Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
Young Peoples Alliance of
Evangelical Association
Fayors Consolidation
sEcEDERs INVITED TO RETURN
State Association Concludes Its SEES
sions at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. So
ciety and pmectine Now in Pro-
eress-oticers Chosen by Young
Peoples Socicty-state News.
pecial to Times Republicans.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, Aug. 21-Representative
| of the Evangelical churches of the
state are in session here this week,
the Young Peoples Alliance OF the
Evangelical association just closing it's
sionary society convention now be-
ing in progress.
The meetings of the Young Peoples
Alliance closed with the election of
officers and reports Of committees.
The matter of reuniting the two
branches of the Evangelical church
was discussed and sentiment among
the delegates favored such action.
Years ago a disagreement arose in
the Evangelical association churches
which resulted in a withdrawal of
part of the membership and the form
alton of the denomination termed
Omitted Evangelical" There now are
about $4,000 members belonging to
that faith and $4,000 in the EvanSel-
ical association, making total men,
bership. If united, of over 100000. The
committee on resolutions introduced
measure which passed unanimously,
giving the sentiment of the Y. p. As
as heartily in favor OF reunition, and
a copy of the resolutions will be for
warded to the keystone christian En-
deavorers which is the young peoples
society of the United Evangelicals
Officers were elected as follows:
President-Rev w. C. Lang, Wav-
erly.
Vice President-Rev III. ]. Faust,
Dubuque.
Recording Secretary - Miss Clara
Knoche, Cedar Falls.
Corresponding 'Secretary-Miss Lou
Use Pfund, Des ,Moines.
Treasurer. H. Engle, Abbott.
Junior Superintendent Chest
err Zellhoefer, Waterloo
Missionary Superintendent = III. C.
Schluter, Van Horn.
The Camp Meeting.
The first camp meeting was held
Wednesday, evening and was greatly
enjoyed by a large crowd. A song
service was held at 1880 followed by
very interesting sermon by Bishop
Breyfogel Rev. Berger also gave a
very helpful talk and together the
meeting was decided success.
Thursday morning a sunrise prayer
meeting was conducted under the aus
pices of Rev. j. SchWab, of Cresco, fok-
lowed at $50 by a preachers confer-
ence conducted by Bishop Breyfogek
Rev. T.. o. Beck Of Dysart, was IN
charge Of the Bible hour and sermon
was preached at 1890 by Rev. Stretch
er of Grand Junction. In the afternoon
a sermon was preached in German by
Bishop Breyfogel. Rev. NJ J. KRAFT
had charge of the twilight meeting In
the evening and the sermon at 500
was given in English by Rev. Berger,
of Flint, Mich.
This afternoon was held a childrens
meeting. followed at 3 by German
sermon by Rev. f. G.. Berger, OF Flint,
Mich. The evening program will be IN
English and will consist Of a twilight
meeting in charge Of Rev. A. Goetze,
Of Fort Dodge, and sermon by Bishop
Breyfogel.
Woman's Missionary Society.
The state convention Of the Woman's
Missionary society of the Evangelical
church held it's first session at the col
iseum The meeting was opened with
prayer and a short address by Mrs.
Rex. Beck, of Dysart. She took for her
theme, "That we may be led by the
Holy Spirit, not by might or by power,
but by my spirit, said the Lord" and
beautiful thought was expressed