Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-17
LEACUERS
State Convention at Cedar Rapids
Next Month.
DR.. BRUSH, OF THIS CITY, TO PREACH

Miss Louise Hinscy Also on the Pros
gram-Many Prominent Speakers
From Alar-CompIete Pro-
gram ofNleetings.
The tenth annual state convention of
the Epworth League. the young peo-
pies society of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, will be held in Cedar Rap
ids November 2 to 5. Two years
ago the Ottumwa leagues en-
tertained the state organiza-
ton, and the attendance was very large
Last year they were at Atlantic and
this time they will meet at Cedar Rap
ids. which was the place of holding the
convention three years ago. These
yearly meetings are of great benefit
to the members of the league, in Civ
ing them an opportunity to compare
notes and acquire the best methods of
pursuing their work among the young
people. The program always contains
addresses by prominent ministers of
this and other states, as well as papers
and discussions 10y the leading leaguers
of the state. The subjects this year
are wide in scope and beneficial in
character. Rev. +. L. Brush, of the
j First NJ. Il. church, this city, will de-
liver a sermon on Sunday morning,
Nov. 5, and Miss Louise Hinsey is on
the program for paper, entitled
Gods Honored Tenth Legion" which
will be read before the convention, Sat
urday.
The program, now fully complete,
has just reached the city. 1t is full of
good things and cannot fail to be
fruitful of great results. To make it
/ richer, talent from out of the state
has been secured as follows: Miss
Eva Schoniz, of Chicago, president OF
the Young Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, and today known as the
successor to the well known Frances
Willard; Mrs. Lrdy Rider Meyer. prin-
ciral of the Chicago training school for
Deaconessss and Missionaries; Miss
Eleanor Toby, deaconess from the same
school; Miss Ida May Durham, deacon
Training School; Eugene May, the pop
ular platform lecturer of Washington,
ID. c. Then, too. there will be deacon
esses from Omaha, Des NIoines, Sioux
City and other places in the state. Rev.
/ DR.. Z. L. Eaton, of Des Moines, will
conduct Bible study each day and
preach the closing sermon. Rev. DIR.
Frank L. Brush, of the First NJ. E..
church, in this city, will preach the
Sunday morning sermon as noted
above, and Rev. DR.. j. b. Trimble. of
Sioux, City, will preach the opening
sermon of the convention. Prof. Thorn
as Nicholson. d. d., of Cornell college.
talks on .'The Study and Use of the
Bible" and Rev. DR.. Homer II. Stuntz,
of Mt. Vernon, conducts the mission
airy conference on Sunday afternoon
AS will be seen, the program presents
the practical side or the lift up" side
of Epworth league work and its rela-
ton to its sphere on the dawning of
the twentieth century.
To this convention all regularly cleo
ted delegates are to be entertained with
free lodging and breakfast 55..
The state cabinet consists of w. w
Ainsworth, Des Moines, president; Rev
i. G. Keith, Lake City, secretary-treas-
, urer; Miss Susie A. Mills, Marshall.
!. town, superintendent of junior work;
w. i. Faciaberry. Sioux City; Miss
+ Augusta A. Householder, Charlton;
Miss Fannie b. Long. Knoxville, and
Fred l.. Montgomery, Fayette, vics
presidents.
The Cedar Rapids executive commit
tee consists of Royal II. Holbrool1
] chairman; Miss Ella Loyer, secretary;
Leslie NJ. Hamilton, treasurer ant
!. chairman of the finance committee;
/ Charles A. Hench, chairman of tn,
music committee; 4. G. Sylvester ant
: w. w. Housed. chairmen of the enter
ment committee; James Woodside
s chairman of the reception committee
/, Charles Porter, chairman of the deco
rations committee, and Rev. S. Il. Nc
:, Kim.
y All sessions will be held in st. PAUL.
Methodist Episcopal church, unles
otherwise announced at the time O
+ the convention.
This morning a prominent Epwortl
a Lacquer of this city, in speaking of tn
coming convention, said: 1.-The stat
It conventions are notIwhat they shoul
be. The attendance is less every yeal
e and l feel almost sure that there will
be measure before this convention t.
i make the state conventions every fou
or five years instead of yearly. Severa
: years ago l attended a convention il
y Oskalooosa where about 600 We're pres
emit, but two years ago, when the meet
ing was in this city, scarcely 300 wer
in attendance. Last year, at Atlantic
the number of delegates was about 2ot
I. and this year, suppose it will be less
The state convention is less of repre-
= sentative body than the national NEE,
d ing"
= Program-November 2.
10 300 p. m.-Registration of delegates
IS 700 p. m.-League rally, Rev. o. L
+ Chillick, Lake View.
II 1880 p. m.-Why am Here?
j. 500 p. m.-Welcome, Rev. e. ]
Is Lockwood.
D $3.50 p. m.-opening sermon, j. B
d Trimble, D. d., Sioux City.
'e Friday, November 8.
n 500 a. m.-Devotional, Rev. Fred /
.e Fisher, Central City.
J. $40 a. m.-Business session.
900 a. m.-Bible study, Rev. DR.. f