Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
Denmark Association Chooses
Place for Holding Convention.
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING CLOSES
Short Business Session Held Yester.
day Afternoon-The Evening Meet.
ing Closed Most Successful Con-
ference-Vote of Thanks.


ington county, was selected as the
place Of holding the next convention
of the association. Rev. M. e. Moore
of Belknap was admitted into mem
bership in the association and the mat
ter of receiving the churches at Keb
and Pekay into the organization was |
referred to the registrar Rev. Fl. O.
Spelman, of Fairfield, who was elect |
ed at yesterdays meeting. Several
other matters were brought before the |
attention of the association and the i
business of the society for this ses-
sion was finished. The afternoon was
devoted to the discussion of the Sun
day school work in it's different phases
and short time given up to the work
of the missionary societies of the
church. The closing session of the
convention was held last evening at
which time the subject of Fostering
the Spirituality of the Churches" was
considered from it's various stand
points. There was very large at
tendance present at this service which
was one of special Importance and en-
joyment to all who attended.
Sunday School Work.
AT 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
delegates to the annual meeting of the
Denmark association were called to
order by the chairman, Rev. G. E. Pad
dock. According to the arrangements
of the program the work of the Sun
day school was taken up for discus
sion. o. o. Smith of Grinnell, state
Sunday school superintendent of the
national Sunday school work of the
Congregational church opened the dis
cussion with consideration of the
Sunday School Missionary Work in
Iowa. Mr.. Smith, in clear and
forceful manner presented the condi-
tons which surround this work of the
Sunday school in the state of Iowa and
showed plainly the great possibilities
which may be realized in this depart
ment of the Christian work for the
spreading of the gospel. "The Power
of the Teacher" was the subject of
the paper given by Rev. ]. NJ Cum
mings of Denmark. Rev. Cummings
outlined the work of the Sunday
school teacher and showed clearly the
great influence which it is possible
for the teachers to exert over the pu-
pills of the school in leading them in
to useful Christian lives. Miss Emma
Cooper of this city, presented most
interesting discussion taking as her
| subject The Point of Contact" and
treating it with regard to the work OF
the Sunday school. The hour for the
Sunday school closed with a paper
read by Rev. G. w. James on the sub
lject What Is Real Success in Sunday
School Work." In this discussion
Rev. James sketched the work of the
Sunday school with regard to the OBJ
jects which should guide the efforts
of the workers in this line. He show
ed what should be the results Of the
work among the members OF the
| school in the way of the upbuildng of
the church.
! Woman's Hour.
4 At $3.50 o'clock the meeting of the
delegates from the Women's societies
lof the churches of the association was
called to order and short program
given. Mrs. ]. 7. Phillips, as chair,
man, presided over the exercises OF
the meeting. The subject of mission.
airy work in the foreign field was pre-
, scented by Mrs. Seerley. The speak,
, er gave a very interesting account OF
the work that is being done in the for.
eign fields. She told of the one i'm
; portant part of the work in the line
of keeping up the kindergarten sys.
TEN in these fields and of the much
, good which is being accomplished
, along this line.
The Work Among the Indians.
The work in the home mission fielt
was presented by Mrs. M. E. Dodds, o
. Richland, who dealt principally witt
the work that is being done among thu
Indians. Mrs. Dodds gave review o
the life Of the Indians since the com
ing of the white man to this countr,
together with sketch of the work tina
has been done among them by the mis-
sionary societies of the various
churches. "There are three thing
which must have dawned upon the In
dams of this country at an early day
that they must perish, migrate, or Civ,
way to the influences of the civiliza
ton of the whites" said Mrs. Dodds
Though the Indian has during tn,
past years possibly been treated will
much cruelty, yet it has been possibl,
to present them the Christ and while
the work is being carried on with grea
difficulty yet there Is much good bein,
accomplished. If the Indians hav
been abused, they should be the oh
jects Of the earnest effort and love il
the way of bringing to them the gos
pei and We should realize that it is ou
duty to take up this work and do al
in our power for the betterment of tn
conditions of the American Indian"
Mrs. FIJI. Bowden, of Denmark, CAV,
,, very pleasing discussion of the worl
, of the missionary societies and wha
! was their duty in the spread of tn,
, gospel She embraced the work o
; both the foreign and home organiza
. tons and outlined plan whereby tn
9 most good might be accomplished
: Mrs. Bowden contended for systematic
: and consistent giving in the matter O
I the funds for the missionary work O
the church, as in this way the worl
would be more easily and satisfactory,
carried forward.
The Business Session.
!. At the close of the program for tn,
t woman's hour, Rev. G. e. Paddock tool
t the chair and called the meeting to or
, der for the closing business session O
T. the association. At this time matter