Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
EPWORTH LEAGUERS.
Will Hold Their Eleventh Annual
Convention at Des MONIES.
BEGINS ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER Is.
Programs for the Event Have Just
Been Distributed, and Were Receiv-
ed in ottumwa Today-Rate of One
and one-Third Fare Secured.


ed in Ottumwa Today-Rate of One
and one-Third Fare Secured.
The eleventh annual convention of
the Iowa State Epworth League will
be held in Des Moines, October 1928,
at the First Methodist Episcopal
church, corner of Ninth and Pleasant
streets. A rate of one and one-third
fare has been arranged on all Iowa
railroads on the certificate plan, and
1T is expected that the attendance will
be something phenomenal in church
conventions. The entertainment of
the visitors will be first class. The
usual plan is to furnish lodging and
breakfast but the distance of the con-
ventlon hall from the down town dis
trlct renders the plan unfeasible, and,
instead, the Des Moines Epworth
Union will provide substantial dinners
and suppers near the church and will
ask each delegate to contribute So
for the four days entertainment, in
order to meet the actual expenses.
Each chapter is entitled to dele
gates, hence, the Ottumwa churches
will be entitled to at least six, whowill
be chosen in the near future Chap
tiers having over 100 members are en-
titled to. one additional delegate for
each additional twenty-five members
or fraction thereof. 1t is requested
in the program which has just been
received in Ottumwa, that the names
OF all delegates be sent to Mrs. A. e.
Read, 504 Eighth street, Des Moines,
chairman of the entertainment com.
mittee, in order that entertainment
may be guaranteed, which cannot be
done unless the names are in her
nands at least one week before the
opening of the convention.
The Iowa State Cabinet.
Following are the officers of what
the league terms the cabinet:
President-W. E. Tackaberry, Sioux
City.
Secretary-treasurer- B. Roberts,
Abel.
Junior superintendent Susie
A. Mills, Marshalltown.
Vice presidents-First, Emerson De
Puy, Des M,oines; second, Miss Eliza
beth Moler, Montezuma; third, Rev. H.
w. Troy, Charles City; fourth, Miss
Alta Rogers, Britt.
The Program.
The program begins Thursday even
ing, October 25, with song service,
and address of welcome and response,
followed by sermon by Bishop Isaac
w. Joyce, of Minneapolis. The even
Ing session will be concluded by So
cial in the church parlors.
s. Friday Morning.
S:30-Devotional, DR.. w. f. Barclay,
Davenport.
9:O0-Address, "Why Am | Here?"
+ A. Thomas, CHARLES City.
9:15-Social department in the par
lors of the church, with the following
!. topics, which will end with a discus
sion:
/. Social Life a Factor in Charac-
ter Building" Conrad Hooker,
Des Moines.
2. Social Work; Right and Wrong
Methods Thyrza Horswell,
Armstrong.
8. How to Reach and Hold Young
Men in Epworth League Work"-Mrs.
N. H. Tyson, Lehigh.
9:15-Literary department in the
main auditorium, with the following
topics, which will also be followed by
discussion:
/. Literary Beauties of the Bible
Miss Fannie Long, Knoxville.
2. Success in Country Chapters
Miss Agnes Ferguson, Rolfe.
3. Foundation Volumes in an Ep-
worth Leaguer's Library''-Prof O. e.
Y Smith, Shenandoah.
10.15-Address, Soul Winning
Rev. E. ]. Lockwood, Cedar Rapids.
1:40-Address Our Church and the
Vows" Rev. w. F. Barclay, Davenport
11:00-Address THE Need of Train.
Ing" Rev. F. P. Shaffer, Upton.
11:30-Business meeting.
Friday Afternoon.
1:30-Conferenc caucuses.
l. 2:00-Devotional, led by j. X. Ell
well, Boone.
2:15--Address, Self Mastery" Rev
w. E. Smeadley, Gilman.
2:30-Address, "Tithing," F. e. Har
rington, Marathon.
2:45--Address, Habits" o. D. Will
liams, Guthrie Center.
3:00--Address, Some New Depart
ures in Epworth Leag::s," Rev. ]. G
w. Coke, Washington.
3:20--Address, Students Volunteer
Movement" Prof. G. E. Shelton, Indi
anola.
3:4O-Address, twentieth Century
Battle Cry" Prof. Guy P. Benton, Fa
yette.
400 Address, Distinctive Doc
trines Of Methodism," Rev. e. T.Gruel
Oelwein.
4:15-Address, How to Make Oul
Entire Membership Effective" Rev. L
B. Wickersham, Boone.
ELECTROMAGNETIC or Bible study
hour.
Friday Evening.
7:30-Choral concert.
S:00--Lecture, THE Kind of Folks
Want in My Church." DR.. Bill. Paine
Lincoln, Neb.
Saturday Morning.
6:00-Inspiration service, led by ]
A. Henderson, Jefferson.
S;30-De Devotional, Rev. w. F. Bar