Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-25
FORMER DISTRICT suPERiNTEN.
DENT HERE ASSIGNED AS PAS.
TOR OF LEGAL CHURCH.
REV. r. +. HURLBUST
BECOMES SUPERINTENDENT
Present Pastor Placed as Head Of
Davenport District, Succeeding Few.
w. w. Car!ton-Moss Charges in
County Charged. Albion, Minerva
anG Rhodes 6eira Only Places Not
Showing Changes.


With ali chsigan OF this county. With
the exception of three. showing
changes, appointments for the coming
c inference year Il the Methodist Ep!s-
copal church, were made at Waterloo
to-day. Rev. V. 6. Crowder. formerly
superintendent OF the Marshslltown
district with headquarters in this city,
becomes pastor of the church here.
Rev. r. r. Huriburt. the present past
tor, is made superintendent of the Da-
venport district, succeeding Rev. W.
W. Carlton. VINO is assigned to Charles
City. The headquarters Of the Daven-
port district last year were at Mount
Vernon.
The three pastors who are rees-
signed their present charges are Rev.
c. L. Luce. OF Albion: Rev. G. E. Max
field, Of Minerva: and Rev. A. r.
Cuoyer, Rhodes.
Morrow to State Center.
State Center. the next largest charge
in the county outside of MARSHALL
town, will have Rev. II. E. Morrow as
pastor. Rev. Mr.. Morrow was at Glad
brook last year and succeeds Rev. j.
j. Ioyt. who goes to Fairfax.
Gilman's new pastor will be Rev. A.
NJ. Billingsley, who follows Rev. j. S.
WestfalI, assigned 10 B~lairstown.
Other Changes in County.
Instead of having Melbourne and
Rhodes in a single charge. as here
tofore. pastors have been assigned 10
both churches. Rev. e. F. Martin takes
the Melbourne charge. and Rev. Mr..
Coover retains the Rhodes pastorate.
Laurel gets a new pastor, n the per-
son of Rev. Z. E. Bunce. who has been
at Montour. MIR. n succeeds Rev.
r S. Hurlbert. who goes 10 Bennett,
in the Davenport district.
crowder Well Known Here.
Rev. Mr.. Crowder, who 10 made pas
tor of the Marshalltown church. is we'll
known in this city, having served on
what was then the Marshalltown dis
trict 1914 to 1915. Last year ne was
transferred 10 the Dubuque district.
when the Marshalltown district wa
abolished and united with the Cedar
Rapids, under the latter name.
Rev. Mr.. Crowder has seen twenty
years service in the ministry, having
begunahis work as pastor Of the church
at Plymouth in 1894. He has been in
active service eve since with the ex-
ception OF one year, when he was III
school.
Is Native Of England.
William Green Crowder is a native
Of England. and received his early ed
ucation in an English private school,
from which he was graduated. He
came TO this country as a youth, and
later attended Upper Iowa University
at Fayette. from which he holds his
masters degree. His degree Of D. y.
was conferred by the same institution.
His theological work was taken a: the
Garrett Biblical Institute, Evanston,
Ill.
Rev. Mr.. Crowder's family comprises
only his wife, who. before her mar
rage to Mr.. Crowder in 1903. was Miss
Lura Fellows. of Lansing. a daughter
Of the late Judge A. NJ. Fellows.
Where He Has Served.
After a year al Plymouth. his first
charge. Mr.. CroHder was assigned to
S~tacyville. where he remained from
1856. During the next year ne at
tended school, and in 1878 was pas
tor at New Albin. From 1889 ne was
pastor at Lansing, and from 1Se9-1900
was in charge OF the G~randview ave-
nue. church at Dubuque. From 1900 to
1908 Mr.. Crowder was at Waukon,
from 1903 TO 1906 at West Union. from
1906 to 1909 at Waverly. from 1909 to
1911 at Oelwein. From 1911 to 1874 he
was az Trinity church. Cedar Rapids.