Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-23
EP|SC)PALS ADJOURN
Diocesan Convention at Des
Moines Concludes Work by
Election OF Officers.
Standing Committees for the
Coming Year Appointed
O'Brien Land Cases.
District Court Takes Up Famous
Land Litisation--0the
Iowa News.

Des Moines. May 23.-The annual do
cesar convention of the Episcopalians
of Iowa adjourned Wednesday after /
noon, after electing officers for the en-
euing year and selecting Davenport as
the place for the next meeting. The fol-
lowing officers. delegates and commit
teemen were named:
Standing Committee-Dr. j. II. Lynch,
Ottumwa, president; Rev. George 70.
Walk, Council Bluffs; Rev. William j.
Jackson, Emmetsburg; Messrs. j. H.
Deming. Dubuque, j. j. Richardson,
Davenport; S. II. Mallory. Charlton
Regstrar-Rev. Willis III. Barris,
Davenport.
Chancellor of the Diocese-George i.
Henry, Dies Moines.
Board of Missions-Rev. Messrs. j. b.
Cathell, Des Moines; G. L. Walk. Coun-
Gil Bluffs; t. Il. Green, Cedar Rapids;
c.. H. Cornell, Sioux City; Messrs. c. ID.
Jones. Independence; II. $. Hepburn,
Davenport: Samuel Mahon, Ottumwa;
S. H. Mallory, Charlton; w. G. Harbach,
Des Moines: W. II. Bowman, Waverly.
Delegates to General Convention at
San Francisco in October NeXt-Rev.l
Messrs. j. H. Lynch, Ottumwa; r. w.
Keator Dubuque; George III. Cornell,
Sioux City; j. b. Cathell, Des Moines;
Messrs. S. n. Mallory. Charlton; George
F. Henry, Des Moines; Samuel Mahon.
Ottumwa; j. L. Bever, Cedar Rapids
Alternates-Rev. Messrs Ct. Il. Walk.
Council Bluffs; c. w. Remington, Fort
y
Perkins. Burlington; Messrs. j. j. Rich
ardson, Davenport: w. f. Cleveland.
Harlan; II. S. Hoover, Waverly; j. II.
Merrill, Ottumwa.
Trustees of Iowa Episcopate Fund
j. j. Richardson, Davenport, president;
Ira r. Tabor, Davenport. secretary; j.
r. Lane. Davenport; j. H. Smith, Cedar
Rapids; and ]. L. Bever, Cedar Rapids
Ecclesiastical Court-Rcv. Messrs. r.
c. McIlwain. keokull; G. T.. Walk,
City: H. w. Perkins Burlington.
Rural Deans (appointed by the bishop
Rev. Messrs. r. w. keator, Waverly;
g H. Cornell, Sioux City; 7. E. Green,
Cedar Rapids. j. e. Cathel, Des
Moines; j. H. Lynch, Musoatine
Trustees of Tabor College-Bishop
AsAciAioo oAiA tlie- kltSslueill VI tue
giate department. ex-ofiic;o; term end
ing 1901. Rev. S. r.. j. Hoyt, j. r. Lane,
Charles Francis and H. S. Hepburn,
Davenport: C. H. Cornell, Sioux City:
term ending 1902. Rev. A. E. Montgom-
cry. Rev. N. S. Stevens, j. r.. Nutt.ng,
I. r. Tabor. Davenport; 8. H. Mallory
Charlton; term ending 1903. Rev. r. Il.
Green. j. L. Bever. Cedar Rapids; Rev.
]. r. Cathell. Des Moines; j. j. Rich
ardson, Davenport; F. w .Keator, Du-
buque.
Miss Lillian Crinlmer of Shanghai,
spoke before the convention on Wednes-
day morning on China and the missions
there. Miss Frances Burlington. princi-
pal of st. katherne's school, paven-
port. spoke en- "Our Church Schools for
Girls She told of the progress If st.
kather.ne's, and asked deeper inter-
est on the part Of the clergy, particu-
larry. Rev. Joseph Rushton, of Chica-
go. city missionary there. spoke of the
work IN that city and urged the church,
men not to limit their interest and their
contributions To their own immediate
parishes. He told of the work Of Bishop
Morrison while he was rector of a Chi
cago church: how he lifted 100000
debt in few years. Bishop Morrison
spoke briefly along the same lines.
The Womens Auxiliary edected the
following officers:
President-Aliss H. e. Hennlngsen. OF
Lyons
First Vice President Simon Cas-
ady, of Des Moines.
secretary-Mrs. C. Taylor. OF oltum-
wa
Treasurer-Mrs. L. II. Greer of Coun-
ell Bluffs.
Treasurer United Offering Fund--Mrs.
"A. c. Stilson. of Dies Moines.
Corresponding Church Periodical
Miss susanna Weare. of Sioux City.
During the session of the Womans
Auxiliary. Mrs Helen p. Mahon, the
outgoing secretary treasurer, made her
report. lit was shown that the cash Of
ferings for the past year were s1.496.5 IS
and box contributions Il,D26.40. The
treasurer's report showed that the
grand total of receipts from all sources
amounted to s2.s16.24.
After adjournment the ladies were
elegantly entertained at a reception al
the home of Mrs. Simon Casady. Fifth
street.