Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-17
AWARDS FOR YEAR
Brotherhood Bible Class Holds Annual
Meeting and Makes Awards for
Work Done-of officers Elected Fol-
lowing Supper Served by Ladies -
Rev. Merle N. Smith Gives liIustrat.
Cd Lecture on Passion Play.

The annual business meeting OF the
Brotherhood Bible class was held We'd
nesday evening in the dining room Of
the Methodist church. One hundred
o'clock in the parlors Of the church
ara from there proceeded to enjoy 8
delicious baked bean supper prepared
Ear them by the ladies' aid society.
At the business meeting, which fol-
lowed, the annual reports OF the vari-
Gus officers and chairmen of commit
tees were read, and officers for the en-
suing year elected.
The class has an enrolment OF 226
It Is much better organized now, and
better work is expected this year. About
$500 was expended by the class last
year in carrying on it's work, and $127
was contributed toward the general ex-
penses of the Sunday school.
The various committees reported a
great deal of good work accomplished
for the uplifting, and betterment OF
young men. Twenty-six young men ac-
cepted Christ during the year.
Forty seven men were furnished
with permanent positions during the
year, and many others were shown to
good boarding places and rooms. The
sick were made to feel the presence o.
friends, shown courtesies and rendered
help. After the formal business was
disposed Of the awards were presented.
Mr.. r. B. Silence was presented
with a free scholarship by Mr.. j. n
1Byrens, local representative Of the In
ternational Correspondence School, OF
Scranton, Pa. This is valued at about
$3.50. Elmer Betz received The second
award for scholarship, which was Vic
tor Hugo's Lies Miserables," in two vol
umes, beautifully bound. d. A. Moore
received the first award for attendance,
a free scholarship to the Central Iowa
Business College, presented by Prin-
cipal w. III. Gilbert. Otto Tuttle re-
lceived the second award for regular at
tendance, a red letter Bible. The
award for obtaining the greatest num-
Der of new members for the class was
a set Of Shakespeare's works, in ten
volumes, presented by Mrs. r
H. Barnhart to Elmer Betz
Chauncey Strauss received the second
prize, which was sustaining member
ship ticket in the Y. M. G. A., presented
by Secretary Goodell R. B. Silence was
presented with beautifully bound
copy Of Canon Farrar's Life of Christ"
by Rev. Merle N. Smith, as an
award for his having written the most
complete and comprehensive story of
the life of Jesus, based on the subject
matter of the years lessons, as pre-
sented in the class each Sunday. His
manuscript was very artistic, being
illustrated with magazine pictures and
pen sketches. 1t represented much
work and conscientious study and was
greatly admired by all the members of
the class.
Mr.. w. A. Davis was unanimously
elected an honorary member of the
class.
The class officers for 1907 are: Pres
ident, Fred Cool; vice president, Fred
Curtis; secretary, Elmer BetZ; treas
urer, G. B. Johnston; reporter, j. w. r.
Wildman; class visitor, Lindley Hamp-
ton.
After the business meeting, Rev. Mr.
Smith presented very impressive lee
ture on the passion play of Oberam
mergau, in 1900. The lecture was ac-
companied by beautiful set of col
ored lantern slides, taken from copy
righted photographs of the scenes Of
the play.