Synod Opens at Pella Amid Growth and Mission Plans
Delegates from Idaho to Michigan attend the Synod meeting in Pella with welcome by Mayor Vanden Berg. Reports show 4 percent church membership growth, a 2000 rise in Sunday school attendance, and a five year plan to double membership and raise 5.5 million for missions and benevolence. Missionaries from Japan and Arabia are featured as young workers introduce hopes to sail soon, including Central College alumni who will teach in Japan.
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M. J. Hoffman
Central College
A. Oltmans
Japan
Pella
Reformed Church
the Chronicle
Reformed Churches
H. V. S. Peeke
Paul Wilberforce Harrison
Arabia
Gerald AJ Mokma
George Gosselink
Dore Kringa
Chaiman
Board of Education
Pelli
General Synod
Mississippi
Long Journey to Pelda From New York in Song
A poem called New York to Pelda describes a long trail to PELLA and a harvest fields theme. It mentions a return date and leaves love with readers. The verse is signed by J.8. Allen a General Synod Delegate.
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Pel-La I-Do-Wa
Allen
General Synod
Mahaska County Boys Organize Spray Club
Under County Agent supervision twenty Lincoln township farm boys form a spraying club. President Loaben Lightell notes use of a small barrel sprayer and outlines three applications with a check tree. Club plans to exhibit sprayed and unsprayed fruit at the State Fair and Horticultural Show in Council Bluffs November 13-18.
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Fedderson
Ruby
Mahaska County
Lincoln Township
Tedderson
Loaben Lightell
Young Lightell
Council
Masons entertain visitors from Eastern states at Pella
Pella Lodge No. 55 A. F. & A. M. held a brief social meeting Monday afternoon welcoming visiting Masons from New York and New Jersey attending the General Synod. Rev. A Droz gave a welcome, with responses from Dr. T H Mackenzie and others. Eastern brethren praised Masonry’s spirit and noted rapid growth in their states. Refreshments followed for the group.
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Pella
A. F
A. M
New York
New Jersey
A. (. Droz
No. 55
T. H. Mackenzie
J. B. Hunter
J. H. Lant
First Central College Building Destroyed by Fire
A historic fire at Central College in Pel la destroys the first erected building and its memorial tablet listing twenty six war dead. The crowd gathers, prayers are offered, and the college community is urged to plan for a future despite the loss. Portraits and nonhistori cal items are saved as a move toward rebuilding.
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Central College
Custon
Pel- In
Petric
Hoffman
T. H. Mackenzie
Pella
Washington Street
E. H. Scarff
the Chronicle
Central
Picture of Cottonwood Avenue Pella in Photo Gravure
A splendid picture showing a group of cottonwoods at Pella forming a beautiful avenue will appear in next Sunday's Des Moines Register. Readers can order a copy today from Gil Ry zdam.
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Pella
Des Moines Register
Gil, Rysdam
Enthusiasm’s Real Value Inspires Truth and Sincerity
Bulwer argues enthusiasm drives action and truth, likening it to Orpheus’ tale. He claims genuine sincerity powers ideas and movements, moving stones and charming brutes, and that truth achieves few victories without it.
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Orpheus
Bulwer
Uncle Eben's Comfort
Uncle Eben reflects on finding comfort in church despite not understanding the sermon. The line suggests a sense of belonging and mischief shared with the community, highlighting folk speech and a warm, intimate tone.
Man breaks leg chasing skunk prompts harsh measures
A Pittsburgh man fractured his leg while pursuing a skunk, illustrating how Providence sometimes uses severe methods to curb human folly, a sentiment echoed by the Boston Transcript.
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Pittsburgh
Providence
Boston Transcript
Idle to Borrow Trouble Coffee Ad Spin
A brief reflection warns against despondency and carrying a metaphorical lightning rod for trouble. The note promotes L. Popma's offering of the best coffee, linking a moral quip with a local advertisement.
Will Improve Citizenship Through Farm Bureau Efforts
A speaker asserts that when about a thousand farm families per county share focused civic thinking, citizenship standards will rise. The speech credits the American Farm Bureau Federation and county farm bureaus for this mission and assigns young men and women in farm work a profound responsibility in developing agriculture as a key national resource.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureaus
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L. Popma’s
Simply Delicious
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