Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-08
INTERESTING FEATURE Is AR
RANGED FOR STATE SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION.
SERVICE PLANNED At
"LITTLE BROWN CHURCH"
State Convention to Be Held at
Charles City Juno a to 24-Pre-
parations For Entertaining Dele.
oatss-Trlp to Rural Church to Be
Made by Automobile on Juno 22.
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Charles City. June S.-The Iowa
State Sunday school convention will
be held in Charles City. June Il to
a. inclusive. All the churches are
united in issuing tho invitation to
the Sunday School Association for
local churches here are alive and
hustling organizations with good
buildings. They are able to give ex-
cellent facilities for carrying out the
program. Charles City is an easy city
to reach. It is located in north Iowa
on the G. M. & st. Paul. the illinois
Central railroad and Is located on tho
main auto trails.
Lodging and breakfast will be fur
nished for all registered delegates.
All other meals will be provided by
the churches or by the hotels and
restaurants at reasonable rates.
The following leading talent from
international association and over the
state has been assured: John Alex
ander. young peoples division super
intsndent Of the international ASSOC
citation: ]. II. Engle, general secre-
tary Of the Kansas Sunday School
Association; J. l. Rogers, general
secretary Wisconsin Sunday School
Association: Ralph N. McHntire. To-
peka. Kan, author Of the Sunday
School Secretary; Mrs. Ralph N. Mo
Entire. young peoples specialist.
Trip 20 "littls Brown Church,"
Big plans arc being laid for the
entertainment Of the convention and
greatest Of al these plans and the
thing that no other city can duplicate
will be a wonderful auto trip Of
fourteen miles to tho Little Brown
Church In the Vale" located at Ma
shua. Here one session Of the con-
vention will be held. Those who come
to the convention will sing tho song
Little Brown Church in the Vale"
on It's own grounds. It has m in
.teresting bit Of history. Il u = real
church located two miles from Ma
shua. It was commenced in 1850 but
owing to lack OF funds and the dif-
ficulties in building It was not nm
ished until 1854. Tho second pastor Of
the church society. Rev. ]. L. Nutting.
realized the need and necessity of
church building and had the courage
to build one. II was built from native
timber ana every one who could
handle tools had q hand In the biuld-
Ing. The hardware and othsr sup@
plies needed had to be hauled over
corduroy roads from McGregor. sixty
miles away. The funds were soon ex-
hausted. Rev. Mr.. Nutting remember
cd his good friend, Or. j. Todd. pastor
Of q wealthy, church in Pittsnsld,
Mass. and wrote him for help. and
about $40. and q sweet-toneA bell
was sent from the congregation. Tho
bell was = personal gift from Thomas
Cole, then rich man. but was later
failed because the world stopped
wearing paper collars. which he man
ufactured, for linen ones. He said
that no Gift had ever Siven him
greater pleasure than that bell. Tho
church when finished was painted
brown and It has always remained
% ana will because brown mineral
paint was cheap and the members
could AFFORD It. while white lead was
beyond their reach, so poverty made