Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-26
Will Be Held in Keokuk June 10
and 10.
THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION.
The Sunday school Convention of the
Church Will Also be Held at tue
Same Place on the Four.
teentll Day of June.

the 81. raul district OF the Iowa an
nual conference of the A. NJ. E. church
will be held in Keokuk on June 12 and
ID at the church at Fourteenth and
Blondeau streets. The annual Sunday
school convention of the ST. Paul dis
trict will also be held at the same
place June IA and Is. Proba bly, one
hundred delegates will be in attend
ance, the district embracing the terri
tory of minnesota, Iowa, part of Wis
consin, part of South Dakota, there
being twenty-six charges in ALL
The conference will be opened with
devotional exercises at 8 o'clock on the
morning of June ~, led by Rev. w. G.
Rhinehart, after which the roll will
be called and the conference organ
lied. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon
Rev. f. j. Peterson, of Des Moines, will
read paper on ''The New and
Old Theology Defined, and the Atti-
tude of the Popular Mind Toward
Them.'
At p. m. Rev. j. Will King, of Min
nesota, will read a paper on WAS the
Soul of Man Created, or Is 1t part of
God At p. m. Rev. Timothy Reav-
les, of Keokuk, will deliver the address
|of welcome. At s o'clock in the even
ling Rev j. Bass, of Cedar Rapids, will
deliver the annual sermon.
On the morning of the second day OF
the conference Rev. A. Boyd, of OF
tumwa, will lead the devotional service
and at 9:15 reports of committees will
be heard, after which Rev. r. II. Will
Hanson will read a paper on ''True and
False Evidence of the Success or Fail
ure of Minister of the Gospel" At
II a. IN. Rev. F. C. Anderson will read
a paper on ".lhe Philosophy Of Relig-
ion." At 2 p. m. Rev. w. N. Williams, OF
Oskaloosa, will conduct the devotional
service, and miscellaneous business
will be transacted.
Sunday School Convention.
The Sunday school convention will
be convened at 9 a. m. on June Ia and
will be, opened with devotional exer-
cises conducted by Mrs. j. Meadows,
district superintendent.
AT 10 a. m. the convention will be
organized, the Rev. j. Bundy in the
chair, and the different committees
appointed. The convention will adjourn
at the hour arranged by convention to
meet at up. m.
Up. m.--Devotional exercises by del
eSdLe OF heOkuk.
2:15 p. m.-Quiz on Sabbath school.
rs the Literature Equal to the De-
mands of the People?" paper by dele
gate from Des Moines.
$3.50 p. m.-Discussion of paper by
delegates Of convention.
p. 1n.-Paper by L. S. Christy, of
Davenport. Topic, Christianity su-
pernatural or Superhuman.'
$3.50 p. m.-Question box and miscel-
laneous business.
At 9 a. NJ, devotional exercises. Min
utes read.
At 10 a. m.-Second day, Friday,
Sunday school normal work. Paper
by Rev. NJ. I. Gordon, on "Bible
Study"
AT 1920 a. m.-alrs. London, paper
on .'Bible History
AT II, a. M, Rev. f. j. Peterson will
read paper on the utility of Cor
rect Use of Good Grammar in Bible
Study
At 1880 a. M, Rev. j. C. Anderson
will read paper on 'Church His
tory"
Adjournment, 12 m.
Afternoon.
At ? p. m.-Devotional exercise by
delegate.
At $3.50 p. m.-Miss Prof. Georgia
Blagburn will instruct the convention
on outline OF normal teaching.
AT 3 p. M, II. Reeves, president of
district Sunday school normal work, will
with normal class and delegates, go
thru lessons 1-13 and map Complete
Normal Manual"
At 4 p. m.-District superintendent
|annual report.
At 4:3o p. m.-Question box.
At s p. m.-Sermon by w. S. Brooks.
Subject, "The Penalty for Sin"