Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-09-18
A. N. E. CONFERENCE.

The Goth annual session of the
Iowa Convened at keokuk, Ia,
Wednesday Sept, 9th, Bishop
c. T. Schaffer presiding. This
was one of the most successful
and largest attended sessions in
years, over $50 delegates were
present.
The Womeu's Conference
Branch, which consisted of the
ministers wives and ladies of the
local socities throughout the
conference, convened Tuesday,
presided over by the president
Mrs. H. S. Graves, who was re-
elected to serve for the ensuing.
year.
One of the important acts of
the conference was the re-estab-
fishing of the old boundry lines,
which takes in all of Chicago
and churches in the vicinity. En-
celleut reports werereceived from
all departments this year.
The greatest surprise was
when DR.. w. Sampson Brooks
asked the Bishop for a transfer
from the Iowa conference to the
Tennessee conference because of
his health.
Many speeches were made COM
plimentary to Rev. Brooks of his
work in the Iowa conference for
the past IS years, and resolutions
and recommen dations were pass
ed commendin G him to the Tenn
essee conference.
The Mite Missionary Society
gave banners those raising the
largest amount of missionary
money and Mrs. w. Sampson
Brooks headed the list.
St. James church of St. Paul,
with Rev. H. S. Graves pastor,
lead in the raising of dollar mon
ey, the reverend reported $2OS
raised.
The following is a list of the
appointments.
Keokuk District.
Presiding Elder-Rev. T. J. Phillips.
A. m. E., Keokuk-Rev. w. A.
Searcy. ..s
Ottumwa--Rev. H. Lackey. j, .4...s.,ss.,, ,,s
Burlington-Rev. C. H. Thomas
Davenport-Rev. H. w. Williams.
Moline-Rev. T. w. Lewis.
Monmouth, Ill.-Rev. S. M. Nc
DoWell.
Rock Island-Rev. Ovelton.
Mt. Pleasant-Rev. D. w. Brown.
Clinton-Rev. S. L. Brt.
Muscatine-Rev. Major Peyton.
Fort Madison--Rev. R. Fl. Hagney.
Keosauqua-Rev. r. l.. Ward.
Hawkeye-Also Rev. R. l.. Ward.
Iowa City-To be supplied.
Dubuque-Rev. E. F. Hubbard
Princeton-Rev. Frederic Garner.
Kewanee-Also Rev. Frederic Gar
ner.
Galesburg-Rev S. B. Moore.
Ce1or PoriIc Prrca Tow
lor.
Knoxvile-Under the oversight Of
Galesburg.
Washington and Fairfeld-Rev. T.
B. Stovall.
New Boston-To be supplied.
Chicago District.
Quinn chapel, Chicago-Rev. D. P.
Roberts, D. D.
St. Stephens, Chicago-Rev. R. E.
Wilson.
Wayman chapel, Chicago-RevJ.H.
Ferribee.
Aurora, Ill.-Rev. I. N. Daniels.
Trinity Mission, Chicago-Rev. r.
H. Cato.
St. Paul District.
Presiding Elder-Rev. E. G. Jack
son.
St. James, St. Paul, Minn.-Rev. H.
S. Graves.
Ebenezer, Evanston, Ill.-Rev. Jas.
Hagins.
St. Peters, Minn.-To be supplied.
St. James, Minn-Rev J. L. Whar-
ton.
Milwaukee-Rev. H. P. Jones.
Duluth-Rev. Jonathan Brewer.
Elgin, Ill.,, and Batavia, lll.-Rev.
G. B. Pope.
Madison, Ill.-Rev. T. Devlin.
Bethel, Beloit, Wis.,, and Delavin,
Wis.-Rev. r. L. Allen.
Glencoe, Ill.-Rev. E.. r. Edwards.
Rockford, Ill.-Rev. A. Boyd
Lake Forest, Waukegan, and Ra-
cine, Wis.-Rev. A. G. Johnson.
LAGRANGE, Mo.-Rev w. H. Grif-
fin.
Superior-To be supplied.
Hastings-Rev Gould.
DeS Moines District
Presiding elder-Rev M. |. Gordon.
Des Moines-Rev. c. w. Gaines, y.
Clarinda and Bedford-Rev. W. H.
Robinson.
Buxton-Rev. P. M. Lewis.
Oskaloosa-Rev Timothy Tylor.
Council Bluffs-Rev. J. D. Peterson
Sioux City-Rev. M. G. Newman.
Yankton and Sioux Falls--Rev. R.
Manley. ss'l
Abba and Hawking Valley-Rev. J.
H. Bell.
Centervile and Harkes-Rev. B. F.
Franklin