Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-09
STATE ASSEM BLY
EPWoRTH LEAGUE TRAINING
SCHOOL MEETS IN coLFAx
TWELYEDAYS' SESSION BEGINS SOON

Many ottumwans Will Attend-Dr.
Craig to Lecture Friday, July. 81
Sessions to be Held in EpWorth Park
the Property Of the State League.
Many Ottumwa Epworth league
workers are preparing to attend the
! eighth annual session of the Iowa
state Epworth league assembly and
training school which is to be held in.
Colfax, from July 80 to August 10. On
Friday afternoon July 80 DIR. A. b..
/ Craig, pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal church will deliver lee
ture. The official program for the,
twelve days session has just been is
| sued.
The sessions of the assembly will be
held in Epworth Park at Colfax, which
! is the property of the Epworth league
of the state. The park itself, comprises
| twenty-five acres and is beautiful
place, being situated upon high bluff
which overlooks one of the most beau
| tiful sections of Iowa. One of the
famous ColfaX mineral springs is with
/
Ottumwa sent large delegation last
year and it is expected that even a
| larger number will go to the coming
! session. The program is splendid
one and that feature alone to say moth
ing off of the outing which the two
weeks session will give and the OPP
portunity for meeting and becoming
! acquainted with the twelve hundred
/ al tctof 70 will mr.
| duce two weeks session that few of
the active workers can afford to miss.
The program is announced as fol-
! lows:
Thursday, July 3o.-colfax Day.
/ 10 a. m.-Opening service with brief
addresses. Singing led by Evangelist
F, A. Miller.
IL a. m.-Opening Bible lecture by
DR.. Amos w. Patton OF Chicago.
2 p. m-Chalk talk by F. A. Miller.
8 p. m.-Lecture by Captain Rich
mond P. Hobson.
1 z p. m.-Orchestra.
s p. m.-Illustrated lecture, "The
Australian Commonwealth w. Hin
4 ton White of Melbourne, Australia
Friday July 81.
4 $50 a. m.-Eyangelical service con-
Quoted by F. A. Miller.
II a. m.,-Bible lecture, DR.. A. W.
Patton.
2 p. m.-Orchestra and song service.
3 p. m.-Lecture, DR.. A. E. Craig of
/ Ottumwa.
i p. m.-Concert.
s p. m.-Illustrated lecture, 1.-THE
Sea, Its Ships and Sailors" w. Hinton
4 White.
Saturday August I.
/ Morning recreation hours.
/ IL a. m.-Bible lecture, DR.. A. w.
Patton. 3 ~
| 8. p. m Evangelist and Sabbath
| preparation service, Rev. A. F. Miller.
1880 p. m.-Orchestra.
i 8 p. m.-Grand concert The Mason
and Downes Jubilee Singers.
Sunday, August 2.
4 The Mason and Downes Jubilee
Singers, the orchestra of IL niaces, and
a big chorus at all the services.
$3.50 a. m.-Loye feast
j 1890 a. m.-Sermen, DR.. j. w. Han
4 cher, of the Iowa Wesleyan univer-
2 p. m-Sacred concert, jubilee sing
ers.
i p. m.-Sermon, DR.. Frank, NJ.
A Bristol, pastor of the Metropolitan
church, Washington, ID. c. (The late
President McKinley's pastor.)
$50 p. m.-Young peoples devotion
al service.
1880 p. m.-Great missionary rally.
Address by Rev. j. B. Trimble.
Monday, August Sunday School Day
j 10 a. m-Great Sunday school par
ade, led by band
IL a. m.-Chalk talk to boys and
girls by Rev. A. F. Miller.
2 p. m.-Concert by orchestra and
jubilee singers.
2:3O p. m.-Lecture by DR.. F. M.
Bristol.
p. m.-Orchestra.
7:3O p m.-Grand concert by the
jubilee singers.
J, Tuesday August 4.
$50 a. m-Evangelist service,
II a. m-Bible lecture by DR.. A. w.
Patton.
Q. p. m-Concert.
2:30 D. m-Lecture, Mexico and
South merica," by Bishop G. G. Nc
Cabe.
i 1850 p. m.-Orchestra
s. p. m-"Types of Uncle Sans
Folks" by Alton Packard, the cortoon
list
Wednesday, August, 5,Republican Da,
$3.50 a. m.-Department conferences
IL a. m.-Bible lecture by DR.. w
Patton.
2. p. m.-Evangellst service and or
! chestra.
2:30 p.m-Lecture by Governor Rob
ert NJ LaFollette of Wisconsin.
! Z m.-Concert by orchestra ant
Miss ,Lettie Farley of Chicago.
E s p. m.-Alton Packard, the cartoon
] list. Fun and Fancy in Form and Col
orr
Thursday, August 6.
$3.50 a. m-Evangelists service.
II a. m.-Bible lecture by DR.. A. w
!. Patton.