Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-03
WITH ne PREACHERS.
Proceedings Of the Upper Iowa.
Conference at Vinton...The
Organization.
Reports of the Presiding Elders
Show the Work in Flourish.
ing Condition.
Northwest Iowa Conference at
Altoona Gets Down to Regular
Business.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Republican
yinton, Oct. 3.-The first regular ses-
sion of the Upper Iowa conference be-
gan at 0 o'clock Wednesday forenoon.
The venerable Bishop Merrill was in the
chair. The opening prayer was given by
Rev. DR.. Bissell, OF Charles City, after
which the holy communion was admin
istered by the bishop, assisted by four
of the Oldest brethren. The conference
then organized. Some $40 members an
swered to roll call. Officers OF the con-
ference We're elected as follows: Secre-
tary, Samuel w. Head; statistical Sec
rotary, j. r. A. Hammer; treasurer, L. L.
sLockard; reporters, Mark Masters and
w. c. Barley; railroad secretary, ]. G..
Van Ness; postmaster, b. a. Wright.
The standing committees, which are
nominated, We're next read by DR.. Al-
brook. A resolution came up asking for
an $500 appropriation from the domes-
tic missionary funds for special work
among the Bohemians. It was referred
to the proper committee. The remainder
of the forenoon was taken up in the
reading OF the six presiding elders. re-
ports. 1t is not possible at this time to
give reliable statistics. These will app
pear in the conference minutes. which
will be issued in the course Of a month.
The reports are all flatterng, however.
There have been in the entire conference
some 8 900 accessions to the church, and
the benevolent money raised for the va
rious benevolent enterprises of the
church is greater than any year before
and will exceed $4,000. During the fore
noon Mr.. Samuel Pye, one of the agents
OF the Western Methodist Book Concern
was introduced and gave the conference
a short resume of the work of the con-
Germ, especially recommending to the
Careful consideration of the pastors the
lew Epworth League reading course
and other books just off the press. AL
bert T. Bishop, of the North Dakota
conference, and B. b. Keister, of the Ar,
kansas conference, were transferred to
the Upper Iowa and their transfers were
recorded. The regular conference ses-
sions are held only In the forenoon. the
afternoon being given to lectures. ami
versaries and sermons.
The annual missionary sermon was
delivered at 2:30 p. m. by Rev. T. z.
Taylor, Of Usage. It was based on Matt.
2s:1S-20. The first part OF the sermon
was rapid sketch of the planting and
growth OF Christianity. But greater
portion of the sermon was given up to,
its development during the nineteenth
century. And he dwelt especially on the
adaptation of modern improvements and
inventions to missionary enterprises.
Rev. ]. j. Rapp, Phi. D.. of Chicago,
the lecturer on Bible study, is one Of the
principle features OF the conference.
DR.. Rapp prepared himself for the chair
of Hebrew in college work and for one
year filed the chair of Hebrew in Van
derbilt University. He has had every
educational advantage Bible student
could desire, and his lectures have been
looked forward to by the brethren of the
conference with considerable interest
His first lecture delivered on Wednesday
afternoon was remarkable effort and
there is no doubt but that it will create
u greater enthusiasm for the Word.
The evening was devoted to the ami
of the Freedman's Aid Society.
Rev. w. p. Thirkield. of Cincinnati. the
Of the society, delivered the
address