People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1896 — Church Motes. [ARTICLE]

Church Motes.

The Presbyterian church will be dedicated on the last Sunday in May. There will be no services in the new building until then. The Rev. Dr. Craig, who is to deliver the dedicatory sermon, could not not give his time until that date. “America's Youngest Orator,” May 12th. The ladies of the Presbyterian church met last week and made the carpets which they have purchased for the rooms of the new church. The Rev. S. P. Calvin, of Fowler writes that he is coming the last of this weak, to rusticate a few days in the vicinity of Rensselaer. Of course, if he should come he will preach for us, and, in that event, the Trinity church people will have the pleasure of hearing an excellent sermon. Quarterly meeting was held at the M. E. church last Sunday, Rev. Wilson, the presiding elder, officiated. L. H. Findley announces the following topic for his Sunday morning discourse at the Christian church: “Hindrances to Christianity; evening theme, “What think you of Christ.” The third quarterly meeting of the Rensselaer circuit will be held at Rosebud church the third Saturday and Sunday (16 and 17th) in May. Public cordially invited. Oliver Lowthkk. Pastor, Methodist Protestant church. Mr. H. Vincent Moore, will lecture at the opera house next Tuesday evening under the auspices, of the Epworth League of the M. E. church, on “Her Photograph or the Sovereign Dream of Youth.” Mr. Moore is called “America’s A oungest Orator,” and is said to be talented and entertaining.