Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-05
preaching in the upper Iowa confer.


ence.
E. A. Schell was added to the list of
the committee on education. A CON-
mittee of Methodist brotherhood met
yesterday afternoon and effected an
organization. Elias Handy was chosen
president. Upon motion Of the COM
mitteeman reportin~ the meeting It
was added to the minutes of the con-
ference.
A motion of c. l.. remnant to have
the program Of this afternoon chang
ed so that when any subject has been
handled at the conference no more
time will be granted for the same sub
ject at another time and thus double
up on certain topics. This measure
caused a medley of motions, amend
ments and substitutes until in desper-
alton at the result obtained by the
mixture of measures, Rev. A. V. Ken
drick came to the rescue by moving
the measure tabled, which was car
ried.
A resolution bearing on the foreign
missions in which it was sought to
have week of prayer and self denial
during the month of October, was read
and adopted by the conference.
Take In New Ministers.
A recess was taken for a few
minutes after which Bishop Quayle
made his address of the morning. This
was directed largely to the young
ministers who were admitted in full
connection with the conference A
fund of excellent advice on the duties
tina tho r,rir,pinoI aim
of the address. The speaker advised
! them to preach the gospel of love and
to mix with and meet the people. To
love and get acquainted with folks,
not alone for Jesus sake, but for the
folks sake.
BE reporters to, for and from the
people," he said. Tell them there is
room in the harbor of Gods heart for
all the craft that sails the sea, rivers
and all waters. Eternity is great and
vast, but there is room for us all and
Of good people, bless you no, God is
not looking for the good people but
for the bad ones to make the good"
The speaker continued by relating
personal experiences and anecdotes to
give the young men taste of the
future that they are about to endure.
He pointed out the various ways of i'm
proving their time to produce the
best results for Christianity and the
church. Concluding the address the
bishop called upon the young min
listers to be admitted to full connec-
ton, to stand and face the congrega-
ton during which time he decended
to the chancel rail and the solemn
ceremony of their admission pro-
ceeded.
The young men gathered at the
chancel rail, while the audience, with
heads bowed, listened with rapt at
tention while the bishop conferred the
rite upon them, following which all
stood and closed the ceremony with
singing
Those admitted into full connection
were as follows:
H. w. Munster, Mt Pleasant; Oscar
e. Mcbride, Cedar; w. j. Scott,
Amish; A. Smith, Lexington; e. A..
Brinton, Oxford, and Aaron T. James,
Pulaski. The ordination will take
Pi"So Suhooy "nSA lucy WAL uS uduS
| deacons.
Educators Speak.
The conference upon reconvening
| adopted a motion by Q. L. Tenant that
the expenses of those attending the
| Evans funeral be betrayed by the con-
ference through the collection.
| DR.. Reed, Of the Illinois conference
was called to the platform and ad-
| dressed the gathering in the interest
| of the Women's college at Jackson
| Ill, of which he is the president. He
was followed by DR.. Stocking, of the
Graham hospital Of Keokuk, who told
the conference Of their institution al
! keokuk in short address. DIR. Stock
ing was followed by Dr. Dorsey, ply
stefan of Keokuk, who also made q
| plea for the Graham hospital asking
the conference to appoint financial
agent for the HOSPITAL to go into the
Illinois, Missouri and Iowa conferences
in behalf of the hospital without ex-
pense to the agent who will be guar
anteed at least $1,000 per year az
salary. Mrs Murphy, matron Of the
| Graham hospital was called to the
platform and addressed the confer.
ence.
DR.. Billings. of the Iowa Methods
hospital of Des Moines. was then call,
ed to the platform end spoke at som,
length in behalf of the hospital at De-
Moines. The speaker stated that min.
listers and their wives would be treated
for illness or accident at the hospita
free of charge asking only that the.
in turn give the agents of the hospita
the privilege Of ustr4g their pulpits II
the interest Of the hospital
The session then closed with an