Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-27

town; William P. Osgood, Des Moines;
r. r. Sadler, Pella-
| Nominations - F. G. Davies, Ottum-
wa; l.. Lewis. Sioux City; E. B. Jones.
Marshalltown; F. w. Parsons. Mason
City; A. II. Beaver, Glenwood; II. Q.
Rowlands, Davenport; F. N. Byram,
Alton.
Auditing - T. /. WATSON, MARSHALL
town; q. W. Hutchinson, Muscatine;
w. P. Osgood, Des Moines.
Obituaries - L. N. Call. Webster
City; c. H. Stull, Waukon; c. M.
Kline, Emerson; Robert Carroll. TT.
Dodge; A. D. st. Clair, Hampton;
s. H. Mitchell, Ames; w. j. Sparks,
Shenandoah.
| Foreign Missions - J. r. Watts,
Sioux City; Mrs. May futile, Musca-
tine; Mrs. S. E. Wilcox, Desc Moines.
Home Missions John NJ Mercer,
Burlington; A. D. st. Clair, Hampton;
f. E. Weston, Cherokee.
Christian Stewardship = ]. J. Pow
ell, Cedar Rapids; ]. r. Vaughn, Wat
erloo; r. w. Hobbs, Boone; G. H.
Stull, Waukon; r. D. Ecklin, Wash
ington.
Contest Over Next Meeting Place.
A good natured contest over the Sc
lection Of the next meeting place de-
veloped when the committee reported
that it had decided on Ottumwa. OF
t,,nwa. Red Oak and Grinnell had ex-
tended Invitations, and the Grinneu
deleEation was very anxious to cap
tire the convention. Grinnell is a
CONGREGATIONAL town. and the Baptists
Of the little city wish to show their
brothers THAT they have denomina-
ton Of which they are proud. The
next anniversary matter was again re-
ferred back to the committee, to be
reported on later. Rev. r. w. Hobbs,
of Boone was chosen to preach the an
annual sermon.
Routine business occupied neafs@ all
the time this morning ait the Baptist
state convention. A half hour in open
ing, was given over to the inspiring
talk of DR.. H. o. Rowlands on the sub
iect, Jesus and Other, Masters" A
clear and forceful discussion of the at
tributes of each followed, which was
productive Of much good to his hear
ers.
The laymen's banquet, proposed for
this wear, was spoken Of by President
Barker, and it's failure to nIaterialize
EXPLAINED. The hope was expressed
that next year it might materiahze.
Rev. L. N. Call, OF Webster City, then
submitted the report of the committee
on obituaries, giving short sketches of
the lives of the following: Rev. A E.
simons. who was stricken with apop-
1exy on January 81, 1904, and died on
MAY % at Hamburg: Rev. e. P. Bar
ker, died May Is, 1904, at Sioux City;
Rev. 3. H. Scarf, who died at Salida
Col, ON July IL, 1904, and wrote many
articles for religious journals upon his
retirement; Mrs. John r. Runsey,
died at vinton during the past year:
Mrs. Edward M. letters, died at North
wood on January 8, 1904: Rev. W. j.
Bartlett, aged about so years, who died
in Colorado. where he was taken in
hopes Of curing a bronchial complaint,
and was brought back to Perry for bur
1al; Rev. S. J. Mccormick, a pastor in
this state FOR many years, but Of whose
obituary an adequate report has not
been received as yet The report was
adopted, with a few corrections. Re-
ports of the committees on foreign and
home missions will be made Just be-
fore the addresses on these subjects
Friday afternoon.
Rev. H. c. Mabie, of Boston, sec
rotary of the American Baptist Mis-
sionary Union, delivered an able adj
dress before the noon adjournment,
which did not take place until 12:45.
Mrs. Fairbanks Talks.
The convention was given treat at
$3.50 this s'ternoon, when Mrs. Charles
Warren Fairbanks, of Indianapolis,
wife of the republican nominee for the
vice presidency, who is with friends
in the city, was introduced and spoke
for almost q half hour. Mrs. Fair