The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-02
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TO OjkALOOSA
POPULAR SWEDISH MINISTER RE,
TURNED TO THIS CITY.
CONFERENCE FOR PROHIBITION
Big Meeting of Church in Iowa San
ctions Enlargement of Bishops
Veto Power and Dispatches
Other Business.


Dayton, Ia, Aug. 3l.-The following
assignments were announced at the
close of the twenty second annual SEES,
sion of the Western Swedish Metho-
dist Episcopal conference by Bishop
w. o. Sheppard;
Eastern district-K. A. Strombers
district superintendent; Boxholm,
Carl A. Holmgren; Burlington, s. A.
L.ndeberg; Buxton, to be supplied;
Concord, Neb., H. E. Weaver; Day
ton, J. e. Johnston; Des Moines l.
r. Pearson; Essex, to be supplied;
Globe, Mo, c. J. Thompson; Harcourt,
Carl Jensen; Hiteman, A. E. Swed.
berg; Kansas City, Mo-, c. ]. Nelson;
keokuk, Clarence Lind; Melrose, Clar
ence Lind; New Sweden, J. A. Cab
NELSON; Oakland, Neb., o. l.. Strom
berg; Oskaloosa, c. J. Mellberg; OF.
tumwa, A. e. Swedberg; ST. Louis,
Mo, Perry N. Cedarholm; Sedgwick,
N. D., to be supplied; Sheldahl, N. G
B. Barton; Sioux City, o. j. Lundberg;
Stratford and Marion, Nels Pearson;
White Oak, c. J. Mellberg.
Kansas district-Emil Malmstrom,
superintendent; Burdick, Olaf E. Oh
son; Clay Center, First church, o. w
Strombom; Clay Center, Second
church, John A. Carlson; Lindsborg;
F. J. Swanson; Randolph, Gustav Free
man; Scandia, Emil Malmstrom;
Wayne, o. w. Strobom.
Omaha district-Peter Munson, su.
perintendent; Davey, A. F. Winell;
Genoa, A. w. Peterson; Lincoln and
Havelock, II. c. Norberg; Looking
Glass, Gustav Malmquist; Omaha,
Neb, Gustav Erickson; West Hill,
Peterson.
Western district-John P. Seaberg
wards; Denver, Colo, J. o. Borgeson
and c. p. Eklund; Holdredge and
Prairie, Neb., C. o. Freeman; Keene
Neb:, to be supplied; Ong and Schick
ley, Neb, Edwin Sahlin; Saint Paul
Neb., A. L. Sjoding; SaronVille, Neb.
John p. Seaberg; Stromsberg, Neb.,
A. w. Carlson; Swede Plain and Polk
Neb., A. W. Carlson; Peter Munson,
financial agent of Emmanuel home.
More Veto Power.
The conference expressed itself in
favor Of the Wilmington memorial"
proposition to give the board of bish
ops more veto power over the acts of
the general conference, when in their
Judgment the best interests of the
church at large demand it. 1t also fay
Ors the Colorado memorial" giving
retired ministers who had moved out
side of their respective conference ter
ritory the right to vote on cOnstitu.
tiOnal questions in the conference of
their residence, and have the same re-
ported to the conference of their
membership.
The conference gave it's approval to
the anti-saloOn work, and to the pro-
motion of national prohibition, and
memoralized the general conference
TO make no change in the present atti
tude of the church on the amusement
question, which is expected to come
up again at the next general confer.
ence this evening with the announce
ment of pastoral appointment for the
coming year but they were unable to
complete their business yesterday, ne,
cessitating a session tomorrow morn
ing to close up the work
Bishop Sheppard Speaker.
Bishop Sheppard gave a masterful
sermon on The Need of Power, and
God as Its Source" holding that the
material power must be supplemented
by the spiritual power derived from
God to make its activities effective for
the betterment of the world.
After the morning devotional meet
ing, Bishop Sheppard gave the con.
ference a stirring address on Pastor.
al Work" at the beginning of Fridays
session. He holds to the theory that
the pastoral work should keep the pas
tor and the membership of his flock
in the closest harmony.
Dr. Thomas Potter spoke in inter
est of the Freedman's Aid society, and
Rev. Mr.. Sorlin in behalf of the Meth
odist book concern. Reports were read
from the various districts of the con-
ference, from the board or directors
and treasurer of the theological semi
nary at Evanston, and from the direct
ors and treasurer of the insurance de-
partment of the conference.
Vote for $4,000 Fund.
The general session listened to the
report of the committee on the insti-
tuition of general Swedish Confer
ence Claimants society for all the
six Swedish Methodist conferences OF
America, presented by Rev. C. P. Elk
lund of Denver. II was discussed by
DR., Clemens, and other leading mem
bers of the conference, and approved
by formal vote Friday. 1t must also be
approved by the remaining five Swed.
ish conference before adoption, ami
provides for the raising of $4,000,
fund for the work. Ad} ~ .rE /
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