The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
AN IMPORTANT PLACE
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Is Occupied by Oskaloosa in Iowa
'& Metbodism.

OskaIoosa, in Methodist circles, Oc-
cupies a highly important place in
Iowa Conference affairs. The year
book of 1915 has just been published
and a careful consideration revealR a
local identity that is far more than
realized Dr. George l.. Minear as
the district superintendent of the Os
kaloosa District, of course is closely
identified with all prominent inter-
estS. He is a member Of the Board
OF Trustees of the Iowa Wesleyan
college at Mt. Pleasant and Is by
virtue of his position a member of
nearly all OF the Conference Boards
as We'll as member of the Presiding
Bishops Cabinet Mrs George l..
Minear is the president of the timer
ants Wives Association and Mrs. |.
o. Kemble is the vice president OF
the Conference Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society. Mrs. A. l.. Lots
peich OF FOL Fourth avenue east is
also the treasurer.
DR.. w. H. Perdew of the Central
! NJ. L. church also takes an important
place. He is a member Of the Board
of Conference Examiners, Of the
Standing committee on Education,
was on the Committee of Privileges
and Resolutions, was appointed as
| the official visitor to the Boston Theo.
| logical Seminary at Boston, Mass, is
on the Conference Commission on
| Finance and was one of a committee
to extend the greetings of the Confer
ence to the Lay Electoral Conven-
/ ton then in session. G.. Ed Beman
! is identified with the Conference
Board of Education. c. H. Feezer
! is the District President Of the Ep-
worth League and Mark Norman Is
connected with the Conference Board
of Foreign Missions.
w. II. Shaw and W. r. Kemble are
Oh the Conference Commission on Fl
nance and J. B. McCurdy is part OF
the Board of Home Missions and
Church Extension. Prof. W. c. Den
mis- is on the Conference Board OF
Sunday Schools. In this connection
Oskaloosa is again ahead in having
the largest average attendance of any
Sunday school in the Conference,
over 600, and an enrolment of LILO
At the next session of the Conference
Dr. |. o. Kemble will preach the
semi-centennial sermon, as he will
then have. completed a record OF NIFTY
years II the ministry.
Among the members of the Con
ference buried in Oskaloosa we note
Rev. Amos Bussey, Rev. r. s. Roh
binson, Rev. James B. Blackney and
Rev. George II Clark. Rev. John
Haynes died in Oskaloosa, but was
buried in Mt. Pleasant, and his wild
ow, Mrs. Mary Haynes, and his son
Edward Haynes, and daughter, Mrs
Mark Norman, still live here.
u Among the deceased ministers
wives buried here are Mrs. +. L
. Briggs, Mrs. Geo. Fl. Clark, Mrs. Sam
: uel Clark. Mrs. Mary A. Waring, Mrs
} Sarah Waring, Mrs. I. o. Kembie
: Mrs. d. c. Bevan. Mrs. ]. B. Blakene!
: and Mrs. Amos Bussey.
Central NJ. e. church reports LOO.
: members, and So in the Epwortl
League. The local preachers are
!, Rev. d. ID. Downs. Archie B.. Roch
: ards. Russell j. Arms, John l.. Spar
;, go, j. w. Rossitef, w. G. Barr, Pete
! ID. Doty and Ray NJ. Baker. j. I
McCurdy represented the church a
q lay delegate and was elected as on
of the vice presidents of the Lay
i meas Association. During the Yea
e past o, total of $2.965 was reported a
y given for various benevolences.