The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-22
Keokuk Presbytery Ends This Morn
ina After Very Successful
and Very Helpful
Meeting.
COLUMBUS CITY NEXT
officers Elected and Columbus City
Selected For the
Next Years
Meeting.

The twentieth annual Presbyterial
convention Of the Keolsuk Presbytery
:, the United Presbyterian church
ended this morning after one Of the
most successful and helpful meetings
the Presbytery has ever held. The
convention will be held next year at
Columbus City, Iowa, and the officers
are. president, Mr.. Robert Getty, Bur
lington, first vice president, Mr.. Lee
Rhea, Charlottesville, second vice pres
ident. Mabel Hedrick, Keokuk, secre-
tary Lula Orr, Columbus City, 1.-THE
secretary, Glynn Rowan, Ainsworth,
and Treasurer, Ed. Seller, Morning
Sum-
The convention opened this morn
Ing with a praise service. Owing to
the absence of the leader, Rev Curry
Of Charlottesville, Miss Glynn Rowan
Of Ainsworth led the service. The
praise services were followed by re-
ports of committees. The reports in
the main told Of the growth OF the
societies in the different churches IN
the Presbytery and the various phases
Of the work.
At 10 o'clock general conference
was held on the subject "At Work
Lights On" Rev. D.. L. Mcbride of
Winfield presided Fhe subject was
very ably divided to help in the gem
eral discussion into the subject What
Can We Do to Help-(1) Each Other,
(2) Our Pastor, (3} The mid-week
prayer meeting, (4) The Sabbath
School and co Special Work.
Miss Nellie Moore of Columbus
City took up the discussion of what
each one can do to help the others.
Bruce C. Cowden discussed the best
way to help the pastor. In his dis
cussion he brought out three ways that
every one can help; by attending the
preaching services, by praying for the
pastor, and by consulting the pastor
and showing that you are taking an
interest. e
The discussion of the mid-week
prayer meeting was led by Rev. w. O.
t toHSl anu liz SuSSG0lCu oS a lhSthhS
of helping the mid-week prayer meet
ing that all Of the young people try
to be present regularly and to feel
responsibility In tie meeting.
Rev. Fred Elliot in the discussion
Of the Sabbath school helps headed all
of the helps with 3D." Be present
be rompt, be prepared, be mission
airy, be willing, be friends, and behave.
If each member would remember these
"B's" and try to follow them the Sun
day school would become the biggest
part of the work for the young peo-
pie.
Miss Aida May Skinner was unable
to be present and lead the discussion
Of the special work but her paper was
read by Miss Maxwell.
Rev w. R. Sawhill Of Washington
Iowa. was down on the program for
an address on the subject of merging
the junior work into the senior work
but owing to his inability to be pres
ent this part of the program was left
out and the address by Rev. Nat
SliiuS III Il GlIIlSld tJll hOt sing LIZ
Senior Work into--What" was listened
to. Rev. Childs said that the senior
work was advanced into the church
and there carried on.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
next year at Columbus City. All OF
the delegates expressed themselves as
having spent most enjoyable and
helpful two days in Keokuk. While ir
keoknk they were the guests of the
members of the Young Peoples soci
ETY. of the United Presbyterian church
which is composed of tie followins
younng people. Earl Carpeter, George
schouten, Jennie 'Schouten, Kenneth
Davidson, Mabel Hedrick. Elsie Hart
Blanch Wright, Ernest Robinson, Ma!
keppel. Charles Robinson, Wilhelm
King, Elizabeth Neill, Robena Neil
Florence Megchelsen, and Elizabeth
Wilson.
The visiting delegates were as fol
lows:
Name E. Wilson, Morning Sun.
Bessie Moore, Columbus City.
Mary Moore. Columbus City
Evelyn Wilson, Morning Sun.
j. Ed Seller, Morning Sun.
Fred Elliot, Morning Sun.
Ruth g. Latta, Washington.
Jessie Bell Stewart, Washington.
Laurence McGaw, Washington.
Lottie e. Guthrie, Washington.
Lois Maxwell, Charlottesville.
Gladis Maxwell, Charlottesville.
robert Getty. Burlington.
Nat Childs. Fairfield.
D. L. Mcbride, Winfield.