Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-25
LOCAL PREACHERS
PLAN ANNIVERSARY
Sessions Will be Held Next
Month in Wesley Church,
Dover.

The 65th anniversary OF the National
Association OF Local Preachers OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church will be
observed In Wesley Church, Dover,
from September 27 to October l. Rev.
A. w. Davis OF this city Is president
OF the association.
The convention will open at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Sep
tember 81. with meeting OF the Board
OF Trustees OF the Leslie Campmeet-
ing Of which Rev. j.. NJ. Fithian is
president. This will be. followed by
meeting OF the board OF directors of
the association
On Wednesday night a session will
open at I o'clock. with song and
praise service led by Rev. Il. II. Book
myer. Holy communion will be ad-
mfafstered by Rev. G. w. Engle. Rev
~. w. Colona. pastor OF Wesley Church
will make the welcoming address. Rev
G. d. Williams will deliver a sermon
On Thursday morning at 9 o'clock
there will be a devotional meeting lr
charge OF Rev. T. b. Ely. This will be
A'ho"NN ny iic itt0lllk VI uuI1utcS
the election OF members. and n re-
ception TO branch delegates. After
the roll has been called, amendments
will be made TO the constitution and
laws. Hon. A. n. MaRee OF Dover vii
| make an Address, and committees for
the ensuing year will be appointed. Re.
ports Will aleo be submitted by the
committees and officers.
Thursday Afternoon will be devoted
chiefly to committee meetings, the
| reading OF minutes and correspond
ence,Y and the reports OF standing and
special committees. Rev. Miss Riettp
Emerson will talk on Group Work.
Unfinished and new business will he
transacted. Another session will oper
In the evening. with devotiona ir
charge of Rev. Z. w. Carpenter. Rev
+. NJ. Dilks will make an address and
there will be an evangelistio service.
On Friday incoming at 9, a eeesior
| Will open with devotions I'm charge o,
Rev. c. c. Houchins. Election OF OF.
ficers will be held and place for mex
years business Will be decided upon
Rev. c. ID. Williams will discuss '-Th,
Best Educational Equipment for Ioca
Preachers" The committee on publ,
worship Will make an address.
The session on Friday afternoon will
open at $50 o'clock. with committe,
meetings. Rev. e. wooley will leat
| In devotfons. Following the readInx
OF minutes there will be a twenty
minute address by Governor Denney
a reception for ministers will be hel,
at 2So o'clock. A session In the even
ing will open with a song service II
charge Of Rev. E H. Bookmyer. Rev
John A. McSparran OF Furniss. Pa.
Will make an address
Bishop W. F. Mcdowell will be tn,
speaker at the session on saturdn,
morning. which will open at . O'Clock
with devotions In charge OF Rev. +
c. Pyott- Offioers will b installed an,
delegates to the Mutual Aid ASgre
gate Meeting. In London. England I,
June. 1888. Will b slsoted. Final re
ports win BE- submieesd.
On Saturday Afternoon a4 l80. th
delegates will convene At the Con
ference Church. preparatory to
trip TO Barratt's Chapel. In III
chapel a historical address VIII be de
iivered by Rev. A. w. Davis. On Sat
urday evening. Rev. E. II. Bookmye
Will lead in a song and praise servic,
The women Of the Conference Churc
will give q social.
Rev. d. II. Kenney and Rev. A. "
Davis will be the speakers at a sess.o
on sunday morning. A love feast wi
be administered by Rev. S. NJ. Crof
Two OF the local preachers will delive
) brief addresses. In the afternoon q
o'clock, there will be a memoris
! service in charge OF Rev. Charles !
Williams and a pentecostal service 4
charge OF Rev. S. r. Maitland.
At the concluding service on Sunda
night, resolutions will be presented b
Rev. Charles ID. Williams. A dis
= cussion OF the Epworth League wi
be led by Rev. A. J. Roberts. Rev. !
|. II. Bookmyer VIII deliver a sermon
Several of the delegates will preac
In Dover churches on Wednesd
evening. September 27. Among tho,
who have been assigned are: S
heul's NJ. z. Church, Rev. Edwai
Woolsy; tho Presbyterian Churc
/, Rev. F. NJ. Dilks; the First Bapti
Church. Rev. John r. Vanatta; II
Methodist Protestant Church, Rev. ]
w. Carpenter; the Peoples Christia
Church, Rev. Jacob A. HoaRland.