The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-09-01
NAZARENES CLOSE
GROUP MEETING
HOLD INTERESTING AND BENE-
FICIAL SESSIONS, SAYS REV.
AUG. n. NILSSON

Are repentance and restitution
necessary to salvation" masterful
sermon by the Rev. Harry E. Toms
of Colfax, Washington, at 1880 Thurs
day evening officially closed the sess-
ions of group meetings of the North
west district of the Church of the
Nazarene, held here August 80 and
81.
The meetings began Wednesday eve
ming in an informal gathering headed
by the various district ministers and
participated in by the congregation.
The formal meetings were held Thurs
day during which papers were read
by recognized workers and interest
ing sermons delivered by the pastors
present from the different pastorates
of the district
Outstanding among the Thursdays s
meetings were the paper on tithing
by the Rev. William Irwin of Onaway,
who gave an Illustrated talk on the
subject by means of a black board and
the evening sermon by the Rev.
Toms.
"All the papers and sermons deliv-
cred throughout the day were not only
interesting but instructive and bene-
ficial to the conference" said the Rev
church in an interview Friday morn
ing "It was a day of devotion and
ins piration for all present"
Many of the delegates from outly-
ing communities were unable to be
present because of harvest activities,
said Rev. Nilsson, but there were n
number of the local congregation pres
ent and all the sessions were fairly
well attended.
The delegates from outside locali-
ties were cared for by members of the
Moscow congregation who very agree
ably opened their homes to the visit
ing delegates. Meals were served at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. q. Cole.
Churches comprising the Northwest
district of the Church of the Nazar-
rene include those at Garfield and
Colfax, Wn., Troy, Princeton, Onaway
and Moscow, Idaho.
Thursdays program began at 10 a.
m. with a general session which last
ed until 10:15. During the first forty
five minutes thereafter the meeting
was devoted to the reading Of papers
by various church workers. At 90
a m. the Rev. Edward W. Miller of
Troy preached on the subject: Can
we expect revival today?" At 1900
lunch was served by the ladies of the
church.
At 200 p. m. the ministers re-
sumed at the parsonage where a
short business meeting was indulged
in. From 2:15 until 800 the session
was given over to a devotional meet
ing and the reading of papers on per-
tinent church topics. christian per-
fection-according to John Wesley, the
founder of Methodism," sermon by
the Rev. Nels E. Franklin OF Garfield,
Wash, was given at 800.
Supper was served at 600. The
meeting reconvened for the evening
session at 700 in group gathering.
At 7:30 the final sermon by the Rev.
Harry E. Toms of Co1fax was preach
ed.
sThe next meeting of the group will
be held at Onaway, Idaho on the last
in September, said Rev. Nil
son. He also announced the begin
ming of a protracted revival service
in Moscow on October 25, by the Rev.
B. F. Neeley of Bethany, Oklahoma,
one of the leading evangelists of the
church.
"The local congregation of the
church has had a tremendous growth
since the removal Of the meeting place
from the house on the hill to the pres
snt church building. The Sunday
school has doubled and the preaching
has at least trebled."