Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-27
Mr.. oRR's ADDRESS.
President of the Christian Endeavor
Society in Iowa.

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From Wednesdays Daily.
The first formal session of the fif-
teenth annual convention of the Chris
tian Endeavor society of Iowa was
held at the Grand opera house yesHe2
day afternoon, and in the evening o.
Cured the formal reception of the
large number of delegates who have
assembled for the three days work
now well under way. In the evening
the delegates were welcomed to the
city in an address delivered by Hon.
E. Adams Holt, and William Orr, of
Clarinda, state president, delivered his
annual address. The delegates were
then invited to the parlors of the Y.
M. G. A. where an informal reception
was held in their honor. Refreshments
were served, and altho the threaten
ing attitude of the weather prevented
many from attending the event was
most enjoyable to the large number
present.
The Afternoon Meeting.
The meeting yesterday afternoon
was opened with prayer, led by Pres
ident Orr, after which Rev. B. c. Pres
ton, of Usage, delivered an address on
the subject: Temptations and How
to Overcome Them" Rev.. A. D. Kin
yer, of Marion, ex- president of the state
society, also spoke taking for his text,
the sixteenth and seventeenth verses
of the ninth chapter of the First Corin-
thians.
In speaking of Temptations Rev.
Preston said that in every character
there is some strongest point, and that
he called the citadel of the soul. He
said that God and the devil are contin-
ually striving to get possession of that
citadel and that a soul is likely to be
saved or lost at this strongest point.
He cited the cunning methods of the
devil in his attempt to lead the unsus-
| pecting soul away. Wealth, talent,
beauty and influence were named as
gifts which may be used for the glo-
rification of God, or, if Satan succeeds
in bringing the owner of such gifts in
to his power they become the opposite.
Presumption on providence" Rev.
Preston cited as one of the greatest
evils, and closed his remarks after
dwelling on the varied evils of pre-
sumption.
The Evening Session.
The attendance at the evening meet
ing was much larger than it was
in the afternoon, and when the former
session was called to order at 1880
o'clock, there We're few vacant seats
in the building. A thirty minute praise
service, conducted by Rev. R. c. Sar-
gent of Mason City, was followed by
brief musical program, including
songs by the chorus of 200 voices and
the Y. M. G. A. male chorus. The lat
ter part of the evening session was
presided over by G.. G. Evans who an
nounced that T. D. Foster was to have
been present and delivered the address
of welcome, but, owing to the fact that
he was absent in Europe, Hon. e. Adj
ans Holt had consented to make the
address. Preceding Mr. Hollis re-
marks, Mr.. Evans read the following
communication from Mr.. Foster:
MIR. Fosters Communication.
liverpool, England, Sept Is, 1900
Dear Mr. Evans:-I received your
kind letter of the 10Th inst. asking me
to write letter to the convention.
am very sorry to say l have been I'M
able to do this, as am constantly on
the move when on this side of the
water so that don't know what it is
to compose my mind for an hour. How
to divide my time between my friends
and my business is one of the prob
lens that confronts me seriously every
day. -
81 trust you will have good con-
vention and profitable, helpful meet
ings. I shall be with you in spirit tho
absent in the flesh.
II remain with kind regard,
yours sincerely,
SIT. d. Foster"
MIR. Hollis Remarks.
Mr.. Holt, in his address of welcome,
spoke in part as follows: 1T is great
For mo IN amman hafpra uo1,