Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26

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, manner.
The Women's Home and Womens
Foreign Missionary societies held an an
! niversary and were addressed by Mrs.
Elizabeth Allen, of Des Moines, La, and
Mrs. r. o. Irish, of Fond du Lac The
societies were also addressed by the
Rev. Quayle, of Chicago, his topic being
Faust" Thursday evening the edu-
cational anniversary was held at which
DIR. Quayle lectured on education.
DIR. John made an address in which
he pointed out danger threatening
the church. He said that there was
wide demand for better preachers.
Rich young men, he said, will not
become ministers, and poor ones can
not, as the expense of the proper ec. uca-
ton is too great. Those who can do it
must aid worthy young men to fit
themselves for the pulpit if they would
help ward off the danger which
threaten the church. He said that the
churches IF the Oshkosh district furnish
an illustration of this condition of
affairs. They are too poor to furnish
attractive salaries, and yet the members
pay more per capita to sustain their
churches than those of any other dis
trict.
The trustees, at special meeting,
elected w. G. Weeks, of Deavan,
member of the board. The trustees
| fn1 hot a.
S42, 900 all well invested in good securi-
ties. This is slight increase over
year ago.
The proposition to reduce the dis
tricts from five to four was brought up
but did not receive very favorable
attention. The number was increased
a few years aSo from four to five to
make room for Rev. Stowe. At that
time each elder in turn was asked to
resign to make room for Mr.. Stowe,
but each refused and so an additional
district was created.
On Friday Bishop Wilson addressed
the class of candidates for ministers on
their duties, ETC. Miss Smith, of Mil
waukee, who is connected with the
Deaconness' home of that city, made an
address in which she outlined the work
of that institution
ii. S. Justema, who has been filling
the pulpit of the Reformed Presbyterian
church of Duluth, Mimi, and g. F.
Ludwig, of Neosho, member of the
German Reformed M. E. church, APP
piled for and were admitted into
membership of the conference.
The Sunday School Union held its
anniversary Friday afternoon and was
presided over by Rev. M. L. Eversz, of
WATERFOWL. The union was addressed
by Rev j. T. Mcfarland, of New York
City.
During the afternoon DR.. Quayle
spoke on Hall Caine and his Island"
lecture that was highly interesting.
| Friday evening the church was filled
to overlooking to hear Mr.. Quayle's
lecture ON Jean Vatican" Every
seat in the ediiice was taken and chairs
had to be placed in the aisles Victor
| Hugo's character of Jean Vatican in
the narrative story of Lies Miserables'
is one full of interest. Made GRIM
inal through necessity of stealing bread
for starving sister and her children;
being caught and sentenced by an I'M
merciful Judge to twenty years service
as galley slave; his reformation and
performance of good and charitable
deeds in after life, the story of Jean
Vatican is one which appeals to all
men. The story of Les Miserables
treats of the people of poverty, squalor
and misery of Paris at the time of the
French revolution, and can be applied
to the people of the slums of the great
cities OF today. Mr.. Quayle used the
character Jean Vatican in making COM
PARSONS with people of this age and
| generation, and it was a sermon beauti-
| fully illustrated with word pictures.
| The doctor is possessed of dramatic
ability and punctuated his address with
bits of good humor, which lent interest
to the subject.
Saturday morning devotional services
were led by Rev. H. G. Logan. During
the conference session a resolution
was offered providing mutual insur-
ance for superannuates, the basis for
claims to be: Ten dollars for each
year of active service; children under
IL years, So; widows, So for each year
she has been the wife of member.
Opposition developed and the matter
was held over until Monday. b. F.
Sanford, Ripon; Sabin Halsey, Fond
du Lac; G. Goldthorp, Wauwatosa; F.
A. Pease, Marinette, and Jos. Churn,
Evansville, were elected judicial body
to try appeals.
Seven deaconesses were continued
for the year, among whom was Miss
| Bertha Kline, of this city.
On Sunday love feast was held in
the morning, followed by a sermon by
the bishop. Members of the conference
occupied pulpits in a number of
churches and also spoke at the Y. nj.
G. A. mems meeting.
According to the program the con-
| ference was to close Monday forenoon,
but there being so much unfinished
business the close did not come until
evening. In the morning, resolutions
regarding Senator Reed Smoot, similar
to those passed by the West Wisconsin
district week ago, were submitted
and received vote of approval. The
committee on temperance, in its report,
commended the work of the Anti-Saloon
league and of Bishop Messmer in their
fight against intemperance. The sum
of $1,000 was voted for work of evangel-
ism, S400 of such sum to go to the
Watertown mission. A. j. Benjamin
was given years leave of absence