Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-26
BAPI|SIS HERR
MANY ADDRESSES
Attendance at Convention To-
day Was Largely Increased
Over Yesterday
OVER 200 ARE PRESENT
OVER 200 ARE PRESENT
Work of American Baptist Pubica-
ton Society and Sunday School Pre-
scented at Forenoon session-Rev,
Boston on Chapel cars-The En-
rolIment.

This mornings session of the Iowa
Baptist State Convention, with over
200 present was devoted to the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication Society and
the Sunday school, following the morn
ing session hour. during which Rev. III.
o. Rowlands gave an earnest heart-to-
heart talk on 1.-THE Self Estimate of
Jesus" The first report was that of
Rev. Wilson Mills, state Sunday schc"l
missionary, of Des Moines, who ma
his first annual statement, very cofs.<
prehensive and well arranged one, COW
ering eight months of the year. He
has been an Iowa pastor since 1892,
with the exception of the past two
tering upon the new work, February
/, 1904, has met with q most enthu-
siastic response. The publishing So
ciety. which he represents, is most
truly missionary society with eighty
years Of experience. The Bible work
was placed in it's hands twenty years
ago at Saratoga and has been flourish
ing since then. The speaker called at
tention to the 18th Of next November,
which is Bible day. and made an APP
peal for special prayer and q generous
free will offering on that date. Be
quests were acknowledged, and thirteen
new Sunday schools were reported or
%Ioa
Other statistics Of the report were very
encouraging, altho the limited time
allotted to each speaker prohibited Rev.
Mills from finishing.
Rev. Temples Address.
Rev. Ezra Temple, of Des Moines,
state missionary with Rev. Mills, pre-
scented the subject Indoors and Out
DOORS" one of wide range and which he
is peculiarly fitted to handle, being
very popular and beloved by Iowa
Baptists thru his personality and work.
Rev. Temple told of his work on the
streets, in the homes, in the church, in
the shops, on the farm, and even on
the ball ground, where he has many
times won the interest of the boys in
his work by his fellowship with them.
He believes that while some are stray
ing into the side paths that the rank
and file of Gods people. are Tin the
middle of the rbad." Rev. Temple said
that he Is recognized all over the state
because he is doing an uncommon
thing, and it is to the great need for
such a work that he is devoting his
life.
Rev. Walker on Sunday Schools.
enhancement of Our Sunday School
work. was the subject Of an able adj
dress delivered by Rev. w. M. Walker.
Of Des Moines. He holds that the
church is bound to suffer If the Sum
day school is neglected and thinks more
Of the spirit Of puritanism is needed
to fight the battles Of the future. He
greatly deplored the ignorance of that
greatest Of all classics, the Bible, and
emphasized that the Importance OF the
sunday school lies in the development
and sustenance Of the spiritual life
He said 1t was one of the most i'm
portant factors In advancing the king
dom of heaven and is the hope Of the
church, altho its enlargement is ex-
ceedingly difficult. Irregularity of at
tendance is a factor which undoes
much Of the good work done.
The Chapel Car Work.
One Of the greatest treats of the
convention, an unexpected one, was
given this morning in the talk Of Bos-
ton w. Smith, Of Boston, of national
renown, on the Baptist chapel car work
about which comparatively little is
known despite it's greatness. The first
chapel car was started nearly thirteen
years ago, and was dedicted at Gin
cinnati. The majority thought it a
peculiar and doubtful experiment then,
but the work is no longer in an ex-
perimental state. There are now six
chapel cars in operation, costing over
$1,000 each, and in which the workers
preach, live and eat, spending all their
time upon the road injecting new life
into existing organizations, especially
In the smaller towns, and establishing
many new ones, besides distributing
tracts, etc. All the roads of the Uni
ted States now carry these cars free
OF charge, sidetracking and picking
them up again wherever and when
ever wanted These cars of the Bap-
tist organization are the only ones
doing exactly this work in this country
or Say other.
Chapel car No. is now in Indian
Territory; No. ; is on the Pacific coast
now on its way up into Oregon and
Washington; No. 3, Glad Things" is
in South Dakota; No. A, Goodwill
is in Texas; No. 5, Messenger Of |
Peace" is in the transportation build /
ing at the worlds fair: No. 6, Herald
of Hope" is in northern Michigan.
The $4,000 left by the late Joseph
Hinchman. of Glenwood for this pur-
pose, is to be applied on car No. z,
to be built and sent to Iowa, for ex-
elusive use in this state.
Introduction of the new pastors in |
the state by Secretary S. e. Wilcox
closed the morning session. The list |
follows:
Rev. G. F. McMann, from Kansas
City, who is supplying at Seymour;
Rev. G. III. Farrell, Mt. Union; Rev.
Harry Mabie, Cedar Falls; Rev. Harry
Stoughton. Charles City; Rev. Wood, |
New Hartford: Rev. +. L. LETTERS, Rev.
II. B. Stulman, Usage; Rev. Livings-
ton, Unionville; Rev. Fred Berry, Win
terset; Rev. J. ]. Philips, Iowa City;
Rev. Language, Lamont; Rev. John D.
Fremont; Rev. Edgar Wool
house, Sigourney; Rev. j. NJ Des
Champs Anamosa: Rev A. ]. Hag-
gett, Des Moines: Rev. w. M. Martin,
Red Oak; Rev. William Edwards. Mar
athon; Rev. II. 2. Hoare, Sioux city;
Rev. Kirby Cresco: Rev. w. J. FL