Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-07-14
BAPTIST CHURCHES
IN YEARLY MEETING
Lafayette Association Holds
69th Annual Meeting.
A History of the Church and Its
Work from 1914 to Now.

An enthusiastic gathering was that
of the 69th annual meeting of the
Lafayette Association of Baptist
Churches of Lafayette, Iowa and
Grant counties, held June 25, 26, 81,
at the Baptist church of this city.
Delegates numbering fifty-three, and
nearly as many visitors, were in at
tendance, representing the seven
churches of this district.
strong program along the lines
of Christian Education" the asso-
ciatiOnal slogan, had been prepared.
Among the speakers of note were ID.
w. HurlbUrt, ID. d., who is at the
head of the Baptist work in this
state, and his co-workers' Rev. H. r.
Macmillan, who is secretary of the
Mission Bureau; Rev. o. ID. Wheeler,
in charge of evangelism, and DR.. A.
A. HOltz, who is state superintendent
of the Young Peoples and Sunday
School work.
The association opened Friday
morning with an address of welcome
by Rev. Weyhrauch of the Lancaster
church, which was responded to by
the chairman, Rev. PrOtsman OF OAR
lington church. Then followed the
Introductory sermon by Rev. Riley
of Bloomington.
Friday afternoon was given over to
the wOman's session, Mrs. Weyhrauch
presiding. Six of the seven WOman'S
Missionary Societies reported that
they had more than reached the
amount appOrtiOned to them for mis-
sions. Two of the societies, Lancas-
ter and Dodgeville, had presented
I1rar h in, he
ans American Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, obtained by the pay
ment of ten dollars above the amount
apportioned. All had studied one
or more missionary books during the
year.
Mrs. Jeanette Lincoln of Dodgeville
gave short talk on the work of
Miss Minnie Matthews, formerly of
Dodgeville, and now missionary from
this district among the mill and min
ing population of Walsenburg, Colo
RADIO. At the close of this talk gifts
sent by the various churches were
collected, and filled a barrel to over
flowing. These gifts will be forwarded
to Miss Matthews in time to bring
Christmas cheer to some of the needy
homes of WalSenburg. Following
this was a strong address by Miss
Ella ID. MacLaurin, the national field
worker for the Woman's Foreign
Mission Society.
Having been in the Orient, she
gave some vivid pictures from per-
SOnaI observation of the awful con-
dition of China, India and Japan. She
stated that in India a child seldom
went TO bed with hunger satisfied,
also that the school facilities were
inadequate to meet the needs, and
many are turned away weeping. Med
ical aid is also sadly lacking. Among
the many things mentioned she said,
1.-The fields were ripe unto the har-
vest and the reapers are few, and as
long as men loved money more than
human souls, conditions will remain
the same.'
A generous offering was then re-
eeiyed to pay the tuition one year of
4 little girl in the mission school in
NOwgong, Assam.
Saturday morning interesting re-
ports from the various churches were
read and then followed the annual
sermon by Rev. ]. j. Pease of CaSS-
vile. Saturday afternoon was devot-
ed to the work of the Sunday school.
Miss Edith Town of Fond du Lac,
state superintendent of elementary
work, gave an inspiring address on
A"Ihe Possibilities in the Small
School," and DR.. Holtz fol-
lowed with a short talk on the work
in advanced classes. An interesting
paper was presented by Mrs. Lincoln,
entitled, 1.-THE White Gift, Christmas
Service" She brought out the
thought that the present day"
Christmas misrepresents the real
Christmas idea. She emphasized the
fact that at our Christmas festivals
We should first give ourselves, and
then our vision would be enlightened
sufficiently to give in the spirit of the
Christ-child. That would apply to
give to those who could not in return
make gifts to us. The plan is being
adopted by many of the churches.
Sunday morning Rev. HI. r. Mac
MILAN delivered an inspiring sermon
TO a large audience.
Nhs. Chatfeld read an interesting
history of the local church, which
Yill be printed elsewhere in this pa
per; an anthem was rendered by the
choir, which was sung when the
church was dedicated, July 4th, 1852,
Sixty-three years ago.
The B. Y. p. u. session Sunday af-
ternoon was perhaps the most inter-
esting of all. A splendid company of
young people occupied the platform,
SIX societies being represented. The
singing at this time deserves special
mention, when the Roll is Called
Up Yonder" being sung with great
volume. Papers we're given by MEM
hers of the Young Peoples Unions
az Cassville, Dodgeville and LancaS-
ter, Dodgeville being one of the elev-
en- societies in the United States to
reach the one hundred per cent stand
srd Of excellence in B. Y. p. U. work.
Al gave live and encouraging re-
ports. DR.. Holtz delivered a strong
address from the subject, Don It's
Don't" emphasizing the fact that we
should never say don't" until we say
do" We should lay plan for
young peoples religious training and
recreation and train them for, useful
ness.