The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03

and A. B. Richards at Evans. Clement
Davies came from North Portal, Sask.
Ito the Cedar charge in the last days
/ OF November and is proving his
worth; Hugh Neville came TO US
from the Presbyterian passionate at
North Portal, Sask., and the first of
January began work at Fremont from
(which | had released G. f. Burdine.
Bro. Neville is succeeding admirably.
On April 18th, | removed l.. NJ.
Vance from the passionate at Martins
burg and Ollie. and have appointed
H, r. Hustled to supply there till
conference.
There are nine. persons recon-
mended by the Quarterly Conference
for License to preach, eleven for re-
newal of license to exhort and TWEEN
Ity for renewal of license to preach.
Five have been recommended to this
body as proper persons to be receiy-
ed on trial in the annual conference
Church and parsonage property -
Many !parsonages and church build
ings have received minor repairs and
improvements. Those having receiv-
ed more extensive attention are the
parsonages at Ewart, SigouTney,
/
Pleasant View church on Killduff
work is now being fitted with lower
story. We are expecting important
changes in the Grace Chapel on Kill
duff charge and in Zion church on
Attica charge.
Three new buildings have been
completed. Newton builded wisely
and we'll, a commodious and beautiful
structure dedicated Jan. 81 by Bishop
Quayle. Drs. Perdew and Day We're
the leaders in faith and activity in
the construction of their plant now
worth fully $S6.000.t On Feb 2lst,
DR.. Schulz, President of Iowa Yves.
leyan, dedicated our beautiful house
OF worship at Brooklyn. Our property
value there is now $4,000 and is the
result of the able leadership of +. G.
Edwards. ..
On May End, Dr.. Schell dedicated
the Sheridan church on the Sonora
work, a county church costing $10,500,
movement to the faith and perse-
verance of Pastor o. L. Mcbride and
LIS Loyal people.
| We hope to have a new parsonage
at Tracey, new church buildings at
Ollie, Thornburg, Mt. Zion, on Kill
duff charge and Tools Chapel on
Reasnor charge. The Newton society
has sold the old church building and
the German Lntherans have also
bought a dwelling next to the new
church for parsonage.
| Salaries and Benevoiences. The
salaries of the pastors are being paid
up better than they were at this time
last year, though in many charges
there Is still much room Tor improve
ment. The days Of struggle and sac.
lrifice for the ministry did not all pass
AWAY with the" death OF the fathers.
God now has many noble men and
women in the work, earnest, patient,
self-sacrificing, whose temporal needs
should be more fully met
The benevolences for this year are
being we'll looked after by most of
the pastors However, some few are
woefully negligent 1t is my impress
ion that we will make good general
/ showing If pastors viii all do faith
fully folIow-up work in collecting
moneys for these causes. Up to date
the cents per member for the Inter
Conference commission is SOrely ne
| elected.
Neglected Fields-When | came to
/ this office / found several abandoned
churches on the district. Bro Heath
at Delta, had already picked up Old
| Springfield and is now serving Ken
1rick Chapel also, alternating be-
tween them on Sunday afternoons.
Oak Dale which had for years been
neglected is now served by Glen Fry,
student at Wesleyan. Peoria church
has been re-roofed and re-plastered
and we hope at once to open Sunday
school and preaching there. | trust
brethren will help me in opening 9TH
er abandoned and neglected fields.
The GosDel Teams can be used for
this work.
Spiritual Condition-Thes spiritual
condition of the district is good Eth.
er the people are becoming more
spiritual or else the district superin-
tendent is becoming more spiritual,
perhaps both. I trust so.
This has been a marked year for
lrevivals. Though the number is diff
teult to ascertain, believe that about
Fifteen or sixteen hundred persons
have professed coNersion at our al,
tars since the opening of this con-
Terence year. Now brethren, to care
for these souls, is as important as it
was to get them converted
The heart OF your servant, the Dist
lSupt. cries nightly to God, day and
night, for such baptism of the Holy
Spirit upon this entire district that
we shall be endowed with power for
wise and jealous aggressiveness that
shall take all the people of this ter
ritory for the kingdom OF God and
Righteousness.
Recommendations And now to
this purpose have four recommen-
dations to make to this District Con-
ference upon which | ask your fav-
orable and definite action in the
following:
First. In raising our bensvolenees
for this year We will do our utmost
to raise the full apportionment for all
Including that for education, and
not rest until we have solicited mon
ey from the last man. In case any
pastor does not secure the whole
amount, the cause of education shah,
IL possibly practical, receive at least
pro-rata with the other benevolenees,
Aicn Ua will the txuo anufo mar