Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-10
VOL. XIV, NO. 5.
BISHOP BABER PRESIDES:
Delegates from Minnesota, Iowa
And Canada Attend Annual
Conference Of A.M.E. Church

conference OF the Northwestern
district Of the A. NJ. Z. church
opened at 81. James church, Min.
neapolis Tuesday.
Presiding over the conference
Is Bishop George W. Baber, pre-
siding officer of the Fourth Epis-
copal district. The conference Is
the first one under the direction
Of Bishop Baber, who was as.
signed 10 this district by the June
general conference in Kansas
City, Kans.
Assisting Bishop Baber Is Pre-
siding Elder W. Z. Guy Of the
ST. Paul district and Rev. w. =
ORleton Of the Des Moines dis
trict.
The Des Moines district com
prises A. NJ. L. churches in the
Iowa Communities Of Des Moines
Fairfield, oskaloosa. clarinda
Council Bluffs, Newton. Ottumwa
Burlington, Clinton, Muscantine
Davenport. Fort Dodge. Osceola
Keokuk, Fort Madison and Abba
Ia.
The 81. Paul district ha'
churches or missions in ST. Paul
Minneapolis. Alberta. Canada
Winnipeg. Canada, Huron. S. d.
Sioux City. Ia. Cedar Rapids. Ia.
Waterloo. Ia, Fargo, N. D., Rapid
City, S. D., and Duluth, MINI.
Some Of the delegates and visit.
ors who registered Tuesday Al
the opening Of the conference
were:
Mrs. Goldie FAINT, president oi
the Missionary Society Of De'
Moines, c. J. Claybrook, Mrs
Sophie Nichols, Mrs. Lucy Page
Mrs. Maude c. Wyatt, Mrs. Mabe
Mason. Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Irvine
Rev. and Mrs H. r. Ellis, all Of
Des Moines.
Mrs. Connie Berry, Rev. Vim
Berry, Clinton, Ia, Mrs. Ida Dab
ner, Davenport, Ia: Mrs. o. B. Mo
Neil and Mrs. Winona Allen
Davenport, Ia; Rev. and Mrs. w
A. Simpson, Fairfield, Ia: Mrs
NJ. b. Ray, Hannibal, Mo; Mrs. NJ
Smith, Mrs. Ora Smith, Cedar
Rapids, Ia: r. w Copeland
Council Bluffs, la: Rev. Thomas
Henderson, Burlington, Ia; Rev
r. c. Campbell, Newton, la; Rev
and Mrs. Thomas HiRhtower, Os
kal0OSa, la: Rev. William John
son. Fort Dodge, Ia; Rev. and
Mrs. Jmes Dixon, Ottunwa. la.
Rev. A. l. Williams. Chicago
Rev. and MrS. J. W. Collins, Sioux
City, Ia; Rev. and Mrs. Car
Mckay, Minneapolis: Mrs. J. r
Collins, Minneapolis: Rev. and
Mrs. Z. p. williams, Rev. Andrew
Parks. Springfield, III; Rev. Z, r
Robinson, Columbus, Ohio.
Others are Rev. II. Z. Stewart
Of Chicago. Rev. II. c. Boyd, pas
tor Of St Peter church, Mime
apolis: Mary Hickey. venerstet
member Of the denomination
from ST. James ST. Paul: o. c
Hall, Of ST. Paul. active Sunday
school worker for years and ons
Of the most prominent layInen Of
the connection
Rev. Edward r. Thomas, pastor
Of St, James, the entertaining
church, is quite proud Of his %
member church and the manner
IN which they have shoulderec
the responsibility Of entertaining
an annual conference.
Most Of 81. James membership
do not dare undertake the hugs
tas koi entertaining an annual
conference.
Appointments Sunday Night
Meetings and sessions will &C
cupy the entire week. Sunday
morning Bishop Bsber will preach
the ordination service. The con,
ference Sunday school under N,
direction Of Rev. 3. n. Moor,
will convene AZ $50 q. m.
The two final services Of thS
conference will be- moved 70 Trim.
ity church, Ninth St 81 20tk
Ave. So, 20 take care Of tn
crowds. The . p. m. Memorial
services will be under the direc.
ton OF Rev. II. c. Boyd. sSEistec
BY Rev J. ". Collins.
Al the evening services BishoS
Baber viii snnounce his appoint
mentS for the new conferences
year.
II 10 estimated that the confer,
enoe has brought zoo delegate,
and visitors 10 the city.