Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-06
PREACHERS AND LATMEN'S CON-
VENTION TO BE HELD IN
THIS CITY.
BEGINS THURSDAY AND
CONTINUES OVER SUNDAY
to Take Part on Prosram--Sess ions
Will Be Held in Penteoostai Church
Of the Nazarene-EvangeIs to Fol-
low With Meetings.

Delegates from different Iowa points
! will gather in this city during the last
Of the present week to take part in a
state holiness convention for preachers
and laymen. The sessions will be held
IN the PenteCostal Church of the Naza-
rene. The meetings VIII begin Thurs
| day night, and continue over Sunday.
| \ song and prayer service, in charge
! Of Mrs. Clara WLuams. of University
! Park, will open the session, and the
! opening sermon will be gwen by Rev
! j. \. " ard. of OSkalOosa.
fridays Program.
The program Friday will open at 9
O'Clock with devotional exercises il
charge of Mrs. Williams. Rev. D. 5.
beware, pastor of the local church,
Will give the address Of welcome. and
Rev. E. \. Clark, of University Park,
the response. Addresses by Re-. O, l.
MuSsman, of this city. on The NeCes-
Sity Of Assimilation in the NaHarene
thurCh;" practical Use Of our Re
sources" by Rev. w. d. Merryman, Of
Ottumwa; What the Pastor Should
Receive From the Laity." by Rev. f. b.
GowIand of Webster city; and What
the Laity Should Receive From the
Pastor" by Mrs W. &. tombstone Of
Webster City, make up the rest Of the
morning program.
In the afternoon, beginning at >: 80.
Mrs. Williams VIII again lead IN the
devotionals. The program for the aft
crnuon follows: Mental Laziness Re
@ardIng Spiritual Matters Rev. d. :.
DeWarc, Marshallt0wn; Bible Holt
neSs-IS II a Privilege or a NeCessi
ty"" Rev. y. W. Dobson. MARSHALL
town; Pest Methods of Spreading BIZ
bic Holiness, f. +. Horne. MARSHALL
town: "Our Young Peoples Societies
as Related TO the Spread of Holiness"
Rev. VI. e. Campbell. Bloomfeld; de-
vOtiOnal Mrs. Clara Williams, Univer-
sitT Park; sermon, Rev. J. y. Ward,
OSkalOOsa.
Program For Saturday.
Following the opening devotons and
an open discussion the Saturday fore
noon program will be made up Of adj
dresses by Rev c. j. Henderson, Of La
coma, on Our Sunday School Work as
Related to the Spread of Holiness"
and Miss Martha Ferguson, Of this
city, on individual Responsibility in
Financing Our Churches"
After the deVotions Of the afternoon
session the program will include the
following; What Did We Bring to
the NaZarene Church and How Has
the Church Been Affected by IT." Rev.
j. A. Ward, Oskaloosa: Keeping the
Church Clean" Rev. w. L. Fear, Chart
ton: The Danger of Lowering the
Standard and Receiving Unwholesome
Doctrine" Mrs. Mary Southwick, Mar
shalltown: our Greatest Needs From
the District Superintendent View
Point Rev. f. a. Clark. University
Park; DEVOTIONAL Mrs. Clara Williams.
University Park; sermon, Rev. Allie
Trick, Pilot Point, Texas.
Closing Session Sunday.
Sunday school at g. As will be follow
ed by a sermon and communion serv-
ice, given and presided over by Rev.
Mr. Ward Mrs. Williams will hold a
peoples meeting at o'clock and at
o'clock Rev. Mr.. Clark will preach. \
young peoples meeting will be held at
$50, and beginning at 7:30 Rev. Mr..
Trick Will give the sermon.
Trick to Hold Meetings.
Mr.. Trick. who is an evangelist of the
denomination, will remain in the city
to conduct a series of meetings to con-
tinue two weeks.