Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-22

seating capacity Of $50. 1t Will 81
ready for dedication the last OF Oc.
| tober, This enterprise begun ano
abandoned was taken up and brougn'
to a successful conclusion by the
Pleasant Ridge pastor. T. B. Cooper
AT Union. c. A. Gilbert pastor, they
are planning interior improvements &c
cost $500. At Eldora. ]. Arthur Young
pastor. paving and other improvements
| added $1.072 to the value Of church
property.
THE pastors salary has been in
creased at the following points:
Rhodes, J. B. Metcalf s25. Toledo cir
cult. Roscoe Sires $50 Written. A. n
Conklin SIS. Gilman, H. P. Barnes;
Grundy Center W.. c. Keller. and
Laurel. NJ. E. Levitt 800 each. Hamp-
ton. Dewitt Clinton 5000. Mason City.
L. c. Clark $500. In the matter OF
benevolences, credit is due four charges
in particular for enabling the district
to make excellent report These are
Hampton, Marshalltown. Mason CRY
and Sheffield. Quite likely Hampton
leads the conference with its contribu-
ton OF $5.200-s2,3S5 OF which are for
foreign missions. Special gifts have
made this showing possible. At Ne"
Providence in Union charge Mr. A. s
Dewitt had the conference claimants
in mind when making his will. and by
directing that $1,000 shall be paid to
that fund.
The enlistment OF youth in active
church work is an important duty. and
various methods are adopted by live
pastors having this end in view. AT
cy:rlcs or,
Bearers, has grown in membership this
year from - to S5. Its training is not
only in mission study. but participation
in public service. At Union. Queen
Esther's Circle started with IL charter
members. At Hampton there is a
Young Mems Development Association
With 80 members. At Mason City and
Grundy Center. the Boy Scout move
ment has been started.
The esprit corps OF the district
has been maintained by good meetings
of the district conference at Tama and
Marshalltown: the Epworth League
convention at Conrad; the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society at Geneva,
and the Women's Home Missionary
Society at Hampton"
The Educational Institutions.
The three educational institutions OF
the conference rendered glowing re-
ports Cornell College is rapidly gain
ing in its canvass for a half million
dollars additional endowment; Upper
Iowa University is making great strides
along financial lines as we'll as in the
getting OF larger student body: Ep-
worth Seminary has elected a new
principal in the person Of A. E. Rigby,
who is enthusiastic for a larger stu
dent body during the coming year.
The Northwest Conference.
Sioux City, Sept. 22.-Matters at the
northwest Iowa conference are reaching
the interesting stage with canidadets
from the laynen for general conference
on the ground and working for cleo
ton. Robert Snylie, veteran super
intendent, stirred the conference when.
il making his report, he declared thai
ii we are to preserve this as protest.
ant country we must nave the nioHe:
10 command the services Of the best
men for the country communities and
churches. A stirring address. which
depicted state Of actual slavery and
traffic among girls in Pacific coast
cities, was made by Mrs. Hills. of New
York City. The Rev. p. B. Hingeley.
OF Chicago, ably presented the cause
of the veteran preachers. A great ad-
dress on Methodism and the negro was
delivered Wednesday night by Secre-
tary P. j. Maviety, OF Cincinnati, o.
Much interest also centers in the do
irgs OF the lay conference, which con-
yenes today.
Bishop Cranston paid a tribute to
the late Senator Dolliver in his ad-
dress, and TO the high mora! stand
that has been taken by the people Of
Iowa