Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-18
all had their small inceptions and be-

all had their small inceptions and be-
ginnings.
Rev. ]. A. Mattson, the third speak
er, spoke in more serious strain.
giving parents and members of the
church some wholesome advice in re-
gard to how they should assist the
Sunday school teacher and worker.
Rev. A. Norrbom of Sioux City. a
former president of the conference,
closed with a few splendid remarks
on the use of the Bible at home and
in the Sunday school. Rev. Norrbom
is an interesting speaker and has a
way of saying things that will strike
! home.
During the program sextette of
pupils sang well received selection
and a children's chorus of 25 voices
rendered 1.-THE Lord is My Shepherd"
by Koschet. The Sunday school in the
future may organize children's cho
rus of 100 voices. 1t is being talked
of. as the Sunday school has num-
Der of excellent voices.
Closing Meeting.
The closing meeting of the conven-
|
The presidents of the five districts
which comprise the program, spoke
| in turn. The Algona district was rep
resented by Rev. c. E. Olson OF Al
bert City; the Sioux City district by
Rev. c. A. landau of Harcourt; the
Des Moines district by S. H. Newman
of Burnside; the Stanton district by
Rev. G.. A. Randolph of Stanton and
the Burlington district by Rev. G. j..
/ Sodergren, D. D., of Burlington.
I Following the district presidents,
the newly elected president of the
conference Rev. Joseph A. Anderson
of Boone, Iowa. followed with fare
we'll greetings to the congregation and
the city which had entertained
the conference He spoke with feeling
of the fraternity, love, unselfishness,
that had characterized the delibera-
lions of the convention. He had espec-
tally had reason to be proud Of the
showing the conference had made
!, during the past year in the support of
conference and synodical institutions
', and for the liberal support that had
:" been given ali forms of charity work
, I"Our success" he said. "has been our
" u.
, the work we have DONE, but to the
sill greater work of the future that
; yet lies undone' He closed with
). words of thanks and appreciation Of
: the hospitality that had been shown
: by the members of the congregation
and the good people of the city. I'll
there was no place like home" he
said, I'VE would liked to have enjoyed
al; Oft
!, Rev. A. Gunberg, the pastor of the
:. local church replied to the words o.
y the president in behalf of his church
8 and thanked the conference for the
!, opportunity they had had In entertain
!. ing the delegates and for the spiritua
v uplift the whole congregation had re
ceived by entertaining such earnes
q and consecrated men as had compris
v ed the convention.
9 The convention was then CLOSED
q with beautiful, impressive liturgica
service
!. This convention goes down in tn
history of the Swedish Lutherans il
n Iowa as one of the most successful
ever held in the state.
l. Notes From the Convention.
At Saturdays business session tn
c. convention voted $4,000 for ney
l. building at the home for the aged q
IS Madrid
All told. II business sessions an
a. public meetings have been held. Ou
a side of the regular business session
the meetings have been attended b
% audiences ranging from 400 to LOO
people. 1t is estimated that all told
- about 5000 persons have attende
. the various meetings.
:. In closing the last business sessio
n. the Ottumwa Daily Courier was give
n unanimous vote of thanks for th
,e liberal space it had given to the col
ference since its opening last Tue
n day
n The Women's Home and Foreig
lie Missionary Society held it's annu;
business meeting Saturday afternoo
at $3.50 o'clock in the Sunday scho
=. room. Every seat was taken. An int
= esting program was rendered of Sc
-, eral addresses and musical selection
-, There were brief addresses by Re
81 o. A. Elmquist of Charlton, Re
~ ~ Theo Ekbald of Rock Islar
- and Miss Alma Clay of Charito
= Revs. F. V. Hanson of Red Oak al
S. G. Segerhammer of st. Louis re
II dered two baritone solos and Mi
q Alma Clay and Mrs. F. V. Hanson {
n appropriate duet.
"a Mrs. F. V. Hanson of Red Oak pr
III sided.
"a The officers elected for the ne
Ri year are: President = Mrs. F. V. Ha
VI son (re-elected) Red Oak; Vice pre-
n ident Mrs. j. A. landau, Red Ga
n secretary, Mrs A. E. Mcneil of n
"a Pleasant and treasurer Miss Emr
"a Anderson of Ottumwa.
Fl The next annual melting will
b held at Burlington next February
81 conjunction with the meeting of t
"a Iowa conference