The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-15
IOWA PRESBYTERY
| IN FALL meeting
Convention Was Opened 4 the sec
ond Presbyterian Church In
This City Last
Evening.
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT
Addre.. BY Rev. Montgomery Of OF
tumxa, New Moderator, 10
Close Meeting This
Evening.
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT

The annual fall meeting OF the Iowa
Presbytery which is being held at the
Second church In this city will be
closed this evening with an address
BY Rev. r. A. Montgomery. D. D.. OF
Ottumwa. The meeting was conven.
ed at the church last evening when a
short devotional service ane bust
ness session was held Representatives
from churches In various parts OF the
state are present
Business meetings and short deyo-
tional services occupied the time OF
the visiting preachers and elders from
$50 this morning until o'clock this
afternoon. From T:30 until this
evening a business meeting will be
held following which Rev. Montgom-
cry will deliver his address on THE
New Day Communion service was
held this afternoon from 4:3O until 5
o'clock. Dinner for the visitors was
served at the church at noon today
by the Keoknk ladies'.
Election Of omeer..
moderator's sermon were the impor-
tant features Of the meeting held last
evening. Rev. r. A. Montgomery. D.
d.. OF Ottumwa, was elected modera-
tor for the ensuing year. Rev. Ivan
C. Smith OF Oakville, was CHOSEN tenn
porary clerk.
The meeting was opened with de-
votional service lead BY Rev. Philip
Palmer OF Mediapolis. DR.. A. Cardle
OF Burlington, read the scripture and
Rev. j. /. Doole OF Winfield lead the
meeting in prayer. The moderator.
Rev. c. P. Foreman. D. D., Of Fair
field, then delivered the sermon, TAX
ing as his text, "As Ye Go. Preach .
from Matt. 1877.
Or. Foreman Opens Meeting.
The meeting was called to order
then by DR.. Foreman and the business
session opened. Following the roll
call the election of officers was held
with the results above stated. The
committee on arrangements for the
meeting made its report and was dis
missed, following which adjournment
was taken.
The session this morning was open
ed after a short devoticna. exercise.
The reception and dismissal of mem.
bers, the disposition OF papers, the
reading Of minutes and the announce.
ment of committees was taken up
first.
The committees announced were as
follows: Committee on bills and over
lures: Rev. Foreman, Rev. Cassett,
and Elder Enoch; committee on juN-
cfal business: Rev. Doole. Rev. New
comb and Elder Blood; committee on
leave OF absence: Rev. Hughes, Rev.
Smith and Elder Knox; committee on
delegates to synod: Rev. Palmer, Rev.
Berger and Elder Bartholomew; COM
mittee on resolutions: Rev. Nash and
Elder Curtis.
Program FOR To-Day.
The program for the remainder OF
the day follows:
Morning.
Written reports OF commit
tees tsee rules, p. 81.
10:o0-Deyotional service Leader.
Rev. C. NJ. Rauch, Mt. Pleasant.
fo:s0-Paper (see rules, p. u, THE
Rural Church Problem" Rev. J. F.
Hinitnouse, D. D., Fairfield.
11:A5-Business.
12:Oo-Noon recess.
AS>..ooon
1:1SLOral committee reports (see
rules. p. 81.
2:30-Every member canvass, Rev.
r. A. Montgomery, D. D., Ottumwa.
3:o0-Reports OF temporary commit.
tees.
4:so-Communio service. To pre-
side, Rev. ]. I. Dool, Winfield: to as
sist. Rev. l. C. Smith, Oakville; Rev.
Louis Pillmier, Hedrick.
Evening.
7:30-Business.
s:0o-Address, 1.-THE New Day"
Rev. r. A. Montgomery, D. D.. OF
tumwa
Those Present at Meeting.
Those in attendance at the meeting
are as follows: Revs. D. w. Cassett,
Kossouth: G. H Duty, Montrose: !.
c. Hughes. Keokrk; f. B. Newcomb.
Keokuk; j. F. Hinkhouse. Fairfield:
l.. T. Hughes. Bonaparte: L. " Nash.
Midd'etown; Robt Horne, Kirksville;
Marcus Krotzer. Ottumwa: Philip Pal