San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-31
METHODISTS CONFER
WEDNESDAY, AT SYST
ANNUAL GATHERING
Bishop Ernest Lynn WAL
dorf of Wichita
Presides.

The first session of the fifty-first
annual Southern Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church opened
Wednesday Mt 1 80 o'clock at the
blackberry Street Methodist Church OF
which Rev. J.. J. Rode is pastor,
with over 100 delegates in attendance.
Bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf, DID,
of Wichita, Kan, presided at the scs-
sion with his staff composed of Rev.
ii. +. Wolfe, d. D.. general area sec
rotary; Rev. +. A. Peterson, DID.
area Epworth League secretary; Rev.
II. L. Gornall, DID,, member of the
commission on conservation and ad-
vance Rev. c. p. Hargraves. DID, of
the Sunday school board: Rev. +. W.
Mueller. DID,, board of home missions
and church extensions: Rev. II. V.
johnson, DID, temperance board.
and Rev. j. J. Morgan, DID. of the
American Bible Society. also present
The first session was devoted to de-
votionals, an address. sacramento
service by Bishop Waldorf and the
organization committees reports of the
conference. The first of DIR. Peterson
inspirational addresses was delivered
at 3 80 o'clock.
b. +. Breihan will preside at Z 80
O'Clock Wednesday night. An address
of welcome will be delivered and an
address ITO Serve. the Present Age. -
will be given by Bishop Waldorf. In
this address he will outline the prog
ress Of the Methodist Church and give
its program for the next ten years.
y world survey made by the church
will also be presented to the confer.
ence.
The conference will be continued
for five days through Sunday. The
program foc the remainder Of the week
is as follows:
Thursday: s 80 n. M. devotionals
and addresses. Bishop Waldorf. Con-
ference Institute. Our World Service
Program" (aD Presentation and Dis
cussion. DIR. Gornall. (b) Strengthen
ing the local church with trained lead.
crship. DIR. Hargraves. (c) "A I'nite1
Church in World Service" DIR. Wolfe.
Id Our Overseas Work." DIR. Har-
graves. 30 p. m, Conference session
including address by DIR. Johnson.
4 100 to 300 p. m. DR.. Peterson's
hour. Z 40 p. M. \. A. Leifeste.
presiding. Address, DR.. Mueller,
Saving America Through Our New
Home Missions"
Friday: $50 a. IN. Inspirational
address, Bishop Waldorf. Conference
business session. 1 so p. m. Commit
tees. . 30 p. M. Meeting of Mutual
Aid Society. 4 p. m. DIR. Peterson's
hour. 40 p. m. Il. f. Breihan, pre-
siding. Young Peoples Rally. Adj
dresses, d. Peterson and Bishop Wal
dorf.
Saturday: $50 a. M. Devotional
address. Bishop Waldorf. Continuation
of conference business, 80 p. m.
Conference session. p. M. DR.. Pet
crSOn's hour. Z :45 p. m. \. a. Lei.
feSte. presiding. Anniversary night.
Addresses by Rev. ii. G. Leonard
Conference claimant. President J. L.
Neu. education; DIR. X. f. Gornaii.
Epworth League.
Sunday: S:4j. Conference love
feast . :45 n. m. Sunday school. AL
dresses. Rev. G. c. Brannies, Rev. \.
4. LcifeSte. Rev. II. NJ. Hopkins.
10 AZ 4. m. Services, Rev. J.. y. Rode
presiding. Sermon. Bishop Waldorf
> q Ga. m. A. 4. Leifeste, presiding
Memorial service. Memory of Mrs. \.
Didzun." Rev. 4. ID. Mophle. Address,
DIR. Morgan, American Bible Society.
and I 80. closing session, X. 4. Brei.
han. presiding. Address and reading
appointments, Bishop Ernest Lynn
Waldorf