The Denison review., 1899-09-15
DEN1soN. IOWA FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER IS, 1899

on the part Of pastors and churches.
There has been such mingling of oppor-
tunity and embarrassment as to call for
special vigilance. and for tactful and la
the Charges. There are rewards OF this
fidelity, some of which are indicated In
the Increase of members, and of values In
church property. y .ss
Material Improvements.
At the close of the last Conference ses-
ished. The one at Cambridge was dedi-
Gated October 80. The cost Of this struct-
ure was $500. The one at Madrid was
pended upon 1t was s., 300. L. B. Wicker
sham successfully managed the finances
Of both these churches at the time of ded-
house, on the Woodward Charge. has
erected q church and bestowed upon it
dedicated July 30 by Dr. T. NICK. Stewart
where quiet endeavors have been put
forth to create fund to launch the enter
prise The Ladies' Aid Society and the
pal agents thus far and the success Of
their work gives promise of creditable
structure in the near future. AT Colo q
new parsonage of commodious proper
property was disposed of and the proceeds
We're applied on the new possessions. The
value Of this property is now $1,000. Like
~ completed large nine-room, two-story
building. This enterprise was carried
through from inception to completion by
the the Pc persistent tss & effort Of the pastor. It is
ity. The value of the parsonage prop
erty at this place is now held to be ap-
proximately $1,000. Church and parsonage
Berkeley have been freshened by paint
and papered. Three hundred and twenty
dollars have been expended at Kirkman
hundred dollars have been paid on re-
pairs of parsonage at Scranton and $125
on the painting of the Ames parsonage,
together with some minor work on the
church. At Dana the papering of the
church and the erection of sheds cost $780,
The Ogden parsonage has received re-
pairs, including slight modification of
ant Hill church, on Cooper Charge has
been freshened at an outlay of $685. I'M
provements of different kinds have been
Grand On at q
pies of Ogden circuit, and Bethlehem, on
Boone circuit. under Maxwell Charge, ag-
gregating s6so In value; and on the par
amounting to 500. The conveniences and
value of the parsonage properties have
been be en- enhaqced by the addition Of good
Cooper, involving an expenditure Of $475.
Church and Parsonage Debts.
The entire debt on church and parson-
age at Nevada, amounting to- s., 600, has
been cancelled during the year. The
by $1,000 Over $500 have been paid al
Perry on Improvements previously made
In the basement of the church. The La
dies Aid society at Glidden have paid $225
on parsonage debt.
The Benevolences.
s
ence year with plans for disseminating
infoTmation and stimulating interest in
the ,NbeneyoIences- causes OF the church,
With the exception Of two or three places
where circumstances prevented, a con-
yention was held on each pastors terri
tory. DR.. I. II. Correll recently of Ja-
pan. bestowed helpful service at several
experienced pastors rendered similar as
sistance at other places. At the time ar
ranged for, the taking of the collections
the conditions proved to be very unfav-'
heightened into weeks. It became neces-f
sary for the pastors to adopt methods
other than those that contemplated
tons. The results are varied Some
Charges have kept well to thefront, have
held their own against odds and will re-,
charges have presented % ed is a wavering % Zine. line.
nave faltered and fallen back; while
others still as II challenged by the greater
dimculty,. have gathered strength and
swept on. and now rejoice over splendid
gains. There has been enough vigor in
their enorts to carry the entire District
line to advanced ground.
Revivnls.
The warfare spiritual has abounded in
ing at First church. Boone, developed a
revival OF marked character. Upward of
goo persons were brought into our church
fold, and the larger part of another hum
N nj ORG
tions. Faithful labors of the pastor,
prompt cooperation of the people and the
efficient services OF the evangelist, Hugh
Smith, were the chief human factors visi-
BILE in the results. Successful union meet
ings at Nevada have resulted in the ad-
dition to our church of IS new members.
greatly stimulating the church and adding
to Its number some 40 persons On the
Maxwell Charge the pastor. aided by
Eyangelist Wycoff; conducted success
ful meeting at Collins and "a were added
to this society. Ogden circuit has had
spiritual ediffcation, evidenced in the in
gathering Of q new members, and cul-
building. Dallas Center has felt the
quickening impulse of the gospel and re-
Jotce in the accession of II new members.
Worrell's Grove on the Ames Charge. was
visited by a long-wished for revival, un-
der the labors of the pastor, and ~ new
members were the result. Other pastors
have. waged faithfully the battle against
OH WIN fsHSOuAdsiue5 6dlAiS.
Miscellaneous.
Early in the month of June j. e. Bryan,
pastor of Woodward charge felt impelled
to remove to Colorado in search Of i'm
proved health for Mrs. Bryan. He ar
ranged with Alfred Knoll to complete his
pastoral duties.
Two District Conferences and an Ep-
worth League convention, the best in a
series Of good conventions, contributed
their incitement to earnest endeayor
throughout the District.
Here the record of the Conference year
is closed. With prayer and faith, amid
hopes. and anxieties. now in the flush of
conscious success, and again in the dis
may of disorganized plans the work has
been wrought. But whether the one or
the other, and throughout 1t all the
strengthening. comforting grace of God
has been specially gracious. The work is
His; and the empowering for such results
as have been achieved is from Him. To
Him we ascribe grateful praise
e. NJ HOLMES
COUNCIL BLUFFS DISTRICT.
Rev. ID. C. Franklin, Council BluMw.