Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-27
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The largest meeting of the con-
vention was held at the Grand Opera
House last evening, at which time the
800 delegates and several hundred
Ottunwa Endeavorers and their
friends listened to an excellent musical
program, and an inspiring address by
DR.. j. Wilbur Chapman, of New York,
who also addressed the convention
briefly during the afternoon. The
large chorus under the direction of
Mrs. Frances Clark; the duet by the
Mesdames John Hughes and Harry
Swenson, and the vocal solo by Miss
Lari1ner, of Creston, were especially
deserving of the appreciation accorded
them.
Wednesday Afternoon.
The afternoon session, Wednesday,
was a material deviation from the
regular program, owing to the absence
of persons who had been depended
upon for certain features of the work.
The committee on selection of the
time and place for holding the next
convention and the nominating COM
lnittee made their reports during the
afternoon, and among other business
transacted was the selection by
President Orr, of P. c. Duncan, H. c.
Steele and E. A. Munger, as COM
1nittee to audit the books of the state
treasurer.
II. H. Birch, of Cherokee. in behalf
of the Endeavorers and Cherokee
citizens in general, thanked the con-
vention for the honor conferred upon
that city, in its selection for the place
of holding the next state convention.
Mr.. Birch said the delegates when
they go to Cherokee in 1901 will find
one of the prettiest little cities in
Iowa, and assured them of many
other things that go to make UP a
successful convention.
j. w. Van Horn's Address.
Rev. Van Horn is pastor of
Plymouth church, Des Moines, and
his subject was the ''Value of Gener-
osity." He is an able speaker and
while earnest, never rants. He said
that generosity in Christian was an
essential element. That its opposite,
narrow greed, hardened the soul and
distorted the features. In support of
this assertion Rev. Van Horn related
an incident that had come under his
own observation while pastor of a
been attracted by the beautiful face of
one OF his women parishioners, and
looking once he looked again. He
thought it was one of the most beauti-
full countenances he had ever beheld.
But as he became better acquainted
with the lady he saw an indefinable
something that was repugnant
and changed his mind about her
No. In Oh l..
the home and the woman opened her
soul to the pastor. In the course of
the conversation she confded to him
that she and her husband had pinched
and saved and deprived themselves to
place the first thousand dollars in the
bank. That was the key to the secret.
1t had destroyed the soul and they
were pinching and saving for another
thousand.
The SMILES that Rev. Van Horn
gave expression to were very apt and
when he finished he was received with
enthusiastic handclappings.
J. Wilbur Chapman.
DIR. Chapman followed Rev. Van
Horn with a twenty minute address on
the subject of STANDARD of Consecra-
tion." He quoted extensively from
| the scriptures, making clear the plain,
simple duty of the Christian, and par
ticularly that of high standard of con-
secration. DR.. Chapman said he was
not tirnl believer in the outlined bible
study. He said what might be good
for him might not suffice for his neigh
Dor, and thought the best results were
obtained by studying the word Of God
in its simplest form. In conclusion he
gave four suggestions for the bible
student, as follows stStudy it thru"
pray it in;' ''Put it down. and
"Pass it a1ong.''
Junior Work.
The latter part of the afternoon ses-
sion was devoted to Junior, Outlook,
and Social sessions. The former was
held at the opera house, where two or
three hundred local junior endeavorers
assembled, and, under the direction of
Mrs. d. Z. Sellards, of this city, ex-
emplified the actual work of the de-
partment. 1t was an interesting fea-
ture of the convention, and very clear
~ demonstrated the important work,
OF preparatory course for the advanc-
ed department of the Christian En-
deavor Society.
Outlook and Social Committees.
The Outlook committee met in the
First Congregational church at 4:3O
and held a very profitable meeting al
tho the attendance was somewhat
smaller than had been anticipated.
Owing to a misunderstanding the So
cial committee met in the same room
with the Outlook committee, but the
affair was turned into a union meet
ing, and the members of both commit
tees got the benefit of the two sessions.
The Outlook department. had its
program first, and opened the meet
ing with hymns and prayer, after
which the leader, Rev. D. c. Mackin-
tosh. of Hopkinton, read few verses
from the fifth chapter of Ephesians.
He followed this with few remarks
on the subject of being on The watch
for souls. keep your eyes open for
the devil is around" he said; and ad-
ded, ''Keep your eyes open, also, be-
cause God is about. We lose more by
forgetting the second fact than by los
ing sight of the first. The aim of men
is to gain something that they will
have after their death, and the way to
do this is to tell the gospel to your