Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-24
UPPER IOWA METHODIST CON-
FERENCE IN FULL SWING
AT CHARLES CITY.
BISHOP sTuNTz Us
PRESIDING OFFICER
Great Interest and Lively Contests in
Selection Of Delegates 70 General
Conferenoo--Great Scarcity Of Min
iaters indicated-Many Changes in
Important Paatoratcs Probable.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican
Charles city, sept, 2i.-rhe Upper
Iowa annual conference of the Method
| list Episcopal church convened this
morning ut s O'clock in this city Bsh-
op Homer c. stuntz, of Omaha, pre-
siding. Nearly every one OF the 200
mcynbers were present NJ the opening
| session. DR.. w. w. Carlton. pastor of
| the local church. and his great mem
| bership had everything in readiness
for the care and entertainment of the
conference and visiting speakers. This
! is the third time Dr. Carlton has enteT-
tanned the conference, and as hereto
| fore he has proven himself an efti-
| Gent and royal host
Bishop Stuntz was formerly h pastor
of various churches in the Upper Iowa
conference and his presidency this
morning was hailed with delight. The
| bishop had sent word to all the MEM
! bcrs of the conference to be present
| a day early this year to spend the day
before the opening Of the conference
session in consideration of the great
religious drive that is to take place
during the coming year. The theme
for the day was ''Tie Larger Evan
gellsm." DR.. o. G.. circuit, of Omaha
spoke on ''Tarry Ye": DR.. Frank Cole.
of Davenport, and DR.. VIC. Keeler, OF
| Mount Vernon, spoke on the "Laity IN
the Larger Evangelism; Drs. w. L.
Wasser of Grlnnell, and r. +. Hurt
burt, superintendent of the Davenport
district gave addresses on The Pastor
| in the Larger Evangelism" The day
was concluded last night with rous-
| ing address by Bishop tStuntz on the
Holy Spirit and the Larger Evangei-
ISM
The business session this morning
was proceeded with the celebration OIL
| the hold communion, which was con-
Quoted >by, the bishop assisted by the
four superintendent. The officers OF
the conference for the coming year
are S. C. Bretnall, secretary; T. P. Pot
ter, statistical secretary; 7. j. Elwick,
treasurer: F.. A. Smith. auditor; L. u.
Stubs, secretary of the board OF
stewards, and G. 3. Shoemaker, an
| nuitant secretary.
To Pick Conference Delegation.
| The conference session promises to be
most interesting. This year will be
held the election of delegates to the
general conference which will be held
at Des Moines rext May. who the min
isterial candidates will be is yet prob
lematical. Several are willing to 60
The conference is allowed to elect hve.
FIVE lay delegates also will be elected.
Laymen from all parts OF the CONFER
ence will be present to elect these DEL
egates. Among the lay candidates are
President C. P. Colegroye, of Fayette;
John Lister, of Conrad: John l.. Pol
lock, Of Dubuque; John Holden, OF
Plymouth: H. W. Moulton. of Usage;
H. w. Klaus, of Earlville, and Attorney
Swisher, of Iowa City.
There is a great scarcity of ministers
this year.. 1t was anticipated that
there would he plenty of men at the
conclusion of@the war, but so many
have gone into reconstruction work
in Europe and into other lines or
work that a shortage is inevitable this
year. Fully half of the churches IN
the conference have advanced pastors
salaries in order to hold their men or
TO obtain men q sufficient caiiber TO
do efficient work for them.
A few members OF the conference
will retire from the active ranks. Dr..
7 w. Bissell of Waterloo. for many
years president of Upper Iowa Univer-
sity, will retire after forty-eight years
of consecutive service. w. L. Ross, OF
Dunmont, and n. F. Norton. of Ell
heron will retire after having given
thirty eight years. Pm. Dewello, OF
Low Moor. and 4. 3. Cooper of Greedy,
will take the supernunerary relation.
Many Pastoral Changes.
There will be large number Of