Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-01
Linn County Town Gets Twelfth
Annual Session of Des
Moines Conference
ALTON ANOTHER APPLICANT
Thursday, March 80, 1905. Day Set For
the Next Conference to Hesin-Bish-
op He'll Delivers Lecture on why
Ministers Fail'-Sessions of the I'm
tied Evangelical Conference.

AT the Thursday afternoon session OF
the United Evangelical Des Moines
conference Center Point, liz Linn eoun-
ty, was chosen as the meeting place
for the twelfth annual session. Alton
was the only other town that invited
the conference, and upon the vote. to
determine the location, Center Point
received thirty one to Atoms ten. The
date for the beginning of the confer
enee session was set as Thursday,
March 30. 1905. Rev. A. A. Couser is
pastor of the Center Point ,shurch.
This Mornings Session.
The forenoon session of the confer
ence convened at $50. The devotional
exercises were conducted by d. III.
Hooker, of Des Moines. Rev. Il. a.
Ndebel Of Des Moines, agent OF West
ern Union College, LeMars, addressed
the conference in the interests OF the
school The report showed the college
to be in very fourishirls condition.
A dormitory was erected during the
past year, and the enrolment is larger
than ever before in the history of the
institution. The endowment fund has
also been materially increased.
Secretary Pickford read "A communl-
cation from Rev. w. II. Fouke, secre-
tary of board of managers of the Key
stone League of Christian EndeaVof'
also editor of the Sunday school liter
ature of the church and the 4. l.. =. =.
Journal The keystone League IS phe
name OF the young peoples society Oh
the church, and is affiliated Win the
Christian Endeavor movement OF the
other churches. The young people OF
the church, during the year, have fur-
nished the money to build church IN
Dallas, Ore, the seat of The United
Evangelical College OF the Eacific coast.
& Rev. j. Auracher was elected as
member OF the visiting committee 10
the Western Union College, also q
trustee of the college, for a term OIL
three years.
The COMMITTEES on worship reported
that Rev. j. I'll. Maine. fraternal de9e-
gate from tire Northwestern conference.
would preach in the First church. ana
Rev. S. l. West. of Harrisburg. a.,
in the State street church.
Rev. e. b. UT. presiding elder OF the
Cedar Rapids district, ana Rev. G.. W.
Mullen, presiding elder of the Dss
Moines district, read their reports.
which showed a heaithful growth in all
lines of church work. The conference
adjourned after prayer by Key. J. %.
Meloy, of this city.
X. L. c. e. Rally.
The anniversary rally of the Key
stone League OF Christian Endeavor
Will be held Saturday evening at the
First church. beginning at 1850. The
program arranged us as follows
Opening exercises.
Address, Good Citizenship Rev. |
P. H. Hines, president Des Moines dis
trict X. l.. c. e.
Address, The Young Peoples Mis-
Society = Rev. c. II. Stauff- |
acher, vice president Cedar Rapids |
X. l.. c. E.
Address, Little Tot Rev. T. NJ.
Evans, general superintendent junior
work. Des Mcines.
Address, "Our Duty" Rev. J. G.
Walz. president Des Molres CONFER
enee branch X. H. c. E.. Cedar Rapids.
Yesterday Afternoons Session.
Yes terday afternoon the confer
,nce began promptly at 2 o'clock.
Bishop He'll read the scripture lesson,
md Rev. w. n. Force, of Gearing, led
n PRAYER Rev. Charles Hedges, of
solo, was granted his credentials with
he intention of uniting with the Illi-
iois conference.
Rev. j. Fl. Freedline, Of the North
western conference, presented his Gre
lentials to the conference and was re-
eived in the same relations he has
sustained in his former conference. Q.
E. Wright, of Gearing, and George
aoths, of Cedar Rapids, were granted
licenses as preachers on probation.
Rev. S. L. West of Harrisburg, Pa.
vas received as an advisory member.
rev. West is an agent of the United
Publishing House, located
t Harrisburg, and addressed the con-
erence in the interests of his concern.
At o'clock Bishop He'll delivered his
acture on why Ministers Fail" The
acture was listened to with much in
crest, and was most helpful to all who
gere present. Among the causes given
S to why some ministers fail Bishop
fell assigned lack of enthusiasm, dis
ontent in the ministry, lack of ability
0 adjust difficulties, riding hobbies
nd lack of spiritual power.
Rev. j. NJ. Bamford, of Colo, preached
i the evening at the First Church, and
lev. ]. II. Freedline at the State Street