, 1873-06-25
IOWA..
Crop-Prospects in the Hawk
eye State.
Occurrences at Mt. Pleasant---The.
State Sabbath School Asso-
ciation.
Wesleyan University and Female Semi
nary. Commandments.

Special Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
| Mt. PHEASANT, 1a., June 10, 1873.
An anuRion in your columns, q few days since,
| to tho
uRoP-pnospEcrs IN THIS STATE,
requires to be taken with several grains OF al
lowance. Your informant was IN error. The
wheat crop Of Iowa will be short Of last year.
! Winter wheat is failure in nearly all parts OF
| the State; hut the prospects for full and good
| crop OF spring wheat WAS never better, accord
| ing to testimony from all quarters. The indi-
cations now arc, that tho yield will be much
| larger than last year, and this will make up in
part for the deficiency Of winter grain.
In Eastern Iowa, the corn is looking unusually
| we'll. The dry weather has enabled the farmer to
stir the soil thoroughly, md clnan out the weeds
that are 80 apt to trouble our fat land in wet
epzing. For time the excess OF rain in tho
western part Of the State, and the cool weather,
proved prejudicial to farm-work. 4 good deal
Of corn had to be replanted. But it&s all right
now. Warm, dry weather has brought the corn
! forward with great rapidity, and thus far the
promise is all that could be asked for the COM
ing crop. =.
Other grain promises we'll. Pasture has been
very fine. A Ahenyy growth Of grass proRnises an
abundant hay-crop.
The fruit-crop viii be averagc, ex-
cept peaches, which never amount to
much i'll Town. They were win
ter-kil1ed all over the State. Cherries here
abouts will do better than Inst year, but not near
SO well as the year before. Raspberries prom
ise splendidly. Strawberries have been cut
short for wnnt of rain. Other small fruits arc
- -zI. II
MT. PLEASANT
has been crowded with strangers for fortnight
past The State Sabbath-Scnool Association,
and a district meeting Vi the Grangers, wero tho
attractions last week, and the Wealeyan Uuiver
sity and Foinao College Commandments have
enlisted public interest this week.
YEE StyHAT!-scHooL ASSOCIATION
was the largest ever held in the State. Tho
cAerci:c:s vcro regarded Ii unusually profitable.
Mr.. Hartley, the English Sabb.th-school visitor,
is genial gentleman, hearty. earnest, and
good-naaared. lie il not very fo1clble as plat
ccrity and his desire to advance the cause in
which lie il engaged. Ho related mitch Of i'll
tcrest in relation to tho methods Of Sabbath
school laborers III the OLD Country. He seemed
to be much impressed with the evidence OF
progress he discovers in this country in this
work, and will, doubtless, make good report
when he returns home.
Henry Clay Trurnbull, the eminent Now Eng
land Sabbath-school worker, is gentleman who
wing his way to tho warmos4 regard OF those who
hear him. He added much to the succoss of tho
meeting held last week, by reciting the results
Of his own experience and observation. He par
ticularlv impressed upon teachers the necessity
of simplifying their instruction. 80 as to make It
cloar to the apprehopsions Of their pupilH, and
awaken in them spirit Of inquiry.
Mr. Burneli, Of your own State, gaye sample
Of Biblc-readinSs as recently introduced
into some Of the churches. Tho Con-
t-nr{yS ,1Y- fr,tnY afc6 ht~ FtYu
he held children's meeting that hllei
tho largest church in the city, while the Assoca-
ton continued its deliberations nj the hall.
done so much for tho salhsth-school causo in
this State, contributed largely 10 the SUCCESS OF
the Convention; ID also did Mr. E. Psyson
Borien, OF your Stats.
N. 3. Collins. Of DesaIones, the Rev. L. Swear
ipgen, tho Rev. DR.. Salter, 1>r. 1IutchinB, ].
Teesda1c, the Rev. hGr. Gill, anti the Rev Mr..
Powers
The opening SERMON, by the Rev. Kendig,
was one Of marked power and effectiveness. Ho
ls very earnest laborer in the cause.
Greetings wore exchanged with tho Ohio stnte
Convention, in session at Akron.
Dubuque WAS selected as the next place Of
mcoting: E: c. Chapin, OF Floyd County, was
chosen President; 4. H. Gilmore, OF Linn
County, Treasurer; J. Il. Dumont, Of Scott,
Statistical Secretary; William Tackalerry, Of
Leo, Corresponding Secretary.
TIE GRANGE MEETING,
several thousand strong, was in session on
Wednesday, tho 11th. Tho procession was threo
or four miles long, led by two brass-bsnda- The
proceedings were held at the Fair-Grounds
Gov Carpenter, in his address, said he believed
by excessive freight and paasenger charges;
and that the well-boing Of tho country
is endangered by the accumulation
Of wealth in railroad corporations.
great power in the country. .Thoy have the
remedy in their hands, and must applyit by fair
and just legislation. As, by consolidation, rail-
road companies had defeated the intent Of the !
people in multiplying roads. the fruits Of com
restrictive lawe. Tho Governor advised tho |
Oranges to continue their labors as an educa- |
tonal school. Much Information .wonld be dis |
eeminated by their discussions and correspond |
dcuce. The organization should bo in harmony |
with the industrial interests of the whole |
country.
This, rs stated above, has been Commence
for
THE WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
located here. As it's namo indicates, this insti~
tuition is under Methodist auspices. It need |
not surprise your renders, then, to learn that
Bit. Pleasant il the headquarters Of Mothodism
[u Iowa Its population is largely Methodls-
tical, and it's interest proportionatoiy great in
The College Commencement :As the Female
Seminary exercises (under Presbyterian ausp!cos)
occur at the same +;rne, q large number Of Wis
tors throng ut. Pleasant during Commence
nent~veok. =''
The Bacca2aureate sermon was delivered, on
Sunday last, by President Whceior. rho seems
% be the right man in tie right place. He
8 great worker, as we'll as clear.
nethoaical thinker and tcacher. His effort
III this occasion is regarded as more Than usunliy
elicitous and strengthened public confidence in
lis fitness for the promineu! position he occu-
,ies-
Bishop Andrews, who has purchased property |
md taken up his residence nt DesMoinca, dcliv-
,red tho University address in the evoning, ut
he College Grove, where al the exercises Of
were held. This Was his first
appearance before tIse residents Of hit. Pleasant,
nd they gaya him a large audience aud the
losost attention: He is plain, practical mau,
7ho does little fo. mere effect, but aims to i1n-
'reaa his best thoughts SO rs to produce lasting
Hcct -:
Tho annual serm on was delivered in the after
toon by tho Rev. G. E. FELTON,, Of st. Louis. He
lad great crowd, and he richly paid them for
urning out in br.oing sun to reach the Col