Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-16
TWO DISTRICT REPORTS PRE-.
sENTED At UPPER IOWA CON-
FERENCE At DUBUQUE.
BOOK CONCERN TRANsAcTS
AN ENORMOUS BUSINESS
Declares Dividend This Year Of $500, 900,
Which Goes to Support Of Aged and
Infrm MISUNDERSTANDING to Be-
gin saIIotins Friday on General Con.
ference Delegates.
Special to Times-Republican.

| Dubuque, Sept. 1.-THE second day.
in session in this city, was full of in
terest both from literary viewpoin
as well as business viewpoint. DR.
A. NJ. Billingsley. superintendent of the
I Dubuque district. closed his term O.
six years by reading his annual re.
/ port His report showed s2,575 ad.
! ranced In ministerial support for the
| men of his district. A new churcr
| costing $4,000 was built at Elsin
improvements of church property ovel
the district rotaled $4,000. In spite OF
the financial stringency OF the year the
benevolences were increased. Twelve
country churches have been improved
during the year. in harmony with
modern rural methods The distric,
showed about 800 members net in
crease for the year.
| DR.. W. W. Carlton, superintendent of
the Davenport district, also read his
annual report. which showed a total
increase in pastoral support of 400
and benevolences slightly increased
over last year. Two new churches
we're built one at Monmouth costing
S. 600 and the other at Stanwood cost
ing $500 a new parsonage was also
erected during the year at Dewitt
costing $4,000. The total improvement
on church property totals $4,000. Con-
version for the district amounted to a
little over 500
Book Concern Prospers.
The report OF the Methodist Book
Concern was presented by Mr. Graham,
of Chicago, which was received with a
great deal Of enthusiasm upon the part
Of the members of the conference.
This splendid institution began 12e
wears ago with borrowed capital OF
$500 1, Is now worth s6.o0o,ooo. and
has never had It's paper go to protest,
Al the Panama exposition at San
Francisco this year this book concern
won the grand prize medal for the
manufacture Of books, and the COM
mission on education awarded II the
gold medal for the hes. Sunday school
publications This year the Methodist
Book Concern has done a total bust
ness OF se.7sT. 900. which Is an increase
OF S41.205 over last year. 1t declares
a dividend this year OF 100000. which
goes to support the aged and tnf1rm
ministers Of Methodisam. This year the
share for the Upper Iowa conference
is s3.T72 This amount, together with
the amount Of s4.72s. which comes
from the board Of trustees, and from
the collection turnout the conference.
a;n give an annuity OF 81 for each
year that the retired ministers have
given active service IN the conference.
This will be nearly 50 more per year
than was given last year.
Edwin F. Lee was transferred from
the Philippine annual conference to
the Upper Iowa conference. w A.
GD-ii comes .-c.a. &c 1cra confer
ence and has been serving the church
at Viola during the past year. Fred A.
Smith also comes from the Iowa con-
ference and has been pastor at HAZE
ton for most OF the past year. ". /.
Demsore. of Qua squeton, was trans
ferred out OF the Upper Iowa confer
ence to the Iowa conference.
Begin BalIotins Friday.
The students and alumni Of Cornell
College are planning banquet to be
held Saturday noon at the Hotel Julien
Dubuque This event promises to be