Indiana daily times., 1921-03-19
NORTH INDIANA
M. E. PROGRAM
NOW COMPLETE
Seventy-eighth Session of
Conference Opens April 6
at ElwOOd.
Special TO The Times.

ELh OOO, III lduS AOA
the seventy eighth annual session Of the
North Indiana Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference, to be held here April Gil, are
complete. The program is as follows:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8.
$50 A M.-Orenlng of conference,
Bishop f. D. Leete; sacrament of Lords
and pastor; conference roll call by secre-
tary, the Rev. D. V. Williams; ROLL call
of deceased members; memorial sermon,
the Rev. J. NJ. Potter; organization and
conference business.
u Noon-Address. Bishop Leete.
z. NJ. Anniversary temperance and
moral reform, the Rev. L. L. Trippeer,
presiding; the Rev. E. S. Shumaker, the
Rev. Clarence True Wilson, speakers.
P. M.-RuraI church conference, the
Rev. V. L. Clear, presiding; music by
Frankton Church choir; the Rev. j. NJ.
Walker, speaker.
z. M.-Evangelistic service, the Rev.
A, II. Backus presiding; Herbert D..
ketchum. speaker.
1880 2. M.-Anniversary board Of Sun
siding the Rev. William s. Bovnrd,
speaker, Methodist hospital anniversary,
the Rev. I, j, Johnson, presiding; the
Rev. \. +, Davis, superintendent; Charles
D. Woods. NJ. D., speaker.
THURSDAY, APRIL Z,
0 A, M.-DevotionaI service and confer
ence business.
10 a. Manual meeting Preachers
Aid Society, Bishop Leete presiding, Con-
ference business. Address by Bishop
Leete,
> 2. NI.-AIeeting of Veterans Of the
Cross (retired ministers) at Nazarene
Church, the Rev. J, q. Williams presid
Ing, Anniversary of board Of negro edu-
cation at NJ, e. Church, the Rev. J. NJ.
Walker presidingi the Rev, j. b, Porter,
3 P, M.-Conference of Christian stew
ardship and life service, the Rev, f, f..
Thornberg presiding; the Rev. Luther u.
2. &.EEvangeIistio service, the Rev.
+. a. La Master, presiding' the Rev, c.
L, Bentley, speaker,
1880 P, M.-Anniversary of board of
education, the Rev, Earl Parker presid-
ingi Bishop John Anderson, Cincinnati
area, speaker.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8.
A, M.-Devotional service, conference
business, Bishop Leete presiding,
II A. M,-Centenary conservation and
advance, the Rev. K. ]. Wade, speaker.
2P. M.-Annlversary of board Of home
missions, the Rev, Sherman Powell pre-
sidingI the Rev. W. L. Mcdowell.
5 P. M-Anniversary of weman,s
Home Missionary Society, Mrs, W. T.
Arnold presiding; Mrs. Herbert u, Ketch-
?. M.-indiana Methodism, the pro-
gram and outlook, the Rev. John Ed
wards presiding; the Rev. Jesse Mogue.
speaker
P. M.-Taylor University banquet at
VI. I, Church; De Pauw banquet at Elks
Home; DR., George r. Grose, toastmaster.
Z. M.-Musical cantata, "Fau' rtide."
First Episcopal Church choir ri AlWOOd !;
Mrs, Lola Vawter. director; Mrs. Flor
eDce Austiil, acc0mPanist.
N aH
SATURDAY, APRIL 0.
A, M.-Devotional service and confer
ence business; address by Bishop Leete.
T. M-Joint session Of lay and min
lsterial conferences. Bishop Leete pre-
siding; address, Il. Dow Bancroft.
3 =. M-Anniversary Of Women's For
eign Missionary Society, Florence Bin
ford presiding; Mrs. Lena Leonard
Fisher speaker. ,.
of young people, Elks' Home.
30 P. M-Anniversary Of board Of
foreign missions, the Rev. George H. Mey-
erS presiding; address, the Rev. Harry
Farmer: stereopticon lecture the Rev. ].
r. Wade.
SUNDAY. APRIL 10.
0 A. M.-Conference lovefeast, the Rev
c. E. Line presiding, assisted by the
Rev. c. L. Wade, the Rev. c. II Brown
the Rev. G. B. Work. the Rev. A. J..
Ruley.
1O:30-Sermon by Bishop Leete.
$50 z. M.-Ordination service. deacons
and elders, and conservation of deacon
esses, Bishop Leete assisted by district
superfntendents.
$50 Z. M-Anniversary of Epworth
League, the Rev. W. w. Want presiding !;
the Rev. ". E. ]. Cratz. speaker.
: 80 7. M.-Annlversary Of conference
claimants, the Rev. r A. Morrison pre-
siding.
$40 2. M.-Evangelistlc hour. tho Rev.
e. II. Dunbar presiding.
MONDAY, APRIL IL.
A. M.-COnference business. Appoint
ment Of pastors to charges.
A conference for laymen will continue
over Friday and Saturday. Following is
the program for these two days:
Friday morning g-Devotionals, George
r. Meek; appointment Of committees,
President L. Starbuck; luncheon at
Christian Church, Mrs. w II. Chandler,
tOastmistress five minute talks by dele
gates T. w. Greene, Mrs NJ. B. Melllnger
c. II. Neff. c. W. Beecher, Horace Burr,
NJ. r. Stultz and o. F. Ward.
Afternoon-Devotional c. G. Ayers
How Laymen Can Render More Eff
cient Servlce,' j. Il. Hingeley discussion,
D. c. Turnbull; "A Call for Youth to
Train for Church Service" Judge T. f.
Bowser; address, T. Dow Bancroft, sec
report of committee on State and area
council, A. b. Cline, chairman.
T~"ning-Conference lecture, DIR. Lyell
RAIDER.
Fl Lean; ''Unihcation OF Methodlsm."
Jesse BOgue, area secretary; reports of
committees and miscellaneous business
p. m.-Lay electoral conference; call
to order by Secretary F. w. Greene; de-
votionals, Dean 3. W. Ayres; organiZa-