Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01
PREsBYTERY OF FORT DODGE.
Meeting Held at EstherviIle Proves tc
Be an interesting Session.

Estherville, May 1.-The presbyter.
OF Fort Dodge held an interesting ses-
sion in the new Presbyterian church al
this place, of which Rev. w. E. Mcleod
is the pastor. The opening sermon was
delivered by Rev. Phil c. Baird, ID. ID.
the retiring moderator. Rev. w. III
Rurdick was elected moderator, Rev. L.
w. Brown and Rev. Harry Kremers
temporary clerks, and Rev. r. e. Flick
niger served as stated Clerk.
The following members We're received
from other presbyteries: Rev. f. A.
bier, Armstrong, and Rev. A. j. Gregg,
Ringsted, from the p~resbyteries OF
Corning, Des Moines and Dubuque. re-
spectively; Rev. John c. Giffen, Man
ming; Rev. d. S. Graham. Huntington,
and Rev. Allan Lang, E~stherville, from
the presbyteries of Omaha and Sioux
City. Howell S. Vincent. Lytton, a Ii
'centiate, received from the ~presbytery
OF Omaha, and William f. Secular, Per-
ry. were examined and ordained.
The following members were trans
ferred to other presbyteries: Rev. A.
l.. Berry, Rev. S. II. King and Rev. z.
w. Steele to the presbrteries of Boul-
der, Logansport and Iowa, respectively;
Rev. +. "A. Smiley, Rev. Fl. S. Condit
and Rev. L. w. Lanham 10 the presby-
teries of Cedar Rapids, Dcs Moines and
Mankato: Rev. John +. Vance. Rev.
Paul b. Mayor. Rev. Claude r. Shaver
and Rev. Oscar Rostrom TO the presby-
teries of Iowa City, Sioux City, Mouse
River and st. Louis.
The caJ az the church at IyftOn was
placed in the hands of Rev. H. S. Vim
of Rev. Il. p. Enders, and arrange
ments were made for their installation.
Rev. Phil c. Baird, d. D. Fort Dodge,
Rev. A. l.. Sarcliet, Pr. d., Jefferson,
and Elders Charles A Garvin, Rippey,
and Matthew Richmond, Armstrong,
were elected commissioners to the gem
eral assembly that meets at Los An
geles, Cal, May 81 to 81.
Arrangements were made for the pur-
chase of a ten for the use of Mr.. j. T.
Of Fort Dodge. the Sunday
missionary. and as an aid TO pas
in holding evangeiistic meetings
during the summer months. The ses-
OF Tuesday afternoon and
Wednesday evening We're devoted TO
evangelistic conferences and some eX-
cellent addresses were delivered by n
number OF the members of the presby-
terry. Three of the elders. George r.
Spence. Rolfe; c. NJ. Rudesill. Fort
Dodge. and Hon. ]. J. Smell, Boone, de-
addresses or prepared papers
were read on the hest methods of
developing the financas in the local
church.
The presbytery approved an overture
requesting the general assembly to
together in the annual statistical
table the two columns entitled home
and %synodical aid under the
general head of home missions and des-
ignate them general" and ':'synodioal,"
respectively. Other overtures adopted
to the appointment of a special
on educational institutions
and the designation of the second Sab
bath in September as g day of PRAYER
for our public schools.
The general assembly of Iowa was re-
to amend the mEict law by oro-
a reasonable time limit for the
of all consent petitions, n
was im~portuned to abolish the
saloon in the Philippine
The next state meeting will be held
at Lake City.