Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-27
Expended for Foreign Missionaries.

Other denominations ........ 1855
Total ..... SO ,59s.7S
Expended for Other Purposes.
Presbyterian ..... ......... $4,54f.81
Congregational 500. ....... 3,92123
Christian ....... ........... 2,364.20
Friends ........ ........... 219.46
Other denominations ...... 9ot.7S
Total ..... ........,....s11,9 9O.4S
Total amount for mission
aries ..... ...... ...... 1929
General Statistics.
The largest societies in the state are
at Grinnell, in the eighth district,
where the Congregational church has
membership of 103.
The society of the Plymouth Con-
gregational church, at Des Moines, in
the eleventh district, has 1872 men,
bers. The University church at the
same place has 112 members
The Congregational church at Ia
Dor, in the twelfth di'trict. has men,
bership of LOT.
The tenth district for the past three
years has heard from every society in
the district
convention Notes.
John Renfrew, of Oskaloosa, state
treasurer of the Christian Endeavor
society, arrived in the city last even
ing, and is present at the sessions to-
day. He is also vice president of the
society in the Eighth district.
Rev. e. G. Boyer, chaplain at the
penitentiary at Anamosa, is attending
the Christian Endeavor convention.
Among the veteran Endeavorers IN
attendance at the convention today
are Rev. and Mrs. ]. F. McGill, of
Fairfield. DR.. McGill is pastor of the
Presbyterian church at that place, and
has held the same pastorate for fif-
teen years. He has been preaching al
most quarter of century, having
been stationed at Lewiston, ILL.,,
twenty-one years; Washington, Pa,
three years, and the remainder of the
time at Fairfield
Rev. H. S. Condit, of Russell, is
scribe of the convention.
Rev. Scott w. Smith, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church at Oska-
loosa, and editor of the Iowa Endeav-
orer, the oldest Endeavor or society
paper in the state, is reporting the
proceedings of the convention for his
paper. In this work he is being very
ably assisted by Rev. H. l.. Cornell, of
Osceola; Mrs. B. F. Parker and Miss
Richards, of Des Moines, and Miss
Martha Hormish, of Keokuk the latter
being the regularly appointed editor
of the missionary department.
The executive committee met this
morning and is in session again this
afternoon. 1t is expected that the Sc
lection of state officers for the ensu-
ing year will be announced some time
late this afternoon, the following NOM
mating committee having been select
ed for that purpose prior to adjourn
men at noon:
First district. G. Pace, Storm
Lake.
Second district-T. M. Price, Iowa
Falls.
Third district-Miss Blanche Crimp,
Mason City.
Fourth district-D. C.. Macintosh,
Hopkinton.
Fifth district-Elsie st. John, Ames.
Sixth district-Adrian Cross, Grand
Junction.
Seventh district-Alma Duphorne,
Lewis.
Eighth District. A. Macy, Colfax.
Ninth district-E. G., Boyer, Ana
mosa.
Tenth district-Rev. d. A. Murray,
Ottumwa.
Eleventh district-Rev. Ormond,
Charlton.
Twelfth district-Faye Sewers, Bed
ford.
District Presidents and Secretaries.
Following are the district officers in
the state of Iowa:
Presidents.
First-H. H. Birch, Milford.
Second-Rev. T. M. Price, Iowa
Falls.
Third. M. Head, Nashua.
Fourth-S. o. Mitchell, Waterloo.
Fifth-Rev M. B. Sanford, Nevada.
Sixth-Rev. A. E. Kepford, Glidden.
Seventh-Rev. D. E. Evans, Lewis.
Eighth-H. A. Macy, Newton.
Ninth-W B. Davy, Preston.
Tenth-Geo. C. Hubert, Keokuk.
Eleventh-Rev. A. G. Ormand Char
iton.
Twelfth-Rev. ]. Y. Aitchison, Shen-
andoah
Secretaries.
First-Nellie Thompson, Rock Rap
ids.
second-Rev. E. A. Harris, Hum
boldt.
Third--H. E. Roberts, Postville.
Fourth--Belle Mcknight Dubuque.
Fifth-Elsie st. John, Ames.
Sixth-May Rayla, Sioux City.
Seventh-Mrs. Geo., Todd, Atlantic.
Eighth-Helena A. Rinehart,, Oska-
| loosa
Ninth-Zerilda Black, Clinton.
Tenth-Vironda M. Converse, Hills
boro.
Eleventh--Sadie MCGEE, Indianola.
Twelfth-Bessie Ankeny, Corning.
Utah and California
Are two of the most magnetic names
| in the roll of states, and the best way
| to reach them is over the Rio Grande
Western Railway, Great Salt Lake
Route" AS the title intimates, the
Rio Grande Western is the only line
that passes directly through Salt Lake
City on the way to California; and
Salt Lake CITY and the Great Salt