Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-11
Ministers at Grinnell Confer
ence Turn Down Condemn
atory Resolution
1T, PROVOKED WARM DEBATE
General Impression Was That 1t Was
Useless to Attack Theatres So Long
AS Other and More Harmful Amuse-
ments Exst-Next Conference at
Burlington.

Grinnell, Sept 1.-THE Iowa Meth
odist Episcopal conference here defeat
ed resolution condemning the theat-
rical form of amusement after one Of
the most heated arguments of the en-
tire session. Aside from the an
nouncement of the appointments fel
the ensuing year, it was the feature
sprung surprise by little speech in
which he defeated resolution COM
mending him for his strict adj. arence
to the Sabbath. Burlington was chos-
en- as the place of holding the next
conference.
The report of the Epworth League
committee strongly condemned theat-
rical forms of amusement. This was
strongly opposed by many members o.
the conference who said that the po-
sition of the church on this subject
was too well. known to need repeating
Others believed that such matters OF
discipline should be left to the discre-
ton of the pastors and that any resolu-
ton was unnecessary and liable to
open up the whole field of contention
1t was also objected that there was nc
reason for such unjust discrimination
against the theater when there were SO
many other more harmful forms OF
amusement which were not mentioned
in the report.
One good brother declared himself
opposed to the resolution because he
stated that he enjoyed the little plays
and tableaux given by the Sunday
school children at Christmas each
year and these, he said, were theat-
rical in their nature. In the end this
weighty discussion was closed by
set of resolutions.
Another resolution died abornin
when the committee on Sunday OBJ
servance offered a resolution COM
mending Bishop Goodsell for his fear
less stand against Sabbath desecra-
ton when he had refused to discuss
the matter of appointments on Sum
day. His pious example was COM
mended to other bishops as one de-
serving of emulation. At the close
of the reading of the resolution the
portly bishop arose and asked that it
be withdrawn as the only reason why
he refused to discuss the appoint
ments on Sunday was that he was SO
busy he didn't have time. He said
he had no objection to do so whatever.
except as a practical necessity. The
matter was quietly but firmly dropped.
Apnointments of Pastors
The following is the list of APP
pointments to the Methodist churches
of the Iowa conference by Bishop
Goodsell at the close of the sixty third
annual session here yesterday:
Burlington district-T. j. Myers,
presiding elder; Ainsworth, j. E. Wei
gle; Burlington, First, 1. B. Schrecken-
CAST; Burlington, Grace, c. L. Ten
nant; Burlington, West, 7. G. Harper;
Columbus Junction, r. D. Pool; Craw-
louisville, j. H. Koch; Danville, A. NJ.
Mahaffle; Fairfield, Thomas Osborne;
Fairfield circuit, Thomas S. Pool;
Hillsboro, E. j. Starr; Mediapolis, M.
E. Krusch; Morning Sun, G. K. Zim-
norman; Mount Pleasant, N A.
Swickard; Mount Pleasant circuit.
G. H. Hannawalt: Mount Pleasant,
West, j. S. Decker; Mount Union, J..
P. Cummins; New London, T. F. Bar
ker; Oakville, A. l.. Jordan; Salem,
W. S. Right; Sperry, c. w. Cochran;
Wapello, j. E. Newsom; Wayland, H.
T. Robinson; Winfield, H. A. Ingham;
Yarmouth, E. A. Bentzinger..
j. w. Hancher, president; A. c..
Piersell, e. e. Lyman, G. L. Minear,
professors iowa Wesleyan university,
members Mount Pleasant quarterly
conference.
Keokuk district-A. v. kendrick
Smith; Bloomfield, c.. L. Stafford;
Bonaparte, w H. Jones; Cantril, H.
F. Gilbert; Centerville w. H. Perdew:
Cincinnati, Rachael Collier; Donnell-
son, w. S. Moore; Douds w. E. Berg:
Drakeville, John Davis; Eldon, D. r.
Stiles; Exline, Jesse Monkman; Farm
ington, j. H. Taylor; Floris. c..
Springer, supply; Fort Madison. First
church, H.. B. Scoles; Fort Madison,
Santa Fe avenue, c. A. Field; Keokuk,
J. w. Lambert; Keosauqua, P. H.
Hawk; Keosauqua, Ct r. F. Thee
supply; Libertyville, c. B. Hawkins;
Milton, d. r. Martin; Montrose G. A.
Weber; Nfoulton, d. G. Bevan; Mount
Sterling, George Blagg; Mystic, N. A.
Banker: Pulaski. w. B. Ireland. Troy
T. A. Randall, supply; Unionville, j.
w. Carson; West Grove, n. E. Butler;
West Point, j. G. Brown, supply
L. B. Jones left without appointment
to attend school, member of keokuk
quarterly conference.
NF~cootgnA diotr vrborn
presiding elder; Amish. supplied; Blue
Grass, supplied; Kalona, A. c. spen-
Ger; Keota, j. F. Robertson; Koszta,
H. NJ Shirk; Uadora. ]. w. Pool;
Let's. w. A. Longnecker; Lexington,
w. A. Smith; Lone Tree. F. W.
Adams, Marengo F. B. Tucker, Mus
catine First, w. P. Stoddard; Mus
catine Central, p. M. Conant; Nichols,
w. ]. Scott; North English. E. c.
Brooks, Oxford, j. c. Kendrick; Riv-
erside, w. F. Pugh: Sweetland, E. A.
Brinton; Tiffin, H. !. Rutledge; Wash
ington. Elias Handy: Washington
Central. W. r. Stryker; Webster,
Frank Seeds: Wellman, j. A. Boat
man; West Liberty. j. R. Hanley;
West Chester, F. E. Morrison; Will
liamsburg, w. H. Dillon; Milton, G. w
Pool.
w. R. Jeffrey, ]. H. Dimmitt, mis-
sonaries in Black Hills.
j. w. Potter, conference evangelist,
Muscatine
Oskaloosa District. c. Willis,
presiding elder; Barnes City, S. F.
Bishop: Beacon. supplied by w. H.
Slack: Brooklyn, w. l.. Clapp: Cedar
c. E. Mcbride: Deep River, ]. f. Corr