Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15

i egates to represent the Iowa confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
at the general conference which is to
be held next May in Los Angeles, CAL
The siXty-first annual meeting of the
4 Iowa conference will be held next year
at Sigourney. These two meetings
We're decided at the sixtieth annual
meeting of the Iowa conference now
in session at Muscatine.
Conference of Lay Delegates.
The conference of the lay delegates
was called to order at 10 o'clock yes
4 terday morning at the First Presbyter-
ian church. John Mahin, acting as tenn
} porary chairman. He nominated j.
c.. Powell of the Burlington district,
as permanent chairman of the organ
ization, which was seconded and car
ried unanimously. G. H. Keck was
then nominated for secretary and
unanimously elected.
Committees Selected.
Following the election of officers
came the selection of the following
) church committees:
On credentials-H. M. Habner, Mus
catine district; w. e. Sherlock, OF
tumwa district; H. Heaton, Keokuk
district; J. C. Donahey, Oskaloosa dis
trict; j. Van Beak, Burlington dis
trict.
i On permanent organization-G. H.
Murphy, Muscatine district; Chas.
Stuber, Ottumwa district; John A.
Grioland, Keokuk district; M. F. Nor
ton Oskaloosa district; o. G. Walker,
Burlington district.
J; On resolutions. B. Downer, A.
!, M. Simpson, Muscatine district; Chris
4 Haw, w. H. Needham, Ottumwa dis
trict; Dillon Payne, A. j. Denning,
Keokuk district; R. G.. Coots, G. L..
!, Dee, Oskaloosa district; H. w. Van
Dyke, E. 7. Willis, Burlington dis
trict.
Select Delegates.
), The selection of lay delegates to the
general conference next year at Los
Angeles, Cal, resulted as follows:
j. w. Neasham, Ottumwa.
John Mahin, Muscatine.
Charles Axtel, Newton.
d. H. Payne, Bloomfield.
: Resolutions Adopted.
: While the principal function of the
Lay Electoral College is for the nam
ing of lay delegates to the general con-
!, ference, the following sentiments were
embodied in resolutions adopted yes.
: terday afternoon.
! Thanks is given to God for the sue,
cess in the increase of membership,
the payment of debts, and the philan.
thropic work done during the past
year.
The race feeling which has caused
the murder of men Of another color is
deplored and President Roosevelt up
held in his recent statement that the
only settlement of the condition is the
realization by the people of the SUI
premacy of the law.
The indiscriminate massacre of peo
pie in foreign nations is deplored and
the belief is expressed that such atroc.
tiles should be made the object of in
; PREVENTION by Christian nations OF the
world. 8
The present publishing house policy
of the church is endorsed.
Reduction of the term of probation
of men and wome contemplating en-
!, tering the church, from six months tt
three months is recommended, which
it is believed will save many souls fol
Methodism.
Any compromise in the amusement
!, question or change in the discipline is
vehemently opposed.
The collection of liquor revenue by
the general government before it is as
certained that the dealers are adher
ing to the state law is deplored.
The discontinuance of the canteer
in the United States army is commend
ed and all present efforts to reinstate
this system is discouraged.
Sympathy is extended the Iowa con
. ference in its efforts to secure the
, Strengthening of the boundary lines be
tween the Iowa and Upper Iowa con
, ferences, which, according to the res
olutions the two former conferences
, have refused to consider.
The paying of larger salaries to thu
preachers of the conference is en-
dorsed and the necessity for the hes
. talent in the ministry urged.
Thanks is extended the Muscatint
Episcopal church and Muscatine peo
pie for the entertainment of the la,
electoral college during it's visit.
Ministerial Conference.
t AT the morning session of thu
q conference DR.. Hancher, presiden
s of the Iowa Wesleyan university, made
his annual report and recommenda.
/ tons. His report shows that the col
lege is t1ourishing and that during tn,
d past year the demand in every depart
ment equalled the facilities of tn,
: school. Twenty-eight teachers are nov
j. employed and all of them are doinl
good work. During the past winter
e revival meeting was held and man.
= students and members of the facult,
: were converted.
J. DR.. Hancher states that the tota
property of the institution is wort
$207.C00; liabilities, ST. 12; resources
y $5,111. The work Of raising the deb
: two years ago has been an arduou
= one, but great success has been tn
= result.
9 To complete the payment of tn
- debt, support was needed and this
: why he urged the recommendations
The educational collections, he stated
fell short $500 during the past year.
= Recommendations.
q DIR. Hancher recommended that tn