Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-13
PASTOR AND LAY DELEGATES
ATTEND CONVENTION OF =
GRINNELLi ASSOCIATION.
REV. Mr.. GRAHAM, OF GILMAN,
is ELECTED MODERATOR
Rev. w. W. M. Maxwell, of Victor,
\ Chosen Scribe-ordination of Roy
A. Eusden, appointment of Com
mittees and Election Principal
Business at Opening Session.

Fifty preachers and lay delega-
| tons, representing majority of the
| thirty-three churches of the associa-
| ton, were here today to attend the
annual meeting of the Grinnell AS
ISOLATION of Congregational church.
| which opened Tuesday afternoon at
the Congregational church. At the
opening session Rev.. J. ]. G. Graham,
of Gilman. was elected moderator
and Rev. w. w. NJ. Maxwell. of Vic
| tor, was chosen scribe. Rev n. j..
Wilkins, registrar, holds over for a
three-year term.
| Included in the program for the
meetings were choral and commun-
ion service Tuesday night and q ses-
sion devoted to discussion and pap
ers this forenoon. In addition to the
discussions on the program this at
ternoon, children of the Sunday
school were to present a Pilgrim
pageant. The meeting was to close
late this AFTERNOON.
| Tuesdays opening Session.
In connection with the business
meeting. that opened the Tuesday
afternoon session. committees for the
convention were chosen. Rev. E. w.
Cross, Rev. Ross Mills and Rev. w.
lJ. Warner, We're appointed a COM
mittee on nominations and Rev. r. r.
Lavender, P. C. Packer and Mrs. w.
W. NJ. Maxwell. committee on reso-
buttons Following the business SEES
sion the ordination council, after the
Examination voted unanimously to
/ ordain Roy A. Eusden, of Grinnell.
| In the ordination service, Rev. j. j.
G. Graham gave the ordination pray
er, Rev. B. f. Martin the right hand
of fellowship, Rev. r. #. Lavender,
the charge to the candidate and the
candidate, himself, pronounced 1.-The
benediction.
The evening program was opened
with choral service. followed BY
sermon by Rev. e. w. Cross, Of Grin-
nell. Communion service was con-
Quoted by Rev. H. C. Packer, OF
j Hartwick, and Rev. III. j. Wilkins, OF
Baxter.
Pilgrim Topics Theme.
4 This morning was devoted to dis
cussion and the presentation OF
4 papers. Rev. P. A.. Johnson, D. D., of
Grinnell, who was to have appeared
on this afternoons program, spoke
this forenoon on Some, Lessons
From the Boston Council" Rev. A
W. Mills, of Traer, was unable to be
I present, and his paper, "Pilgim Prin-
Eciples in Their Application to Church
Federation" was read by Rev. Mar
tin. Addresses on Devotional
Period" by Rev. W. j. Warner, of
Green Mountain, Pilgrim Principles
and Their Contribution to Democracy
in Church and State" by Rev. A.
w. Sinden, of Reinbeck, and Pilgrim
! Principles in Their Application to the
Educational Conditions of Today,
by Rev. Royal Montgomery, Of Grin
nell, completed the program.
Closes This Afternoon.
This afternoon the program waato
be as planned, except for the adj
dresses of Rev. Mr.. Johnson, by Rev.
Mr.. Graham. 1t included reports on
the work Of the w. 3. M. l.. by Miss
Grace Funk, Of Shaowu, China, the
w. II. NJ. IT,, by Mrs. R. L. Jones, of
| Grinnell, and the national committee
! on evangelism, by Rev. Mr.. Cross.
The Pilgrim pictures and Pilgrim