Dear Friend:
   We most heartily invite you to our services and are pleased to extend to you our hand in Christian Fellowship. Our Sunday services are: Bible School at 10:00 a. in. Morning worship in Swedish at 11 a. in. B. Y. P. U. and evening service at 7:30 o'clock.
   The Fourth Tuesday of the month The What I Can Society.
   The second Friday at 2:30 p.m.Dorcas Society.
   The Thursday before the first Sunday in the month the church covenant and business meeting, after the prayer meeting.
   The choir rehearsal after prayer meeting every Thursday night.
   There is a place for you at these services. Will the Lord find you in it, when He meets with His people?

The Anderson meetings closed July 4 and July 5 he left for St. Paul, Minnesota, first, and after that for Burnett county, Wisconsin for a series of meetings there.

Anderson's sermons indicated a very careful and diligent preparation. His messages had no uncertain sound. lie emphasized the necessity of New Firth as a minister of the Gospel ought to do. He also was very emphatic in his Preaching regarding the importance of living a truly sanctified life for those who confessed themselves to be followers of Jesus Christ. But what power would not the Gospel of. Christ have, if Christ's disciples lived as He has asked us, yea more, requires us to live?

The meetings as a whole were a great blessing to those who faithfully attended them. The consecration and prayer meetings held after the services were refreshing indeed. It was our privilege to pray with seven. Two of these were consecrations, All of them were from the Sunday school. We certainly are thankful to God and Brother Anderson for the blessings received in this series of meetings.

To our members and our friends in the community who in spite of the busy season and the bard work they attended the meetings as faithfully as they did, we rejoicingly give a hearty handshake of thanks.

Neutrality in religion means a surrender to the devil. Everybody wants to be happy. Happiness and go-to church habit go together.

The reception by the pastor, Rev. W. Turnwall and wife was very cordial and pleasing. The same friendly spirit met us wherever we went. Extensive changes and renovations were made to the church and lawn, so everything was inviting indeed. The arrangements with the meals was excellent. The price of the meals was astonishing, especially, when the quality of both was taken into consideration, The reception as a whole. was ideal, both in the church and the homes. Thanks to all, and especially our friends, A. M. Clausons.

The trip to the cemetery Saturday afternoon, where some of the Pioneers both in the church and our Baptist work as a whole, rested unto the resurrection morning, was solemn. The short address of Rev. G. A Osbrink and J. M. Schuleen were touching.

This service made us think seriously of the "Home over There." The trip was continued to Pilot Knob. This point brought us nearer the "Home Over There," as it is declared to be the highest point in Iowa. A number of songs were sung. The writer was asked to lead in prayer. After that some visited the Dead Man's lake, others hurried back to town without making that important visit.

The sermons and the addresses delivered at the conference testified of a burning zeal for Christ and His work.

Friday evening and Sunday afternoon were set apart for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the organization of the church. Greetings from the other churches in town were given Friday evening Sunday afternoon some of the older members were presented. Memorial sermons were preached by Reverends P. Lovene. L. W. Linder and Robert Larson. Like other services of similar nature, it was encouraging and inspirational. Of the conference it car be truthfully said. that it was a GOOD CONFERENCE.

At the. election of members to the Board of Trustees, V. E. Soderstrom of Sioux City was elected to succeed G. Hammerstrom, who declined to serve any longer upon the Board- A. G. Youngquist was reelected, E. J. Nordlander was elected to fill the vacancy after Rev. J. C. Johnson, for one year. E. J. Nordlander was also elected to serve as Corresponding and Financial Secretary as P. Lovene
declined to serve as such. Theo Pearson of Des Moines, was reelected treasurer of the Conference. A, G. Youngquist was also reelected chairman of the board.

It was not decided where the conference should meet next year. but the opinion was that it ought to be in Kiron.

May the present Conference yea give us a richer harvest than for many years before. The Lord will give it, if we are faithful to Him. Again most hearty thanks to Forest City and friends for all their kindness

Mrs. Mae Turin will soon leave for Waterloo Iowa, where she will enter the St. Francis Hospital. and will have charge of the operating room. It is too bad that our sister could not be kept nearer home. We wish her the greatest success in her profession May she use the opportunity of pointing many to Christ the Great Physician.

Mrs. Enoch Ecklund is also back from her visit to her parental home in Minnesota. Glad to see you, welcome back.

Ruth and Virginia Winquist visited the home of Victor Winquist for about a week. We are glad to see them back again safe and sound. They came back when Grandma and Uncle Vernie made a visit up there and came back.
 

The funeral was held at the Mission Church in Odebolt Thursday July 22. Rev. Fred Hall officiating. The body in the family lot in the Kiron cemetery.

She is lamented by her husband, P. B. Olson; the daughters, Mrs. Hulda Ahlberg and family and Mrs. Lena Rimer and family; the sons Otto and Oscar S. Olson and their families. She is also missed by the Kiron church, but by and by we will all meet at the throne of Glory. May peace rest upon her memory!

The funeral was held at the Free Mission church. The profuse flower offering and the great number of people present at the funeral showed that our brother was highly esteemed. May all of the family seek comfort from Him who, during our brother's life journey was his constant comfort and who was so precious to him.

