Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-12
METHODIST CLOSE THEIR
CONFERENCE AT ALBA.
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full The various pulpits were filled
by the following minister's:
Methodist Episcopal Morning,
Bishop Henry w. Warren; evening, J.
T. Mcfarland, New York. N. Y. After
noon Rev. E. J. Shook of Ottumwa,
| missionary sermon)
First Presbyterian Morning, ]. W.
Hackley, Newton. Evening U. S.
Smith, Montezuma.
Christian Morning, Elias Handy;
Mt. Pleasant. Evening = D. Phillip
of Malcolm
United Presbyterian Morning, H.
M. Smith, Hedrick. Evening E. T. Os-
born, Fairfield.
Friends Morning. R. L. Patter-
nom of Agency.
African Methodist Episcopal J.
G. Caughlan, Moravia. Evening = R.
Colder, Eldon.
Change in College Charter.
| The conference today adopted the
report OF the educational committee,
the principal part of which provided
for change in the charter of the
Iowa Wesleyan university. This
change will provide for the election
of members of the board of trustees
by the conference, the alumni of the
university and the board itself. Now,
all the trustees are elected by the
conference and hereafter. when the
charter shall have been legally amend
ed, the conference will elect three
trustees yearly. the alumni two and
the board of trustees two. There are
twenty-eight members of the board,
seven being elected annually to serve
four year terms.
The Closing Day.
Today saw the close Of the confer
ence session. The morning was given
over largely to reports and the ses-
sion continued until nearly 1 o'clock
in the afternoon, closing with the read
ing of the appointments and the bene
diction by Bishop Warren. The con-
ference adopted resolutions thanking
the people of the Abba churches and
Rev. G. S. Cooper for the entertain
ment of the conference and expressing
appreciation of Bishop Warrens work
as president of the conference. Con-
gratulations were extended to Bishop
Merrill on his attainment of the age
of so years and it was ordered that
copy of the resolutions be sent to him.
The report of the statistical secre-
tary showed an increase by 1872 of the
number of probationers in the church
for the year, with a loss of only eight
cen in membership in the entire con-
ference.
The New Appointments.
At the close of the conference this
afternoon Bishop Warren read the list
of appointments. Several changes
were made, but only enc presiding ell
der is retired. Rev. ]. w. Lambert, who
has been in charge Of the Ottumwa
district is assigned to Keokuk where
the two churches are to be united in
one. This requires minister of ex-
perience and ability and Rev. Lambert
was chosen for the place. Rev. N M.
Smith who has been pastor of the
Hedrick church, will remove to OF
tumwa and assume charge Of the Of
tumwa district as presiding elder Rev.
H. w. Hargett of Portsmouth, Ohio,
was appointed to succeed DR.. A. E.
Craig as pastor of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church. Dr. Craig hav-
ing been called to Columbus, Ohio.
Rev. D. c. Bevan was appointed to
Moulton and is succeeded in the pas
torate of the Main Street church at
Ottumwa by Rev. A. B. Hightshoe,
formerly of FIT. Madison Rev. E. ].
Shook remains as pastor of the Will
lard Street church and Rev. w. H.
Jones will take charge of the Ottum-
wa circuit
Much interest was felt in the ap-
point at Abba, to succeed Rev. G. S.
/ Cooper, the new conference temper
ance evangelist. Rev. w. S. Gardner,
one time pastor of the Willard Street
church at Ottumwa and for several
years at Moulton, was assigned to the
Abba charge. The full list of the an.
pointments follows:
OttumWa District.
H. N. Smith, Ottumwa, presiding ell
der
Agency-T. B. Hughes.
Albia-W. S. Gardner.
Abba Circuit-W. ]. Hamilton
Attica = P. l. King.
4 Batavia-C. R. Shook.
Blahesburg-J. e. Ward.
Brighton-G. M. futile.
Bussey-J. H. Koch.
Chillicothe-Geo. Z. Monkman.
: Durnam-W. R. Rolingson
t Edlyville-W. S. Right.
Fremont. F. Barnett.
Harvey-Thos. Rowe.
Hedrick-W G. Wilson.
; Iconium-E. F. Thee.
Kirkville-R. A. Bruce.
Knoxville. Ingham.
Lovilia-T B. Couchman.
Martinsburg, Highland-C. L. Starr
supplied.
Moravia-J. c. Caughlan.
: Ottumwa, First-H. w. Hargett.
Ottumwa, Main Street-A. B. Hight.
shoe.
Ottumwa, Willard-E. J. Shook.
Ottumwa circuit-W. H. Jones.
Olie-C. E. Petit, supplied.
Packwood-O, G. circuit.