Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04
METHODIST MINISTER'S \
Rrocs sdints Of the Church Con,
ferencss Il vinton and AL
coma Outlined.
fresdmsn's Aid and Missionary
Bsnsysleices. Schools and
Colleges.
Upper lava ana Cornell in Pros
psssus Conditioned Confer
i ence News.

H..
ence News.
:! special to Times-Republican.
Vinton, Oct. "A series Of pentecost-
u services Rave been provided for, to
& - held far an hour each morning before
she regular session of conference. This
5Garyice Thursday morning was con-
Quoted by Rev. w. F. Pitner. Promptly
~ 3 o'clock the bishoop was in his chair
ana the secretaries in their proper
places. and the second session of the
Z conference opened. The stations were
each called and the pastor reported on
\ selections only. The report OF each per-
1lon would take only the time that it
would require him to say All collec-
= tions taken. This routine business
s6ver, the report Of Cornell College.
written by DR.. King, the president OF
the Institution, was read by the secre-
tsry. Seven hundred sixteen students
were enrolled last year. The report
SPOKE Of the plan for new library and
:, aymnavium buildings and that the fl
5nancial management OF the institution
& ygas hikhly approved by the board of
trustees. Following this was the report
Of Upper Iowa University. Here, too,
new library. known as the David b.
Henderson Library Is being projected.
Andrew Carnegie gave SIS, 600 to this In
Netitution, without placing any restric-
lions or limits upon 1t. The entire
hyyf1
rs, 900 given by Ex-Governor Larrabee
VIII be used for the purpose OF purctas-
ing books and equipping the building.
Both institutionep show excellent
growth.
4 W. 3. Manley, Of the west China con-
ference, was introduced and made q
plea for the work In China A resolu-
ton was introduced authorizing him to
solicit funds among the brethren for
/ this object.
o. b. Cassell. who has sustained a
pupernumerary relation to the confer
ence, was granted a location at his own
request.
The conference aid society. which IS
\ dissolved, rendered, thru DR.. Fellows.
1 It's entire amount Of funds, which was
several thourend dollars. to the use of
conference claimants. to go into the per-
4 mAnent fund OF the conference claim
/ ants twentieth century thank Offering.
John W. Bachelor was discontinued at
his own request.
The class in the second year was
called before the conference and was
examined according TO disciplinary re-
auir ments BY the bishop. The follow
I inR were recommended either for dea-
cons orders or for fnll connection with
the conference. Miles E. Mitchell, w. C.
Keller, c. "A. Peddacord. ]. j. Hill, John
y E1dridge, Arthur d. Welsh. Vernon D..
Hall, John L. Seaton. The address OF
I the bishop tc2 the class was full OF sage
advice.
w. Witty was discontinued.
Charles B. Bright and James B. Bird
were continued In studies of the second,
ana g. w. Durham in the studies of the
third year.
=. s. Mclaughlin was transferred to
MALAYSIA conference and is stationed at
Manila, Philippine islands. II. w.
S69ith and Fred c., Witzingham were
continued in studies of the second year
and permitted to attend school at some
OF our theological seminaries next year.
n. r. Zoodsky was admitted to full con-
nection and elected to deacon's orders.
being the only Bohemian member OF
the conference. DR.. Thirkield was in
troduced to the conference and made
an earnest appeal for the operation
Of the brethren In the all-important
work Of the Freedman,s Aid Society.
The following facts give some idea
sas to the work OF the Freedman's Aid
Society: s2s +, s Z. 20
This society, thru which the work OF
Christian education among the races in
the south Is committed by the church.,
maintains As schools for the Christian
I training of the destitute white and coll
! ored people in the southern states.
Employs nearly 50 teachers. Ten
thousand and sixteen students were
brought under the Chrfstianizing and
EMIL htening influence of its schools
( last year. Two thousand, nine hun
sdred and six students In our Industrial
schools; 2S4 preparing for the Chris
Stian ministry: 541 medical students,
and S69 preparing as teachers The
church gave directly thru its conference
last year $4,000. Our students gave to
help Themselves In board. room rent, tu-
tton. etc. $8S,451.05. Our society now
has school property valued at $780,
200. There are now 547.s16 members
Of the church in the south; 223,123 are
among the white people; 324,6ss are
among the black people The church
has In that section 100000 adherents.
There are 3.039 churches among the
white people; 1886 among the black
people. Value OF church and parson-
age property, $7,571,342 among the
white people: $l6,17s.152 among the
black people.
The Womans' Foreign Missionary
Society held its anniversary In the
Afternoon. The report of the work of
the society was not read because the
Z treasurer had not yet received all the
local reports. The melting was ad-
dressed by Miss Evans, of Hyderbad,
India. who dwelt largely on the man
I ners and customs of the people of that
country. The awful sway Of the caste