Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 242, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1919 — CONFERENCE IS ADJOURNED [ARTICLE]

CONFERENCE IS ADJOURNED

THE REV. E. W. STRECKER IS RETURNED TO TRINITY M. E. CHURCH HERE. .■?: . x 1 . Frankfort Crescent-News, Get. 6. —The Northwest Indiana conference adjourned shortly after noon today, following the announcement of the ’ appointments by Bishop Nicholson, ' who stated that the greatest diffi- . culty was occasioned this year ow- . ing to the fact that there were twen- ! ty ministers who had been in the ’ military service returned to the con- , ference and there were hot enough ( good places for them without dis- ' placing others who had every reason to continue in the field where stationed. He said that the ap- i pointments had been worked out as ’ aquitably as possible and that the . difficulties had been largely surmounted. . The appointments of this district follow: Lafayette district, W. E. McKenzie, district superintendent; Ambia and Talbot, C. C. Farmer; Barkley - Ground} Richard Pengilly; Boswell, J. J. Rankin; Brook, J. J. Wilson; Brookston and Chalmers, A. E. Bagby; Buck Creek and Radnor, H. C. Riley; Dayton, H. L. Mcßride; Delphi, R. O. Kimberlin; Fair Oaks, to be supplied; Fowler, Wm. Brandon; Francesville, T. J. Reder; Goodland, V. B. Servies; Idaville, J. P. Alford; Kentland, C. L. Harper; Kewanna, G. S. Reedy; Lafayette— Congress Street, A. V. Babbs, St. Paul’s, S. C. Rogers; Trinity, T. F. Williams; West Lafayette, H. 0. Enwall; Leiter’s Ford, C. V. Roush; Lowell, C .A. Brown; Lucerne, J. E. Watson; Medaryville, F. J. Beisel; Monon, Fred H. Longwell; Monon Chapel, to be supplied; Monticello, F. L. Hovis; Montmorenci and Mt. Zion, W. J. Stewart; Morocco, A. L. Branden'berg; Mt. Ayr, B. H. Horton; Otterbein,-J. B. McNary; Oxford, C. W. Shoemaker; Raub, G. F. Cramer; Remington, A. L. Miller; Rensselaer, E. W. Strecker; Reynolds, Earl Heimburger; Richland Center, George A. Kenyon; Rochester, G. F. Craig; Roselawn, to be supplied; Royal Center, W. C. Aye; Shelby, to be supplied; Star City, D. A. Rodgers; Stidham, C. B. Rippetoe; West Point and Roberts, J. E. Sidebottom; Winamac, J. E. Porter; Wolcott, Harry Upchurch; Yeoman and Pittsburgh, to be supplied. Special Appointments. H. A. Gobin, vice-president DePauw university, < member College avenue, quarterly conference. ,E. S. Shumaker, state superintendent, Indiana Anti-Saloon league, member of St. Paul, Indianapolis, quarterly conference. R. C. Curnick, field secretary for Methodist hospital, Indianapolis, member of St. Paul, Indianapolis, quarterly conference. C. D. Royse, Centenary commission, Chicago area, Rockville, quarterly Conference. 1 ' • ---- ''.a"-----'--A. W. Wood, . chaplain northern Indiana prison, Michigan City, quarterly conference. A resolution was offered and passed asking the delegates to the general conference to urge a provision for three years’ instead of annual appointments. Full membership in conference,'! 56,089. A decrease of 970. This decrease was accounted for by the transfer of one church to the Indiana conference and by the system of accounting for non-resident members. ; , . There are 293 Sunday schools m the district, a decrease of nine, owing to consolidation. ‘The total number of officers and teacher#4n the eonference was s,o2o,a<decrease of 300. : The total enrollment was 58,337, a decrease of 1,220. , The Epworth League has a membership of 5,000, a decrease of 156. A resolution was offered by Rev. W. B. Warriner expressing gratification at the hospitality shown the ministers at the conference, praising Rev. E. W. Dunlavy for the completeness of all arrangements, the newspapers for their handling of the reports, the Masonic order for the use of their building, the Christian church for the use of their church for the lay conference sessions, the Farmers’ and the American National banks for favors extended, the ladies for their fine handling of the delegates at the' meals, and the people of Frankfort generally and those in whose Ijomes the delegates were entertained particularly. The resolution also praised Bishop Nicholson .for his fairness and Christian spirit in conducting the sessions of the conference. The resolutions were endorsed unanimously. The Monnett School for Girls, which the conference took over last week, was reported favorably to the consideration of the centenary comi mission with a view to the making • of needed permanent improvements. I The school is located in Rensselaer.