The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-02
METHODIST LAYMEN
AND PASTORS Will
MEET IN BISMARCK
Two Special Church Meetings
Will Get Under Way Here
Tuesday Evening

Pastors of Methodist churches and
laymen from the entire south central
and southwestern part of North Da-
kota will come to Bismarck Tuesday
for the annual conference Of the Bis
marck district of the Methodist
church.
Sessions will open at 7:30 o'clock
Tuesday evening in the McCabe
Methodist church, with the Rev.
Alfred Roe. district superintendent.
presiding. He will be assisted by tine
local pastor. Rev. Walter E. Water.
On the program. which will con-
tinue through Wednesday, will be
talks covering various phases OF
church activities. followed by a dis
cussion of each subject.
A devotional service led by Rev. E.
L. Shepard. Rural, will precede the
district conference sermon given by
Rev. o. E. Kinzler. Moffit, at the
opening session Tuesday evening
Rev. o. E. Swenson. WaShburn, Will
speak on THE Relation Of the Pas
| tor to the Church Organizations
Rev. w. H. Farthing. Cleveland. Will
speak on Pastoral Work" and there
will be music by a mems quartet.
Many Talks Arranged
Rev. T. c. Torgerson. Ashley. Will
conduct devotions Wednesday morn
ing. Talks will be given by Rev. H
Brown. Steele. on "Woril Evangel-
ISM: by Rev. F. G. Norris, Mandan
on TYPES and Values Of Religious
Education; by Miss F. Bergquist
Gladstone, Mrs. N. Cook, Grassy But.
tie. and Miss S. M. Harrington. Bene-
dict. on "Our Unique Work: by Rev
E. o. Grunstead. Mott. on Vacation
Bible Schools: by Rev. F. w. Gress
Underwood, on 1.-The Pulpit Message
for These Times; by Rev. E. E. Du-
den. Hettinger, on Pastors Respon'
sibility to Correctional Interests"
and by Rev. H. j. Gernhardt on
What We Hope the General Con-
| ference Will Do" At noon the visit
ing pastors and laymen will be guests
at a luncheon given by Mrs. Roe al
the Hotel Prince cafe.
Devotions at the afternoon meet
ing will be in charge Of Rev. r. NC
Clure. Napoleon. Rev. j. w. FriSDle
Makoti. will speak on Summer Dec
tension: Rev. Water will talk on the
Art of Conducting Public Worship
and Rev. F. B. Sharkey, Bowman. VII
have as the subject of his talk. 1.-THE
Pastor and Community Interests"
Discussions Are Planned
Other speakers for the afternoon
and their topics will be Rev. 8. j
Brooks. Linton. on World Service
Appeal: Miss E. A. Baker, Douglas
on Preparation and Reception o.
New Members: w. j. Church. Bis
marck, on THE Preacher in the Pull
nit from the Viewpoint Of Lay
man.: Rev. T. s. Brown, Center, or
|"Church Statistics: Rev. c. E. Var
Horne. Mckenzie. on THE Midweel
Service; and Rev. w. S. Davies
Marmarth, on The Epworth League
Institute" Each talk will be fol
lowed by discussion.
An address by Rev. S. E. Fairham
Mi..st, superintendent Of the Mino
district, on Birds Eye View OF Work
Service Activities" is scheduled TO-
the wednesday evening session. Rev
J. r. Mcneil, Beach, will conduct tn
devotionS.
i Pastors and their wives will be Ell
Itertained in the homes Of member
of the Bismarck congregation durin
the conference. About so are expect
ed to attend.
Ministers Of all denominations II
the Bismarck district also will NEE
here Tuesday for an inspirations
conference. This program will b
held in the First Baptist church, be
ginning at IL a. m. Talks by variou
pastors and by Supreme Court Jus
ltice A. G. Burr are on the mornin
and afternoon program.