Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-04
A. R. OGDEN HEADS
IOWA AOvENT|s1S
NEVADA MAN REELECTED PRES.
,peNT OF CONFERENCE
OR EIGHTH YEAR.
A. r. sMousE, OF NEVADA.
Observation-Disclosures
New Members Of Executive Committee
Arc Al L. Miller, otturwa, }. n.
Bovviss, Nevada; J. n. Johnson,
Extra; W. A. Mekibbsn, Sioux City
sabbath School Conference Held.


AZ the Wednesday business session
Of the Iowa Conference OF seventh
Day Adventists, the annual election Oh
officers was held. A. r. Ogden. Of Me-
vada, who has served seven years AS
chief executive of the conference, vas
re elected president without Al
senting vote. A hearty applause came
from the delegates. as he took the floor
to express few words OF apprccia-
ton for the confidence that had again
been placed in him. -.
The other officers elected were: a.
r. Smouse. Of Nevada, secretary
| treasurer; william Ostrander, OF Des
Moines. religious. liberty secretary;
Edna Y. Kilcher, OF Nevada, ednca-
tional secretary: Flora V. Dorcas. OF
Nevada. Sabbath school secretary
Minnie P. Sype. Of Nevada, home mis-
sionary secretary; John j. Mairs, OF
| Nevada. young peoples missionary
volunteer secretary; L. l.. GrandPre,
of Des Moines. field missionary secre-
tary. and r. F. Woods, Of Nevada, Sec
rotary Of the Iowa Tract Society.
| Changes Among Officers.
The members Of the new executive
committee are A. r. Ogden. Nevada
! chairman; G.. f. LETTER. Des Moines;
| A. L. Miller, ,Ottumwa; J. E. Shively,
Osceola; ]. r. Bowles. Nevada; ]. n.
johnson, Extra, and w. A. McKibben.
Sioux City. ~,
or those composing the executive
committee, three were members last
year, the chairman, A. r. Ogden. @. f..
LETTER, and j. +. Shively. With two
exceptions the other officers remain
the same as a year ago. A vacancy
was caused in the missionary volun-
teer department last winter by the
death of c. d. Adams and Mr.. John j.
MAR, of Minnesota, who recently was
graduated from Union College. Lincoln.
Neb., was called to take up the work.
Because Of i'll health Prof. John ].
Koehn recently found it necessary 10
give up his work as educational sec
rotary, and the vacancy vas titled oy
Miss Edna l.. Kilcher.
4 Sabbath School Conference.
Prof. NJ. E. Kern, OF Washington. u
c., young peoples missionary voluA-
teer secretary Of tho World General
Conference. will have charge OF the IL
o'clock meeting Friday morning. Prof
J. l.. Shaw. Of Washington. d. c., as
sociate secretary OF the World Cen
eral Conference, will speak at o'clock
and at 8 o'clock at night a lecture Will
be given on Gods Last Message OF
the Seal Of Cod" by President A. t.
Ogden. Of Nevada.
The II o'clock meeting this morning
was in charge Of the Sabbath school
department with Mrs. Flora v. Dorcas
Sabbath school secretary Of the local
conference, as the chief speaker. 1t II
the purpose Of this department to have
every member of the Adventist church
a member Of the Sabbath school. Spc-
cial emphasis is placed upon the ne
cessity of the daily study Of the Sab
bath school lessons. Evangelist E. w.
Farnsworth spoke in the afternoon at
O'Clock.
Evangelist Farnsworth Speaks.
Evangelist Farnsworth spoke also at
8 o'clock Wednesday night. His sub
lest was 1.-The Millennium. or the One
Thousand Years" His discourse was
mainly an exposition Of Revelations
20. and he referred especially to the
first few verses Of the chapter which
speak Of. a time when satan should De
bound for a thousand years and cast
into a bottomless pit. e.:'
Comparing this chapter with Thes-
salonians, 416, and other verses OF
scripture, the speaker said that the
bible plainly mentions two resurrec-
tions.--the resurrection Of the right
eous. and that Of the wicked. The
evangelist stated that the period OF
years commonly spoken OF as the mil
lennium 10 bounded on each end by
resurrection: that Christ comes In his
second advent at its beginning, taking
the righteous back to heaven with him
the wicked being struck dead with the
brightness Of His appearances: and thai
Christ returns at the end Of this Pc
Rod OF time with the righteous, and
the wicked dead are then raised to lie
Interpretations Of Scripture.
He continued Satan Is bound by
the fact that all OF his subjects are
taken from him and placed beyond his
reach. When all the saints are taken
to heaven and the wicked have beet
killed, then satan will be all alone"
After calling attention to the render
ing OF some scriptures, ne contended
that the term "bottomless pit" used In
this chapter means an uninhabited
country or region. He read from Jere-
miah 42s-25. stating that at the time
when satan is bound by his chain OF
circumstances. all the animals and the
vegetation Of the earth will die
Mr.. Farnsworth further said: ~
the end Of the millennium the new
Jerusalem descends to this earth. Rev
citation 21:1-2. Satan marshals all OF
his army, perhaps including Julius
Caesar, Napoleon, and others for one
las. attack against III. Holy City. I'll sii
fire comes down out Of heaven and de-
stroys them. After the wicked and
wickedness. have been consumed roo
and branch, then thru the voice O
God the earth is made new with nj
more sea.s and it shall be inhabited
turnout all eternity"
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