Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-08
SPEAKER CANNON
GIVEN SCORING
PRESIDING oFFICE,. OF HOUSE
cENsuRED FOR WITH
HOLDING MEASURE.
WINFIELD IS CHOSEN
Iowa Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church in Busy Ses-
sion on Last Eay-Appoint-
nents Being Considered.

From Mondays Daily.
The last and busiest session of the
Iowa conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, began its labors at
$50 o'colcl1 this morning and con-
tinued in very strenuous manner
throughout the morning, not arriving
at adjournment until noon. An hour
before adjournment the bishop and
his cabinet comprising the five district
superintendent retired to take up
business Of the appointments and
other matters in their vwn exclusive
jurisdiction. The chief feature of the
session was the scoring given by the
conference to Speaker Joseph Cannon
of the national house Of representa-
tives, for his actions N regarding
legislation Winfield was chosen as
the next place for holding the con
ference.
At the opening of the session this
morning, Bisnop Quayle gave a splen-
did address to the young ministers
urging the practice of visiting their
charges. The combination of the
preacher and the pastor was the sub
stance Of the talk of the churchman
to the young men.
In reply to the query of Treasurer
Thomas Pool, of the conference as to
what disposition should be made of
the $500 resulting from the lecture
Tuesday evening, the bishop stated
that the money should be divided be-
tween the supcranuated ministers OF
the conference at present amounting
to about twenty.
An evangelism commission in pur-
suance to the request of Bishop Berry,
composed OF three was appointed as
follows: Eugene Allen, Oskaloosa; G.
H. Hanawalt, Mt. Pleasant; ]. w.
Potter, Muscatine
Names Of those transferred during
the past conference year were read as
follows: II. NJ. Strong, E. A. Schell,
Allen, Charles Baumgartner.
A resolution was read before the
conference and adopted, expressing
the sentiment of the conference on
the labor movement and the celebra-
ton of the day. There was a COM
mittee appointed to participate III
the labor program this afternoon con-
sisting OF Rev. e. A. Schell, president
of the Iowa Wesleyan University and
H. Millice, of Reasoner A copy Of
the resolutions We're ordered sent to
the labor day committee of the cele-
bration
Miscellaneous Business.
A. H. Williamson was elected an ell
der in the conference. w. R. Stryl1er
and e. S. DAILY referred to conference
relations committee for action of their
case
c. s. Cooper read report of the tenn
perance committee in which legisla-
tors are censured for ;.ction in retard-
ing certain measures in congress.
At close of report of Rev Cooper
the conference took UP place of hold
ing next conference and determined
upon Winfield as the location
E. G. Brooks of North English. read
report Of the Sunday school commit
tee. He was followed by Dr. D. G.
Downey Of New York, who spoke on
the subject of Sunday schools.
At this juncture the bishop and his
cabinet took leave of the conference
and called Rev. T. B. Hughes of Grin
nell. to the chair to preside over con-
| ference in the absence Of bishop. Rev.
! Hughes is the father of Bishop Hughes
recently elevated to that exalted sta
! ton in the general conference at Bal
| tlmore.
w. L. Clapp Of Brooklyn got the
I floor and proceeded to read report OF
the committee on "State of Country
The reading of the eport was the
cause of considerable discussion in the
conference owing to he severe cen
sure it contained for Speaker Cannon
Of the National house Of representa-
tives for his withholding the Little
field bill in national congress on the
grounds of unconstitutionality. mo
ton to amend the report by striking
out the name of Cannon followed BY
an amendment to strike out the por
ton of the report that asked for the
opposition of the conference to the re
election of Cannon to the speakershil
and to the legislature by his district
Finally moved to table the amend
ment and the original report wa
adopted.
l.. G.. Cummins of Newton reported
on the Epworth league and the Freed
mans aid society.
On motion the secretary Of tn
board of stewards is empowered Il
deal directly with the conference il
stead of through the pastor Of tn
CnarSe IN "HlCn LHe SupelduliudIS le
sides.
1. E. Coggeshall of Cincinnati re
ported on books ard periodicals
which after slight amendment wa
!, adopted
Report of educational coommitte
; was read by II. Ingham of Winfield
Much whipping into shape was don
on this report before final acceptanc
and DR.. E. A. Schell H1ade a short ad
dress to the conference.
Claimants on the Measure.
A. c. Piersel of Mt Pleasant re
ported on the hospitals. This wa
the last business before adjournmen
for the noon hour when it was state
that the conference would reconven
at 1:20.
Fill Local PuIpite.
a Visiting ministers in attendance q
t the conference filed the pulpits in lc
g cal churches yesterday morning an
$ evening, thus giving Ottumwa churc