Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-01
Mt. Vernon Expects 400 People
in Attendance ut Upper
Iowa Conference
BISHOP LEWIS WILL PRESIDE
First Iowa Preacher to Be Elected Bis
hop, in the Methodist Episcopal
Church - Conference convenes on
Oct. z, and Will Continue Thru the
Following Monday,
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
! Mt. Vernon, Oct. 1.-The fifty-third
session of the Upper Iowa conference
meets here next Wednesday. Oct. z.
to continue until the next Monday. The
! local church and the citizens of the
town have proven themselves excep
tionally loyal in. making adequate
preparations to entertain the members
of the conference and other visitors,
it being expected that approximately
400 people Will spend the week as
guests of Mt. Vernon.
Bishop Wilson S. Lewis is to pre-
side at the conference, and great
things are expected of him as a
preacher and presiding officer. He is
the first Iowa preacher to be elected
bishop in the Methodist Episcopal
church. He was elected bishop 1T
Baltimore last May, and is still resid-
ing at Morningside, but Will soon take
up his residence in Foochou, China.
1t Is anticipated that great number
OF changes will be made in the APP
pointments this year, especially SO
among the stronger appointments OF
the conference. In one Of the dis
tricts of the conference. it is expected
that 10 per cent OF the men Will move.
This means that large number of
committees from the local churches
will be present to look after their re-
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appointment of district superintendent
other than those now in charge Of dis
tricts. The resignation, a month ago,
|sof DIR. j. G. Van Ness, of the Cedar
Rapids district due to failure of health
and the appointment OF DIR. r. L. Cru
we'll, who has been the popular and
efficient pastor at Hampton, as his
successor, has eliminated the appoint
ment of one new superintendent, that
otherwise would have taken place at
the coming session.
The Upper Iowa conference, like all
the other conferences Of the state, Will
be greatly in need of men to- give ITO
each pastoral charge q minister One
or two of the districts will not have
a single application for membership
in the conference on trial. Besides
an unusually large number of men are
stepping aside for rest and recupera-
ton. 1t is quite probable that the con-
ference win be short about twenty
men.
The program for the week will DC a
very strong and interesting one. On
versary Of the Epworth league. Pres
|t..d vVYa Ia, of
Iowa university will deliver the adj
dress. Each forenoon turnout the
week, will be given over to the bus
mess matters OF the conference, ex-
cept Friday morning at 10 o'clock,
when the bishops address will be
given.
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. G. H.
Birney, of Cedar Falls, breaches the
missionary sermon, and in the evening.
DR.. David B. Downey speaks in the in
terests of the Sunday school board. fol-
lowing which comes the reception to
the conference by the people of Mt.
Vernon.
Thursday afternoon. the anniversar-
les of the w. F. NJ. S., and the tenn
perance society will be held; the
Misses Anna Lawson and Joanna Dav-
is, of India, speaking at the former
meeting, and Rev. Frank Cole. of Wa
terloo, at the latter. In the evening, DR..
Alpha q. Kynett speaks in behalf of the
board of home missions.
Friday afternoon, Mrs. Mabel Hill
bish speaks at the anniversary of the
w. HI. NJ s., following which is the
anniversary of the Freedman's Aid So
ciety. The evening is to be given over
to the faculty of the conservatory of
music of Cornell college, which will
delight the conference with music.
Saturday the laymen from over the
conference territory will be on hand for
an all days session of great interest.
The afternoon of the conference will
be devoted to educational interests.
Rev. p. S. Slocum, d. D., Scion G.