The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Items Of Interest Cleaned from Pull.
pit and Sanctuary.

Rev. j. w, Jones returned from a
two weeks vacation last week and
occupied his pulpit at st. James Epis-
copal church Sunday morning and
evening. One of the features Of the
morning services was the reading Of
a letter from Bishop Morrison Of the
Iowa diocese, who sails from New
York today for a years rest and rec
Teation in Europe. 1t will be recalled
that when the Bishops health gave
way under the strain OF overwork,
the people of the diocese took it up
on themselves to raise the necessary
funds to send him away for years
rest. The s1,ou0 has all been sub
scribed and the letter of Sunday
morning was in appreciation Of the
gift. During the Bishops absence
the Standing Committee of the do
cese. compose of rectors and laymen,
will have charge OF the routine func-
tons Of the church, while by agree
ment bishops from other diocese will
come in to administer confirmation
and have charge Of the other Episco-
pal functions. ST. James parish con-
tributed to the fund, as did all the
other parishes in the ulocese and
many individual subscriptions were
also made The Bishop goes directly
to Italy where he will spend the first
mart of his visit abroad
First Church Christian Scientists.
Mesmerism and hypnotism have no
place in Christian science. This was
explained in the service at the First
Christian church, Scientists, yester-
day morning. Mesmerism and hyp-
notism are of the human will, while
Christian Science is the power Of God,
is the belief of the followers of this
faith. For that reason it is pointed
out that mesmerism and hypnotism
as sciences are the exact antipodes
of Christian Science Miss Carrie D.
Baughman onlciated as first reader at
the service yesterday morning. From
scripture references it was shown
that the necromancy of ancient times
was the same as the mesmerism and
hypnotism of the present time
Christian Church.
The Sunday school enrolment was
good but was cut down some by the
disagreeable day. The piano com
mittee reports the purchase of a new
instrument which will be installed
next Sunday with special services and
rousing effort to secure five hun.
bred in attendance and collection
of not less than fifty dollars for the
piano which has served Oskaloosa
college and the church and Sunday
school for long time is now for sale
With little repairs it will make
sweet music in .some musicloying
home yet for years. At the morning
services Rev. Zendt preached on the
LORDS Supper as one of the great
essentials of keeping alive the spir.
itual life of Christ's followers. In
the evening his subject was the value
of man as compared with the awe
inspiring forces of nature about him.
He called the attention of his hearers
to the strange contradictions in our
civilization for mans upbuilding and
by the side of saloon. A fine church
or Y. M. c. A. building on one street
and few blocks away very pande-
monium of revelry alluring him to
sure destruction. Verify we have
much yet to learn. 1t was sermon
which would interest the casual lis
tener or the careful student. Next
Sunday is the national day for pre-
senting the work of the Christian
Woman's Board of Missions. A Mrs.
Fullum, who is superintendent of the
orphanage work on the Island OF
Porto Rico, will speak at the church
morning and evening. Her recital
will be worth hearing.
Dutch Reformed Church.
In the sermon on The Thankless
Nine" at the Dutch Reformed church
services held in the Y. M. G. A. audi.
forum Sunday morning, the Rev. c.
G. Petri spoke in part as follows:
Thanksgiving in its prime purpose is
largely. a failure in this generation.
It's first significance is that of a day
set apart for people who believe in
God to assemble in their places of
worship and render thanks publicly
to Providence for the blessings Of the
year. The underlying thought is not
so much that Of giving thanks as that
of doing it publicly. Yet this prime
idea of Thanksgiving Day plays but
an insignificant part in it's obsery.
ance at present. Even the church
people, who at least might be expect
ed to observe the day for the purpose
for which 1t is appointed, do not do
so. On the contrary a group of
churches NAV unite in n nnion