Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-15
ME THODISTS WILL
OPEN COME RENEE
TOMORROW NIGHT
Sessions VIII Be Held in Lead
Avenue Church and Mem
berS Will Throw Open Their
Homes to Visitors.

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The annual conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church in New Mexico
will convene this week in Albuquer-
que, beginning tomorrow night at Sis
o'clock and ending Sunday. September
81, with the o'clock service. All
sessions will be held in the Lead Ave-
nue. Methodist church and Bishop
Francis ]. Mcconnell. d. D.. LII. D.,
of Denver. Will conduct the confer
ence.
The New Mexico conference Is di-
vided into two district, English and
Spanish, and delegates and pastors
from both sections will take part in
the meeting. 1t is estimated that at
least 500 delegates will be in attend
ance, but little or no difficulty is eX-
pected in housing them for the men,
bership of the church has been asked
to throw open the doors of the homes
and the response has been spontaneous
and gratifying.
The local committee will meet all
incoming trains, except No. 8. which
arrives at 1880 a. M, and will assign
the delegates to their places of enter
tainment The program, as outlined
for the week follows:
Tuesday, september f6.
Sis y. M. Conference sermon,
Rev. T. e. Thuresson. d. d.. Las We
gas, n, NJ.
wednesday, september IL.
$3.50 a. m. Devotional service
Bishop Francis ]. Mcconnell. presid-
ing.
$3.50 a. m. Organization Of the
conference followed by business ses-
sion.
4.O0tp. m. Semi centennial me-
mortal of DR.. Thomas Harwood's COM
ing to New Mexico. Address: "A
Pioneer of the Kingdom" Bishop
Francis j. Mcconnell.
500 D. m Anniversary of the
board of temperance, prohibition and
public morals. Address By the gen
eral secretary, Rev Clarence True
Wilson, D, D., Washington. D.C. Rev
s, w. Marble presiding.
Thursday. September is.
$50 a. m. Devotional service
Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell,
900 a. m. Conference session.
300 D.. m. Anniversary OF the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mission
airy societies.
800 D. m. Anniversary Of the
board of Sunday schools. Address
Rev F. w. Smith. ID. D.. Denver
Rev. Seneca Garcia presiding.
Friday, September ~.
$3.50 a. m. Devotional service
Bishop Francis J. Mcconnell.
8: 90 a. m. Conference session.
$3.50 a. m. Laymen's electoral con
ference in the Sunday school annex
1900 a. m. Annual conference
centenary. program, Bishop Franci:
]. Mcconnell, presiding. Address
Conserving the Results of the Cen
tenary," Rev. e. Burns Martin, d. d..
Denver, Colo.
Afternoon Session.
Rev. l.. Burns Martin. presiding.
$3.50 D. m. Centenary institute
General topic. Conserving the Re
suits Of the Centenary in the Loca
Church" Address. fifteen minutes
Conserving and Developing the
Spiritual Resources of tie Church,
Rev II. Van 'Valkenburgh, Ell Paso
Tex. Conference, ten minutes. Ad'
dress, fifteen minutes: christian
Stewardship. a Continuous Program,
Rev. Fl. o, Costales. Tucson, Afiz. Con-
ference, ten minutes. Address, fifteer
minutes Conserving the Centenary
Financial Pledges Rev. Clyde Kee'
gan, Ration, N. M. Conference. ter
minutes. Address, fifteen minutes
"Enlisting the Ba!ty in the Larger
Work of the Church." Judge Mayo Il
Hickey. Albuquerque First church
Conference, ten minutes.
Evening Session.
500 y. IN. Address: "Methodism'
World Program" Rev. w. l., Mellow
ell, d. D., Philadelphia, Pa. ), Alonzc
Bright, D. D.. presiding.
$3.50 a. m. Devotional service
Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell.
900 a. m. Conference session.
800 D. m. A visit to our Methodist
institutions.
3:OO-4:OO p. m. Methodist deaconess
sanatorium.
4lOo-5:Oo p. m. Albuquerque col.
lege.
600 D. m. A fellowship supper
will be served at the Harwood Indus.
trial school for the members of tho
conference, their wives, visiting
brethren and lay delegates.
500 y. m. Anniversary of thu
deaconess board. Rev. Il. c. Tullar
d. D.. Buffalo, N. Y. Rev. John Bur
man, presiding.
Sunday. September II.
9:45 a. m. Sunday school session
d. A. Porterfield superintendent.
11:00 a. m. Public worship. Ser
mon by Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell
d. D., LII d.
800 y. m. Cs1ference love feast
Rev. S. E. Turner
3,45 y. IN. Memorial service.
400 y. IN. Ordination service.
700 D. m. Epworth league devo
tional service led by the state presi
dent of the league, Rev. Rufus c
| Baker, e. Paso. Tex.
500 p. m. Educational rally Ad
dress, Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell
| d. D., IL. D., Rev II, A. Bassett, d. d.
presiding AT the close of the service
the bishop will read the list of ap
Ipointments.