Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-07
IOWA EvANoELlcALA ASSOCIATION
At WATERLOO At WORK IN
EARNEST.
UNION or ASSOCIATIONS
UNDER CONSIDERATION
Various Auxiliary soeistiss Hold EIee-
tions-Dslssatss From other Confer
snces MISUNDERSTANDING spens Pop
uIar Presiding Officer - Conference
Proceedings.
Special to Times-Republican.

! Special to Times-Republican.
Waterloo, April THE Iowa con-
! ference session of the Evangelical AS
ISOLATION opened here yesterday ana
| will remain in session until Monday,
| April 10. Rev. Z. Schroeder was named
as conference secretary. The secre-
| tary appointed II. G.-Faust as German
and c. f. Hillman as English assist
! ants.
+! The conference was opened by Bish-
Cd S. p. Spreng. The chairman greeted
the conference members heartily. read.
| and supplemented upon the genera
rules.
Rev. w. S. Johnson, pastor OF the
| Central Church of Christ, of this city,
Rev. ]. G. Walz, pastor OF the NJ. +.
church, and Rev. l.. B. Hix, pastor OF
the Plymouth Congregational cnurch'
were introduced to the conference
Resolutions concerning Bishop S. =.
| Spreng were passed rejoicingE pc
cause of the privilege Of having nm
as chairman of this conference. HeS'
&C. d. Wendell. Of Des MONIES cohlef-
ence, was heartily welcomed.
The following general officers were
received as advisory members: y
Hauser, publisher, Cleveland, o.; r. -
Neitz,I secretary Of United Aid Soclets
for Members of the Church, Cleveianu'
o.: A. j. Voegelein, superintendent
Deaconess Home. Chicago. III.
Rev. C. Hauser addressed the CONFER
ence concerning the interests OF puo-
fishing house, calling attention 10 the ne
cessity doing the best for the same ana
the church by using its literature In
the family and Sunday school,
Hearty greeting from the Iowa con-
ference and it's chairman were sent
| to the Indiana conference by c. Hauser'
Rex. ]. G. Walz, fraternal delegate
from the U. E. conference to this con-
ference, addressed the conference. At
tention was called to the fact that COO
will not do the work alone in bringing
about that organic union which Is so
desirable; he needs assistance. Only
then the reunion will be successfully
accomplished. The address of Mr.. Walz
was referred to the committee on res :
olutions. The chairman expressed him.
self heartily in favor Of the movement
and hoped to see the day in the near
future.
Rev. E. ]. Schultz. OF Cedar Rapids,
requested to be added to the list OF SUI
pernumeraries. He has served faithful
for fifty zone years. His request was
granted william Grobe was granted
the same privilege. Rev. c.. D. Wen
dell, from the Des Moines conference.
was received as an itinerant elder.
Church Officers Elected.
At the business sessions held yester-
day afternoon, the officers of the diff
ferent church societies were elected as
follows:
Missionary Society-President, Rev.
E Schroeder, Sumner; vice president,
Rev. ]. p. Pflaum, Britt; secretary,
Rev. H. ]. Faust, Waterloo; treasurer,
Rev. w. c. Lang, Dysart.
Delegates to the general missionary
convention to be held in Cleveland
Rev. L. w. Book, Rev. A. l.. Hauser.
both of Des Moines.
Church Building Society-President,
Rev. E. Notle, Cedar Falls; vice presi-
dent, Rev. E. o. Beck, Hubbard; Sec
rotary, Rev. L. W. Book, Des Moines;
treasurer Rev. M. Gruener. Des Moines.
Church Insurance Society-President,
Rev. E. Nolte, Cedar Falls; vice presi-
dent, Rev. w. c. Lang, Dysart; secre-
tary, Rev. A. Goethe, Fort Dodge;
treasurer, Rev. H. c. Schluter, Rad
cliffe.
S. S. and Tract Society-President. J.
w. Niemands, Luverne; vice president,