The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-25
CHURCH FOLK WILL
HOLD BIG MEETING
METHoDISTS ARE TO GATH
- ER IN WTNoNA -
SEPT. 20-25, DATES
Conference of Ministerial and
Lay Delegates Prepare
For Sessions .....!.. =.

Ministerial and lay delegates to
the number of $50 will meet in Wi
mona September 20 to Is \
Central Methodist and Mckinley
Methodist churches of Winona unit
cd in the invitation for the MINES
ota conference to meet in Winona-
The Rev. DR.. s., l. Parish of Central
church is at the head of the com
mittee arranging the program for
the Winona gathering. and the Rev.
DR.. G, A. Cahoon, district superin-
tendent Of Winona district Method
ism, is cooperating with him. The
Rev. Jesse Kenderdine also is on
this committee, but because of his
absence in the east on an extended
automobile trip. he is unable to
actively participate in this work.
The entertainment committee, of
which Mrs. c. ]. Maybury is at the
head from Central Methodist church
and Mrs. Charles +. Bingham from
Mckinley Methodist church, il at
work securing entertainment at the
homes of church members for the
u visiting cleFgymen. They will be
provided with lodgings and break
fasts at these homes.
Portland Bishop to Preside
While the resident bishop of the
St Paul area is the Rt Rev. Charles
Bayard Mitchell, D. D., l. L. D., OF
St. Paul, the conference at Winona
is to be presided over by Bishop
William o. Shepard OF Portland,
Oregon.
An outline Of the pogram has
been prepared. The day before the
opening OF the conference il to be
given over to the examination Of
candidates for the ministry. On the
evening of that day an address is to
be given by the Rev. DR.. Frank
Doran Of ST Paul upon Forty five
Years in the ministry" Fully 3
third of this time was spent by DR..
Koran in work in Winona and -Ro-
chester The "reminiscences are ex-
pected to be OF much interest. De-
cision as to VINO will make the ad-
dress Of welcome at this session
has not yet been made, but the err
spouse is to be by the Rev. DIR. J.
W. Holland. pastor of the First
Methodist church at st. Paul 20.
The conference sessions proper
will open Wednesday at 9 a. m,
Bishop Shepard presiding. The con-
ference sermon will be given by
the Rev. DR.. Samuel F. Kerfoot,
.pl eSident OF Hamline University, St.
Paul. The sacrament Of the Lords
supper also viii be celebrated. A
business session will occupy the
rest of the morning. Conference
sessions will be provided morning
afternoon and evening Of each day
up to Sunday. The appointments Of
tie ministers will be announced
Sunday evening at a special con-
ference session Monday morning.
p Boards to Present Causes
Different boards in the Methodist
Episcopal church will be given time
during the conference to present
their respective causes. Those which
already have been set, with the
names of the SPEAKERS, are as fol-
lows: Wednesday evening, home
missions, D. NJ. P. Burns, superin-
tcndent of city work Friday even
ing conference claimants. C. R: Ga
ten, business representative of the
conference claimants; Saturday ev-
euing, the Rev. S. H. KiTkbride. D.
D., secretary of the society; Sunday
evening. deaconess board. the Rev.
Ray Allen of Rochester, n. Y,
The Sunday sessions will be
opened with the conference love
feast to be led by the Rev. Benja
min Longley of st. Paul At 1890 a.
m. the sermon will be delivered by
Bishop Shepard. Arrangements will
be made to have visiting Methodist
clergyman supply other local pull
pits in Winona Sunday, September
%, when requests are received for
such supplies.