Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-24
NAME commissioners
Waterloo Presbytery Elects
Representatives to General
Assembly at Los Angeles
DR.. MCCORMACK FOR MODERATOR
The Iowa and Adjoining Presbyteries
Will Support Him for the High Hon
or of Presiding Over the General
Convention of the Presbyterian
church-Grundy Center Session.
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| Special to Times-Republican.
Grundy Center. April 24.-The inter-
est in church circles this week has been
centered in the meeting Of the Waterloo
presbytery held in the Presbyterian
church.
The opening meeting Tuesday even
ing was largely attended and able adj
dresses were given by The Rev. c. II.
Purmort, d. D., and Rev. S. b. McCor-
Purmort, who is synodical superintend-
ent of Iowa Home Missions, spoke
briefly on the movement for self-sup-
port adopted by the synod last fall.
While the churches have not responded
as promptly as was expected, the funds
are coming in and the outlook is quite
encouraging for the success of the
movement. The churches Of he pres
tytery nave contributed $1,265 n have
a little less than $500 to raise in order to
meet the full apportionment allotted by
the synod's committee.
DR.. Mccormick, president Of Coe Col
lege, spoke upon the theme, The
Church and the College" He sketched
the history of the work Of higher edu-
cation from its inception and showed
the interdependence and intimate rela-
ton that have existed between the
Christian church and the Christian
school from the beginning. He showed
quite conclusively that the church needs
the help of the Christian college and
that the latter should receive the hearty
support of the church in every way pos
sible. DR.. Mccormick Yves chosen as a
commissioner to the general assembly
by his home presbytery--that of Cedar
Rapids-and it is not at all improbable
that he may be chosen moderator of
that body. He received the hearty en-
dorsement of this presbytery and
doubtless will be the choice of this and
adjacent synods.
At the close of the popular meeting
Rev. A. G. Bailey. of Conrad, was
chosen moderator and Rev. S. d. Nc
F'adden, of Greene, temporary clerk.
New members We're received in
to the presbytery as follows: The Rev.
John Mackenzie. from the Free Church
OF Scotland, to take charge of the
church of Stout; the Rev. F. T. Conner,
from the presbytery of ST. Louis, who
accepts q call to Cedar Falls and will be
installed as pastor at an adjourned
meeting On May -; the Rev. Anco Re-
derus was received froln he presbytery
OF Milwaukee and is supplying the
church at Morrison.
The opening devotional service on
Wednesday morning was led by Rev. c.
IC. Mckinney, of Toledo. Reports We're
heard on foreign missions, education,
cvangelistic work, ministerial relief and
publication and Sabbath school work.
The Rev. L. NJ. Beebe, pastor-at-large,
spoke of the work among the weaker
churches.
In the afternoon Rev. B. C. Swank,
of Albion, conducted a haH hour con-
ference and prayer relative to the tenn
perance work within the bounds of the
presbytery. The order Of h day for 2
O'Clock, that of the election of commits
%sioners to the general assembly at Los
Angeles, CAL, was he occasion Of a
spirited contest resulting in the selec-
ton of Rev. j. f. Cummings, of Bows,
and Rev. s. ID. McFaddcn, of Greene, as
ministerial principals, and E. p. Lyons,
of Williams, and Joseph Hunt, of Ack-
ley, as principal lay commissioners. The
alternates are Rev. Hugh McNinch, of
Ackley, and Rev. S. r. Furmort, d. d.,
of Cedar Rapids, James Raib, of Nor
rjson, and James Taggart, of State Cen
ter.
Rev. A. G. Bailey presented the work
of the young peoples societies and
urged the Importance Of active endeav-
or with and for the young people.
The statistical report of the stated
clerk, Rev. A. +. Kiser, showed gains
indicative of a steady progress.
The popular meeting Wednesday
evening. in addition to a sermon by the
retiring moderator, Rev. j. r. Drake, of
Holland, was addressed by Rev. N. NJ.
Steffens, of Dubuque, on Our Foreign
Population DIR. Steffens pressed the
Importance of facing the problem of the
relation of the hurch to those who
come to us from foreign lands.
Rev. Il. T.. Reed, d. D.. president of
Buena Vista College, spoke of the work
OF that institution. Bnena Vista is
rapidly coming to the front as an edu-
cational factor In northwestern iowa.
DR.. Reed is ito be congratulated upon
the success which he has had in secur-
ing additional endowments and placing
the school upon a firmer basis.
Ackley was chosen as the place for
the fall meeting in September. An adj
journed meeting will be held in Cedar
Rapids on May IS at 2:30 p. m.