Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1919 — CHURCH STIRRED UP. [ARTICLE]

CHURCH STIRRED UP.

The members of the First Christian church were very much stirred up Sunday over the thing that happened. About twenty-five men of the church made a house to house canvass of the members Sunday afternoon and found the membership very willing to contribute and as a result about twice the number of members pledged as had done so heretofore. The members were very optimistic for the future of the church. The service Sunday night was a unique service. The men who had made the canvass in the afternoon occupied the pulpit and gave very interesting reports. Some stories even sounded “fishy.” One man reported that he had thirteen people on his list to see and procured seventeen pledges and had five more people to see. As a result of the day’s work more members pledged than the most optimistic expected. The result cannot be announced as many are yet to be seen. On account of the snow the country district was not visited. This will be completed on the first Sunday afternoon the weather will permit. The First Christian church never had a brighter outlook than at the present. g