Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-06

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UNDERWAY.
First Regular Session of
10th M. E. Conference
Opens With Memorial
Service for Ministers.

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The first regular session Of the
Methodist conference convening in
Salem was held this morning with
Bishop William o. Shepard pre-
siding. Following the sacrament
and roll call, memorial service
for the ministers of the conference
who have passed away during the
past year was held. the service in
charge of Rev. Hiram Gould.
The memorial address was made
by DR.. r. N. Avison, former pastor
Of the First Methodist church of
this city. The rest Of the morn
ing was occupied by the appoint
ing Of committees and business
sessions.
This afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
the members of the conference
attended the exercises of the lay
ing Of the corner stone Of the
Methodist Old People Is Home be-
ing built on the corner OF Center
and 18th streets.
At 400 o. clock each afternoon
a series of services are held in the
church with Loren M. Edwards,
pastor OF Trinity church, Denver,
Colo, delivering the addresses.
Many people seem to be of the i'm
preston that this is the only
session open to the, public. DF.
kirkpatrick, local pastor, wishes
to have it understood that all ses-
sions, with the exception of the
executive sessions, are free and
open to the public. "The public is
not only invited to be present but
urged Dr. Kirkpatrick said.
This Is Centenary Night
This evening, known officially
as Centenary night, is to be of
particular interest, according to
members of the conference. Bishop
Shepard is to make an address up
on the conditions and the situation
now. facing the missionary beney-
olent work of the church. Follow
ing Bishop Shepard s address
will be sterioptican address by
DR.. @. Il. Vermilya, representative |
OF the board Of Home missions and |
church extension, which will rep
resent the work being done by the
both at home and abroad.
Last evening a large crowd
heard B. Frank Irvine, editor of
the oregon Journal, speak on
What's Ahead.n Mr.. Irvine g
theme centered a great deal upon
education as remedy for great
deal OF the strife in the world to-
day and asked that this be kept
In mind during the coming cam
paign for the endowment of Will
annette University
1t will be noticed that tomorrow
evening DIR. AyisorR is to preside
and tits likely that large num-
Der Of his friends will attend.
Tomorrow's Program
$3.50 a. m.-Devotions, Bishop
o. Shepard.
$500 A. M.-Business session.
1880 P. M.--Anniversary Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society,
Mrs. M s. Hughes, presiding. Ad-
lress. the Rev. T. H. Gallagher,
}. d., pastor SunHyside M. e.
hurch. Portland.
400 P. M.-Eyangeiistic Hour,
he Rev. w. s. Gordon, pastor M
J. church, Roseburg. presiding.
address,, rs the Bible an Inspired
'ook ?v the Rev. Loren M. Ed :
Yards, d. d. a
600 P. M Banquet of the !
eminary Men. at the Jason Lee t
fethodist Episcopal church, cor 9
er Winter and Jefferson streets.
SEAS P. M.-Joint Anniversary, /
oard Of Sunday schools and Board {
Conference Claimants, the Rev. n
I. N. Avison, d. D., pastor Forest 8
rove NJ e. church, presiding.
ddress, the Rev. T. S. Stafford, n
/. D., board OF conference claim Y
ats. Address, the Rev. M. J. Tre- d
ary, Of the board Of Sunday d