Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-06-09

er Lowrey was made reporter OF The
Twin City Advance. Adjournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
At the appointed hour the convention
resumed work. Devotional exercises
were led by Miss Blanch Bell. Rev.
Anderson continued with the subject
of Church History. Normal Qualities
of Teaching was the subject of Rev. L
Reeves. Steel's Outline on Bible Study
was taken up by Rev. K. knight. The
following were appointed as committee
on nomination.: Rev. Basfeld, Miss.
M. Williams, Miss B. Bell, Rev. w.
Williams, Rev. j. C. Anderson. The
committee reported the following who
were unanimously eleted for officers
for the ensuing year: District Super
intendent, Mrs J. E. Mead ows, Des
Moines; Assistant superintendent, s.
L. Terey, Boone; Secretary, Miss Sadie
Benthan. Keokuk; Assistant Secretary
Miss Mae Williams, Minneapolis; Re-
cording Secretary, Miss Maggie Mason,
Iowa City: Treasurer, J. l.. Thompson,
Des Moines. A paper on Religious
Training in the Home was read by Miss
Ira Hummer of Indianola. The COM
mittee on Faculty submitted he names
of the present Faculty as members for
ensuing year and they were all elected.
Adjournment until p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Rev, Ti.lmsn pr cached an interesting
sermon on Tue Manhood, from Cor
inthians l6 chapter Is verse as text.
The convention then resumed work.
The Sreasurer reparted $3.O2 left from
last year had been ordered out by
P.esiding Elder to be applied on debt
for the minutes. A resolution was Of
fered by Rev. w. A. Searcy extending
the thanks of the convention to the
people of Des Moines for their kind
and generous hospitality. Resolution
adopted. A motion prevailed that the
convention elect the president of the
Normal Faculty, who should select the
remainder who he found up in exami-
nation to be qualified. The complete
Normal Manual was adopted as the
text book in the Normal cours. The
Finance committee reported the bills
recommended by them were allowed
and the amount of IS. 90 left in the
treasury was orderd paid on the debt
for last years minutes. Keokuk was
chos as the place of holding next
con, ,ntion. Minutes read and appov-
ed. Adjournment sine die.
Thus closes one of the largest and
most successful gatherings of christian
workers ever held by the this district
and all were we'll cared for aud enter
tanned by the generous and hospitable
citizens of Des Moines.
CONVENTION NOTES.
lev. IL. y. OAdScD - q IloluS yOunS
minister, he accompanied DR.. Carey of
Chicago, at present he has charge in
Chicago.
Rev. w. A. Searcy seemed pleased to
meet his old friends,
DR.. A. J. Carey delivered one of the
finest sermons ever heard at the A. NJ. E.
church, he is only 81 years old and re-
ceived all his learning in the south having
spent but six months in the North.
Rev. j. Will King of Minneapolis was
attractive he is sometimes called the rev.
vivalist of the district.
Presiding Elder Bundy was at his post
nearly all the time.
DR.. r. &. Ransom one of the most
eloquent divine at the A. NJ E. Conven-
tiou who now holds Bethal church in
Chicago wss much in demand while in
our city. He is strong sspirant to the
Editorship of the Christian Recorder, we
hope that he may be successful.
The conference had some strong able
men in attendance.
Rev. Martha Lash OF Indianola enjoyed
the services.
Miss May Davis of Abba made very
effective talk to the Sunday School Con-
vention, it was very interesting and
thoughtful
Miss Bessie Stewart the choir organist
was quite punstual and performed her
duties well.
Misses Sadie Benthan and Mae Williams
made excellant secretaries. ...5..
It was impossible to seat all or to find
room for oil ths large crowd
hat ATTENDED the reception given in honor
i tho dslegs the District Conference
nd Sundays Convention.