Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-25
Work of Second Day of Iowa
Conference at Bloomfield.
YEAR OF DEBT PAYING.
Report Of Elder Lambert of the OF.
tumwa District, Shows That Pros
perity NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. District
Is In Good shape-other News.

Bloomfield, Sept. 21.-(Special.) y
The Thursday morning session of the
Methodist annual conference now in
session in this city was conducted ac-
cording to the program. The business
to be transacted consisted of matters
of minor Importance. An address on
the twentieth century was given by
Dr. e. NJ. Mills, followed by an adj
tension" by DR.. Hard. At $3.50 o'clock
Thursday afternoon the anniversary
program of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society was given to an audi
ence which entirely filled the church
auditorium and lecture room. The
meeting was opened by Mrs. l. OXEN
bic, president of the woman's board Of
home missions The program COM
menced with vocal solo by Miss Lii
liam Bratman, of Keokuk followed by
short talk on deaconess work by
Miss Jessie Wycoff, of Ottumwa, who,
as she told Of the grand work of the
women of that order, the sunshine
shed by them across many a dark
pathway, the comfort given to the sick,
the assistance rendered the poor and
the aid extended the aged and infirm,
caused an intense desire to assist in
this work to spring up in the heart of
every Christian woman in the house.
Airport was then made by the con-
ference secretary, Mrs. Murphy, who
in speaking of the deaconnesses said:
The beautiful soul shines out of their
faces, showing the beautiful Christ
like life they are leading" The prin-
cipal address of the afternoon was CIV
en- by the general organizer, Mrs. Gagg
who talked on Home Missions" divid-
ing the subject into three parasitic
people we found here, the Indians; the
people we brought here, the negroes;
and the people we invite here, the
foreigners.
The pentacostal service at four
O'Clock was conducted by DR.. Hard who
lectured also at 1880 on the subject of
church extension.
Debt Paying Year.
Ottumwa district was represented
by j. w. Lambert in his first annual
report. The year has been general
one for debt paying thruout the dis
trict. There have been about 700 con-
versions and accessions. A new brick
church to cost $4,000 is in course of
construction and $4,000 put on the
Willard street church in Ottumwa. A
new church has been contracted for
at Chillicothe and one is in process of
construction at Hooking. New par
sonages have been secured at Brigh-
ton. $1,55o; Abba, $1,S0O. Eighteen
charges have made some special wark
in church improvement. w. P. Sou.
den, at Unionville, died during the
year, also Anthony Robinson, a super
annuate at Ottumwa
The secretary of the conference
read the report of w. G. Wilson, pres
iding elder of the Oskaloosa district.
Over six hundred conversions were
reported in the district and the gen.
eral spiritual interest is good. /. p.
Teeter was reported as having died.
Mrs. A. G. Boyd and child have pass
ed away during the year. Church i'm
provements are being carried on in
Brooklyn, $4,000; Malcolm, $1,000; a
new parsonage at Montezuma, and a
general remodeling at What Cheer.
There are 1856 Epworth Leagues and
6l5 Juniors.