Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-26
Other benevolent collections. 1,S0
Conference claimants .... 2,13

Other benevolent collections. 1902
Conference claimants ........ 2,134
Episcopal fund ............... 1920
The total collections last year were
S31. 445; this year S31.724; an increase
over last year of $279.
The conference stewards reported
their receipts from various sources OF
S2.672, which was distributed among
the conference claimants.
Reports of the following committees
were made: Episcopal fund, = Church
extension, church insurance, district
conference.
A committee of three, consisting of
the pastors of First church and Chat
ham Square church. of Keokuk, and
A. &C. Goodrich, of Keol1uk, were ap
pointed to secure railroad rates for
the next session.
Additional reports We're made and
adopted as follows: Memoirs, state
of the country, state of the church,
Sabbath observance, Sunday scchool,
tracts, periodical accounts, temper,
ance tobacco, Woman's Home Mission.
airy society, and Womans Foreign Mis-
sionary society.
The report of George Haw,
the treasurer of the con.
ference permanent fund, was receiy ed
and placed on file.
A collection was taken for the con.
ference expenses, amounting to S1,5S7
Additional reports were made: Iowa
Methodist hospital. board of visitors to
/. w. U. and visitors to Garrett Bib.
lical Institute.
A memorial from the Muscatine dis
trict, asking for an apportionment OF
$500 for work by the general mission
airy committee for work among the
Bohemians, was adopted.
The treasurer of the twentieth cen.
fury fund. Christopher Haw, made his
report Receipts from various sources
We're S95l74; expenses, Sill. This
sum was ordered to be apportioned
to the charges for collection,
The following transfers to this con,
terence We're announced: G. E. Hawk,
of the North Nebraska: Geo. H. Wenn
OF the Missouri conference; f. A.
Shawkey, of the North Dakota
Various committees We're announc-
ed, the reports were adopted, an.
nouncements were made, the bishop
addressed the conference, appoint.
ments were made, and the conference
adjourned.
Resolutions.
The committee appointed to pre-
pare special resolutions on the death
of President Mckinley, presented the
following and adopted by unanimous
rising vote:
Whereas, AS the result of a wicked
and cowardly assault made by an an
archist assassin upon the chief magis
trate of the United States, William
mckinley, the President, was remov
ed by death on the morning of Sep
TENDER, IA, 1901, therefore,
Resolved, By the Iowa annual con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church in conference assembled al
Newton, Iowa, this 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1901.
First-That we hereby express oul
sense of the exalted patriotism, dis
tinguished ability, wise statesbanshil
and high moral and Christian charac.
ter of President Mckinley, and OF
the great loss sustained alike by the
church and state in his death.
SecOnd-That we express our in
tense adherence of the principles
and actions of the people who main
tain and defend the doctrines of an
archism as having led directly to the
great crime, and as being a menace
to the peace, order and well-being OF
civil society and government, and thai
it is our opinion that such legislation
should be had as will make the public
advocacy or publication Of such doc
| trines criminal.
Third-That we believe that the
committal of acts of violence against
the lives or persons of the officers o.
the govern mt of the United States
should be made a crime against the
people of the United States, triabl'
before the courts of the United States
and that severe penalties should b.
provided against their committal or at
tempted committal therein.
Fourth-That we hereby tender t,
the widow and family of the deceased
President our profound sympathy il
this hour of trial and gloom, and pra.
that abundant grace which sustained
the martyred Presidentin the extrem
moments of his earthly life.
Fifth-That We express our entire
confidence in the ability, patriotism
and courage of President Theodor
Roosevelt and implore for him tn
kind providence of God and pray tina
he may have wisdom to guide him il
the administration of the great con
Germs of the nation now committed t,
his care.
Sixth-That copies of these resolu
tions be forwarded by the secretar,
! to Mrs. William Mckinley, Presiden
! Roosevelt, the United States senator
from Iowa, and Hon. John F. Lacey
congressman from this district.
e. H. Warning,
Jay w. Sommerville,
]. A. Boatman,
T. J. Meyers,
/; A. V. Kendrick. nj
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