The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-09-08
Delegates Report.

Dung IeOplt SillaIte was Htlu al
Wood and Park, Lawrence, Kansas.
August . to ID. This park is a splen-
did place for such occasions-locatcd
Just outside the city limits, including
about forty acres, with plenty Oi
shade. good water, lawn swings, seats.
good car service TO and IRON town;
"a spacious pavilion, where the meet
ings we're cOnduCtcd; also splendid
accommodations for meals and lunch.
About l2j dwelling tents were oc-
capicd. The camp reminded ne of
band of PatriaIcns ON their journey,
and found this good location. and de-
cidcd to camp week or two. The
convention, a. whole, was most
successful one. Some of the best
speakers of the Evangelical Associa-
ton were on the program with special
addresses.
Bishop G.. lleinmiller, of Cleveland,
Ohio, had charge of the Bible study
periods and conferences Of the \. l..
A. His sermons were excellent and
beneficial to all. The Bishop is very
stern and characteristic gentleman.
Age has turned his hair to q silver
gray, bat he IL very jovial, and greet
you with q Christian smile.
| brother Weincr, who needs no intro.
duction TO yoJ, vas also on the job,
ana conducted the cvangclistlc ser
Vices, which were held every evening.
His sermons were powerful and heart.
touching. One could feel the serious.
|ness of salvation. and at least twelve
did. for similar number kneclcd at
the altar, ami were accepted as "a.
| It..f ..f 60. "A. t.N -
Miss Su.an laucrlcind, our mis-
-iDuary FROM the work IN Japan. cane
u, a special speaker. and gave L.
much important information CONCERN
ing that ~, Il, AMI the necessity vi
| fund. and ASSISTANCE from u, here iu
this "iaud Of the free \ large nun
hci of mi,Ipnaric, are sent fIom ouI
| ChlICh OF asspc.atiuiI--iiv, young Ia
IdICs aIy missionaries e. the Oric.t
| from the kau.as conference. u
Kansas conference, !. 4. A., also Gp.
IpIupi lated S-,iuu for the pugpOsc ui
|v.,c.ng a hu. pilal IN CHINA, raised
| .!,NG! Ion missions. At present thci
afy III hvc-,,nt LiNrIs, and - mi.
zion study ,.a-rc- vita a mcmbcrsh b
of pll. Last .'JI there Nvrc ) classt
aud Il W,Un'fs=a very good pro-
pr,s, 10 one year. \ banner 81, aWaii.
cd III" charge that gives the large
amODnt, IvI member. Tor mission .
| This year sweet Creek was award,l
the banner, the average donation wa
ISJ.l3 per member our average wa.
~ cents per member.
There are =, ". VI. societies, with
a membership of 1850, and they hay"
raised SL,iUl.
A lew historical facts about the Al.
lance. which Vas organized 10 year
ago: The general organization wa
IN 1880, when the importance of hold.
my the young people IN the church
Was rcaliIcd-thuS the Alliance Is thu
connecting link of the Sunday school
and the church. 10 keep the girls
and boys, who are IN their teens, inter
cstcd Is the most serious proposition
that conironts the Eyangciicai Asso.
citation. The society received It's name
IN 1879. The first TO organize in the
Nansas conference was in Atchison,
In 1891.
We have formed the habi, of saying
"thc \. T.. 49," when We speak OF our
society, and lots of people know hot
what We m an. \. l.. \. could "a s.
| "'tAtNN wi f'H WI tNl'FE f'.H||k
Peoples Asylum,' Young iinhra >
81 lets speak of ourselves ~ an \ IL
ancc.
There nj pre-, mt 2,3>i mcmb, If
he Alliance m the Kansas conference,
and hO,uw Young people of the United
states are member, of our society.
)uy slogan h "ir.upU member, before
the nest Qualranium." Our motto
Is For the glory of God aud The good
If man"
We have n larger per cent of YOUNG
people in our church than any other
denomination. This should be- cncuur-
laying 10 ". We 40 no, realize the
greatness of the Evangelical A,socla-
tion, which IL composed Of great
people with high ideals. Some of the
most popular people of our nation are
cnrollcd as it, members. Our Young
people are of the highest standard.
lOur's Is church 10 he proud of.
The Alliance pledged $1,000 for the
approximation fund, gave sl3,O0u FOR
Emissions, and at one meeting of the
Convention, sI15 was raised for the
OMISSION field in Japan. They made
1.oiO calls on the sick last year. Had
~ converts. Most of this was ac-
complishcd by personal work. Let
leach of Us ,lo our duty, for no one else
can do the work God has chosen for
Us to do. Let's get warmly interested
in the work Of the Alliancc--show
Others what II has done for us-make
our own lives an example, put the
same appearance in our homes. Il
was said that the home was the great
est of Gods institutions. The follow
ing four suggestions will keep YOU
from back-sliding: "Pray. read YOUR
Bible, be witness and work for God
Seventy-nine delegates responded 10
the roll call. ] found that the ALI.
ance was not confined within the boun.
diaries of the United States. but that
many of our brother Alianccrs are
doing their duty in the German
trenches tonight. They dodge cannon