The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-10-16
AMONG THE CHURCHES
lite ms of Interest Cleaned From
Pulpit and Sanctuary.
Episcopal Church.

Episcopal Church.
st. James parish was honored over
Sunday with the presence of Rev.
Thomas Horton OF Grace Church,
Boone, Iowa, who conducted services
morning and evening and delivered
two fine sermons. The congregations
We're large and the Sunday school
was unusually, well attended. Rev.
Hodton is one of the strong men of
the Iowa diocese, being formerly a
member OF the Church of England,
and scion of family of rectors dat
ing back several hundred years. At
the morning services Rev. Horton
paid beautiful tribute to the memory
OF Major Lacey, who for many years
had been an attendant and faithful
worker in St James Parish. Feat
ures of the morning services were the
professional on the chimes as an ac-
compartment of the vested choir, by
Taylor Kalbach, and the solo parts
by Mrs. John Kalbach and Miss Helen
Kalbach. The day was most salts
factory one to the parish
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Central NJ. e. Sunday School.
The attendance was large in all the
departments of the school. A violin
solo by Charles Kessler, the youngest
member of the orchestra, was greatly
enjoyed Rally Day comes next Sun
day, fine program is being arranged
and the service will merge into the
church service. Every member of ev-
cry department is urged to be pres
ent at this service.
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The Tent Meetings.
Tent meetings are still being con-
tinded at the tent on Third avenue
west near South Market street The
meetings on Sunday afternoon and
evening were well attended Rev,
7. d. Ferguson preached in the after
noon and Rev. s. G.. Curry of Univer-
sity Park in the evening Miss Sill
va McColl rendered leasing vocal
solo, which created considerable en-.
thusiasm. The building where the
Bible school on South A street, con-
Quoted by Rev. Ferguson, is located,
has been sold and they are Obliged to
move. hut new location will be Sc
cured and the work will go on. Cot
tage prayer meetings will be conduct
Moons of this week and the public SER
vices will be held in the evening at
the tent, or at the hall il the weather
proves too cold.
Pentecostai Mission.
Rev. A. j. Behner of the University
preached at the Pentecostal Mission
Sunday afternoon and had quite a
large hearing He spoke from Phil
ippians 2.5: LET this mind be In
you, which was also in Christ Jesus"
During the discourse he discussed our
lives as represented in our thoughts,
in our affections and also in our Will.
Charles Anderson was in charge of
the singing and the service was en-
tered into heartily. For several
weeks past the services at the mis-
sion have been discontinued on ac-
count of the tent services, but they
have now geen resumed and the work
here will go on as formerly. Presi-
dent Vance of the county association
is still holding services at Hawkeye,
and the people are being reached. On
Friday evening the regular weekly
proyer service will be held and next
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comb of the University will speak
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First Presbyterian Church.
The text for the morning sermon
was from John 1916. For God so low
ed the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son. that whosoever believ-
eth in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life" With the pass
ing years great changes have been
wrought in the manner in which the
Scriptures are interpreted Along
with advancement in political free
dom and liberty, we see the same ad-
Vancement in religious thought and
action With less adherence to
creeds and dogmas, comes more love
for God, and for the Son whom He
sent that we might come into a larg-
er and fuller understanding of all that
is best in life At the close of the
sermon seven new members We're re-
ceived into the fellowship of the
church, after which the Communion
of the Lords Supper was observed.
Christian Church.
Due announcement of the county
Sunday school convention this week.
Thursday and Friday, October 16 and
IT, in NJ E. church, was made by
Superintendent White 1t has fine
program and will be a feast of the
best things in Sunday school life. Md.
White has been asking some member
OF the school to read selected
Scripture lesson. But this morning
the lesson was recited In clear voice
by Miss Geraldine Hill of the Pris-
ella class. Prof. Griffis, teacher of
the Busy Bee class, read a story from
real life to the school, Both these
new features were appreciated by the
school The Philathea class led the
singing and ii was well done Mr..
Deadman, the pastor, preached on the
Philippian letter, making quotations
from the book and laying strong
stress on the consecrated life of the
author. II was a good sermon and
full of the spirit and enthusiasm of
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