Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-18
At IAkA'
Close Of the Semi.Annual Ses-
sion Of the Marshalltown
District Conference.
The Attendance Was Large and
the Meeting Profitable Res.
olutions Adopted.
Annual Session Of the Des
Moines N. E. Conference.
Appointments Made.

ClOlueS III. ". N00Iefe0Cess
Appointments Made.
Special to Times Republican.
Tama, Sept. 1S.-The eighth semi
annual session of the district conference
of the NJ. e. church of the Marshalltown'
district convened here Monday morning
for a two days session. Twenty-six of
the thirty-eight members responded to
roll call DR.. ]. B. Albrook, the presid-
ing elder. was in the chair. l.. C. Clark,
OF Eldora, was elected secretary pro
TEN.
The opening exercises Monday morn
ing were conducted by Rev. John Mont
gomery, superannuated minister of
Albion. Disciplinary business was at
tended to until the noon hour. The de-
yotional exercises for the afternoon
We're conducted by A. Camp, Of Chelsea.
The symposium on the subject, Closing
the Year." followed. l.. c. Clark pre-
and the Stewards THE Church Rec
by HI. j. Boulder, of Sheffield. reports
to the Annual Conference" very ex-
cellent paper written by j. b. Jones, of
Grundy Center, was read by Professor
Lyons, of Clifford. j. II. Thompson, of
Union, presented very practical dis
cussion on the topic. THE Pastor and
His Successors" The purpose of this
symposium, on so practical a theme,
and discussed by men who grapple with
the problems every day, was we'll appre-
ciated by all, and will no doubt result in
more painstaking efforts on the part of
many pastors. DR.. j. G. Van Ness was
slated for the evening sermon. by not
being able to be present his place was
supplied by G. II. Kennedy, of Ackley,
who preached a pointed, practical, spir-
itual sermon from Heb. 81, 3. The COM
munion service which followed, con-
Quoted by the presiding elder, was very
impressive.
Tuesday morning DR.. S. N. Fellows. of
Iowa City, the conference secretary of
tie twentieth century fund, gave re-
sumo of his work in the district and 9th
CIR districts. showing that he has met
with excellent success. The secretary
has done a good years work. The fol-
lowing candidates for admission on trial
TO the annual conference We're duly rec
ommended: H. S. Hester, w. H. Foster.
T. NJ. Nelson and j. B. Eaton. The SER
mon. which took up portion of the
morning session, by G. E. Maxfield
showed excellent preparation. After
this sereval pastoral topics were dis
cussed, as follows:
THE Pastor in the Home" by w. B
Davis. OF State Center.
THE Pastor Among Business Men,
by w. II. Clement, OF Conrad.
1.-THE Pastor and the Young People
by I. H. Trevithick, of Elberon.
Bible Study" by G. H. Kennedy.
"Exegesis,' Thess. 4:1S-17, by j. B.
Eaton.
Sermon Sketch Thess. 5:22, by
w. H. Foster.
Sermon Outline" / Thess. Sill, T. NJ
Nelson.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
THAT we take no backward step in
all our former positions in reference to
| total abstinence from all things which
! intoXicate and declare our positive dis
approval to any law which will in any
way permit he existence of saloon,
| grogshop or drug store for the purpose
of selling intoxicants as a beverage.
THAT we will not, regardless of party
utilization, support by ballot. influence
or speech or in any other manner any
candidate for Office whom we know
stands committed to any saloon policy
in any form.
THAT we will do all we can to create
temperance among our people by careful
| teaching in all our Sunday schools Ep-
worth Leagues and Junior Leagues, as
we'll as by private and public declara-
| ton.
THAT we deeply deplore the death OF
our president bringing to our nation
and to the world such profound grief
and believing his death to. the result
OF Incorporate teaching, We therefore
enter our strongest possible protest
against the federation within our ma ton
al bounds such system of anarchy, so.
called socialism. nihilism or any other
system which; has as following the
constituents Of the slum district and are
opposed to all forms OF good govern
| ment"
DEs MONIES M. e. CONFERENCE.
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