Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-18
PRESl DING OVER METHODIST
CONFERENCE IN SESSION
At JEFFERSON.
TO DELIVER PATRIOTIC
ADDRESS FRIDAY EVENING
Fifty Ninth Annual Session OF Des
Moinss Conferences In Session All
Wsek-Bishop Wilson and Other
Church Dignitaries From Outside
State to Be Present
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moincs, sept. lS.-Methodist
ministers of southwestern Iowa arc
meeting in annual conference this week
at Jefferson, Iowa, with the Rev. Bishop
Matthew :. Hughes of Portland, Ore.
the presiding bishop. This is the fifty
ninth annual session of this conference.
known as the Des Moines conference.
A public reception was rendered the
conference by the city of Jefferson last
evening with Mayor Frank Forbes pre-
siding. An address of welcome was
given by John Stevenson, of Jefferson,
TO which Bishop Hughes responded
The business sessions of the confer
ence began today.
Bishop Hughes is recognized as one
Of the brilliant orators in Methodism.
Those attending the conference are
looking forward to his patriotic address
of Friday night when the ministerial
and laymen's conference of the church
join in an evening program. and also
to the conference sermon which he de-
livers Sunday morning.
Other official visitors from outside
the state who will participate in the
programs are the following: The Rev.
Bishop Wilson :. Lewis. of Foochow,
China: Miss Rose Raabe. n returned
missionary from Korea: Rev. DR.. w. f.
Gratz. of Lincoln. Neb.: DR.. G. Frank
lin Ream. of New York; DR.. W. b.
Hollingshead, of New York; DR.. ]. r.
B. Smith. Of Chicago: DR.. Elmer Lynn
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Chicago: Rev Peter Kittell, of the ILL
nois conference.
This afternoon the anniversary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
was held with Mrs. Flora s. Dudley
the presiding officer. Miss Rose Raabe
Of Korea. was one OF the speakers tell
ing of the revival in Korea. At the an
niversary celebration Of the Epworth
Leagu to be held this evening Dr.
Gratz. of Lincoln. will be the principal
speaker.
Thursday afternoon the anniversary
Of the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety will be held with Mrs. H. s. Hol-
lingsworth presiding. The interests of
Simpson College. of Indianola, the con-
ference school. will be considered at a
banquet to be held at o'clock Thurs
day evening. In the evening the ami
yersary of the board Of educa ton will
take place with DR.. G. Franklin Ream,
Of New York. rs the speaker
Friday the layman's association OF
the conference will convene. Bishop
Lewis will address the conference in
the afternoon. In the evening Bishop
Hughes will deliver his patriotic adj
dress and Dr.. T. B. Smith. Of Chicago,
also will speak.
The principal sessions Of the min
isterial conference will be held in the
mornings in accordance with their
usual custom. Saturday the centen-
nary movement will be given consid
Grafton by both the ministers and the
laymen. Sunday will be conference
Sunday with Bishop Hughes giving the
morning sermon and DR.. F.. l.. Will
liams of Chicago. known as the Fight
ing Parson." speaking in the evening.
E. w. Weeks. of Guthrie Center, for
mer member of the Iowa legislature.
is president Of the laymen's associa
ton: Z. G. Thornburg, superintendent
of the public schools. Des Moines, is
vice president, and w. p. Wortam, of
Malvern, is secretary treasurer.