Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-16
State Convention to Be Held in
Grinnell, Commencing Monday
and Continuing to Friday
CONFERENCES FIRST TWO DAYS
Convention Proper Begins Wednesday
Morning Prominent Baptists OF
the Country to E'e Present and
Speak = women's Mission Societies
Also.
snecial to Tlmes-Republlcan.

special to Times Republican.
GrinnelI, Oct 16.-Baptists OF iowa
are much interested in the coming
state convention of their church Whlch
conyenes in Grinnell, Oct. 2i-2e' Tor at
no time has there been such q spirit
Of revival among the churches as at
the present time. Foreign and nome
missions will receive no small part o.
the attention Of the meeting and ses-
sions In the interests of these de-
nartments will be held on Monday ana
| Tuesday of the week. Such men as
DR.. Crozier of Assam and Dr. CheneS
will he the speakers. DR.. Musselman
Of Philadelphia, will speak on the Ma
tional Teachers Training Institute.
The state convention proper begins
Wednesday morning. with the az
dress of the president, Judge Barker
l. and the annuai sermon by Rev. ;. y.
staples The convention will visit
Iowa college in body on Wednes-
day. The convention closes WIN
the Woman's Home and Foreign
| Mission session on Friday morning.
Mrs. Carrie Walton Miller and MISS
| Anna Johnson, the latter from the
philippines are among the speakers
The following is the program.
Monday Evening.
Pastoral conference.
| 7:30--Devotional.
s:oo-Address- Smaller Mat
thews, D. D., Chicago.
Tuesday Morning.
S:30--Exposition of Scripture-fseV'
E. M Griffin.
10.15-Address, "The Christian as
a CITIZEN" Rev. J. w. Graves.
II. O0--Address - "rhe Young Peo-
nile and Missions" Rev. John w. Moore
of Boston.
l1:45-Election of officers.
Tuesday Afternoon.
Foreign and Horne Missions
1 .3O-Devotional Meeting - Kew. "A.
NJ. Levack. ;,
.45-Report of Committee Rev f.
/ NJ Archee, d. D.
2:2O-Address-R D. McMasters.
Q. 2O-Address-Ir. G.. G. Crozler,
| Assam.
.2o-Solo-Prof P. p. Bilhorn.
| 3.30--Report7 on Home Missions
4 Rev. A. LeGrand.
i 3:49-Review of the Work OF the
Year-Rev. J. r. Hargreaves.
i 4:OO-Address - Gods Challenge TO
America" - Rev. ID. b. Cheeny, D. D.
Tuesday Evening.
4 /, Publication Society
7.OO-Devotional Temple
i 7.15-Report of S. S. Secretary =
i Rev Wilson Mills. D. d.
i :3o-"Practical Lessons From the
/ Parable of the SoWer.'
j /. '"The Seed" - Rev. Root. Caioi
. .rhe Soil'-lRev. Vernon S. Phil
Ups.
3. "The sower"-Dr. 7. L. ketman
/ Chicago.
:3o-Address, National Teachers
\ Training Inistitute"-Rev. II. i. MUS
/ selman, d. D., Philadelphia.
/ Wednesday Morning-State Conven
ton.
9:SO-Prayer and song service.
a.45-President's address, Judge A
4 p. Baker.
0:oO-secretary's reports. q. Will
2o-Treasurer report-E r
i Sperry. =
4 10: so-Annual sermon-Rev. j. 0
Staples
! :OO-solo-Pro P. P. Bilhorn.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of new pastors
words Of welcome, Judge Barker. Re-
| sponse. Rev. George d. Rogers.
3O-The convention will visit lowe
College in body.
Wednesday Afternoon.
1:45-Devotional
2:0O-Reports of work and needs by
representative of our foreign speaking
and negro churches.
2:S0-A prayer and praise service
led by Rev. Walter l. Fowle
/ 3:OO-Report on the Missionary Bud
get plan-Dr. F.enry Williams DIS
cussion.
| 3:3o-Address. "The Baptist oppor
tunity in the Life of Today'-Rev. S
z. Baton, d. D., Lincoln. Neb.
4:1O-Solo-Prof. P. p. Bilhorn.
4:20-Evangel1St1c conference lea o.
Rev Fred Berry, state evangelist.
Wednesday Evening.
7:15-Song and praise service, an
short addresses on church music-Pro1
.. b. Bilhourn.
| s:oo-Address- A. c. Dixon, z
D., Chicago.
Thursday
9:3O-Devotional
9:45-Reports and other business
Afternoon and Evening.
Education.
Friday Morning.
Woman's Home and Foreign mis-
sions.
9:oO-Prayer and praise service.
9:3O-"Woman's Home Mission Wor
in Iowa"-Mrs. Mary English.
9:50-Address- Harriet Cooper
Pennsylvania.
lO:3O-Solo-Pro P. P. Bilhorn.
1O:45-Report of state secretary :
Mrs. Carrie Walton Miller.
:00-Address-Miss Anna johnson
Philippine Islands.