The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-06-29
THE M. {. CONFERENCE
0skaloosa District in Session at
b Knoxville. H

The summer session of the Oska-
loosa district conference of the M. L.
church held three days session at
the M. e. church in Knoxville. The
object of the meeting was to renew
the licenses OF exhorters and local
preachers: to examine the character
of applicants ana to make recommen.
dations. to the annua, conference.
There are a total of thirty-fiye
charges in the district. These were
represented by the following named
psstors, all OF whom were present:
Rev. H. F. Bohn, Attica; T.. c. Ken
needy, Barnes City; f. G. Edwards.
Brooklyn; G. D. Cox, Bussey; w. s,
Gardner, Delta; c. w. Cochran, Eddy.
vile; f. o. Rankin, Ewart; Elias
Handy, Grinnell; w. A. Smith, Har'
vey; II. c. Millice, Kellogg; J. A.
Monkman, Keota; C. N. Pace, Knox
vile; w. A. Buell., Lacey; F. Z. P,
Pfoutz, Lynnville; II. F. Gilbert, Mon
tezuma; G. H. Hannawalt, Grinnell;
w. H. Perdew, Newton; J. NJ. Nc
Clelland. |. o. Kemble, Oskaloosa; n
A. circuit, Packwood; G.. E. Monkman
Pella; F. S. Seeds, Reasnor; J. f.
Ward, Rose Hill; E. L. -Minear, What
Cheer. ... o.. ...9. o..
Rev. w. p. Stoddard, agent of the
Iowa NJ. e. hospital; John c. Ken
drick, of Ottumwa, agent for Pernan
ent Fund, Iowa conference, and Rev
d. d. Abbott were also present. Rev
Abbott is a former Marion county boy
of the vicinity of AttiCa. He has been
missionary in India for the past
eleven years. Rev. Abbott lectured to
the ministers and the Epworth League
members and delegates Wednesday
night.
The licenses of the following named
local preachers were renewed: James
HOrnCr, New Sharon; l.. l.. Ellsworth
Rose Hill; d. d. Downs, Oskaloosa;
John Chancey, Richland; J. e. Gavin
Tracy; B. S. Kirk, Knoxville; A. A
Heath, OskaloOsa; F. A. Moore, Knox
Vile; G. A. Osborn, Oskaloosa: J. r
Russell, Lacey; w. A. Odell, Harry l.
Dole, Oskaloosa.
Exhorters' licenses were renewed as
follows: J. r. Chambers, Fred Par
ker, Attica; Otis Terrell, Eddyville
Jay Wilson, Grinnell; F.. NJ. Essex
Kellogg; d. w. Ward, Knoxville; J
w. Garner, New Sharon: George Ry
nearsOn Webs ter; and s. G. Dixon
Attica.
The following named gentlemen
recommended for admission on tria
in the annual conference:
Albert N. Courtney, Sully; Thomas
C. Kennedy, Barnes City; w. A. Odell
Harry l.. Dole, Oskaloosa; VIM. A
Zabiliki, Rose Hill.
T.. o. Rankin, of Ewart, passed in the
local preachers course to the fourth
year Harry A. Conyear was recon-
mended for exhorters license. Elmer
f. Cutshall and John l.. Ralston, both
of Oskaloosa, and Charles c. Spencer
of Attica, were given license tc
prea2h.
Thos. G Kennedy came into. the
conference from the Friends Quaker
church. That denomination does moi
baptize. On admission, Rev. Kennedy
was baptized by Rev. Stoddard.
IL was ordered that committee oil
ten--five ministers and five laymen--
be appointed a joint committee on
evangelism to report at the annual
conference at Fairfield.
The conference stood as a unit in
favor of Dr.. Stafford, the candidate
for delegate to the general conference
at Minneapolis.
r. s. Cooper, of the Anti-Saloon
League, delivered a temperance ad
dress.
The next meeting of the conference
will be at What Cheer; date not
chosen.