The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-06
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Items Of Interest Cleaned from Pull
pit and Sanctuary.

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Congregational church and the First
Presbyterian church are preparing for
series of union revival services, to
be held Immediately after the first OF
| the year. During the month of De-
cember union prayer services will be
held in the First Presbyterian church
and will be led by Rev. A. Cato Kaye
of the Congregational church. The
cottage prayer meetings this week
will be held at the following homes:
| For the people of the east part of
town at the r. H. Burnside home; for
the south part of town at the Miss
Mary tennis home; for the west part
Of town at the Mrs. Woods home, and
for the north part of town at the
Rev. r. w. Hughes home. Other pre-
partory union meetings will be held
during the month leading up to the
special meetings in January, to be
conducted by Rev. Ralph Atkins, the
well known evangelist. Union SER .
vices by the three churches mentioned
were held at the Congregational
church Sunday evening and were adj
dressed by the Rev. william Pease,
Of st. Paul. Rev. Pease also con-
Quoted services at the First Presby-
terrain church Sunday morning, and
at both places produced most fav-
orable impression on all who heard
him. In the morning he took his text
from Paul's letter to the Ephesians,and
talked especially of the growth and
development of Christianity, and of
the true Christian spirit. A feature
of the morning service was a solo
by Mrs. c. d. Marckress, accompan.
led by J. Worth Allen on the mando-
lin and Mrs. w. A. Sewers on the
pipe organ. At the union services in
the evening special music was fur
nished by the choir of the Congrega-
tional church, with Mrs. Belle Ray at
the pipe organ. The Congregational
quartet, comprising Claire Gordon,
Herbert Davis, Pidgeon Boyer and
Maine Rosebrook, sang a beautiful
anthem, and Mr.. Gordon rendered a
solo. The church was well filed and
Rev. Pease delivered most convinc-
ing sermon.
At Christian Church.
There was an attendance at the Sun
day school of 40S. The collection was
$6703. To the ordinary observer Mr..
G. M. Porter, the acceptable superin-
tendent, only needs to touch the but
ton and the money comes. He only
asked for $5V.OO for last Sundays raj
ly. The new piano fills the measure
to completeness and the entire school
is happy. Yesterday throughout the
entire United States was c. w. B. M.
day in all the churches. Instructions
were given and collections were taken
for the work of this great sisterhood.
The Christian Woman's Board of Mis-
sions was organized in the year 1875.
That year they supported a mission
airy in Jamaica. They now have over
400 missionaries ON their pay roll.
1t has greatly ennobled its members.
Last year the organization collected
and distributed $206,553. Mrs. A. LII.
Fullum occupied the pulpit both
morning and evening. The lady has
charge of the orphanage work on the
Island of Porto Rico. Her resitals
were intensely interesting. We all
love to listen to the experiences of
those who have for conscience sake
passed through ordeals of trial and
suffering. Mrs. Fullum told US much
of the caste and superstition that is
enslaving the people Of that island in
which we all have become much in
terested of late. The story of the
conversion of Fatima the high caste
orphan girl, is wonderful illustration
of the miracle which Christianity is
working in the lands where spiritual
darkness reigns.
Central M. e. Church.
Rev. Somerville at the Central M.
e. church had good day in all de-
| partments of the church. A large
congregation during the morning lis
tened to an able sermon that was d.
rected along the line of national af-
fairs. 1t was a comprehensive review
of conditions confronting men of af-
| fairs at the present time. The even
| ing service was devoted to young
people. The pastor spoke upon Sue
cess in Life" Special music night
and morning added to the interest
in the services. The Sunday school
was unusually well attended during
the day. Three hundred and sixty
| seven persons were recorded and the
collection amounted to ten dollars.
Y. M. C. a.
]. M. Storrar, prominent business
man Of Burlington, spoke at the
mems meeting Sunday afternoon at
the Y. NJ. C. A. He gave a most in
teresting talk to the large number Of
men present on the subject, 1.-TWO
Sauls Contrasted." A special musical
program was given. Mr.. Storrar also
spoke at the boys meeting in the
auditorium and gave fifty boys assem-
bled many helpful things to think