The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-27

copal conference which will be
held at Worthington September
rs to 80.
! The fourth quarterly conference of
the Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church was held last night and was
well attended by members of the
church. District Superintendent f.
B. Cowgirl presided
I The officers and committees for
the ensuing year were chosen and
the general business of the church
transacted.
! The trustees elected were: DR.. ].
w. Andrews, General James III.
Baker, Erick A. Carlstrom, George
E. Nettleton, John A. White, George
w. Sugden. T. C. Peart,. Peter H.
Kelly and Christian Gable.
! III. j. Kuhn, M. w. Deputy. A. j.
Nelson, B.. C. Parmalee, William
Page, C. M. Fiero, T. G. Kelly, r. g.
Trowbridge, Theodore j. ;Sherk, Jay
Sherk, Dr. NJ, R. Coulter, HI. Lester
Davies, DIR. R. N Andrews, Seth w.
Barnes, Edward W. Goldenstar, Al
bert Nitzkowski, Henry Evans, W.
were chosen stewards.
/ Local Preachers Appointed.
The local preachers appointed are
George E. Nettleton, ]. D. Sawyer
and /. A. Pelton George E. Nettle-
ton was elected recording steward,
and George w. Sugden was elected
district steward.
! Other members of the official
board elected last night are Mrs. NJ.
R. Coulter. who is president of the
Woman's Home Missionary society:
Mrs. l.. Clements, who is president
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
society, Mrs. W. r. Hammett, presi-
dent of the Ladies' Aid society; and
/ Mrs. Jessie Barnes, deaconess.
/ The committee on foreign missions
is composed of DR.. J. w. Andrews,
]. A, Pelton, Mrs. F. w. Hunt, Mrs.
T. C. Peart, Mrs. r. g. Trowbridge,
and Mrs. NJ. w. Deputy. The Home
Missions committee is Mrs. B. c.
: Parmalee, Mrs. NJ. R. Coulter, Mrs.
Cora Hartman, Mrs DeForest Cat
lin, Mrs. H. ]. Kuhn and Mrs J. NJ
Vance
| Mrs. Isabella Temple, Mrs. r. N
Andrews and Miss Nettie Tompkins
is the committee on Sunday schools.
| The Sunshine. society was made a
| committee on tracts. and the Ladies'
| Aid society was made the committee
on parsonage.
The Temperance Committee.
The temperance committee is
composed of S. III. Grannis. j. r.
| Ashworth and Edward Austin. The
! education committee; NJ w. Deputy,
! DIR. J. w. Andrews and Mrs. F. B.
[ R. Thompson. Mrs. W. r. Hammett
and Mrs. A. Stone.
Hospitals: Mrs. G. E. Nettleton.
Miss Bertha Hunt, Mrs. S. H. Gran
mis- and Mrs. j. C.. Bossuit.
Church records: B. C. Parmalee.
Auditing committee: J. A. White,
/, Seth Barnes.
Music: G. E. Nettleton, George
w. Sugden, II. Lester Davies, Mrs.
H. L. Schmitt.
! Pastors salary: Official board.
Conference claimants: S. H. Gran
mis- and C. M. Fiero.
! Trjers of appeals: c. w. Sugden,
DR.. j. w. Andrews and c. E. Nettle-
ton.
Resolutions Adopted.
Mankato. Mimi, September 10,
1912.-With unanimity to which
we know no exception, gladly would
Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church invite DIR. w. N. Jameson
and his estimable wife to return to
this charge another year, but of his
own volition, and for reasons best
known to himself he prefers to seek
work elsewhere, and believing that
he. has made this subject of earn
est prayer, therefore
Resolved, by the quarterly con-
ference Of Centenary Methodist
Episcopal church in regular session
assembled that we bow in humble
submission to the will of Almighty
God, feeling that all things work to.
gether for good to those who love
Him.
Resolved, that we have every as.
surance that in his departure the
citizens of Mankato will go with
him, and this board expresses the
hope. and belief that the field to
which he may be assigned will
grow in Christian love and fellow.
ship, because of his devotion to the
cause, and his efficient pastoral
work, and. pulpit ability.
Resolved. that a copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the min
utes of the quarterly conference.
and copy be presented to Dr. and
Mrs. Jameson.
These resolutions were. unani.
mously adopted by the Official board