Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-03
Conference Goes on Record as Favor
ina Equal Suffraee-Conference Off
GERS Are Elected and Committees
Appointed-Dead of Conference Hon.
ored in Memorial Service.

Rev. c. G. Ziegler to the First church,
and Rev. E, r, McCleuand to the State
street congregation. The appointment
follow:
Rev. J. G. Wall. Cedar Rapids, pre-
siding elder.
Auburnett-E. H. Heverly.
Belle Plaine-Charles Pickford.
Blairstown-To be supplied.
Cedar Rapids, Zion-C. II. Stauf-
facher.
Cedar Rapids, tSecond-E. R streyf-
feler.
Cedar Rapids, mission. B. Melov.
Clermont-To be supplied
Cairo-G. A. Stauffacher
Center Point. F. Stauffacher.
Grand View-M. c. Miller.
Iowa City-G. ]. Roths.
LaPorte City,. H. Boozer.
Lisbon-C. E. Allison
Marshalltown, First-C. G. Zegler.
Marshalltown, State street,. r.
McClelland.
Manly-W. r Oursler.
Palo-J. B. Meloy.
Waterloo-S. n. Ramige.
White Oak-L. A Jones
Des Moines District !
Rev. J. Auracher. presiding elder.
Atoms. Skogsberg
Anita-H W. Hendricks.
Arispe-R- E. Kerney.
CoIo-w. c. Mckinley.
Correctionville-J. A Campbell
Des Moines-A. A. Couser.
Evergreen-M. E. Shank
F-airview-A n. Morris
Harlan-H. C Farley.
Iowa Center-D. C. Busenburg.
Lawn Hill A Deedrick.
Oakland-E. r. Mitchell.
Red Oak-F. r Blakely.
Ringgold-To be supplied.
Russen-To be supplied.
Washta-G. H. Bamford.
Winterset-L. S. Mallery.
Zearing-J. VI. Bamford.
Neyada-To be supplied.
Conference Officers Chosen.
Conference officers were elected. and !
committees were appointed by Bishop /
FoLke Saturday evening. The officers
chosen were: Conference treasurer,
Rev. 4. A Couser; statistical secretary, |
Rev. E. H. Heverly; treasurer OF
charitable fund, Rev. D. c. Rusenourg: |
trea surer Of bishops deficit fund, Rev. /
s. y. Ramige; editor Of conference |
journal, Rev. c. H. Stauffacher. Fifteen |
hundred copies of the conference jour
nal were ordered.
The committees are: To locate mis- |
Walz and Rev. ]. E. Stauffacher: fed
Grafton and church union, Rev. J. All
racher, Rev. j. G. Walz and y. r Cliff;
visiting delegate to Western Union
College. Rev. G. J. Roths. Iowa City;
program committee for next year. Rev.
]. Auracher Rev. J. G. WALK, and Rev.
a. A. Couser.
Conference For Suffrage
The conference went on record as IA
voring woman suffrage and for temper
ance, and against the liquor traffic in
all its forms 1t renewed its stand in
favor of the importance OF a stricrer
and more sober observance Of the Sab
bath. All of these issues were brought
up in the report Of the committee on
Sabbath and temperance. The report
on suffrage favored equal suffrage for
both sexes and especially suffrage for
both sexes to abolish the sale and use
of intoxicants.
Remember Their Dead.
The conference paused in its work
for two hours Saturday afternoon to
remember its dead and to pay respect
to their memory. Those for who the
service was held were Rev r. A. Dun
lap, who died while stationed at Win
terset; Bishop Rudolph Dubs who died
March 81. 1915. and Bison G. Hannah
and Rev. Jacob Hartzler. Rev J E
Stauffacher. Rev. J. B. Meloy, Rev. J.
A. Deedrick. Presiding Elder Au-
racher. Presiding Elder ]. G. Walz and
Bishop Fouke took part in this ser
vice
Conference Closes.
The conference ended with a series
Of meetings and services that were
practically continuous from early fore
noon thru the day until late at night.
Bishop Fouke preached the conference
sermon at 80. In the afternoon Rev.
r. f. kerney and M. E. Shank were
ordained deacons. Rev G. H. Bam-
ford conducted the evening K. l.. c. E.
meeting and Bishop Fouke preached the
sermon at the last service Of the con-