Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-14
Lay Delegates to Upper Iowa
Conference Would Increase
Ministers Salaries
RESOLUTIONS ON TEMPERANCE
Bishop Mcdowell Says Iowa is Train
ing More Methodist Girls and Boys
Than Any Other State-Next Years
Conference Goes to Mt. Vernon
Closing Proceedings of Conference.
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Special to Times-Republican.
| Cedar Falls, Oct. 14.-Just before ad-
iournment the lay electoral conference
passed some very strong resolutions IN
which they expressed themselves as in
| favor of increasing tho salaries PAID TO
| their pastors and that they would use
their influence among the church mem
bers to bring it about These are the
resolutions which We're unanimously
adopted
"Resolved, That the lay electoral
conference recognizes the Importance
of the overthrow of the liquor traffic
and that we rejoice in the remarkable
progress made in temperance legisla-
ton. particularly thruout the south,
and the glorious victory achieved for
righteousness and a clean common
wealth in the adoption OF constitutions
al prohibition in Oklahoma. And be 1t
further resolved that we pledge our
hearty support to our pastors IN the
suppression of the liquor traffic.
Resolved, That we extend our sin
cere thanks to the good people OF &C.
dar Falls and the trustees OF this
church for their most generous nos
pitality and courtesy in entertaining
the unusually large number OF dele
gates in attendance"
When considering the needs of the
Upper Iowa University, which is under
the care Of the Upper Iowa conferences,
Bishop Mcdowell arose and made his
plea for the institution and among
other good things said that this state
had been criticized for its many edu-
cational institutions in this denomina-
ton but he would say that as result
Iowa is training more Methodist boys
and girls than any other state in the
union. They were blessing to the
country He added many people do
not know where Fayettc is and the
railroads have made it as difficult as
possible to reach Fayette, but every
body knows John r. Knot, he is on the
map every time.
The reserve delegates elected to the
ministerial conference at Baltimore
were the following: w. II. Pitner, pre-
siding elder Marshalltown; l.. l.. Lock-
ard of Maquoketa; and DR.. j. w.
BiSsel! of Waterloo. presiding elder OF
the Cedar Falls district.
The presence of Wentworth F. Stew
art of Detroit, has added greatly to the
interest of the entire conference and
his addresses at o'clock each day
have been very popular and helpful. AT
$50 O'Clock he has spoken each even
ing before large audiences at the state
normal.
The attendance has been phenomenal
both in numbers and in strength. Bus
mess has been dispatched with rapid
ity and it is reported as one of the
best ever held. There are many dis
tinguislled clergymen and delegates
present and the weather has been unit
formly bright and pleasant. Cedar
Falls has been honored in being able
to entertain the more than 600 visit
ors.
1t was voted to accept the invitation
to meet next year in Mt. Vernon. Ma
son City and Toledo were each aspir-
ants for the honor.
The Women's Home and Foreign
Missionary societies have had excel
lent programs and the reports indi-
cate excellent work done. The For
eign Missionary society was reported
by Mrs. Rigby of Mt. Vernon, who
said there We're 100 organizations in
the conference, with membership Of
1000 and the sum of s13,623 had been
raised for the Women's work.