The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-03-12
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Young Chism. of What Cheer, was
visitor in the city this week.
Miss Beatrice Terrell, teacher ii
the schools at Buxton, was transact
ing business in the city Friday.
A number of our young people en-
joyed a social evening at the VIM
Hart home on Monday evening.
Sunday win be quarterly meeting
day at Wesley Chapel Services a
II a. M. p. m. and 1880 p. m. Pre-
siding Elder A. H. Riggs will be il
charge.
Fred Turner, of Washington. spent
a few hours in the city Wednesday
He was enroute home from Des
Moines where he has been working
this winter,
Misses Luella and Jessie Franklin
were guests of friends for few days
IN Des Moines this week. They at.
tended banquet given by the social
club of that city Thursday evening.
Mrs. Jennie Jones returned Friday
from Aurora, H., where she has been
for the past month engaged in hold
ing what proved TO be very success
full series of revival meetings at the
A. NJ. E. church in that city. OF which
Rev. ]. n. Daniels is pastor
The members and friends of Wesley
Chapel arranged surprise party on
Rev. Lee and wife and Presiding FL
der Higgs Friday night that proved to
and profitable one for the host and
hostess. The Chapel members are
much devoted to their pastor and his
estlmable wife, and are liberal in their
praise of the work they have done
this conference year and are just as
sincere in their wish that they may
be returned to them for another year
G. G. Lee goes to Chicago Monday
TO resume his work for Guy Woodin.
Walter Smith will return to Chicago
Tuesday to resume his run to Oak
land, Cal, after two weeks visit
here with his wife and mother. Wal
ter had figured to make more ex-
tended visit, but things are picking
up little on the road and he says he
must get inside of the money. Mrs.
Smith will remain here with Mrs.
Williams for the present and 1t is
safe TO say Walter viii be back soon.
Rev. A. H. Riggs, presiding elder,
arrived in the city Thursday and is
the guest of Rev. W. L. Lee and the
OF Wesley Chapel He will
hold the last quarterly meeting for
this conference year at the Chapel.
The Sacramento services
~ sss- ifef; { afternoon at
o'clock The annual conference to
which Wesley Chapel belongs will be
leld this year at st. Louis, Mo-, be-
ginning Wednesday, March %, to
which Mrs. Belle Cannaday has been
selected as delegate.
The second week of the revival at
he A. NJ. Z. church has been marked
by unusual interest among the church
people. The services both afternoon
and evening have been well attended,
despite the unpleasant weather that
has prevailed most of the week. Rev
Leach has preached some excellent
and has labored hard to pre-
sent the gospel of redemption to the
In this he has had the
earnest prayers and cooperation of
the Christian men and women of the
church and other religious bodies of
the city. Several persons have con-
Iessed Christ and Joined the church
while many others have expressed a
desire for prayer. The meetings will
be continued until Tuesday of next
week. and on Wednesday the Elder
will leave for Ottumwa where he has
been engaged to conduct a series of |
Three services will again
be held on next Sunday, and Elder
Leach viii preach a special sermon
ut each one. At the morning service
1t IL O'Clock his theme will be- Noah's
Ark; at p. NJ, he will preach on
Regeneration" and in the evening
his theme will be THE Spirit of God"