St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-09-02

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18th and Croker SITS. with Bis
Michigan, presiding, and the r
tor.
Presiding elders are the Rev.
Nelson Pryor of the ST. Paul dis
trict; and the Rev. c. II. Copeland
Of Cedar Rapids, OF the Des
Moines district.
The conference program got un-
der way Tuesday evening at s
o'clock, when the Self-Denial de-
partment had charge of the SER
vices with Evangelist Mrs. orzeal-
yea Robertson presiding. Guest
speaker was Mrs. Lucille Thomas
Of Chicago, Ill, supervisor of the
Women's Department of the
Fourth Episcopal District.
Awards will be presented by
Evangelist Robertson to the
church and missionary society Of
the conference which during the
year has raised the largest a.
mount in the Selif-Denial depart
ment.
Banquet For Guests
The annual conference guests
were honored at banquet We'd
nesday, Aug. 81. at $50 p. m.
served by the st. Paul Usherettes.
Greeting the guests were members
of the Hostess club with Mrs.
Muriel DeSleet president.
Miss Eleanor ]. woodcock, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Fourth
Episcopal District of Christian
Education, held a religious insti-
tue each morning at o'clock dur
ing the conference. Devotions at
each session were under the super
vision of Mrs. Sally Churchill Of
Indianapolis, Ind
The annual conference opened
Thursday morning at 9 o'clock.
Holy Communion was administer
ed.
The annual sermon was deliver
ed by the Rev. NJ. J. Hendreth of
Minneapolis, Mimi, pastor Of
Wayman AME church.
Reports from the churches of
the two districts were heard by
Bishop Baber Thursday afternoon.
A public worship service was
held Thursday evening with the
Missionary sermon delivered by
the Rev. Mitchell Culpepper of
Keokuk, Ia.
Friday, Sept. 2, business ses-
sions will continue. At the even
ing hour, an education sermon
will be delivered and educational
finance will be reported.
Saturdays Features
Saturday, Sept. 3, from 2 to 4
p. m. youth vocal clinic will be
held. At s p. m. a musical and ora
torical contest will be under the
supervision OF Mrs. Jeanne Nor
ris Of Des Moines. religious edu-
cational director Of the district,
and Sunday School Superintendent
at ST. Paul AAfE church.
Saturday from to S p. m, Mrs.
Cecil Lewis, president of the Con-
ference Branch Workers, will pre-
side at Conference Branch
Workers Tea at wiIlde House, 900
Seventeenth street.
Sunday morning. Sept 4. the
closing day Of conference, Sunday
School will begin at 9 a. m. direct
ed by Mrs. Wreatha Maxwell Of
st. Peters church. Minneapolis,
MINI, Conference Branch Sunday
School supervisor.
The regular Conference Sunday
morning worship will begin at
lo:45 O'Clock with the sermon de-
Iivered by Bishop Baber. Sunday
afternoon he will read the ap-
polntments of the ministers to
their charges for 1856.
Churches In Districts
Delegates and visitors from the
following churches In the Fourth
District are attending the confer
ence.
St Paul CMInn.) District - St.
James tst Paul.: St Peters
CNinneapolis): Waterloo, Iowa;
Cedar Rapids. Sioux City. Way
man CMinneapohsl; 81. James
CMinneapohs). Fort Dodge. Du-
luth Mimi: Huron and Ysnkton.
S. Dak.: Allen (Minneapols) and
Winnipeg. Canada
Churches in the Des Moines dis
trict are: St Paul (Des Mo:nesl I;
Davenport; Bethel (Des Moines) I;
Ottumwa Keokuk. Burlington:
Fort Madison. Abba. Fairfield. Mt
Pleasant; Clinton; Dubuque; Mus
catine; Iowa city. ciarinda: oska-
Ioosa: Washington, Council Bluffs,
Newton and MArshAiltown.
Church improvements
Grea, preparations were made
by the entertaining church ST.
Paul for the visitors and members
OF the annual conference
The trustees. stewards all clubs
and auxihartes under the leader
ship ~ ne Rev Hunter through
the ehsrch's Christian Advances