Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-12
U.B. CONFERENCE
CONVENES HERE
Meeting Brings Delegates
From All Parts of World
Bryan to Speak.

The twenty eighth annual general
quadrennial conference Of the United
Brethren Church was officially opened
this afternoon at 2 o'clock in Tomlinson
Hall with an address by Bishop II. II.
Fout Of the Indiana area Of the church.
Bishop William NJ. Bell, Harrisburg, Pa,
presided.
Approximately 5000 delegates from ali
parts Of the world are attending the con-
veution. Reception committees we're busy
all day meeting incoming delegates and
visitors. and directing them to their
quarters The conference will continue
, until May %. The actual conference is
made up of 80 voting delegates from
all parts of the United States. tsia, Eu
rope and other parts Of the world,
Several noted men will ADDRESS the
conference. Among them are William
Jennings Bryan, former Secretary Of
State, who will speak next Wednesday
night. and Albert J. Be'eridge, former
United States Senator rom Indiana,
who viii speak Tuesday hight Many Of
the leaders of the United Brethren de-
nomination are In attendl nee at the con-
ference.
Plans for the care Of the large number
Of delegates and visitors were completed
yesterday by the committee in charge
OF arrangements for the convention. con-
sistlng of: Finance committee, S. 2.
Matthews; reception and social, Harper
J. Ransburg; general, the Rev. c. c.
Gohn; entertainment. G. A. Everett ;
auditorium. W. r. Mumma; music, Ray
Epson, Dayton, Ohio, and ]. +. Hatton,
Detroit, Mich.
This evening at o'clock on the mezza-
nine floor of the Hotel Lincoln, an in
formal reception for the general church
officers and missionaries from foreign
fields will be held This will be followed
by a reception for the delegates aud Wis
itors at TomHnson hall. where addresses
will be made by Governor Warren 7.
McCray, Mayor Charles W. Jewett, the
Rev. Mr.. Kohn, pastor Of the First
United Brethren Church, and the Rev.
c. II. Winders, executive secretary Of
the Indianapolis Church Federation Re
sponses will be made by the Rev. A. B.
Station, Hagerstown, Md. and the Rev.
W. R. Funk, Dayton. Ohio.
Roll call and general organization Of
the conference, and appointment Of COM
mittees was to be held following the
opening address by Bishop Fout. Re
ports of officers and anniversary services
Of the Home Missionary and Church Elk
tension Societies will take place Friday,
and suggestions for new legislation and
presentations by different departments
! will be made Saturday.
SUNDAYS
SESSION.
A union Sunday school service will be
held Sunday morning in Tomlinson Hall,
when Bishop Bell will preach the general
conference sermon. Sunday afternoon an
niyersary services for the Christian I'm
deavor Society and the Sunday school
boards will be held, and the anniversary
of the Foreign Missionary Society viii
be held Sunday evening. Business ses-
sions and addresses by members Of the
church and others will occupy the time
Of the conference during the remainder
of the meetings.
Delegates are met at the Union and
Traction Terminal stations by committees
of indianapolis citizens. Incoming
delegates and visitors are being directed
to their quarters by corps of Boy
Scouts, under the direction of F. U.
Belzer scout executive. An information
booth has been erected at the Union
station. A series of automobiles tours
about the city has been arranged by Mr..
Ransburg, for the entertainment of the
delegates.