Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
STATE CONVENTION.
Iowa Y. M. G. A. Delegates to Meet
at Burlington Soon.
THE FEATURES OF The PROGRAM

AuL lHal uIO VI luL NUUNhM
Hon. Thomas D. Foster of OttumWa
Will Preside-ottumwa Y. M. C. A.
Quartet Will Furnish the Singing
for the Meeting.
The program for the state conven-
ton of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION, which is to be held in Bur-
lington, February ,14-17, has been is
sued. 1t is of especial interest to
the people of Ottumwa, inasmuch as
number of persons in this city are
to take part.
Among those who. have promised
to take part are John R. Mott, col
lege secretary of the international
committee, and general secretary of
the Worlds Student Christian feder-
alton; George e. MacLean, of the
State University of Iowa; l. E. Brown,
for 20 years the successful state secre-
tary of Illinois, now president of the
Secretarial Institute and Training
school; S. d. Gordon, chairman of the
OHIO CHARACTERIZATION movement; E.
l.. Hamilton railroad secretary of the
international committee; A. M. Bru-
ner. railroad secretary of Illinois;
Frank W. Ober. editor of "Associa-
ton Men," journal published in the
interest of the Y. M. G. A; Ottumwa
Male Chorus of twenty voices, under
the leadership of L. A. Culbertson 1t
is also probable that w. G. Brown,
general manager of the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy railroad system,
will also be one of those in attend
ance.
1t is certain that there will be many
in attendance from Ottumwa.
The Program.
The program, as at present arrang-
ed, is as follows:
Thursday, Feb. ID.
Thomas D. Foster, Ottumwa, presid-
ing.
2.30 p. m. Opening Praise Service
2:45 p. m. Welcome Exercises.
3:15 p. m. Brief written reports
from associations.
3:45 p. m. How to make the most
of the next so hours, Frank w. ODER,
Chicago.
AIS p. m. Quiet Hour, S. D. Cor.
don, Cleveland.
5:15 p. m. Appointment of COM
mittee on organization.
600 p. m. Reception to delegates
by Woman's Auxiliary, Burlington as
ISOLATION.
| 1880 p. m. Song service.
7:45 p. m. Organization.
| nm n M, Pnnort pf tho ctafo nY-
ecutiye committee, j G. Olmstead, Des
Moines.
| S;15 p. m. Opening address, Presi-
dent Geo. E. Mac Lean, Iowa City.
Friday, Feb. IS.
| 900 a. m. Praise Service.
| 9:15 a. m. Appointment of COM
mittees.
$3.50 a. m. Bible Study, S. D. Cor
don.
| 1915 a. M Evening Educational
| Work, lie. Brown, followed by dis
cussion.
HOO a. m. Must" Some essen
| tials in building up strong work, w.
j. Fulton Keokuk. Followed by dis
cussion.
| 1870 a. m. Association Men,
L
$3.50 p. m. Song service.
2:45 D. m. Bible study, S. D. Cor
don.
$3.50 p m. Symposium on Associa-
ton Finances, l. e. Brown.
Experiences from Sioux City, f. A.
Mccormack.
Experiences from Oskaloosa, G. M.
Porter.
Experiences from Cedar Falls, Roger
Leavitt.
1880 p. m. Lessons from the Life
of w. B. Bentley. late chairman of the
state executive committee. Addresses
by J. G. Olmsted and G. e. Hum, of
Des Moines.
500 p. m. Invitations for the next
state convention.
Friday neutrality-suspicious. Mems Night
.7:15 p. m. Song service, Ottumwa
male chorus.
.7:3O. p. m. Addresses, E. L. Hamil
| ton and A. M. Bruner, of Chicago.
Testimonies from the Burlington
Route Y. M. c. A. Band and others.
Saturday, February 1e-coIIese Day.
S:45 a. m. Praise service.
800 a. m. Bible study, S. D. Cor.
don.
$3.50 a. m. Report of committee on
state committees report.
Address, Men of Reality, John R.
Mott.
1915 a. m. Address, S. d. Gordon.
| 11:15 a. m. Our Brotherhood, l. E..
Brown.
11:45 a. m. The Jubilee information.
al convention, John r. Mott.
Saturday Afternoon-2:30 O'clock.
Conferences.
College Delegates.
John R. Mott presiding. Opportun-
| les of Christian College Men. a, BIZ
BILE Study; b. Regular College Work;
| c, College Athletics; d, Winning Men.
Railroad Department.
e. L. Hamilton. presiding. How may
we make all social and physical work
contribute to the saving of railroad
men, e. w. Babcock, Boone.
How may we best develop in Chris
ristian railroad men realization of
responsibility for their unsayed asso-
4 ciates? j III. Fellingham, Marshall
town.
The Burlington Route Y. NJ. g. A.