Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-02
METHoDlsTs OF UPPER IOWA
CONFERENCE DECIDE ON
MEETING PLACE.
BISHOP BERRY TELLS CLASS
NOT TO GET MONEY FEVER
Urged to Remember That They Are
Preachers and Not Real Estate
Asents-Should Expect to Remain
Poor-Many Changes to Take Place
in Pastoral Charges.
Special to Times Republican.


Mason City. Oct. 2.-The various
classes of undergraduates were called
this morning by Bishop Berry and al
ter careful consideration were each and
all disposed Of The class for admls-
sion on trial, composed of y. E. Kerna-
han, Albert NJ. Ewart, John c. Olson,
Gilbert j. Chalice and Arthur NJ. Jayne,
had the examination grades of each
member reported and were admitted on
rial
William Galbraeth William S. Syl-
vester, W. N. Baker, Edwin F. Lee,
H. w. Driver, H NJ. Sh!rk, l.. A. Brad
ford, l. w. Moore, F. j Clark and E.
E. Clement We're continued in thu
studies of the first year. E. S. Gull
bert was the only one who was passed
to the studies of the second year.
C. E. Baker and r. A. Basham were
continued in the third year. while E. Z.
Bellows, L. F. Haver1nail, Paul =.
Pease, j. w. Young, H. c. Culver w.
W Martin and X. P Mcbride were ad~
vanced to the fourth studies.
| The class for admission composed OF
j. S. Lilly, w. A. Piper, c. E. Luce.
William Mitchell, A. \. Conklin and J.
w Parks had their grades repsrtel,
were admitted into full connection after
the bishop had addressed them con-
corning the duties of a Methodist
preacher and had asked them the dis
culinary questions The address of the
bishop to this class was one of the most
comprehensive and positive addresses
ever delivered to any class joining the
Upper Iowa conference. In his re-
marks to the class Bishop Berry took
occasion to warn the members Of the
class that they were to be preachers
and not real estate agents, declaring
that 1t was the LOT of a Met',o1ist
preacher to always be poor and that
it was not his province to try TO set
rich, and so surely as he did it would
hamper his power and success as
Methodist preacher 1t was timely
suggestion to many OF the men of the
Upper Iowa conference who in these
last few months have witnessed the
price of Iowa land go upwards by leaps
and bounds. Suffice it to say. all of
the remarks of the bishop along that
line were taken with some question
it in which the church supports its
veterans have decided that it is better
to have competency in old age than
to be the object of church charity.
! The men who l1hve been elected for
ordination as deacons next Sunday are
Will A. Piper, Charles E. Luce, Will
liam Mitchell. A. N Conklin. John
lC. Olson, j. w. Parks, Gilbert ]. Chal-
ice and Albert NJ Ewert
Those who have been elected elders
to be ordained also tomorro after
noon are Bert S. Bailey. Roy V. Por-
ter. j. c. Erb. Henry Althouse. George
NJ. Shoemaker, O. B. Chassell. Cuth-
bert S. Bernard, Harry c. Culver and
Arthur E. Bennett
Charles City Next Year.
The question as to where the con-
ference will be held next year was de-
cided yesterday, Rev. j. A. Caffyn. OF
Charles City. extending an invitation
for the preachers of the conference and
all of their wives to come to his church
and city. The invitation was unani-
mously accepted.
A great many changes will take
place in the personnel of the confer
', ence this week. The bishop promise:
:. to read one of the longest lists OF
transfers into and out Of the confer
. ence that has occurred in years before
the adjournment of this session.
Yesterday afternoon and evening
:. was devoted TO educational and Sun
day school interests. In the anniver-
;. sary exercises of the educational SO.
=, = ciety all of the speakers We're from
. within the bounds of the Upper Iowa
/. conference. President William F. King
+ of Cornell College, presided. Presiden
I. J. A. Harlan, of Cornell College. Pres
/, ident r w Cooper, of Upper low;
: University, and DR.. P. S. Slocum de
f livered rousing speeches in behalf o
the educational institutions of tn
q northeast quarter of Iowa.
% The Sunday school anniversary ex