Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-27

s403 during the year; Cedar Rapids
district, 1927; DEBORAH, $311; Dubuque
$3.50; Marshalltown, 745; and Daven-
port district a decrease of s1S3. The to-
tai increase for the conference was ST.
945. The contribution of the M,:rshall-
town district this year has been S6,O95
the largest amount ever contributed in
the history OF the district. The gain in
five years has been sS,991, of which
Marshalltowns share was S2,045.
Doings Of the Session.
The work accomplished at the fore
noon session of the conference is sum
married as follows:
The class that came up for admission
into the conference on trial was called
and introduced to the conference. The
members We're the following: Ralph M
Reeder, Herbert Spencer kester, Osber,
NJ. Sanford, Herbert A. Barton, John A
bearing, James P. Van Horne, Frank .
Brown, George III. Birney, Charles l.
Ensign, Arthur A. Brooks, Alonzo G.
Bracket and Edward c. Bartlett.
Professor George H. Bretnall was APP
pointed principal of the Port Byron
academy, Port Byron, ILL.,
The credentials of l.. ID. Tracy, living
at Jessup, were restored.
M. E. MITCHELL now Of Lake City
and j. H. Kepple, requested to he
placed on the supernumerary list, arl6
1T was done. J. G. Eberhart was also
made a supernumerary.
The collection ordered yesterday fol
G. B. Wright was taken and amoulsaE
to 500.
Bishop Goodsell has a very beautiful
custom which is perhaps not practiceo
by any other bishop in the church. thai
of a devotional hour of preparation witt
the classes for ordination. 1t will be
held this evening from 1880 to 8:3(
o'clock at the Friends church.
Rev. A. d. Stevens, Of Nashua, was
appointed by the bishop to preach the
missionary sermon at the next years
conference. Rev. NJ. S. Rice, of Wes
Union, was made alternate.
The committee on temperance
brought in a. very excellent but con-
servative report, depicting The evils OF
intemperance and pledging he fidelity
Of the church to the cause.
Rev. Homer L. Stuntz, D. D., of Ma
Mia, p. l., came in during the session
and was introduced. He made a short
address on the missionary work in the
far east.
Miss josephine Corb;n, superintend-
ent of the Immigrant Home of New
York City, Miss Westfall, of the Lake
Bluff Sanitarium, and Miss Morrison, OF
the Asbury hospital, Minneapolis, were
introduced and spoke this afternoon.
noon.
Rev. Dickinson, OF the American Ei-
BILE Society, addressed the conference
briefly.
DR.. Barclay and Rev's. Robinson and
F. x. Miller were elected conference
.evangelists.
A resolution Of coincidence for Bishor
Thoburn, in the death of his wife, was
passed. and a copy ordered sent to the
bishop, and also spread on the min
utes Of the conference.
The class Of the third year was called
and the following were advanced to the
studies Of the fourth years w. G. Keel
er, J. L. Seaton, A. A. Hallett. p. e.
Copeland, John Eldridge, F. ]. Zoovod-
ska, A. d. Welsh and ]. d. Hill. The
following were continued in the studies
of the third year: III. r. De Bra. M. -E
Mitchell, c. e. Sheldon, w. j. Showers,
v. E. Hall, c.. A. Peddacord, George Il.
Bretnall, II. r.. Crawford, William Kir-
win, George M. Bing and Charles ~.
Hodges.
A number Of standing committees re-
ported on different phases of work UNI
der their charge, which took up the
time till noon.
Eridax Afternoon,s Sessions.