The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-11
Me coNFERENcE

west Kansas Conference of the Meth
odist Church, taken a year ago, to
hold its next session in Hays, men and
women will begin to pour irto town
next Tuesday, and will increase in
numbers throughout the week. A
mong the ministers there will scarcely
be seen a Prince Albert coat but it is
no telling what the women will wear
Some Of the important features OF
the Conference will be an address
Tuesday right, by DR.. J. F. Harmon
former President of Kansas Wesleyan
University.
Wednesday morning at $50 the
Conference vii convene with Bishop
Shepard presiding. The Bishop re-
turned March 1st from overseas
where he spent four months in
France, Belgium and Germany. He
speaks every morning at $50. Wed
nesday afternoon at 1870, J. C. Man
ming, City Manager of Hays, will de-
liver the address of welcome to the
Conference. Wednesday night two
men from the far East will speak.
DIR. Joseph M. NJ. Gray of Kansas
City, will deliver addresses Wednes-
day, Thursday ard Friday at p. m.
These addresses will be among the
very best. DIR. Gray was on the i'll
fated American vessel torpedoed by
the Germans near the British Isles.
He will lecture Friday night of the
Conference at 8:15, on f'The Battle
Of the Marine" DR.. Gray was there
when it happened. Admission to this
lecture is soc. All the rest of the
Conference free and open to every
body.
Friday at 3 p. M, DR.. Edmund j.
Kulp of Topeka, will deliver ar adj
dress. He is one of the best orators
in America.
Saturday at 4 p. M, the Hays
Chamber of Commerce will give the
visitors an auto ride over the city
and out to the Experiment Station
and Normal School.
Saturday night DR.. ]. B. Hingely
and DR.. Quick of Chicago, will de-
liver addresses, DR.. Hingely on econ
ference Claimants" and DR.. Quick
on Young Peoples Work. This is
Epworth League right.
Sunday will be the biggest day of
all. Bishop w. o. Shepard will
preach at 1 a. m. Service will begin
at 1890. He will address the young
preachers at 2 80 and ordain deacons
and elders.
Sunday night there will be two
great speeches by DR.. Dean of New
York City, and DR.. Clarence True
Wilson of Washington, D. C. The
former will speak on the Gospel for
America" The latter will speak on
f'Reformers After the War" This
will be a great speech.
There are two other important
features: From 80 to 800 Satur-
day afternoon, there vii be recep-
ton to ministers wives at the home
of Mrs. w. A. Lewis.
Thursday at $50 will occur the
Annual Banquet of the Kansas Yves
leyan at which there will be music
and toasts. This banquet will be
served by the Ladies Aid Society in
the dining room of the church At
1880 there will be two speeches by
DR.. L. B. Bowers, President of the
Kansas Wesleyan, ard DR.. J. w. Hau-
cher of New York City. These ad-
dresses will be on education. A ladies
quartet from the Kansas Wesleyan
will sing at this service and also at
the banquet.
The Laymen's Conference will be
held in the Presbyterian church, Fri
day and Saturday. President W. A.
Lewis gives the address of welcome
to this conference which is composed
of as mary laymen as there are min
listers.
The forenoons of each day are
taken up with the business of the
Conference.
The public, everybody, invited to
enjoy all or any part of this Confer
ence with the Methodists.
All the Conference free except the
lecture by DR.. Gray, and open to the
public. Committees will be appoint
ed to sell tickets to this lecture.
Programs to be had at the church
or of Rev. Snapp. Programs to the
Laymen's Conference also can be had
on inquiry.
EXPERIMENT STATION NOTES