The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-09-03
TEE TUSCALOOSA HERALD THURSDAY. sEPTEMBER 1914
CENTRAL M. E.. CHURCH.
Quarterly Meeting And Election Of
Officers For Year.

Ut. y. L. SIduOTu, district Supefln'
tendent, whose term of Office closes
by limitation with this year, held the
fourth quarterly conference on Thurs
day evening after the close of pc
culiarly impressive prayer service.
The reports of the various officers
of the church and its organizations
were received and showed that the
work of the church had been we'll
carried on during the year The
Sunday school has an enrolment Of
zoos, with an average attendance of
nearly 500. The Epworth League is
taking on new life and gaining new
members.
The Ladies' Aid has been busy with
' the interior of the parsonage, repas
pering and painting.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
societies have increased their mem.
bership and raised something over a
thousand dollars for missions.
The church has lost thirteen men,
bers by death during the year, an
Unusually large number. The pastor
has attended thirty eight funerals dur
ing the year. Many calls have come
| from outside the church and all have
| been answered or provided for.
The sick have been visited and the
strangers called upon and the many
| details of pastoral work carefully
Hooked after. Some AZ couples have
been united In the bonds of matrl
mony No call from within or with
out the church that it was possible to
comply with has been left unanswer-
ed.
DR.. Stafford, in closing spoke feel.
ingly Of his great interest in Central
church and his appreciation Of the
fellowship enjoyed by himself and
wife during their residence here, and
of their regret in leaving, while they
looked forward with JOY to again as
Stunning the pastoral relation. He
asked that the church on next Thurs.
/ day would remember the cabinet, in
Especial prayer, Tor the Divine guild
anCe for them in the task of making
appointments for the coming year,
assuring them that the best interests
Eof churches and pastors would be
Iprayerfully considered.
DR.. McClelland voiced the regret
of the board and the church that the
close relationship which had existed
must be severed The love and pray
ers of their many friends would fol
! low them to their new field of labor.
The following officers and commit
tees for the year we're elected:
Trustees - w. e. Kemble, Mark
Moorman, NJ. Childress, Eph Smith,
George Carbon, John Ramsay, F. w.
Else, A. Il. Peasley, G. H. Teter.
Estimating Committee-W. E. KEN
Bile, Mark Norman, w. H. Shaw
John Ramsay, J. H. Teter.
Stewards-H. c.. Grieat, recorder
F. A. Bell, district, w. H. Shaw, Fl
Tandy, Dwight Reynolds, Geo. Caple
w. w. White, T. R. Targart, H. r. Good
win, H. w. Clayworth, F.. H. Eckert
R. A. Kent, Fred Oswandle, Mrs. C.
E. Barnard, Mrs. Geo. Russell, Mrs
Mary Castles, Mrs. A. E. Peasley
Mrs. Sarah Buell., Mrs. John Robert.
son, Mrs. Joseph Reynolds, Mrs. Hat.
| tie Wilcox.
Benevolence Committee - w. J.
howell, G. E. Barnard, Thos Aargart,
W. w. White, Mrs.1I. o. Kemble, Mrs.
F. H. Frazee, Mrs. J. X. Linsley.
Sunday School. - Geo. Capel, Mrs.
Edith Wilson, J. S. Reynolds, A. c.
Spurgeon, c. E. Beman, Mrs. Jas. Nea-
gle, Mrs. Fannie Lyon.
! Temperance. o. Kemble, J. A.
Reynolds, D. H. Griest..
Education--F w. Elce, May Pen.
idray, Edith Hoffman.
Hospital Committee - Mrs. w. j.
Howell, Mrs. f. a. Bell, Mrs. NJ. Chill
dress
20. Records-E H. Waring. Mrs. G. T..
Barnard. w. w. White.
Auditing-F H. Eckert, II. X. Good,
win.
Parsonage--Mrs. w. e. Kemble,
Mrs. A. E. Peasley, Mrs. w. p. Clea.
yer, Mrs. Mark Norman.
| Music-F. w. Else, H. V. HenneSs,
! C. II. Frazer, Mrs. Edith Abbott, Mrs.
| RnvnnlJS,