Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-09-19
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
Assignment of Ministers Made by the
Bishop for the Ensuing Year.

The Des Moines Annual Conference
of the NJ. T.. church closed its session
held at Council Bluffs on Monday
and Bishop Goodsell read the list OF
appointments for the coming year
This conference has over two hundred
ministers and their assignment is a
difficult task. IL is not surprising
that when the list is made up. some
churches as we'll as some ministers
are disappointed. But like the play
ers In checker game they may hope
that the next move will be for the
better. The ministerial delegates to
the General Conference at Baltimore
are b. +. Miller of Charlton, Fletcher
Brown of Indianola, t. M Holmes OF
Des Moines, A. II. Collins of Roone,
Z. f.. McDade of Red Oak, and Chas.
l.. Nye of Des Moines. The lay dele
gates are Rush Benedict OF Shelby,
w. G. Clark OF Corydon, Mrs. Lamme
OF Pleasantville, DR.. Erickson of
Council Bluffs, g. l.. Stratton OF Red
Oak; and Of the former pastors OF the
church In Audubon, Mr.. Walburn
goes TO Colfax, Shlpman To Sidney
Matheney To Jefferson, Dudley To
Bedford.
REV. GRANT no DALLAS CENTER.
Rev. A. II. Grant who has been the
successful pastor of the M. n. church
in Audubon during the past two years
has been assigned to the charge OF
Dallas Center down near Des Moines.
Though the town Is not large the sur
roundings are said TO be exceptional
ly pleasant. Mr.. Grant and his fam
lily will enjoy the change to fine new
modern parsonage which together with
the church is located In beautiful
park. Most OF the members OF his
congregation and the people OF the
town generally, regret that Mr.. Grant
decided several months ago that he
would not remain here another year.
Mr.. Grant is a strong all.round man
In the prime of life, much above the
average in his pulpit work, attentive
to his pastoral duties and friendly
with all classes OF people. The people
OF Dallas Center are TO be congratulate
ed upon securing Mr.. Grant, and his
good wife who is equally capable and
efficient.
Rev. VEDDER TO AUDUBON.
The Rev. p. v. d. Vedder who has
been pastor at Villisca has been as
signed to Audubon, but will not be
here to fill his pulpit until September
20. Mr.. Vedder Is considered one of
the strong men of the conference hav-
ing filled such places as Atlantic,
Boone and Clarinda. He is yet In the
vigor OF life at fifty years of age. We
understand that his family consists of
his wife and u young lady daughter.
The Atlantic District
PRESIDING ELDER, w. STEVENSON.
CHARGES MINISTER'S
Adair-Frank Caldwell;
Anita McKendree Stahl:
Atlantic N Woodward;
Audubon-P V ID Vedder:
Avoca-To be supplied;
Carson-D A Allen;
Casey-W II Rink
DeSoto--J H Gibson:
Dexter-C s Burnett;
Earlham-W Il Harvey;
Exira-To be supplied;
Griswold X G. Chambers;
Griswold Circuit Charles Kohl;
Guthrie Center-C j Harmed;
Hancock To be supplied;
Harlan + Morley;
Kirkman and Irwin w Harwood;
Lewis-A f. Foutch;
Mascedonia II Miller;
Marine Charles Hohanshelt;
Menlo II II Barton;
North Branch-P A Smith;
Oakland-A j Matthew's;
Shelby-E III Fliescher;
Stuart Circuit--F l. Watkins;
Tennant-To be supplied;
Van MeterT G Aten;
Walnut-To be supplied;
Wiota-I u Kelley