Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
engo leading and Mr.. Prescott fol-

| appointment of committees was
postponed until after the recess ow.
ing to the absence of the enrolment
Prof. Bum was then asked if he
had song particularly adapted to
the especial order of business. Some
one suggested "NVhat shall the har-
vest be-" which he sang with great
credit indeed.
| County Secretaries were called on
for their reports.
Henry county reported that their
schools were in prosperous condi.
ton.
Jefferson county--Have not had an
annual meeting, had no full report.
MIR. Tackaberry, of Lee county
had organized and been holding con-
ventions for ten years, townships or.
ganized, schools in good condition.
j. B. Wilson, Louisa county or
ganized for several years but county
matters disorganized and 60, too
were the schools, to a certain extent
but were reorganizing. Said, how
ever, that the schools were better
than they had been for years.
| Van Buren, Co.-Fourteen town.
ships organized, need more work and
deeper conservation.
Clinton Co.-Mr. Whipple reported
not fully organized.
Fayette Co.-Mr. Gray, of West
Union, IS schools, 600 children in at.
tendance, fully organized.
Mr.. Mitchell, Of Shellrock, heard
nothing of any organization in Mitch
ell county.
w. b. Reynolds of Benton County
schools well organized many conver-
sions reported.
Mr.. Smith, of Marengo, Iowa Co.
all organized except three townships
conventions were well attended, 81
conversions this year.
Mr.. Gilmore, of Linn County,. did
not think there was the same interest
as formally all organized except one
township. Good work continues all
over the county.
Mr.. Millhiser, Marshall Co. county
organized, not all townships organic
ed, but steps had been taken to orga-
nize fully which he thought would be
accomplished during the year.
Mr.. Angley, Grinnell; work im-
proving; many new schools organ
lied and work progressing finely.
r. Bird, Appanoose county; seven
teen townships organized in town
ship districts; schools in moderate
ly healthy condition; total member
ship 1900.
Rev. J. w. Wright, Bloomfield
not very extensive arrangement for
| nj 1>,r& ~ s,, ,trt-
had been kept up well during the
winter.
J. Hyatt, Newton, Jasper county
thoroughly organized in eleven town.
ships.
l.. Hollingsworth, Keokuk county
county organized four o. five years
ago; was disorganized last year by
the centennial and at present were in
a disorganized condition.
Rev. Mr.. Knowlton, of Mahaska,
county no organization schools all
over the county, each working on its
own hook
j. Z. Blye, of Marion county; par.
TALLY organized in perhaps majority
of townships: a spirit of aggression
in the schools, but generally schools
went into winter quarters.
ID. III. Emery, of Wapello county
only partial township organization
liked the township organization the
schools in Ottumwa in prosperous
condition, and interest increasing
county convention will be held in
August.
Mr.. Seigler, Clark Co. few town
ship meetings were held during the
year. They will hold a convention
this year.
| A. ii. Campbell, of Guthrie county
not organized in townships; spoke
1 well of the condition of the schools
which, he said, were in very pros
porous condition many conversions
had been made.
N. B. Collins, of Polk county, spoke
well of the condition of the schools
in that county.
J. S. Harlan, of Wayne county all
townships not organized; doing we'll
Mr.. Darrow, of Adams Co.; work
progressing slow but surely, and in
rather prosperous condition.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Burnett spoke well.
G. S. Stryker, of Creston, said they
had lively Sunday school work or.
ganized into districts, which he ia.
vored; was in coed condition many
conversions.
S. X. Hunter, of Boone county
work going bravely on.
j. G. Miller, of Nevada, Story coun'
ty, invited himself out and organized
a convention himself. Green county
had been reconstructed, and he hoped
well for it.
j. G. Miller reported for Hum
bolt and Palo Alto counties
said the work was prospering as wei
as could be expected.
Story county had organized all th'
townships except two.
r. p. Bell, of Webster county, sale
the schools were progressing slowl!
but safely.
Hamilton connty-No organiza
ton.
Rev. Mr.. Tucker, of Mason county
reported good work in Cerro Cord
county not fully organized.
Mr.. Love, Pottawatamie County
work in very healthy condition A
odd schools have county organiza
tions and are prospering, and in al
that region work better than it was
year ago.
The report of the district worker
: was then called for.
Mr.. Tackabcrry for the lst district
, said that he had expected others here
but said that they had organized il
that district fully, with one exception
Second district Mrs. Gribble re
ported work in that district in YER
prosperous condition, especially il
Clinton county.
o. A. Abbott, of Chicago-3d dis
trict was in lively working order
The district was doing all that colll
+; be done.
F, Fourth district - II. III. Gilmor
called on Mr.. Allen of Marshalltowl
who said the work had been yer
fair; many had been added to tn
church.
ID ii Emery reported all the cour
, ties organized except Mahaska, in ct
, district, and in good condition.
Seventh district MIR. Sigler, Pres
ident, claimed that he knew nothin
of hh~being president, and n0thin
had been done that he knew of.
Mr.. Miller, of Nevada, 9th distric
, reported that there had been no par
, ticular work in the 9th, but woul
like to have the convention tell hil
: how to get the work organized.
Rev. Tucker, Upper Cedar Vale
District Not much work done
) but all the counties organized.
Rev. Mr.. Love, of Council Bluff
district, reported that they had recent
' ly held their second meeting, and tha
; in many schools great work ha
been done and the whole work wa
' in healthy condition.
BIBLE READING.
Devotional exercises and Bibl
: reading was the next order of bus
ness, and the reading was conducte
by Rev. Mr.. Hazard, of Chicago. II
is very earnest worker and earnel
speaker and took the Oath chapter {
Joshua which he read and commen,
ed on as he passed, and made the sui
ject very interesting and full of il
StructiOn. He gave an insight int