Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-14
MEET in DIES MONIES.
United resbyterians to Hold An
nual Sessions This Month.
300 DELEGATES ARE EXPECTED
A Very Successful Meeting is Antici-
pated-The Delegates Will Pay Their
Own Way-Governo Shaw to Hold
Reception at State House.

Des Moines, May preparations
ing of the general assembly of the
America, which will be held in the
First U. P. church, Des Moines, from
May % to May 20. Rev. A. G. Doug
lass, pastor of the First church, is at
the head of the local arrangements
for the meeting. The programme is
complete, but it's final an
will be deferred until af-
ter the meeting of the board of home
which will be held at Abba
the week before the meeting here.
Three Hundred Delegates.
Between $50 and 800 delegates will
attend the meeting, which will be one
of the largest and most important re-
ligious gatherings ever held in the CT
ty. The annual meeting comes to
Iowa only once in a number of years,
and to Des Moines still less often.
Delegates are apportioned among the
churches all over the country. one
ministerial and one lay delegate being
allowed every seven churches. The
Des Moines congregation does not en-
terrain the delegates. 1t has been
agreed, however, that boarding and
lodging places will be found for all
the delegates, who will pay their own
way. Rev. A. G. Douglass, pastor of
the First church. at Ninth and School,
is arranging for these accommoda-
tions. and persons having rooms or
board to furnish should communicate
with him.
Opening Session.
On Wednesday evening, May %, the
opening session of the assembly will
be held. Dr. ]. P. Sankey, retiring
moderator, will preach sermon. APP
propriate music will be furnished by
Des Moines and outside talent at this
and all the evening meetings. On
Thursday morning the new moderator
will be elected, credentials will be eX-
amined and the roll of the assembly
completed.
General Conference.
Thursday evening general confer
ence will be held the topic being" A
Living Church and its Leaders," Rev.
.C. S. Cleland, of Philadelphia, and
Rev. David Anderson, of Buffalo, N.
Y, will be the speakers.
Report or MISSIONS.
Friday morning will be devoted to
reports of mission boards and other
business. Friday afternoon fraternal
delegates from other denominations
particularly Presbyterian, will speak
before the assembly. Friday evening
memorial services will be held fol
pastors of the U. P. church who have
died during the past year.
Governor Shaw Receives.
Governor Shaw holds an informa
reception for the delegates and visit
ors at the state house Saturday after
noon, the meeting adjourning for the
week after a business session in the
morning
Other Days.
On Sunday the delegates will speal
in the city churches. Assignment!
for these meetings will not be made
until the delegates arrive.
Monday will be devoted to bushes:
sessions.
Another general conference will b.
held Tuesday evening, the subject:
being: "a Living Church: It's Bust
ness Methods: Its Social Methods; IT.
Evangelistic Methods" The three
sub-topics will be discussed respect
lively by Rev. j. F. Ross, of Kansas
City; Dr. R. w. McGranahan, presi
dent of Knoxville colleague, Tennessee
and Rev. r. w. Marin, Kirkwood, III
One of the chief matters before tn,
assembly will be the plans for a ney
100000 college at Assiut, Egypt. TIL
United Presbyterian church has ha,
missions in Egypt forty years. Assiut
church college is one of the larges
mission colleges in the world. 1t ha
600 students. The 100000 for tn,
new buildings is being raised now, an,
will be all subscribed before the meet
ing opens