Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
LIVE CITIZENS.
OFALlVE TOWN

lish boasts three real live boosters in
three of its pastors. Rev. Father
Jeremiah O'Sullivan Of the Catholic
Rev ]. H. Krenmyre of the Methodist
:, and Rev. r. B. Hyten Of the Christian
church. These three men helped put
North English lover the top" In the
three Liberty Loan drives. They aided
materially in the Y. NJ. G. A. campaign
the organization and conducting of the
livest Red Cross chapter, in . town the
size OF North English. in the state. be.
sides numerous other enterprises which
make North English stand out as
Iow4s best small town.
They all three belong to the Four
Minute men Of North English, and
again North English comes to the fore.
for being the only town In Iowa TO
keep up the organization to the extent
Of having the speakers speak regular
ly. North English claims the distinc-
ton OF having organized the first Jun
Tor Red Cross chapter In Iowa.
The .Reverends Krenmyre, O'Sullivan
and Hyten spoke from the same pulpit
on the same Sunday recently, Rev.
Krenmyre speaking in the morning.
Rev. O'Sullivan In the afternoon and
Rev. Hyten in the evening. A total Of
over i 600 people attended the church
during the day.
They were all three on the
program when the community
service flag was dedicated and
picture wa snapped as they
stood in the middle of the street,
after the dedication, discussing some
problem that needed attention.
Much is being said these days about
church federation. No one has had
the courage to suggest the confederat-
ing of Catholic and Protestant, but in
North English 1t has been done. The
churches Of North English stand as an
example of the possibilities Of church
federation without union. There is alb
solutely no antagonism between the
churches, each supports the activities
of the others. the pastors consult each
other before any step Is taken and all
are working together with but one
thought, and that the most good to the
largest number.
1t is seldom that a town OF the size
of North English Is fortunate in get
ting three such men as pastors OF its
churches. All three had special train
ing and are exceptionally we'll fitted
for their places.
Father O'Sullivan received most Of
his education before coming to this
country but since has made special
study of the problems of childhood. He
spent nine years teaching and making
a personal study of the child mind,
thus he is especially well fitted to
work with the young folks and chill
dren. He Is popular as a lecturer be-
fore the school children. Though the
last of the three to come to North Eng
lish, his Christian democracy and Wig
orous Americanism have already made
him q leader.
WRITES COMMUNITY WORK
Rev. Krenmyre spent four years in
special study of the community church.
He has manuscript almost ready for
on 1.-THE Community Sur.
yey and It's Relation to the Church."
He has been called repeatedly to con-
eerences and to the colleges OF this
section to lecture on this phase of
church work. One Of his lectures de-
livered in North English drew an audi
ence Of $50 people. 3
WELL KNOWN LECTURER
Rev. Hyten has likewise made spe-
cialAstudy of the church as a commun-
lty asset. He came especially prepar-
ed to launch a program which would
take in the entire community. He has
been in constant demand as lecturer
and counselor in other places where
similar programs are being under
taken. He has also been called upon
for more than forty patriotic speeches,
addresses and lectures in Iowa and
Keokuk counties since the outbreak of
the war.