Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-27
Closing Sessions of the Iowa
Christian Endeavor
Convention.
NOTED SPEAKERS HERE.
Business of Convention Is Practically
compIete-convention Has Been a
Most Successful one-The Meetings
This Morning.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
rain prevented the big open air meet
ing which was planned as one of the
principal sessions of the fifteenth an
nual state convention of the Christian
Endeayor society, the time this after
noon is being profitably as well as
pleasurably spent in the indoor meet
ing at the Grand opera house. j.
Willis Baer, of Boston, Mass, inter-
national secretary, and Engineer c. w.
Mcclure, of Emporia, Kansas are here
and are among the principal speakers
tLis afternoon. Mr.. Baer will also
address the convention at it's closing
session, this evening.
The business of the convention has
practically been completed. The reso-
luton committee will report some
time this afternoon and the many lit
tie closing details will have been at
| tended to prior to the evening meet
ing. This will mark the formal closing
of the convention, and many of the
delegates will leave tonight for their
respective homes.
The convention has been most sue
cessful gathering of Christian Endeav-
orers of Iowa. They have been not
only entertained with programs of in-
/ tellectual brilliancy and musical skill,
but every session has been full OF
spiritual blessing and prayerful sup
plication.
: Morning Session.
; The morning session of the conyen-
ton was presided over by John Young
Aitchison, president of the fifth dis
trrict. The quiet hour service was
conducted by Rev. w. L. Darby, OF
Kirksville, Mo-, president of the
Christian Endeavor union in Missouri.
Rev. H A. Northcott. pastor of the
, Christian church at kirkville, also
; spoke during this hour. John Willis
Baer, whom it was announced would
preside at this meeting, did not arrive
/ in the city until later in the day. Many
other changes were also necessitated
!. in the program, owing to the absence
; of persons scheduled to speak at this
;. time.
The general topic for the morning
discussion was: Am 1 My Brothers
z Keeper" The sub-topic, obligations
:, of Christian Endeavorers in the
Home" which had been assigned to-
Rev. R. w. Sanford of Nevada, was
handled by Prof. Kelly, president of
0 Penn college, Oskaloosa. Prof. Kelly
said that people are likely to get an
a idea that the theoretical side is all
u there is to the Bible, but that they
q must have the spiritual or conscious
T. ness, or practical side in order to be
|, |, led to the glorious possibilities of the
9 9 true Christian Religion" he said lis
a a thing of the heart
Mott Sawyers on Temperance.
One of the most interesting subjects
during the morning session was that
It of Temperance, on which Mott r.
Sawyers, of Centerville. state secreta-
= ry of the anti-saloon league, spoke
J. briefly, tho effectively.
y Mr.. Sawyers said that it is generally
9 admitted that in the treatment of the
- ., subject of temperance, the convention
has before it an issue representing the
a greatest of all evils. st is blighting
n agent to the physical race, and
=. :. temperance demands that person in
. order to protect himself must fight the
re enemy.
IS "Some people say, let liquor alone
u and it will let you alone; that is the
worst lie ever uttered. 1t won't leave
you alone. The most innocent suffer
e. from it's blighting influence"
~ = Mr.. Sawyers then referred to the
q evil in Ottumwa. where there ars
is twenty-four saloons, each requiring
at $50 per day to run them, or total o.
~ S250,000 annually. If the people won't
u " patronize the saloons of their own ac
as cord, the liquor dealers must induce
is them to patronize them in order tt
Of make their business pay. Persona
solicitation and the most thoro system
of advertising accomplishes their pur
: pose.
as What will you do about it? Yo,
IS must not talk, but whatever you arr
a a going to do do it, Pick out some par
sii ticular thing and do it.
As 81 visited twenty saloons last nigh
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