Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-25
Ottumwa Methodist Pastors Home
From Session Of Conference.
v. +. GILMORE GOES TO RICHLAND
Revs. Craig and Patterson Remain In
ottumWa-D. C. Smith Appointed
Conference Evangelist - Formerly
Pastor of Willard Street Church.

uoIS, dnQ rev. H.. IL. Patterson, pas
tors of the Methodist Episcopal
churches in this city, and Rev. d. G.
Smith and Rev. U. B. Smith, have re-
turned from Keokuk, where they have
been attending the annual session of
the Iowa conference, which closed yes.
terday afternoon about o'clock with
the reading of the appointments by
Bishop Hamilton for the coming year.
AS given yesterday in the Courier,
DR.. Craig and Rev. Patterson were re-
turned as pastors to their respective
churches in Ottumwa. Rev. w. F.
Gilmore, who for the past two years
has been in charge of the work at the
Main street church, was transferred
to Richland and will be succeeded by
Rev. ID. c. Beyan from Fit. Madison.
Other Changes.
Rev. D. C. Smith of Schuyler street,
who served for six years as presiding
elder of the Ottumwa district, and
afterwards as pastor of the Willard
street church and who for the past
year has sustained supernumerary re-
lations to the conference, again resum-
ed active work and was appointed by
the bishop as one of the conference
evangelists, together with Rev. w. N.
Groome. DR.. F. E. BRUSH, formerly
pastor of the First church. and Rev.
w. H. Hoppe, who served the Willard
street church, were granted supernum-
erary relations together with ]. M.
Coats, j. M. Hoober, S. F. Bishop and
A. w. Haynes.
University Trustees.
At this meeting of the conference
trustees were elected for the Iowa
Wesleyan university at Mt. Pleasant
IS follows: Reys. w. P. Stoddard w.
r. Stryker, B. E. Newsome, j. C. Fitz-
gerald, George Hall and Samuel White.
lock.
The report of the committee on edu-
cation and the address of DR.. j. w.
Hancher, president of the Iowa Wes-
leyan university showed that the
school was experiencing the most
prosperous era it has known for a
number of years.
The Superannuates.
The following are the superannuated
ministers of the conference
j. B. Hardy, E. H. Warning. H.
RunyoT, o. P. Light, J. B. Hill. A. w.
Stryker. ]. G. Thompson, ]. Craig, Mel
son Wells, w. A Phelps, j. v. Busby
w. @. Sheppen, Banner Mark f. w
Evans. WI. Spaulding, j. T. Simmons
j. S. Ferguson, Js Fl. Armacost.7 H. G.
Ethel, j. G.. Barton, G.. w. Burkett
Conference Appointments.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon
the business of the fifty-ninth annual
session of the Iowa conference was
brought to close and Bishop Hamil
ton after short prayer read the an
pointments for the next conference
year, after which adjournment was
taken. The following are the charges
to which the pastors have been as
signed. The first name the name oil
their new appointment. the name OF
the minister and the name of the
charge they served during the past
year:
OttumWa District
j. w. Lambert, presiding elder
Agency.
AGENCY. ]. c. Kendrick, Agency.
Abba, T. B. Hughes, Abba.
Avery. E. c. Doud
Attica. o. G. Orcutt, Mt. Pleasant
West.
Rlakesburg. to be supplied
Brighton. H. B. Scoles, Hedrick.
Bussey. c. w Wilson, Bussey.
Cedar, H. f. Gilbert
Chillicothe, c. E. Hawk, Hooking
and Hilton
Durham, Lincoln Hughes, Durham.
Edyville, W. T. Howe, Attica.
Frppo0pt q Topnont Erop,o,t
Harvey and Tracey, A. j. Bruner.
Hedrick, w. N. Hall.
Hooking and Hilton, to be supplied
A. l.. Jordan.
Kirkville, D. f. Stiles.
Knoxville, j. c. w. Coke, Knoxville
Lovilia, w. S. Knight.
Martinsburg, VIM. L. Fry, Martins
burg.
Melrose, E. L. Schreiner, Melrose.
Moravia, c. R. Norton, Moravia.
Ottumwa. First church, A. E. CRAIG
| Ottumwa First church.
| Ottumwa Main Street, d. C. Bevan
| FIT. Madison
ottumwa, Willard Street, R. L. Pat
terson.
ottumwa Circuit, S. G. odenbaugh.
| Packwood, J. c. Caughlan, Pack
wood.
Pleasant Plain. to be supplied.
| Richland. w. F. Gilmore, Ottumw
Main street
Sigourney, A. S. Loveall. Sigourney
| Unionville, l.. R. Burdock, Tracey
u. B. Smith, Willard street, quarter
ly conference, superintendent of low
of the American Home Finding sc
ciety.
Conference evangelists, D. C. Smith
| Ottumwa, and w. N. Groome.
Oskaloosa District.
| J. c. Willis, presiding Elder, New
ton, Iowa.
Barnes City, R. Weese, Barnes City
| Beacon, John Davis, Beacon.
1 Brooklyn, E. c. Brooks, Brooklyn.
4 Deep River, w. A. Longnecker, Dee
River
! Delta. F. B. Tucker.
! Ewart, J. A. Roorvart, Oskaloos
Circuit.
| Grinnell, w P. stoddard, Grinnell.
| Kellogg, Hiram T. Robinson, Kel
logg.
| Lacey, ]. w, DeYoe, Lacey.
4 Lynnville, to be supplied. Thoma
Adams.
4 Malcomb, w. C. Van schoiack, Ma
comb