Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-02
Former Ottumwa Boy Accepts Gall
to Missionary Work in island.
WILL LEAVE FOR NEW FIELD INMARCH
A. e. Cory, Son of Rev. N. e. Cory, For-
mer Pastor Of the Christian Church
In Ottumwa-A Young Mans
Brilliant Career.

KEY. ADram II. Cory, OF TUSCALOOSA,
formerly of this city, has received a
call TO the mission field among the
japanese in the Hawaiian Islands, aud
he, together with his family, will sail
for that place next March. Mr.. Cory
is the son Of Rev. N. e. Cory, formerly
pastor of the Christian church in this
city. Rev. Cory, Jr., was at one time
engaged on the repertorial staff of one
of the daily papers of this city. and
has many friends in Ottumwa who will
be pleased to learn of his success. They
will also have the pleasure of attend,
ing a lecture by him before his depart
ure. The exact date when he is to
visit Ottumwa has NOT been announced,
but it will be some time in February.
The Saturday Globe, of Oskaloosa, in
a recent issue. has the following to say
regarding Rev. Cory and family, the
article being accompanied by splen-
did half-tone engraving of Rev. and Mrs.
Cory:
'AIr. Cory is young man but his
career has been an unbroken success
sion of complimentary achievements.
He is thoroughly an Iowa boy, 26 years
of age and born pusher. He has ex-
pended more energy already than
some men generate in a lifetime. He
is a graduate of Eureka college, Illi-
nois, and Drake university conferred
on him a masters degree last June. He
is one of those fellows, like cream on
milk, who will rise; there is no hinder
ing him. During his later school days
he was more or less mixed up in
newspaper work, fact that may in
some degree account for his get-there-
activeness.
"Mr. Cory did his first work in the
ministry at Tingley, defeating there a
Sc, 900 church. Boone was the next To-
cation and his success here accounts
in part for his call later to Oskaloosa,
There his life was offered to the work
of missions, eliminating as announced.
accepting an invitation to the pas
torate of the Christian church in this
city last March, his entrance into the
hearts and lives of our people has been
almost phenomenal. An early and no.
table accomplishment was the liquidat-
| ing of $4,000 church debt. Here the
new pastor displayed marked ability
and adroitness, grasp OF the business
situation and power OF turning the
means at hand to the desired end, only
too infrequently discoverable, especial
| ly among those of sacred profession.
SAT the meeting last fall in Des
Moines, Mr.. Cory was made a member
of the state board of the Iowa Chris tar
convention, the youngest man in the
state to whom such an honor has
come. He was later made vice presi
dent. As mark Of appreciation, the
board has already voted to extend his
membership until his term regularly
expires. At the last convention of the
Iowa Christian Endeavor Union, Mr.
Cory was made editor of the officia
state paper, Iowa Christian Endeavor
published in this city. The numerous
calls to the lecture platform have beer
largely declined because of the pressing
duties at home. Before leaving fol
Honolulu, however, he may be pur
suaded to arrange arfew dates"