Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
Unusual Number of Surprises
For Ministers of Upper Iowa
Methodist Conference
pITNER TO SUCCEED ALHRook
Clinton Minister Becomes Presiding
Elder Of the MarshaIItown District
AIbrook Agent for Cornell College =
Pye Comes to MarshalItown-coIe-
man Goes to Toledo.
Times Republican.

OPP Fowler, reading the appointments at
tabernacle. The reading of the sche-
dule was somewhat unexpected, as it is
usual to hold a session of the confer
ence Monday morning to finish up odds
and ends of business and announce the
appointments. This happens every
| year, and is the the natural outcome of
the system under which the church
is conducted. Then too there are many
agreeable surprises which will offset
| the disappointments in a large degree.
The average Methodist minister gets
accustomed to surprises and disap-
| pointments, and accepts his portion
| without a murlnur, although his fond
est hopes may have been far from real
lied. The'changes this year are num-
| erous. The selection OF Pitner, of Clin-
| ton, for presiding elder of the Marshall
town district, while coming as a great
surprise, gives the greatest satisfaction.
He is one of the big men of the con-
ference, a man of natural executive
ability, as we'll as a good speaker and
the churches of the Marshalltown dis
triet, are to be congratulated on secur-
ing him for presiding elder. Rev. Ma
| thaniel Pye who Is assigned to the Mar
shalltoWn charge, is one of the eloquent
men of the district. be has been slated
for something good for years, and some
| surprise was shown last year when ne
| failed TO get one of the larger churches,
Coleman of M~arshalltown. goes to To-
ledo, a good charge. II is undeislooo
| that the Marshalltown church sent
word to the conference that 1t would
decrease the salary OF the pastor tnere
5000 and it felt that under the c
stances Coleman could not be sent back
To the charge. Although the salary al
Toledo will not be as large as Marshall
town. the charge is a very desirable n
and Toledo has been fortunate In Sc
curing him for pastor of Its church.
Or Albrook goes to Mt. Vernon as
agent for Cornell College, TO succeed
Crippen:
Following is a list Of the appoint
ments:
Cedar Falls District. G. Magee,
presiding elder, postoffice. Cedar rams
Allison, b. A. Thompson;
Jesse Smith: Cedar Falls, Daniel Nc
Curk. Cedar Falls circuit, w. III.
GAINESVILLE, T. A. Iflfnpie'
Dix e. A. Lang. Dougherty ana Are
dale. Samuel Goodsell; Dumont, w. r
Albright; Dysart. A. H. Hirsch' Fred
arika. ]. b.. Bird: Geneseo, r. ~. blh
Greene, G. 5. Cole, james
vile. IA. t.. Townsend; kensett, to be
I.alPorte City, ID. ). Staepler'
Marble Rock, Joel Hilbufn; Mount Au-
burn. w. II. Smith; Nashua, Y. T..
shear. New Hartford. ;. G. Bretnail'
Springs, ]. T.. Norm
wood. A. b. Curran; Parkerspufg y.
Il. Norton; Plaintield. j. j. Ehrenstelh'
Plymouth, A. b. Fickle; PowersViie 70
ha supplied; Rockford. a. w. smith,
Shell Rock, Walter Piper; sumner r.
Bretnall. Traer, 5 i. Mchim'
Waterloo, First church, +. L. LoVeland'
Waterloo. Grace church, j. w. Bisseii'
waverly. Frank Cole: r. x. Miller,
field agent Of Upper Iowa University,
m anber of Cedar Falls quarterly con-
c, A. Felt. left wlthou. ap-
TO attend of our schools,
member of the Dixie quarterly CONFER
ence; S. r. Ferguson, conference evan
relist, member of Cedar Falls quarter
iy conference.
Cedar Rapids District. g.. Van
Ness, presiding elder; postoiflce, mount
Vernon; Alburnett and Paris, IA. M.
Chambers; Blairstown, supplied by a.
]. Tongue; Cedar Bluffs. J. A. Dearingi
Cedar Rapids, ST. Pauis, Il. J. Lock
wooa. Cedar Rapids, Trinity. n. a.
Mershon; Cedar Rapids, Bohemian, r.
Zavodsky; Center Point, Harry
Farmer; Central City, r. w. Coates;
Coggon, NJ. II. Smith; Fairfax, G. NJ.
Bling; Garrison. ]. b. Wyatt Iowa CITY,
NJ. S. Rice: kenwood Park n Ma
rIon circuit, L. G. Copeland; Lisbon.
G. II. Birney; Marion. M. %. Evans,
Mechanicsviile, S. d. Bartle;; Mount
Vernon, H. w. Troy. Noun Vernon
T. f. Nelson; Norway, X. 4.
Western; Oasis, J.. =. Van Horn; Palo,
supplied by n. Markham; Prairie
Creek m Wesley chapel. Edward Lee:
P%rairiehurg, supplied by T. II. Wes-
Ryan, supplied by A. c. Benham;
Shellsburg and First Eden, j. d. Per-
nv; Scion, c. A. Hawn: Springville, NJ.
j. Locke: Upton, r. D. Parsons; Ur-
bana, William kerwin: Van Horn and
Second Eden. II. T. Crawford; Vinton,
Dewitt Clinton; Viola, f. II. Wyrick;
Walker, L. d. Stubs: West Branch.
w. B. Davis: w. f. King. president.
Boyd, and O.. b. Waite, profess
in Cornell College, Mount Vernon
quarterly conferences; $. n. Fellows,
agent, conference claimant fund: Fl. II.
Fairall, editor of Iowa Methodist,
members of the Iowa City quarterly
conference; j. T. Crippen, field secre-
tary, Cornell College, member of Ma
rion quarterly conference, w. f. Bar
clay, conference evangelist. member of
81 paui's quart rly conference; w. Il.
Manley, missionary to China; S. f.
j. G. Hill, c. Y. Gilliland, G. f.
Mossman and A. r. Brooks, left with
out appointment to attend one of our
schools, members of Mount Vernon
conference; j. w. Edredge,
member of Shellsburg quarterly con-
left without appointment to
one of our schools.
Davenport district-G. l.. Gould pre-
elder; postoffice, Clinton. Ana
mosa, l.. l.. Lockwood; Andrew, to be
supplied by ]. S. Westfall; Bennett, d.
G. Perry; Calamus and Grand Mound,
Fl. S.. Bargelt; Camanche and Taher-
nacle, G.. A. Peddicord, Center juno
ton, r. II. Sheckler; Clarence, w. II.
Clinton. Bowman church, r. A.
Miller; First church, A. Nj. Billingsley;
church, A. NJ. Mcintosh: Daven-
port, st. Johns f. l.. Thompson; De-