Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 156, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1918 — METHODIST HOLD DISTRICT MEET [ARTICLE]

METHODIST HOLD DISTRICT MEET

LARGE NUMBER OF VISITING MINISTERS PRESENT. The greatest Methodist Episcopal church is now planning to observe its 1919 centenial missionary birthday. Thursday afternoon and evening, Bishop W. F. Oldham, Dr. Deßray, of Gary, and Rev. C. E. Davis, of Borneo, were here and made addresses. The district superintendent Rev. McKinzie, of Lafayette, and many of the pastors of near by churches were present The meetings were for the purpose of arousing enthusiasm in the celebration of one hundred years of Methodist Missionary effort and also to plan for the great work to be done by the church after the close of the great war. Bishop Oldham is a powerfid speaker and his address was stirring in its patriotism and also loyalty to Methodism. Meetings of this nature are being held throughout this conference. Wednesday there was a meeting at Lafayette and today one is being held at Monticello.