Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-08
CLOSE OF CONFERENCE
Methodist Ministers at Vinton
Finish Up the Work OF the
Conference.
Resolutions on Temperance and
Other Matters and Appoint
ments Read.
Changes This Year Are Not Mum.
erous s.. Some New Men
Received.
Special to Times-Republican.

Vinton, Oct. Slate Monday after
noon, after an all days session, the sixth
annual session of the Upper Iowa con-
ference of the NJ. E. church came to a
close, with the reading of the appoint-
rnents by Bishop Merrill. The days
ing of the journal of the last session
Routine business was rushed thru very
rapidly. The admission class was called.
grades read by the registrar and the At
ness for preaching was reported by DR..
Nicholson. Each case is examined into
separately, and each was represented by
his presiding elder. The following were
admitted: G. A. Reeder, j. c. Dutton,
c. A. Thompson, c. A. Felt. A. H.
Hirsch, j. b. Eaton, x. w. Robbins.
Thomas Nelson. w. H. Foster aud Har-
Try Farmer.
After this came the ordination serv-
tees. Six deacons and six elders were
ordained.
The case of ]. A. Ward came UP and
there being some Irregularities in the
case, and charges of various nature
coming up. the case was referred to the
presiding elder of the Cedar Rapids dis
trict; also the case of A. B. Calder was
referred to the presiding elder of the De-
corah district FOR further investigation
d. B. Downs asked for the superannu-
ated relation because of impaired health.
After noon Rev. s. N. Fellows. ID. D.,
was called to the chair and reports of
the various committees We're read and
adopted. Everything went along
smoothly until the report of the commits
tee on temperance read its report. After
some argument as to the wording of the
report routine business was resumed till
after o'clock, when the bishop, with
the presiding elders, entered the room
which Indicated that the appointments
were settled.
Resolutions were passed expressing
the gratitude OF the conference to Bish-
op Merrill for his wise and agreeable
rulings and to the pastor of the church,
Rev. F. l.. Lovedand. and the people of
Vinton who had thrown open their
homes so generously to entertain.
The bishop arose few moments be-
fore o'clock to begin reading the APP
pointments. 1t will be noted in the lists
of appointments that but few changes
are made this year. A. Camp, OF Chel-
sea, will go to Melbourne and w. II.
Foster Of Gladbrook, to Rhodes Two
new men come into Marshall county
B. C. Barnes to Gilman, who is quite an
elderly gentleman, and j. ID. Walcott to
LeGrand. these being the only changes
in the county.
This closed the best session, and in
many respects the greatest year, in the
history of the Upper Iowa conference.
Rev. Thompson, of the Michigan con-
ference, came In and will occupy the
pulpit OF the big Central church at Day-
export d. C. Dutton come in from Wis
consin and is stationed at McGregor.
Daniel McGurk canes from Kansas AMI
will take charge of the work at Glad
brook.
Following is the list Of appointments:
Cedar Falls District-J. C. Magee,
presiding elder, Cedar Falls--Allison E.
A. Lang; Aredale, supplied by E. NJ.
Reynolds; Brandon, r. G. Young; Ce-
dar Falls, F. w. Luce; GAINESVILLE, +. T.
Heatly; Dumont, w. C. Keller; Fred
erlka, j. B. Bird; Geneseo, w. N. Chat
fee; Greene, c. S. Cole; GAINESVILLE, II.
L. Townsend; GAINESVILLE East, w. n.
Lusted; Kensett, c. A. Thompson; La
Porte City, d. S. Staebler; Marble
Rock, B. B. Keister; Mt. Auburn, w. II.
Smith; Nashua, "A. d. Stevens; New
Hartford, j. II. Hayward; Nora
Springs, r. D. Black: Northwood,
Frank Cole; Parkersburg, S. r. Fergus
on; Plainfield, n. L. Townsend; Ply
mouth, j. j. Kidder; Powersville. j. r.
Sanford; Raymond, j. d. Perry; Rock
ford, G. E. Shear; Rudd, I. j. Elwick;
Shell Rock, Walter Piper; Sumner, W..
w. Robinson; Waterloo. First, j. =.
johnson; Grace, T. NJ. Evans; Waver-
~, E. v. Claypool.
Cedar Rapids District..W w. Carl
ton, presiding elder. Mt. vernon-Albur
nette, j. NJ. Eldridge; Cedar Bluff. H. L.
Crawford; Cedar Rapids, Bohemian,
f. j. Zayodsky; st. Pauls, E. j. Lock-
wood: Trinity. N. A. Mershon; Central.
City, J. b. Wyatt; Center Point, j. G..
Hill: Coggoon, G. q. Moseman; Dysart,
"A. n. Hirsch; Fairfax, S. c. Bretnall;
Garrison, w. N. Brown; Iowa City, ID.
w. Clinton; Kenwood Park, c. V. Gilli-
land; Lisbon, Wade C. Barclay; Marion
N. Pye; Mechanicsville. r. w. Coats;
Mt. Vernon, o. b. Waite; Mt. Vernon
circuit, Thomas Palter; Mt. Zion, Lee
f. Arne; Norway, E. NJ. Bing; Oasis, ].
T. Spry: Palo, ]. p. Van Horn; Prairie
and Wesley churches. NJ. III. Smith;
Ryan, H. NJ. Chambers; Shellsburg. L..
d. Stubbs; Scion, S. ID. Bartle; Spring.
Vile, NJ. j. Lock; Stanwood, w. f.
Spry; Upton, F. p. Shaffer; Traer. S. T.
McKim; Urbana. William Kirwin; Vim;
ton, F. l.. Loveland; Vinton circuit, d.
Markham; Viola, G. "A. Reeder; Walker,
r.. NJ. Alderman; West Branch, H. H.
Barton.
w. F. King, president; n. Boyd.
Thomas Nicholson, professors, and Il. L.
Gruwell, agent in Cornell College.
B. C. Hammond, chaplain U. S. army;
w. E. Manley. missionary to China; E.
e. Copeland, f. II. Fisher, C. K Hudson
and s. E. Yaggy left without appoints
ment to attend one of our schools. All
the above members of the Mt. Vernon
quarterly conference.
S. N. Fellows. agent of twentieth CEN
fury commission, and II. H. Fairall, ed
itor Iowa Methodist, both members Of
Iowa City quarterly conference.
]. 7. Crippen, agent of Cornell Col
lege, member of Marion quarterly con-
ference.
Davenport District-C. L. Could pre-
siding elder, Clinton-Anamosa L. L..
Lockhard; Andrew, supplied by j. S..
Westfall; Bennett, g. B. Crinklow; Cal
anus and Grand Mound, A. IT, Bishop;
Camanche and Tabernacle, C. A. Peddi-
Nrd. TN<av,f Tee. 1fcs