The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-06-02


81 900, and many more gave hun
bred The black cards rapidly disap-
peared. Very little begging was
done. The matter was presented in
a businesslike manner and people re-
sponded quickly. A life membership
OF the International Association re
quires the payment OF $1,000. Many
names were presented for ten per-
sons TO honor by giving 800 each.
Among those so honored were Pres.
Meyer. Or. Bailey, VIM. Hartshorn,
Bishop Flartzell OF Africa, King
George, President Taft, Mrs. Taft,
EXPIRES. Roosevelt and Marion Law
rance. Mr.. Lawrance had difficulty
in adjourning the session on time,
there being little space yet covered
on the map. AS he was in the act of
adjourning, young man jumped up
and proposed the name of VIM. J.
Bryan for life membership. Canada
was the first to take share for Taft
Kansas, Ohio, Mississippi. South Car
DINA, Iowa. Michigan and others fol
lowing. Mexico led for Mrs. Taft.
During the time message was re-
ceived from Heinz, the great pickle
man of Philadelphia, saying that II
any forward movement was undertake
en- at the convention to put him down
for $1,000 year for three years.
At the beginning, the youngest del
egate to the convention was present
ed,--Mr. w. c. Johnson, Jr., of Colo
RADIO, years of age, who was the
first contributor to the fund, giving
500 a year for three years. At the
close, the oldest delegate was pre-
sented,-Mrs. Butler, of Massachu-
3etts, who is 80 years of age and has
been a missionary to India for twenty
years. A life membership was given
in her honor Over 100000 was
raised for the three years work, in
two hours time, and the rest will prob
ably be raised privately before the
convention closes.
The impetus for the promptness
with which the call was responded
| 20, was doubtless due in part to two
addresses Immediately preceding Mr..
Lawrance on the program, one by
| Rev. Zwemer, missionary twenty
years in Arabia, who spoke of the
needs of childhood in the Moslem
world, and Robt. E. Speer, who spoke
for South America.
Rev. Zwemer said the needs of the
Moslem world were so great because
\ If the great numbers. Between 60
and Is million boys and girls have no
higher ideals than taught by NOLAN.
mechanism, which has become so Ge-
graded. A boy in harvard or Yale
turns to the Bible for help when he
faces temptations. A Mohammedan
boy must turn to the Moslem religion
in which he finds no purity or help.
Only three weeks ago 10000 pilgrims,
| many times the number present at
this great convention. met in GER
tain valley bringing animals for sacri-
flee TO Mohammed.
Robt. T.. Speer gave many figures
to show the vastness of the population
uf South America and then said South
America had three great needs. ~
Purity of homes. In Chilli 80 per cent
of the children die before they are
two years old. (2) Political integrity.
In one of the countries out OF pop
ulation of 100000 only 10000 votes
were cast in the election. CD Public
schools. How can Sunday schools be
established when the peopel are illit.
crate? One of the countries the size
Of Kansas has one-thirtieth of its
population in the public schools
Kansas has one-fourth.
Saturday afternoon was left vacant
for sightseeing and recreation. Sun
day morning the delegates visited the
various churches and Sunday schools
lf the city. The pastors we're re-
Iuested to occupy their own pulpits
and the Sunday schools to follow their
regular customs, except that they use
he order of service for Worlds S. S.
Day. The object was TO give the del.
egates an opportunity to study meth
DDS.
AT the Metropolitan Memorial NJ. E.
church, McKinley's church, DR.. Shan.
non spoke on the Brotherhood of Man
Using as his text the conversation be-
lween Christ and the rich young ruler,
beginning Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God. ...... and thy neighbor as
Myself" DR.. Shannon paused after
4 long dissertation on love and the
growing brotherhood of man to say
that he as a pastor of Washington
wanted to put himself down on record
rs uttering solemn protest against
he action of the local committee in
excluding the negroes from the mems
parade, as other pastors had also
lone. He declared it was against the
teachings of his text. He was ap-
plauded by practically the entire au.
Hence. He went on to speak of the
effort by some to have our navy en-
larged on account of fear of war.
He declared that with proper growth
.of the Brotherhood of Man this would
not be needed, but that everything
would be settled by arbitration.
Sunday evening the services were
addressed by one from a foreign
country and one from America.
At the Grace Reformed church,
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