Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-01
Congregational Associa-
ton Of Iowa to Hold Annual
Convention This Month
DATES ARE MAY 81, %, 20, "a
Session Will Be tho Sixty Eighth An
nuaI-GeneraI Theme Will be "The
Church Of Today" - Consolidation
Will Be important Question Dis
cussed.
Special to imes-Republlcan.

Gflfnell, May IL He 1eitSlsu Soi
gregational Association Of Iowa will
hold Its sixty eighth annual session IN
| this city, beginning May II and con-
ltinuing four days. Delegates from
majority of the churches of the state
will be present, and added Importance
| is attached to the convention because
of the agitation Of the question of the
consolidation Of similar denominations
| of the country. The general theme of
the convention will be '"The Church of
Today" The following is the program
| for the four days:
Tuesday Evening.
Opening service, musical numbers
arranged by the Grinnell committee.
Scripture reading, Rev. James Thorn
| son, Hampton. Prayer, Rev. John
Ferner, Tabor. Sermon, Rev. M. Will
| lett, DEBORAH. Communion service:
Rev. w. L. Fray, Sheldon, Rev. H. J..
1 Wilkins, Manson.
Wednesday Morning.
500. Morning prayer service. Let
| by Rev. L. S. Hand, Clay.
4 S:15 The business Of the church OF
today. Organization and business Re-
ports Of registrar, treasurer, auditor,
standing committees: On program.
| Professor Noble; on printing, Rev. ].
10. Stevenson.
Visiting Committees-Tabo College
Rev. A. q. Graves.
Iowa College-Rev. Mahlon Willett
| Chicago Seminary--Rev. f. w. Pease.
| On State Of Religion-Rev. Wilson
Denny.
$780, Devotional hour 1.-THE Source
| OF Power in the Church of To-day"
Led by Rev w. U. Parks, Belmond.
1890 Recess.
1910 Reports Of Standing Com
mittees:
| On Evangelism-Rev. g. M. Orvis
President Main.
| On Summer Institute Of Theology
Rev. D. P. Breed.
On Religious Education in Colleges
and Universities-Rev. J. z Huggett.
!! Wednesday Afternoon.
| 1880. Business.
Las. The Church Of Today Train
ing the Young for Christ-Repoft OF
| the state committee-Rev- Wilson
Denny.
200. Report Of the Superintendent
/ Rev. Henry w. futile.
/ 2:15. Address, "rhe Sunday School
| AS 1t Is'-Rev. ]. III. Olmstead.
/ 1925. Address, "The Sunday School
/ as We Wish 1t to Be"-Rev. r. s.
1 Osgood.
1SundayS School Work'-Rev. E. e. Day.
2:45. Address, THE Sunday School,
the Opportunity OF the Church" REV.
w. j. Suckow.
2:55. Report OF the state advisory
committee.
sos. Election of state committee,
and other business.
| 3:15. "The Renevolence Of the
Church Of Today" The Iowa branch,
1 w. B. M. l., Mrs. L. F. Parker. The l.
w. II. M. S.-Mrs. d. P. Breed.
| 4:0O-Paper, "The Call of God to
New Benevolence"-Rev M. Dana.
4:2O-Addresses. 1.-THE Church and
Christian Education"-Rev Theo. Cliff
! ton; congregational Temple Building"
Rev. w. f. Newell.
Wednesday Evening.
1880. Opening service. Scripture
Lesson Rev. W., G. Ramsay, Winthrop.
Prayer--Rev. w. J. Minehin, Ames.
Addresses, "The New Missionary Mo-
tive"-Rev. ]. P. Nugget; The Sig
]niflcance Of the Biblical Approach for
the Modern Mind"-President H. G..
King.
Thursday Morning.
500. Morning prayer service, led by
Rev. w. A. Briggs, Stuart
S:15. Business. Overture from the
national council in proportional be-.
nevolence.
Report Of committees: On System
attic Benevolence Rev. D. P Breed;
on Definition of Powers of Moderator
| in Interim"-Dr Douglass; industrial
Committee"-Profes E. "A. Steiner.
| $50. Memorials in the Church Of
| Today Devotional hour. Led by Rev.
G. M. Orvis.
| 1890 Recess.
10:45 The Church Of Today and
Church Union. Report of Dayton Chi
cago conference on church union-Rev.
f. w. Hodgdon.
10000 Report Of committee on union
with NJ P. and U. B. churches-Rev.
J.. E. Snowden.
1915. General discussion
11:45. Vote CLOSING the Debate"
Thursday Afternoon.
Annual meeting Of I. c. H. M. S.
Opening exercises, President M. Will
lett.
The Summary-Annie D. Merrill.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES T. O..
Douglass.
A Patriarch's Blessing. L. Fris-
| bic.
Other Patriarchs and Others.
The New Men.
The New Measures.
The new secretary's greetings.
The New Old National Society-Sec-
| rotary H. c. Herring.
Thursday Evening.
1880. Opening service. Scripture
lesson-Rev. j. H. Olmstead. Prayer
Rev. NJ A. Breed. Address, "Our New
Home Missionary Crusade"-Rev. H. c.
Herring and Professor E. A. Steiner.
Friday Morning.
$500. Morning prayer service. Led
by Rev. w. II. Moore.
S:15. Business.
10:4o. Paper, And Behold, Certain
Lawyer Stood Up"-Judge w. D.
Evans.
o.2n novofionol hour Tad t,,, Paw