Mabel and Ruth Ecklund left Friday morning via I. C. for Chicago, where they are going to visit friends and relatives for a few weeks.

Lillian Engberg arrived home Tuesday evening, July 27, from Greeley, Cole., where she spent a month visiting with her sister, Mrs. Fowle and family. Welcome home.

At all three of these meetings the attendance was very good and the services interesting.

The average attendance at Sunday School last quarter was 141. The quarter before it was 146. Let us not have any slump this quarter.

The devotion shown by a man like Wanamaker to his church ought to put some iron or tonic into the blood of many church members. He said "It is a great privilege to touch shoulders with the earnest Christians, men and women who are interested in promoting Christ's kingdom upon earth. For four years while Postmaster General under the Harrison administration, I traveled 100,000 miles in order to be present each week at my church." Don't you think that was pleasing God? Will you imitate him? If it was a good thing for him, it must be a good thin,- for others. Try it!

We are glad to see Bert Lindstrom back behind the counter after the illness.

Mrs. Lena Ecklund is working during the summer months in the Sandberg-Nordlander home.

To the friends who so kindly decorate. the pulpit every Sunday with flowers we extend our most heartfelt thanks.

  Mrs. Margaret Hellgren, after a short visit in Kiron again, has left for Elbow Lake, and other places in Minnesota, where she has relatives and friends whom she will visit during the summer. Just received a letter from her in which she tells that she enjoys herself immensely. May she get more of the same friendly hospitality. Welcome back, sister!

Mrs. F. O. Johnson and her son are spending some time in Colorado, visiting friends and relatives. May the mountain climate refresh them greatly May they have a good time, indeed. Hope that Mr. Johnson does not feel too lonesome at home.

Joe Engberg is taking a two months vacation from his work in the bank, but be is not idle. He is spending part of the time in fixing up the church.

Harold Sjogren is taking up a course in Electricity at one of the schools in Chicago. We wish him good success in his studies. Carroll Larson is spending the summer on a farm near Lawton, Iowa. Good luck.

It is a little late to say anything about the Daily Vacation Bible school From all the favorable comment about it, we got the notion that it was a great success. One thing is certain namely, that all the teachers tried their best to make it good. We thank the parents and friends for the tokens of appreciation they gave.

Our Sunday school picnic certainly was a failure both on July 5 and July 20. 1 wonder if we ought not to try it again and make it a go.

Rev. W. G. Holmberg and wife and also child made a short visit with us one morning, going up to Minnesota. Rev. Holmberg also called in Friday, July 23, going home to Concordia, Kan. Our friends, Contractor and Builder Chas. Carlson, Topeka, Kan., and P. O. Hedberg, wife and daughter oil magnate, from Ottumwa, Kan., made a short friendly call. It certainly is nice to be surprised in that way even if the best dress or suit is not on

Our older members seem to keep up, Mrs. B. Sandberg, I. Michaelson, N. Winquist and S. A. Nordholm. Our friends P. B. Miller and P. Weberg also are keeping up good in spite of the beat.

Have you not enjoyed the open air services started by David E. Anderson? We invite you to another one next Saturday night, July 31.

Sunday evening, July 18. we had the privilege to baptise 0. M. Meleen, Clarence Waldemer, Dorothy Johnson, Lorraine Peterson and Marian Turin. These and Mrs. 0. M. Meleen also Mrs. Bryan Weber- will be given the hand of fellowship of the church next Sunday night, August 1 at the communion service.

The prayer conference the second week in October will be our next great season of spiritual refreshing. Prepare for it, but in the meantime don't forget to have a prayer list and don't forget to work for salvation of souls.

We rejoice with our neighbor church in Arthur over the great success and the number of accessions they have had lately. They. have baptised 12. It is pleasing to know the kindness of the church toward its pastor, P. Lovene. They not only gave him the biggest Christmas present he has had in all the years of his ministry, but also gave him two months vacation to visit his aged mother in Sweden. Sunday, July 18, the church gave a farewell dinner at the church for brother Lovene. Honor to the Arthur church. At the writing of these lines brother Lovene is nearer Sweden than U. S. We wish him a happy journey and welcome back.

We were happy to see G. A. Teaquists down at the services Sunday evening, July 18. Hope that they can come down often.

A pastor was taking a missionary offering recently when he said, "I want each of you to give today as though you were putting your money right into the pierced hand of Jesus Christ." A lady came up afterward and said, "I was going to give a half dollar, but I did not do so." "Why did you not do it?" the preacher asked. "Do you think," replied the lady, "I would put a half dollar into His pierced hands?" I have ten dollars at home and I am going to give that."

If we were putting our money into the pierced hands of our Lord, the contributions would amount to millions, and the world would be evangelized in ten years.

Do you remember that our Swedish Baptist General conference supports a number of Gospel workers in Canada? Also workers in Montana, Utah, Michigan and other fields. The Bethel Institute with its teachers. The Mission secretary and the workers of the Standardet. They ask us to contribute to all these worthy objects with an amount equal to $2.50 per member. Next Sunday is the last chance that you will have to help the Lord in this great work. Don't forget to bring your contribution to Wm. Lindberg.

The pastor and wife are elected as delegates to the annual meeting of the Swedish Baptist conference in Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 25 - 29.