Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-05
News.

Des Moines, June 5.-While the 1000
ministers and Sunday school workers
in session at the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church yesterday afternoon We're
in prayer a thief crossed the church
threshold almost in full view of the
assemblage and made haul of pocket
struments in an adjoining room.
The loss was not discovered until
several hours later when the congre-
cation dispersed and there was a
scramble to find the missing articles.
The thief. who wore large size shoe,
was traced by the prints of his foot
steps in the yard in the rear of the
church. Several riiled grips We're found
behind the church lot and a $500 check
was found near the rear church door.
The contents of several pocketbooks
We're taken and the purses discarded. A
light overcoat was found in the mud
but the money and gloves that had
been in the pockets were removed.
Scott county won the banner yester-
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in the state. Hardin county won the
banner for the greatest number Of
bible readers Dallas county for tie
most adult bible classes and Jefferson
county for the greatest number Of
! teachers taking the teachers training
course.
There are s1S.s57 Sunday school ru-
pills in Iowa. In his report yesterday
Superintendent F. F. Fitch gave this
number as conservative estimate OF
the children in the state who are at
tending the 1852 Sunday schools. a
total of 45,64s officers and teachers
conduct these schools.
Mason City secured the 1910 con-
vention after prolonged struggle yes
terady morning against Cedar Rapids
I The report of the location committee
favoring Mason City was not we'll re-
ceived by the the Cedar Rapids delega-
ton. Cedar Rapids held out every in
ducement for entertainment, including
free trolley and auto rides, but this
hospitality killed its cause. The leaders
of the state Sunday school work ar
gued that the convention was a work.
ing institution. and not a sight seeing
/ expedition. Mason City, which made
no alluring promises OF entertainment
won out. Charles x Myers, represen.
! tative of Crawford county. spoke il
I favor of Mason City
The Rev. F. F. Fitch was reelected
state superintendent.
The report d. the nominating com.
Tittee was adopted in its entirety yes
teraday morning and resulted in tn
election OF thu. state officers as fol
lows:
President-Rev. w. G. Hohanshelt O
Boone. r
| Honorary vice-pr presidents. w Cole
of Detroit Mich.
Vice presiden.-Rev. ]. s. Corkey, o
winterset.
Recording secretary-Miss Jane AT
kinson, of Anamosa
Treasurer-George A. Body, Of De
Moines
AT the meeting of the executive
board yesterday afternoon Rev. F. F
Fitch was reelected state superntend
ent. The other departmental worker
elected were: Adult bible secretary
Rev. A. B. Kendall. lie Grand: teachers
y training secretary, Mrs. Bertha Fitch
Des Moines; home department secre
tary, S. b Nichols. Mason City; HON
to home visitation, F. T. Armstrong
Coon Rapids; I. B. R. A. Miss stell
Hoff. Davenport: missionary. Miss An
ma MCGEE, Webster City; elementar
grade secretary. Mrs. w. J. Porter
Waukee.
The state central committee electe
by the executive committee included :
F. Hardin, Eldora; George A. Peabod!
Des Moines George H. Sherwood
Creston, and G. H. Roberts. Jolley.