Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-29
ANNUAL METHODIST CONFER.
ENCE,

The Upper Iowa annual conference,
will meet at Mason City Wednesda,
of this week, for six days session
Among those from here, who arr
in attendance are Rev. 7. E. Elem
Ing, district superintendent, Rev. r
A. Barnes and the following dele
gates from the local society: Geo
Klaus, G. o. Torrey and Mrs. Name,
Graves.
The following dispatch sent ou
from Mason City forecasts some Of
the matters that will have attention
"A great program has been ar
ranged for the week. NBishop Berr,
will lecture every day on very time
ly subjects among which will be ga
Minister of Sunshine and Sense.n and
The Minister'S Chief PERIL" Seyera
of the leading men of the church al
large will be present and deliver at
dresses, among them being DR.. E. Nj
Randall of Chicago, DR.. Ward Pratt
OF Philadelphia, DR.. NJ C. B. Masdl,
the noted and eloquent colored min
lister of New York City, and DR.. Ed.
gar Blake of Chicago.
Reduction of Districts.
Considerable agitation is being
experienced relative to the reduction
of the six districts of the conference
to four. Rev. George b. Crinklaw OF
Charles City and Rev. A. T. Bishop
of Iowa Falls have both prepared sim
liar and feasible plans for redistrict-
Ing. Both plans propose to do away
with the Marshalltown and DEBORAH
districts and places the charges OF
those districts in the other four. The
conference is quite evenly divided in
the matter, with possibly small ma
Jority in favor of the change. While
1t Is believed that reduction of the
districts as to number will be brought
about in the near future. it is hardly
thought probable that the reduction
VIII take place at the coming ses-
sion. The great illness which has
overtaken DR.. H. w. Troy of the De-
corah district is arWing greatly in
the minds of many OF the preachers
that there is yet plenty for dis
trict superintendent to do in caring
for district as they now stand, each
district numbering from twenty-eight
to thirty-six pastorates charges.
Many Changes.
Several will step aside from the ac-
tive work of the ministry this fall.
while several will transfer to other
DR.. George H. Birney.
who for the past three and one-half
years has been the popular pastor at
Cedar Falls, is scheduled to go to
the leading town church of Grand
Rapids, Michigan. DR.. L. c. Clark
of Iowa City is regretfully released
from the church there to spend a
year in one of the universities of
Europe and three months tour of
the holy land. Rev. w. H. Donor
of Conrad seeks milder climate and
becomes pastor of the Methodist Epis
copal church of Houston, Texas. Rev.
IL. G. Gallager of Steamboat Rock
tires of the Methodist way Of doing
things and becomes pastor of the
Congregational church at Green
Mountain, Iowa. Rev. G. e. Baker
of Low Moor. goes to Colesville, N
j., and will be student in Drey thee
logical seminary. Rev. T. H. Gala
CHER Of East Dubuque goes to Boston
theological school. Rev. w. M.sLem-
en- of Clarence takes up secular
work in the east and Rev. j. R. War
rem goes to Missouri.
There. is great regret throughout
the conference over enforced step
ping aside of two of the strongest
preachers of Iowa Methodism-Dr. H.
w. Troy, superintendent of the De-
lcorah district. because of illness must
rest for time, while Dr. ]. C. Ma
gee, pastor Of the church at Fay.
cite, feels unable to continue in the
active work.
The stepping aside of three of the
leading men of the conference and
the transfer out of the fourth creates
a serious problem. To get men to
take the places Of Drs. Troy, Magee
Clark and Birney is no easy task
The appointment Of district super
intendent on the Marshalltown dis
trict in the place of DIR. Pitner, who
again takes up the work of the pas
torate, helps to make the problem
more serious.
Many chhhges Rumored.
A goodly percentage of the men O
the conference will move to new pas
torates. One district superintendent
reports that half of his men viii
move. 1t is also rumored that large
number of the leading charges viii
have change of pastors. Among
the number mentioned are Toledo
Mason City. Cresco. Usage. Fayette
Oelwein independence Waverly low;
City, Cedar Falls and Traer.
There wiz not be so great scar
city OF men as was anticipated ,
while ago. There is possibility o
being short about ten men. Among
the number who will return to tn,
active ranks will be DIR. E. L. Miller
S. S. Smith and R. v. Porter. Onl.
a small class will be recommends,
for admission on trial. the applicant
for the ministry still continuing t,
be scarce.
A great deal of interest win cente
in the appointment of district super
intendents on the Marshalltown an
DEBORAH districts. Only two men ar
mentioned for the former-Drs. N.
Mershon and w. w. Carlton. A hal
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