Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-29
WATERLOO MAN CHOSEN PRESl.
DENT OF STATE ASSOCIATION
BY CONVENTION.
THOUSAND DELEGATES
AT CEDAR RAPIDS
Association Representatives and Mem.
bers Of Young Peoples Mission Chos-
en- Board Of Managers Reports Prog.
ress in Work Of Churches of State
Spirit Of Cooperation Prevails.

Cedar Rapids. Oct 29.-The report
of the board of managers of the Iowa
Baptist convention was presented at
the. morning sessian. 1t noted the in
creasing UNCONVENTIONAL consciousness
in the state and the spirit of evangel-
ism. The associationa! meetings just
closed have been the best in attend
ance, in enthusiasm. in the construc-
tive nature of the program and in the
general spirit % get-to- gether. There
has been spirit Of cooperation in all
the work Of the convention and on the
part of the churches. Reference was
made to the faithful service of Rev. w
H. Sayre. the pastor-at-large During
the year nearly seventy churches have
been aided an average number Of
three missionaries employed dur
ing the year an average number of
sixty-two churches supplied and the
number OF out-stat:ons. eight. The
work Of the missionary secretary, DR..
G. P Mitchell. OF Des Moines. has been
Varied as we'll as important. The SER
yicas of Prof. j. A Lapham and DR..
5 L. sN-ilcox are commended.
The constitution OF the convention
was revised at the afternoon meeting.
Considerable interest was shown.
Officers Chosen.
Officers were elected as follows:
President. ]. r. Vaughan Of Water
loo: first vice president. H. I. Foskitt.
Shenandoah: second vice president.
John G. Farmer. Cedar Rapids; re-
cording secretary, Rev. r. r. Sadler.
Pella: treasurer J. H. Cochrale, Des
Noines.
Associationai represe ntatives-Bur-
lington association. j. NJ. Mercer;
Cedar Valley. L. E. viets: Cedar Rap
ids, William NJ. krebs: Central. a, W.
Caul: Davenport. George D. Rogers;
Danish Norwegian, H. a. Reichen-
bach, Dubuque, E. B. Gibbs: Des
MONIES, T. a. Searcy; East Nodaway.
c. c. Hatcher; English River, A. f.
James; Rox River. (to be announced);
Iowa (Negro). Rev. T. L. Griffith:
keokuk. J. 3. Cash; MURRAY. j. A.
Stephenson: Northern. G. L. Hart: Os-
kaloosa. ". H. Dampster; Sioux VAL
ley, T. II. Stewart: Southern Iowa, A.
z. Clemens: Southwestern, ]. W. Ney-
man. Swedish, Ito be announced);
Washington. F. r. Sage.
The chairman vice chairman and
secretary of the young peoples COM
mission will be selected by the COM
mission.
Members at large Gor three years.
t-B. T. Patti, c. Z. Hum, f. NJ. Crit
/ fin, J. ". Graves Henry Peterson. F.
Ia. Ortowa. Mrs. j. E. Critchett, Mrs.
| Zitterell. OF Webster City; Mrs. Will
liam Wachtel For two years.. W.
Burch, D. C. Schulz. j. R. Tuthill, j.
B. Smith B. F. Fel!ulan. Rowland
Hanson. Mrs c. ". Britain. Mrs.
Emma s Myers Miss Sallie Shields.
For one year,. ". Bailey, J. A. Earl
H G. Colpits, R. z. Brown, F. H
Browning. j. H. Lloyd, Mrs. Mary
/ Horn. Mrs j. B. Long, Mrs. F. B.
McALister.
Fully a thousand delegates were in
attendance at the morning session az
the Christian church, when called to
order by President Vaughn, following
The Quiet Hour" in charge Of Rev.
j. 3. Smith. President Vaughn ap-
/ pointed Rev. Rclla f. Brown a chair
man Of the nomination committee and
4 named the delegates from each district
association as the other members OF
/ the committee
! Rev. Mr. Vaughn turned the chair
I over 10 the vice prexdent, VINO m
/ rnediateiy introduced MIR Vaughn as
president Of the association. who
would make his annual address.
( President ]. r. Vaughn Of the as
sociation addressed the convention
Thursday. making recommendations
1 for the body and giving some excel
| lent thoughts for the members 70 pom
der. The address of Mr.. Vaughn and
I . E-cJiv bp
delivered the annual sermon, were the
| chief addresses OF the morning nouT
Of the state Baptists. the remainder Of
! the session being devoted TO reports
OF various committees.