The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-29
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ton Which is Proving Attractive
b Members Of Denomina-
ton.
REUNIONS BEING HELD
Professor Soares is Speaker at Di-
vinity School Reunion and There 2
are Other Gatherings
Held

/ The principal business today at the
Iowa State Baptist convention being
held in this city was the election OF
the officers for the coming year which
transaction occupied great pau of
the morning session. The address of
the morning service was delivered by
E p Brand Of Chicago, execu-
tive secretary of the Illinois Baptist
convention. He talked on New World
Movement Of the Northern Baptist
Convention.
The officers elected for the Iowa
Baptist convention were:
/ President, ]. o. McCulland, Des
MONIES.
! First vice president, B. o. Worren.
Ottumwa
Second vice president. John S. Tut
hall. Waterloo.
Recording secretary. r. R Sadler,
PelIa
Treasurer. J. H. cochrane, Des
MONIES.
this afternoons program which con-
sists Of the following numbers:
2:oo0Worship -. Rev. w. E PTewitt
-. 49,
/ ............... Rev. Robt Kinney
.So-Audress
49, Rev. P. H Lerrigo. New York
/ 3:20-Address 49,. Mrs. c. E. Hills
t3:50-Address
80. Rev. E. P. Brand, Normal, Ill
The chief attractions on tonight's
program is the illustrated lecture to
be given at o'clock by the Rev. B. NJ
Cssood of Fort Dodge on Cuba, the
Pearl of the Antilles" and the princi-
pal address Of the evening, By the
Rev. A. F. Houser Of the Calvary Bap-
fist church. Davenport, on The ChaI-
lenge OF the World to the Church of
Jesus Christ Can We Meet IT."
Banquet on Saturday.
In addition to the services at the
church tomorrow. large banquet viii
be served to all Of the convention PEG
pie Saturday evening at the First
Christian church, and this Is expected
to be one of the chief attractions Of
the week tn the way OF social events-
The delegates to the convention
were grieved yesterday when the Rev.
E. S. Sharks of Clinton was called
home by the death OF his nine year
old son which was caused when the
little boy accidentally shot himself.
Rev. Shark was attending session
of the convention when the word
came to him.
Special meetings and banquets nave
been held during the week by various
departments of the Baptist convention
organization and fnclpde the reunion
Of the students of the divinity school
of Chicago university, the reunion Of
the students OF William Jewell college
and Sunday school elementary work
ers meeting and luncheon.
Reunions are Held.
Professor Theodore G. Soares. PRO
fessor of practical theology of the di-
yinity school of Chicago university
was the honor guest at the divinity
school reunion and delivered an adj
dress upon this occasion. He talked
on "AItruistic Faith" in the Bible, in
the divinity Of Christ, in humanity,
and in cooperative christianity. A
f. Houser of the Calvary Baptist
church of Davenport had the distfnc-
ton OF being the Oldest minister pres
ent at the reunion at which ifty-seven
former students. including few Of
the wives Of the ministers attended
j his banquet Was QeiQ al the uOOQ
hour at the Y. W. c. A
The William Jewell reunion With
eleven members present vas held last
might VAT the Westminster Freshly
terian church with Dr.. d. J. Evans,
president of that college as the honor
guest Dr. John w. Million, president
of Hardin college. Mexico, Mo-. Bap-
fist school for girls. vas also guest
at this banquet.
The luncheon held today in the
Trinity Methodist church for the Sun
day school elementary workers is one
OF the important group sessions OF the
week remnants were awarded at
this time to the school represented
which had the largest increase in the
enrolment of its cradle roll depart ,
ment and to the school having the
largest new cradle roll organized. w. /
E. Prewitt of Akron, Ia, YVES chairman |:
of this work, J. A Lapham Of Des
Moines the director OF the religious
education of the Baptist denomination.
Mrs. B. F. WorreIl Of Ottumwa acted
az toastmistress this noon at the |
Iunche con which was ia charge of Miss /
Hazel Boyd, the elementary state Sun
day school worker for the Baptist de-
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