Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-05
NOTED SPEAKERS
DURING SESSION
AFTERNOON PROGRAM AT THE
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WELL ATTENDED,
VARIED S " B JE CTS
Church Workers, Len and Womer
TaIkto Conference on Work of
Their Respective Stations
-Foreign Missions.

From Fridays Daily.
The sessions of the Iowa Methodist
Episcopal conference that began in
Ottumwa Tuesday ere continuing with
renewed vigor and the numerous
churchmen are working day and night
to handle the great work before them
IL. the annual conference. Several
splendid addresses wee heard In the
session yesterday afternoon and the
day closed witha masterful talk on
the foreign missions by DR.. F. II,
Sheets of Chicago, field secretary of
the foreign mission board. These SEES.
sions are being attended by large
ans appreciaEve audience each day.
DR.. Sheets Talks.
Tho circus and other attractions in
The city last night seemed to produce
its effect on the attendance Of lay
members at the conference evening
session. The service did not begin
until nearly $3.50 o'clock, when Miss
Swift of Bloomfield rendered a sacred
solo accompanied by Mrs. John Ell
maker, who presided at the pipe or
gan. Following this the congregation
arose and sang hymn No. $40, which
Immediately preceded the address CT
DR.. F. H. Sheets. field secretary Of
| foreign missions.
Rev. Sheets through his long con-
nection with the foreign missions is
one of the best informed men Oh this
subject in the country. He readily
showed in his address, which in a
great measure was plea for his pc.
cause, to what extent he has given
himself to the work of evangelizing
and his sincerity was strong argu-
ment in support of his plea. God
yearns for the evangelism Of the en-.
tire world" said the speaker "He
| lage, state or nation, but to all who
| light AS he warmed to his subject.
DR.. Sheets told Of the numerous in
stances in the scriptures wherein
the command to go forth and evan
gelize is given. He recalled the pic
ture Of the angel choirs ut the crib
in Bethlehem when Christ was born,
telling of their prophecy that the Saw.
ior would be a message of good will
| to all men.
Marching Orders.
MANY Of the brethren In our grand
old church do not believe in foreign
missions" but they must realize it's
import If they have in mind the teach
ings of the Christ. What clearer mes
sage do men want than the very
marching orders Christ himself issued
when he said, All power is given me
in heaven and earth, go ye therefore
and teach all nations, baptizing them
In the name of the Father, and of the
Son and Of the Holy Ghost, and re-
member I am with you unto the end
of time" DR.. Sheets emphasized the
point wherein Christ said all nations,
saying, Brethren these are our
marching orders and are plain If we
will but see they way"
Message for All.
The speaker impressed upon his
hearers the import Of reaching those
untold millions without light and
apprising them of the word of Him who
came upon earth that sinners might
be brought back, and that those crop,
ing in darkness might have the light
!. He said that the God who gave his
message to the Methodist meant that
message for all mankind, that God
yearned for the evangelization Of the
whole world. Gods message Is
meant for all men and in the words
of the learned speaker his hearecs
were told that they should do theil
part.
"This is not matter for our per
sonal opinions nor a question that we
should dispute, but clear and plain or
ders from the great General whose
teachings are for all mankind and
who commands that we carry on this
work. eff we are followers of the
Christ" continued the speaker, eve
must do our part Of this evangelizing
1t may cost us small sacrifice and
self denial but as we would follow
him who said, If you will be saved
take up the cross, deny yourself and
follow me-" He told how the great
shepherd wishes his followers to be
the under shepherds and go out into
the mountains to help gather into the
fold the untold millions without.
World the Congregation.
AS a means of assisting the mis-
sions DR.. Sheets urged first Jealous