Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-12
Large OuofDoors Meetings Hed.Sermons and Addresses
by Bishop Quayle and Others.
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS.

the Methodist Episcopal church which
closed its sessions on Saturday after
noon, was declared by both ministers
and laymen in attendance to be one of
the most harmonious and profitable
conferences ever held in the history OF
the church.
The conference organized on Wednes
day morning, with an attendance Of
over two hundred ministers and lay
men, Bishop Vim. A. Quayle, of st.
Paul, presiding.
Rev Edmund b. Patterson preached
the missionary sermon to very large
cong egation.
The program OF the conference. here
tofore printed in this paper was closely
followed. Bishop Quayle presided with
ability, and conducted the business af-
fairs Of the conference in very ex-
peditious manner. Various matters per-
tanning to church work were taken up
end discussed with profit to all present.
On account of the very warm weather
several meetings were hold on the j. W.
Hutchinson lawn, and sermons and adj
dresses delivered to large congregations
gathered from the city and country, far
and near.
The conference adjourned on Satur-
day, and before adjournment decided
to meet next year ut Superior.
A commission was appointed to con-
slider the question of the union of the
Wisconsin and West Wisconsin Confer.
ences and to report ut the next session
Rev. Il. w. Brakeman, student pastor
at the state university made very
able address before the conference upon
his work Mt Madison, and was greatly
applauded rs he told of what was being
done for the eight hundred Methodist
students there and the results achieved.
The Laymens association Of the
conference, voted to ask every church
this year to pay the pastors salary
every month, and to borrow it from
some bank If there are no funds on
hand In the church treasury to meet
the monthly claim. A letter will be
sent to every church by the officers of
the Laymen's association asking that
this be done.
At the session of the conference on
Saturday six ministers were received
into full memberships into the confer
ence. These were 4. s. Bevins, Herbert
Jennings, r, Braddick. Samuel Cook
son, Q. e. Burden. A class of five was
also received on trial in the ministry,
viz; Messrs. Collyer John Jordon,
Robert Jones, Robt. Davies, and Bibby
Falk. Four of these were Englishmen
and one Welshman. Three of them
received their education in Cliff College,
Derbyshire.
The following appointments of mns
listers were made;
EAU CLAIRE DISTRICT.
s. A. Bender, Superintendent.
Arkana,w-supp by Ernest Jeffrey.
Augusta. T. Morgans,
Cadott-J, A. Josephson.
Chippewa Falls--A. W. Harris.
Colby and Unity--Wm. f. Marsh, supply.
Colfax--Frank NJ. llaight,
Downing-John |. Sanity.
Durand-, Walter Harris
Eau Claire-First, VIM, II, Penn.
Lake St.,-Frank L.. Roberts
Eau Claire circuit-to be supplied
Eau Galle-supply by Samuel Noedlemen
Ellsworth-David w. Davis.
Elmwood-Thos Harris.
Glenwood City, Eugene Cooke
Greenwood-,lames h. Braddock
Aammond- E. II, Kildow.
Holcomb-supply by John Dix,
Hudson--,Iohn Fisher
Knapp-Conrud Knudson.
Louisville-supplicd by ID. d. Towers.
Loyal and York-N j. Anderson.
Maiden Rock-supplied 10y II. q. Rainy
Marshield- Arthur j. Coram.
Medford-supply j. q, Sihson,
Menomonie-,las II. Benson.
Ono-C, T. Rosenkrans.
Pepin-to be supplied.
PRESCOTT X, Shaffcr.
Hib Lake and Westbero- Robert Davies.
River Fals-Geo. A. Bird
Spencer-suppled by Daniel =. Householder.
Stanley and Thorpe-James T. Kneen
LA CROSSE DISTRICT
l.. A. Brenner, District Superintendent, Sparta.
Arcadia-supplied 10y Il. l.. Ash.
Black River Falls--W. T. Scott
DeSoto-David Hicks
Elevate. Nj. Marshall.
Elroy-W. w. Hurd.
Fairchild and Humbird-F. NJ Prucia
Galesville-G. II. Willett
Hixton-Roy Smith.
Ironton-A A. Stanley, supply
kendell and Mlton--A. e. Frederick
La Crosse, Caledonia St,--M n. Fraser
First Church Louis Magn
West Ave.. X. Watson.
Lindsey and Babcock-L. f. Peckham
Mauston-G, H. X. Kershaw
Melrose-H. r. Clark.