The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-08
THE CITY CHURCHES.
News and Notes from the Various
Houses.of Worship.
Central M. K. Church.

p. church, both morning and evening
His subject in the morning was
Christ an Ever Present Helper" and
in the evening was from the text, ~
can do all things through Christ, which
strengthened me-" His sermons were
timely and forcible and were listened
to with closest attention.
The audience was favored in the
morning by a vocal solo by Thomas H.
Roberts, which wa greatly enjoyed.
In The evening Prof. VIM. Solomon
sang. The following services were
given out for the present week: Mon
day evening, annual meeting of the
Epworth League; Tuesday evening,
meeting of the Sunday school board;
Wednesday, meeting of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society at the
home of Mrs. ]. w. S~hreeve's on North
Market street at 2:30 p. M, and gen.
tlemen invited for the evening.
At the meeting of the Brotherhood
Of st. Paul, the following were elected
for the ensuing six motnhs: Presi-
dent, DR.. D. w. Detwiler; Secretary,
Alfred w. Burdick; Treasurer, Albert
d. Coleman. The Epworth League
service was led by G. E. Barnard, the
subject being "The Time for Medita-
tion-The Morning Watch" For a
New Years service the meeting was
much enjoyed and served as q good
preparation for the week.
First Church.
There were a goodly number present
on Sunday to enjoy these services.
Rev. John P. Engstrom preached in
the morning on the subject, "a New
Year Purpose" and in the evening on
The Conflict Between Charity and
Cruelty" Interesting music was a
feature of the services and the follow
ing meetings we're announced for the
week of prayer:
Tuesday evening subject, "How
Can We Better Our Conditions?"
Wednesday evening subject, per
sonal Work and IT'S Difficulties"
Thursday evening subject, Our
Homes"
Friday evening subject, ''The Evan
gelistic Spirit is the Basis of True
Church Work"
Christian Church.
Rev. J. P. Mcknight occupied his
pulpit both morning and evening and
preached fitting sermons to interested
and attentive audiences. The services
were all well attended and the music
was of special interest.
Y. M. c. A.
The meeting for men at the Y. NJ. G.
A. rooms on Sunday were led by Sec
rotary Lacey and was ~distinctively a
New Years meeting. During the hour
Miss Myrtle Ware sang that beautiful
and touching song, almost Persuad-
ed" DR.. G. H. Hare gave a fine solo,
Father in Heaven Above" and Miss
Grace Brewer rendered the song
would You Live for Jesus?"
The speaking was informal and quite
a number took part, each emphasizing
some particular feature of Christian
Thought for the new year. Among
others were DR.. D. w. Detwiler, DR..
Baker and Ira Kent. The meeting
vas greatly enjoyed.
Congregational Church.
The services at the Congregational
church were very enjoyable. Rev. A.
Kato Kaye, the pastor, preached at
both morning and evening services.
The morning subject was the Church
and the Member" and that of the eV-
ening was "The New Year." The
music at this church is alyaws a de-
lightful feature of the services and
Sunday was no exception to the rule.
The people were devotional and all
services were we'll attended.
First Baptist Church.
The pastor occupied the pulpit of
the Baptist church. Rev. Duboc
preached in the morning on the sub
ject Of christian Progress" and the
evening on How to Make the New
Year Prosperous" Attentive audi
ences enjoyed both d~iscourses and
many thoughts were presented which
will be helpful during the new year.
Considering the day all of the services
were particularly well attended.
ST. James Episcopal Church.
The services at the Episcopal
church were full of peculiar interest.
The season of the year seems to in
duce sober thought and meditation
regarding the work of the future and
that which pertains to right living.
Rev. w. II. Frost, the rector, preached
appropriate sermons both morning
and evening, and they were replete
with timely and fitting advice to the
people. The music was a feature and
the services were all we'll attended
and much enjoyed.
A. M. e. Church.
The special revival services were
continued throughout Sunday and
close on Monday evening. They have
been full of interest and profit. Rev.
J. Will King preached on the subject,
''They in Those Times Had No Re-
viyals, and Yet the People Were
Saved" The evening subject was
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