Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-10-19
MORNING SESSION Opens
Under the Strains of Delicate
Music.
NEW MEMBERS BEING RECEIVED

Church of Iowa Unusually
Prosperous.
/ The beautiful auditorium of the
Presbyterian church last evening was
filled with an appreciative audience
"All Hail the Power Of Jesus Name
was the keynote given to the meeting
by the sweet singers in Israel; as the
notes of Coronation" rang out and
made the arches ring, every heart was
touched with a desire to help advance
the king dom of the Master, that soon
he may in truth be crowned as Lord
of all.
After the Scripture lesson, the choir
which consisted of fourteen voices
sang The Te Deum Landamus in F.,
the retiring moderator, Rev. Harvey
Hostetler then delivered sermon on
Habakkuk 2 chap. IA verse, ::"For the
earth shall be filled with the knowledge
of the glory of the Lord, as the waters
cover the sea-
Mr.. Hostetler presented the subject
by saying that the golden age is yet
before us; by faith the prophet saw
the day when the highest cultivation
OF all mans spiritual and intellectual
faculties would be- factor to usher in
L tho kjpu1or, of NhrioA
God-given intelligence properly
trained has helped to identify man
with Him, who is the fountain
and source of all knowledge. Misdi-
rected intellectual training will lead
man away from the Creators idea of
perfect manhood. While properly d.
rected training of the intellect enables
man to meet life's conflicts with q
bolder heart, this training is not mere
acquisition of knowledge but de.
velepment of every higher faculty of
man. When the intellect is trained at
the expense of the moral and spiritual
nature montrosity is produced, not q
perfect being.
1t has been the instinct of the Pres.
byterian church, from its earliest or;
gsnization that schools should be sup
ported for the training of her ministry
as this church has always insisted up
on an educated pulpit and intelligent
pen.
Mr.. Hostetler then paid a glowing
tribute to the merit of the public
school systems yet urged that the
Presbyterians of Iowa should give
more earnest support to the schools
under the patronage of their own
church, believing that the church
should have greater voice in the
training of the young.
AT the close of the sermon Synod
was constituted with prayer.
Rev. T. S. Baily was elected modera
tor for the ensuing year and was vel
coined to his new duties by few we'll
chosen cordial words from the retiring
moderator.
The hearty exchange of greetings
after close of the meeting convinced
all beholders that our good Methodist
brethren do not hold monopoly of
hsndshaking.
MORNING SESSION:
Was opened by devotional exercises
led by DIR. Milton Green who is mis-
sionary to Porto Rico under charge of
the Synod of Iowa.
In the report of S. s. work in the
state, Rev. q. II. Purmort said the
Sunday schools of the present day
were doing . greater work than the
church proper.
Six Presbyterian church organiza-
tions have resulted from the work of
the State Sunday school Missionary
the past year. He also called atten-
tion to the fact that the study of the
catechism was not neglected by the
sons and daughters of old covenanter
stock, but that good Presbyterian
timber was being grown in our Sun.
day schools wherewith to build bul.
warks to surround the church In the
future.
The discussion which followed this
report evineed tho fact that whatever
the political affilistion of the average
Presbyterian may be, in regard to
church matters he Is an expansiOnist
pure and simple.
Rev. DIR. Brown then offered the
following resolution which wal
adopted by the Synod:
WHEREAS: That the work of organ
izing Sabbath schools in destitut,
fields until the bounds of the Synod O
Iowa Is much more satisfactorily dom
by our own missionaries than b,
others.
RESOLVED: Therefore, that ou
pastors and stated supplies be re
quested to specially commend thi
work from their pulpits and to state
that 1t is the Judgment of the Synod
that whstever funds our people hav'
, to contribute to the cause Of estsb
fishing new Sabbath schools within
our bounds, should be given exclusivel,
to our own Board of Sabbath Schoo
!, missionaries.
) Rev. s. b. Mccormick In presenting
7. the work Of the board of church erec
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