Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04

held forth at Bethel Church in East
Des Moines. A half dozen years
ago the people of East Des Moines
would have felt unequal to the task
Rev. Parker has made them see
things in Bethel and they did q
good job at entertaining confer
ence.
Next years conference will be
held at Sioux City, Rev. B. F.
Moore, pastor. Besides the minis
tiers and laymen who comprise the
Annual Conference there was the
annual meeting of the Mite Mis-
siOnary Society of which Mrs. H. c.
Boyd is president. The women are
coming from the Missionary Con-
vention filled with new zeal after
hearing Bishop Gregg, a former
African missionary and later bish-
op there, and the newly elected
South African bishop, Ri. Rev. ].
Frank Reid.
While one sees tall corn all
around Des Moines, the big thing
in the city is weeds! Tall ones in
almost every front yard and boule-
ward. The people must be proud
of them because they grow so tall!
Rev. Baber of South Bend, Indi-
ana, suffered stroke lately, and
before the Northwestern Confer
ence was well organized the bishop
sent Rev. G. L. Hayden to that
charge. South Bend is a very good
charge in one of Indiana's busy
manufacturing centers. The whole
conference and the general officers
and visitors present, as well as the
bishop, was depressed by the st.
James, st. Paul, financial report
read by Presiding Elder T. B. Sto-
vail. The report was about $3.50
short of last years report.
Bishop Gregg seemed to feel that
when he was doing everything pos
sible to give the people what they
wished, they should at least back
the program of the church and pay
annual dues that mission preachers,
colleges, theological seminaries,
printing plants and other necessary
expenses might be cared for. For
St. James Church of st. Paul to fail
was hard blow.
The bishop wired Thomas Neal,
acknowledged leader of the Hayden
opposition, requesting that at least
$3.50 of the deficit be raised in
about two weeks, when the bishop
will have to report to the Finan-
cial Secretary. Mr.. Neal made an
effort, but not a $3.50 one. There
seems some likelihood that the re-
will be raised.
st. James was not the only
church where there was trouble. A
similar incident occurred in the en-
tertaining church. There was not
a whimper about it. The pastor
read better report than last year,
but without prejudice was sent to
good charge, Keokuk, and Rev.
VIM. Ogleton was sent to Bethel,
Des Moines.
Rev. H. C. Boyd reported paying
$1,000 on a $4,000 principal in
debtedness at St. Paul, Des Moines.
1t is the first money paid on princi-
pal in years. The report showed
less of money hustling church din
ners and much of tithing. Some
of the "dicty Does" the best bridge
players in Rev. Boyd's church,
would just as soon he would be re-
moved, but he was returned amid
great applause and bouquets of
flowers. Rev. Spears of St. James,
Minneapolis, was ordered to a
greater work in the Chicago Con-
ference, and Rev. Boyd Patrick to
st. James, Minneapolis.
Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart was re-
turned to St. Peter, Minneapolis,
to further extend long and sue
cessful pastorate.
Missing from the conference was
Mrs. Gregg, the bishops wife. She
has been quite ill of late. The
bishop hoped to have her join him
at the Chicago Conference.
Anonymous.