Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-05-27
GIFTS ARE OFFERED
$4,000 FROM ONE MEMBER 10
4 CHURCH.
brethren in Christ Continue Their
Successful Conference With
Large Attendance and
Hearty Enthusiasm.

tFrom Fridays Daily.l
How would you like to have 500
persons to dinner? and 900 to sup
per? That was the record at the
River Brethren conference yesterday
and nearly as many were fed today.
Clothes baskets full Of home made
bread, "a pounds Of butter at a
table-these were only incidents.
Then many families are entertaining
10 to 20 guests. One house has 40
all Of which tells of Dickinson's
hospitality.
Missionary Service.
For wholesome, dignified enthus-
iasm last nights session reached
high waters mark. The house was
packed. The singing was led by a
fine chorus of young people, chiefly
Of the Abilene congregation and OF
missionary character. Miss Blanche
Zook of Des Moines sang His Love
Can Never FAIL" with a singular
sweetness of voice and modesty OF
manner, touching all hearts. Home
folks have a measure of pardonable
pride in the easy grace and clearness
with which Miss Abbie Bert of Moon
light related her missionary exper-
fences and explained the conditions
Of the churchs missionary field In
South Africa. Elder J. R. looks
sermon was one of the most sane ana
effective missionary appeals ever
heard in the town. The offering OF
sSSs.63 which followed its evidence
at once of the conviction produced
and Of the consecrated purses in the
audience.
A $4,000 Gift.
The names of two formerly OF ADJ
lene people came into pleasing prom
inece this morning. DR.. and Mrs.
A. L. Eisenhower agreed to deed to
the church real estate at Thomas
Ok, worth about $4,000 for the
maintenance of an orphanage. They
reside in Oklahoma and have pros
pered. Over $500 was subscribed
for missions at last nights session.
Foreign Mission Board.
Perhaps no more important OIL
GERS have been chosen this week, IN
view of the enlargement of the
church's interests abroad, than those
of the Foreign Mission Board. They
are as follows: ]. R. zook, Dies
Moines, iowa, Chairman; Eli M. Eng
lie. Mt. Joy, Pa, Secretary; P. M
cIimenhaga, stevensville Ont, Treas
urer.
Sunday School Work!
For years the church in Kansas
has maintained with increasing beAe-
FL a State Sunday School Board. Tne
man has commended itself to the
church at large and this conference
has selected with much care a
nermanent Sunday School Board.
The board appointed consists OF u
@. Musser, Kansas; Henry Kreider'
Pennsylvania and Thomas Dohner'
Ontario.
I H. Engle, M. l.. Hoffman and
w. J. Myers Of Ohio, were appointed
a committee to define the scope and
duties of this board.
The New Song Beck.
The new song book is popufaT-
while some regret most deeply the
absence of certain standard Christian
HYMNS and tunes and while It 10
really a song book and not In the
hest sense a hymn book, it is very
evident from the zest and relish with
which the singing is done that tne
church is pleased with the book.
Home Mission Board.
The report of the home mission
board ELECTED the deepest interest
and led to several important actions
of far-reaching significance. 1t was
unanimously voted to provide for
the official visitation Of the foreign
mission stations Of the church at an
early date.
The section OF the report provid-
ing for the establishment Of a ma
tive girls training school in South
Africa was approved with unanimity
and enthusiasm.
Constitutional Revision
Constitutional revision is loom
ing up big. The question is being
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