Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-30
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED AND
REV. MR.. MEDBURY DELIVERS
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS,
DIES MONIES PASTOR ON
MOVEMENT POSSIBILITIES
Head of University Place Church De-
Iivers Inspiring Address-Two Hun
dred Men Who Attended cheered
Election Returns-W. T. Smith Re-
elected President.

Officers were elected, ard program
in keeping with the event was given
at the first annual banquet of the Fed
Grated Church Mems Clubs, served in
the basement Of the Methodist church
Monday evening. The meal was pre-
pared by the Ladies' Aid Society of the
church. Rev. Charles s. Medbury.
pastor of the Church of Christ of Uni
versity Place, Des Moines, was the
principal speaker.
The following officers and commit
tee chairmen were elected, following
the adoption of the report of the nom
mating committee; President, w. 7.
Smith; first vice president, T. l. Was
son; second vice president, C. a. Turn
er; secretary, H. E. Wilson; treasurer,
Thomas Stotts: chairman of bible
study committee, j. c. Nelson; social
service committee DIR. H. A. kinnan;
missionary committee, E. Erickson;
publicity committee, D. r. Salisbury;
industrial betterrnent, George Spencer;
evangelistic a. H. Welker
While the meal was being served,
and between two musical numbers, DIR.
w. S. Devine announced the res.ttt of
The franchise election. The returns
We're greeted with tremendous cheers
The after dinner program was opened
by the Imperial Male Quartet, which
responded to an encore. AT the request
OF President W 7. Smith, who was pre-
siding. Rev. c. H. Morris introduced
Rev. Mr.. Medbury
Medbury On Mems Work.
Rev. Mr.. Medbury opened his ad-
dress by calling attention to the high
value of a man. Some figures from
Hills We're used TO illustrate his
thought A ton of pig iron is worth $40,
he said. The same iron made into horse
shoes is worth $50. Twenty dollars of
raw material and $50 of man. The
same ton of iron made into knife
blades is worth 5000 Twenty dollars
raw material, $3.50 man Made into
watch springs. this same ton of iron
is worth $4,000. The same $50 of raw
material. s1,9SS man.
He continued by saying that the
great artist, Miilet, one day spent SO
cents for piece of canvass, some paint
and a brush. With these he made a
sketch that the world now knows a:
The Angelus." 1t sold for s105,00(
This material represents so cents raw
material. and s104 .999.4o man.
4 These words We're Introductory tic
one of the most inspirational addresses
the men of Marsfalltown have been
privileged to hear in a long time. The
4 speaker turned his attention to the
/ church. with its contribution to mems
lives and the demand that it imposes
for the best type of manhood. Chris
tan work affords a fellowship in ali
lands. Where are your friends? The
great servants of mankind in all ages
and nations are ours as christian work
ers. Wherever a man pours out life fol
the good of men, be he of whatever
speech or color, he is mine in the GLAD
service of mankind This makes the
very map live as We remember tina
here and there thruout the wide worlG
man is at work for fellowman. 1t il
tine for the church of God to stop beg
ging men and begin to command the
rightful recognition her Lord intended
st.e should receive Il is time for the
- u C!i W CtdSt " plltI " men ii CloW!
% roses as the reward of church mem.
bership. and begin to offer the crown
of thorns instead The crown of serv.
ice. Men Will respond to such an ap
peal
The church opens up the cosmopol
itan life. Where do you live? BY tn
interest and enthusiasm manifested b,
you men in the things civic, Their
seems to be no doubt that Marshall
town is a good place to stay, but wiler
do YOU live? You must not live il
Marshalltown in this peculiar sense
You must be citizens of the world. GU
4 sympathies must be world wide o.
| yes some man says. always somethin
! for the church. Sure, there is Away
something for the church and for Coo
And when You do not need anythin
from God, then YOU may beat back tn
man who comes asking for somethin
for God. And the man who is com
iplaining that there is always some
thing for God has not caught the visio
of man at all.
"The church fixes the ideals higi
Standing where the great immigrar
ships s FPS make their deck, and watchin
the poor wretches crowding out fror
the steerage, a man near said, Poe
|, creatures they have had a weary WOW