The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-03
st. Paui's Evangelical Church Begins
Next Sunday In Effort to In.
crease It's Church
Rolls.
PASTOR SENDS LETTER
Effort VIII be Made to Make This
Banner Year in Church Member
ship Although There is No
Lack of Interest Now.

Sunday, October s, st. Pauls church
On Eleventh and Exchange streets
will begin campaign that Is withou1
| precedent in its history. Although
this congregation is at present In 6
flourishing condition, because 1T
membership is over TOO and it's aver
age attendance at the services during
the summer months between $50 ant
It's, the pastor and the more active
members who have the welfare Of st
Paul's at heart feel that prevailing
conditions are not what they shoult
be and could still be improved upon
They have therefore fnaugurated 9
campaign for multiplying the church
attendance and increasing the church
N embership.
The following letter was sent tc
every person affiliated with the
church:
1--WE will begin on the first Sun
day In October, campaign for
multiplying the church attendance
and increasing the church mem
bership. 1t is to last eight weeks.
We urgently invite you to enlist
and take part in this campaign.
Here Is the plan:
Every person affiliated with St
PauPs church is requested to ac-
cept the enclosed card and keep a
record on some Of his or her at
tendance. Each member Of the
| family is entitled to card. And
one not receiving card will do Us
a favor by asking for one. Re-
member, you do not have to be a
member of st. Paurs to take part
in this campaign.
| The whole congregation is going
| to be awakened. Members are al
| ready becoming enthusiastic. 1t
! will be great to be in 1t. To miss
1t will be a serious loss to your
self and a disappointment to US
all.
October 5, Is Get Together Day
the first day Of the campaign and
also the day of our annual mission
festival. The Reverends W. Mar
ten Of Burlington and w. NUM- OF
Tioga, will preach in the morning
service at 1875 o'clock, and the
Reverends P. Benthin Of DonneI.
son, W. Bechtold, Of Kahoka, and
| W. Marten In the evening service
at S O'Clock. If you are regular
and persistent in your attendance
upon all services during the eight
| weeks you name will be placed on
honor roll No. 1, to be exhibited at
| close Of campaign. The names of
members bringing In new mem
! bers will be placed on honor roll
No. 2, which will also be ex-
| hibtted, each name of member
| being followed by the names Of
| new members secured through his
| or her efforts. New members will
| be installed December Z. The
names on both honor rolls will be
| published in the Workman. An
| nouncem ents will also be made as
| to whether the men or the women
lead In the number of regular at
/. tendants.
| Let us all participate In this
movem ent which is susceptible of
bringing such a rich blessing to
our beloved church. Your pastor
| will give you his best sermons dur
ing this campaign. We know you
are interested in the work and will
be able to render st. Paurs great
service If you join heartily in this
campaign for tine good OF our
church and the glory Of God.
Consider yourself member Of the
committee appointed by the
church council, and work and pray
i accordingly. We need your CO
4 operation. And, above all, we want
to see you October 5, and al every
/ service for the eight weeks.
The pastor of st. Paufs extends a
/ earnest invitation to Evangelica
christians in the city to aid st. Paul.
to arouse to greater activity and spil
ituality.