Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-23
The Methodist Assembly.

Arcadia the past week has been well
attended at every service. But Sun
day was the banner day. 1t is esti-
mated that 1000 people were assem-
bled in and near the tabernacle at the
morning service. DIR. Rice preached
on "Christ's Anger to the Hunger for
Knowledge J. w. Estes, of St.
Louis, collected $500 for the expense
OF the Assembly. The session closes
Monday, July 9th.
NOTES FROM THE ASSEMBLY.
The annual assembly of the Metho-
dist Church this year has doubtless
been more successful than that of any
year of it's history. About 800 people
camped on the ground during the en-
tire session, and the total attendance
ran well above 1000. Among the num-
Der were many persons who attended
the meeting for the first time, while
there were also many who have at
tended all the sessions since the AS
sembly was organized five years ago.
The attendance this year came from
seven states and over twenty counties
of Missouri. Among the visitors were
many politicians Of wide reputation,
several millionaires of st. Louis and
elsewhere, Chaplin and Love of the st.
Louis Republic staff, and some of the
leading preachers of America.
The Assembly program this year
was in every respect up to the high
standard which former years estab-
lished. The leading lecturer was the
Rev. DIR. John A. Rice, pastor of first
church in Fort Worth, Texas, one of
the largest Methodist Churches in
America. DIR. Rice thrilled his hear
ers from day to day as he delivered
ten brilliant addresses on the general
subject of "Jesus Christ and our HUI
man Hungers." Following DR.. Rice
came the Rev. DR.. s. A. Steele, pastor
of Centenary Church at Columbia,
South Carolina. No man in Methodism
enjoys a more enviable and wide
spread reputation as a preacher and
lecturer than DR.. Steele; at the AS
sembly he preached on the Crucifixion
and the Resurrection, and delivered
his two greatest lecturers, which have
been classic for twenty years:
"Pioneers of Methodism" and ''Home
Lifein Dixie During the War" Among
the other preachers and lecturers
were DR.. w. F McMurry, Louisville,
DR.. Ivan Lee Holt, of Cape Girardeau,
Rev. j. Marvin Clubreth, DR.. Q. d..
Bulla, Mrs. B. W. Lipscomb, DR..
Stonewall Anderson, and DR.. O. F.
Reid, of Nashville, Tenn, Rev. L. R..
Jenkins, of Pennington, Rev. R. L..
Russell, of Poplar Bluff, Rev. Fl. p.
Grove, of Fredericktown, and Rev.
Marvin T. Haw, Rev, @. N. Clark,
and Rev. Elmer 7. Clark, of st. Louis.
PERSONALS.
Very little counting done on the
grounds this year, Nobody to court.
There is, however, ar abundance of
"c%ourtees."
Caledonia furnished more than her
share of pretty girls this year. They
turned out under the chaperonage of
Mr.. and Mrs. McSpaden.
T.. r. Jenkins said he could always
recognize H. P. Grove from his back,
"because there was 80 much side
meat hanging over his collar"
, The Hon. Perry S. RAIDER of Jeffer'
son City attended the Assembly. Mr.
RAIDER is a candidate for the supreme
court, is perhaps the leading Metho'
Iulbk Idly Uldu III hllboOuIlY anu IO1 JOu1f
9 has been reporter of the supreme
. court.
Rev. Chas. N. Clark of st. Louis en-
: Joys the distinction of being the only
visitor at the Assembly who did no
! buy any soda pop during the entire
session. He succeeded in making tn
" other fellow pay on all occasions.
Rev, r. L. Russell was the dignifie'
q president Of the assembly this veal
In addition to this office he was ais
q the ianitor of the tent occupied by tn
.dsGlark brothers, of st. Louis, and serv
lied in a general way as their valet.
Hon. Chas. M. Hay of st. Louis wa
Q a visitor for a few days. Mr.. Hay is
leading Methodist, the author of thu
County Unit bill, which passed thu
last Legislature, and n of the mos
: eloquent temperance orators in thu
nation.
Robertus Love of the staff of the 81
Louis Republic was among the visit
8 ors, with Mr.. A. B. Chaplin, the car
~toonist on the paper. 1t was a home
coming to Mr.. Love; he was born a
Irondale and spent many years il
a Arcadia.
Mr.. @. F. Lee, of Festus, familiarl
known to the Methodists of Missoul
: as "Uncle Charley" brought a larg
party of friends to the Assembly. Fl
i has recently immortalized his nam
by giving the sum OF 100000 t
Marvin College at Fredericktown.
a O Rev. DIR. ]. W. Lee, pastor of ST
It Johns church, st. Louis, will preac
the sermon next Sunday morning a
II O'Clock. DR.. Lee has the reputatioI
of being one of the most gifted me,
in the Southern church. You shout
not miss this opportunity to hear hin
n DIR. s. A. Steel gave us a sample o
the old-time southern oratory that ha
! nearly passed away. When he spok,
7. on the Resurrection of Jesus to tn
immense audience in the tabernacl
he swept his audience in a way tina
has been possible to but few grea
speakers.
y The Rev. Clarence Burton of Jack
g con brought a new set of teeth wit
him to the Assembly, carrying ther
d in his pocket most of the time. TIL
% securing of teeth is always an even
in human life, and Brother Burto
o was warmly congratulated by the Wis
II itors present.
ri, The Wisdom Sisters, evangelist
singers of Macon, Missouri, added t
u their reputation this year. This is tn
&c second time they have furnished mu
's sic for the assembly. This part of tn
state has never known such unique
d soul-gripping, heart-thrilling, almos
awe-inspiring, music as that rendere
n by these consecrated girls. Z
Among the things Of joy is littl
Marvin Haw, son of his father of tn
same name. Marvin is a general ia
a vorite among all parties who knov
!. him, from whom he succeeds in in
is weighing a superabundance Of red SC
Y, da and ice crerm one He is, by tn
..a-. AaIlsonnor,