Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-27
Asks That He Be Located-The Calder
Methodists Do Not Favor
powieism-No Indication as to Garlic.
toms successor-This Districts Big
Missionary Contributions

Monday morning at 9.
Things went with rush at the con-
ference this forenoon. and more i'm
portant business was disposed of than
at any time during the session. Bishop
Goodsell clearly showed his skill as a
manager and accomplished more in a
forenoon session than is usually done
in three days. The bishop. again led
In the devotions, and proposed as a
problem for discussion, rs the Golden
Rule Practical for Everyday Life?' The
question was indeed a practical one and
1t was discussed with warmpth. 1t
was the universal opinion SO far as
expressed that it was practical If prac-
hced. After the reading of the journal
of Fridays proceedings the real work
OF the day began.
Fraternal Committee Reports.
The fraternal committee reported at
10 o'clock. This is the committee tina.
has had charge Of the cases in which
DR.. Julius A. Ward, Of New York. and
Dr.. A. B. Calder. of the Minnesota con-
ference. Each was exonerated without
the Formally of q trial, as it was de-
cided there was not much to either
case. as far as the charges mad been
concerned. AS stated Friday Henry
Rickel, the Cedar Rapids attorney who
had preferred charges against DR..
Ward, did not appear, altho he had
been repeatedly informed by the COM
mittee that 1t was ready to hear him.
Rickel claimed that Word had not acted
squarely in a business deal. He had
promised to take stock, 1t seems. in
some enterprise that afterwards mis-
carried. Rickel held Wards notes,
which the latter refused to pay because
the proposed venture had become de-
flnct.
Withdraws from Ministry.
DR.. Ward, who came to the city with
the expectation of asking a supernu-
merary relation. withdrew from the
conference and ministry. DR. Ward
esked to say few words at " tn
committee had reported, and was
granted the privilege. He spoke very
feelingly. assuring the conference of his
love for 1t. He stated that his physi-
clans had advised him to give up the
work because of extreme nervous trou-
bles. to which he was subject. He said
that in preparing himself for sermon
he became so excitable that he was
scarcely able to preach, and then, after
the sermon. he suffered so terribly from
exhaustion that at times he was unable
to sleep for three or four nights. When
he closed he asked that he be given a
location, which, In other words, means
that he 10 removed from the effective
ranks of the ministry. In the case
against DR.. Ward Rev. Nathaniel Pye,
q Marion, defended him.
Tho Calder Case.
The case against DR.. A. B. Calder,
Pt. D.. proved to be largely vapor, and
disappeared after very little investi-
cation. The complaint Rev. Calder came
from his wife, who. it appears. was in
& sanely jealous. The specific charge was
the misuse of money that had been left
to her by relatives when DR.. Calder
was pastor at Staceyville, two years
ago. Mrs. Calder withdrew all the
charges. Rev. A. s. Hale, OF Stacey
vile, acted as Rev. Calder's counsel DIR.
Calder, who has been in the employ of
the Minnesota conference since last
April, returns to the Upper Iowa con-
ference. The members will be glad to
/. have him back in the conference, as he
is an able worker and good pastor.
Will Not Allow Dowieism.
The conference asserted itself forci-
bly, this forenoon IN regard to Dowie-
ism. To the fraternal committee was
referred the case of Rev. P. N. Dwello,
of the Davenport district, who recently
went to Mt. Zion, Chicago, to consult
DR.. Alexander Dowie concerning the
condition. of his wife, whom he wanted
treated. Dowie would not consent to lay
his wonderfully healing hands on Mrs.
Dwello unless she We're baptized in the
Zion church, and this was done. Rev.
Dwello. 1t seems, then made certain
cOmmendatory statements concerning
Dowie and his methods, which came to
the ears OF the conference, with the re-
suit and he was hauled over the
Goals. 1t was demanded Of him by the
committee that he retract the state
ments, which he did. It Is understood
that there are number Of Dowie SYM
pathizers in the conference, and that
this action was taken by the conference
as an exemplary one, and to show that
Dowieism will not be tolerated in the
Methodist church.
In the Dark on EIdcrship.
Who will be the next presiding elder
OF the Cedar Rapids district, to succeed
Rev. DIR. Carleton, is still as much in
the background as ever. No one will
venture more than guess, and this is
wholly speculative. Strange to say,
Bishop Goodsell has not intimated in
any way to any Of the members of his
cabinet as to who the man will be- The
bishop. who has full power in the mat
ter of the appointment, is acting indie
pendently and 1t is not thought that
any one will have an intimation until
the appointment is read, probably late
Monday afternoon. AS was stated in
these columns a few days ago, the gem
eral opinion seems to be that DIR. j. G..
Van Ness, of Mason City, will be select
ed.
Good Showing for MarshalItown.
Marshalltown was shown to have
contributed very largely to missionary
purposes during the past year. Cedar
Falls district Increased Its contribution