World War on the Problems Affecting
the Black Races of the World" Rev.
S. w. Bacote, A. M, D. D., Kansas
City, Mo.
8.3O-Sermon, Rev. ]. T. CASTOR, M.
D., D. D., St. Louis, Mo-; alternate,
Rev. E. A. Wilson, D. D., Muskogee,
Okla.
Friday-Morning Session.
S:30-Bble study period: Jesus
and the Life of Prayer Rev. E. L.
Scruggs, D. D., Jacksonville, ILL.,; al
ternate, Rev. M. J. Burton, Topeka,
Kans.
Meditation period: Subject,
"Blessing of Forgiveness to the HUI
man Spirit" Rev. A. w. Ross, Fulton,
Mo-; alternate, Rev. Lindell, Mon
mouth, Ill.
1O:OO-General business.
1:O0-Sermon, Rev. w. A. Bowren,
A. B., Kansas City, Kans.; alternate,
Afternoon Session.
Naturalization period: Subject,
"How To Have the Joy Life" Rev. j.
Rev. j. F. Thomas, D. D., Chicago, III.
A. Alternately, Tulsa, Okla; alternate,
Rev. j. NJ. Booker, Kansas City, Mo.
2:00-General business.
2:3O-Women's hour-Paper, Mrs.
W. L. Grant-Myers, Kansas City,
Kans.; paper, Mrs. J. H. Brown, Des
Moines, Iowa; paper, Mrs. T. L. Grit
fifth, Topeka, Kans.; paper, "The Bap-
fist Missionary" Miss Sidney J..
Davis, Keokuk, Iowa.
3:10-Address, 'The Topeka Indus
trial and Educational Institute" Rev.
w. R. Carter, D. D., Topeka, Kans.
3:35-Address, "The Western Col
iege," Prof. 1nman E. Page, Macon,
Mo.
4:00-Sermon, Rev. J. T. Hill, D. D.,
Topeka, Kans.; alternate, Rev. S. A.
Russell, Milwaukee, Wis.
Evening Session.
7:3O-Praise service, led by Mrs. w.
A. Brown and Mrs. Eva Hicks.
8:0O-Address: Subject, "The Work
of the New England Baptist Conven-
tion," Rev. E. w. Moore, D. D., Column
bus, Ohio.
8:3O-Educational sermon, Rev. l..
X. Williams, D. D., Chicago, ILL.,; alter
nate, Rev. D. A. Holmes, D. D., Kansas
City, Kans.
Educational rally for Western COL
lege.
Saturday-Morning Session.
8:3O-Bible study period: Subject,
methods of Bible Study" Mrs. F. B.
Watson, Kansas City, Kans.
9:30-Meditaticn period: Subject,
"How the Bible lies My Life" Rev.
J. B. Beckham, independence, Mo: al
ternate, Rev. F. c. Boiling, keckuk,
Iowa.
1000 General business.
100 -Serrr n, Rev r. A. Whit
taker, :,.., okla. altrrr:te, Rev.
Murrell, It. Paul, MINI.
Afternoon Session.
1:3O-Meditatio period: SUBJECT,
"A Season of Pra for Guidance in