Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01
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CHURCH CONFERENCE
Annual Session of Des Moines
District, at Alton, Most
Successful
APPOINTMENTS ARE ANNOUNCES
Several Ministers of the Cedar Rapids
and Des Moines Districts Tranferrsd
Conference in Splendid Condition
and Salaries Are Raised - Plans fon
Educational Extension Work.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Alton, April 1.-The Des Moines cons
ference OF the United Evangelical
church closed one of the most success
full sessions in it's history last night.
Over one hundred ministers and Lays
men were in attendance. Bishop H. B..
Hartzler of Harrisburg Pa. presided and
under his leadership everything moved
along at a rapid rate. Rev. j. George
Walz, Of Gearing, was elected secretary
of the conference and he chose as his
assistants Revs. G. III. Stauffacher. OF
Waterloo; Phil Koenig, of Belle Plaine
and D. c. Busenburg, OF Iowa Center.
Rev. p. H. Hines Of State Street church
Marshalltown, was made conferences
reporter.
Rev. J. C. stauffacher as presiding
elder was re-appointed 40 the Cedar
Rapids district, and Rev. Charles Pick
ford, to the Des Moines district.
Every department Of the work Of the
conference looked encouraging as the
reports were read. Never before in the
history OF the conference was there q.
larger number Of conversions reported.
There was surplus Of nearly $400 IN
the missionary offerings. The salaries
Of the presiding elders were each in-
creased 500. Nearly all the churches
report an increase OF ministers sal-
ary.
Every afternoon at o'clock Bishop
Hartzler delivered lecture on some
popular Bible or church theme, which
always drew out a full house. PRESS
dent C. c. Polling, OF Western Union
College, LeMars, addressed the confer
ence in the interests OF the college and
Christian education. President Polling
was but recently elected to succeed
President Thoren and is making good
impression on the friends of the college.
Rev. T. M. Evans an old Iowan and
a strong preacher, was transferred to-
Hastings. Neb Rev. ]. B. Meloy, for
as elder, as was Rev. A. A. Couser, OF
Cedar Rapids. was ordained as dea-
con.
Five young men had license to-
preach granted them. Two received
appointments. while the other three
will continue in college. Rev r. II.
Hines of the Marshalltown State street
church, was elected visitor to- West
ern Union college. at which time he is
to lecture before the student body OF
that institution.
A committee, consisting Of Revs. p.
II. Hines, c. III. Etauffacher and J. B.
Meloy. was appointed to formulate a
plan for the organization next year Of
an educational society. the object be-
ing to aid worthy young men desiring
to educate themselves for the minis
try, the society to work IN connections
with the college.
Rev. B. H. Niebel, who for twenty
five years has been one of the leading
men Of the conference, but was by the
general conference last fall elected as
secretary of the board of missions, also
secretary of the board of church ex-
tension, is preparing to move to Har-
risburg, Pa. Mr.. Niebel will be great
ly missed. For number OF years he
was on the school board in Des
Moines, and has filled every plaoo
within the gift of the conference.
Appointments made were as follows:i
Cedar Rapids District. E. Stau.s
facher, presiding elder.
Alburnett-L. A. Jones.
Belle Plaine-Phi1 Koenig.
Bolan-B Killoran
Blairstown-E. Skogsbers.
Cedar Rapids Mission-E. II. Hevs
erly.
Center Point-Paul K
Covington-To be supplied.
Grandview-J N Hummel.
Iowa City-G W. Mullen.
iLaPorte City. B. Meloy.
Lisbon-W. w. Force.
Marshalltown, FYrst-A. A. Couser.
Marshalltown. State Street,. H
Hines.
Manly-virgil Urbino.
waterloo-C. II. Staunach~l.
Zearing-J George WALK.
Des Moines District Rev. Charles
Pickford. presiding elder.
Afton-S. II. Streyffeter.
Anita-C. s. Lang.
Brfdgewater-H. d. Smith.
Correctionville-N. e. WerAeld
Chariton-J. W. Hamilton.
Colo-S. N, Ramige.
Des Moines-J. Auracher
Evergreen-S. c. Wadding.
Griswold-G. L. Springer.
Harlan-G. n. Thompson.
Iowa Center-D. C. Busenburg.
Lawn Hill S. I1avely.
Oakdale-G. L. Herrick.
Russeli-b n. Wood.
Ringgoll-Guy r. Stcvef.
Red Oak-J NJ Bamfcrd.
Wipterset-H. w Hendricks.
Mt. Ayr-Thomas Gookin.