The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-10-01
MANY YOUNG PEOPLE.
Great Gathering to Hear Field Sec
rotary Ward.

Rev. G. e. b. Ward, Interstate field
secretary among the Young Peoples
Christian Societies, was in the city
Sunday and held union meeting in
the evening at the Christian church,
the Stone Chapel. The societies of
the Christian, Congregational, Bap-
list, Friends, Presbyterian and United
Presbyterian churches joined hanis
and held the service together.
The meeting was a young peoples
rally and the regular hour for the
evening service was given over to
them. The attendance was very
large and the meeting was one OF the
best Of the kind that has ever been
held in the city. The church was
crowded in every part.
The meeting was opened in the u.s.
ual way, There was the usual G. e.
songs and music. Rev. Mcknight in
voked the Divine blessing and Pres
ident A. Rosenberger, of Penn col
lege, lead in Scripture reading. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Davis sang a duet,
"Just AS l AM"
The address Of the Rev. Ward was
explanatory Of the system and scope
of the work of the Young Peoples So
cieties. 1t was interesting and in.
structive in every part, and not only
gave the older memers Of the congre-
cation an insight into this wonderful
and powerful organization, but it al.
so assisted the young people them.
selves, the membership OF the socie-
ties of the city, in better understand.
ing and knowing themselves. Rev.
Ward said in part:
j Although am here in the interest
of the Christian Endeavor Societies,
1t is my pleasure to extend greeting
to all the different societies and in
terest them in the young peoples
movement. am glad that this SER
vice was held at the regular preach
ing hour, because it shows the inter
est the older people are taking in the
youth. The young peoples move
ment should be looked at from the
point of training school. One can
gather more from study class than
from conventions. Every committee
in the young peoples movement is a
training class. The prayer meeting
committee helps to guide the work
in this line and its business is to
train leaders. There are three sub
heads in this department: Junior
Senior, Intermediate-Senior Senior
Senior. The missionary committee
are banded together for the study of
missions. The Christian citizenship
committee is for the furtherance of
civic righteousness. 1t has been
said if forty or fifty will join their
forces in this study and then throw
themselves into politics they can &C
complish anything they desire. Sew
eral years ago the young people or
Colorado Springs insisted upon the
placing of honorable men on the tick
ct for the city ballot. This being re-
fused they took the matter into their
own hands and elected a mayor ana
three aldermen. The Sabbath schoor
committee not only looks after the
attendance but fits young men ana
women for teachers. The teacher
must get the Bible into the boys
head, and to do this, he must first
know the book and then the boy. The
Lookout" committee takes care of
the membership but its greatest op-
ject is to train the members for per-
sonal work. This is what is needed
above all else. Young people should
be loyal to their church and its socie-
ties. The message that l bring to
you is that this is your time, place
and opportunity to became master
workmen for Jesus Christ"
Benediction-Rev. Duboc.
At the close an after meeting was
held. 1t was a workers conference
and ways and means for the most eff
fective work was discussed. The
ministers seated on the platform
were Pres. Rosenberger, Rev. Kaye,
Rev. Duboc, Rev. Mcknight, Rev,
Purdy, Rev. Engstrom, Rev. Comm.
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