The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-28
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Items Of Interest Cleaned from Pull
pit and Sanctuary.
centrsl NJ. Z. church.


when MIR, Barrett spoke to the chill
dren on the subject of '.Wild Oats and
u wild Harvest" He took the story
Of the three Hebrew children In the
court Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the King. as
related in the third chapter of Dan
iel and their faithfulness to their God
in the midst of great temptation. At
the close about tllirtyltwo children
signiiied their Intention to lead a
Christian life,
At the public morning service, two
persons united with the church on
probation. Mrs Canfield and Mr. Bell
rendered as a duet, God Shall Wash
Away Our Tears" and Mr. Barrett
spoke on the subject of THE Gentle
Gianthood of God" His text was
found in Exodus AZ: "And the Lord
said unto him, What is that in thine
hand? And he said, rod" This in
cident occurred in the call of Moses
as a leader or the children of Israel.
He has been given a message to de-
liver and he refuses to deliver it on
account Of his lacking in eloquence.
The people will not believe me. Self
consciousness always shuts out the
power of God and hence we fail to re-
ceive the unfalling reward of trusting
in God.
The church at 8 O'Clock was the
scene OF the women's meeting. The
main auditorium was Wen filled with
ladies and they gave great attention
to the subject discussed. Mr.. Barrett
had charge of the service and spoke
on the subject of "a Woman Thief"
The text was taken from st. Luke s:
AZ and As. The story was that of
the woman who touched the hem of
His garment, SO that she might be
healed. The address made deep i'm
preston and some twenty-five or Ihir-
ty signiiied their desires for the pray
ers of Gods people.
The main floor of the opera house
was well filled with men in the SER
vice at 8 O'Clock. The Holiness uni
versity trio assisted by Mr.. Bell rem
dered two selections, Remember Me,
Oh Mighty One" and God Bless My
Boy Tonight" Mrs Garfield and Mr..
Bell also sang duet, MY Savior,
Keeper and Friend" The address
was made by Mr.. Bell from the text
in st. Matthew 27:22: "Pilate saith
unto them, What shall do then with
Jesus which is called Christi" His
subject was the Problem of Prob
lens" In many respects it was one
of the strongest addresses which has
been delivered during these series of
meetings.
For fully an hour before the hour
of service, people began to assemble
in the large auditorium and by 1880
O'Clock tine house was packed full,
with people standing wherever they
could gain an entrance. Mrs. Can
field and Mr.. Bell favored the people
with another duet and the Hawkeye
Male Quartette, comprising Messrs.
Jarvis, Kemble, Gordon and Tony rem
dered in delightful manner, Jesus
Savior, Pilot Me" The pastor, DIR.
Allen, received twelve converts on
probation and two persons by letter.
Mr.. Barrett spoke from the subject,
+B. B, l.. c." the text being taken
from St. Luke 1S:40-41: And Jesus
stood and commanded him to be
brought unto him; and when he was
come near, he asked him, saying,
What wilt thou that / shall do unto
thee? And he said, Lord, that | may
receive my sight" The great audi
ence gave the closest possible atten-
tion and the influence was strong and
powerful In the closing appeal to
the unsaved, Mr. Barrett seemed to
touch some vital spark which changed
the after service into one of the most
remarkable meetings which has been
held in the church for years. One
convert started for the altar, and then
they came by tWos and threes until
some twenty seekers were at the al
tar. One noble Christian cir in the.
Sunday school brought her three
soang associates to the altar and a
child led an unsaved father to the
altar Of the church. They came from
the main floor, from the Sunday school
room and Irom the galleries. The,
christian people sang. and cried, and
prayed, and it seemed as though tneir
cup OF JOY was full. Mr.. Barrett talk
ed candldiy and painly and frankly
with tho converts and showed them
plainly the way to Christ. Many of
the audience left the church at the
beginning Of the altar service, but
most OF the audience remained to re-.
joice and encourage those who had
made the start in the Christian way.
II was a late hour when the meeting
closed and the people were satisfied
to 80 home and gain physical rest,
The meetings viii be continued during
the present week as before and will
close next Sunday evening. The Bible
study classes will be held from Tues
day to Friday as before and the usual
meetings on Tuesday and Friday for
children.
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First Presbyterian Church.
Tho Sunday evening meeting Was
opened BIZ singing that beautiful won
derous hymn which pleads with the
heart OF all of us. Softly and Tend