Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-06
IOWA CONFERENCE CLOSES.
Methodists at GrinnelI Conclude
Successful Meeting.

NethouiStS at Grtnneii Conclude
Successful Meeting.
Special to Times Republican.
] Grinnell, Sept. 6.--The twelfth an
! nual session OF the layman's associa-
ton OF the Iowa conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church was held
in the Congregational church of this
city. beginning on Friday morning.
The officers OF the association are:
President, A. N. Jarvis, of Burling-
ton; vice presidents. Henry Hervey.
of Ottumwa, Dean Taylor, of Fair
field. and r. S. Dix. of Muscatine;
secretary treasurer George F. VAIL,
of Muscatine. Discussions were con-
tmued thru Friday and Saturday
morning. On Saturday afternoon
was held a Joint session of laymen
and ministers, in the Methodist
church. with Bishop Stuntz giving
an address. The election OF officers
of the association took place.
DIR. Gray's fourth sermon, on 1.-THE
Divine Motives" was given Satur-
day afternoon and he took the even
ing train over the Rock Island for
his home at Kansas city. On Satur-
day evening the conference met in
the CONGREGATIONAL church and was
addressed by Rev. Perry Hanson,
missionary to China. who told in a
convincing way of the pressing need
of laborers In that vast field. This
address was followed by pageant
representing conditions of soul and
intellect. as well as of body. In India
The pageant brought out the picture
in stronger light than any word Pic
ture alone could do.
On Sunday morning the regular
annual love feast OF the conference
took place at the Methodist church.
followed by sermon by Bishop
Stuntz, to a packed house. Bishop
Mcdowell, of Washington, ID. c..
gave the morning sermon at the
Congregational church TO an inter-
ested congregation. His theme was
"The Temptation of Christ" based on
the account as given in Matthew
The ceremony of the baptism of
infants by Bishop Stuntz at the
Methodist church on Sunday after
noon drew large attendance and
was very impressive, Five children
were baptized Following this cere-
mopy was the memorial service for
those ministers and the widows of
ministers of the Iowa conference
who have died In the past confer
cnce year. This Included Rev J. E..
corley, who was pastor IN Grinnell
from 1898 to 1900: Mrs. Charles NJ.
Shepard. OF Keosauaua. and others.
The memorial sermon was by Rev.
DIR. Rorland. of Rrooklyn. Bishop
Stuntz then memorialized Bishops
John n. Vincent and Matthew Ssnp-
son Hughes. from his personal
, knowledge Of, by eompanionship
with, the deceased In both cases.
The memorial service was followed
by the ordination of three young
men as deacons and that by the or
dination of five as elders.
The conference met in the evening
at the Congregational church, where
Bishop Mcdowell gave the final ser
mon address of the conference. Ad-
jcurnment took place after the
morning business session of odds
and ends, and outgoing trains car
rted most Of the visitors who ex-
pressed the pleasure they had re-
ceived from the conference. The
people OF Grinnell regret only the
fact Of cold rain of Thursday night
and Friday which gave discomfort
and prevented the visitors from get
ting the best view of the city.