Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-25
\. /. CONFERENCE
ISSUES / PROTEST
ADOPTS RESOLUTION DIRECTING
TO CALLING NOM EMseRs 70
BEST PuLPlrs.
BISHOP sRisToL APPROVES
STAND OF chuRcHMEN
Local Churches Which Persist in EN-.
pleying Outside Pastors Served with
Notice That Favors viii BE With.
held When Asked For in Future -
Upper Iowa Conference Business.

Upper Iowa Conference Business.
Special to Times-Republican.
Upton, Sept. 25.-The Upper Iowa
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. in session in this city. fully
completed it's organization. w. N
Slingerland. of Des Moines, was elected
secretary Of the conference. He Sc
lected az his assistants 8. C. Bretnall,
Of Lamont: L.. l.. Lock, Of Greene; r.
C. Lusk. Of McGregor; James B. Bird,
of Monona; and l.. A. Bradford, Of
Strawberry Point.
Rev. T. p. Potter, Of Albion, was
elected statistical secretary. N. 8. Van
Buren,, of West Union, was elected
treasurer and appointed T. j. Elwick,
of Jesup; T. N. Temple, Of New Hamp-
ton: G. X. Hudson. Of Manchester; p.
p. Pease. Of Riceville: N. L. Hillof. OF
Mount Auburn; and A. b. Soule. Of
Arlington. az his assistants.
J. r. Caffyn. Of Iowa Falls. was
elected secretary Of the committee on
,Waverly. secretary Of the board Of
stewards: and w. F. spry, Of Water
loo. and W. NJ. Lemen, of Dubuque. as
conference reporter.
Four names were reported to be
added to the roll of the dead. They
were Rev. j. L. Payne, Of Fayette, one
of the early Iowa circuit riders, who
died Nov. 80, 1912. This mans first
was the Dakota territory.
a circuit 1850 miles long and extending
up and down the Missouri river. He
later served the churches at Lowder,
Postville. Cresco and Monticello. Rev.
Mr.. Cobb died at Palo Alto, Cal, Marcn
IL, 1913. Among his pastorates were the
towns OF Elkader. Edgewood, Lisbon.
Stanwood. and Shellsburs. He gave
just forty years of his life to Iowa
Methodism. Rev. c. w. Rogers, Of
Lyons. died April 20, 1913, having given
thirty six years Of hard service to the
Methodism of Iowa. Some Of his pas
torates were the churches at Raymond,
Edgewood, Monmouth. Farley, LcClair,
and Elwood. Rev. Joseph Cook died at
Rutledge, Pa. last November. He
spent about fifteeu years Of his minis
try in Iowa.
Three preachers wives were an
nounced deceased. They were Mrs.
George w. Self, OF Epworth; Mrs.
George w. Rogers. of Lyons: and Mrs.
N. G. Cleworth. Of Low Moor.
Discrimination Forsstailsd.
Thirty-nine Of the leading members
of the conference. including the six
district superintendent. have signed
resolution and presented 1t to Bishop
Bristol, ASKING that the present vacan-
cies in the larger appointments Of the
conference be filled by men Of this con-
ference rather than by men from other
The resolutions were dis.
cussed by various members Of the con-
ference. including the bishop himself.
and then adopted. It was q very sat
isiactory and pleasing outcome to the
entire conference. The six district SUI
perintendents and the bishop are now
strongly in favor Of supplying these
with Upper Iowa conference
men. What tho outcome will be and
what the laymen Of the vacant APP
pointments will do remains to be seen.
but 1t is very evident that II they in
sist to the point of getting outside tall
ent, none of them need ask for any
favors as elected delegates in the years
to come. Should they decide to take
Upper Iowa men 1t will mean some
splendid. we'll deserved promotions for
a goodly number Of brilliant young
preachers who have waited a long time
for thei: ability to be recognized.
Rev. Fred p. Fisher, Of Lyons, leaves
Iowa Merhodism at this time to take
work in the Nebraska conference.
Rev. A. N. Ownby. Of Fredericks-
burg, has surrendered his ministerial
papers because Of improper conduct.
This is the only case Of Improper con-
duct upon the part Of the 800 members
of the Upper Iowa conference.
Rev. Louis F. Townsend. of Weeping
willow, Neb., comes to this conference
and will be the student pastor of the
Methodist young people attending the
state university at Iowa City.
Pastor Wsds.
DR.. A. ]. Northrup. pastor Of the
Grace Church Of Waterloo, was yester-
day excused from further attendance
at tho conference. He goes to Lincoln.
Neb., his former pastorate. where he
was married today at high noon to
Mrs. Hazel Shoaf, one OF his former
parishioners The ceremony was per-
formed by Dr.. p. D. Hull. of the Trim
ity church Of that city. and former
Of the Upper Iowa conference.
After a brief visit at Minneapolis they
will return next Thursday to Waterloo,
where they will be at home" to their
friends and parishioners.
The program Of yesterday afternoon
was not carried out as scheduled. DR..
Van Pelt, Of Cornell College. gave
lecture on Jesus the Great Man." In
stead Of the woman's home missionary
anniversary, the Epworth League ami
versary was held, DR.. Wilbur F. sheri-
Dan, OF Chicago. being the speaker.
At 4 o'clock DR.. c. l. Nye, OF Gin
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