Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-29
MINISTERS CONVENE
The Eighth Annual Conference
Of the United EVANGELICAL
Church.
Bishop Dubs is the Recipient
Of an Elegant Gold
Watch.
Business Of the Opening Sex sions
Names Of Visiting Ministers
and Laity.
Special to Tlmes-Republican.

Cedar Rapids. March pa pleasant
feature of yesterdays session of the
lDes Moines conference Of the Evangeli-5
cal church now holding Its eighth an
nnal session here was the presentation
of an elegant gold watch to the venera-
Bile Bishop r. Dubs, d. d., LII. D., of
Chicago. The presentation speech was
made by Rev. e. F. Nell. of Blairstown,
formerly OF Marshalltown, the oldest
minister in the conference, and who
later withdrew from the conference.
Bishop Dubs organized this conference
and has presided at each Of the annual
meetings, and the gift was but slight
token of the high esteem in which he:
is held.
The following were received as adj
visory members of the conferences:
Revs. G. Gerhardt and w. Jonas, of the
Northwestern conference; Rev. H. H.
Thoren, president of Western College of
LeMars, and Rev. S. l.. West, of the
United Evangelical publishing house of
Harrisburg, Pa.
A reportorial committee was APP
pointed, of which w. NJ. Force is chair
man and Rev. Charles s.. Lang reporter
for the Marshalltown Times Repub-
lican.
The afternoon session opened with the.
Usual services, the prayer being by T.
NJ. Evans, of Waterloo.
Relations of ministers were considered
nd A fs,lI yx.sas
Withdrawn from the church. Rev. w.
ternal delegate OF the Northwestern
conference.
Candidates for deacon's orders were:
p. N. Lddel. w. B. Morris, j. B. Me-
10y and w. NJ. McCray.
Applicants for licenses were: +. H.
Heverly, Charles Hedges, Charles H.
Stauffacher, n. p Olney and j. L. Fow-
Ter.
The presiding elders were stationed
for the ensuing year as follows: G. w.
Mullen, Cedar Rapids district; ]. E.
lStauffacher, Dies Moines district.
| Rev. A. T. Wilkins. local preacher,
Withdrew from the church for the year.
The conference session for next year
was decided in favor of Gearing, to be-
Ign March 81.
4 Ministers in attendance at the eighth
annual conference of the United Evan
gelical church. now being held at the
Zion NJ. q. church:
II. G, Arch, LaPorte City: J. Aur-
sacker, Des Afoines: j. NJ Bamford,
Colo; %. G. Busenburg, Alton; ]. G.
Bicler, Aanamosa; T. NJ Evans, Water
i loo; G. A. Fussle, Cedar Rapids; w. NJ
Force, Correctionville; j w. Hamilton
Grand View; j. " Hummel Clifford;
i. "A. Jones. Knoxville; William Kline
felter. Center Point; C. S. Long, Gear
ing; P. N. Liddell, Bridgewater. w. b
McCrea, Marshalltown; j. B. Aieloy
4 Cedar Rapids circuit; E. F. Nell, Blairs.
town; A. B. Morris, Green Castle: G
w. Mullen, Nevada; B. H. Niebel, Del
Moines: E. C. Newburn, Battle Creek
4 S. N. Ramage, Manly; A. L. Rucker
u Center Point; S. skogsberg, NORTH
4 Liberty; HID. Smith. Highland; streyf
Teller, Alburnette; j. q. Stuffacher, De.
A1oines: v. urbino, Harlan; S. c. Wad
ding. Taylor; j. g. Walz. Belle PLANE
3. Wilson. Grant; L. H. Wood, Anita
NJ. w. Schrader, Irena. Mo-: II. H
Thoren, PHI. D., president Of Wester,
Union college, LeMars. Iowa; Bishop r
Dubs. d. D., LII. D., Chicago; S. w
Wust, Harrisburg, Penn. publisher; w
i s. Harris, East Pennsylvania conference
j Out-of-town friends and delegates at
tending the conference:
H. H. House. Clermont; F. NJ. Fritz
u niger. La Porte City; H. Brown, Water
loo; e. H. Heverly. Center Point: c
Bach, Alburnette; Z. D.. Blair Lin
Junction; John Monch. Lisbon; Mr.. an,
Mrs. Clyde Whitney. Marshallt Town
John Thompson, Blairstown: N. R
q Cliff, Gearing: L. G. Adams. Colo: S. NJ
Alien, E;iinv;i; Waiter Barber. corrac
tionville; George F. schrader, Pleasant
3 vile; G. H. Stauffacher. Des Moines
Mrs. A. C.. Davis, Council Bluffs; MI
and Mrs. L. H. Smith. Harlan.