The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-09

c.n 30 dons ~ any one who has purpose
and and win trust il dod. Bethel .lxsys gives i've
srss% SaGh . y this i s &
done when pastor. officers and members arS
united Let Other ~ me s sni II eoilsc
ton up to this date. .SA W
Ny next and last visit II omoha before
taking another swing was Mt. Moriah BAp' Il
~ This church some years back has had some
that the Lord always has someone in re- NJ
serve for certain accomplishments, 70 bring
ssnd, o lnso the results foons His
opportune time to visit this church % there
was previous sTrangsd progra;m:, aows nsr
Wiikerson is one Of that class Of Baptist
ministers who believes m giving rscognitio1 "
Through that spirit n him. ~. Aoriah
n onah. = takes leader q the peops
to accomplish great things. was asked not \
to make my final report witmoa. s'y n4sst tns%
'h9N' seeel another swing from hs1. e ], y.
Bsp.. sa shassh hsd .posed
g.. Bsps soasay
M. j. Burton, formerly OF lows and ten years
r., e that
the past three years. Under the leadership
Of Rev Burton the church is ciesr q All in
" Collection was. not commemorate TO the
church. Tuesday evening I found myself
church Owing to the opening OF the state
fair the audience was small. yet the thirty
e :as' ny
church out of debt. The mortgage wss burned
on Sunday evening, sept The pastor r
in the right place This 10 another church
full Of spiritual fire. -
On Thursday evening Sept. II left To.
peka for Denver Colo, arriving there Friday
afternoon at 2:15. This being my Arst visit
in the state got busy to make %ysef 1 knG.
the Zion Baptist Sunday school The super
4ntendent, Brother J.. W Williams introduced
utes, and it seemed that my talk took hold
of the entire school. On account q arrange
til I' the next Sunday. Brother .. Il. Jackson
the strong layman OF Zion who stands e
to Of ra ss ns hs
ing. service st Zion spoke on The subject
Ice ahs smoke nSXer on IN eCooperstion Both sni
jects caused much comment. Tho pastor. p
i'll health While ] enjoyed the loyalty 81
cordial welcome Of his people would hes
delighted to .sn the sdIa
there seems 70 be much amor
cause eau Ag confusion Stand togethsr brethr]
and let the world know ohristisns can set
erenCeS.
Zion is now in the lead by ~.
Sunday afternoon I found myself in &c
trail Baptist church, Rev Price, Past Past
expect many. The Indictment weather
something to do in keeping some awaZ
too is good church and from I'll indicatio
Price seems to have things weli il hand
Ths pastor was Te0n to
church stood ready to welcome me 1ytime.
Ran Of Th0 mas - a
er showed much interest in our wsrk. Hel
made himself missionary to tEet iis people
people seeently .hsr 20 .na au a.s
yours @ay do snd IS
Having finished my wolyS K here, I took an.
other yhirl and s sfoand 99;slf a th.s hs.i.h
mlination of making am opening. Wednesday.
Trinity Baptist church and met Rev, j. W:
Prowell, who recommended me. ii was given
splendid meeting ana ues,ss e col hsa
~ saturday ! found myself taking. smother
Rev. O. w Henry out Of the city on his va
cation and en- route to the National Baptist
post, though the illness 81 his wife Kept him
close to home. Still Sunday morning ! was
the 81
to the pastor. Under the PASTORAL charge OF
Rev. Chinn the old debt of years standing has II
been paid. Sunday evening spoke At beth
lehem Baptist chuf.h and arranged for lee 81
ture Monday The pastor being away
me an opportunity She is truly : pastor, 81
wife. Monday a'ening we had . splendid ii
crowd, when, wesconsidering the strike wa4 n
This completeS my work ther and / tool y
another swing i'd visited La Juanita. on B
arriving at this boint found that the pas4 I
| tor had progFm arranged for Wednesday, !
did SO, and il the mfdst of the entertain-l +
ment he introdted me, and 1 spoke about 4
IS minutes andbriefly outlined the work Of
| asked the INTO 70 wha: they. could: Tho col
lection foInore than I had anticipated III
I spent more ian two days in the home Of
! the pastor Re- E. W. o. German and wife.
a stranger, BIZ one of the family. /, found
| there what I hsidered real home. 1 home
where husban. wife and children are pleas
ant and agreSle This finished my rambling
I was inWd to dine in the following
homes in dyer: Rev. and Mrs T. D.
M sGnss r sef Nm Mr. and RRI r.p M ses
Z and Mrs. shfun. Rev. Wilson entertained
me at the irnes hotel We were graced
with the pr nee Of Mrs. DeFrancy- viii
finish my RI ling from the west in next lets
ter and keeitou posted concerning the west
ern work. AN 49, s-s ST xsss
| g. W. RODGERS,
Field Secretary.
bntinued next week. @ s4
a.IGLNAL NOTICE.
. In the Itrict Court of the State of
Iowa, and Polk county, March term,
! A. D. 20.