The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-22
THE CITY CHURCHES.
News and Notes from the Various
Houses of Worship.

Sunday was made memorable at st.
James Episcopal church by the cere-
monies of blessing the Altar Desk and
Service presented to the church by the
Annunciation class of the Sunday
school. Rev. w. H. Frost took occa-
sion to review the many gifts to the
church made by the younger people
and children and complimente'l them
Ter their earnest and untirir,g work.
Among other things he mentioned The
large lantern at the entrance to the
church, the Altar Railing, the pulpit
lecturn and handsome Bible USED in
the services. Inc new presents are
VeJy elegant, the finest of the kind to
he had in the country. Members Of
TIC class and prlties TO the gift are:
FIancene Lacey, BERTHE Bowen, Anna
Cortes Phillips, Marie Kalbach, Mary
Wolcott, Beta Strohmeier, Clair Ge-
neva, Leila Beckman, Lena tichten-
held, Margaret McCampbe'l Rachel
Agg, Ethel Hunt, Amy Mu PHI. Sophia
81 ohmeier.
Central M. E. Church.
Sunday was one of the ideal days of
winter and al a consequence the at
tendance was of the best. The SER
vices seemed not only to welcome the
birth of the new year, but was also
indicative Of the approach of spring.
Rev. j. w. Somerville preached both
moIGing and evening. His subject in
the morning was Faith and Fanati-
cism" and in the evening was from the
text, why art thou cast down, Oh
my soul and why + thou disquieted
within me, hope thou in God"
The audience was favored in the
morning with a solo, "The Lord is My
Light" by Miss Myrtle Ware and a
fine anthem by the choir, Come Unto
Me and / Will Give You Rest" In
the evening Misses Elsie Adler and
Katherine Drinkle rendered the beau
tiful "The Lord is My Shepherd" by
Smart. During the Epworth League
service in the evening the new officers
for the ensuing year were installed
by the retiring president, c. e. Bar
nard. The new corps of officers enter
their manifold duties with the regard
and confidence of all genuine Leag-
Uers and a bright and prosperous year
is predicted.
Congregational Church.
Large and interested audiences were
present at all services yesterday and
the pastor, Rev. A. Cato Kaye, occu
pied his pulpit at both the morning
and the evening services. His morn
ing subject was Church and Society
inconsistencies" and in the evening
he spoke on Proofs of Regard Accept
ed by Jesus Christ" His sermons
were both strong and convincing and
his hearers gave him their undivided
attention. The special music had
been carefully prepared under the d.
rection of Mrs. Belle G. Ray and is al
ways a marked feature of the services.
Christian Church.
A bright and happy congregation
gathered at the Christian church to
contribute their portion to Sundays
enjoyments. At the morning service
the pastor, Rev. J. P. Mcknight
preached a sermon to the children,
which was replete with object lessons
of keen interest to both young and old.
His sermon in the evening was on a
popular subject and was well calcu-
lated to uplift people and direct them
to a higher and better life. The music
was enthusiastic and joyous and was
entered into heartily by the congrega-
lions present. The whole day was one
of pleasure and profit.
First Baptist Church.
Prof. E. w. Clement, the principal
of the Toxic Baptist Academy OF
Toxic, Japan, filled the pulpit in the
Baptist church both morning and ev-
ening on Sunday. In the morning he
spoke on the subject Of "PenteGest in
Japan" and outlined the work of the
great revival which has been taking
place there for the past year or two.
This work is being carried on mainly
by the Japanese themselves and is
very encouraging in it's results. In
the evening his subject was, "a Birds
Eye View of Christianity in Japan"
At this time he spoke of the work Ct
all the denominations and showed how
thoroughly all departments of Japan
csc civilization is Influenced by Chris
tianity. He declared that even the
high officials encourage the work OF
the missionaries. Both addresses were
of great interest and large audiences
were present at all the services. The
music was hearty and sincere and was
expressive of personal happiness and
joy in the benefits, which they had en-
joyed as a worshiping people.
Y. M. C. A.
The services at the Y. M. c. A.
rooms were greatly enjoyed by those
present. After a short song service
the men were favored with a vocal