The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-11
THE OsKAlOOSA
DISTRICT REPORT
SUPERINTENDENT STAFF r o
TELLS OF STEWARDSHIP.
CHURCH SHOWS GOOD GROWTH
Sixty Thousand Dollars Have Beer
Expended On New Buildings and
Repairs and 656 Members
Added To Rolls.

; Added To Rolls.
The following excellent superin-
tendent's report for Oskaloosa Dis
) trict of the Iowa Conference was
made by Superintendent c. l.. Stat
ford, of this city:
Bishop, Fathers, and Brethren: es-
TEEN it great privilege and pleasure
in behalf of the oskaloosa District to
welcome the Iowa Conference for en-.
tertainment within the bounds of the
best district in the Iowa Conference
;, You were with us at Pella under the
presidency of Bishop Luther B. Will
son in 1910 and Pella still remembers
with pleasure and delight your stay
among them, and again you we're with
us at Newton in 1912 under the presi-
dency of Bishop Edwin H. Hughes,
himself product of the Oskaloosa
District, whose presidency on the
twenty-tifth anniversary of his admis-
sion into the conference at Newton
was an occasion of special rejoicing
and delight and Newton is commence
rating the occasion by building a
beautiful and commodious church and
now we have the pleasure of welcom-
ing you In the very heart of the dis
trict under the presidency of Bishop
! Shepard with the confident expecta-
tiengthat your coming lamopg lls, at
/ thfsn time wili be al ! inspiration to
even better and nobier things than
would have been possible but for your
coming. We are glad to welcome you
here in one of the best, most prosper
Gus and enterprising and beautiful
cities of the state, noted for its
churches cooperating in most per-
feet harmony with each other in the
real unity of spirit and fellowship, it's
public schools, colleges, beautiful
homes, magnificent railway system
inviting parks, and best of all, with
out an open saloon.
1t is not often that a city of our
size is favored with the incoming at
one time of such host, standing
ever staunch and true with each other
for Righteousness as are gathered
here at this time in the coming of
hosts of Quakers or Friends in their
special Yearly Meeting, coming to-
gether from all parts of the country
at time of rejoicing over the dedica-
ton of their beautiful church which
will stand ever a monument of the
enterprise of that people and an orna-
ment to our city, and this at the same
time that our annual Conference Is
here in session. We want you to get
large inspiration from the occasion
and to be SO delighted with your stay
among us that you will want to come
again. {.
The oskaioosa District.
The Oskaloosa District covers the
territory equal to four counties, as
follows: Mahaska, Poweshiek, half
each of Jasper, Marion, Monroe and
Keokuk counties. We have thirty
eight charges and ninety-seven
churches, with membership a little
less than ten thousand. | am conf
dent without taking time to verify
the statement that We have more
churches and minister to more people
with a larger constituency than all
the other protestant churches COM
bined, with more Sabbath schools,
young peoples societies, and raise
and pay out more money than all the
others put together.
PASTORS, supplies, Etc.
| The pastors regularly appointed en-
tered upon their work promptly after
adjournment of Conference and with
but two exceptions have labored
faithfully through the year. +. B.
Tucker, appointed to Sigourney, i'm.
mediately following his first quarter.
ly conference, left his charge and
moved to Ottumwa to enter secular
business. After some delay during
which DR.. II. N. Smith, whose Sab.
baths were not required by the col
lege, filled the pulpit, Lloyd H. Ian.
ming was transferred from the Mis-
souri, Conference and appointed to
Sigourney, and has proven himself
the right man for the place. Early In
January. II. NJ. Strong through Dr. A.
A. Thompson of the Des Moines Con.
ference, asked consent to his transfer
to that Conference. which was grant
ed, and he was appointed to Tingley
of that Conference. Bishop Bristo
released with the consent OF J. A
Boatman, c. l.. Jordan from Millers
+ burg and he was appointed to the
Martinsburg charge. The Ewar
charge was supplied the first part o.
the year by NJ. o. Mitchell who latel
: left to take up other work, and G. c
Harris was appointed to fill out thu
year The Taintor charge was sup
piled by A. B. Johnson, and T. A
? Brunker was appointed to the Lace!
charge and has served for the year
, The Ollie appointment was associated
: with the Martinsburg charge and w
Il. Buell. appointed assistant pastor
n The Eden appointment church on tn,
Knoxville circuit asked to be sup
piled from Knoxville. and Concor,
p was connected with the Guernse,
. church. the pastor alternating Sab
< baths between the two places ID. W
Witham, supplying the Rose Hill
e charge, refused after his second quar-
L terly conference to serve the outsid
/ appointments and r. H. Wagner wa
!, auDointed to these for the remainde
y OF the year
Conferences, Conventions, Etc.
!. The two sessions of the Distric
4 Conference have been held, the frs
o at Hedrick. in October. and was larg,
y ly attended and of more than usus
II interest. The second was held a
y. New Sharon. in June. and almost a
a the pastors we're In attendance an
X had tho additional interest of hayln