Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-25
Northwest Iowa Conference at
Rockwell City Hears Encour-
aging Reports of Growth
NEW CHURCHES DEDICATED
Conference Short Of Ministers and
Students Will Be Drawn Upon
Rev. w. G. Meyer Allowed to With
draw Because Not Fitted For the
Work-conference Proceedings.
Special to Times Republican.

ence, showed his ability for the dis
patch of conference work by the rush
Of business put thru during the ses-
sions.
All the district superintendent re-
ported the work of their districts for
the year. 1t has been a phenomenal
year in some respects on all the dis
'tricts. A number of stirring revivals
have visited all parts Of the conference,
and there will be a large increase in
the membership of the churches. Some
5000 have been added and there will
probably be net gain Of 1000 or more,
which is quite remarkable. The larg-
est single revival was that at Eagle
Grove. where DR.. Chapter received 800
into membership.
| A number of new churches have been
dedicated during the year, the more i'm
| portant ones being at Baskerville.
| Spencer and Rockwell City, and the
| New Grace church at Morningside will
! VIC iSddy lOl dcdlCdtiou III d lew WGchS.
Rolfe Is in line for a fine new church
next year.
| Death has not visited the ranks Of
the itinerant forces this year. a fact
to be greatly rejoiced over. Bishop
Lewis, the only Iowa man ever elected
to the episcopacy. and formerly a
member of this conference. is present,
and everywhere greeted with enthus-
iasm.
Conferences Short Of Men.
The conference will be short of men
when 1t comes to assignments of ap-
pointments. The demands made by
other conferences, the promise Of mis-
sion fields, and other more remunera-
tive employments have depleted the
ranks, so the conference will be TWEEN
ty-five or thirty short. Several young
English Wesleyan preachers who have
just arrived in this country, are here,
and will probably locate in this con-
ference Several graduates of Boston
and Drew theological semlnaries are
here looking after appointments. Bish-
op Lewis has almost completed the
herculean task of completing the en-
dowment of $260,OO0 for Morningside
college.
A number OF changes in the leading
pulpits of the conference are looked
for. Sioux City First church, First
church, Fort Dodge, Clear Lake, Ester
vile, Manson and Webster City will
doubtless have changes, and many
other appointments of good grades,
but as compared with other years the
changes will be few.
DR.. Downey, of Chicago, delivered a
remarkable address last evening on
the outlook of the Sunday School"
Rev e. s. Benjiman, of Pocahontas,
has been transferred to the Dakota
conference and Rev. P c. Money, of
Galva, to Washington conference. Elk
changes will come in to take the place
of these brethren. They both leave on
account of the health Of their families.
Rev. w. G. Meyer Withdraws.
At the session of the Northwest Iowa
conference yesterday Rev. ". g.
Meyer was allowed to withdraw from
the ministry and membership of the
Methodist Episcopal church under
complaints. Mr.. Meyer was pastor for
few years at Emmetsburg, having
been transferred from New Jersey. He
accumulated such a large and varied
assortment of debts that he was con-
sidered disqualified for the work of the
ministry and was not given an APP
out, Another minister was allowed to
withdraw from the church, but with
out prejudice-the Rev. Thomas A.
Stamp, who has entered the ministry
of the Presbyterian church and is now
located at Fonda.
Rev. Jesse Cole, of MarshalltoWn,
who was present, addressed the con-
ference in one of his characteristic
speeches, calling attention to the
unique fact that there were then seated
together by merest accident in the
body of the church the five men who
fifteen years ago were the presiding
elders of the conference, and that ;hey
were all still in the effective rela-
ton These men were Jesse Cole OF
Marshalltown, Robert Smylie of Sioux
City, G. w. l.. Brown Of Des Mofnes,
G.. w. Pratt of Sioux City, and w. A.
Black of Odebolt. Rev. q. wv. L. Brown.
who is now a district superintendent
in the, Des Moines conference, was
present renewing old friendships.
On Superannuated List.
The conference opened in the morn
ing with devotions led by w. z. was
seTFof Clear Lake, after which routine
business was taken up.
The following men were named as
superannytated members of the con-
Ference and continued in that rela-
ton: ~ q. w. Carr, w. w. Brown, II.
L. Smith, c.. B. Winter, g. p. Hatha-
way, j. C. r Layton, z. C. Bradshaw,
A. A. Wilcox, Ira Brashears, III. G.
Mcbride, d. NJ. Beams, c. w. Clifton,
f. Franklin, j. H. Snow, A. McClin-
took, j. b. Kilborne, ]. N. Liscomb, W.
w. Cook, A. J. Langdell g. M. .Pendeil,
J. IT, Suddoth. A S. Black, j. Jeffries.
S. III. Middlekauf. wv. F. Gleason, II.
b. Green, j. W.. southweell Bennett
Mitchell Most of these men are old
and unable ito do the work Of the
ministry and have been granted honor-
ary retirement by. their brethren Few
of them reportedFto the conference as
most of them are on the Pacific''coast
or other distant points in the. interest
of their health. IS - -,
The following men who are. called
supermuneraries are under temporary
retirement from active. work.Fon ac-
count of their own health OF s:! mat OF
some member ofatheir familles.M
S. c. olds, Hg x. Hastings, e.
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T.. R. Manhood, Dc. Flkirsss Alfred