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October 8.1913. A FAMU^Y PAPER. 11
jiorniag Sun, Iowa, will be in this
'evening to spend the remainder of
tie week here with their sons, W. J..
n C, and J' C. Elliott. Mr. and Mrs.
Elliott are coming here to celebrate
their flfty-flfth wedding anniversary
^ith tbeir sons, and all the rest of
their children are expected to arrive
(m the same train with them, so that
the families may enjoy a good time in
a reunion. The others who will be here
Jot the occasion are Mr. and Mrs. F.
JI, Wilson and son Kenneth, Mr. and
jlj-s, W. R- McElhinney, all of Morning
Sun, lowa; IMr. and Mrs. C. T.
Reynolds and two daughters and Mrs.
Nettie E. Wilson ot Fairfield, Iowa;
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Elliott and two
daughters of ParkviUe, Mo.; Rev. and
jjrs, D. H. Elliott and daughter of
•Winchester, Kans. Together with 'the
families of this vicinity there will be
ahout fiftyin the party.
A committee composed of one representative
from each of the families
who live here has laid out the program
for the week's entertainment as
follows: On Wednesday the party w'.ll
spend the day at the J. C. Elliott
home, northwest of the city, on Thursday
at the O. C. Elliott home, north
of town, and on Friday at W. J. Ellott's.
Each day they will have a family
dinner and only the father and
mother and their nine children will
be seated at the large table, while the
other members of the families will
eat at small tables. ,
On Friday evening a reception will
be given in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Sichard Elliott, at the United Presbyterian
Church, and on Saturday they
rill have a children's day, when they
»ill take all the little folks to tha
river to spend the day.
. Each day at the different homes
some of the visitors will furnish
amusement and entertainment for the
rest of the party, while the hostesses
are getting up the dinners, thus arranging
the work so that it will not
tie a burden on anyon« and none will
be too tired to enjoy themselves.
Most of the party will stay until Monliay,
although some may have to return
home to care for their business.
It is something unusual when such
a large family can be together for an
Occasion of this kind and we hope
tliat they may have the flne time
"Uch they are anticipating.
Responsibility of the Nation for the establishment of permanent work, and
Absolute Prohibition of the Manufacture
and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors as we may, after a cursory examina­
will therefore present as accurately
as a Beverage," Prof. John A. NicoU. tion of the field: 1st, the religious
"The Mormon Hierarchy a Menace," conditions; 2nd, the business conditions;
3rd, the outlook.
Rev. Frank W. Colter, Ph.D. "Saving
the Children from Vile Literature I. The Religious Conditions.
Mongers." Anthony Comstock. Discussion,
"The State's Control of were 29 ipresent at the morning ser­
On Sabbath morning, Sept. 14, there
Trusts and Labor Unions only Possible vice; 22 at the evening service; on
by God's Authority."
each occasion 7 of these were children.
2.00 p. m., Presiding, Rev. B. C. Inasmuch as, when on last weel?, the
Simpson, D.D. "Christ the King of Central Board appointed me here for
Nations," Rev. A. Z. Conrad ,D.D. "The
Relation of Church and State," Rev.
Charles Henry Moss, D.D. "The
Reigning Mediator 'Enlightens the Social
Mind, Awakens the Social Conscience,
Subdues the Social Will, by
the Holy Ghost, through the Proclamation
of God'-s Sovereignty, Christ's
Kingship, and the Supremacy of the
Scriptures, to the Organic People, by
the Christian Citizens, whose Loyalty
to Christ in the Realm of Political
Life makes them His Faithful and
True Witnesses," Rev. H. H. George,
singing the Psalms.
D.D., Beaver Falls, Pa. "The Roman ed to hold prayer meetings in one of There is an earnest desire among
Papacy the Nation's Antagonist," Prof. the homes. They have carried on the the members to have regular preaching,
to establish the Covenanter
Luther T. Townsend, D.D. "The Moral
and Religious Education in our Pubing
twice each Sabbath. A notice was Church here, and to retain Presby­
meetings persistently ever since, meetlic
Schools Essential to fitthe Children
for the Responsibilities of Chris­
daily paper, and after a time the num­
in the air here as elsewhere, and as
published of these meetings, in the terianism in Canada. There is union
tian Citizenship," Rev. Lucius Bugbee, bers increased until there was not there are no United Presbyterian
D.D. Discussion, "The Thanksgiving sufficient room in the parlor of a Churches, if the Presbyterian and
Proclamation of the President of the suite in an apartment house, so a Methodist Churches unite, Presbyterr
United States Should Recognize the hall was rented with the resultant attendance
already mentioned.
Covenanters.
ianism will be lost except for th?
Lord Jesus Christ as the Nation's
Kmg, through whom alone the Organic
Peop'e can Approach to God." facts is correct, viz.: that people who
The natural inference from these
(Concluded next week.) l']
7.30 p. m.. Presiding, Rev. Herbert are so anxious for their own distinclive
services, are well established in
A. Manchester, D.iD. "The Nation's
IN MEMORIAM.
