Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1902-05-13
Southeastern Iowa District Con
vention Convenes in Ottumwa.
INTERESTING PROGRAM ARRANGED
Sessions viii Be Held In the Christian
Church in This City--over One Hun.
dred Delegates Are Expected From
Various Societies.


Peoples Christian Endeavor societies
OF the Christian churches in the south
eastern part of Iowa will convene at
the Christian church in this city, Mon
day evening, May 10, and continue
throughout the 20 and 81, closing with
the morning session on Thursday, May
~. 1t is expected that there will be
in attendance at this meeting over 100
delegates from the various churches
throughout the southeastern part of
the state. The program for the con-
vention has been prepared by the exec
utive board and promises to be one of
the best that has ever been held by
the societies of the southeastern dis.
trict of Iowa.
The Convention.
The district convention Of the Y. p.
/ S. G. E. will be entertained at its meet
ing this year by the members of the
Christian church in this city. The
sessions of the gathering will be held
in the church on West Second street.
The local committees who have in
charge the arrangement of the details
for the convention are making elabor-
ate plans for the entertainment of the
delegates According to the present
plans the delegates will be entertained
at the homes of the church members
for lodging aad breakfast and dinner
and supper will be served at some
place near the convention place Of
meeting at nominal charge.
Many Will Attend.
From present indications there will
be large attendance of delegates
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the district. There is comprised with.
IN the bounds of this district about
twenty of the counties in the south
eastern part of the state. Among the
delegates will be many persons promi-
nent in the affairs of the church in
their various home towns and through
out the district. Arrangements are
being made at present for the accom-
modation of over 100 delegates.
The Program.
The program for the convention has
been arranged by the executive COM
mittee of the district and has been
sent to the chapters of the Y. P. S. C.
E. The outline of the exercises for
the different sessions of the conven-
ton provides for some very interesting
discussions. There will be in attend
ance at this convention a number of
prominent leaders in the YP. S. G.. e.
movement in the Christian church and
it is expected that the meetings will be
Exceedingly beneficial to the work o1
the young people in this part of the
state. The outline of the program is
as follows:
Monday Evening, May 1e.
Christian Endeavor address, w. j.
Hastie
Educational address, Chancellor w.
B. Craig.
Tuesday Morning, May 20.
Bible Study, William Baird Craig.
G. w. B. M. Session.
Tuesday Afternoon.
! Devotional service, S. l. Elder.
Church Problems
/ (a) Church Finance, A. A. Pallister.
(b) Church Letters, D. A. Wickizer
\ (c) Church Records, L. Lane.
(Fifteen minutes allowed for each
sion)
| c. w. B. M. Session.
/ c. w. B. NJ. address.
| duutGSS ny pTSSlQGuC OF
the district, F. l.. Moffett.
Wednesday Morning, May Fl.
Bible study, G. P. Leach:
District Secretary's Observations, A
F. Sanderson.
Address by state corresponding sec
letary, B. S. Denny
Needs, Ways and Means to Advance
the l. c. C. Work
Needs, G. E. Hunt.
Ways and Means, L. E. Humphreys
(Twenty minutes allowed for each
followed by general discussion.)
Wednesday Afternoon Bible Schoo
Session.
; Devotional Service, M. S. Ackles.
Supplemental drills, ]. H. Bryan.
How We Grow-To be supplied
Home Department, c. P. Leach
| County Superintendent, L. L. Tay
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, discussion to follow each.)
Question Box, ]. H. Bryan.
The Iowa song.
Address, Characteristics of Jesus
: Teaching, j. P. Mcknight
, Address, That Boy, J. H. Bryan.
Devotions.
} Address, Bible School Work, J. H
: Bryan.
. Address, Iowa as a Mission Field, G
w. Burch.
Thursday Morning, May 22.
Bible study, G. G. Davis.
. Business session.
Church Problems
(a) Y. p. S. c. E., E. c. Johnson.
(b) Prayer Meet, S. P. Telford.
: (c) The Evangelistic Spirit, e. E
Lowe.
, Adjournment.