Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-31
APPOINTMENTS MADE
The United Evangelical Confer
ence Held at Gearing Closed
Monday
alsr OF THE APPOINTMENTS
e. 3. UT Presiding Elder of the Cedar
Rapids District and G. w. Mullen
for the Des Moines District.-Elect-
ion of Trial Court and Court of APP
peaIs Provisional Action.

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Fearing. March 31.-The United
Evangelical conference closed here
yesterday with the reading of the APP
pointments by Bishop Hartzler, as fol-
lows:
Cedar Rapids district-E. B. UT, pre-
siding elder; Alburnet S. Skos,sberg;
Belle Blaine, c. H. Stauffacher; Bolan'
e. H. Heverly; Blairstown, c. S. Lang;
Cedar Rapids, j. G. Wall: Cedar Rapids
mission, H. d. Smith; Clermont, to be
supplied; Cedar Point. Alta Couser;
Covington, j. V. Hummel; Grandview.
L. H. Wood: Iowa City, S. H. Strey-
ffeler: I.aPorte, j. NJ Hamilton; Lis
bon, j. E. Stauffacher; Marshalltown,
First church. A. b. Morris: Marshall
town. State street. j. b. Meloy; Manly,
H C. Aroc, Waterloo, j. Auracher;
Gearing, w. NJ. Force; Eldora. to be
supplied; William klinefelter, member
of Belle PLANE quarterly conference.
Des Moines DISTRICTS. w. Mullen,
presiding elder; Alton. P. II. Hines;
Anita, w. w. Thompson; Bridgewater,
A. l.. Rucker; Colo, j. NJ. Balnford;
Correctionville, n. w. Hendricks; Char
titon, G. N. Thompson: Des Moines, Il.
M. Evans and supply: Evergreen, s. N.
.Ramage; Grant City, L. A. Jones; Har-
Ian. Charles Pickford; Iowa Center, ".
Urbino; Knoxville, d. C. Busenburg;
Red Oak, l. S. Labely; Ringgold, 5. G.
Wadding-; Russell, Guy r. Slower, Tay-
lor. E. Wilson; Winterset, G. I. Her
rick; E. F. Nell, A. Bussard, D. III.
Hooker, d. w. Fink and b. H. Neibel.
financial agent of Western Union col
lege. members OF Des Moines quarterly
conference.
A trial court and court of appeals
was elected. This, however, is only
provisional action. So far there has
been no occasion for either of these
j. B. Meloy, E. H. Heverly, p. II. Hines,
C. II. Stnuffacher and e. Wilson were
received into the intinerancy of the con-
ference. Addresses in memory OF Mrs
Rev. A. Bussard were made by z. r..
Nell and b. n. Niebel. The greater
part OF the afternoon was occupied with
the discussion OF committee reports,
relations We're granted
to William klinefelter, NJ. j. Randall
and G. j.. Springer
The second Sunday in the month of
May was selected as educational day.
when sermons are to be preached ON the
subject OF education and the interests
OF Western Union college presented.
Deacon's orders We're voted to s. c.
Wadding. The evening was given over
to a Christian Endeavor rally In the
~ no
Bishop Hartzler presided at Mondays
Quoted by Mrs. A. C. Davis. Mrs. Da-
Wis has been doing evangelistic work
turnout the conference with marked
degree of success. v. Urbino. p. II.
Hines and j. Auracher were elected
a visiting committee to Western Union
college. j. Auracher was elected to the
board OF examiners.
The forenoon was spent in hearing
reports of committees and in the trans
action Of miscellaneous business. The
adjourned at noon, after
the bishop read the appointments for
the year. Rev. ]. Auracher, who has
served acceptably and successfully as
pastor of the First church In this city.
goes to Waterloo. Rev. T. NJ. Evans, of
Waterloo, takes charge OF the First
church in this city.
The services at the Des Mpines Uni
ted Evangelical conference on Sunday
were characterized with great interest
and large results. Bishop III. B. Hartz-
Ter preached a powerful ordination ser
mon in the morning. In the afternoon
Rev. S. L. West, OF Harrisburg, Pa,
nra oidpnt Of fha general hoard nf mis-
sions, conducted missionary meeting,
at which over $1,000 was raised for
the cause OF missions. This conference
expended during the past year over
$4,000 for home missions. and about
$1,000 for foreign missions. AT the
present session of this conference there
was also raised $1,240 for Western
Union college.