The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-31
THE OSKAL0OSA
DISTRICT GROWS
METHoplsTs SHOW GOOD GAINS
DURING YEAR.
FIVE CHURCH DELEGATIONS
Many Improvements Made and Prop
critics Are All In Good Shape.
Much Money Raised For
Various Purposes.

Various Purposes.
Rev. George L. Minear of this city,
Superintendent of the Oskaloosa Dis
trict, who is attending the Iowa Metho-
dist Conference in Mt. Pleasant this
week will make a good report of the
work in this district. An outline OF the
report is given below:
Bishop Mcconnell and Members OF
the Iowa Conference desire, in the
beginning of this report, to to express
my gratitude to God for His loving care
and His rich blessings to me and my
family throughout the year. and
wish to say to the brethren OF the
district both ministers and laymen,
that | appreciate their christian fellow
ship. and their brotherly cooperation
in all the work of the Kingdom.
1--WE rejoice that in general the
health of the parsonage families has
been good since our last Annual Con-
ference.
1--WE we're greatly grieved when, on
the Both of last March, our beloved
brother, Rev. Ira o. Kemble. went
away from us but we know that he
went over Home and we are comforted
Transfers and Changes.
About the first of January, Bishop,
Bristol, transferred It. X. Holiday to
the Northwest Iowa Conference. | Sc
cured Forest A. Moore to supply Attica
until March list when | changed Z. e.
Fitzsimmons from Reasnor to Attica
and appointed Forest A. Moore to
Reasnor. This has proved happy ad.
justment. At his request, |. released
VIM. Zabilka from the Taintor-Sully
charge about February list, that he
might accept appointment to our
church at Cripple Creek, Colorado;
and after few weeks | separated Sui
ly and Taintor, changing A. b. Rich
ards from Evans to Sully, and Ar
thur Hueser from Givin to Taintor,
On March LIST l found it necessary TO
make change at Harvey. The people
- were rot wiling 70 be served by g stu
dent pastor. Il removed Geo. r. Pott-
OFF, and on Aupril 1st placed A. u
Behnersin charge. He has been doing
faithful and efficient work. Brother
Pottorf was used on the Taintor-Sully
charge and at Ewart until he gradual
ed from Penn College in June when he
went to Kan. For several years Z. L.
Rubottorn1 has been thinking of asking
for a location and when an opportunity
to enter a position in music came 10
him last March he asked to be re-
leased from the Ewart charge and 10
be granted a location at this confer
ence. The first of June l changed Rus
sell 7 Arms from Peoria to Ewart and
he has served that circuit very accep-
tably.
Difficulties are Encountered.
have some weak, detached church
es where it is very difficult to provide
regular and continuous services; Hays
Vile. Peoria, Greenwood Givin. Evans
and Riverside This last named church
has now been leased to the United
Brethren for five years. McCllntocR
church has been abandoned and this
conference will be asked to authorize
the sale of 1t, the proceeds to be used
in improvements on the Tracy church
Guv ]. Winslow. A. B. Richards
Russell ]. Arms, Forest A. Moore ano
A. J. Behner, who have supplied toi
me the whole or a part of the year
are recommended by the District Con
ference for Admission on Trial. ...,
At the First Quarterly Conferences
some charges fixed the support for the
pastor at less than last year, some
made no charge, and some increased
it. Those making increase were
Brooklyn. Hedrick, Montezuma an'
Thornburg eN"h 500; CEDAR 800
Eddyville and Malcolm, each Sl5o
Bussey and Kilduff, each $500; Deita
$500 by the addition of three countr;
churches: and What Cheer S40V
There will be some deficiencies on tn
district but their total will be les
than last year.
From the reports which are in tn
total amount raised for benevolence
will become greater than last yea
though the increase will not be large
When all our laymen come to see IN
Importance Of church finance and ge
to doing the business of the church Il
business-like wav there VIII be n
deficiencies in ministerial support an
the claims for benevolences VIII
met in full.
District Conferences.
We held two sessions of the Di'
trict Conferences. one at Deep Rive
in October, the other at Delta IN Jun
when Bishop Stuntz honored us wit
an instructive address on South An
erica. These conferences we're M
of inspiration and helpfulness. Tn
hes Moines Branch of the w. F. n
6. held its Quarterly meeting in Osk;
loosa. July 6 and 7. The annual oil
trict conventions of the w. F. Nj.
and of the w ". NJ. s. were held
Cedar and Oskaloosa, April and
and 8 and 4, respectfully. These a
we're with great proft to their men
hers and friends, in giving miss'onar
information and insniration, The a.
rual District Fnworth league CONVEX
ton convened in What Cheer June 2
2s, and was declared the best in veal