The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-12-27
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

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A home literary society is being or.
ganized among the young people.
Miss anna Brown VIII visit with
friends in Des Moines during the hol-
idays.
Miss Naomi Kimbrougn will spend
the holidays with relatives in Des
idoines.
We haven't heard word about
Christmas trees at either Of the
churches.
Mrs. Josephine Blaney expects to go
to St. Louis to spend the holidays
with friends.
Fred Tifin, who recently had leg
broken, is getting along as well as
can be expected.
Ottumwa will dance Monday night,
Oskaloosa Tuesday, and its con TO
Buxton" Thursday evening.
Rem Smith went to ottumwa Thurs.
day evening to see his brother who is
seriously i'll with tuberculosis in that
city.
Pride of the West Lodge No. 1O3 of
Buxton, l. P. o. E. W., has issued IN
vitations for a banquet and dance at
Cooper hall Thursday evening, Dec.
9th.
Miss Marie Redd, who has been Wis
iting with her aunt, Mrs. A u. Clark,
and uncle, F. M. Moon, since Thanks
giving, returned to her home in Wash
ington Wednesday evening.
The revival meetings that have
been in progress at the A. NJ. L.
church and at Wesley Chapel the past
week, have been well attended and
much interest has been manifested.
The trial of the disbarment case
against Attorney Geo. H. Woodson,
which was set for hearing in the
Monroe county district court Dec. 81.
has been postponed until Wednesday,
Dec. 26, at 9 a. m.
Presiding Elder l.. ]. Phillips came
over from Monmouth Tuesday and
assisted Elder Stovall with the re.
vival at the A. M. E.church this week.
He went to Keosauqua Friday where
he will hold the quarterly meeting on
Sunday and then go to his home in
Knoxville, ILL.,, to spend the holidays.
Rev. T. II. Lockwood, formerly
pastor of Wesley Chapel, now station
ed at Armstrong, Mo, was an over
Sunday visitor with friends in the
city and assisted Rev. Florence with
the quarterly meeting services at the
chapel. He is well pleased with his
present work and looks like he was
being well taken care Of he se-
turned to his charge Tuesday.
The services at the A NJ. E.church
| last Sunday evening were conducted
| by the students and Christian work
ers of the Holiness university. Sbout
fifty of them were present besides 4
large congregation of the regular at
! PENDANTS. A short song and prayer
service was followed by a testimonial
meeting in which many expires sd
their faith in Christ and the glad
hope of eternal lite. The sermon
was an interesting discourse on the
baptism of the Holy Ghost IN which
the speaker pointed out and explained
the doctrine of Holiness or sanctii-
clear and simple manner that could
be understood by all. A prayer SER
vice followed the sermon and was
| continued for some time for those
who had expressed a desire to be
| saved. 1t was a splendid meeting
and one that the Christ II Su,hjM
and one that the church enjoyed TO
the fullest extent, and Elder Stovall
is very fortunate in having the help
and cooperation of those Christian
people in the work he is DONG among
his people in this city. .
Bussey Press: An unusual offer
has recently come to Secretary John,
son of the Buxton Y. M. C. A. He
has been rendered a similar position
in Washington, D. c., in fine new
| Y. M. c. A., to which John d. hocke.
Teller has subscribed $4,000 as a
starter. other subscriptions will
make this the finest institution in
America among colored people. Sec
rotary Moorland Of that city came to
Buxton last week and made formal
tender OF the new secretaryship OF
the institution at an advanced salary
Mr.. Johnson offered his resignation
] to the Buxton board and here mat.
tiers came to a standstill. The board
and all parties interested made pro
test saying that he understood the
! Buxton situation perfectly, had been
instrumental in building it up, and
that it would be too bad to have mir
go. and at the same time putting his
salary equal to that offered from
abroad. Mr.. Moorland made strong
! plea. claiming that the Washington
work was very important, because II
was within reach of 100000 colored
people, and that Mr.. Johnson had
| proved himself to be one of the fore
most secretaries OF the country. The
matter was adjusted for the present
by arranging that Mr.. Johnson