Responsibility for Unscriptural Divorce,"
Rev. Walter Cally, D.D. "The serves great credit in arranging for house in Newburgh, on September 12,
the faith. Mr. S. R. McKelvey de­
Mrs. Annie Doxie left her earthly
Nation's Responsibility for Safeguarding
the Inalienable Rights of its gether and encouraging them to re­home; and her remains lie at rest in
the meetings, getting the people to­
1913, and passed on into her heavenly
Negro Citizens," Rev. A. W. Fuller, main faithful. I have heard the re­the Coldenham Cemetery, where sleep
D.D., LL.D. "Our Nation's Responsibility
for Maintaining International
Peace," Rev. James L. Tryon, D.D.
"Our Nation's Duty to make a Constitutional
Reoognjition of Almighty
Gcd as the Source of all Authority,
the Lord Jesus Christ as the Ruler of
Nations, the Bible as the Fountain of
all Law, and the True Christian Religion
as the Nation's Life," Rev. J.
M. Foster. Discussion, "The Moral
and Religious Qualifications Required
l:y the Scriptures for Civil Officers,
should be Required for Teachers in
our Public Schools, for the Elective
Franchise, and for Naturalization."
'N'ATIONAL REFORM CONVENTION.
To be held in Park Street Church,
Bcston. TuesdaXi October 14, 1913. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF WINNIPEG
J-a, m„ Presiding, Rev. R. C. Reed,
"The Moral Accountability of the Nata
By the Rev. F. B. Allen.
When one is called upon to publish
to God." "Civil Government Or-
a report of a mission station, espe­
ilaiiied of God for Moral and Religious cially if it is located in the Northwest,
Ms," Rev. Edward E. Weaver, Ph.
"• "The Responsibility of the Nation the firstrecital is often of busi­
ness conditions. We deem the religious
'ar the United States Mail Service element more important, of greater
*ii Interstate Commerce on Sabbath interest to the thoughtful Christian,
%." Rev. James Todd, D.D. "The that which concerns more vitally the
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a month's work, there was not sufficient
time after word was received
here, to publish an announcement of weeks to read a discourse on some distinctive
preaching, these figures represent
principle, hence some who
about an average attendance at the have been wavering in the faith have
services, which have been conducted
by the people themselves. It is said,
however, that there is usually a better
been fortified. They secured a number
of tracts from the Witness Bearing
Committee and have read them in
attendance in the evening than in the the service. The mid-week prayer
morning.
meeting has not always taken the
The work was begun about sixteen form of a regular prayer meeting, but
months past by three or four who, dissatisfied
with the corruption of worship
has sometimes, when there were but
few there, consisted of the practice of
in the churches of the city,
decid­
mark more than once since coming
here that, "Some of us are determined
to stay in the Covenanted Church
whether we ever have our own church
or not, but we hope that soon we
may have our own preaching service."
IJ the birthplace of most of these people
were noted, the name of the island
would be spelled something like
this, Ireland, hence the determination
to remain steadfast.
When their numbers shall have increased
and there is a call for an organized
congregation there will be
splendid material for church officers
and Sabbath school teachers.
The flnancial problem is being attended
to even now, tor I was told
that there was about $10(0 balance on
hand, and they have been paying $15
per month rental for the hall in which
they have been meeting.
There are about 19 members here
at present, and 5 or 6 regular adherents
who have signlfled their intention
of uniting when the church is
organized. Then there are a few other
more or less regular adherents, besides
9 or 10 children.
The people are tolerably well grouped
about the place of meeting, as well
as could be expected, perhaps as well
as the average congregation. Most
of the miembers are within the rad'us
of a mile from the hall in which they
meet. This is all that could be expected
in a city of this size and without
an established church.
The form of service on Sabbath,
morning and evening, has not been
what would properly be understood as
a prayer meeting. It has been more
like a regular ipreaching service except
that in place of hearing a sermon
preached the audience listened to a
sermon read. They have read many of
Spurgeon's sermons, some of Alexander's,
Dr. Dick's and Dr. George's. It
hag been their object every two
So many of the saints. At the age of
twelve years, she removed from Belfast,
Ireland, and 'cam-e to New York,
where she took her place in the
churcih, under the ministry of the late
Dr. Sloane. In 1870 she came to
Newburgh and became aa active member
of the congregation, of which Rev,
J. R. Thompson, D.D., is still pastor,
where she remained for forty-three
years, with the exception of a brief
ministry to her friends in the West.
She leaves an aged sister in Ireland,
and a brother in the Northwest in this
country, also nieces in New York, and
a nephew, Mr. Alexander D. McNeill,
who is an elder in the Third New York
Congregation.
For months belore her decease, she
was confined to her room, but wus
constantly under the tender care of
Mrs. William Cochran and Mrs. J. W.
McGee, with whom she was boi(nd in
s'sterly ties during the long years of
her life in Newburgh.
Mrs. Doxie was a good woman. Dorcas-iike,
"she was full of good works
and almsdeeds which she did." From
her scant purse, often to her own impoverishment,
there are men in the
rriinistry today who received aid in
obtaining an education, and her busy
banc's were ever active in "making
coats and garments" for the needy.
Dorcas of old was raised from the
dead by Peter; and Mrs. Doxie should
have a resurrection in the lives and
good deeds of those who remain after
her departure. T. D.