Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-29
TIMES. REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILTOwN AUGUST =:

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A special feature Of the meeting wal
the music rendered by the chorus o
ladies, under the direction OF Prof w
I. Morey, Of Nevada
Conferences educational Work.
The II o'clock hour Tuesday was
given over to the interest of the educa-
tional work. Prof. M, B. VanKirk, OF
Minneapolis. educational secretary OF
the Northern Union Conference, had
charge OF the meeting. A report was
given by Secretary s. A. Oberg, OF the
educational department of the Iowa
conference. AS 1t Is the purpose OF the
Adventist denomination to train eacn
Of its members for active missionary
service in some line Of work, they
have system Of education extendlns
from childhood in special cnurcn
schools then to the college.
Secretary Oberg's report showed an
increase of 140 per cent in these schools
the past year in this state. THESE
schools are supported by donations
from members of the church. Prof. L..
A. Hopes, principal OF Oak FarS
Academy, of Nevada, gave a report VI
the work that institution is doing. ne
emphasized the fact that young men
and women in their early years can
not be too we'll guarded, and that oah
Park Academy is good place to nave
them, where they can be under inc
direction of christian teachers.
Union College, of Lincoln, Neb. was
represented by Prof. H. Camden Lacey,
head of the bible department OF tina.
institution. Union College gives d
course Of training for those desiring 10
enter the ministry and other advanced
lines of missionary work. Prof. 4. n.
Broderson spoke for the Danish-Nor-
wegian Seminary, at HUTCHINSON
MINI. OF all the students that nave
graduated from that school, all put one
are actively engaged in service TOT
God, Prof. H. o. Olsen held up the
cause of the Broadview Swedish sem
mary, of Chicago. The Adventists be-
lived in working among those OF an
languages. AS there Is a special neeo
in our own country for those who can
work among the Scandinavian people
these last two named schools nave
been established for the training OF
such workers Yet, these languages
are not taught to the exclusion OF the
english. It is the aim of these schools
to give a good liberal education.
More Workers Here.
The afternoon lecture was given py
Prof. II. r. Johnson. OF Hutchinson
Mimi, instructor Of bible in the Dam
ish-Norwegi an Seminary of that place.
He spoke on "The Relation OF the
Christian to the World" Professor
Johnson is among the latest to arrive
on the crumbs.
Sine of the other late arrivals are
w. H. Edwards, of Minneapolis, secre-
tary and treasurer of the Northern Un-
ion Conference; Elder S. A. Rusk1er, OF
Minneapolis, home missionary Sec
rotary OF the same conference; ano
Dr. H. W. Barbour, Of Nevada
medical secretary of the Northern I'm
ion Conference and medical superln-
tendent f the Iowa SanitariuIn. New
ada. Eldef Ruskjer is enthusiastic
over his line of work, and will hold
special meetings in that line Of Chris
tian endeavor.
w. A. Spicer. of Washington, D. c..
secretary Of the foreign mission board
of the General World Conference q
Seventh-Day Adventists will lecture
this evening. The camp meeting COM
nittee and those IN charge o. the camp
work will extend cordial welcome to
all citizens of Marshalltown and its vi
cinity to any and all the services, es-
pecially the evening meetings. Tonight
a special male chorus will sins.