The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-03


among the black people of the South,
and gave the immediate needs of
the missions and schools which are
ministering to the colored folk.
In the absence of Mrs. #. M. Bal
coff of Panora, the report of the
department of Education and Exten.
sion, was given by Mrs. w. F. Golf.
The report of Mrs, Golf revealed that
the Des Moines Presbytery is second
in the state with the number of
home and foreign mission study
classes, and having three hundred
and eighty-one members.
The mission work among the
young people was presented by Miss
Mabel Bristol Of Des Monies.
her report, Miss Bristol made men
ton of three ways in which the
adult organizations could render SER
vice to the younger members of the
societies; first, in assisting in the
Junior work; second, to be authority
on mission subject, and to speak be-
fore the societies whenever request
6u anu lIllIuJ W pIONlu6 IllSSlOH
books for the Juniors to read.
Mrs. j. r. Thompson of Earlham
gave the final report of the after
noon, making statement of the &C.
complishments of the department of
literature, which is under her super
vision.
Committees Named.
In the short business meeting fol-
| lowing the afternoon session, greet
| ings from Mrs. S. II. Brown, state
officer, were read by Mrs. l.. S. No.
BILE of Indianola, presiding officer,
Mrs. Noble is president of the home
mission group of the Des Moines
| Presbytery.
The appointment of committees
| closed the afternoon work, and the
following committees were named:
Resolution Committee-Mrs. G. H.
Lane of Panora, Miss e. j. Coskery
If Des Moines, and Mrs. X. II. Paul
I'm Dallas Center.
Press Committee-Mrs.W w. +. Golf
| Of Dexter, Miss Mabel Bristol of Des
Moines, and Mrs. w. II. Heating OF
| Oskaloosa.
Auditing Committee-Mrs. w. H.
Doak of Winterset, and Mrs. Oscar
Ainley of Perry.
Nomination Committee - Mrs. M.
P Sproul of Des Moines, Mrs. w. e
Fisher of Abba, and Mrs. Bend OF
Des Moines.
| Dinners and suppers for the visit
ing delegates are being served il
| the dining room in the basement OF
| the new Presbyterian church.
Monday Nights Session.
Devotionals at the night session
were led by Mrs. Noble, the presid
ing officer A vocal solo by Coach
! Virgil H. Guthrie of Penn college
vas given by way of special music
Messengers" a literature playlet
written and presented to stimulate
the interest in the special missionary
literature provided for the study Of
the church and society, was Offered
as a part of the evenings program
Characters in the play were, WON
ans Work." Mrs. Seth Thomas
Home Missionary Monthly" Mrs
H. C. Johnson; lover Sea and Land,
Miss Betty Graham; "Every1and,
Miss Frances Allen; Three Won
en-" Mrs. Pennington, Mrs. T. E. Ora
ham and Mrs. Reed McMurray Mrs
Thompson of Earlham also filled ar
| important part.
A recitation about little Japanese
girl was given by little Miss Heller
Chambers of Oskaloosa, who was
cleverly costumed as maid OF
Japan.
Mrs. McAfee's Address.
AS the evening address, Mrs. Nc
Afee gave an appealing call to colors
Of Jesus Christ, under the subject
The Call of the Home-Land-OuI
Response"
Mrs. McAfee likenrd the call Of
Missions to Americas calling the
citizens of the United States to the
protection and defense of the Stars
and Stripes.
America, besides being bound to
gether by the folds of the flag, is
united by the ensign of Christianity
The nation is responsible for the re
ligious welfare of the American In
dian, who has been pushed to the
background to make way for civil
ization; the peoples who inhabit
Alaska; the Mexicans and Spaniards
who live in the great southwest; the
native residents of the islands OF the
South Atlantic; the freed Negroes
of the Southland; the Mountaineers
of the 'backwoods' mountain dis
tricts; the thousands of immigrants
who come to our shores from all ends
of the earth; and the Mormons who
infest our land and country"
The speaker presented the partic
ular need of the church in each case
outlining the problems to be faced
and the manner and method of deal