Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-03
UPPER IOWA CONFERENCE RE.
FusINe TO RELEASE MIN
IsTERs ON REQUEST.
NONE TO SUPERINTENDENT
LIST ABLE TO WORK.
Several Ministers Desiring TO Engage
in Business or Other Work Told They
Must Quit Conference Entirely or
Stick to Pastoral Duties-6ishoP
huses Speeding Work Of Conference.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton. oct. 3.-The second days
session of the Upper Iowa conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal church,
convening in this city proved TO be one
OF great interest Bishop Hughes prov
ed himself chairman Of great
strength He insisted on a speedy
dispatch of business matters and 4
change from the old routine way OF
doing things. He also stated that the
district superintendants must speed up
in the making Of the appointments ana
that all the appointments must be ar
ranged by Saturday night and that no
consideration of appointments would De
given on Sunday. All of which means
that the appointments will be read
early Monday morning.
DR.. A c. Maxwell. Of Pasadena, Cal,
who for many years was pastor ana
presiding elder in the Upper Iowa con-
ference was announced deceased. The
list OF wives of members of the confer
ence who died during the year was re-
ceived. They were: Mrs. W. L. Alex
ander, Of Toledo: Ms. Jacob Hurrell,
Glendale, Ariz., Mrs. T. H. SCheckler,
of Nora Springs. and Mrs. c. NJ Wheat
of Dubuque.
T. H. Scheckler Of Nora Springs. ana
o. c. DeDuy. of Charles City, were
transferred from the retired list TO the
effective list and will be appointed to
| a pastorate.
r. y. Holsaple. of Des Moinets. ad-
dressed the conference relative to the
great temperance movements IN the
state and nation.
DR.. Thrall. of Cincinnati spoke IN
behalf of the Epworth League and Dr.
Nans, of Charles City. presented the
proposition to the conference relative TO
their taking over the hospital in that
city.
A number Of the men Of the confer
ence are asking to be released from the
pastorate and that they be permitted
TO take up outside Work and be placed
on the supernumerary list The con-
ference Is insisting that these are
strenuous days for the church, thar
there are many vacancies and that II
men wish to take up detached work
they must reltnquish membership IN
the conference. Il is hoped that this
action will cause quite number 10
continue in the pastorate who other
| wise would not
| Last evening the program was in the
| interest OF the board Of temperance
and the board of conference claimants.
S. G.. Bretnall Of Edgewood and j. r.
Van Horn had charge of the services.
The addresses were given by DR.. Elmer
| L. Williams Of Washington. D. e, and
Dr.. ]. T. Smith Of Chicago, Ill.
This mornings devotional service was
| in charge Of President G. P. ColegraVe
of Fayette. This afternoon IS being
given over to an auto ride to the MEM
bers of the conference by the Clinton
Commercial Club.
| This afternoon is being given over
| to the anniversary Of the Woman
Foreign Missionary Society.
Tonight is the educational jubilee
banquet at the Wapsipinion Club
rooms, celebrating the raising Of Sl.-
| Ooo. 900 for the educational institutions
Of the conference. Dr.. John W. Hanch-
er. of New York City, win be the
| speaker.