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

dured by the hardy class of ministers
and their wives who consecrate their
lives to this work
1T would make the hardest of you
weep to see that such sufferings real
ly do exist right now in your own
country" she went on. "They live in
sod houses, in dug outs, in novels:
many of them receive but meagre sal
aries and must squeeze living out
of the soil to exc out their existence.
oh, you ministers of the Cities I be-
seech you to appreciate the ministers
and their wives on the frontiers.''
The Power of Love.
She spoke at length of the wonder
full executive power of love, especial
ly women's love; giving scene after
scene which she had witnessed in jails
and courtrooms as a proof of the love
of mothers and wives.
Miss Hilbish then turned to the sub
ject of the foreigners in the United
States, showing how much good could
be accomplished by the women of the
! country among the Chinese in Chi
cago if sufficient interest could only
be aroused. She told Of the wonderful
| possibilities for work in the south
among the negroes. In Florida among
the poorer whites, on the reservations
among the Indians and even in the
large cities among the slums.
Much feeling was aroused by heI
recitation of incidents she witnessed
while being among the Mormons in
Utah and moved the audience to Wig.
orous applause by stating in heated
tones, that any man that casts a
vote for a Mormon to take a seat in
the senate has slapped every Ameri-
can woman in the face
In closing Miss Hilbish spoke of the
excellent facilities of the Des Moines
training school for preparing girls for
just such work as is needed in the
United States today and entreated
parents to give their daughters for
the work, if only for year.
Conference Notes.
A noticeable feature of the conference
this year is the special vocal music
which has been rendered at the vari-
Gus sessions. Miss Mary Fitzsimmons
of Wapello has been in attendance at
the conference and has pleased the
members by a number of vocal solos.
Her voice is pleasing soprano and is
admirably suited for her chosen work
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. A. w.
Slaught favored the meeting with a
vocal solo also.
Rev. John Potter of Newton is in at
tendance at the conference.
DR.. E. A. Schell, president of the
Iowa Wesleyan university is guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Work, $50
North Court street, during the confer
ence.
Instructs Young Preacher.
In response to the call Of the bis
hop, the undergraduates at the con-
ference gathered in the First Congre-
gational church at 4:90 yesterday
afternoon. Bishop Quayle talked to
the young preachers for an hour, in
structing them on several points of
interest in the .:ves of the young
minister. The lecture touched upon
etiquette and the general conduct Of
one following the vocation. During
the meeting many questions Of church
politics were asked of and answered
by the bishop.
Conference Notes.
Rev. H. H. Fairall, D. D., of Iowa
City, is attending the conference for
the third time in Ottumwa, having been
here on similar mission thirteen and
twenty years ago. Mr. Fairall is
editor Of the ''Iowa Methodist" and a
prominent man in the conference.