Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-22
DISCUSS TIE CHURCH
That Was the General Theme at
the Christian Church Con.
vention Today.
Strong Address Delivered by
President j. NJ. Rudy
Tuesday Evening.
DR.. McCash. OF Des Moines.
Among Today's Speakers
Dr.. Smith Tonight.

The attendance at the convention Of
the northeast Iowa Christian churches
and the G. w. b. NJ. Was cpnslderabl.
augmented Tuesday night and this
morning, attic the attendance is not so
large as that of last year. owing, prob.
ably, to the fact that Marshall county
is situated in the extreme southwes.
portion of the district. Good meetings
are resulting. nevertheless and the del
esates are enthusiastic in their work
Among the prominent arrivals today
We're Dr. /. n. McCash, pastor of the
University Place Christian church in
Des Mones, and DIR. G. G. Smith, of Gin
cinnati. o. Rev. McGash, who is one of
the prominent divines Of the Christian.
church in Iowa, delivered an address at
this morning 9 session OF the conventions
and Rev Smith Will deliver the princi-
pal address at the evening session His
topic will be The Negro Of the South"
DR.. Smith s engaged in evangelistic
work along the lines followed by the
Freedmen's Aid
The convention proper opened Tues
day evening with song service, fol-
lowed by the annual address of the
president of the association Rev j. NJ
Rudy of Cedar Rapids. The attendance
Of visitors and citizens was large and
the presidents address. which was in
the nature of n lecture. was strong
ont. His subject was The Great Plea
of the Christian Church." The tenden-
cy Of the present age s Christianity
founded on deeds and not creeas. The
speaker said that creeds are erumbling
and falling and that an age that rejects
creeds will reject the Bible if there is,
good ground for such rejection, because
men hold their creeds are coming OUT OF
the Bible
The Organized Church" was the gem
eral topic of the addresses at the fore
noon session of the convention today.
Its pastor and what is expected of him
We're discussed from the viewpoint of
the pew by Mr. G. III. Van Law, of
Marshalltown, and from the pulpit by
Rev, S j. Carter, of DIN The church
board, how constituted? was the section
of the general question assigned 10 Mr.
+. c. Prick. of Cedar Rapids and j C.
Encell. of Marion. discussed its duties.
j. c. Hanna. Of Liscomb. spoke of it,
sick and poor. and S 81 Ross of Mar
telle. of its delinquents and abssntees
q. A. Hess, of Greene, spoke of its re-
iation to the community. DIR. McCash
of Des Moines closed the forenoon ses.
| sion with an evangelistic address.
AT the afternoon session the report OF
Secretary j. T. Nichols. of yintcn. was
presented, and Corresponding Secretary
b. S. Denny, of Des Moines delivere,.
an address The following topics we've
considered distribution of Missionary
Offerings" Rev. W. H. Scott Marshall
town: Pastor and State Missions.'s j. S.
Riley, Waterloe: What Shall We DO
With Our Weak Churches j. G. Crit
filth. Cedar Rapids; Our Duty and our
Opportunity in Iowa, F. l. Platt, CEN
trail city
The afternoon meeting closed with 4
memorial service in respect 10 the late
Rev. n. A. Mcconnell. of Marshalltown
and Others This service was led by
President Rudy
The program for tomorrow follows:
THURSDAY MORNING.
S.45-Praise Service
9:00-ReguIar Business. Session.
9;3e--The Bible School. Chairman F.
l.. Davis
s:45-The Bible school--what can we
do for it and what can it do for us? w.
d. Glemmer, Des Moines.
lo:3O-Trained Teachers. How Can We
Get Them? Sherman Hill, Hampton.
10:45-Teachers' Meeting. Why Essen
tiai? r. b. Brown, Mt. Auburn.
1l:oo-open Conference, led by II. G.
Sargent Mason City
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
2:oo-Normal Bible School Drill, w. b.
Ciemmef
Y p. S. G. E. Session.
e:50-Praise Service. led by j. E. Da-
Wis Marble Rock
s:oo-Address, The Christian En-
deavor Society as an Evangelistic
Force, r. c. Sargent Mason City
3:so-Is the Christian Eudeavor soci-
ETY. Fulfilling Its Mission? d. b. Alien,
Arlington.
3:45-The Need Of the Educational FL
ement in Christian Endeavor, Mrs S. h.
Hail. Hampton.
S:55-Conducting the Meeting, Miss
Mittie Hall. Cedar Rapids.
4:05.How Can the Christian Endeav-
|or Society Help the Pastor? Eugene
Curless. Written
Unfinished Business.
THURSDAY EVENING.
1.30-Praise Service.
1:45-Address, Chancellor w. b. Craig.
Drake University