Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-27
Upper Iowa Conference is Or
ganized and Regular Bust.
ness Of Session Begun
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
Unusually Large Nun ber Of the Nom.
bers OF Upper Iowa Conference Died
During Past Year-Bishop Wilson
Delivers Opening tddress-Epworth
League Anniversary.
,pec,al to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Rerublican.
Hampton, Sept 27.--The fiftieth SEES.
sion OF Upper Iowa conference me,
here in annual session this morning
with Bishop Luther B. Wilson, D. d.
LII. D., of Chattanooga, Tenn in the
chair After song by the audience
and prayer by the bishop, the holy
communion was administered, the tish-
op leading and having general charge
of 1t.
After this the memorial
services OF deceased ministers were
held. Rev. w. M. Lemon, Of Jessup
the secretary of the committee or
memorium, presided, and memorial
addresses were read for the following
deceased minister's: Rev. Asahe
Bronson, OF Wyoming, Iowa; Rev. st
McKim, of Traer; Rev. j. 7. Spry, OF
Mt. Vernon; Rev. w. N. Brown, OF
Waucama: Rev. DR.. w. f. Barclay, OF
| Cedar Rapids; Rev. Daniel Shelter, OF
Cedar Falls, Rev. w. e. McCormic, Des
Moines. Rev. Alonzo Camp, of Ceda,
Falls, and Rev. l.. N. Green. Of Delhi
This is a large number of ministers to
die in one year. lager loss than Up
per Iowa conference has suffered In one
year for long time. The memorial
address, tho short, brought up many
memories Of bygone years, and all felt
a. tinge Of sadness as one after announcer
were read.
The conference organized by the
election OF the following officers:
Secretary-Rev. w. III. Slingerland,
Des Moines.
Statistical secretary-Rev. ]. r.. A.
Hammer, Oelwein.
Treasurer--Rev. Il. Lockhard. Ana
mosa.
Secretary Of Committee on Confer
ence Relations-Rev. Il. T. Gruwell,
Hampton.
Postmaster-Rev. A. Wright.
Conference Reporters-Rev. Mark
Masters, Montour; Rev. w. F. Spry,
Geneva.
Railway secretary-Rev N. A. Mer-
shon, Toledo.
The following have been transferred
TO this conference and were introduced
this morning: e. NJ. Keller, North
west Nebraska conference; Rev. H. L..
Townsend, St. Johns River confer
ence: e. M. Willard, Northwest Kan
sas conferences: q A. Knight, West
Nebraska conference; w. r. Sellott,
West WISCONSIN conferences; A. E..
Foster, Minnesota conference; Thomas
|sB. Potter, Northwest Iowa conference.
The larger part Of this afternoon Is
being devoted to addresses on the
n,tn hoinpr hy. Rev.
O. M. Sanford. of Rockwell.
Glasses Examined.
The conference board of examiners
met the five conference classes In the
parlors of the churcn for annual ex-
animation yesterday morning. A large
number Of the young men of the class.
es are pursuing studies In some OF the
theological schools and not as many
as usual appeared before the board
The following are the classes:
Practitioners class-E. II. Marshall,
G. s. Burnard, Milton s. Swisher, Bert
S. Baily, Roy w. Porter, Henry Ais
house, Micheal Mctsabe.
The class in the studies of the flrst
|year-H. r. culver, G. M. Shoemaker,
is. v. Williams, E. M. Kellar.
The class in the studies of the second
|year--A G. Bracket, Il. B. Bindenbur-
ger, L. e. Galleghs.r,. T. M. Nielsen, R.
r. Weston, H. A. Barton, Thos. Pot
ter.
Glass in the studies of the third year
II C Bartlett, F. o. Brown, H. T..
Crawford, G.. w. r'unham. o. M. Sam
ford, r. M. Reeder. j. p. Van Horn, r.
NJ. Wyant, F. G. yvitzigman, John A..
Deering, L. E. Gallagher, B. A. Davis
Class in the studies of the fourth
year--G. NJ. Bling, D. E. button, A. H.
Hirsch, G. e. Manifold, K. w. Robbins,
Leonard A. Swisher.
Dr. s. N. Fellows, agent Of the con-
ference claimant fund, will bring in a
good report to the conference this fall
The aggregate amount secured in
pledges and money is over $4,000. II
is hoped that the conference will con-
tinue the effort till hundred thou
sand dollar point is reached.
The semi-center,rial commission has
had meeting during the year and will
have another during the conference.
Plans are being matured for the
proper celebration Of the f1ftieth an
niversary Of the organization OF the
conference. This will be celebrated at
Maquoketa next year, where the con-
ference was organized nifty years ago.
League Anniversary.
In the evening occurred the CONFER
ence anniversary Of the Epworth
League, which wes very largely at
tended Rev. D. e. Dutton, Of Fayette,
the conference president of the Ep-
worth League, presided. The. local
church choir and organist had charge
of the music. Rev. j. E. Wagner, of
Manchester, delivered the address Of
the evening. He took for his subjec,
'Yokes for Young People," His bases
were laid In the words, "It is Good for
Man That He Bore the Yoke in His
Youth
The address was full Of humor ana
lars and some small change. Own