Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-25
GLEN RoWLEY, GLApsRook, IS
CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF DIS.
rRlcT ORGANIZATION.
CONVENTION CLOSED WITH
SOCIAL THIS AFTERNOON
Dr.. E. Robb Earring, Of Chicago, Dsliv-
srs Inspiring Address on "Ths Cubic
Lifs"-Nsxt Meeting Place to Be
Selected by Executive Committee
Department Conferences Hold.

The twenty fifth annual convention
Of the Epworth League Of the Mar
shalltown district was brought to
close this forenoon with the annual
business session and the election and
installation Of officers. Owing to the
rain of Wednesday night a change was
made in the program and the picnic
which was to have been at the soldiers
home park at noon, was enjoyed in the
church basement, where the delegates
spent the afternoon socially instead Of
at the park.
| Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President-Glen Rowley, Gladbrook.
| First vice president-Mrs. j. w.
Reavis, Tama.
Second vice president-Miss Bessie
Hayden, Owasa.
| Third vice president-Miss Pearl
Rich, Toledo.
| Fourth vice president-Miss Blanche
| Britain, Iowa Falls.
Junior league superintendent-Mr
]. H. Lilley, Ackley.
| Secretary John Coggswell, Rock
we'll.
| Treasurer-John Witzigman. Conrad.
Executive committee-District SUI
perintendent (yet to be choseo; pas
tor of charge where next annual con-
vention will be held; and Rev. J. 8.
Lilley, Ackley.
The selection of the next meeting
place was left with the executive COM
| mittee.
Department Conferences.
The feature Of this mornings meet
ing was the junior department con-
ference and pleasing detail was
paper by little Miss Crystal Mathers,
of Tama, embodying the juniors re-
port. Another good number of the
session was q song by Master Byrant
Lupten, of Tama.
The morning watch meeting from 6
to 6:45 o'clock this morning was led
by Mrs. c. A. Gilbert, Of Union. Miss
Mamie Nichlas, of Ackley, led the
fourth department conference. Rev. 3.
S. Lilley, of Ackley, delivered an adj
dress on 1.-THE Leagues Literary Life"
The Junior department conference was
led by Mrs. Harry White, of Eldora.
Dr.. Earring Delivers Address.
/ The address of DR.. E. Robb Earring,
editor of the Northwestern Christian
Advocate, of Chicago, Wednesday
evening, was the feature of the entire
convention. DR.. Earring chose as his
subject 1.-THE Cubic Life" and devoted
himself largely to the varied and often
misleading interpretations Of individ-
uals Of their success in life.
| Life" said DR.. Earring. "is one OF
length, breadth and thickness, and
many are putting the days together
like the patches Of crazy quilt. with
out purpose or object" He en-
phasized the necessity of christian life
to attain the real cubic life, where
length, breadth and thickness were
attained, making the life complete.
H spoke Of the necessity Of pre-
paredness to do the things one Is called
on to do, and pointed as an example
to the efficiency of a paid fire depart
ment, which remained idle for thirty
days, but was prepared and ready for
whatever service it was called upon to
do. and on the thirtieth day was, by
reason of it's preparedness, capable to
serve the community to the extent Of
saving property valued at thousands of
dollars. The Marshalltown chapter
furnished special music for the even
ing program.
Wednesday Afternoons Program.
Miss Wilma Craft, of Mason City,
led the devotional that opened the
Wednesday afternoon meeting. Ups
and Downs of a Frontier Missionary"
was the subject Of an interesting ex-
perience talk given by Rev. j. E. Wag-
ner, of Mason City,
Miss Frances Harding, of State Cen
ter, led the third department confer
ence and Miss Sophia Sprague, super
intendent of the Deaconess Home, Des
Moines, talked on "Deaconesses and
Their Home" Miss Maude A. Aldrich.
state organizer for the w. c. T. u,
spoke on "Our Vision"