The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-08
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs Of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

Mrs. Christine Lafayette, OF Hawk.j
eye, was visitor with relatives in
the city Monday.
Mrs. A. G. Clark returned Saturday
evening from a weeks visit with rela-
.tiyes In Washington. She attended
the dedication Of the new A. M. 2.
church at Fairfield Sunday.
Miss Georgia Blackburn, one OF the |
teachers in the public schools at Bux-
ton, was visitor in the city Satur-
day and Sunday and went to Des
Moines Monday, where she win spend
the rest of weeks vacation with
her mother and sister, Mrs. Lizzie
Avery, at the latter's home.
At the A. M. E. church last Sunday
night Rev. Tyler preached an eloquent
and able sermon in favor OF the;
higher moral standard, cleaner and
purer home influence and higher
regard for Christianity and the church
among the negro race. Combin-
ing for his text the words Of St. Paul
as found in Romans, LIST Chap. 16 and
IL verses, Il am not ashamed of the
Gospel ofChrist,' and THE just shall
live by faith, he reviewed IN an
eloquent manner the Gospels of Mat
thew, Mark, Luke and John and then
took up the Gospel OF Christ as given
to the world by Himself and showed
how it had LIVED through all ages tol
the present day, and exhorted his
hearers to let the words of the text
be the standard of their lives, week
days as well as Sundays.
Mrs. A, G.. Clark writing from Wash.
ington says that Presiding Elder l.. D..
Phillips and. mis- wife are 10Th sick
at their home in that city, and it is
feared that Mrs. Phillips will not re-.
cover. She is suffering with dropsy
and is in very critical condition.
Her mother was sent for Tuesday
and is now with her. Elder Phillips
while not seriously i'll is confined to
the house and unable to attend to his
work in the district. Elder and Mrs.
Phillips, both of whom are able preach!
ers of the gospel, have many friends
here who will hope and pray tor their
speedy recovery.
Mrs. Robt. Johnson has been fight
ing an attack of the grippe this week.
Rev. w. l.. Lee, of Wesley chapel,
held his last quarterly meeting for
this conference year, Sunday. Pre-
siding Elder A.iH, HIggs was with
him and conducted the services in his
interesting and impressive manner
| that has made him so well liked
throughout the district. His sermon
at the sentimental service at 3:00 p.
m. was AN Impressive discourse ON the
needs of more faithfulness and &C.
1 tiyity in the Christian life. About
sixty persons partook of the Lord IS
supper. The financial report was
very gratifying The card rally which
! the members have been engaged in
for several weeks, realized something
over $1,000, which with the days col
| lections amounted to over $4,000,
| thus enabling the church to pay Rev.
Lee in full and insure a good report
from Oskaloosa at the conference,
Rev. Lee and the presiding elder lett
for the conference Tuesday and the in
dications are very good that both
will be returned in their present field
of labor.
Taylor Duke, the new janitor at the
court house, has moved his family
from Evans and is now nicely located
at 217 North F street. Mr. Duke be-
gan his duties at the court mouse
Thursday morning and expresses
| himself as well pleased with the out
| look. He has Deen looking over the
work and acquainting himself with
the situation for the past week oil
| two and has had the kind assistance
and able instruction of Mr.. Theo.
Richmond, the old lanitor, who has
been on the job for the past seven or
eight years and who has shown him
every courtesy and given him every
aid that could be desired. MIR. Duke
feels very grateful to the Board, to
| Mr.. Richmond especially and to ali
the officers at the building for the
kindly manner in which he mas been
! received, and wishes to assure them
all that nothing will be left uIdone
on his part to maintain that good will
! and to sustain the confidence and APP,
prevail of all whom his duties bring
him in relation with He is the first
colored man to receive the appoint
ment and he feels sure he Will prove
himself a worthy representative OF
his race.
Rev. T. V. Stovall, formerly pastor
of the A. M. e. church in this city,
and now in charge OF the Washington
Fairfield circuit witnessed the cul
mination of two years of hard work
at the latter place last Sunday when
Bishop c. T, Shaffer dedicated the
new church building. The new struc,
ture is neat little building 27x35 feet,
with basement and is fitted up com
plete and ready for use. Nearly two
hundred dollars was raised during the
day, which leaves an Indebtedness
of only four hundred dollars. the best
part of which Rev. Stoyall expects to
raise bpfOre conference Nearly thiF.