Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-14
oTTUMWANs SPEAK AT BlEM.
NAL MEETING or N. M. c.
A. AT MuscATiNE.
attendance Is Large ~ Report Of Elk
ecutive Committee Shows Hlg Gain
In Buildings and Equipment
Throughout the State.

Throughout the State.
The farewell service held in the
First Congregational church at Musca-
tine last evening marked the close Of
one OF the most successful conven-
tions ever held by the Young Mems
Christian association In Iowa. The
Ottumwa association was represented
by Secretary b. A. Barlow. Boys Sec
rotary T.. F. Denison, Lawrence Ar
thur, Physical Director Hugh jane
son, p. Akerson and Francis Haw, the
three first named being on the pro-
gram.
The number of delegates attending
this convention Is little in doubt.
The entertainment committee fur
nished lodging for 267 delegates but
there is a large number who stayed at
the hotels and at the homes of rela-
tives 50 1t is thought thai the num-
Der will reach 500 at least. The COM
mittee had the hearty cooperation Of
the citizens of Muscatine.
Over $4,000.
Saturday morning the amount sub
scribed for the work of the state COM
mittee reached over $4,000. 1t was
hoped that $4,000 would be raised but
this amount is much larger than given
at the last convention. Individuals
and separate associations gave this
amount in Jumps of 500 and under
The state committee needs a budget
of $1,000 and the remainder viii be
raised by the committee itself.
Tho Meetings Yesterday.
There were meetings galore yester-
day All the pupilts In the city were
filled by the visiting 7. M. G. A. dele
gates, some OF them Of national repu-
tation, The day opened with a pre-
paratory service at 9 o'clock, which
was In charge OF S, D. Gordon. This
was followed by the regular morning
service OF the several churches. Then
at o'clock several meetings were
held. A boys meeting at the z. M
G. a. building; meeting for ladies
at the Methodist church in charge OF
8. d. Gordon, and at the Grand opera
house a meeting for men in charge OF
Baptist and Congregational churches
in the evening at 7:15 O'clock were
held platform meetings. the former
in charge Of J. r. BoHrdman and the
latter in charge of E. T. Cotton. The
last meeting was a farewell service In
charge Of s. D. Gordon and c. c.
Kitchener. It was an impressive SER
vice and was a fitting end for the
grand convention.
Appoint Committees.
The following committees were ap
pointed:
Association--Paul Pease, Epworth;
B. Grossly, Of State college; Fayette
Briggs, of Memorial university: John
Todd, of Tabor college, and A. G. Ted
ford If Jioh1opd Dorlr
Business. j. Heilman, T. M. Han
san and e. T. Pulliam.
Resolutions r. Pargellis and
Frank Daggett, Ottumwa; G. H. Grill
Western college; w. G. Mckay, Drake
university, and Arthur Ayers, Of
Green county.
Credentials-D w. Roberts, Of Still
college; W. w. Gethman, Charles
City; ]. s. Decker, I. w. u; X. Van
Evera, Coe; ]. Ogden, Parsons college
Deyotional-C. F. Nevius, W. F.
Minting, Wilbur Hay, A. B. De HAN
w. g. McMorran.
State executive-C. r. Joy, Keokuk
B. A. Barlow, Ottumwa; 3. G.. Ward
Des Moines; Irving Sanford, Fayette
and j. A. Parson, of the state normal
| q. ~ 6drioW SPcdkSs
B. A. Barlow, Of Ottumwa, spoke on
educational work, his address beine
we'll prepared He was followed by j
W. Boardman, Of New York, who spoke
Of county work. He told of the good
work which was being done by the Y
M. G. A. and urged that county work
be pushed as it reached many who
were untouched by the influence o1
the church.
Executive Committee Report.
I'm no two years in the history d
our work has there been as great !
gain in buildings and equipments a,
in the two years since the Cedar Rap.
| ids meeting. Three new building.
and made practically new and up-to
date, and contracts let for three 9th
| ers; and one has been released from
a harassing debt. $155,000 has beer
spent for current expenses, and $780,.
600 has been added to the value o
pledges and property" said J.aG. Ohm.
stead, Of Des Moines, 1 wher
he gave the report or the executiv,
/ committee of the state for the pas
two years. In addition to these ma,
terial advances In two years. ther,
has been an increase of Ave associa.
tons, making the present number 58
an increase OF II employed officers
making the present number OF So; an
increase of 1000 members, making TIL.
present number 5000; an increase Of
300 members in the boys departments
making the present number, 1866; al
increase of 800 enrolled In Bibls
classes, making the present number
2,150;9 an increase Of 60 enrolled ir
educational classes, making the pres
ent number 406; an increase Of Al
delegates to student conference, MAX
ing the present number 100; an in.
crease of 800 in attendance at mems
gospel meetings, making the present
number 1900. Although this is 30t
less than the average for 1903, 1,03.
have protested conversion in the twt
years. A county secretary has beer
added to the state force, and TIVE
counties organized.
The first boys work secretary II