Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-14
No PASTOR FOR
MOUNTAIN HOME
Methodist District Conference Leaves
Place Vacant Pending Outcome
of Community Movement.

The ldaho conference or the Metn-
odist Episcopal Church, at its for
tieth annual meeting at Baker, Ore,
was largely attended by the minis
ters and lay delegates of the confer
ence, there being an attendance of
nearly two hundred, including the
wives of many of the delegates.
The business sessions of the CON
ference were held in the Baker M.
E. Church, of which Rev. Chester is
pastor The entire community unit
ed in furnishing entertainment for
the delegates and the Kiwanis Club
assisted in furnishing autos for a
sightseeing trip through the coun-
try adjacent to Baker. The manage
ment of the natatOrium Issued COM
plimentary tickets to the plunge to
all visitors. The large Baker thea
tire was also furnished free for the
lecture of Bishop Charles Wesley
Burns and that of Senator Borah.
The session opened Wednesday
morning, Sept. 5, and closed Sunday
night at IL o'clock, Sept. 8, at which
time the appointments for the ensu-
ing year were read.
There were changes of pastors on
about forty per cent of the confer
ence. M. w. Ewing, for a number
of years superintendent of the Boise
district, was changed to the La
Grande district, and Rev. Aldrich,
formerly on the La Grande district, |
came to Boise disrtict.
Rev. E. L. White, pastor at Twin
Falls, was appointed to the Poea-
tello district and Rev. Baker, whom
he succeeded, was sent to Caldwell
in charge of the church there, af-
ter having served seven years as Su-
perintendent on the Pocatello dis
trict. Rev. Dorman was returned to
Glenns Ferry and Mountain Home
was left without a pastor being ap-
pointed, pending the outcome of the
church movement.
The name of the conference was
changed from Idaho to the Inter-
mountain conference, as it comprises
Southern Idaho and Southeastern
Oregon, and it was thought unfair
'or the name of one state to be used.
There are about rs churches in this
conference.
President Tenney of Gooding Col
ege and Rev. Hamilton of Poeatello
we're elected delegates, and Rev. t
pastor of First church, t
boise, and Rev. Aldrich were elected a
S alternates to the general confer v
nee which meets at Springfield, C
lass, in May, 1924. F
very four years and at its sessions b
The general conference meets once t,
he Bishops were elected and the n
lws of the church formulated. This 81
difference is also entitled to two lay Il
elegates to the general conference,
nd Hans ]. Roam of Boise and Mr.. t.
vans of Baker were elected. W
A number of International Metho- 81
st church men were present and de- W
vered addresses, among which was st
great lecture by Clarence True lii
iilson of Washington, D. c., presi-
INT of the committee on temperance sh
the Methodist Episcopal church. to
1t was largly through the insti- an
-tion of Mr. Wilson that Secretary su
ughes took recent action of noti- sill
ing all foreign nations that they sn
1uld be obliged to observe our bone tn
y law by having no liquor on tn
ard vessels touching American wi
ores. This it was pointed out was da
keeping with international law pr
d has many precidents among ma ma
ms in previous years. sol
Mr.. Wilson pointed out by statis- to
s that the hope of the vets for an
her repeal of the 18th amendment icl
change to light wines and beer on
s forlorn one and that public ha'
ltiment was stronger than ever for we
Inhibition. ser
According to Mr.. Wilson, when the in
'orcement Of the liquor laws is put Col
ier the department of Justice in
ad of the department of the Treas see
i where it now is, the enforcement to
! be much more rigid. boa
The next meeting of the Inter-
untain Annual Conference will be
d at Gooding, Idaho, September,
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