The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-12
RECEPTION TO PASTOR
Baptist Congregation Welcome Rev
w. C. Rutherford.

Rev. w. T.. RutnerIOru, pdStoT u
the First Baptist church, and his wife
and baby Frederick, were formally
welcomed into the city and church
Friday evening ar public reception
rendered them in the church parlors.
The affair was IN charge of the social
committees OF the Ladies' Aid Society
and B. Y. p. U. and was happily sue
cessful in every detail. The two
rooms of the church were thrown open
by the large folding doors and the
arrangement of rugs and rocking
chairs provided comfortable and at
tractive appearance, while artistic
decorations of flowers and greens
made the scene quite beautiful.
AS the guests arrived they We're
conducted to the front, where the re-
ceiving line, consisting of Walter
Henderson, Mrs. Mary Gordon. Tnos.
Watson, Rev. w. c. Rutherford, Mrs.
Rutherford and Mrs. S. j. Borum.
was in waiting and all were supplied
with autograph cards and pencils ana
| the first half hour was devoted to an
| informal "get-acquainted' time, follow
| ing which Elmer Barrows as chairman
o. the evening, called the gathering to
order and the program was opened
| with vocal duet by Misses Jessie
and Grace Duboc, Miss Mae Millar
| accompanying them. Prof. Chas. RI.
| Young then extended a happy well
| come to the pastor and his family on
| behalf of the church. His good ma
tured way of explaining that actions
had already manifested, in manner
| to which words could neither add nor
detract, the cordial welcome with
which the guests of honor had been
received in the community, was enter
| tanning and hearty. Miss Laura Nc
| FarIand. accompanied by Mrs. Ruther-
| ford, then rendered pleasing vocal
selection. Rev. Eugene Allen, ID. d.,
pastor of the Central Methodist Epis-
copal church and president of the
| ministerial association, then deliver
| ed a brief address of welcome on be-
half of the sister churches of the city
| His cordial expression of good feeling
| between the Baptists and other de-
| uplllUdtlOuS was impressive anu no
paid high tribute to the doctrines
OF the Baptist denomination and their
evangelical work He also prophesied
a great future for the Oskaloosa
| church to which Rev. Rutherford has
come to serve and he encouraged him
by the assurance that If he would
earnestly and fearlessly carry out the
teachings of the gospel that he would
| find many friends to support him out
| side of his own denomination. An
other pleasing vocal solo was next
rendered by little Elizabeth Ross, her
father, John Ross, accompanying her.
Rev. Rutherford then responded brief
ly but gracefully to the hearty words
of welcome and suggested that while
| the speeches just INDUCED in were
in measure mere form, yet there was
with it all show of much spirit for
which he was grateful. He explained
| clearly that he had come to this tieid
swer to loud and certain call from
a power above himself and the church.
| He said that he had come with mis-
sion to perform and message to de-
liver and he expected the church to
1 accomplish greater and bigger things.
Rev. S. II. Zendt was next called upon
and he welcomed Rev. Rutherford to
the hard work which he knew awaited
him. preacher who comes to Oska-
loosa expecting to md snap. he
suggested, will not take long in finding
out he is badly mistaken. Oskaloosa
is not a heather city, he said, but
there is in it field for much mission
airy work. Brief remarks were also
offered by A. L. Fales, state Sunday
School Missionary. and Mr.. Evans,
County Sunday School Missionary.
Light refreshments We're then served
by the Ladies Aid Society.
The reception was largely attended
the church being comfortably filled
and the occasion will be remembered
as one of the happiest in the history
| OF the organization.