Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-08
NE|B0D|S|C CONFERENCE
Annual Gathering OF the Upper
Iowa Methodists TO be
Held Here.
September 1923 Are the Dates
Selected for the Big
Gathering.
Expected That at Least 300
Ministers Will Be in AT.
tendance.

The dates for the annual meeting OF
the Upper Iowa conference of the
Methodist church, which is to be held
in this city this year, have been left
nitely determined upon. The confer
ence will be held during the week OF
Sept. 1928, and ii will be by far the
largest and most important Methodist
gathering ever held in the city. 1t is
will be present, and with many of them
will come their wives. Bishop Good
sell will preside over the conference,
and on its final day will be announced
the appointments of the presiding eld-
ers and each pastor In the various dis
tricts, either to the fields they are now
occupying or to new charges.
The Upper Iowa conference is one OF
the most important in Methodist circles
of the middle west. Its area is large,
and takes in one half of the state, from
the central portion north. The confer
ence is divided into six districts, the
Cedar Falls, of which DR.. j. c. Magee,
dar Rapids, Rev. w. w. Carleton, of
Mt. Vernon, presiding elder; Daven-
port, Rev. c. l.. Gould. of Clinton. pre-
siding elder; DEBORAH, Rev. L. r.
Fleming, of Fayette, presiding elder;
Dubuque, Rev. III. II. Green, Dubuque.
presiding elder, and Marshalltown, DR..
J. b. Albrook, of Mt. Vernon, presiding
elder.
When the conference was announced,
several weeks ago there was some
question whether the drst dates would
be finally decided upon, as some of the
presiding elders were afraid that 1t
would be impossible to get their work
finished and in shape to report. AS
usual thing the conference is not held
until the first week of October. The
here will begin on Wednesday,,
and on the following Sunday 1T is likely
each church in the city will have In Its
pulpit Methodist divine. 1t is the
custom, or rather professional etiquette
on the part of the clergy. to invite the
visiting ministers to occupy pulpits,
and whenever requests are made by To-
cal pastors arrangements are made to
supply them. The annual conference
has not held it's session in this city
since 1878. so that the coming meeting
is looked forward to by many members
of the local church who will have the
for the first time.
While the conference proper does not
begin until Wednesday, a great many
of the ministers will be here on Mon
day to take the conference examine
lions. A great many others Will arrive
on the following day to attend the an
niversary celebration of the founding
OF the Epworth League. This Will be
one of the very interesting gatherings
of conference week. altho it is not con-
lected in any way with the annual ses-
sion.
1t can be readily seen that the enter
tanment of this big gathering will be
no small undertaking. and DIR. f. M.
Coleman, of the local church, has al
ready begun making his arrangements
for the care of the many visitors. Ac-
cording to the invariable custom the
church of the city in which the con-
ference is held entertains all of the
pastors and their wives. DR.. Coleman
will not only look to his own people for
entertainment, altho he believes that
there is not Methodist home in the
city but that some one can be cared for.
and from other church people who are
interested in the general cause of
Christianity he will expect assistance.
Rev. Coleman feels the imortance of
the list Of people who can
entertain visitors as soon as possible,
in order that he will know just what he
can depend upon when conference week
arrives. All who can assist in any way
should make it point to report to him,
either personally or by mail or tele-
phone. 1t is necessary that the list of
entertainment is completed a least
two weeks before conference, and cop
les sent to the different ministers who
will be present. In order to facilitate
the work of entertainment Dr. Coleman
has prepared a circular letter showing
the different necessities required, and
concerning the magnitude
and Importance of the conference,
copy of which will be mailed to each of
his church members and others whom
he feels will be interested enough to
assist.
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