Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15


delegates but simply as visitors.
The Program.
The program for the meeting is as
follows:
Tuesday, June 8.
Music and devotion.
Sermon, G. S. Rollins, Davenport.
Communion, A. L. Frisbie, Des
Moines, e. S. Hill, Atlantic.
Offering to Ministerial Relief.
Wednesday, June q.
Organization and business. Prayer.
Paper, "The Business of the Church
Making Disciples" G. H. Rogers, Mas
on City.
Discussion. opened by P. H. Mason,
Corning.
Devotional hour.
ttThe Preachers Preparation for
Preaching" Pres. ]. H. George, Chi
eago.
Intermission.
Music.
Paper, as the Revival Thing of the
Past" G. L. Smith, Newton.
Discussion, opened by T. o. Doug
lass, Eagle Grove, and G.. G. Warner,
Monticello.
Paper, rs There Need of New
Evangelism'?" G. P. Boardman, Mar
shalltown.
Discussion, opened by B. F. Cokely,
Perry, Edwin Ewell, Nashua.
Adjournment.
Wednesday Afternoon S. S. Session.
Report of State Sunday School Com.
mittee.
Report of State Superintendent.
Greetings by DR.. G. j. Kephart, pres
ident State S. S. Association.
A message from the Mission Fields
Rev. H. H. Burch.
The Bible School
(a) "Its Observation-Disclosures A. Tay.
pr, Spencer.
(b) "Its Equipment" -Elbert E.Flint,
PRESTON.
(c) 'Its Supreme Aim"-Charles E.
Power, Hampton.
(d) cts Primary Department" -E. ].
Riley, DEBORAH.
(e) How May Its Teaching Func-
tion Be Enlarged G. Smith,
Dubuque.
Discussion.
Wlll each superintendent see that at
least one delegate is sent from the
school to the state meeting.
Special cars to Greenwood park
(weather permitting) picnic supper, at
ter-supper speeches.
Organ recital.
Music and devotion.
Addresses, "The Religious Function
of the College, Acting President
John Gordon, Tabor.
'4The College and the Church"-Pres-
ident d. F. Bradley, Grinnell.
Thursday, June 5.
Business. Prayer.
Paper, "The Bible as an Instrument
of Evangelism l.. Marsh, Burling.
ton.
Thursday Afternoon.
Annual meeting of the Iowa Home
Missionary Society.
Devotional service, j. e. Brereton
Waverly. President.
Ministering to the Saints, Ephraim
Adams, Waterloo;
Figurative Expressions, Treas. J. H
Merrill, Des Moines.
The Record of Twenty Years, Sec
T. o. Douglass, Grinnell.
Eighty-eight and still at his Post. j
D. Sands, Belmond.
A Committee in the Field, c. H. Rog
,rs, Marshalltown.
A Missionary in the Field, D. P
Breed, Grinnell.
Report of Board of Oversight.
And what shall we do with it?
Organ recital.
Dedicatory services of the new Ply
mouth edifice.
0ormnn Tnhn Harry parrnruS
Prayer, A. l.. Frisbie.
Friday, June 6.
Business. Prayer.
Address" Lessons in Civic Patriot
Ism From an old-time Pastor" Johr
Henry Barrows.
Devotional hour.
: 1.-THE Minister'S Preparation fol
Leadership in the Community"
Intermission.
Music.
Sectional Conferences-"Ev angelis
tic Problems" (a.) Pastors of Rura
Fields, led by ]. J. Mitchell, Prairie
City; (b) Pastors of Village and Towl
Churches, led by, M. d. Reed, Hum
boldt; (c) Pastors of City Churche!
$1,000 and over), led by F. N. White
Sioux City; (d) Pastors Wives, led b.
Mrs. e. A. Berry, Cedar Rapids; (e.,
Lay Workers, led by ]. G. Olmstead
Des Moines.
Adjournment.
Friday Afternoon.
Business. Prayer.
Report of Committees.
Woman's hour.
The Secretaries and the Societies.