The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05

THE IOWA-MINNE6OTA-
SOUTH DAKOTA BAPTIST
ASSOCIATIONS
.i Continued from Page ~
preached by Rev. J.. L. Lucas, Perry,
! la.
| Afternoon.
!, Devotionals by Rev. William Brooks,
Hooking, and Rev. j. w. Boles, Water
| loo, Ia.
Committees reports.
| Afternoon,
| Devotionals conducted by Rev. w. III.
| Clark, Keokuk, Ia, and Rev. j. w.
Boles, Waterloo, La. The moderator
delivered his annual address. which was
| inspiring. His recommendations were
in keeping with the progressive idea of
the age.
The reports of the Corresponding Sec
Rotary, Rev. G. w. Robinson, and the
! treasurer, Rev. F. G. Boiling, were sat
| isfactory. The amount on hand show
that the association is in financial
condition. The State Missionary, Rev.
+. J. Mott, made his report and was
accepted. The officers were elected and
| installed by c. w. Rodgers, the field sec
rotary of the western convention. Other
business having been completed, the as
sociation adjourned until evening.
Evening Session.
Devotionals were conducted by Rev.
G.. E. Green, Des Moines, and Rev.
George Smith, Mason City. The annual
sermon was delivered by Rev. G. W..
Robinson of Des Moines, la. Alternates
We're Rev. o. B. Smith, Marshalltown,
and Rev. j. w. Crushon, Sioux City, Ia.
Message It seemed that each mes
sage of the convention gave new in
aspiration.
Friday Morning.
Devotionals were conducted by Rev.
H. j. Handy, Mt. Pleasant and Dea-
con Cary Noah, Centerville, la.
After the opening Of the association
and the routine Of business, including
reports Of churches, the hour of preach
ing was the next in order. This was an
important feature of the convention the
doctrinal sermon. Rev. J. w. Crushon
entered the rostrnm with Rev. F. B.
Woodland, who read the scripture lesson,
and prayer was offered by Rev. Crush
on. Singing, abiding and Confiding.'
Text: Jer. GIG. Subject, Baptist
Landmark and Doctrine The sermon
was one of the strongest doctrinal pleas
presented to the association in years.
He made the members and all Baptists
feel proud they were members of this
divine institution. After the sermon,
DR.. d. s. Mallekabu and his wife were
introduced to the association. These
are native Africans who have been
brought to this country and educated
by our missionary aid and are now pre-
pairing to return to their native land to !
do missionary work. The association
gave them eighty dollars and ten cents,
the women IS convention twenty-five dol \
lars: total, one hundred five dollars and
ten cents Benediction by Rev. James
Patterson.
Afternoon.
Devotionals were led by Rev. w. n.
Chapman, Sioux City, and Rev. F. II.
HEREFORD, Yankton, s. D. After hearing
the report of several committees, a pa
per was read by G. w. Rodgers, Des
Moines, Ia, subject, 'The. True
Church. - The subject was handled with
thought and from a scriptural point of
view The business of the association |
having been carried out, the hour for |
preaching came. The educational sermon
was preached by Rev. J. H. Reynolds
of Clarinda, Ia. His subject, Wisdom,
the Need Of the Age.'' His discourse
was full of thought and seemed to
arouse the minds to the Importance of |
education.
Evenig Session.
The usual informal meeting was con-
Quoted by Rev. Bradshaw, Ottumwa, Ia,
and Rev. o. B. Smith, Marshalltown.
C. w. Rodgers, the field secretary of the
western convention, gave the echoes |
from the western convention, which |
seemed to create new life in the asso- |
citation for that missionary and educa-
tional work
Rev. M. Darlington of Ottumwa, en-
tered the pulpit with Rev. P. Thomas, |
Fl. Dodge, and Rev. L. G. Garrett,
Ia The scripture lesson was
read by Rev. Thomas; prayer was of
er was Rev. Sishuba, a native African. |
The massmeeting was one Of the best in |
the history Of the association. The two |
bodies raised one thousand three hun
dred and thirty five dollars.
This was the first gathering Of Bap-
lists of our race ever held in the state
of Minnesota. The association has never
been better cared for by any commu-
nifty than Zion Baptist Church and COM
munity. All citizens Of Minneapolis
and st. Paul who visited the sessions
they never witnessed
finer set of Christian men and women.
The moderator, Rev. s. Bates,
the closing sermon.