The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-20
Bishop H. Lester Smith Of
Helena Scheduled to Attend
Prominent Speakers List
cd on Program-Dinners and
Banquets To BE Given-LO-
cal People on Entertainment
Program

Approximately 800 ministers and
lay members of the Methodist Epls-
copal church are expected to gather
here October for the annual state
Methodist conference. The meeting
is scheduled to last until October 8
and the program is filled with has.-
ness and social sessions.
Chief among the church diSni-
taries scheduled to attend Is Bishop
II Lester Smith, p. D., - Helena.
Mont, in whose diocese Norm na-
liota is located.
AS now outlined the conference
will get down TO work early CT the
n orning of the opening ia: w..ch
will be occupied with business ses-
SONS. Formal addresses q welcome
on behalf Of the city geveraa.ea.
and ministers Of other danon.ina-
tons, together with the usual ie-
sponses, are planned for the same
evening. Bishop Smith will deliver
an address following these cere-
monies. The response to the cd
dresses Of welcome will be made by
Rev. Ernest C. Parish, Fargo.
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Delegates will observe the sacra-
ment Of the Lords Supper on the
morning Of October 5 and this will
be followed by the organization Of
the conference and more business
sessions, interspersed with addresses
on various phases Of church work.
A service Of song and worship in
the evening will be followed by an
address by DR.. Lincoln A. Ferris OF
Ontario, Calf, one of the principal
speakers at the conference to come
from outside the state.
Devotional services and further
business sessions will occupy the
morning of October while special
attention will be given to the work
Of the Women's Foreign Missionar,
Society, the work Of home missions
and church extension and the work
Of the board of temperance, prohi.
bition and public morals at the aft
ernoon session. A lecture by DR.
Ferris at the city auditorium is The
feature event for that evening.
After more business sessions O,
the morning Of October Z, the con
ference will consider the work of tn,
board on hospitals, homes and Dea
CONFESS work and the boar don pen
sions and relief. A joint session O
ministers and laymen also is SEIZED
uled for the afternoon. A song AM
worship service and another address
by DR.. Ferris will complete the pro
gram for the day.
) To Tour City
\ Most Of Saturday, October s. vii
be devoted to devotional services an,
business sessions but that Afternoon
; Will be given over to an automobil
tour to points of interest in Bis
marck, Mandan and vicinity. TIL
evening session provides for anothe
service of song and worship and an
other address by DR.. Ferris.
; A conference love feast will ope
the Sunday services and will b
followed by morning worship and
sermon by Bishop Smith. "A nun
Der of visiting pastors will occup
pulpits in Bismarck churches q
/ other denominations Sunday morr
J ing. Rev. T. A. Olson Of Jamestow
will preach at the First Presbyteria
church; Emmanuel Evangelic a
church, DR.. E. P. Robertson, Gran
Forks; st Georges Episcopal churcl
Rev. j. d. Cawthorne, Neche, an
First Baptist church, Rev. LeRo
White, Minot.
Ordination and memorial service
will be held Sunday afternoon. A
Epworth League service and evenin
worship Sunday evening will be 70
lowed by a sermon by DR.. Ferri
After that will come the reading /
appointments by the bishop.
. Several Of the visiting clergyme
: will fill Bismarck pulpits Sunda
night. Rev. A. L. Lane Of Mott wi
speak at the Emmanuel Evangelic
church and Rev. i. F. Green, Ellel