Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-24
First Session Of Fall Meeting
Opens October 4, at La
Porte City
no BE TRANSACTED
At the Opening Session Will Occur the
Election of a Moderator and Temper
airy Clerk and Report Of Committee
on Arrangements Will Also BIO Given
Then-State News.
Special to Times-Republlcans

LaPorte City, Sept. "a. - The fall
meeting Of the Waterloo Presbytery
will be held in this city October to
g. The first session will be held at
ator, Rev. w. Il. Sanford, of Nevada,
will deliver the opening sermon. His
theme will be 1.-The Supreme Need of
the Church Today" AT this session
election OF q moderator and temporary
clerk will be made, and the report Of
committee on arrangements Will be
heard. The program for Wednesday,
and Thursday Is as follows:
Wednesday, October 8,
Halr-hour devotional service led by
Rev. ID. a. Macleod.
Report on Rule vi. and excuses for
late and non-attendance.
Appointment of moderator's commit
tees.
Bills and overtures.
Place Of next meeting.
Judicial.
Narrative and state Of religion.
Resolutions.
Delegates to synod.
Revision OF permanent committees.
Auditing OF treasurers accounts.
Disposition Of papers In hands OF
stated clerk.
Overtures is on judicial commits
sions (see assembly minutes 1904, p.
l66 ff).
Overtures on form Of gov, chap. 10,
sec. (see assembly minutes 1904, p.
146D.
Overture on constitutional rule No.
3 (see assembly minutes 1904 p. 62-G3).
Overture on union with the Gums
berland Presbyterian church (see as
sembly minutes 1904, p. 1859.
Requests for dismissal.
Expense of Permanent COMMITTEES
on Young Peoples Societies.
Addresses. The Home.
"a "The Religious Life of the Home,
Development, Maintenance" ETC.
Rev. e. e. Hastings. (2) How Shah
We Train the Children of the Church
to Take an Active Interest in the Work
OF the Church ?"-,Rev. c. c. Mckinney.
(3) "rhe Conversion of Children:
Helps and Hindrances" = Rev. ]. p.
Drake. ca 1.-THE Value OF Child Con-
version to the Home and Church,
Rev. Anco Rederus. CO THE Family
Altar"-Rev. Ira p. Clark.
Presbyterial business.
Reading and approval OF minutes.
Treasurer's report.
Report of commissioners to general
assembly; Tiser, Bailey, A. G. Payne,
Gum.
Pastoral designations.
Wednesday Afternoon.
1880 p. m.--Devotional service led by
Rev. A. e. Moody.
1:50 p. m.-Addresses: III. Evan
gelistic Work. "a The Essentials of
a Revival of Religion" Rev. Samuel
Callen. 1.-The Need of Revival Of Re
ligion"-Rev. A. G. Bailey. Hymn.
(3) What Must We Do to Secure Such
a Revival as We Need?'-Rev. j. N.
Currens. (4) "The Preaching That
Wins Souls"-Rev. F. I. Conner.
Hymn. 90 "The Preparation of Pas
tor and People for a Revival"-Rev.
d. Dempster. (6) Testimony and open
discussion Che prepared to say word)
CO Recommendation and sugges-
tons of evangelistic committee of Pres
bytery-Rev. w. B. Sanford, chair
man.
400 p. m.-Presbyterial business.
Report of committee on general as
sembly minutes-Rev. A. e. Kiser.
Report of committees on papers re-
ferred.
Report Of special committee Y. P. s..
c. r. (Presbyterial minutes p. 1861
General business.
Recess.
Wednesday Evening.
1880 p. m.-Home and Foreign Mis-
sions: Addresses, % DIR. Eva H. Field,
Korea. (2) To be announced.
Thursday, October 9th.
Half-hour devotional service, led by
Rev. John Mackersie.
Addresses: III. General Church
Work. % "The Cause and Cure of
Nom Church Attendance"-Mr A. M.
Whaley. (2) How to Keep Our
Churches at Work"-Rev. G. H. Pur-
mort, D. D. CD How to Make Our
Men More Effective in the Church" -
Rev. w. A. Sears. ca How Can We
Promote a Deeper Spirituality?"-Rev.
o. E. Ticknor.
Missionary Address: Rev. G. II.
Newton, Hollow, Hainan, China.
Addresses: ". Bible Study. a.
How May the Pastor Develop Bible
Study Among Christians Prev. D. A.
Macleod (2) How to Make Bible
Study More Helpful'-Rev. B. C.
Swank CD practical Methods, of
B BILE tudy"-Professor Ira s. Condit.
Presbyterial business.
Thursday Afternoon.
Devotional service, led by Rev. A. e.
Boell.
Addresses: V. Sabbath School Work
"a Report and address, Presbyterial
Sunday School Missionary M. j. T.
Hartman. OK 1.-THE Pastor and the
Sabbath School"-Rev. Hugh McNinch.