Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-03
ANNUlllCONFERENCE
OF METHODIST CHURCH

AhC AAAAVC AuhUdi GouACACIiSC VI NtiC
Methodist Episcopal church will hold
its 9th session in this city at the Green
street church. Bishop Edwin Holt
Hughes, D. D.. LII. D., presiding, conf
mencing on Wednesday. April 10. and
continuing until Monday. April 10. There
will be 200 or more ministers and their
wives from all parts Of the State at
this conference. Many changes in the
conference will be made at this session,
and as there always is at a Methodist
conference a great deal Of uncertainty
in regard to many of the appointments
for the coming year. great deal of in
terest will be felt by both the ministers
and the churches in the appointments
to be made by Bishop Hughes on Mon
day. April Is. The following is the con-
ference program:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10. 1918.
500 A. determination for candidates
and undergraduates.
200 =. M.-Meeting conference hoard OF
examiners in vestry of church. All
undergraduates expected to be pres
ent.
500 P. M.-supper served in the yestrv
of the church by the Ladies' Aid of
Green street NJ. E. church.
100 P. M.-Epworth League anniversa- :
ry. Rev. q. B. Cornish. chairman,
SEQ P. M-Anniversary of the board of
siding. Address by Rev. John w.
Hancher. D. d., associate secretary.
THURSDAY. APRIL II, 1918.
$50 4. M.--Prayer service.
900 A. M-Business session. Bishop Ed
win H. Hughes presiding. sacra
ment Of the Lords Supper. Roll
call. Organization;
1890 p. M.-Dinner at the various res
: 80 P. M.-centenary Of Home and For
eisn Missions. Address: "The Cen
tenary and the Present World Con-
Address: "The Resources Of Method
ism: Can and viii the Church Meet
the Present World Emergency" Rev.
Edward Laird Mills, d. D. Open
conference conducted by DR.. Mills.
$50 P. NJ supper:
'~ America n and the e"s World "1 Address: he s:
po"e DOVE H0ms Adaress dresa n1 rhe w. Foresl, = Ma
Field" Rev Fred Fisher. D. d.
FRIDAY. APRIL 12 1913
$50 A. M.-Address: THE Church and
Community Church. Rev. c. 0.
, wv -. M--DoblhCSo SCSSiOiI. Eid tCIIid
delegates received.
1920 p. M.-Dinner.
geo p. M.-Anniversary of the Wcman's
Home Missionary Society, Mrs. +
II. Hail president. Address. Mrs
. % Annie Q; Clark. Newton; Vt n. Mass; M:,,
Foreign Missionary Society. Mrs
Cora Knight clifford presiding Ad
dress. Mrs. Ella q. Tupper. Worces.
ter. Mass.
600 p. M.--Supper.
500 p. M.-Lecture: "The Children of the
Manse," Bishop Edwin H. Hughes
Rev j. M. Frost presiding. Tickets
so cents.
SATURDAY, APRIL 13. 1918.
$50 A. M.-Address: "The Unit Plan IL
Action" Rev. c. I. Spear.
| 900 A. M.-Business session.
12 30 p. M.-Dinner.
a.p0 p. M--beaconess anniversary ser
$50 P. M.-Conference sermon. Rev. c
o. Mills. D. d.
| 200 p. M.-Sermon, Red. r. r. Lowe.
500 p. M.-Anniyersary Of Board o.
Presiding. Address. Rev. John NJ
/ Arters. executive secretary.
SUNDAY, APRIL IA. 1918
I 800 A. M.-Love feast and sermon; lead
er. Rev. J. NJ. Frost. D. D., superin
tendent of Portland District
| 1000 A. M-Worship. conducted b,
Rev. D. B. Holt. D. D.. slperinten
dent Of Augusta District. Sermon
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes. D. ID.
LII. D. Annual Offering for confer
! ence claimants.
| 1230P, M.-Dinner at city restaurants
2.3O p. M.-Afemorial services. Confer
ence session, Rev. d. +. Faulkner
| presiding.
3n r. M-Or.lination service, Bisho,
Edwin H. Hughes presiding.
$50 P. M,-Supper.
! ia p. M.-Address: 1.-THE Grail Seek
ers." Rev. II. E. Dunnack.
MONDAY. APRIL Is, 1915.