Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-19
CONSOLIDATION OF WEBSTER
CITY AND MITCHELL AssoclA-
TloNs IS UP.
coNGREoAroNALIsTs TO HOLD
CONFERENCE AT MASON CITY
Joint Meeting of Two Associations,
Covering Northern Iowa, Will Be
Acted Upon at Meeting Now in ess-
sion-Distriet Comprises Seventy lo-
cal churehes-The Program.

OF much Importance for Congregations
aiists of northern Iowa is being held
at Mason City today and Sunday. It is
a joint gathering of the Mitchell and
Webster City associations. The ses-
sions will be held in the Congregational
church of Mason City. of which the
Rev. c. E. Tower is pastor The en-
deavor is being made turnout the state
70 enlarge the size of the various as
sociations taking in large number
OF churches and pastors and at the
same time decrease the number of as
sociations. This is being done in the
interest of larger fellowship and
more enthusiastic meetings. The meet
ing at Mason City is a trial meeting,
the union not yet having been con-
Sunma1ed. The question Of a merging
W-lll be up for debate and if favorable
action is taken these two bodies viii
be united The Mitchell association
comprises tnirty-seven churches and
ta- Webster City association comprises
1hiriy-fhree churches. making a total
Of just seventy church organizations
The meeting will be held at the largest
church in either association and Ii is
thought that very large gathering
will be present at the meeting.
The committee having the programs
in charge has spared no pains in pro-
viding interesting speakers on vital
topics expecting thus 70 draw out rep
resentatiyes from all the churches. The
preacher on the occasion is the Rev.
Otis H Holmes of Algona, the repre-
~
kossurh county. Mrs Ella Reinking
Towle has recently returned from a
trip among foreign mission stations
and she viii be listened 10 with great
interest G. E Pike of Waterloo, is
Brotherhood. DR.. P. A Johnson, seere-
tary OF missions for the state, is one
of the strong men among the churches
The program follows:
Afternoon Session.
2:00-Organi zation and business.
3:00-@The Report of the Stale Com
nittee on Polity''-H. r. Core, Rock
ford; W. o. Parks, Allison
3: 36-Diseussion
4:oo--The Proposed Union of the
Mitchell and Webster City Associa-
tons" =. R. Herr, Humboldt; w. J.
Cady, Charles City.
:2arDiscassion.
5:Sl-Adiournment
EVENING SESSION.
:5e-Devotfona and song service
conducted by, James Davies, Nora
Springs.
s: o0-Sermon. Celebration of the
Lords supper Q. II. Holmes, Algona.
Celebrants. G. H Putnam, harrisburg;
B. GreenaWay Britt
MORNING SESSION.
.3eDevotional service, John r.
Henderson, Clear Lake.
9:6o-"The Modern Tabernacle Evan
gelistic Coinpaign." d. The Selection
and Methods Of the Evangelist" H. II.
Burch Nashua. Ii. THE Remuneration
and Results of the ETangeIisIs," W. G:
Ramsay, Eldora-
9: 3V-Discussion on.
10: oo-Business. each association
meeting separately.
I'll: .5-AGjournment
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2:o0-Deyotionai service. William B.
Pardun, Parkersburg.
2:15-Business.
3: o0-"The Woman's Hour" Mrs N.
z. S. Waller, Charles City. presiding.
The Story of Chinese Woman's
Life" Mrs. Ella Reinking Towle, Grin
nell.
4:00-"The Work of Mems Clubs G.
E. Pike, Waterloo.
4: 20-Discussion.
4:40-"Ministerial, Changes from the
Minister'S and the Church's Points of
View" P. A. johnson, Grinnell.
5:0e-Discussion.
5:30-Adjournment
EVENING SESSION.
7:30-Song service, choir.
s:o9-Address, The Missionary In
terest of the Church" P. A johnson,
Grinnel Address, Prof. E. a Steiner,