Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-30
The Iowa Christian Endeavor Made
the Official Publication.
a STATE CONVENTION PROBLEM.
Final Report of State Executive Com.
mittee of the Iowa Christian Endeav.
or Union on Much Mooted Cues
ton.


has made an official announcement to
the effect that the Iowa Christian En-
deavor, published by l. w. Cook at
Oskaloosa, shall be continued as the
official paper of the union for the year
1901.
This action on the part of the state
executive committee, tho anticipated,
will be learned with much delight by
many Endeavor workers, not only in
Ottumwa but turnout the state. The in
terest in the decision was made more
intense from the fact that during the
state convention held in this city last
month, there was an effort on the part
OF the friends of the Iowa Endeavor,
published at Des Moines by Rev. Scott
w Smith, to prevent the endorsement
of the Iowa Christian Endeavor as the
official paper for the ensuing year. A
very heated discussion arose over a
resolution which was to the effect that
the executive committee be instructed
to endorse Mr.. Cooks paper as the
official publication. The motion was
lost by small majority.
Greeting.
The following greeting has just been
issued to the Endeavor workers of
Iowa by the state executive committee
in which it formally declares the Iowa
Christian Endeavor as the official pa
per of the Union, and further compli-
ments the publisher on his success
with the same:
To the Christian Endeavorers of Iowa
Beloved:
Your executive committee, after
due deliberation, and having been adj
vised by our predecessors of their sat
isfactory experiences for the past
three years in so doing, agree unani-
mously to continue the Iowa Christian
Endeavor published by l. w. Cook, at
Oskaloosa as the official publication
of the Iowa Christian Endeavor Union
for the ensuing year, 1901; which ac-
ton is in harmony with the recommen-
dation of the full executive committee
in recent session at the Ottumwa con-
vention.
"After careful investigation we find
that the using of the Iowa Christian
Endeavor, as our official publication,
has been a means of economy to the
State Union; satisfactory method of
communication between the state or
ganization and the societies; and a
publication generally satisfactory, uni
flying and wholesome in it's influences.
and we believe practically indispensl-
BILE to the best interests of the Chris
tian Endeavor in Iowa.
I'VE heartily commend the industry
of the publisher in placing regularly in
the field, at his own expense, Miss
Jennie Catlin, of Fairfield, late state
secretary of Iowa Christian Endeavor
Union, as superintendent of the work
of soliciting subscriptions for the state
paper, under the direction of the pup
fishing committee of the state union
We bespeak for her, and for others
who may assist in this capacity, your
cordial reception and tangible coop
Grafton.
In view of the foregoing the various
department superintendent are ra-
quested to continue in their loyal ana
faithful work of maintaining a depart.
ment in each issue of the Iowa Chris.
tian Endeavor.
Every Christian Endeavor society
In the state is urged to become more
thoroly in touch with the plans, coun
sci and methods of the state union, and
with the doings of sister societies, by
making vigorous and persistent eff
fort to increase the subscription list OF
the Iowa Christian Endeavor among
its members.
"In His name we remain. your
friends
"R. G. Sargent,
President, Mason City.
Cecilia Lyday,
General Secretary, Newton.
John Renfrew,
Treasurer, Oskaloosa."