Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
NJ. E. CONFERENCE.
Session to be Held at
Bloomfield Sept. 1o to "a.
IS FIFIY-SEvENTH ANNUAL SESSION
The Oldest Active Member Was Rev.
|. P. Teter, Formerly of ottumWa-
There Are Five Districts in the Con-
ference.

mere ARE rive OiStiiCtS IN tne SoH'
ference.
The firty-seventh annual session of
the Iowa conference of the Methodist |
church will be held at Bloomfield, |
commencing Wednesday, September
10, and will close September "a. The
territory embraced in this conference
is bounded on the east by the Missis-
sippi river, on the south by the Mis-
souri, state line, on the west and north
by line commencing at the south
west corner of Appanoose county;
then north to Marshall county leaving
Knoxville in the Iowa conference and
Monroe in the Des Moines conference,
| thence on the south line of Marshall
county due east to Iowa river; thence
down said river to Iowa City; thence
on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific railroad to Davenport, leaving
| Davenport and Iowa City in the Up
| per Iowa conference.
| An attempt was made at the recent
general conference at Chicago to
straighten the north line by running
east from where it now touches the
Iowa river along the north line of
Iowa and Johnson counties, straight
across Cedar county to Clinton couii-
| ty; thence north to the north line OF
Clinton county to the Mississippi riv-
err. This effort failed because of
technicality, but may succeed at the
session of 1904, for while the Iowa
conference is the parent conference
for Iowa, it is the smallest in terri
tory.
Enrolment.
The conference at its last session
showed total enrolment of one hun
dred and seventy-five members, divid-
ed as follows: Superannuates, 10; SUI
pernumerary, 10; effective, 1856; proba-
TONERS, IL. There are five districts,
Burlington, Keokuk, Muscatine, Oska-
loosa and Ottumwa.
Membership.
The membership of the church with
in the bounds of the conference at it's
last report was 3O,95S, and 944 proba
TONERS, a decrease from the year pre-
vious of 263 probations and 719 meEl-
bers, or total decrease OF 9S2. There
were 1872 churches, valued at 1851, 440
and lit parsonages, valued at S143,-
800. There was paid for buildings
and Improving churches and parson-
ages, $32,362.
The Presiding Elders.
The presiding elders who form the
bishops cabinet are the following,
with the years of service:
Muscatine district, j.. 9. w. Coke,
six years. rg
: Burlington district,,;G. M. Tuttle,
, four years. ia
Oskaloosa district, W. G. Wilson,
four years. ~
Keokuk district, C. S. Cooper, three
years.
Ottumwa district, j. w. Lambert,
one year.
!, "a Deceased Members.
During the year just closed many
of the active members have died,
among them being Rev. l. P. Teter,
the oldest active member of the con-
ference, formerly OF this city, whose
death occurred March 6. Among tue
; superannuates is Rev. Anthony Rob.
; inson, who entered the ministry in
1886.
Rev. Teter entered the Iowa confe..
ence in 1858, and has held many OF
the important charges in it. His last
appointment was given him at the
session at Mt. Pleasant last year
= where he was returned to New Shar
on for the third year. His death oc
CURED in New Sharon very suddenly
March 6, and he was buried in this
: city.
, Rev. Anthony Robinson, who dice
, in this city February 81, entered The
ministry in the Indiana conference il
1886, and the Iowa conference in 1857
He had been superannuated for mum
: Der of years. He was the father o.
Mrs. Mcdonald, wife of Rev. j. w
Mcdonald and Mrs. Schreiner, wifi
!. of Rev. e. l.. Schreiner, both deceased
q and of Rev. Edward Robinson (ds
/ ceased). and Rev. w. t. Robinson, /
$ missionary in South America, whose
! family now resides in this city.
i Notes.
Rev. Claudus B. Spencer, ID. D., thu
new editor of the Central Christian
Advocate, of ST. Louis, will make Iii
t first official visit to the conference a
= this session.
l. Rev. Manley S. Hard, D. D., of Phil
t adelphia, will be at the conference a
e the official representative OF tn
+ Church Extension society
It The cabinet meetings are held eaci
u afternoon, presided over by the bishop
g The general interests of the churcl
y for the year are closing up in goo,
e shape Encouraging reports are CON
If ing from every direction. The cor
e ference will be invited to hold the Sos
r sion or 1901 at Newton; the session
u of 1887 was held there.
An effort will be made at this ses
sion of the conference to organize
;, conference Home Missionary Society
for the purpose Of carrying on missio
work within the bounds of the conte'
o ence, and the developing of new te'
~ ritory.