The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-10
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS
Fairfield District

LIST OF APPOINTMENTS
Fairfield District
T. NJ. Fenwick, Elder.
Fairfield-John Watterson.
Birmingham and Oak Grove-G. f.
Lair.
Ottumwa-David L. Fenwick, sup.
ply.
Brompton-(To be supplied).
Mt. Pleasant-(TO be supplied).
Eldon, White Elm and Bethel-S.
s. Stewart.
Centerville-J. E. Fenwick, supply,
Burlington North Hill and Burling
ton South Hill-T. J. Fuller
Brighton-(To be supplied).
Morning Sun and Columbus City
+. A. Mayfleld.
l.. Mendenhall, superannuated; J..
w. White granted certificate OF
standing with view to transfer; w.
w. Vinson granted certificate OF
standing by the quarterly conference
in view of transfer; Cordelia Peter
son, evangelist; E. +. Samuelson left
without appointment according TO
paragraph SO of discipline.
Des Moines District
+. N Miller, District Elder
Des Moines-F. M. Smith.
Knoxville-H. N. Dickson.
Oskaloosa, Rose Hill, Barnes City
T. G. Eddy.
Newton-A. O. Nash, supply.
Ackworth-(To be supplied).
A. l.. Whitcomb, Dean of the de.
partments of Philosophy and Biblical
literature at Central Holiness Uni.
versity; ]. S. Booton, evangelist.
Cedar Rapids District.
E. N. Miller, District Elder.
Cedar Rapids-H. A. Dalrymple.
Marion-F. H. Irwin.
Maquoketa, Iron Hills, Crab Town
and De Wits. L. Gilkison.
Toddville and No. Nv. H. Nc
Donald.
Walker and Cedar Ridge c. L.
Robins.
Waterloo, Cedar Falls and bunker.
toni. l.. Riley.
J. A. Howard, preceptor in Spring
Arbor Seminary; c. A. Stoll, Vice
President of Evansville and Junior
College; A. n. Kennedy, located &C.
cording to paragraph No. SO of the
discipline membership at Waterloo,
Iowa? w. ]. Trimble, Sunday school
Secretary and evangelist; E N. Mil
Ter member of the, Cedar Rapids
quarterly conference.
Conference Has Been Successful
Friday morning indicated the fact
that the closing days OF the Free
Methodist are at hand. District Ell
der, Rev. F. NJ. FenWick led in the
devotional and selected a part of the
3rd chapter of COlossians as the
Scripture lesson. After the calling Of
the conference roll by the secretary
the record of Thursdays proceedings
was read by Assistant Secretary
Mayield. Rev. L. Mendenhall as
treasurer of the Board of Conference
trustees reported that the church
building at Coalport had been sole
for $4,000 and that the church a
Fairfield had received $4,000 by pre-
vious agreement $4,000 was in the
treasury and the balance was held il
mortgage of $4,000 on improved
property. The report was accepted
Greetings were received from thu
North Michigan and neighboring con
ferences to the Iowa Conference
seeking their cooperation in the Sc
curing of Riverside park at Crane
View, Michigan for the session of the
next general conference of the
church. During the session of the
conference a daily issue of the Free
Methodist" will be published giving
complete proceedings of each days
session. Rev. w. G. Gray formerly o.
the M. l.. church and recommended
to the Free Methodist church anC
Rev. J. H. Linhart of the Kansas
conference were received and intro
duced and given the honorary PRIV
'ileges and Rev. L. Mendenhall, Rev
r. NJ. Fenwick and Rev. E. N. Miller
were selected as a committee to con
slider the greetings of the North Mict
igan conference and report.
Rev. c. L. Robins recommended by
the Cedar Rapids District was admit
ted on trial and Rev. G. G. BootOI
was recommended by the Des Nome.
District for a return to effective worl
Reports were received from the var
iOus supplies, who had been servint
the past year on circuits and thei
District Elder and the local delegate
In all of these reports given on
Thursday and Friday the member
ship was about 1850, local preacher!
20, evangelists 8, Sunday schools 80
comprising officers and teachers BIT
and some ,431 scholars. The confer
ence church property is valued al
about $45 100000 and parsonage prop
erty at some $19,500.O0. Rev w. ID
Merrinan of the Church of Nazarene
was received and introduced and Civ
en- the honorary privileges of the
conference.
Memorial Services.
Rev. w. ]. Trimble of the commit
tee on Memoirs presented briei
historical and biographical sketch o.
the life and activities of Rev Warren
G. Thompson of Marion, who haC
passed away during the last year
Rev. Thompson was one Of the pio
,neer preachers of the conference anC
had opened up much of the territory
now occupied by the Iowa conference
OF the Free Methodist church. He
was greatly beloved by all who knew
him and remarks we're made regard
ing his life and work by Rev. l.. Men
denhail, District Elder Rev. E. N
Miller, Rev. A. l.. Devices, Rev S
s. Stewart District Elder Rev. T