Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-29
CONVENTION. CLOSES
Iowa Baptists Conclude Most
Successful Meeting Fri
day Night
BEST ONE IN TEN YEARS

Miss Mclaurin Gives Able Address
at Closing Meeting, as Does Also
Rev. Bain-Afternoon Session.
The thirty-sixth annual meeting of
the Iowa Baptist State Convention,
which has been in session in this city
since Monday, was brought to close
Friday night. Prominent pastors of
the state, who have attended all of the
sessions, pronounce the Marshalltown
meeting as having been the best one
the convention has had in ten years.
The attendance was much larger than
given were of high order. The dele
gates are generally pleased over every
thing connected with the convention,
which should be a source of much graf
ification to DR.. Elijah Brown Jones, the
co-worker of his church, and the peo-
pie of Marshalltown who have assisted
in entertaining, regardless of denom-
ination.
The closing meeting Friday night,
at the Baptist church, was AN inSplr-
ing one, and following the devotional
exercises, at 1880, the delegates list
ened to an able address by Miss Ella
d. McLaurin, of Boston, superintend-
ent of young peoples work for the
American Baptist Missionary Union
Miss McLaurin's duties consist of en-
listing the young people for missionary
work Our Missions on the Congo"
was the subject Of another very able
address by Rev. A. l.. Balm.
The Afternoon Session.
Two especially enjoyable treats We're
those of Friday afternoon in the form
OF addresses made by Rev. c. e. Bradt,
ID. d., of Wichita, kas., and DIR. j. G.
Mabie of Boston, general secretary Of
the Missionary Union. DR.. Bradt Is
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Wichita, which is widely noted for it's
prosperity, and the wonderful work 1t
is doing. After his address, in telling
by request, of how he built UP the
church, DR.. Bradt briefly stated the
pitiful condition the church was In
when he went from Lincoln, Neb, to
take the pastorate about eight years
ago and what has been accomplished
since. It is now free from debt one
of the most flourishing churches in the
country, and in addition to other
things, is supporting four foreign mis-
sionaries. DR.. Bradt's subject was
"The Church and World Wide Mis-
sions." Tho a Presbyterian he said his
ancestors were identified with many
denominations, his mother being
Baptist, and that he took pleasure in
meeting with all the churches. His
theme was that Gods business and His
peoples business is to get men to be-
lieve on and give for Jesus Christ. He
advocates that every church ought to
have its own representative in the for
to do. the more It will be given to do
with. He certainly has found it so in
his own case He says the churchs
will starve If they go on eating their
morsel alone and that the unselfish
spirit of Christ is what is needed. DR..
Bradt is man of commanding per-
sonality and a forceful speaker. He
held the closest attention Of his au-
dience for much over an hour. The ad-
dress was followed by an eloquent
prayer by Rev. Henry Williams, of
Des Moines, state secretary of the
Missionary Union, who had previously
spoken Of DR.. Bradt's work, and talk
by DR.. Mabie.
DR.. Mabie's Remarks.
The latter spoke earnestly of DR..
Bradts magnificent Interpretation Of
the business in which God, the Fa-
Their, Son and Holy Ghost are engage
ed, and gave a splendid Interpretation
of his own, of the meaning between
the lines" in the parable of the loaves
and fishes. The lesson illustrated was
that Christians are in the world to
feed the starving multitudes from linn
tied resources. He spoke of the 'bless-
ed" annexation of the United States
new possessions, splendid field open
for work. DR.. Mabie has spoken be-
fore the convention before and was
hailed with delight. The local church
feels that it has a peculiar claim on
this great man. in that he was bap-
tised in 1t thirty-ive years ago.
Example Of Great Enthusiasm.
Fifty-two dollars cash, $33 raised in
the afternoon and $40 in the evening,
was the astonishing record made
when DR.. Williams called the attention
of the convention to silk patch work
quilt representing hours and hours Of
patient labor, and made priceless by
the love and character which inspired
the thought, made by an old lady of
seventy-four years, in Sioux City, who
wanted the proceeds, If her work was
sold, to be used for foreign missions,
she being too poor in worldly goods to
give money first handed. Someone
said he would be one Of twenty to give
a dollar, and proposed presenting the
quilt to DR.. and Mrs. Williams. In
less than five minutes over $40 in cash
lay on the table, and then another one
raising $50.
Reports on Missions.
The convention was permitted, by
good fortune, to hear Rev.
H. H. Clouse, missionary, tell of what
is being done for and by the Indians
down in Indian Territory, where he
has a regular charge, the church at
Rainy Mountain, and also the appeal
of DR.. NJ. B. Raridan, of Denver, Col.
who has large territory in the west,
to Iowa Baptists to do everything pos
sible for mission work and the estab-
fishing of Baptist institutions in the
mountain ranges of Wyoming and 9TH
er of the western states. He also gave
4 vivid portrayal of the great need
in NTayico where there is such a wide