Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-25
OLD AND NEW plsTRIcTs ELECT
OFFICERS AND GENERAL AS.
sEMeLY DELEGATES.
AeNEw HEADS NEW IOWA
DISTRICT; MAY MOVE HERE
Seventh Annual Session Of PsntecostaI
Church Brought to Close Sunday
Nisht-Msstins Important One, In
That New District is created-Ap-
peintments For Year Are Road.

The seventh annual session OF the
Chicago Central district Of the Pente-
costal Church Of the Nazarene was
brought to q close Sunday night with
the religious services that followed a
busy Saturday. The business Of Satur-
day lasted until almost midnight. and
resulted in the election of officers for
both the Chicago Central district and
the new Iowa district, together with adj
visory boards for both and delegates to
the general assembly.
Asnew Heads iowa District
Rev. 4. Fl. Agnew. of Waverly. ILL.,.
who has been district superintendent OF
the Chicago Central district, was elect
ed to the supervising position in the
newly created Iowa district. This will
bring Rev. Mr.. Agnew from Illinois to
Iowa. and it was said Sunday that he
would probably come to Marshalltown
to make his home.
Rev. T. E. Fleming. Of Stockton. ILL.,.
was elected as district secretary. and
Rev. j. G. Printer of Sioux City, treas
urer. The advisory board is composed
OF Rev. .. W. Rose, OF Canton. H.: Rev
]. G. Printer. of Sioux City: L. E. Good.
of Grinnell: and John Dale, Of Sioux
City.
a. delegates to the general assembly
Of the church. which viii be held at
Nashville. Tenn. beginning Oct. q. and
continuing in session two weeks. there
were chosen Rev. F. ]. Thomas. OF
Canton. H.: Rev. William NJ. N cEar-
land. Of Botna: Mrs. LYDIA Brandyberry,
of Bonapartc: and ]. H. Dale, of Sioux
City
The new Iowa district. as created
Saturday. comprises Iowa. western IL
linois. Wisconsin and Minnesota
Chicago District Officers.
The officers Of the Chicago Central
district. which. after dividing the ter
ritory includes eastern Illinois. Indiana.
and Michigan, were elected as follows:
District Super:ntendent-Rev J. VI.
Wines. indianapolis.
Sec-etary-Rev. John Decker. Chi
ego.
Advisory RoardADr. Edwin Burke.
J. c. Bohart Rev Herbert Hunt. Chi
ca go: Rev n B. Herrell, Georgetown,
Iii
The delegate. to tho general assembly
from the Chicago district will be Rev.
!. G. Martin and Rev. Herbert Hunt,
Chicago: Rev. c. l.. Bradley. Grand
Rapids. Mich: Rev. y. E. Herrell.
Georgetown. Ill: Or. Edwin Burke. j.
c. Bohart Mrs. n. O. Creel, Chicago;
and Edwin Richards. Georgetown. III.
5oarGs TO Choose Meeting Place.
The meeting places Of both the Chi
cago and Iowa district. were left to the
advisory boards. each OF which will de-
ternine upon the place Of holding the
next annual assembly session for its
respective district
Appointments Announced.
Late Sunday night, just before ad-
iourrment, the appointments for the
year We're announced in both the Iowa
and Chicago Central districts. Rev. W.
D. Merryman, VINO has been pastor
here. was made district evangelist. with
headquarters in this city. and Rev. F. j.
Thomas. OF Canton, H., was appointed
to the Marshalitown charge. Rev. Mr..
Thomas has been at Canton two years.
and prior to his pastorate there was
in charge OF the Second church at Chi
caso He will come to this city in about
month, or following the close OF the
general assembly meeting at Nashville.
The appointments as made In the two
districts follow:
IOWA DISTRICT.
Rev. T. H. Agrew, superintendent,
probably Marsnalltown.
Rev. W. D. Merryman, district evan
ge1ist, headquarters Marshalltown.
Stockton. HE. j. Fleming.
Kewanee, nI.-A. T. Moseley.
Canton and st. David, lilo. W.
Rose
Maple Mills, I'LL. c. Hester.