Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12
NETHODISTS ASK
RETURN OF PASTOR
plshep Requested BY Resolution tc
Assign Or. .. T. Dwinell TO
First Church Charge.
aoSE SUCCESSFUL YEARS WORK
aScers and Committees Chosen BY
Last Quarterly Conference for
Coming Season.

n- o. T. Dwinell who has served
:. nasto- Of the First Methodist
.snroh in this city for the last sew
.-,1 years. and Mrs Dwinell, who has
.srsn 50 much time to church enter
uses. were EonOTed last evening
Ersan nv unanimous vote Of the con-
r-sga1iou resolutions were adopted
sssr5rg the Methodist bishop presiding
:. ne Illinois conference meetings
-sxt week in Peoria, for their return
: the local field for another year.
mis- resolution was adopted as fol-
,avs Al the last quarterly conference
.var which Or. r. 3. Williams pTesid-
n as district superintendent:
~Whereas. DR.. o. T. Dwinell, as
,ss+or Of this church, by his faithful
s-a earnest preaching of the gospel;
Ir his kindly interest in the people of
.ta church and the community; by
tis courteous and consistent Christian
conduct and conversation; by his con-
.srvativa leadership in all things that
certain 10 the best interests of the
stnrcb and by his wise admiuistra-
IN OF the business affairs Of the
,burcb. has made the influence Of this
rhurch felt in this city, and endeared
himself 10 the friends and members
Il the church and
whereas. Mrs. DwinelI, by her in
ts-est and helpfulness in all the &C
-ivi,ies w the church has aided ma
ra-ialIv in its upbuildiug and advance
-rent: therefore be il
Resolved. That this fourth quar-
rs-lv conference hereby express TO DR.
al gS1 n
heir work here. and be is further
Resolved. That il is the sense OF
this church in fourth quarterly con-
ference assembled, that the district
syperintendent request the bishop and
his cabinet 70 return DR.. Dwinell to
this church as its pastor for the COM
l1g year
Name Church Officers.
Business closing the years work
was transacted and trustees for the
e1suing year were selected as follows.
william Jackson. Z. NJ. Sala- L.
Bradford C j.. Walker, J. T. NOftsker,
! I. Freeman, J. T. Taylor, l. c.
DaugEer-v. 3. T. Jones.
Stewards were selected as follows
4 X Walker. T. X. Rhoads. T. O. Van
Calder, E II. Johnson. s. f. AIattison.
IT, 4 T. Williams, L H. Martin, y.
G. GriftLs. ]. i. WitteT, II. F. Hinkley,
C. A Walker. J. A. Reid. H. p. Brown,
William Lavender, c. \. Curry, c. Z.
Adams. IA. j. Burton, II. ]. Olmsted. A.
Z Bruner, Z. II. Srapp, r. @. Gar
.s,son.
Edwin Dice is the Sunday school
superintendent and these other nCmi-
1ations were confirmed: c. r. Fergu-
- 90 IL E--v4va loo
Hiss Julia Battles, president of the
ladies' Aid society; Mrs. c. a. Currey,
PRESIDENT Of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society: Mrs. Violet Free
-au, president Of the Daughters OF the
Covenant.
The regular committees appointed
we're:
Benevolences-H. P. Brown, Lynne
Ewing, Charles Langman, William
Enig, O. A. Miller. Willard Stevens,
r D. Stanley. c.. J. Weiberger, Clir-
tlrd Williams, Miss Lillian Cox, Mrs.
George lIcNutr. Mrs Richard Pearce,
Mss Ollie Suutz. Mrs. Grace Free
-a-
Sunday schooI-A. L. Bruner, Mrs.
William Paulseu, L. Il. Johnson, Lynn
Ewing. James Fitzpatrick. Ruth Ora
Durham. Mrs c. D. Hazard, Miss
Bessie Miller. Mrs. Guy Bradford.
Church music-F. 0. VanGalder, T.
K Rhoads. Y. G. Griffith, Charles
adams, A. y Burton.
Estimating ministerial support.
Z Rhoads. j. T. Eoftsker, G. L. Walk .
e., Edwin Dice. H K Walker.
Estimating support conference
dsimants-J. T Taylor, H. ]. Ohm .
sted, j. a Reid.
Examination Of local preaChers-Dr. .
r C. Pearce, s. Z. Madison, Jr.. E. H. 4
Johnson.
Recording Stewards. f. Matti- /
son. Jr
District Steward-H. J. OImsted. +
Trier Of appeals. c. Daugherty.