The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-07
CONFERENCE
IS OFFICIALLY
Open TODAY
Bishop Nicholson Elected to
Head 77th Gathering of
North Indiana Methodism-
Conference Reports Read.
BISHOP SPEAKS TWICE

Thomas Nicholson, d. D.. L., L. D..
of Chicago, Bishop of the Chicago
area was elected president of the
77th session of the North Indiana
Methodist Episcopal conference,
which opened officially in race NJ. f.
church, Wednesday morning. Dorie
v. Williams, of Wabash Ind, was
elected secretary, John c. White of
Marion, statistician, and David s.
Jones. of Marion, treasurer.
Assistant secretaries are w. Earl
Pittenger and L. G. Naftzger. As
sistant statisticians are Edward E.
Dewitt, Leroy w. Kemper, Jesse o.
Hochstedler, Jesse NJ. Jordan. Valor-
Gus L. Clear. Merrill o. Lester, Will
liam H. Menaugh, John F. Edwards.
Edgar Moore and Barton r. Pogue.
Assistant treaSurers are Charles p.
Croxall, Frederick H. Creman. Maui
rice E. Barrett, Ross e. Hutsinpiller
and w. Z. Megenity.
Standing committee of the church
met at p. m. Wednesday at Reid
Memorial church. H. L. Overdeer,
formerly of Richmond, is on that for
conference relations, and the Rev. A.
H. Backus, On that for foreign mis-
SionS.
SuperIntenoentS REPORT
Following the election of the Off
GERS and the announcement of the
standing committees, the reports of
district superintendents were given.
Before noon that of DIR. Somerville
Light, Richmond district, w. B. Free
land of the Wabash district and F. A.
Hall, OF the Logansport district were
hea rd. Immediately after lunch that
of Raymond J. Wade of Goshen dis
trict, James A. Beatty of the Muncie
district, and w. w. Martin of the Fort
Wayne district were read.
During the morning session a COM
mittee on memorials and floor privi-
leges were appointed. The commit
tee on memorials is composed of c.
II. Smith, F. NJ. Stove, b. S. Holo-
peter, U. T. Arnold, c. E. Line and r.
l.. Semans.
Will Present Memorials
This committee will prepare the
! memorials, or bills which are to be
presented from the North Indiana con-
| ference at the general conference.
| which is the governing body of the
Methodist Episcopal church, which
will convene in May in Des Moines, Ia.
Members of the committee on floor
privileges are o. A. Trabeau, U. S. A.
anu ~. SleNcusOH. ne Ult-
mortal committee will report at 10 a.
m. Saturday.
Delegates to the general conference
will be elected Immediately after
lunch Thursday. Seven laymen and
seven ministers will compose the dele
cation.
Sends Message to Nelson
At the Wednesday morning session
\ I fa1 fn 90
sympathy to w. N Nelson, former
pastor of the Grace NJ E. church, who
has been in a hospital in Indianapolis
| for eight months and who was re-
ported Wednesday morning to be at
the point of death.
! The Board of Examiners, who ex-
amined the young preachers Tuesday
morning, will report to the conference
body Thursday morning.
At $50 p. m, Wednesday an educa-
! tional banquet will be held at the Reid
Memorial church. A large number of
delegates have already purchased
tickets.
DR.. George r. Grose of DePauw Uni
versity, will preside. DR.. Grose ar
rived Wednesday morning and stated
he expected to remain for a few days
Of the conference.
! DR.. Abram w. Harris, secretary of
| the Board of Education of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. arrived Wednes-
day morning and will be one of the
speakers at the banquet. DR.. Harris
/ will talk on Education and the Uni
| fication of the Methodist Episcopal
! Churches" Professor James A James
/ of Northwestern University, will de-
| liver an address.
| Bishop to Speak Again.
At 1880 p. m, the anniversary of the
preachers aid society pageant will be
/ presented. At 8: 80 p. m, Bishop Mich
| olson will deliver the second of his
| evangelistic addresses. the third of
which will be delivered Thursday at
$3.50 p. m.
Thursday at p. m, a pilgrimage
will be made to the Methodist church
in Centerville, at which time Bisnop
Nicholson will deliver an historical ad-
dress. Lunch will be served here and
the party will return in time for the
services at Grace church at 1880 p. m
DR.. Clarence True Wilson will deliver
an address at this time ON THE Re
| formers New Program" or after
Prohibition What?" He will be follow
ed by Bishop Nicholson.
Sacrifice as a part of the Christian
Life" was the theme of brief talk
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