The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-29
REV. W. N, RODNEY
RESIGNS PULPIT
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF NEW
SHARON WITHOUT PASTOR
HIGH SCHOOL PLANS PROGRAM
Basket Ball Girls are Winners This
Season Taking Majority of the
Games Thus Far. Social
Events of Live Town.

New Sharon, Nov. 27-Oskaloosa
sand Grinnell united with New Sharon
in Sunday school convention on Sun
day afternoon under the auspices of
the Friends church. w. w. Jones of
the Quarterly meeting was the chair
man in charge and New Sharon was
represented on the program by B. B.
Watson and also by a special class
demonstration from the Friends Sun
day school. Ora w. Carroll, the Sun
day school field secretary of the Iowa
Yearly meeting, and Prof. S. E. CO.
sand of Penn college were also among
the speakers. Active preparations
were made for quite a large atten-
dance.
Pastor Resigns
Church circles were somewhat dis
rupted this week by the resignation of
Rev. w. N. Rodney as pastor of the
New Sharon Christian church. This
action on the part of Rev. Rodney
came to the church somewhat as
shock and yet was not wholly unex-
pected as the church organization has
had an uphill road to climb ever since
the disaster to their former church
edifce, burning the pastorate of Rev.
Rodney. He and his people have put
up heroic struggle, first to secure a
new church building and next to prop
crly and adequately finance the prof.
ect. Up to the present about two
thirds of the cost of the structure has
been provided for and they have the
nucleus of a fine property. In all of
this plucky activity in church life,
Rev. Rodney has been the leader of
his people and there are many in New
Sharon who will regret his departure
at this time What the future will de-
velop for the Christian church and its
work in New Sharon is an open ques-
tion, which some one will have to
solve.
Should Rebuild Right
c.. D. Gambler of Oskaloosa was the
owner of the old Star building de-
stroyed by fire last week and Seary
& Van Rheenen own the location of
the Royal cafe, run by H. A. Stout.
NO GllOII dS yGG has DSSll lllSAAS w
clear up the ruins, but undoubtedly
after the adjustment of insurance,
steps will be taken toward rebuilding.
This location is worth of fine mod
ern business block of brick and re-
inforced concrete construction. 1t will
pay to build right.
School Entertainment
At the New Sharon High school
preparations for the operetta that was
to have been given by the scholars this
winter, have been discontinued and the
plan now is to have home debating
contest which will involve some sub
ject of general local interest. The
preliminary contest has been held IN
which the various contestants are Sc
lected and some eighteen of the stu
dents took part. These have been in
training under Miss Eva Wickersham,
one of the instructors and formerly of
Penn college. Those successful in the
oratorical division were Scott Wilson,
Earle Cope and Virgil Briggs. In the
dramatic section were Fern Nicholson,
Gladys Phillips and Florence McVeigh,
and in humorous selections there are
Nettie Frantz, Wanda Evans and Jes-
sic Fox. Here is an array of talent
that will produce some fine work and
they will have at least two weeks yet
of extra training before the public
event comes off.
Girls Are Winners
In basketball circles, the young la
dies are still in the lead with the
young men the victims of defeat in
their contests with outside schools.
The girls are putting up good game,
full of vigor and spirit, so that few
have so far been able to defeat them.
The boys on the other hand seem to
lack that successful team work and
the cooperative zeal that would carry
them through to victory.
Enjoyable Affairs
Chicken pie suppers at the Christian
church are securing a place in the So
cial events of New Sharon and last
week, one was given in honor of Rev
M. E. Genge, who formerly served
the church is pastor. j. C. Heitsmar
of Oskaloosa and j H. Taylor of the
"Star" were among the speakers anc
Carl Briney served as toastmaster
and a goodly number of friends were
Society Events
Mrs. Tracy r. Osborne, Mrs. ]. H
Taylor parties and the Hatchitt- Coffir
wedding were also among the societ!
events of the week. Miss Hazel Cof
fin was the bride and Glenn Hatchit
the groom in wedding that gives tt
Oskaloosa new home and New Sharon
thereby loses one of her attractiv
Young ladies. May good luck follow
them.