Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-22
BUSINESS MEETING OF DENMARK
ASSOCIATION OF coNGREeA.
TIoNAL CHURCHES.
Twenty Churches Of the Association
Are Represented-Prof. e. A. Stern.
or, OF Iowa College, GrInneII, to De
liver Address This Evening.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The following officers were elected
at the business session of the sixty
second annual meeting of the DEN.
mark association of congregational
churches held in the Second Congrega-
tional church in South Ottumwa yes
tcrday.
MODERATOR. 7. Drew. Danyille.
Scribe-C. w. Hampstead, Eddy
vile.
Registrar-H. J. Hinman, Mt. Plea
SAINT
The election was held at the opening
OF the morning session and was fol-
lowed by the reports of the churches,
twenty churches of the association be-
ing represented by their pastors and
delegates. H. j. -Iinman conducted
devotional exercises and DR.. Sheldon
of Carrier, Oklahoma, spoke regarding
the work Of the Northwestern acad-
envy, and Rev. ]. M. Cum mings told of
the work of the Denmark academy of
Denmark
New, Members.
q. G. Chevis, H. j. Human, G. w.
Hampstead, and George Lindsay were
elected members Of the association.
+. A. Johnson, H. j. Hinman and J. M.
Cummings were appointed business
committee to have charge of any
changes in the program The com
mittee reported on the question Of the
revision of the constitution and by
laws of the association and favorable
action was taken on the report. The
changes are slight.
e. A. Sterner to Speak.
Prof. E. A. Sterner, of Iowa college
at Grinnell, will deliver an address
this evening. Prof Steiner is an elo-
quent speaker and his address prom
ises to be most interesting one. He
Is the authorized biographer of Toll
stoi, the great Russian novelist and
student of sociological problems.
Personal Evangelism.
There was large attendance at the
meeting Tuesday night which opened
with praise service led by G. w.
Hampstead. This was followed by the
Sacrament of the Lords Supper, con-
Quoted by Rev. LeRo. S. Hand of
Clay, a former pastor of the Second
Congregational church. An offering
was taken for the fund for aged min
listers and the, services closed with the
associational sermon on Personal
Evangelism" by Rev. R. L. Marsh
Rev. Marsh delivered a splendid SER
mon that received the closest atten.
ton and was much appreciated. He
said that there was "a tendency
toward paganism in the church and
told OF the responsibility of the pastors
and people In evangelizing the world,
and the influence of the lives they
lead.
Delegates Present.
Following are the names Of the dele
gates and visitors at the convention:
William Noviack. Rev. E. S. Nc
Clure, Erdon; Mr.. and /, Mrs. W. H.
Bliss, Salem, Rev. George E. Paddock.
| Keokuk; Miss Wayne !. Ingals, s. i,
| White, Olds; Miss Belle Mix, Rev. G.
p. Drew, Danville; Rev. j. M. Cum.
mings, Denmark; Rev. D. M. Lower
and wife, Agency; Rev. and Mrs. La
Roy S. Hand, Clay: Rev. R. v. Hall and
wife, Hiteman; Rev. and Mrs. Breed.
Grinnell; Rev. D. D. Tibbetts, Eldon;
Mrs. Van Tuyl, Ernest G. Chevis, Web
ster; Rev. Charles F. Perkins, Keosau-
qua; Rev. Charles M. Anderson, Cen
terville; Mrs. ]. ]. Secrecy, Mrs Mary
p. Wilcox, Rev. Robert L. Marsh, Bur
lington; Mrs. Horribly. Rev. Herbert J.
Hinman. Mt. Pleasant; A. w. Riggs,
G. F. Hartman, Rev. G. w. Hampstead,
Eddyville.
Nora Bacon, Agency; Rev. M. e.
Moore, H. G. Dood, Belknap; Russell
Park, Denmark; Mrs. J. N. Elliott, Ed
dyville; F. A. Marsch, Fairfield; DR..
Sheldon, Carrier, Oklahoma; Prof. e.
A. Steiner, Grinnell; Rev. P Adelstein
Johnson, Mrs. A. j. Packwood, Miss
Parsons, First Congregational church,
Ottumwa; Rev. Isaac J. Goodman,
George Lindsay, Second Congrega-
tional church, Ottumwa; Rev. G.. M.
Tegnell, Swedish Congregational
church, Ottumwa.