The Denison review., 1899-09-15

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year. but owing to the severe storms Of
\ the winter and spring, and prevailing
sickness among our people, we were him
aered e aa IN CARRYING out the order. and found
y necessary to wait fol. opportune days
ana the substitution of personal work
Tor the general plan. Much of the fruit
0f this year, both in soul saving and finan-
rcial matters, is the result of Individual
effort and careful cleaning. Special meet
ings OF great promise were abandoned
again and again on account OF continued
storms and impassable roads; but. amid
hopeful spirit labored on as best they
could. and the helpers, with faith and
courage undaunted, sustained them, thus;
making ftpossible for us to joyfuily sing:
Bus out Of all the Lord
Hath brought us by His love,
ana stu He doth His help afford.
And hides our life above"
circulation OF our church papers The
canvass was thorough and the merit and
claim OF our own publications empha-
sizea, sIIs, stress being laid upon the fact that
Methodists ought to read Methodist liter
azure, and thus become we'll informed re-
gardtng the work of our worldwide Metho-
dism. As 9 result Of the effort made pas
7!S copies of our wideawake Epworth Her
AID. The call OF the church for money to
Haray apdy forTard the he, work Of God in all
heed every call to duty. Pastors without
exception received the superintendent
without protest, and at once began to
campaign, which contemplated reaching
every appointment in the District, was
literally buried out Of sight by the SHOWS
OF n many storms. But with undaunted
OF the wreck and disorder, construct
again, and go at 1t with a more determ-
med l, spirit. l am sure do not overstate
the facts when I say that more sermons
have been preached. more prayers offered,
more ihand-to-hand personal work per-
formed in the interest of our benevolences
years. want to say here and now, that
IN all of my association with pastors i
have not at any time heard word dis
loyal to the benevolent work of the
church, but to the contrary, they have
with deep solicitude counselled how best
to raise every dollar possible. The report
VIII show that. in most instances they
seeming defeat. The exceptional cases,
which note decrease compared with last
year: have perhaps won greater tri- |
who have succeeded in bringing larger
amount to the treasury Of our Lord. We
nave, t,as IN some cases. to deal with Chris
tian tan Science. soured type of so-calIed
spirit of Indifference and open hostility to /
the. aggressive spirit OF the church, thus /
making making the victory achieved all the
potent facts. But. all things considered,
our people have done well, and these en-.
thusiastic pastors bring today their joyful l
feet. For missions $5.Os7: for church ex-
tension, 800: for Freedman.s Aid e South |
ern Ed@ucatton. due $406; for Conference claim
ents, ef g y @72 or total for all benevolences
oI 70 s55. We have endeavored to emulate l
that terse motto OF Bishop Gilbert Haven:
..When you do good thing, and peo-
Pc !e criticise you and find fault. don't stop
90 argue or defend. but do 1t again" And /
IN go doing we have found the joyful re- |
ward OF perseverance and toll.
Material Improvement.
"A beautiful church has been built at |
Wesley, on the Hastings Charge, at cost |
Of 9s s6 G9o. It is e model in every particular.
bro. arley Is deserving of great credit In |
the management OF this enterprise. 1t |
was dedicated to the service of God June /
by the Presiding Elder. Bro. G. d.
OF building a cozy parsonage at Silver l
City at q cost of $SdS all of which has been |
paidy9 Epworthl church. Council Bluffs, |
Fifth Avenue church, Council BUNS. has |
been frescoed, and the determined spirit |
OF the pastor has succeeded in placing |
fine @ oak pews and gasoline lamps at a cost |
of N75, which has been paid. Trinity /
church, Council Bluffs has succeeded In |
replacing the chairs with good. substant-
ial pews at a cost Of $lS5. Paint and pa
fiance Charge, costing $780, Denison has
expended Il. 800 in beautifying the interior
OF the church You have but to look about |
son. when asking for this session. Right |
Well has she kept her promise to provide |
for your comfort and pleasure. Dunlap |
mas n fitted up the basement Of the church |
for League and prayer meeting purposes;
reshngled the, old parsonage and with |
other minor improvements expended $1OO
Hastings has placed new stained glass
windows and otherwise improved the
property at cost of $240 Little Sioux
has expended $1S5 in gas lighting plant, |
papered and painted the church. North
boro churches have been beautified by
paint and paper at cost of $l05 Pacific
Junction has papered church, expending
$780, Persia church has been papered and
chrcS camssu a. nn cost OF $40 Farmer City
reroofed, painted and papered, fence about
church at Randolph and parsonage inn
proved, cost $125. Shenandoah has papered
at a cost of SIS.
The following amounts have been paid
N @ improving @ parsonages: Blanchard $25;
$50; Defiance. $50: Dow City. 500; Essex. Essex
$50; Hillsdale, $780, Hastings, $53: North
boro. $50; Glenwood, $40; Little Sioux, $15
Woodbine, $50; Weston. SIS; total espendi.
ture on church and parsonage improve
p Debts have been paid as follows: Coin,
ragut. sl72: Glenwood $S5; Manila, s575;
ney, $IS; Woodbine, $l4O; Weston, SITS. One
of the notable victories of the year Is the
payment of s7a6.s7 on Trinity Church,
Council Bluffs, due the Church Extension
society. Bro. Brown (the pastor) has,
with tireless energy. devoted himself to
the raising of this money and, in the face
of manifold discouragements, has sue
ceeded. We now have one Methodist
Episcopal Church at Council Bluffs free
from debt. Trinity may now Sound the
loud tymbrill, for Jehovah has triumphed
His people are free Broadway is
maintaining her heroic struggle with the
incubus of debt: s2. 300 has been paid dur
ing the year and the helpful service given
by Bishop McCabe September 10 provides
for about $1,000 of the claim for the ensu-
ing year. No more heroic people can any
where be found; you ought to help them.
A total for payment of debts and improve
n'ent OF church and parsonage property of
s10.145.
New Enterprisex.
The old church at Logan has been sold
parsonage moved to the east side of the
lot. and contractors are now busy erect
ing a new, modern church, estimated to
cost when COMPLETED about S7 SOO The