Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26
UPPER IOWA CONFERENCE RE.
PORTS SHOW Loss IN MEMBER
esRsHIP IN ALL DISTRICTS.
DUE TO CLOSE REVISION
OF ALL CHURCH LISTS
Reports Of District SuPerintendents
Presented at Conference in Charles
city-cenfersnoe Endorses League OF
Nations by Small Majority After
Sharp Discussion.

DAY OF the upper Lo"a NNiA1SA WV
convened this morning at 9 o'clock.
Bishop Stuntz presiding. The Bishop
addressed the Conference for the first
half hour on Personal Evangelism"
At the very opening of the confer
ence session DR.. J. w. Bissell, for
forty-eight years n member Of the
conference, asked for the superannu-
ated relation. DR.. Bissell has had an
iIlustrious career in the conference. For
a quarter Of a century he was presi-
dent Of Upper Iowa University: for
six years district superintendent OF the
Cedar Falls district and for the past
ten years field agent for the confer.
ence claimants fund
DR.. ]. ?. Van Horn. district super
intendent of the Cedar Rapids district,
read his annual report, showing a
splendid years work done. He re-
ported forty-seven pastoral charges
under his care. Membership decreased
S43. Practitioners received 263. The
Centenary subscriptions totaled Ss32.-
600. Forty-four charges met the full
apportionments in favor OF beneyo-
Iences. Pastoral support was increas-
ed sc,7oo. Church improvements
amounted to $4,000. Debts paid total
ed $4,000 One outstanding church
building enterprise is at Belle PLANE,
where $4,000 dollar enterprise is now
in progress.
DR.. r. Z. Hurlburt. superintendent
of the Davenport district, gave his re-
port showing forty eight pastoral
charges under his care. The centen-
airy campaign amounted to s346,oo0,
with Davenport district leading the
conference in the number OF tithers. 4
new church costing $4,000 is just be-
ing completed at Clarence. Church
Improvement amounts to ss5,00o.
DR.. A. B. Curran, district superin-
tendent of the Dubuque district re-
ported forty eight charges on his dis
tr!ct. Debts paid amounted to $4,000
and church improvements $4,000. A
new church at Sumner has been built
at a cost of $4,000. New members to-
tailed 2S2. The centenary campaign
amounted to se54,215. One hundred
thousand dollars Is being spent in a.
new gymnasium and various repairs
at Upper Iowa University.
DR.. W. F. Spry. superintendent Of
the Waterloo district reported fifty
charges under his care. Three hun
bred new members were received. Ten
thousand dollars was paid on church
debts. The centenary campaign
amounted to 100000.
All of the district superintendents
reported a loss in membership, due to
a careful revision Of the church rec
ords on nearly every pastoral charge.
For League Of Nations.
President W. F. King presented the
following resolutions: Resolved that,
Senators Cummins and Kenyon be
urgently requested to use their best
endeavors to secure the INN ediate
adoption Of the treaty including the
league of nations, believing as we do
that this Is the earnest desire of q
large majority Of the people and in
harmony with the best interests pres
ent and future of all the nations lately
at war. including the United States"
An exciting debate ensued but final
Iy the resolution was adopted by a
small majority.
This afternoon the anniversary of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety is being held. Mrs. H. S. Hol-
lingsworth, national field secretary, Is
the speaker, Mrs. F. b Dietrich. Of
Waterloo presiding.
The evangelistic hour Is in charge
of Hugh Mossman, OF Vinton, with
Robert Raines Of Independence, Frank
Currie, of Mason City, and DR.. W. H.
Seymour, Of Charles City, as the
speakers.
Tonight the anniversary Of the