Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-24
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD At STORM
LAKE SELECTS EcHLiN euENA
VISTA PRESIDENT.
SUCCEEDS J. P. LINN,
WHO SERVED THREE YEARS
Lively Debate in Synod A. to Rslatons
Of Highland Park colIsss-Reports
on Mission Work Council Bluffs
Chosen as Meeting Place Next
Year.
pecial to T;nes-Republican.

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| Storm Lake, Oct. e4.-The Iowa
synod of the Presbyterian church, in
session here. received the resignation
OF President J. P. Linn, OF Ruena
! Vista College, and Rev. r. b. Echlin
| was chosen as his successor. DR.. Ech-
lin has been pastor Of the Second
church q. Sioux City. He Will begin
his college duties Nov. 1.
Rev. George P. Masill. president OF
Highland Park College, in lively
speech OF ten minutes. sought to an
s~e- the question Of Attorney Gi!lnsr.
! CO Alba, as 10 Highland Parks right
to be called = Presbyterian ins,i,u-
F; ton and whether offerings made to the
college We're credited in the boards re-
ports. The time came for a change
in Highland Park College mana Sc
uient." said D.. MagiI. and a few
Preseytsriaas II Dee Moines who had
been studying the subject .. industrial
education ana the labor problem. felt
that This was the desired opportunity
to promote work for ths masses Of
young people. IS per cent of whom
never &c beyond the seventh or eighth
s-a6e. Dr.. Mckenzie, o. the college
board. secured the boards approval
and Highland Park was accepted as a
Presbyterian institution. Nearly e,5ao
students enroll II various departments
during ,.s year
Budget Scheme Ursed.
2=v- Richard c. Hughes in a. ad-
S.sSS THURSDAY morning urged the
e-6Eet scheme Tor church finances. Ee
sa.i ia, Robe-, Speer, summing Up
IRE program % the whole Presbyterian
church and is nine boards. declared
{ thai s60,o60.10o was needed. One
ninth Of all the wealth o. the country
is IN Presbyterian hands.
Dr.. Ezra 3. Newcoalb, o. Keokuk
president o. the Iowa board OF home
missions. said the tora, gifts TO home
missions this year was s2,4o3-s5oo
above last year.
Dr.. c. Il. Purnort reported that 11s
churches n Iowa received home mis-
sion aid. while half as many more.
as weak, were cared for by pastors OF
self supporting churches. There has
heea 3 per cent greater increase in
conversions in home mission churches
as COM pared with self-supporting
churches. There have been six or more
transfers or unions between US and the
Z. P. church.
| Rev. Scott ". Smith. assistant SUI
perintendent. stated that s1574 was the
average gift OF Iowa Presbyterians Ia ST
year DR.. Puruaort and Rev. Mr..
Smith were re-appointed for another
year.
Three Welsh churches, now having
services in English. have been added
to the Sioux City Presbyterian roll.
Thursday evening was devoted to-
home and foreign missions. Rev. Da-
vid S. Tappon, Jr., OF Kachek. Hainan:
Miss LYDIA HAYS, Of Mexico. and Rev.
Frank E. Higgins were the speakers.
Council Bluffs Next Year.
Synod adjourned today at noon and
will convene next year in Council
Bluffs. The services THURSDAY evening
and Friday were held in the new Lake
1 Side church.
Rev. w B. Sanford reported that
the Presbyterian hospital at Waterloo
had treated $50 patients the past year.
Receipts were $4,000 from all sources.
It does considerable charitable work
and has three beds.