Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28
Clinton Pastor Takes Charge
of Marshalltown District,
Succeeding DR.. Albrook
COLEMAN GOES TO TOLEDO
Rev. Nathaniel Pye, of Grundy Center,
Assigned as Pastor Of the Church in
This city-District Receives Quite a
Shake -up-severa Changes in the
County.

The annual Upper Iowa conference
of the Methodist church was brought to
a close at Cedar Rapids Sunday night,
and the appointments for another year
have been announced. There We're sew
eral surprises in store ;hruout the en-
tire conference, and Bishop Fowler in
dulged in a general shaking up Of the
different districts. The Marshalltown
district shared the same lot, and sew
eral changes are made in this county.
Rev. w. +. Pitner. Of Clinton, is made
presiding elder of this district, sue
eeeding DIR. j. b. Albrook, who has
been on the district six years. and now
takes the position of financial agent OF
Cornell College. Mount Vernon. DIR. T..
NJ. Coleman goes to Toledo as pastor,
and is succeeded here by Rev. Nathan
lei Pye. of Grundy Center.
Rev. w. +. Pitner, the new presiding
elder. is spoken of as n of the best
men In the district, and Bishop Fowler
Undoubtedly considered him as such,
or he would not have honored him with
The appointment. He has been a lnem-
Der of the conference twenty years anu
is a good preacher and an able execu-
tive officer. Rev. Pitner is IS years OF
age and has a family consisting or a
wife and two sons. He mas been pastor
at Clinton for three years. and during
the past year has built a $4,000
church, which was dedicated a few
weeks ago. His principal pastorates
before going TO Clinton have been Ma
rion. Manchester, Grace church, Wa
tarloo, DEBORAH and Dysart.
Rev. Nathaniel Pye, the new rastor
here, is also well known and is OF
the most prominent men in the ctnfer-
ence. He is about so years of g and
Is considered one Of the strongest
preachers in the conference. He Is
highly esteemed IL hts brethren, ana
will make a strong man for the city,
Rev. Pye's family consists of a Wife
and four grown children, none OF whom
lives at home. His son, William is a
minister in the Methodist church, a
member of this conference, but at pres
emit is attending a theological seminary.
Another son is Charles Dye. a graduate
az Cornell. Mrs. II. l.. Doughty. o. this
city, is a daughter, n his youngest
daughter is Miss Mabel Pye. secretary
Of the Y. w. G. A. work IN Tennessee.
Rev. Pye entered the conference in
1872. He has been at Grundy Center
only one year. Marion, Iowa Falls and
Waverly are among some of his plinci-
pal p~astorates.
DIR. Coleman is very we'll pleased
-, IA, y; Z, !, - O rnctntp,np| T'n1aln The
town has a new $4,000 church. iedi-
Gated about a year ago, and a nice par
sonage. He thinks that the fact that
Western College is located there will
give him an opportunity he has long
desired to work among the young peo-
pie.
There are only three points II the
county where pastors nave beer re-
turned for another year. rev. NJ. A.
|Gooiell to Albion, Rev. A. c. Bracket.
% Rhodes and Rev. e. Y. Claypool to
State Center. Rev. James Ballz sue
|ceeds Rev. w. A. Wilkinson at Gilman.
Rev. c. w. Durham, who has been at
Lefirand. takes the work at Melbourne
and Vancleve, succeeded Rev. G. w.
Burgess. F. Q. Rossiter supplies the
I.eGrand church. Rev. Mark Masters,
who has been at Laurel. is transferred
TO Montour. and Rev. O. r. Newell.
who has been al Montonr, goes to Lau-
rel. Rev. Newell was formerly pastor
"a. Albion. Rev. G. e. Maxfield, who
has been at Minerva, and also attend
ing Western College. Will not preach
during the coming year, and the work
at Minerva has been placed in charge
OF Rev. George Sutherland.