Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-09-30
IOWA CONFERENCE.

The Annual Session of the A. M. E.
Church Closed Last Week at Gales
burg, Ill.-Bishop Shaffer
Presiding.
Galesburg, Ill.-(SpeciaD-The an
nual conference of the African Metho-
dist Episcopal church concluded very
successful and profitable session last
week. twas the first conference since
the national conference session. This
conference murmured very greatly be-
cause the general conference transfer
red part of the original territory to
Illinois, cruising them to loose about
5000 followers. Time will not permit
us to give daily report, but suffice it
to say that there were some very able
papers and addresses from both men
and women and few of the general
officers.
Below l give some of the transfers:
Rev. G. w. Gaines succeeds the late
J. w. Malone as peesiding elder of the
Iowa district. Rev. Timothy Reeves
was transferred to Illinois, also Rev. A
J. Carey, who gets Bethel church,
Chicago; Rev. James. R. Clemens
uperannuated; Jas. H. Higgins, A. G..
Murray, J. Il. Fisher transferred to
the Illinois conference, while Geo. FL.
Slater was awarded the scholarship
and goes to Ohio; q. M. Tillman goes
to Kansas City conference.
Impressive memorial services were
held in honor of the late p. E., J. w.
Malone.
The financial report showed that the
conference had raised nearly $4,000 for
various purposes. The people here
had made it SO pleasant that the fol-
lowing resolutions were passed:
Whereas, The Rev. $. l., Wright ana
wife and the people of Knoxville, out
of the largeness of their hearts, ten
dered the society most pleasing re.
ception; and
Whereas, The Rev. J. II. Ferribee
and his wife; officers and members of
Allen Chapel, have so pleasantly re-
ceived and so cordially entertained the
Iowa conference branch of the M. M {.
workers, and,
Whereas, The homes of the good
people of Galesburg have been at our
disposal during this annual session,
and that not criticism comes from
the host or a complaint from the
guests, therefore be it
Resolved, That the women of the
Iowa conference branch M. M. society,
representing evory charge in this COM
pany, tender the pastor and his good
wife, officers and members of Allen
Chapel and the people of Galesburg at
large our heartfelt thanks for this most
cordial reception.
The resolutions of thanks passed by
the conference were as heartily thank
full to the pastor and his wife and the
officers and members and all others
who had helped make the stay of the
delegates here so pleasa Mt and profit
able.
Following is complete list of the
appointments:
Iowa P. E. District:
Presiding Elder-Rev. G. w. Gaines.
Des Moines-Rev. 81. S. Graves.
Keokuk-Rev. T. W. Lewis.
Davenport--Rev. S. A. Clark.
Cedar Rapids-Rev. q. a. Thomas.
Buxton-Rev. E. G. jackson.
Ciinton-Rev. r. II. Williamson,
Muscatine-Rev. M. I. Gordon.
Ottumwa-Rev. l.. J. Phillips.
Burlington-Rev. w. w. Williams.
Mt. Pleasant-Rev. A. r. Clark,
Oskaloosa-Rev. A. Boyd.
Albia-Rev. j. D. Peterson.
Washington-Rev. NJ. Peyton.
Circuits:
Clarinda and Bedford-Rev. j. l.
Wharton.
Boone and Taylor-Rev. s. L. Best.
Newton and Colfax-Rev. r. B.
Manly.
Sioux City-Rev J. Bassfeld.
Osceola and Chariton-To be filed.
Iowa City-Rev. c. Wright.
Garden Grove and Indianola-Rev.
A. Joplin.
TT. Madison-Rev j. H. Bell.
Yankton, s. D.--To be filed.
Coupcil Bluffs-To be filed.
Chicago P. E. District.
Presiding Elder-Rev. q. c. Booth,
D. ID.
Quinn Chapel, Chicago-To be filled.
st. Stephens Chapel, Chicago-W. S.
Brooks, d. D.
Wayman Church, Chicago-J. C. An
derson.
Galesburg-Rev. j. H. Ferribee.
Monmouth-Rev. F. j. Peterson,
Moline-Rev. W. A. Searcy.
Rock Island-Rev. D. W. Brown.
Allen Chapel, Avondale-Rev. Jesse
Bass,
La Grange, Avondale-To be filled.