The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-11
FORT MADISON
NEXT YEAR
IOWA CONFERENCE ACCEPTS
RIVER TOWNS INVITATION.
osKALooSA FREELY PRAISED
Visitors Say Our People Took Coco
Care Of Them - Many Matters
Receive Attention in Clos
ing Session of Meeting.


Fort Madison was the place select.
ed by the Iowa Conference on Mon
day for the seventy-first session in
September, 1914, and Burlington,
Washington and Moulton were active
competitors for the honor. In re-
Spouse to a telegram received, reso-
buttons of regret and coincidence were
adopted regarding the decease of
Mary, the youngest daughter of DR..
Eugene Allen, the pastor of the First
church and formerly pastor at Os-
kaloosa. After the adoption of the
resolution, by a rising vote Bishop
Shepard offered prayer and made a
brief address.
Rev. J. w. Lambert, of Danville;
u. s. Smith, of Washington; w. H.
Perdew, of Newton; A. B. Caldwell,
of Ottumwa, and DR.. T. J. Meyers, of
Mt. Pleasant, were appointed on the
commission to consider the union of
the Iowa and Des Moines Conferen
ces. Reports We're presented by the
committee on Education, Sunday
schools, deacoIesses, temperance and
home mission and church extension
The treasurer of Iowa Conference
permanent fund showing gain dur
ing the year of S7,347, and also the
conference board of trustees and stew
ards. DR.. h. c, Clemens, of Chicago,
was presented to the conference and
spoke regarding the interests of the
board of conference claimants. Rev.
w. n. Potter was made effective and
was made assistant pastor at Grin
nell. DIR. John A. Spyker was trans
ferred from Nebraska and assigned
to work on the Oskaloosa district.
The transfers were also announced
of DR.. Fl. A. Ingram to the Wisconsin
Conference and stationed in Milwau-
kee; Rev. r. G. Pool and d. r. Mar
tin were also transferred to the Ok
lahoma Conference. Rev. Latham In
CHAM and c. L. Gordon were placed
in supernumerary relations and DR..
J. A. Boatman, formerly of the Mus
Catine district, was placed on the
retired list at his own request. Rev.
G. L. Fitzsimmons was readmtted to
the conference and given effective
work. Adjournment until 1:15 p. m.
Monday Afternoon Session.
On the reconvening of the confer
ence, resolutions were adopted re-
garding the hospitality of the people
of Oskaloosa, the members of Central
M. Il. church and the courtesy and at.
tention of the pastor, DR.. j. M. Nc
Clelland. The daily and weekly press
of Oskaloosa came in for the apprecia-
ton of the conference for fayors re-
ceived in their extended reports
Bishop w. o, Shepard was also re-
membered in his generous and kindly
treatment and the consideration
which has actuated his business deal
ings with the conference. Bishop
Shepard will long be remembered in
kindly regard for his sympathy and
Christian fervar during the entire
session.
The joint committee on entertain
ment for the Iowa Conference and
the Laymens association comprises
from the Iowa conference Rev. Thorn
as Osborn, of Mt. Pleasant; H. B.
Scoles, of Keota; DIR. J. M. McClel-
land, of Oskaloosa, and ]. A. Glen.
dinning, of Centerville, and from the
Lay Association, c. H. Keck, of Wash
ington; J. c. Blackboard, of Fairfield;
J. s. Neasham, of Ottumwa, and 5. F.
Henderson, of Sigourney. The treas
urer reported over $70,324 as received
from all sources and the auditing
committee reported his accounts as
being correct.
Frank L. Hart, of Chicago, was in
troduced as representing the National
Mutual Church Insurance Co., and
made brief statement. DR.. Jay w.
Somerville, OIL St. Paurs church,
Wichita, Kansas, was introduced and
greeted with applause. He made a
brief talk regarding the gospel team
movement among Laymen in his and
other states and advocated the idea
of giving these laymen more active
religious and evangelical work to do.
During the existence of this move
ment in his section nearly 5000 con-
versions had been secured and they
afterwards became enthusiastic MEM
bers and prayers in our church The
Journal was read by the secretary,
the closing prayer was offered by DIR,
J. A. Boatman, of the Muscatine dis
trict, the Bishop addressed the con,
ference In touching manner, the ap,
pointments were read and the confer
ence was declared adjourned without
date.