Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-26
Ellis Is Returned
70 LOCAL charge.
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WISH OF METHODIST CHURCH IS
GRANTED IN ASSIGNMENT OF
PASTOR HERE.
Or. FLEMING RETURNS i
CHARGE oFtDIsTRicr
Many Changes Shown in District APP
pointmsnts, Including Charges With
in This 'county-List of.Distriet APP
pointrsnts, Showing Whore New
Men Come From and Old Ones Go.

Men Come From and Old Ones Go
Marshaltown got just what she
wanted 1t the fifty-sixthi annual ses.
eion Of the Upper Iowa conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, and il
addition to landing the next session OF
the conference had the wish OF the
members OF the local church granted
in the effect that Rev. S. f. Ellis was
assigned here for another years work
Rev. DR.. T. E. Fleming. of this city,
was returned to the MaEshalltown dis
trict as superin1 endent, but this was
expected. as DR.. Fleming has been on
the district only two years Of the ordi-
nary six-yer term.
The Marsnlltown district shows a
great many changes. and included
among them are charges within this
county. The. appointments for the en-
tire district, showing the changes
made where the new men come from
and their predecessor go, are as fol-
lows:
Ackiey-A.. B. Soules. comes from
Lakewood, in>the Dubuque district. and
succeeds ]. H Deniston, VINO is trans
terred to the Minnesota conference
Afbion-T. P. Potter. returned
Beamano@ J. Yost. comes from
Delmar. Davenport district: succeeds
A. Z. Rucker, who retires from active
work and expects TO come to Marshall
town. buy properly. and make his home
here.
Chelsea-w. E Johnson. comes from
Pla.nfield. Cedar Falls district; sue
ceeds o. D. Ellett.( of this city. wn'
has acted as a.supply at Chelsea during
the past year, and does not expect 10
be ir, active ministerial work this year
Conrad-F. C. Witzigman. returned
Eldora-W. E. Van Buren,, returned
Mr.. Van Buren, was pastor at Eidora
during the first half of last year. but
his health broke down and he went 10
his farm in Wisconsin TO recuperate.
while his son-in-law, ]. A. Young, sap
piled the last half Of the year. MI
Young goes 60 Waukon, Allamakee
county. in ~ Decorah district
Faulkn@-To be supplied BY A. 3.
Soule, Of Ackley.
Geneva-r. N. Nielsen, comes from
Gladbrook and succeeds j. B. Jones'
who goes to Marion circuit.
Ginord-To be supplied by c. A Gil
bert, Union.
Gilnan-A. NJ. Conklin. comes from
Written, and succeeds H. P. Barnes
who goes to State Center.
Gladbrook-T. B. Cooper comes from
Pleasant Ridge, succeeds T. NJ. Nielsen
who goes, to Geneva.
Grundy &Center-W. C. keeler. re-
turned.
Hampton-Dewitt Clinton. returned
Iowa Falls-J. r. Caffyn, comes from
Charles City. DEBORAH district. and sue
ceeds A. T. Bishop. who goes TO Vinton,
in the Cedar Rapids district
Laurel-W n. Chafee, comes from
Center Point. Cedar Rapids district.
and succeeds NJ E. Levitt, who goes into
city mission work az Sioux City.
Marshalltown-S. z. Ellis, returned.
Mason City, c. Clark, returned.
Minerva-To be supplied,
Montour-Homer Greene. comes from
Dixie, Grundy county, in the Cedar
Falls district. and;scceeds ]. II. Hay
ward. who goes to.Dysart, in the, Cedar
Falls district.
Owasa and Berlin-G. F. Kelly, re-
turned as far as Owasa Is concerned.
O"dDd dllo oCSAluDC91A 3SoSh Afe1SS NSCAs
in one charge, but hereafter are made
separate charges. with Berlin added to
the Owasa charge.
Pleasant iRidge-Guy c. Rich, comes
from Garrett Biblical Institute, Evan
ston, Ill. and admitted to the confer
encA: succeeds T. B. Cooper, who goes
to Gladbrook.
! Rednbeck-J. Q. Robinson, returned.
Rhodes and Melbourne-J. W. Parks,
comes from Grbana, Cedar Rapids dis
trict, succeeding. j. B. Metcalf as pastor
at Rhodes. Melbourne was supplied
last year. and hereafter the two
churches will be In charge Of one man
Mr.. Metcalf, who has been at Rhodes,
goes to Dumont, in the Cedar Falls
district
Rockwelf-A W. Smith, who until a
year ago was at Albion, but during the
past year at Hastings, Neb., where he
went following the taking of super
numerary relations owing to his wne's
health, succeeds B. B. Kiester. who
goes to Maquoketa, In the Davenport,
district.
ShenieId-Thomas Carson. returned.
state Center-H. P. Barnes. comes
from Gilman, succeeds P. N. Dwello
whose health has broken down. Mr.
Dwello has gone to a ranch in Idaho.
steamboat Rock-To be supplied.
Tama-E. c. Copeland, comes from
Lyons, In the Davenport district. sue.
ceeds n. o. Pratt, who has been made
conference evangelist with residence a,
Toledo.
Toledo. L. Nye, returned.
Toledo Cfrcuit-Roscce sires, re.
turned.
Union-C. A. Gilbert, returned.
Whitten-N. F. Pifer. comes from
Bonebrake Theological Seminary, Ohio
and admitted to conference; succeeds
A. NJ. Conklin, who goes to Gilman.
TWO MORE DEATHS At HOME.
Fifteenth and Sixteenth Deaths o