Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-10
REPORTS OF FOUR DISTRICT su-
PERINTENDENTs SHOW METH
optsM HAS MADE GREAT GAINS
DURING YEAR.
CHURCH TRIAL TO
BE HELD TODAY
REV. y. n. LEWIS OF BRIGHTON,
RECENTLY SUSPENDED, FACES
CHARGES BEFORE COMMITTEE.
OF ELEVEN.
(By Special Correspondence)

(By Special Correspondence
/ Pella, Sept. 8.-The Methodist con-
/ ference had busy session this morn
inga Reports Of four district superin-
! tendents and of pastors showed adj
vancement in many ways. Both the
Burlington and Mnscatine districts re-
ported about 1000 conversions during
| the year.
There have been several churches
and parsonages built; others remod-
eled
j. w. Deyer has transferred to the
Rock River conference and c. K.
Shook, recently at Bussey, to the
southwest Kansas conference.
H. w. Cannon was transferred from
| the Minnesota conference.
Lathim Ingham, the pastor at Milton,
asks for the superannuate relation and
goes to Pierre, N. D., to make his
home.
! D. C. Beyan of Hedrick asks to be
given the superannuate relation.
w. D. Merryman has withdrawn
from the ministry and membership OF
the church.
]. H. Lewis of Brighton, who was
suspended few months ago, is to be
formally tried by committee OF
eleven. T. B. Hughes is to preside, H.
B. Scoles is counselor for the church
and j. E. Newsom for the defendant
The trial is to be held this afternoon
and it is anticipated that the erring
minister will be expelled from the min
! istry and membership Of the church.
J. NJ Hooker. for some years active
in the ministry, died last night. The
funeral will be Friday forenoon at
Morning Sun.
Prof. D. A. Hayes Of the Garrett Bib
lical school of Evanston, ILL.,, Rev. E.
B. Johnson of Chicago. representing
the American Bible society, and DR.. }.
F. Stout representing the board OF
conference claimants. addressed the
| conference this morning.
Opening Of Conference.
The sixty-seventh annual session OF
the conference commenced yesterday
with Rev T. B. Hughes. d. D. of Grin
nell presiding, Bishop Wilson having
| missed a train connection at Ottumwa
and being unable to reach the city till
4 afternoon. One hundred and seven
teen answered to roll call. The con-
| ference was organized for business by
4 the election of the following officers:
Secretary-J. w. Potter, Keokllk.
Assistant secretaries-C. N. Pace,
Knoxville. J.. r. Hanley, Centerville.
1 J. +. Robertson, Keota.
Treasurer. s. Pool. Fairfield.
4
What Cheer, ]. W. Pool and E. J.
Shook, Ottumwa.
Statistical secretary-Geo. Blagg,
| Morning Sun.
Assistants-F. C. Edwards, Delta,
| II. C. Durse, Bonaparte, E. S. Hehner,
Yarmouth.
Following the sacrament OF the
Lords supper which vas administered
by T. J. Myers assisted by the district
superintendents. memorial services
was held in honor of the deceased.
L. A. Field of Mystic presided at the
i services at which obituaries were read
and appreciative addresses made in.
memory of J. B. Hill who died last
winter at his home in Agency and OF
! Renix Weese who few years ago had
gone to his old home in West Virginia
/ to spend the remainder Of his days.
Howard F. Bishop son of one OF our
/ honored pastors. S. F. Bishop, who
had gone to India few years ago
/ where be was superintendent of an
Industrial school at Baroda was
drowned last June while attempting
! to rescue companion. Elmer Leroy
| the little four year old son of w. E.
| Overturf was also among those who
will be missed from the parsonage
home Fitting tribute was also paid
to Bishop Spellmyer who preside at
our session one year ago, but who
was suddenly claimed by death last
winter.
Interesting Talks Heard.
DR.. Downey. secretary of the board
of S. S. at Chicago was just in from
long trip through the Rocky mountain
states and brought encouraging news
from new fields Franklin Hamilton
IL. l.. D. chancellor Of the American
university at washington, D. c..
nightly stirred the conference by his
setting forth of the educational sit
uation Dr. Hamilton gave the ad-
dress at the Epworth League anniver-
sary and captivated the audience by
the richness and power Of his message.
His SUBJECT. taken from the apochry-
phal book Of Esdras. was entitled:
1.-THE Cup Of Fire" DR.. Hamilton was
heard again with DR.. Schell. at the
educational anniversary YESTERDAY
afternoon
A short session was held Wednesday
afternoon at VIII ch Bishop Wilson was
present. F. w. Carwell of the st.
Louis German conference. R. G. Rus
sell of the west Wisconsin conference,