Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-15

I 7 n laDDuaI Session
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IOWA CONFERENCE D : / |
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Chicago. Sept. 6, 500

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WEDNESDAY.
MORNING SESSION.
The Conference WA called to orde
400 q 40 !. -. BY bishop B. NJ. Arnet,
Nh known 20 Americans a. the most nor
81 nlar Negro bishop = the United States
l1eyotional.s services were conducted |,
m inpreasive manner BY the bishop
During the singing 81 the hymn s.An,
sre We Yet Aliyees'' there vas Z genera
b. ndshak king among the ministers 8
The congregation. The conference wa
n ~ then organized and the following OH
GERS we're elected: u
sS Secretary, Rev j D. Peterson: Re
cording Secretary. Z. J. Phillips; Sta
B tisticai Secretary, Rev. H. S. Graves
Marshalls Deacons, Stewart Moore
=. g. Jackson, 6. w. Jones. Reporte,
Il Tor Christian Recorder. Rev. r. Cnight
for Southern Recorder, Rev. 4. J.
Carey; Reporter for Voice Of Missions
Rev. 3. G. Ransom; City papers, Prof.
\ Chas 8. Smith. The following com.
mites were appointed, also:
Public Worship Revs. Gaines, Bundy
4 and q. Il. Thompson. s-s..
Finance Revs. Ransom, Carey,
Thompson, Daniels and Graves,
Dollar Money Reys. B. Holly,
Booth, Ransom, Reeves and Higgins.
Children's Day and Church Extension
Rsvs. Malone, Vim. Williams and E.
Fost. .a u.
Home and Foreign Fields Revs. W.
>. Brooks. Boyd and D. w. Brown.
Bible Cause Revs. Gordon. P. P.
Taylor and G. w. Jones.
Education and Endowment Money
Revs. Rhinehart. Grant and Thos
4 johnson. s..
Aliens Day Rev. T. w. Lewis.
Is Minute Money Rev. +. J. Petsrsons
Payne Seminary Fund Rev. r
knight.
Education Drs. Booth, Ransom and
.s Carey.
Episcopal Residence Revs. J. Bundy
h. Knight and Ransom.
s2 State Of Church and Country
neo. W. Gains. Il knight, W. 8.
Brooks, b. S. Graves and w. A. Alex.
ander. a.
Course Of Studies First year, Reys.
y. G. Anderson. B. Fl. Williamson, e.
Ford. Second year, Revs. 2. P. Taylor,
4 Z. J. Taylor and g. N. Tillman. Third
year, 3. w. 3Arnett, Jr., a. Ford and
and s cDonell. Fourth year, Reys.
Booth, knight, Ransom, Reeves, c. d.
Thomas.
Publisher Of Minutes-Rev. Reeves.
Committee on Admission Revs.
Gaines, BROOKS, Knight Hall and Jop-
lin. &s
Special Dollar Money Committee
Drs. N. NJ. Moore, Chaplin, B. W.
Arnett and Prof. h. I. Healing.
The following general officers were
introduced to the conference: NJ. NJ.
Moore Financial secretary. Dr. c. S.
Smith. secretary s. s. Union: Prof
Healing. editor Of A. NJ. E. Review;
Rev. N. J. McCracken, Presiding Elder
of Cairo district Illinois conference;
Rev. J. W. Robinson NJ. +. Church; Mrs |
Henrietta vinton Davis eloentionist
and Bishop Arnett.
Minneapolis, MIMI, was selected az
the seat Of the next annual conference
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Coference reassembled ct .:3O p. NJ,
with Bishop Arnett in the chair, after
i short devotional service, reports OF
the various committees were given.
g 4. Shaw, X. r. Wright, D. E,
Butler, B. F. Porter and T. A. Clark
were presented for admission.
Kevs. Gaines. Bnndy and knight
were appointed Com, on memories;
Y Or. T. VI. Henderson. business man
ager Of the A. NJ. E. Book concern and
prospective bishop, was introduced and
made An interesting address. The
ministers wives then came forward
and were introduced to the conference.
Rev. Thompson sang q beautiful song
entitled They Tell Me Of Home
over There.
WEDNESDAY.
EVENING SESSION.
The auditorium Of Bethel church was
taxed to its utmost capacity to accomo1
date the well dressed throngs who at
tsnded the banquet, rendered the
Bishops and conference by the church.
The following programme was render
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4 Solo, Madame Tyler; Pryor, Dr.. I.
w. + anderson; Solo, Mr.. Buckner;
Address, The Chicago District, Rev.
Geo. W. Gaines; Address, The City Pss- {
Iors, Dr. Rrunshinham: Address, The
Mrs. /. 3. w. Barnett; Ad.
dress, The Church. Rev. = G. Ransom
were made by Revs. Reeves.
knight and Professor Kealing. Rev.
Reeves Who responded to the Chicago
District was received with loud ap-