Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-13
NO CHANGES
ARE MADE IN
LOCAL PASTORS
CONFERENCE This
AFTERNOON MAKES ASSIGN.
MENT; C. |. TENNANT ls MADE
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT.

MENT; C. L. TENNANT ls MADE
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Pella, Sept, 12.-(specia1. The
Iowa conference of the Methodist Epis.
copal church adjourned this afternoon.
In the assignment OF pastors for NEXT
year. which was the last business t0
come before the conference. no changes
were made In the Ottumwa churches.
]. NJ. McC1eiland was assigned to Or.
kaloosa First church, Eugene Allen to
Burlington First. L. M, Grigsby to Mus
catine and Thomas Osborne to Fair.
field. G. l.. Tenant was made district
superintendent of the Burlington dir.
trict. The appointments we're made at
such late hour that 1t IL impossible
to telegraph them all in time for this
afternoons Courier.
A conference board OF home mis-.
sions and church extension, nominated
by the cabinet, was elected as followst
G. l.. Tenant. Fairfield: n. b
Scoles, West Liberty; T. w. jeffrey.
Ottumwa; H. r. Gilbert, Montexuma;
the four district superintendents and
the following laymen
G. e. Ward, Fairfield; Fl. M. Havner,
Marengo; G. P. Axtell, Newton; ]. @.
Calhoun, Keosauqua; II. w. Van Dyke,
Winfield; e. Fl. Gamble. Knoxville; 8.
| w. Neal, Washington and Chris Haw,
Ottumwa.
e. A. Brinton was reported trans
! ferred to the East South American
conference, where he Is serving as q
missionary.
3. r. Graham, OF jennings & Gra-
/ Methodist Book concern, Chicago; Ho-
mer G. Stuntz, ID. D., secretary IL the
i board, Of foreign missions, N. III md
H. J.. Colser, d. D., field .secretafy 6f
/ the board Of home missions, Kansas
City, all addressed the conference.
G. H. Montgomery, d. c. Bevan, O..
r. Norton, w. N. Groome and r. u.
Schreiner were granted superannuate
relation. j. A. Taylor and g. B. Barber
were made effective. The list of the
superannuate preachers was called.
twenty-s seven in all. Those present, sew
eral in number, made short addresses
and letters were read from others. g.
years in the conference and never
missing roll call. After an appropriate
song, Bishop Wilson made short but
very tenderly appreciative address re-.
garding the work Of these men, anu
DR.. Schell offered prayer. The report
of Chris HaW, treasurer Of the perma-
nent fund, was read by j. G. Kendrick.
The fund now amounts to $40, ,142.84,
which is an increase OF $5,157.33 for
the year. Bishop Wilson and the dis.
trict superintendents retiring for
their work, T. B. Hughes took the
chair, and after hearing number Of
reports, the conference adjourned to
meet jointly with the Laymen's asso-
citation at the Second Reformed church.
Here ]. M. Beck, president OF the
Laymen's association, and A. N. Jarvis,
it's secretary, were elected president
and secretary OF the joint session at
which DR.. Fayette L. Thompson, d. D..
of New York. corresponding secretary
of the Methodist Brotherhood was the
principal speaker.
The Laymen's association held
short session and perfected their or
ganization by the appointment Of
committees. In the absence Of the sec.
retary, L. H. Morgan Of Burlington, A.
N Jarvis of the same city, was elected.
Papers we're read as follows:
Paying the Preacher"-E. l.. Stick
ney, Moulton.
"The Layman's Responsibility To-
ward Great Church Enterprises"
N. Jarvis, Burlington.
"The Country Church What Can
the Laymen do for It?'-H. M Flaw
ner. Marengo.
How I Came to Systematize NY
Giving, and the Results'-E. H. Cam
BILE Knoxville.
This last paper was deemed OF such
merit that it was ordered printed.
Laymen Elect Officers.
The following officers for the ensu-
ing year were elected
President. NJ Beck, Centerville.
Secretary-A. N. Jarvis, Burlington
Treasurer-C. E. Ward, Fairfield
Vice presidents-J H. Schmidt, Mus
catine; T. G. Harper, Burlington E. H.
Buchanan, Grinnell; e. l.. Stickney,
Moulton.
There was large attendance of lay
men. ffty-two Of whom enrolled as ac-
credited delegates from various
churches of the conference.
The speaker at the anniversary OF
the Methodist Brotherhood Saturday
at 7:30 p. m, was Dr. Thompson, pre-
viously mentioned. and w. H. Perdew
presided DR.. Thompson is man
among men and has a message that
men enjoy and appreciate. DR.. Thomp-
son was in Burlington Thursday night
and spoke. to the great delight and
profit of the men of the Methodist
churches there. He went to Oskaloosa
for the Sabbath services.
Report on Temperance.
The conference also went on record
strongly endorsing the work of the
Anti-Saloon league of Iowa, and favor