Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-17
State Association of Churches
in Session at Des Moines. With
Big Attendance
PLANNING FOR CENTENNIAL
Important Event in History of Church
to Be Held in 1eoe-Women's Board
of Missions Also to Hold Convention
This Week-sessions to Last Thru
Thursday-The Program:
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dications point to the probability of the
visitors numbering far into the nun
dreds. A number Of delegates have al
ready arrived.
An Interesting matter to come up
for consideration will be the plans for
the celebration of the one hundredth
anniversary of the founding of the
organization. This will be held in 1909,
and will be an elaborate affair
En- connection with the regular con-
vention will be an assembly of the
Christian Womans Board of Missions.
The chief speaker before this body will
BE Dr. Elliot /. Osgood OF Che Flu,
China The women viii convene Tues
day afternoon and continue thru
Thursday.
The program follows:
Monday evening. June 1850. song
service Percy NJ. Kendall; devotional,
c. G. Stout: 500, address, w. j.
Wright, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Tuesday forenoon-8:45, opening
service, Noah Garwick of Waterloo;
900, remarks by assembly chairman
and announcement of committees, D. r.
DUNCAN; 9:15 reports tract commit
tee; superintendent Y. P. S. c. E.;
Bible school; treasurer I. &C: aud
itor I. C. c.; corresponding secretary
I. C. c.; special committees; 0:45.
song; address, j. II. Mohorter, ST.
I,ouis. Mo-: song; address,, F. NJ.
Raines of Cincinnati, Ohio; 1890, ad-
journ.
Tuesday afternoon-1:45 opening
service, A. Martin: 200 Bible school
period; Bible school presidents adj
dress, r. II. Ingram of Perry; 2:15,
THE Adult Class Movement" Arthur
Long of Burlington: 2:25, "The Paid
Superintendent Finis Idleman OF
Des Moines; 2::s5, Our Baraca Class"
c. P. Smith of Mason City; 2:45, "Our
Philathea Glass;" Mrs. e. H. Eng
lish; 1855, Our School Contest" Fred
Mack of Des Moines; 1905, Our School
and the Scoville Meeting" G. B. Van
Arsdall; 1915, 1.-THE School to Be-" J.,
H. Bryan; $3.50, Drake university per-.
iod; business
Tuesday evening-7:S0, song service.
Tolbert MacRae; devotional. ]. A. Nc
Kenzie of Council Bluffs; 500, con-.
vention address, S. H. Zendt, of Oska-
loosa.
Wednesday forenoon-S:45, opening
service, r. NJ DUNCAN, of Webster
City: $780, business period. emergency
period, song; 11:00, address, A. L, Or
cult, Of Indianapolis. Ind: 1880, adj
dress, Charles A. Finch, OF Topeka,
kas.; 1900, adjourn.
Wednesday afternoon-1:45 opening
service C. L. Organ: 200, Christian
F,ndeavor period; Christian Endeavcr
a Training School of the Church." E. Il.
Mack. of De Soto; 2:15, Relation Of
Christian Endeavor to Christian I'm
ion," e. F. Smith. of Cedar Rapids;
80. Centennial Aims for Christian En-
deavor," David J. Elsea, of Creston;
PAS, Modern Methods in Christian
Lew &C. Harris of Logan;
8: 90, open parliament, What Shall E.et
the Future Of Our Christian Endeavor'
State Work." led by w. T. Fisher of
Clarinda; $780, Church Problems" a
symposium, led by D. w Hastings of
Going from House to House"
C. H. Strawn Of Prairie City; Friends
That Lie Fallow," E. A. Hastings, of
"Our Gain and Loss" B. w.
Petit, of Avery; Neglected Opportun-
ities," B. F. Hall of Woodbine; The
in Civic Affairs" G. A. Hen
erickson, of Shenandoah; 500, adj
journ; Wednesday evening, Thursday
forenoon and afternoon, c. w, B. M.
period.
Thursday evening-7:30, song serv-
ice, conducted by Percy M. Kendall;
solo, Winworth Williams; devotional,
Edgar Price, of Bedford; 500, conven-
ton sermon, Mark Wayne Williams, of
England; closing song, aGod
Be With You Till We Meet Again
The program for the women's di-
vision of the convention follows:
Tuesday afternoon-4:0 90. Business
session. a
Wednesday afternoon-3:30to $40,
reception at the home of Mrs. Alice
Hobbs Peak, 1880 Twenty-second
street.
Wednesday evening = 1880. welcom-
ing devotional, Mrs. Alice Hobbs Peak,
president Central Auxiliary; 500, ad
dress, "The Great Awakening in
China" DR.. Elliott I. Osgood, Of Che
Flu China.
Thursday forenoon-s:oo, devotion
al; 9:15, reports, Superintendent
Young Peoples department, Mrs Rose
M. Barton; treasurer, Mrs. Leta p
Ashley; centennial secretary, Mrs.
Carrie Williams Hoffman; state secre-
tary, Annette Newcomer: presentation
of state banners; presidents address,
Mrs. A. NJ. Haggard; open conference.
Thursday fternoon-1:45, devotion
al, Mrs. Mary Holbrook of Onawa; 200
business hour; 2:30 messages from
Iowa's missionaries; DR.. Ada M. Cor
don Of Mahoba, India; Florence A.
Mills of Deoghur, India; Daisy P.
Drake, Of Rath, India; Virginia Hart
ley. S. C. l., Of Edwards, Miss; Sarah
Partridge, S. C. l., of Edwards, Miss;
F. Hooker Groom of Helena, Mont;
4:30, closing rally. Iowa to the Front.
"In Women" Mrs. Sherman Hill of
Cepterville; I'm Offerings" Mrs. Harry
Godfrey of Cedar Rapids; I'm Intelli-
gence." Mrs. Laura D. Garst, of Des
Moines.
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