The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-09-09
ASKS ALIENS RETURN
Central M. E. Church Is Pleased
With Its Pastor.

the year was held in the Official room
of the Methodist Episcopal church
Monday evening. District Superin-
tendent Da. C. l.. Stafford of Grinnell
presided and Harry c.. Griest served
as secretary. Full reports were re-
oeived from the pastor, from the Sun
day school, from the Epworth League,
the Ladies' Aid Society, the church
treasurer, the trustees and other Off
GERS of the church.
These reports we're mostly in writ
ing and from them we gain the follow
ing interesting facts: The church has
a membership of HOO and is in fine
condition in all departments of activ-
ity. The Sunday school has an en-
rollment OF about SIS, with 80 in the
Home Department. The average at
tendance for the year was 352. The
Epworth League has 160 members
and s125.00 was given to missions and
over 70 calls have been made during
the year upon the sick and "shut-ins."
Other branches of the church are in
a vigorous and healthy condition. The
trustees and stewards were all re-
elected and special committees were
continued in office for another year.
The church has raised for running ex-
penses $6,42400; for benevolences,
$2,200.00; total for year, $S,624.00.
For the two years of DR.. Aliens pas
torate the church expenses have been
$10,S4S.00, and for benevolences, s5,-
10000, making total for the two
years of $16,O4S.OO During the year
just closing, 154 new members have
been received, 80 of these on proba-
ton and the rest bysletter, and have
died. Net gain for the year, 1903. The
pastor has preached ~ times, has
made 81 special addresses, has Off
ciated at 80 funerals and % weddings
and has baptized "A persons.
For the two years past $50 new
members have been received, 124 on
probation and 126 by letter Some
Is have died and 103 have been dis
missed by letter, giving a net gain
during the two years pastorate of DR..
Allen of 129.
After the conclusion of the bust
ness session, special resolutions were
passed unanimously by the Confer
ence, highly commencing the work of
both DR.. G. L. Stafford as District Su-
perintendent, and DR.. Eugene Allen
as the pastor of the church, and in
each case requesting the presiding
Bishop to return these faithful work
ers to their present fields of labor.
DR.. Allen is greatly beloved by his
people, and the church as a whole
was never in a better condition for
good aggressive work than it is at
present. Should DR.. Allen be return
ed to Oskaloosa, year of great pros
perity in church work is predicted
The election of trustees, stewards,
and the announcement of committees
was announced as follows. The stand
ing committees are to remain the
same as last year unless the pastor
desires to make transfers or changes,
In which case the appointive power
is vested in him.
Trustees-J. w. NcMillen, J. b. Nc
Curdy, DR.. S. w. Clark, w. H. Shaw,
w. E. Kemble, Geo. H. Carbon, Eph
Smith, Geo. HI. Ramsay, Chas. X. Lee.
Stewards A. Updegraff, H. Z.
Griest, S. E. Barnhart, w. C. Dennis,
M. Childress, F. w. Else, Henry Tan
dy Mrs. c. B. Stull, w. H. Shaw, Mrs.
c.. e. Barnard, Mrs. e. d. Brewer,
Miss Mamie Bingaman, DR.. ]. HI. Teter
Standing Committees. ~
Temperance-Rev. l. o. Kenble,
John Pendray, Chas. r.. Lee, w. J.
Howell, J. H. Teter, Mrs. E. l.. Smith
and John Ramsay.
, Parsonage-W. H. Shaw, E. d.
Brewer, Mrs. F. w. Else and Mrs. w.
E. Kemble.
Foreign Missions-F. ]. Page, Mrs.
Louie Towle, Mrs. E. q. Smith, w. e.
Dennis, w. J. Howell, Mrs. Emma
Hesla, Mrs. Bessie Hamilton and Miss
Lillian Ki'burn.
T Home Missions-Mrs. |. o. Kemble,
Mrs. Anna Russell Mrs Robert Kent.
Education-F. w. Else and Alfred
W. Burdick. ..'
Freedman's Aid and Tracts-Rev. |.
o. Kemble, Chas. r. Lee, Thos. X.
Targart and F. w. Else.
Conference Claimants-E. III. War
ing, |. o. Kemble, C.. e. Barnard and
VIM. Crosson.
Music Conmittee-John /. Tony,
Mrs. F. J. Page, Mrs. Lena Baker,
Frank B. Davis and Mrs. Elsie Lee,
Church RocOrrds-Rev u II War