Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
AT PLEASANT PLAIN
Work Done in the District Confer
ence There Yesterday.
DR.. CRAIG DELIVERS A SERMON
Ottumwa Ministers Take Important
Parts in the Work of the Confer.
ence-Examination of Exhorters and
Local Preachers.


Local Preachers.
Yesterday was a veryasuccessful and
helpful day among the ministers in
district conference at Pleasant Plain.
The proceedings of the sessions are
recounted Interestingly by Rev. d. G.
Smith, pastor of the Willard Street
Methodist Episcopal church III this
city, who has written the Courier the
following letter:
Pleasant Plain, August Z, 1901.
The weather is still serene and the
conference is doing good work. The
Singing Evangelists," Mr.. and Mrs.
G. H. Argo, from the Moody Bible In
stitute, sang a duet last night before
the sermon. DR.. Craig won the hearts
of the people in his discourse. There
was something of revival uplift in
the devotional services that followed.
Rev. Fred A. Tucker arrived at the
conference last night from visiting
with his parents in Missouri.
There will be much work for the
conference today. The entire list of
exhorters and local preachers will be
called today for the passage of char
acter and renewal of license.
Eight o'clock devotional services
were conducted by Rev. T. r. Taylor.
During the preachers hour" the ques-
ton of organizing a district camp
meeting came up. There were
differences of opinion decidedly ex-
pressed, and, finally, it was settled by
motion which prevailed that we
support the elder in what arrangement
he may make for camp meeting with
in the district for next year."
A. S. Downs of Unionville was eX-
amined before the conference on doc
trines and Discipline. The committee
on his literary work reported favor
ably and he was given local preachers
license.
The following pastors then reported
their charges: C. w. Wilson, Bussey;
w. S. Shearer, Cedar; w. H. Dillon,
Durham c. Caughlin, Packwood; w.
T. Howe, Pleasant Plain; G.. w. Pool,
Richland; A. 3. Hightshoe, Sigourney;
M. l.. Sanders, Tracy and I. B. Taylor,
Martinsburg
Rev. A. G.. Van Hafton of India, made
report of his work in the district in
the interest of missions, after which he
was represented in studies and his IL
cense renewed. Other local preach
ers' licenses were renewed, as follows:
H. S. Albert, S. H. Sperry, Sanford
Huffman, Jonah Horr, j. B. Taylor,
Jesse Monkman and George Monkman.
| The licenses of the fonowing exhort
ers We're renewed. Onesimus Menge
]. T. Chambers, Geo. Monteith, S. r
Rollins, Thee west, Otis Terrill Ed
gar Ogden, J. w. Heritage, o. C
Spaulding, d. w. Beck, A. Fisher, G.
A. Mcfarland, j. T. Parker and VIM
Bingaman.
Suitable minute was made on the
death of Rev. w. A. Jackson, who al
the last annual conference was ap
pointed pastor to Eddyville, but who
was compelled by falling health tC
give up his charge early in the year
and after much suffering he died in
Nebraska few weeks ago.
! The topic, THE New Constitution
Why Adopt IT," was treated by D. C
Smith, of Ottumwa, who invited ques
lions and responded to them until time
for the noon adjournment.
At p. m. conference was called tt
order ana prayer was offered by Rev
G. e. Coggeshall. The minutes of the
conference were read and approved.
Rev. w. F. Gilmore, of Ottumwa
read a paper on Our Responsiblnt,
to the Iowa Wesleyan-Its Future Stu
dents" The paper was received will
favor and discussed by several
At o'clock sermon was preached
by Rev. G. E. Hawk, of Nebraska, from
the text, "But Jerusalem Which l!
Above, Is Free" Gal. 1926.
A committee on program for mex
district conference was appointed con
pastors of the Main street and Willard
street churches in Ottumwa, and of tn,
Chillicothe church. This committe,
was given power to fix the place o
Injecting.
At the night session Rev. G. w. Poo
of Richland gave his lecture, you
Greatest Grandfather. The though
of the lecture is Evolution Versu
Revolution" The lecturer makes i
clear that ones greatest grandfathe
was not an ape but we'll DEVELOPS
man. Altogether the conference was
success and the pastor and people O
Pleasant Plain did splendid4y in enter
tanning all who attended.
The following resolutions wer
adopted:
, Resolved, That we as the member
of the Ottumwa District conference
pledge our most earnest efforts to a;
sist President ]. w. Hancher in his e
: forts to increase the attendance of p,
pills at the I. w. U. and to raise nece.
sary money to pay off our indebted
ness and increase the endowment
fund.
Resolved, That we extend to Siste
Jackson and her family our sympath
in their sad bereavement in the deaf
of cur beloved brother and fellow |;
borer, w. A. Jackson, and that cop
of these resolutions be sent to her.
Resolved, That we extend to tn
pastor and citizens of Pleasant Plat
for their cordial and kind entertaii
ment of the members of the confe