Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-24
DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
Methodist Ministers Meet at Concord
Vacant Pastorates Supplied.
Special to Times Republican.

Special TO IlmeS-Repupllcan.
Conrad, April 17.-The ninth semi
annual session of the Marshalltown dis
trict conference of the M. E. church
convened here during the past three
days. The session opened Monday
evening with a love feast, led by DIR.
Troy, of Hampton, after which Dr.
Daniel McGurck, of Gladbrook,
| preached very able sermon from j.
John 3:5. The evening services We're
concluded by the administration of the
Lords Supper. Presiding Elder AL
brook has been kept busy supplying va
cancies on the district created by re-
movals, sickness and death.
| Nj. w. S. Perry, of Chelsea, because
of failing health, resigned his charge
some three weeks ago. and has gone to
Wisconsin, and b. A. Davis, a senior In
Cornell College, has taken the place.
Owasa and Robinson. where Profess
sor Lyons, of the public school of
Owasa, has been pastor, found his work
too heavy and resigned short time
! ago and the place has been supplied by
f. W. Ensign, another senior of Cornell
NJ. r. Mitchell, of Steamboat Rock.
was threatened with nervous prostra-
| ton and has resigned and will tempo
rarily engage in business at Lake CITY
and George n. Birney, graduate OF
/ Scio College, Ohio, and also of Drew
Theological Seminary, has been as
signed the place for the remainder of
the year.
| The Geneva charge was recently left
vacant by the death of Rev. w. r..
Smedley, and it will be under the pas
toral care of Fred P. Fisher. who has
lust graduated at Garrett Biblical In
| stitute.
Revs. w. B. Davis, of State Center
| and DR.. Coleman were sick and unable
| to attend the district conference.
| Rev. w. f. Bacon, who was paste"
Hast year at Gilman and resigned about
year ago on account of failing health,
died on the 9th ult at Arcadia, Neb, OF
pulmonary consumption.
On Tuesday morning the program
which had been previously arranged
was carried out in full. In the absence
o, DR.. Coleman, Rev. b. A. Davis, Of
Chelsea, led the devotional exercises.
This was followed by reports from pas
tors on the spiritual, financial and gen
cral condition of the various charges.
The reports were generally good.
Some have had revivals. some report
benevolent collections full already and
others Improvements in church build
lipgs and parsonages.
The disciplinary business over, Rev.
G. e. Maxfield, of Minerva, preached an
acceptable sermon, after which the
hour till noon was occupied with SYM
postum on church relationships. Eight
minute papers We're read py M. a.
Goodell, B. C. Barnes and j. F. Black.
| Before adjourning for noon resolu-
| ton was presented by G. B. Shoemaker
| to grant to the presiding elder two
weeks vacation for rest. 1t passed
unanimously. The vacation Will be
taken sometime later.
/ In the afternoon the opening devo-
tional exercises were led by r. j. d.
| Wolcott after which G. A. Felt, OF Dixie
/ favored the conference with very
good sermon. After this church doc
trines were discussed in ten minute
papers. What Does Calvinism Teach
Rev. Goodsell What is Unitarianism?'
| o. r. Newell "Fallacies Of Universal
ism" L. C. Clark. Distinctive Doc
trines of Methodism." w. n. Foster.
After which general discussion was
entered into by all. Two young men
Messrs. b. A. Davis and Arthur Barton
were brought before the conference and
examined on doctrines and discipline
/ for local preachers license. Rev. Dr..
Oldham, the assistant secretary OF the
missionary society of Chicago, was TO
have preached in the evening but other
|business detained him and Rev. f. :
| Smith, of Reinbeck preached very &C
ceptably in his place.
/ During the afternoon Dr. Fellows. of
| Iowa City, was introduced and made
! q plea for the conference claimant. DR..
1 Fellows has the reputation of convinc-
| ing his audience of the points he de-
| sires to make. Today's speech was no
| exception.
on Wednesday morning Fl. j. Bowder
conducted devotions, after which sew
eral papers We're presented on church
polity J. r. A. Hammer discussed Con-
1eregationalism. j. B. Eaton Presbyte-
| rianisrn and W. A. WILKINSON Episco-
palianism. Disciplinary business took
some time.
4 The question box at this juncture was
very interesting. Papers were read as
/ follows. "The Future of the Epwortf
League" C. w. League; How to I'M
prove the Sunday School" G. b. Shoe
maker; What About Revivals?' W. III
II. Busch; What Becomes of the Pro-
bationers and Why" e. u. Miller; book
reviews. Bishop Whipple's 'Sanctifica.
ton. j. Montgomery The Modern
Apollos,' Edward Lee" Resolutions
were passed expressive OF the high ap-
probation felt for the splendid enter
Itainment furnished by Pastor Clement
and his people; to the presiding elder
for his frank and brotherly ministra-
tons; also expressing sympathies fo'
| the families of Brothers Bacon arG
Smedley; also temperance resolutions
| Altogether 1t was, most helpful ano
successful session. The pastors will
long remember the good people of Con-
rad. The next session will be held in
| September at Elberon.
TO ABANDON STARCH PLANTS.
Sioux City and Des Moines May Lose
Big Inductrics.
Sioux City, April ia new merger
this time of industrial concerns, has
reached out a tentacle in Sioux City's
direction and sucked in the big starch