Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-10-27

gave a stirring address from the sub
ject, "Some Of our Sins. Friday
gram put on by the e. L. d. club with
the following well known characters:
Misses Bessie and Helen Rogers, Daisy
and Elnora Williams, Lizzie Cain and
| Lenora Foster. Mrs. Emma Beard re-
cited beautifully. Bessie and Helen
Rogers and Elnora Williams with Mise
Freda Foster, accompanies, gave an ex-
ercise with Indian clubs which was
very fine. The prizes were awarded -
follows: Miss Bessie Rogers, lat, gold
locket and chain; Miss Daisy williams,
End, gold bracelet; Miss Marie VIII
kins 3rd, gold ring with pearl settings;
Miss Hattie Settles, 4th, gold ring;
Miss Ella McGaw, 5th, gold ring; Miss
Carrie Washington, 9th, gold ring.
The fair was fine success in every
way. $262.73 was cleared. The pastor
and officers desire to extend their heart
Of hearts appreciation to the commit
toe and all the workers who labored
SO hard to have us realize such grap$
success. We also thank the public fot
their beautiful donations. The next
big doings at Bethel A.. NJ. E. church
will be the coming Of Richard B. Har.
rison, who will appear in The Mef.
chant Of Venice and Damon and
Pythias, November 18th. Don't fail
to hear him.
Rev. j. L. e. Burr will leave the ard
Baptist church. Rev. Burr served mo-
tice on the members Of the 3rd Bsp.
tist church at q recent church meeting
that he would leave them in abont
three weeks. The Rev. is called to
tate large church in Cleveland, Ohio.
This will leave all the Baptist pulpits
Of the Tri-C Cities vacant.
Mrs. Il. r. Phillips made flying
trip to Washington, lows, Friday to
visit her folks.
Miss Gertrude o meal left for Boston,
Mass. on the 2lst, whore she VIII
study in the Boston Conservatory Of
Music. Miss O'Neal is sweet gin
and God has blessed her with rare mu-
sical talents. We all join in wishing
Miss O'Neal Gods blessings.
The members Of Bethel A. NJ. E
church presented Rev. T. b. Stovall
with fine gold headed umbrella. Mr..
D. s. Johnson made the presentation
speech at the close Of the Sunday even
ing service. The Rev. was delighted
with such a fine and useful gift.
WELSOME ADDRESS.
Mrs. Lenore Wells Sheppard whose
splendid papers have pleased Fedora
tion visitors for years, seems equally
as versatile as poetess. Last year
when members Of Bethel A. M. =
church rendered reception to their
pastor, Rev. T. B. Stovall, she RECALLED
us with pretty toast in which the
members Of the Union clinked glas0es
of water. This year her address Of
welcome was in tho following verses:
I am called upon, for tho second time,
To welcome .yon back II prose- g.
rhyme.
This T am only too glad q do .as 1s
"a behelf o. the N.
Last year we pledged you our support
In water sparkling bright,
And we are here the Same support
To pledge to you tonight.
For the two years that you have been
+ with us,
Your efforts we wish to commend.
We know you have labored faithfully
And always to some good end.
Though The pathway ID sometimes
rugged,
And you cannot always please,
'Tis written we cannot go to heaven
On fowery beds of ease.
Your life means life Of sacrifice,
OF more than can ever be told;
But it also means an inheritance
OF riches, greater than gold.
Is the reward that is to come,
When your earthly labors are ended
And the Master has said, "Wel
done.
Tonight as we welcome our pastor,
If we love him let's tell him so.
Do not wait until he has left us,
And then words Of praise bestov.
Words Of cheer and appreciation
Spoken while we are living; tits said,
Are worth more than the finest Gu
logies ia
Written when we are dead;
Sometimes on these occasions,
We make fowery speeches galore,
Then we go home, and throughout The
year
The church sees us no more.
If we prove to be such weaklings,
How can we hope to thrive,
No good can result from our efforts,
The church cannot survive. II
Then let US not be spasmodic
In the struggle in which we re involved
But work steadily on, with laugh
and song,
And our problems will soon be solved.
q
We hope not to bury our talent,
And our song be nothing but leaves,
But at the glad time Of harvest
To come bringing in the sheaves.
Now I have no new resolutions to ofier
In the coming conference year,
So again in behalf Of the Union
win say, We are glad You are here.
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