Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-10
METHODIST MISSIONS
Convening of the General Mis-
sionary Committee In Oma-
ha and Council Bluffs
ORDINARY ROUTINE BUSINESS
AItho No Matters of Unusual Import
Arc To Come Up Much Interest is
Felt in the Indian Situation and
Philippine and Porto Rican Missions,
Which Will Be Considered

| Council Bluffs. Nov. 10.-Iowa Meth
odists, who give more than 100000 q
year TO the general missionary work OF
! their church. will be much interested
| in the sessions of the general mission
| airy committee which convenes in ON
aha and Council Bluffs today and con-
tinues thru the week.
! Nearly all the bishops. together with
other high ecclesiastlcs Of the church.
will be present and the gathering will
be one of the most distinguished in
church circles that has ever taken place
in this part OF the country. The general
committee. which consists of tifty-two
members. will hold Its sessions in the
First Methodist church of Omaha.
commencing Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. Public missionary mass meet
ings will be held Wednesday and FRI
day evenings. Among the visiting pas
tors will be some of the most eminent
men in the Methodist church of this
country and the members OF the vari-
Gus Omaha and Council Bluffs conEre-
cations are looking forward to mex,
Sunday with the anticipation that they
will be given rare treat.
The business OF the general mission
ary committee will consist practically
of the ordinary routine and no matters
of unusual import are 10 come up for
consideration. The meetings will not
be devoid Of interest and Importance,
however. the Indian situation in par
tcular calling for attention. The Phil
ippine and Porto Rican missions also
Will be considered more particularly
than heretofore.
The most important question to be
considered is not new one, but ons
OF yearly increasing difficulty. 1t Is
the question of raising more money for
the mission work. Imposing as is the
81, 1884, 900 which is yearly subscribed
for the work and which Is annually
augmented by thousands in requests
and legacies. yet this sum is never
equal to the swiftly growing demands
upon it. Means by whish more money
can be obtained will probably be the
principal topic of discussion.
The bishops who Will attend this year
are: S. NJ. Merrill Of Chicago. E. G..
Andrews of New York, Cyrus d. Foss
OF Philadelphia, John NJ. Walton of
Cincinnati. w. +. Mallalieu OF Aubon-
dale. Mass. Charles II. Fowler of Bur
falo, j. NJ. Fitzgerald of st. Louis. 1.
w. Joyce of Minneapolis, Charles c.
McCabe of Omaha. Carlo Cranston of
Portland. Ore, and John w. Hamilton
OF San Francisco.
The general conference district rep
resentatives are to be: w. w. Ogiere
Of the East Maine conference, II. A.
Munroe of Delaware. Ohio. w. d.
Marsh of Northern New York, r. G..
Smith of the Erie conference. j. c. Ar
buckle of Ohio. r. II. Robb of Georgia,
]. ]. Maveety of Michigan. II. G. Jack
son of Illinois. N. E. Simonson of the
Norwegian and Danish conference. G..
w. Isham of the Nebraska Wesleyan
at Lincoln. II. J. Croker of south KAN
sas. w. H. Nelson OF central Alabama.
Henry Lemcke OF Chicago and John
Parsons OF Oregon.
OF the officers of the committee the
treasurers. Homer Eaton of New York
and II. ]. Jennings of Cincinnati. will
attend the Omaha meeting. The two
secretaries and their assistants, A. E..
Leonard. H. X. Carroll, w. r. Oldham
and ]. NJ. Trimble. will also be present.