Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-03-13
FULL PROGRAM
OF THE 68TH
CONFERENCE
Wilmington Conference Of The
Nj. E. Church Will Meet
In Delmar, Del.
RT. REV. E. III. HUGHES
PRESIDING BISHOP

| The siXty-eighth annual session of
the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Conference will open on Wednesday
morning, March 25, in the Delmar
M. E. Church. The Rev. Ralph C.
Jones, pastor of the host church, an
nounced the program on Wednesday of
last week. The Rt. Rev. Edwin H.
Hughes, presiding bishop of the Wash
ington area, will open the session at
o'clock with holy communion. The
sessions will close at noon, Monday,
March 80.
Examinations of students in the
conference course of study will be
held in the Stephens Building on Mon
day and Tuesday nights, March %
and "a, at 1880. The Rev. Thomas
Beauchamp, of Greensboro, will be
in charge, assisted by members Of the
church board.
The actual organization of the
conference will start following holy
communion on March %. Roll call of
ministers will be taken, officers ap-
pointed, and the routine of business
arranged. Memorial services for de-
ceased members of the conference
will be conducted by the Rev. Luther
Poole, of Snow Hill, at IL a. m. Ad-.
journment comes at noon.
Bishop Hughes will open the first
business session at 1870 p. M, in the
church school auditorium. Miss Cath
crime R. Truax, of Wilmington, pres
ident # the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, will provide over the
anniversary program of that body at
8 p. m.
The Rev. Thomas Sard, pastor of
Union M. E. Church, Wilmington,
will conduct the session on Wednes-.
day night. The Rev. Harold Sloan, D.
D., of Woodbury., N. j., district sup
erintendent of Camden district of New
Jersey Conference, will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
At $3.50 a. M, Thursday, Bishop
Hughes will covene the conference
in a business session. At II 80 he will
deliver devotional address.
The afternoon conference session
will start at 1:3O. At 200 the ami
versary of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society will be observed, di-
rected by Mrs. Bertha Reeves, presi-
dent, of Wilmington.
Rev. George w. Humphreys, D. D.,
pastor of Asbury Church, Salisbury,
will conduct the conference at 7:3O
Thursday night. DR.. Sloan will deliver
the address.
Bishop Hughes will preside over
the session opening Friday at $3.50 a.
m. At 900 the first session Of the
Layman's Association, headed by I.
f. Perry, of Wilmington, president,
will be held. At HOO there will be a
united session of the ministers and
laymen. The session will be address,
ed at 11:30 a. M, by Bishop Hughes.
will again convene at p. m.
At 7:30 p. M, the Rev. ]. Harry
Wright, pastor of the church at Eas-
ton, will conduct the conference on
evangelism, with DR.. Sloan deliver
ing the address. At the same hour,
an Epworth League Rally will be held
in the auditorium of the Delaware
high school at Delmar. The Rev. E.
A. Baker, pastor of Dagsboro Church,
will preside. The Rev. Percy Craw-
ford, pastor of the Young Peoples
Church of the Air of Philadelphia
will deliver the address. The quartet
of this church will furnish special
music.
On Saturday at $3.50 a. M, united
session will be held, during which a
report of the conference will be read,
and the anniversary of the Whining
ton conference observed. The Board
of Education of the church will also
make its report. Bishop Hughes will
deliver a devotional address before
the united session at 11:30 a. m. At
2 p. m., the Rev. R. N. Nichols, pas
tor of the Princess Anne Church, will
preside over the conference on evan
gelism, with DR.. Sloan speaking.
At 7:30 p. m. the annual temper
ance anniversary of the church will
be observed. The Rev. Ivanhoe Willis,
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