Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-04
QUESTION or OUTSIDE MINIS
rERs GETTING PLuMs UP At
wEssrER CITY.
TWO BISHOPS PRESENT
WITH VARYING VIEWS
Shepard Disposed TO Prevent Ministers
From Transferring, While Bishop
Bristol Appears in Behalf Of Trans
fer Of Spence 70 Cedar FalIs-New
Ministers Received.
pec,al 70 es-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Webster City, Oct. 4.-The Northwest
Iowa Methodist conference in session In
this city got up against proposition
which caused considerable discussion
in the Upper Iowa conference last week
in Upton. 1t is the matter of barring
ministers from other conferences COM
ing into the bigger charges Of this con-
ference and of permitting ministers in
this conference from leaving to accept
better pastorates in other conferences
And while the contest Is Of the very
friendliest it is being vigorously fought
out over the specific instances Of Rev.
w. H. Spence, of Fort Dodge, who has
a call from the Cedar Falls church in
the Upper Iowa conference.
Just now the unusual spectacle is
being witnessed of two bishops at the
conference. one on one side Of the ques-
ton and one on the other Bishop
Shepard Of Kansas City, who is pre-
siding over the deliberations of the
conference. inclines toward the view OF
keeping ministers from going from one
conference to another. He Is opposed
to the transfer Of Rev. Mr.. Spence. On
the other hand Bishop Bristol. OF
Omaha, resident bishop of the confer
ence, arrived in the city today to ap-
pear in behalf of the Cedar Falis
church and champion the transfer OF
Rev. Spence. 1t is difficult to forecast
the outcome. And to add to the diff
Guilty of the matter, large delegation
of Fort Dodge Methodists called on
Bishop Shepard this afternoon to ask
the retention of Rev. Mr.. Spence.
New Ministers Received.
At the business session the super
numary and superannuated lists were
gone over. The following new ministers
were received into full membership in
the conference: Lester Dale, A. J.
Tent, Arthur Bottom, L. MITCHELL w.
H. Winterstein. The following were
taken into the conference on trial:
George A. Meyer. L. E. Wordell. L. G.
Gardner, NJ. l.. Metcalf. Otto u. Ellison,
Thomas X. Griffith, John L. Ralston,
Rev. c. Raymond Dix was discontinued
from connection with the conference. A
collection was taken for his benefit,
however. I'm 2'}
DR.. Craig. OF Sioux City. president OF
Morningside College. was here yester-
day and was an Interested spectator at
the business session. He enlivened the
session much by rising to object to any
general custom Of receiving men into
the conference whose educational
standards are not high. I'VE can not
afford" said he, ITO fill up our ranks
with men not up to standard Hls
position was applauded.
Sundays Services.
Tonight will be celebrated the ami
versaries Of the F,reedmarl's Aid So
ciety and the board of conference
claimants.
Tomorrow's services are looked for
ward to with interest. Rev. Bennett
Mitchell, D. D.. of Sioux City, who IS
now retired, will conduct conference
love feast at $3.50 in the morning. Or.
mitchell enjoys the unique distinction
Of being the oldest ran in attendance
at the conference. He is almost the
father Of Methodism'' in this part OF
Iowa. He has been in the ministry for
fifty-five years. He Is also the only
man here who has ever belonged to all
four Iowa conferences of the Metho-
dist church without having been trans
ferred. He was member Of the orig
inal Iowa conference. which took in all
the state. Then when the Des Molnes
conference was formed he fell into 1t
by reason Of his location. In the same
way he fell into the Upper Iowa con-
ference and then when the Northwest
Iowa conference was formed he found
himself a member of that, also by r@a-
son of his location.
Interest in Appointments.
The greatest interest now lies in the