, 1921-09-07

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Memorial church. Bishop Mcad's as
scrtion was made in connection with
his request that a special committee
on the part of the church be APP
pointed TO forward resolutions to the
president urging that everything o
sIble be done at h disarmament con
ference to put an end to wars
we have had enough OF wars" h
bishop declared. This government is
spending ss cents of every dollar IL
collects to pay ror past and prepare
FOR future wars while it spends but
one cent for education.
IF coming conference annot
devise ways for the settlement of diff
f1cultes between nations without war
no human Imagination can picture
what the next war will be
such a war will virtually mean the
suicide OF civilization We have been
told that e will be n war of disease
germs which will iot out an army in
a single night. Other horrors OF
worse nature are too probable.
''The Peace of Versailles was n
peace for Europe. The a of Wash
ington-if it can be accomplished. will
be the peace OF ASH
1T Is significant that the confer
ence is called by President Harding
since 1t is an acknowledgement that
the United States is willing to take
her place as a leader of tho nations"
The committee asked by Bishop
Mead will be appointed tomorrow
morning.
The conference sessions which will
continue until Sunday, were opened By
a celebration OF tho Lords upper
conducted by Bishop Mead assisted
by the district superintendents. Rev.
Ira w. Kingsley of Sheridan. and Rev.
w. T. Dunn of Cheyenne.
The conference was theh organized
for business with the election OF con-
ference officers Thes are Rev. j.
M. McClelland OF Wheatland, secre-
tary: Rev. H. E Shepherd OF Douglas.
atatistician: Rev. L. c. Dryden of Buff
falo. registrar; and Rev. Edwin Bow
Ling of Basin. conference treasurer.
Among the visitors introduced to
the conference were Mrs. Street of the
women's Home Missionary society.
Miss Britt, representing the Kansas
City National training school for Dea-
conesses and missionaries. DR.. Harry
Farmer. assistant secretary Of the
Board OF Foreign Missions, and Mrs.
Mead, the bishops wife.
Owing to a Misunderstanding. DR..
W. +. Sheldon of New York City, an
nounced as the final speaker for this
evenings program on education, will
not arrive until Friday. His place on
the program tonight will be taken by
DR.. Harry Farmer, who will speak
on the subject, Making the Philip
pines Safe for Democracy" DIR. Far
made a brief address this morn
ing which gave promise of a splendid
tonight DR.. Farmer is
cousin Of w. F. johnson of Casper
and will spend h week here as a
guest at the johnson home.
The in~spirational addresses each
afternoon at 4 o'clock by Rev. Ed
ward Hislap, d. D., pastor OF the
Springs Will be one of the most worth
while features OF the splendid pro-
gram arranged for the conference. &C
cording to Bishop Mead who spoke
very highly of DR.. Hisiop as a lee
t1rer.
The conferences committees were ap-
pointed at the morning session and
these transacted business in separate
for the greater part of the
afternoon. Their reports will form
the business OF tomorrow mornings
Other speakers tonight in addition to
Or. Farmer will be Rev. w. L. Wade.
superintendent Of the Wyoming Anti
Saloon league at the anniversary OF
organization at which Rev. Ed
win Bowling viii preside Int Rev.
E. Carter who will preside at
the anniversary of the Board of Edu-
cation.