Smyrna times., 1922-08-30
COMING MEETING NATIONAL
LOCAL PREACHERS IN DOVER
MEETING NATIONAL NJ. E. ASSO-
CITATION PROMISES INTEREST
Will be Held in Wesley NJ. E. Church
September 27-Full Program of
the Coming Meeting

the Coming Meeting
Following is the program of the
annual meeting of the Ma
5ional Association of Local Preachers
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
which will be held in Wesley
NJ. E. Church, Dover, from September
9th to October 1.
Wednesday afternoon, September 81,
of Board of Trustees, Leslie
Association, the Rev.
Jos. NJ. Fithian, president of board. |
$50, meeting of Board of Directors of |
N. A. L. p; the Rev. A. w. Davis,
president.
Wednesday evening" o'clock, song
and praise service, the Rev. E. H. |
Bookmyer; 15,Holy Communion; 7.45
welcome address, the Rev. J. W. Col
Ona, D. D., pastor of Wesley M. E.
Church; 8, response, the Rev. A. w.
Davis, president of the conference;
$40, sermon, the Rev. Charles D. Will
liams; $50, report of entertainment
committee and assignment to homes;
9, notices, doxology and benediction.
Thursday, Sept. 28-9 o'clock, devo-
tional meeting lead by the Rev. T. B.
Ely; 9.20, election and admission of
active members; $50, reception to
branch delegates; 9.45, calling roll of
members who have died during the
year; $50, calling roll of active mem
bers; 10, amendments to constitution
and bylaws; 1910, address, A. B. Ma
gee, mayor of Dover; 1926, appoint
ment of standing committees enter
tainment, public worship and recep-
tion.
Thursday afternoon - Committee
meetings; devotional meeting led by
the Rev. ]. w. Boyd; report from
standing committees; report from
special committees; address, "Group
Work." Miss Rietta Emerson; pay
ment of dues, solo, new business, un-
finished business, notices, doxology,
benediction.
Thursday night-song services, lead
by the Rev. E. w. Carpenter; sermon,
the Rev. F. M. Dilks followed by
evangelistic services.
Friday, Sept. 29-Devotional meet
ing, the Rev. c. C. Houchins; devo-
tional meeting at Wesley Collegiate
Institute, in charge of the Revs. w. D.
Seymour and Charles A. Starr; cleo
tion of officers; address, "The Best
Educational Equipment for Local
Preachers" the Rev. C. D. Williams;
three five minute talks; report of Com
mittee on Public Worship; free will
offering.
Friday afternoon-Committee meet
ings; devotional meeting, led by the
Rev. f. Wooley; address, Governor
William D. Denney; reception to min
listers of all evangelical churches ir
Dover and the State of Delaware; ad.
dress, by the Rev. S. NJ. Croft; re-
sponses by the district superinten,
dents of the Wilmington M. E. Con,
ference; report of Committee on Pub
lie Worship.
Friday evening-Song service, leC
by the Rev. Z. H. Bookmyer; final re
port of Committee on Public Worship
solo and chorus; sermon, the Rev.Johl
A. McSparran, Furniss, Pa, Presiden
State Grange of Pennsylvania.
| Saturday morning, Sept. 30-Devo
tional services, lead by the Rev. E. c
Pyott; admission of new members; in
stallation of officers, by the Rev. A.W
Davis, former president; election o
delegates to Mutual aggregate Meet
ing, London, England, June, 1928; fina
reports from all standing committees
final reports from all special commit
tees; address, Bishop w. F. Mcdowell
d. d. Ii. D.; two five minute re
sponses.
Saturday afternoon - Convene a
Conference Church for trip to Ban
rats Chapel, leaving church at
o'clock; historical address to be deliv
cred at Barratt's Chapel, the Rev. A
w. Davis, president of the N. A. L.
Saturday evening-Song and prais
service, led by the Rev. E. H. Book
myer, solo; social conducted by ladie
of the Conference Church, assisted b
their friends from all churches in DoN
er.
Sunday morning, Oct. Love Fea'
conducted by the Rev. S. M. Crofr
sermon by the Rev. A. w. Davis, pre-!
ident; Mutual Aid, the Rev. d. T
Kenney, Sunday school; brief address
es by two local preachers in the SUI
day School.
Sunday afternoon-Memorial Sc
! vice in charge of the Rev. Chas.
Williams; Pentecostal service, IL
Rev. S. r. Maitland.
Sunday evening = Epworth Leagu
the Rev. S. ]. Roberts in charge; pr
sentation of Resolutions, Rev. Charl'
: w. Williams; sermon, the Rev. E.