The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
BISHOP {. H. HUGHES
TO OPEN CONFERENCE
OF METHODIST CHURCH

CONNERSvILLE, Ind. Sept. a.
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes OF Boston,
Mass, was to open the ninetieth an
nual conference OF the Indiana Meth
odist church Wednesday which will
close Monday morning with a reading
of the appointments of Indiana Meth
odist ministers for next year. The
conference get together" meeting was
held last night in the First Methodist
Episcopal church, where Z. L. Rickert,
president of the Connersville Chamber
of Commerce, and Mrs. Ella Marlatt
Miller welcomed the ministers. Bishop
Hughes responded to the greeting.
Conference Secretary H. w. Bald
ridge will call the roll after the open
ing address by Bishop Hughes and
the sacramento service. The Rev. j.
H. Doddridge, pastor of the Maple
Road NJ Z. church of Indianapolis,
will preside at the memorial services
and the Rev. H. c. Cnppinger will
preach. An organization and business
conference will follow the memorial
services.
Moore to Speak.
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perintendent of the Anti-Saloon league
of America, will deliver an address.
f. S. Shumaker of Indianapolis will
preside. H. C. Wilson of the board of
Sunday cshools will speak at the an
niversary of the board of Sunday
schools to be held at o'clock. ]. NJ
Larmore will preside. The Rev. c. H
Taylor will talk on "The Pastor as a
Preacher" at the pastors hour to be
held at o'clock. The Rev. ]. l.
Stout will preside.
The Rev P. J. Maveety, secretary OF
the board of education for negroes
will speak at o'clock at the anniver
sary of the board The Rev. ]. A
Breeder will preside. The Rev. ]. NJ
Walker will introduce Mr.. Maveety
The Mt. Zion Baptist church choir
colored. will sing.
Bishop Hughes will deliver the con
ference address Thursday morning al
$50 o'clock The Rev. Virgil E. Ror
er, pastor of the Meridian Street NJ
r. church, Indianapolis, will make ar
address at the anniversary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society
Mrs. G. E. Asbury will preside. The
Rev. John Eagle of Nashville will pre-
side at the rural church hour at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon when tht
Rev. Paul l.. Vogt will speak. Thu
Rev. o. w. Fifer, pastor of the Contra
Avenue NJ. f. church, will speak a
the pastors hour at 4 O'Clock.
Local Pastor to Preside.
Bishop Hughes will lecture at nigh
on Children of the MarVie." The Rev
w. B. Farma'. pastor of the Broadwa!
NJ E. church of Indianapolis, will pre-
side The Central Christian churcl
choir, directed by Maurice Lucas, witt
Dan Vance, organist, will sing.
The Woman's Home Missionary sc
cety anniversary and the Retired Mir
listers association conference will b
held Friday morning. Friday nigh
the Rev. Mr. Rorer will preach at tn
anniversary of the Preachers Aid sc
Ciety.
DR. c. H Woods, superintendent o
hospitals, will speak Saturday morn
ing. at meeting in connection witt
Indiana hospital work. DR.. James NJ
Taylor. president of Taylor univers
ity, will deliver an address Saturda
afternoon, and another address Satul
day night.
Bishop Hughes will preach Sunda
morning and will be assisted by I'll
district superintendents at the ordins
ton services Sunday afternoon. Th
Foreign Missionary society and tn
American Bible society will hold ann
versary services Sunday night.
Following the announcement of tn
appointments for next year, Monda
morning, the conference will close.