Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-09-21
DES MONIES METHODIST
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Held At Shenandoah Adjourned
Monday. Afternoon When The
Ministers Received Their
Appointments.

The editor of this paper had the
pleasure last week of attending the
annual meeting of the Des Moines
Methodist Conference held at Shenan-
doah. Ii comprises the territory of the
southwest quarter of the state, includ-
ing the city of Des Moines. The number
of ministers. active and retired, num-
bers something more than three hun
dred. This year the laymen held their
quadrennial meeting, which increased
the number to about five hundred. To
provide entertainment for that number
was not an easy task; but the people of
Shenandoah of all churches and many
outside the churches kindly opened their
homes and the delegates were given a
most cordial welcome. Shenandoah is
fine little city of five thousand people,
with paved streets, plenty of trees.
beautiful homes, good schools and
churches, and two number one news
papers. A triangular spot in the center
of town is occupied by the government
post-office. fine new building just re-
Gently completed, Altogether Shenan-
doah is one of the attractive cities OF
the state and located in one of its most
fertile sections.
The Ministerial Conference was held
in the new Methodist Episcopal church,
barely completed in time for this meet
ing. The building is finely located on
one of the most prominent corners in
the center of the city. 1t is built OF
notified pressed brick with cut stone
trimmings and roof of red tile. The
size is large enough for a city OF fifty
thousand. The arrangement seems to
anticipate every want and the decora-
tions of the interior are both artistic
and beautiful. Its cost we are told is
something more than sixty thousand
dollars, and we are surprised that 1T
could be built for anywhere near that
small amount. 1t is in every way a
structure of which the church and the
people of that city may well be proud.
The Lay Electoral Conference meets
once in four years to select six delegates
to the General Conference which holds
quadrennial session. In May 1912, it
will meet in Minneapolis and continue
in session throughout the month. That
conference is the great law-making
body of the church. To be chosen as a
delegate to sit in that body is considered
q great honor. Hence there is no lack
of candidates among either the ministry
or laity for the position. There are six
S&AotiASes ia tLAo NobiCiClSO ohia ~ 10 eHS
custom to select one layman from each
district. Those chosen at Shenandoah
were G. r Benedict of Shelby for the
Atlantic district; John II. Larson of
Nevada for the Boone district; Mrs.
Martha s. Beall of Mount Ayr for the
Charlton district; ID. NJ. Woodfll of
Gravity for the erosion district; DIR. Q.
E. Kellogg of Shenandoah for the
Council Bluffs district Harry E. Hopper
of Indianola for the Des Moines district.
The ministerial delegates are +. w.
McDade and A. III. Collins, district
superintendent, Drs. A. E. Griffith OF
Atlantic, o. w. Fifer of Grace church
Des Moines, 4. NJ. Holmes of Indianola,
and j. A. Slothower of Corydon. Both
bodies selected able representatives who
will do honor to the church.
Following is list of the appointments
that may beSof interest to our readers:
j. II. Freedline Audubon
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