Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21
SECOND Annual sunday School Con.

ventlOns
OF Wapello County, to be held at
Agency City, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, june. End, Sd aud 4th,
1874. Beginning juno End, at Al p.
NJ, to be held in the Baptist Church.
PROGRAMME.
TUESDAY EVENING.
7:45 to S:l0.-DevotionaI exerci-
ses, conducted by w. j. Mitchell.
s: 10 to s :3O.-The true work and
aim Of the Sabbath School, address by
Miss Jennie Beck
$3.50 to 8 OO.-The best means of ac-
complishing the work, opened by Rev.
O. Clark and Rev. G. d. Dudley.
"WEDNESDAY MORNING.
$40 to 8 :OO.--De votional exercises,
conducted by Rev. r. II. Tracy.
900 to 8 :5O.-Subject: Our instru-
ments, the word and the spirit, opened
by Rev. L. L. Schrincr and Rev. T..
Dudley.
$50 to 10 :3O--Topic: Our material
in the rough. lst, child nature, opened
by Rev. II. B. Knight and Rev. C
Lazenby.
10 30 to IL :OO.-2nd, Adult nature,
opened by Rev. w. l.. Brown and
Charles Dudley.
|. IL 100 to IL :4O.-Bible service con-
Quoted by w. j. Mitchell.
IL 40 to IL disappointment OF
committees.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
lao to 2 :O0--Devotiona exercises,
conducted by Rev. W. Parker.
200 to 2 :4O.--The relation of the
Sunday School to the Temperance
Movement, opened by WI. Mitchell,
A. L. Chamberlain and Mrs. s. II.
Worcester.
$40 to 3:10-Sunday School music.
its Importance and how to utilize SO
as to advance the interest of the school,
opened by j. Fl. Rheem and Enos
Moore.
3:10 to 3:35.--Teachers meetings,
utility Of, opened by Rev. f. L. Schri-
ner and Mrs. s. L. Burnham.
$50 to 4 90. Black board exercises,
its Importance in illustrating the les
sons, conducted by G. G. Sampson.
400 to 4 :4O-Addresse by Benz.
Ladd, Miss Jennie Beck, Enos Moore
and Rev. O. Clark.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
7:45 to s O0--Devotiona exercises,
led by G. w. Bowen.
500 to 8 :3O'--Sundsy School Libra
ries and papers, their relative import
ance and use, opened by Rev. O. p.
Light and j. b. Carman.
$3.50 to 9:2O.-Thc need of more
spiritual power in the Sabbath School
work. opened by Rev. J. T. Simmons
and Rev. n. B. Knight.
THURSDAY MORNING.
$50 to 8 :5O--Devotion nal exercises,
led by J. S. Porter.
$50 to 9 :2O.-The best method OF
teac hing primary classes, opened by
Charles Lawrence, Mrs. G. w. Bowen
and Mrs. d. Fl. Emery.
900 to 9 :50.--Qualifications necessa.
ry for success as q Sabbath School
teacher, opened by Rev. G. d. Dudley,
s. V. Sampson and Rev. w. w. Brown.
$50 to 10 2O.-International Les.
sion, opened by DR.. j. Williamons, and
Rev. Mr.. Tibbitts.
10 20 to 10 5O.-Election of officers
for the ensuing year, and miscellane-
Gus business and adjournment.
J. Fl. Rheem will have charge Of the
musical department Of the convention
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
IN FIVE WESTERN STATES.
For the States Of Illinois, Iowa
Kansas, Missouri. and Wisconsin the
average area soWn this spring to
wheat is placed att or lilo per cent
greater than in the spring Of 1873
The increase is Clio per cent in ILL
nois, II lilo in Iowa, 6 lilo in Kan
sas, s 4-l0 in Missouri, 3 5-l0 in Wis.
consin. The acreage seeded in oati
this spring in comparison with tht
area sown last spring is increased il
the States named as follows: Indiana
2 6-lO per cent; Iowa, 8 $40; Kansas
8 $40; Ohio, s $40 Wisconsin, CLIO
In Illinois there is an estimated falling
off in area of l LILO, and in Missouri
l 2-l0 per cent. The average for the
seven States is an increase of 5 2-1O
per cent. At the figures given the in
creased area is about 255, 900 acres OF
oats, and 427, 600 acres of wheat.
The outlook for fruits continues IA
vorable.
In the vicinity of Springfield, ILL.,,
the rains Of tho past few days have
materially interfered with corn plant
ing.
ENGLAND.
The Mark Lane Express, OF the 9th
of April, says: "The sudden outburst
of summer has had an almost magical
effect ON vegetation. Pears and Plums
have been loaded with blossoms, and
growing corn has advanced at rapid
rate. The upward tendency of the
markets has been checked, but the
small English supplies have prevent
ed much decline, and in several places
fully Is per quarter more has been re-
allied ON prime samples. 1t appears
that the same Improvement in the
weather has taken place on the Cont
nent. In France the upward tenden-
cy Of prices has been interrupted, and
growers in the neighborhood Of Paris
have been willing to accept Cd to Ii
less money. As regards futile pros
poets, everywhere the crops loOk
promising, but stocks have generally
run short, and though our sales las
week rather exceeded those of 1873
they are 10000 quarters below those
Of 1879; and the more we inquire a
to the stores in the country, the lesl
satisAed are we as to their average
strength"
HUNGARY.
On Tuesday night, April Goth, Their,
was . cold snap throughout Hungary
The seed in the ground, and buds and
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