Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1883 — Church Notes. [ARTICLE]

Church Notes.

The Ladies’ Industrial Society of the Presbyterian church will meet at the residence of Mrs. F. J. Sears, on Friday afternoon of this week, from 2 to 5 o'clock. There “remains much work to be done.” All interested are invited to lend a helping hand. The Presbyterian church have adopted the plan of congregational singing. Miss Bertha Funston, organist; Mrs. J. J. Waterbury, chorister. The Presbyterian Sunday school is now out of debt, and with an active corps of teachers, is ready to do some good work in the cause. The Presbyterian prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings will hereafter be at 7 p. m., instead of 4 p. m. The Rev. A. W .Wood, pastor of the M. E. Church here three years ago, will preach at the M. E. church, next Sunday evening. The Rev. «L T. Abbett came up from Battle Ground. Wednesday evening and reports a very successful Camp Meeting this year. It will continue until next Tuesday. The Womans Board of Foreign Missions occupied the evening hour at the M. E. church last Sunday. They gave an interesting series of exercises to a large audience.