Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07
consolidation of Small Charges
Advocated as Remedy For
Scarcity of Pastors
GOOD MANY suPERANNuATED
Several Transfers Also Made - Many
Expansionists in Conference Re-
ports From the Marshaltown and
DEBORAH DISTINGUISHING Breth-
rem From Other Conferences.
oecial tn Times-Republican.

Davenport, Oct. 1.-THE Upper Iowa
a. most excellent meeting. DR.. Murlin,
president of Baker University, OF Bald
win. Kas.. addressed a magnificent au-
dience Wednesday night.
The Bood Concern sent it's check to
the conference for $1,791, as against
about S1.10O year ago. This is the
dividends on books, which Is paid pro
ratio back into the conference, to be
used in the conference claimant fund.
A large number of preachers were
superannuated yesterday. Ihey are
Rev, w. r. Dyre, Rev. $. c. Platts, OF
Wocoma; Rev. j. r. Sanford. OF Coles
burg: Rev. Horace Foote, OF Hazelton;
Rev. C. III. Taylor, of Silver Creek; and
Rev. Alonzo Camp, Of Cedar Falls. The
latter was formerly at Melbourne, and
is now lying at deaths door at Wes-
lev hospital, Chicago. The transfers
OF Rev. r. II. Temple. Of st. Louis con-
ference, that of Rev. George Smell. of
the Northern Minnesota conference,
and the transfer of Rev. A. S. Hale
from our conference to the Minnesota
conference were announced. Rev. j. $.
Seaton has removed to South Dakota
to become a professor in Dakota Uni
versity, and requested to be left with
out an appointment.
DR.. H. II. Green, presiding elder of
the Dubuque district, advocated in his
annual report the consolidation of
1Io. ,I,,, a rc a nv
pansionists in the conference and this
will be lively question when it comes
to debate.
Rev. W. A. Wolcott. formerly OF Ack-
ley and Rev. w. c. Barclay, of Glad
brook, were granted supernumerary re-
lation. Many visiting brethren from
the st. Louis German conference and
from the Central Illinois conference
We're introduced. DR.. Herbin, editor OF
the Epworth Herald, made great
speech, as did also DR.. Anderson, of
New York City,
A prominent citizen OF Davenport
said These Methodist preachers are
the finest looking body Of men that
have ever visited Davenport" That's
a fine compliment, but we believe that
it is a deserving one.
MarshaIItown District Report.
Presiding Elder w. F. Pitner of the
Marshalltown district reported $11,-
725 spent in improvements, the various
missionary societies and Epworth lea
cues in prosperous condition and 412
conversions, altho he stated that there
had been no sweeping REVEALS.
AS a reason for the apparent falling
hn, hi ~, Isc+,, ia TN
Pitner stated that he had found that
the church was laboring under bur
den of members who had long since
ceased to attend or else had removed
and never caused their names to be
stricken from the records. He stated
that he had therefore caused a thor
ough revision OF the records and in
consequence $50 names had been taken
from the church books and in one in
stance church had lost 40 per cent of
its membership in this manner
DEBORAH District Report.
Rev. I. e. Fleming, of the DEBORAH
district, stated that there had been a
great spiritual uplifting in his district
during the past year but deplored the
steady exodus of members of the
church to other conferences.
Thru the protracted meetings which
were held in the district the report
showed that the "a pastors had re-
ported 544 conversions and that 900
of these had been taken into full mem
bership Of the church. He also told Of
large sums spent in church improve
ment in various parts of his district
and ended by stating that the DEBORAH
district stood at the head of the con-
ference in having it's appointments
all made.
Passing On Characters.
The conference also took I'D what is