The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-26
CHURCH NOTES.

Pastor ]. II. winsns was greeted by
large congregations at tbe First Baptist |
church yesterday both morning and |
evening. At the evening service two |
men united with the church, making
eight sccessions to the church during |
the last three weeks.
| At 9 80 p. m. large congregation
gathered in the lecture room of the
First Baptist church to listen to the
missionary program rendered by the
B. Y. p. U. The midweek prayer
meetings of this church are rapidly in
lcreasing in interest ana attendance.
An interesting feature of these meetings
is the Bible readings given by the pas
tor. Several persons will be baptized
next Sunday evening.
DIR. and Mrs l.. A. Belt will 90 to
California, May I, where the Doctor is
delegate to the general M. Z. Confer
, ence. In voting him this mission the
Central OHIO Conference bestowed
, upon him special honor. The other
four delegates from the Central Ohio
. Conference are Revs. Campbell, of To-
:. ledo, Fitzwater. of Delaware ;lSethards,
of Defiance, and Havighorst of Find
lay.
II Rev y. E. Greenswalt preached a
very helpful sermon ON sabbath Oh,
servance'' at the Lutheran church Sun
day morning.
"a The b. Y. P.U. meeting at the Firs'
a Baptist church Sunday evening wa
n largely attended and the program a
previously published was carried out
There was large attendance at Sun
day school at tine First.M E. churcl
Sunday morning. Asbury LeSourd. su
perintendent, was present for the las
: time as he will leave today for Lo
Angeles. California, to attend tn
general NJ. E. conference and will b
absent for some time. Prof. DuPer
: and Mrs Denny gave special musica
selections.
Rev. J.walter Light filed the pu
pit both Sunday morning and evenin
az but llct ". ShuhSh- aO eSaA
hg cred two interesting and helpful di
courses.
"The Heavenly Treasures" was Il
theme of Rev. s. E. Greenawalt's alb
discourse at the First Lutheran churc
= Sunday evening.
There will be a called meeting of Il
;s. W. C. T. U. Tuesday afternoon at
nd o clock at the home of Mrs. I'D. Il
skeep, east Columbus street.
Members of the Woman's Home Mi
OF sionary Society Reading Circle VI
rs meet at the home of Mrs. W. W. Hsme
on of east Sandusky avenue, Tuesday eve
'n- ing. Roll call will be answered by Z
In names of home missionaries.
vas The west side Presbyterian missi
ni' was organized Sunday afternoon at 81
ere Rev. Mr. Knickerbocker, Of Columbu
a. The mission starts out with a membe
ship of fifty. There were about seve
10 ty- five present. The following Office
were elected: Rev. Mr.. E. 81. Adj
'eu ance. superintendent; A. r. Immisc
assistant; Miss Spade. secretar
md James McCracken, treasurer. Nee
ON ings will be held every Sunday afte
at. neon at in the West school bulldin
raj In place of the regular service the
by was Home Missionary Rally at
ON Christian church Sunday mornin
Members of the Christian denomin
his tion the county over were present ant
tie. special program was carried out
ced 10: 80.
ca Tuesday evening at 1880 in the pa
on lors of the First Baptist church, I
zen members of the denomination will te
o' der Rev. Jasper II. Winans, the new p'
tor, his wife and daughter, Miss Do,
an a reception. All the pastors of t
tv- city together with their wives ha
nm received invitations to be preser
;cb Rev. Mr.. Winans and family recent
he came here from Albany, Indiana