Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-07
APPOINTMENTS AAD[
Close Of the German Evaneeli.
cal Conference Held at
Cedar Falls.
Appointments Of the Preachers
Are Made..Changes Are Not
Numerous.
Dysart Chosen as Place Of Next
Meeting as Presiding Elder
Reelected.
,pecial to Times-Repuplican.

Special to meS-Republ1can.
Cedar Falls, April 1.-THE forty-sec-
ond annual conference of the German
Evangelical church of Iowa came to
close yesterday, after one week spent
In work and planning for the coming
year.
Many notable personages Identified
with the denomination We're present
and took part. Rev. c. Pfund, superin-
tendent of the orphans home at Flat
Rock, o., was received as an ADVISORY
member and addressed the meeting he
was elected to this position by the gen.
eral conference six years ago. UP to
that time he had been a member OF this
conference.
Rev. George Brandstetter and j. W..
Weinands received credentials admit
ting them to the Minnesota conference.
Rev. S. N. Reep of Des Moines and
David Lang of Wilson Junction were
granted license to preach.
Rev. H. C. Schleuter of the Ohio con-
ference was received into this confer
ence.
Rev. b. r. weiner was voted creden-
tails to join the Minnesota conference.
Rev. NJ. N. Gruener of Des Moines
was reelected presiding elder for four
years.
Rev. F. Lantow had deacon's orders
voted and was received into the timer
ancy.
Rev. j. v. Knoll had elders orders
voted.
I'M. I,1 {yocp g
in the interests of the Young Peoples
Alliance. The state president, Rev. l.. F.
Smith, Of Hampton, presided. Bishop
William Horn, of Cleveland, o., deliv-
cred an address in German, and Rev. j.
H Lamb, of the same city, spoke in
English.
The last business to be disposed of
was the vote on the next meeting place.
Dysart, Ia, was selected and the date
fixed was April 8, 1903.
After conference with the other
ministers Bishop Horn announced the
appointments of pastors as follows:
Dubuque district. Scheurer, pre-
siding elder; Dubuque, E. o. Reck;
Wilton. c. Schwab; Clinton, H. Lorenz;
Cedar Rapids, A. Abrams; Waterloo, G.
Zellhoefer; independence, Schaible;
Waverly, j. n. Rauernfeind; Sumner,
F. w. Koeing; Alta Vista, II. w. Luck
ensmeier; Cresco, A. H. Buente; Lam
sing, j. M. Kraft; Charles City, H.
Herzberg; Blackhawk, j. Belau; La
Porte, j. E. Schultz.
Fort Dodge district-E. Nolte, pre-
siding elder; Cedar Falls, A. Goetze;
Ackley. A. L. Hauser; Butler, w. Wer-
field; Abbott, j. H. Siewert: Hampton.
L. F. Smith; Sheffield, H. G. Schluter;
Lee Verne, H. Raecker; Meservey, F.
Wievesieck; Britt, A. Raecker; Buffa
10 Center, j. j. Braun; Fort Dodge, w.
C. Lang; Rockwell City, p. Schott; Gill
more City. w. +. Muether and G. Berg
eman; Hartley, L. Reep; Cromwell
Center, F. Lantow; Perry, S. w. Reep;
Stanton, G. p Cowelti.
Des Moines district-M. Gruener,
presiding elder; Des Moines. ]. p.
Pflaum; Laurel, E. E. Graeuner; Dy
sart, o. Brose; Van Horne, L. w. Book:
Belle PLANE, d. L. Reichert; Hubbard,
e. Schroeder; Radcliffe, w. Grobe;
Grand Junction, G. Streicher; Magno-
liza, j. V. Knoll; Defiance, J. II. Faust:
Council Bluffs, II. Sassman; Silver
Creek, e. j. Lang; Noble, F. c. Hill
man; Corning, NJ. Knoll.