The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-02-13
METH0DISTS IN
DISTRICT OPEN
3-DAY MEETING
Bishop Charles Wesley Burns To
Speak at Conference of
Bismarck District
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED
Many Important Phases of
Church Work to be Discussed
During Conference
The Bismarck district conference of

The Bismarck district conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church open
ed in Bismarck this afternoon at 1880
o'clock at the McCabe Episcopal
church. Many prominent church
men, including Bishop Charles Wesley
Burns, Of the Helena area, are in at,
tendance at the conference.
The evening session, to which as at
all other sessions the general public
is cordially invited, will be Of un-
usual interest. The district superin-
tendent will preside. The program
will consist of an illustrated address,
"Our Church Work." by Rev. H. Styles
Harriss, and an evangelistic address
by Walter Water. e
The conference will continue Tues
day morning, afternoon and evening
and Wednesday morning, afternoon and
evening. Delegates from many towns
are in attendance.
Conference Opened
This afternoon Rev, Fl. Styles Har-
riss, of Mandan, superintendent Of
the district, talked upon the work in
the district. Other speakers on the
program were F. W. Gross, C. L. Wal
lace, Mrs. S. F. Halfyard and r. S.
Johnson. A round-table discussion
also was to be held late in the after
noon.
OF especial interest will be the re-
port on the Centenary movement, in
the Helena area and generally.
Tho 20 II n fbo onnforonoo cai1 IN
part: Midway in the five-year Cen
tenary period, the Methodist Episcopal
church stands at crossroads on the
Highway of God.
"The world is suffering a natural
reaction from an unaccustOmed ideal
ism.
personal service and sacrifice and
national and international cooperation
have now largely passed away and
spirit of antagonism between classes,
nations, races, and even religions, has
spread over the world.
'tLet the Methodist Episcopal
church, through it's accredited and
trusted officials and representative
pastors and laymen, assemble in such
an hour for prayer, praise fellow
ship and meditation"
Tuesday Program. lr
900 a. MA Minister'S Devotional
Life'-Bishop Charles Wesley Burns.
$3.50 a. ma Minister'S Study
Life''-C. L. Wallace.
1000 a. m.-"What Kind of Ser
mons Do Laymen Demand Today?"
1890 a. MA Minister'S Pastoral
Life"-Geo. Mecklenburg.
11:00 a. m-"The Minister of To-
morrow Bishop Charles Wesley
Burns.
12:Oo-1: :oO-Good Fellowship Lunch
con: Subject-"Laymen." Confer
ence Directed by r. E. Gornall.
Afternoon Session.
300 p. m.-"And When They Had
Prayed. Perry O. Hanson.
2:15 p. m.-"Conference on the Daily
Vacation Bible School."-C. A. Arm
strong.
2:45 p. m.-"Publishing the Cos
pel"-Geo. Mecklenburg.
9:15 p. m.-"Financing a Church in
a Bankrupt Community E. Cor
nall.
400 P. M.-"World Politics and the
Shantung Question. Perry o. Han
son.
4:40 p. m.-"Our Christian Litera-
ture Problem. Bishop Charles Wes-
ley Burns.
500 p. m-1,OOO Questions Fired at
the Area Secretary.
600 p. MI. Sunday School Work.
ers. 2. Unit Leaders. 8. Pastors
Conference. ss..
Evening Session
1870 p. m.-1llustrated Address:
''The Challenge of an Awakened
Church""-Geo. Mecklenburg.
$3.50 p. m.-Address: Forces in
Kingdom Building" Bishop Charles
Wesley Burns. ...