Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-05

uullIS WHICH ILLS literature dealing
with the Brotherhood and it's aims was
distributed throughout the audience.
The meeting was called 10 order again
promptly at 3 o'clock when the second
speaker Of the afternoon, Rev. D. R.
Martin of Milton, was introduced by
Rev H. F. Gilbert of Cantril
The Greatness Of Faith.
Taking Victory for his subject,
Rev. Martin gave splendid sermon
along missionary lines. Mr.. Martin is
possessed of remarkably clear
enunciation which added much to his
talk He opened his sermon by de-
claring that victory along any lines
was an impossibility without faith
and throughout his discourse he dwelt
repeatedly upon the Importance of hav-
ing faith in any and all undertakings.
Faith is the largest and most i'm
portant factor in all activities" said
the speaker. Commerce is founded
upon faith; business OF all kinds, reli-
gion and the while world depends upon
faith for victory. Everything depends
| upon the degree and measure of man S
faith
He then gave incidents taken from
the Bible showing the wonders worked
by Jesus and his disciples through
absolute faith in God. Mr.. Martin
stated that all the great characters in
the world were made by faith, citing
examples from writer's, sages, generals
and statesmen. He gave as the
supreme test of faith the story Of the
aged Abraham preparing his only son,
Isaac, for an offering to the Lord,
Faith creates the courage to defy
wrong" was one of Mr.. Martins
strong statements. In connection
with this he spoke of the Immortal
Lincoln" having the faith and
courage to abolish slavery against the
wishes of a vast number. Before clos.
| ing the speaker made several scathing
remarks about the liquor traffic, sum
ming up by declaring that by faith
alone could the evil be eradicated
Concluding the speaker told of the
terrible tests of faith exercised by the
first missionaries in China and the
magnificent results today and those
yet to be attained through their eff
| forts.
| A short cessation was again held fol
lowing Mr.. Martins sermon and the
remainder of the afternoon session
was devoted to the interests of the
Women's Home Missionary society an
niyersary.
Report Shows Growth.
Mrs. L. G.: Murphy of Keokuk, pres
ident of the Women's Home Mission
airy society of the Iowa conference
presided at the closing session. She
first called upon Mrs. Naomi Day o.
Bloomfield, corresponding secretary o.
the society to read her annual report
The paper dealt with the general work
of the order for the year and showed
a very satisfactory state of affairs
and also gratifying growth in al
branches Of the work. Miss Mabe
Guam Hilbish. principal Of the Des
Moines Bible Training school was
then introduced and held the audience
enthralled throughout the remainder
of the afternoon.
Miss Hilbish, while still youns
woman, has had thirteen years exper
fence in home missionary work ant
showed herself we'll qualified to trea
the subject In it's largest sense. Pos
sessed of a splendid voice and deliv
cry Miss Hilbish held the closest at
tention of her hearers.
EuIoeizes Iowa.
Miss Hilbish captivated her hearers
at the very start by paying a glowing
tribute to Iowa She stated that sh
had spent thirteen years in her work
had been in every state In the uniol
and also in Mexico and after having
travelled for this period was gratifie'
to find that she could adopt Iowa TO
her home. The speaker had an ARA.
Of statistics at her command and sum
med them up by declaring that low;
alone had crops showing total expor
of $380,500,000 the past year.
The women of Iowa furnished Mis-
Hilbish theme upon which she talk
ed at great length. Then enlargina
she spoke of all women in genera
paying them many glowing tributes.
In speaking of her work along tn
frontier and isolated mountain region
of the United states, Miss Hilbis
moved her hearers to tears with he
tales of hardships and privations eI