Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-26
DISTRICT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RE.
PORT PROSPERITY IN UPPER
IOWA CONFERENCE.
SICKNESS AND sURoERY
IN MANY PASTORAL ZONES
Much Money Expended in Erection Of
New Houses Of Worship-Mason City
and Cedar Falls lnsistsnt Upon Call.
ing Pastors From Other Confer
sness.
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Upton. Sept 26.-The third day Of
the Upper Iowa conference in session
here reached it's climax Of interest.
Many OF the laymen have arrived for
the laymen's conference which meets
tomorrow and large number Of COM
mitteemen are on hand to look after
the interests of their local churches.
Committees are here from Mason
City and Cedar Falls who are decidedly
insistent on receiving pastors for their
churches from outside the
ranks Of the Upper Iowa conference.
Bishop Bristol and the six district SUI
perintendents are still decidedly de-
termined that the above named
churches should receive man from
the conference Of which their churches
are a part. 1t now looks as If the
will have a large number OF
changes in the pastoral charges and
that there will be some well earned
for one Of the leading
churches that has been looking outside
Of the conference for a preacher has
signified its willingness to take an Up
per Iowa man providing they can have
the man of their choice.
DR.. E. r. Earring, editor of the North
western Christian Advocate, of Chi
cago, delivered a fine address to the
reporting the official paper
Of the conference in a most prosper
Gus condition and having advanced In
the number Of it's subscribers during
the year about 12O per cent.
Rev. T. J. Hamilton, Of State Cen
ter. was transferred to the Colorado
while Rev. c. Rose was
transferred from the Colorado confer
ence to the Upper Iowa conference.
A Prosperous Year.
The main item Of business was the
hearing Of the splendid reports Of the
six district superintendents. and the
passing Of the character in open con-
ference Of each member Of the confer
ence. Not a single members charac-
ter was challenged.
The reports Of the superintendent
showed that the church had expert
enced a year Of great prosperity In
spite Of an unprecedented amount OF
sickness that had come to many Of the
preachers homes during the year.
Nearly twenty preachers homes have
during the past twelve months been
visited by sickness that has neces-
STATED surgical operations in the vari-
GUS hospitals Of the state.
The report Of DIR. T.. NJ. Evans. Of
the Cedar Falls district, was read by
DR.. j. w. Bissell. Of Waterloo, DR..
Evans having recently undergone a
surgical operation and being unable to
be present. His report recorded
$40, 600 spent in church improve
ments. Cedar Falls. Rockford,
Mt Auburn and Waverly leading
in the amounts expended. The increase
made In pastoral support amounts to
$4,000 and the contributions to the
endowment fund $14,9SO,
$4,000 Of this amount coming from the
preachers themselves. Five hundred
new members were added to the church
of the district. Report
was made of the very remarkable work
Of Rev. E. J. Starr. of Hansell. who
during the past five months has more
than quadrupled the strength Of the
church at that place; and Of st. Paurs
Church of Waterloo. where DR.. J. r.
Johnson has built up membership In
the past five years from as to ass and
is leaving property worth $4,000.
The Cedar Rapids district report was
read by Dr. S. r. Beatty. of Mt. YER
nom His district shows improvements
to 5000, debts paid $4,000.
and new churches built amounting to
$3.50 900, at Garrison, West Branch and
St. Paurs, Cedar Rapids. Improve
ments amount to s2,7OO, debts paid
SO, 900 and missionary offerings ahead
Of the previous year. New members
total $50.
DR.. w. W. Carlton, Of Mt. Vernon.
reported the Davenport district. The
additions to the membership of the dis
trict total 375. Salaries of ministers
advanced $3.50. Church property i'm
5000 worth. Splendid evangel-
istic campaigns held and the churches
of the district greatly strengthened
The benevolences OF the district ad-
vance over last year.
The DEBORAH district was reported By
DR.. n. A. Mershon. This very difficult
field has made fine year. The mem :
bership has been increased by goo. I'M
made i'm church property
to the amount OF $4,000, salaries OF
preachers advanced $2,175, the last OF
church Indebtedness wiped out. and
campaign started to more effectively
endow Upper Iowa University.
The Dubuque district, with Dr. A. NJ.
OF Manchester, as superin-
keeps step with the forward
that the other districts have
Church improvements
total $4,000, $4,000 Of which was
spent on the St. Luke's church prop
erty at Dubuque. An increase In the
OF the district was re-
ported. Epworth Seminary is forging
to the front and greater things are ex-
pected Of that institution In the edu-
eating of Methodist young people.
DR.. T. e. Fleming, Of Marshalltown,
reported that district. In spite Of the
fact that ten people out Of six par
sonages on that district had been in
hospitals for operations yet the work
had moved forward. The membership
of district has increased ESQ, church
improved $500. new churches
built to the extent OF $4,000, at Bea-
man. Bradford. Iowa Falls and Mason
City. Debts have been paid to the ex-
tent Of $1,000. ministerial support in
creased $3.50 and benevolent offerings
the charge making the largest
gain being Albion.
IOWA CITY GETS CONVENTION.
To Entertain 1915 Biennial Convention
Of Federation Of Meaaen,s cluhs.
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