Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-05-31
MT. PLEASANT ITEMS
Condensed Report of the Sunday School
Convention.


Special Correspondence to Iowa State Bystander.
EDITOR BYsTANDER: AS nothing has
appeared in your columns for the past
two or three weeks, and having a
knowledge of the fact we see no harm
telling you. AS there has been SO
much going on in our little city of late,
we thought it would be in keeping to
say few words. The fact is that Miss
Maude Dortch, your correspondent,
took upon herself the sacred vows of
,natrimony the 18th of this month. the
lucky gentleman whose hand she ac-
cepted was Mr.. VIM. SPOTS, of Chicago.
The wedding was very quiet affair.
there being only a few special friends
of the immediate relatives invited.
The bride was attired in q beautiful
white silk, very costly trimmed. The
groom appeared in a black dress suit.
Rev. Lewis, of the A. nj. e. church,
pronounced the ceremony. The bride
received many nice presents. Mrs.
Dortch had prepared very nice sup
per, consisting of all those good things
that makes up wedding supper which
was partaken of by the guests i'm
mediateiy after the ceremony The
happy couple took the evening train
shortly afterwards for an extended
wedding tour through Illinois and
other parts east, returning by way of
Chicago, back to Tama City, Iowa,
where they will make their future
home. Maude had many friends in
Mt Pleasant who will miss her from
their society. but as we are compelled
to give her up we wish for her a happy
life, trusting the life boat in which
they have embarked will glide
smoothly.
Mt. Pleasant has also beer treated
the past week to quite an intellectual
and religious feast by the presence of
the Iowa annual district conference
and sunday school conve ltion OF the
A. NJ E. church which met in a four
days session in the city. The people
were treated to some good sermons
and interesting papers read on topics
pertaining to the church. Sunday
school work Some Of the more i'm
portant essays were of high literary
order. SO much SO that our daily
papers reproduced them in full the fol-
lowing day. 1t may be said with truth
that the delegation did themselves
credit during their stay with US. The
Rev. ID. Johns, one of our more noted
divines from Muchakinock, seemed to
bethe leading character of intellectual
force He gave short eulogy of the
late Bishop Allen at the banquet hall
which created quite an impression on
his hearers. Rev. Jones and others
also made short speeches, exhibiting
much culture. Rev. Hardison, the
presiding elder of the district, presided
with much precaution. w. G. Davis,
of Abba, the retiring district superin-
tendent, received commentator for
his quiet manner of ruling on point of
order during the convention. The
newly elected officers for the ensuing
year were: For district snperintend-
ent. D. S. Johnson, of Washington: as
sstant, w. S. Page, of Ottumwa;
secretary, Miss Nellie Whitsett, of New
ton; treasurer, Miss Tate, of Osl1aloosa.
The convention also re-organized a
Sunday school normal, to be otficered
from the society of the church. which
in my mind was grand movement
Now the normal department of the
Sunday school will become permanent.
G.. s. Page was elected president of the
normal, Mr.. Greenway, of Muscatine
was chosen vice-president. The con-
vention adjourned on Friday evening
to meet another year at Oskaloosa
There were many visitors in the city
during the convention besides dele
gates Among them, Mrs. Wheeler,
of Milwaukee, Wis, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Henry Johnson, of our
city: Mrs James Johnson and Mrs.
Shelton, of Ottumwa; Mr.. Greenway
and sister, Of Muscatine; Mr., Isaac
Hall, of Washington, and others from
Burlington A few of the visitors re-
manned in the city over Sunday. The
people of Mt. Pleasant enjoyed the
presence of the convention very much
and all unite in saying, come again.