The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Items Of Interest Cleaned From
Pulpit and Sanctuary.
Episcopal Church.

oially is showing continued growtl
land the Increase in numbers ha'
made II necessary ITO provide anothe
lelass room I'M tAel. abasement of thu
lGuild hall AS the Lenten season be
gins Feb. 9TH, the Easter Offering
boxes we're distributed on Sunday
This Offering, which is devoted (
missions, has for the church in gen
eral grown from $l37,200 in 1908 Z
s167 $50. In 1912. The hope has beef
expressed that II may go to $200.00t
In 1919. The largest amount con
itributed by st. James Sunday schoo
in any one year has been $4,000, II
is hoped that this year the contrlbu
ton may be at least $50, The new
tablet erected to the memory OF MI
and Mrs. Micajah T. Williams was
Vivid by the congregation with great
pleasure on Sunday. This tablet and
the lecture given by Mrs. b. A. Allen
will be dedicated on Friday evening
Following this ceremony a social WI
be given for all members and friends
of the church in Guild hall. A short
program including talk by Ma1oI
Lacey will be given. after which the
men of the church will serve refresh
lments. All men are urged to come
and help entertain the ladies and
guests, thereby showing appreciation
Iof the many good times the ladies
have afforded the men. ...
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. Christian Church. a.
There were fifty boys in the Junior
department of the Bible school. Spe'
cial efforts are being made by those
i'm charge to increase the attendance.
There is always something to do to
keep up o live interest in any kind oil
a school and especially the short ses-
sjons OF the Bible school. The class
OF Loyal Business Men taught by the
pastor, Rev. Roy 4. Deadman, is one
of the classes whose interest has
never slackened Their first meeting
of the year will be held at the home
.or Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD Hull, 64S
North b street, on Tuesday evening.
The invitation is extended to all men
in, the church. Mr.. Deadman spoke
in the morning on the Test of Dis
cipleship." John 1871. He spoke
of the new prophetic name to be
borne by all of Christ's followers in
the Christian dispensation - Chris
tians-a name never before applied
to Gods chosen people. The estab-
fishing of the church was at an inf
mite cost not only of its living head.
but of the multiplied thousands of its
martyred adherents He spoke of
the beautiful simplicity of the, gospel
story and how completely 1T fitted in
l. L. of hn pFn
of mankind. Of the universal testl-
mony that this self-denying life is the
only life that can bring complete sa-
tiety to the human heart. Many as
surfing Scripture quotations we're
given Bear ye one another's bur
dens:" IF ye abide in Me then are
We MY disciples" There was a full
audience. Next Sunday will be roll
call day. Every member q of the
church present will enroll their
name and address on a slip of paper
to be passed to the collectors. Those
not present are expected to send
their enrolment when possible. The
Endeavor Society had an unusually
spirited session.
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N. e. Sunday School.
With no especial feature III the ser
vice. Central M. Z. Sunday school
had the largest attendance at reg,
ular session in its history. COG being
in attendance Collection, S14.2S.
This is simply a manifestation of the
constantly increasing interest, and
devotion to the work of the school, oil
teachers and scholars. The mixed
Bible class had an attendance oil
lover fifty. This class, of the Older
men and women. is growing rapidly
The Primary and Beginners depart
ments are growing. The Beginners
are already crowded for room. The
Home department of the school is
being pushed, and the slogan, Every
member of the Church in the School,
seems to be nearer being realized
Congregational Church.
The subject of the morning ser
mon was "Abraham's Faith in the
Offering of His Son Isaac" This was
| the second of series of sermons
based ON Old Testament characters
and following the line Of thought ex
pressed in the year motto, Daily
strength For Daily Living" A work
able theory of human living runs
through the Scriptures and is summed
up in the promise, AS the days, Sc
shall thy strength be-" This theor,
may be tested by sitting to the bot
4 tom the most crucial experiment.
made in human living by men WHIT
have striyen against great odds, Il
discover aud do Gods will Such ;
test case Is Abraham's attempted
sacrifice of his son Isaac. Does he
q typical who often stumbles and We
is true TO thesiight that he sees. hay,
the strength OF God In the day of hi
greatest trial? Although Abraham
made his trial unspeakabiy worse b.
misreadlng Gods message. whicl
was not to offer Isaac as a burnt Of
Ifering but to surrender him who'll
TO Gods purposes, yet God in Hi
mercy stood IN the way OF the full eI
feet OF the blunder which Abraham
llad committed. God acted upon I
definite and sound principle,--fo
where was Abraham's mistake?
Twas. on the surface ofihis life and nc
lin its heartaih the form OF his offei
ling andanot in itBisplrit, so that h
was, even In this day OF temptation
la man after Gods own heart TIL
leyening sermon was the first OF
series of discourses upon Christia
doctrines as truths of iifc.. "sin