Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-26
Will OPPOSE CESS|QN
Upper Iowa Conference Dele
gates Instructed to Oppose
Division of Territory
ARE
PASSED
They Recite That 1t Would Be Danger
Gus to Welfare of the Conferences to
Have Part Of Conference Territory
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Cedar Rapids. Sept. 26.--Twelye groa.
strong, able men were yesterday elected
by the Methodist conference to repre-
sent the Upper Iowa conference at the
general conference in Los Angeles next
May. and a Part of the work expected
OF them by this conference is to de-
feat the proposition put forth by the
aries so as to enrich Iowa conference
by taking the important charges of
Clinton, Davenport, II Iowa City, to
the great iinpoverishment of this con-
ference. There was a great deal of de-
liberation, and considerable balloting
but in the end twelve were chosen, who
are In every sense truly representative
or this conference. strong and able, de-
voted to the conference IN which they
have lived so long and jealous for the
best interests of the great church which
they love so we'll.
The lay conference was lengthy: 1t
took all the forenoon to get ready to
ballot and all the afternoon TO do he
balloting. Three of the delegates,
Messrs. Swisher. Fortified, and Hand,
We're elected on the first ballot, bat af-
ter that it took seven more ballots to
elect the other three. There was no
election on the second ballot; on the
third, John D.. Blue of Belle Plaine. was
elected; on the fourth and fifth ball
lots there was no election; on the sixth
ballot, C. r. Drummond, of Usage, was
elected; the seventh ballot resultela In
no election, and on the eighth ballot
w. w. Wyant, of Waterloo, was elect
ed.
The lazy conference was much like
an ordinary political conference, but
everything was clean and good natur-
ed. and every one was satisfied. The
Dubuque district would have liked to
have had a delegate, but unfortunately
Mr.. Eighmey, their candidate, was not
present. Several of the delegates were
asking for him n had he been PRES
ent so they could have met him, he
might have been elected.
Following is the complete list OF the
delegates:
Ministerial delegates.
I. e. Fleming. DEBORAH.
w. f. King. Cornell College.
Il. j. Lockwood, Cedar RAPIDS.
]. L. Crippen, Marion.
John c. Magee, Cedar Falls.
G. L. Gould, Clinton.
Lay delegates:
A. r. SWisher, Iowa City.
David Porterfield, Traer.
w. II. Hand, Maquoketa.
John D. Blue, Belle Iaaine.
Z. +. Drummond, Usage.
w. w. Wyant, Waterloo.
The lay alternates:
j. f. Marietta, yinton.
7. b. Taylor, Hampton.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows.
Whereas, The Iowa conference has
notice that they would ask az the
committee on boundaries OF the nex,
general conference a change OF the
boundary line between the low. and
The Upper Iowa conferences: and
Whereas, This change OF bounda RI &c
would transfer to the iowa conference
a large number of charges, including
three OF the most important charges of
this conference, towit: Iowa city
davenport and Clinton and would make
necessary the readjustrnent OF Thu. dis
lines in all the conferences, as vel,
as a readjustment of the circuits. living
along the proposed new boundary. and
would ~disorganize the Missionary work
OF the conference and especially the |
territory affected by such change,
would disarrange and imperil the work
Of the Epworth League Association, and
other interests of the church: and
Whereas, For fifty years the terri
tory in question. has been a part Of the
Iowa conference, and the charges
within 1T have been identified in ali
their Understandable, benevolent,
and educational-with the Upper Iowa
conference, and thru her ministry and
have been fostered and built |
Therefore, we protest against the
proposed change in boundary lines. for
the following reasons, as well as others,
might lie stated:
First. There is no existing g,ondi-
ton or reason, In the BEST interest and
success of Iowa Methpdism requiring
such a change, and 1t is The evident
puE pOSe III lie pdII III lie IoMdE COI- |
TO increase their territory and
membership and representation. in the
conference, only by diminishing
Upper Iowa conference. and further
by taking three of the best charges
from the Upper Iowa. conference and
them in the Iowa conference to
make the Iowa conference the stronger
first class charges--by taking away
from the Upper lows, conference the
churches built and fostered and which
belong to this conference.
Second. 1t would very greatly i'm
peril the growth and development of
he conference schools in the Upper
conference. 1t would leave Cornell
within four miles of the south
Inc of the boundary line of this con-
and would take ava territory
rom which ii has so largely drawn its