Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
Methodist Protestant Conference
Successful and Well Attended.
NEXT YEARS MEETING At COLLINS
The Conference Adopts Lengthy
Resolution This Morning Condemn.
ing the Use of Tobacco by Clergy
and Laity in no Uncertain Terms.
[From Saturdays Daily.l

[From Saturdays Daily.l
At yesterday afternoons session of
the fifty-eighth annual session of the
Methodist Protestant conference of
Iowa, which is being held in South OF
trmwa at the Methodist Protestant
church, officers of the conference We're
elected for the ensuing year. With
one exception, that Of q position on
the committee on itinerancy and or
ders, the officers who have served dur
ing the past year were reelected, A.
H. Martin of Rhodes being the new
member. The list of officers is as fol.
lows:
Presidents. ]. Geddes, Attica.
Secretary. w. Murphy, Murphy.
Conference stewards. S. Scull,
Troy Mills.
Editor of minutes-A. S. Leech,
Montezuma.
j. II. Scull, New London; j. H.Wal-
ley, Mt. Zion; J. f. Berdine, Keswick;
W. M. Satchell, Eldora, A. H. Martin.
Rhodes.
Church extension board-Rev. J. S.
Geddes, Attica; Rev. P. A. Koeppel,
Sully; Rev. ]. NJ. Pickett, Ladora;
Laymen J. w. Murphy, Murphy, and
j. G. Sage, Murphy.
Standing district committee-Rev
W. Huddleston, Rhodes; Rev. w.
Robb; Rev. F. E. Pershall, Carson:
Laymen John S. Snyder Attica! ]. F.
Berdine, Keswick; Townsend Murphy,
Murphy
Next Years Conference.
1t was also decided yesterday after
noon that the conference in 1902 will
be held at Collins, in Story county,
commencing at 10 o'clock in the morn.
ing of the first Wednesday in Septen.-
Der. Collins is little town of $40 in
habitants, and was decided upon after
a spirited rivalry between a half dozen
locations, including Des Moines, Atti-
ca and other larger places.
Todays Session.
This mornings session was well at
tended. Matters of interest to the
ministers were discussed by those
present and much benefit was gained
from the exchange of ideas A reso-
luton was passed by the conference
declaring in no underlined terms
against tobacco and it's use by the
clergy and laity. In fact new preach
ers are forbidden to use it and all are
asked to give up the habit if they have
it. The resolution was presented by
S. S. Soul of Troy Mills and brought
out much discussion.
Conference on Tobacco.
Many of the ministers talked on the
question of the resolution. They were
all agreed that the use of the weed
should be stopped, but some were in
doubt as to the ACCESSIBILITY or use of a
resolution. Some said that it's pass
age would not make people stop using
tobacco, that resolutions could not do
it. However, when the matter was
voted upon it was carried unanimous
ly. The text of the resolution is as
published below:
The Resolution.
Whereas, The use of tobacco has
been condemned by every Christian
body in America as injurious and
wasteful, and, whereas our own con-
ference has again and again condemn
ed its use by the laity and especially
by the ministry as bad in example and
detrimental to the cause of Christ, and
whereas the general conference of our
church in it's wisdom has seen fit to
forbid the ordination of any one using
tobacco, be it
Resolved, therefore, That we hail
with JOY this action closing doors
against young men using tobacco
wishing to enter our ministry. And
be it further
Resolved, That our examining COM
mittee shall not receive for examina-
tion and licentiate any per-
son who has not total
ly abstained from the use of tobacco
for at least six months before such re-
ception for examination. And be it
further
Resolved, that we will not receive
any man whatever from another con
ference nor shall the president en-
ploy any person who uses tobacco in
any form and it is hereby made the
duty of the president and the commit
tee to inform themselves upon this
point before receiving any candidate.
And be it furlner
Resolved, that we most earnestly
and lovingly entreat our brethren who
do use tobacco for Jesus sake and for
the sake of our young men to cease its
use. And be it further
Resolved, that this resolution be