Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-08
Annual Session Held in South Ottum.
wa Has Been Very Successful-WiIl
Meet in PeIIa Next Year-Rev. Ed.
win McMinn's Closing Address.
From Fridays Daily.
The fifty-second annual con.
vention of the Oskaloosa Bap-
IVFNs

The fifty-second annual con.
vention of the Oskaloosa Bap-
fist association came to
close last evening and the meeting
was adjourned to meet in Pella next
year. The closing services last even
ing consisted of devotionals led by
VIM. Wagner, who acted in the place
of Rev. nj Jameson, who has not yet ar
rived home. Rev. e. S. Wilcox follow
ed with a strong and forceful talk on
Estate Missions" The meeting con-
cluded with an eloquent address by
Rev. Edwin McMinn, of Burlington.
Rev. McMinn used as topic "Educa-
ton" and presented the desirability
and the reasons for perfect education
in a most eloquent manner. The an
nual session of the Baptists has been
most successful and reflects greatly on
the work of the pastor, Rev. John
HASTE. and the members of the South
Side Baptist church. Rev. McMinn's
| address was in part as follows:
Definition of Education.
Education must first be defined and
my definition of it is: The loosening
of the bands that bind our faculties.
After these have once loosened we
should adopt them in such manner
as to produce the greatest results in
| the one determination of higher ed
ucation, a higher knowledge of the
rod of God and better understand
| ing of how to do His works that they
may appear to others as examples OF
good, true religious knowledge"
Education in Everything.
| every possible object has a story
to tell. Each little stone, every noun
tain, river, plant, leaf, bird, animal,
every species of insect has story to
tell and people should endeavor to
learn from each a little of the reason
of their existence. The telescope
is used to look into the stars and find
out it's every little detail The human
race should follow the telescope and
reach out and gather in all possible
| information that can be procured. |
pity the person that does not see any
thing and doesn't take steps to en-
large his knowledge. God gave men
minds to develop them into more than
| they were when at young age, and
it is expected of them to ever strive
to gain more and more education"
"The education of which I wish to
| talk on is of three kinds, the education
of the body, the mind and the soul.
| The first, the education of the body
we should learn to keep our body
clean of all things that are not good
for our betterment, the second is the
i education of our mind, which we
should have a great care for and
4 should make every effort possible to
t<ain it in such way that it would
be productive of nothing but that
| which is good. The last is the educa.
i ton of our soul and this is the most
4 important. We should strive our ut
most to better our souls for the after
life, when it will go to glory and go
without its earthly companions, the
body and mind Work my people to
the end that you may prepare your
souls for that great land beyond.
| Pattern From Examples.
u "Should you see someonce you
!, think is better educated than your
self, see why he is better and work
yourself into just such a position as
he holds in your mind. Never relent
j from lettering yourself and keep an
!; unceasing labor to the accomplishing
of the most blessed thing on earth
which is the education of the body
7 mind and soul. God has given us the
} powers to learn and we must use
j, them, but the thing to know is how
best to apply ourselves, to do as Goo
wishes if we want every part of oul
y bodies to be perfect, we must keel
| up perpetual labor for the better
ment of our minds, for the mind die
tates the actions of the body. A mar
without mind is not anything.
i drunken man is a nonenity and should
/ be put into prison, for he knows no.
what he does and only illustrates {
poor example for someone to pattern
/ after. Educate our minds so that al
/ faults will be taken from them.
: The Soul is Superior.
J, 'The soul is superior to the min,
or the body. 1t is that which will g,
on forever. 1t is that which remind
one he is the child of God for it will il
the end go to the presence of God. |
we have great souls, we shall hav
great lives, and if we have small soul
our lives will be likewise What w
want to do is to educate our souls an,
we should not spare anything to ge
our souls in perfect shape. BY a pei
sistent effort to better our souls, tn
word of God will be easier kept an
this will ultimately result in the pei
lection of ones soul
: Must Not Be Opposed to Education
/ "There is education to be found il
! every nook and corner and it is GU
l duty to gain as much knowledge a
: it is in our power to gain We mus
: be in harmony with our educator, TO
/, to be opposed to anything is like pre-
!, tending an effort, when in reality it
false. We cannot be against a thin
and secure any good from it. 1t is al
impossibility to do something that yo
are opposed to and you must learn t
work with your educator instead @
| against him.
Work in Partnership.
"God has hand in our educatio
and with His help, rapid and success
, full strides should be made. We can
tell nor explain what God does for III
but He is there and works hand i