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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
14
Father Renter explains the 7:30 a.m. service as necessary for his schedule to reach Gilbert for a forenoon service and possibly two more services later in the day. He notes the early hour awakens the congregation more than the 11 o'clock service.
At the Congregational Church Rev Boyd of the Presbyterian church Nevada will preach in exchange with the pastor Sunday at 11 o clock. In the evening Rev William J Minchin will discuss The Students View of Religion and His Tendency to Agnosticism at 7 30. Bible school at 9 45 a m Y P S C E at 6 p m.
The pastor will preach Sunday morning on the Disciple's duty and evening on The end and Aim of the disciples of Christ. It starts a series on the Church of Christ. Preaching 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Sunday school 9 45 a.m. P B C B at 6 30 p.m.
Rev. Walter I. Fowle delivers the morning sermon titled Jesus Concerning Man. He also speaks on a temperance address. Services begin at 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Bible school at 9:45 a.m. Junior Union at 2 p.m. Baptist Young Peoples Union at 6 p.m.
Rev Howery becomes M E minister at Collins while Rev Belt is critically ill. Trinity church in Roland repapered and painted as doors swing out. Rev C H Seccombe now at Waterloo will fill pulpit Sunday. many will attend. Petition by 340 residents urges pastors to address stopping legalized liquor traffic next Sabbath. Father Bernard Hunt at Sioux City Cathedral criticizes Myer’s Ancient History as unorthodox. Various Methodist ministers reassigned in Story county. United Brethren upset over Rev A Pruitt’s transfer to Irwin Iowa and rumors about possible Ames return persist.
The Ames Ministerial Association praises Rev Alonzo Pruitt on his departure from the United Brothers Church as a principled evangelist with a genial spirit. Other notes include Miss Vina E B Clark to attend the State Library Association in Ottumwa, a Hard Times social at the Congregational church, a new Phileleutherol Literary Society constitution, and the Missionary Society’s annual Thank Offering meeting with invitations. Committee on child labor named by Boone City Federation president Mrs J L Stevens with chair Lowell and members from various clubs.
Resolutions passed by the Des Moines annual conference honor Rev W T Smith D D after a forty year ministry, noting his service as Presiding Elder of Boone District, missionary secretary, and general dedication to the church. Also reports on Maxwell lecture lineup Boone Federation cleaner streets Nevada Cemetery Society market day, and local lectures and meetings in Ames Story City and Des Moines with dates and participants.
Delegates at the Ames conference commend affiliations and pray for unity among denominations. They thank Ames pastors and local leaders, applaud Bishop Weekley, and applaud Dr. Geo Miller for ongoing service. The gathering notes reduced rail rates and honors college leaders and officials.
A minister reflects on changing church practices and vows to begin timely notices. He laments old habits of withholding sermon subjects and recalls past critiques of preachers who reveal topics. He believes modern preaching should announce next Sunday's subject.
An Ames minister laments notices read during services and urges advance submission. He notes church page deadlines and explains the weekly classified timetable requires timely input to avoid confusion and misprints.
Chas. F. Baylor of the Department of Agriculture in charge of the sugar beet investigation visited the campus Saturday in consultation with the plants department. He noted the trees planted on the farm grew faster than sugar beets. Saylor, long on the county board, has deep Polk County roots and a large Saylor family presence. He has been suggested as a congressional candidate but cannot resign his current post.
Monday morning conference announced district one appointments including Geo Miller presiding elder and Ames J W Stevenson with dozens of church posts across towns such as Beaconsfield Carrollton Clarinda Cambridge Castle Memorial Colline Carlisle Dawson Defiance Elkhart Grand View Hastings Hillsdale Irwin Jamadia Kennedy Kingsley Lehigh Lake City Moville Mondamin Norwood Ogden Patterson Ralston Summit Park Scranton Talmage Tuskeega Van Meter Woodburn Webster City and multiple auxiliary and missionary roles including Emma Myers singing Evangelist and R E Graves financial secretary of Leander Clark college.
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