Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-03
FORMAL OPENING
OF conference:
IOWA METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH BEGINS SESSIONS IN
OTTUMWA TODAY.
From Wednesday's Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
A stirring sermon opening the
conference, by Bishop w. A.
Quayle, and the administration
of the Sacrament Of the Lords
Supper to ministers, were che
features Of the morning session
of the conference. This afternoon
Rev. E. T. Hagerman, D. D., Of
Des Moines, is delivering an ad-
dress on Temperance follow
ing which Rev u B. Smith will
give an educational address. To
nights session will be featured
with an address by Rev. E. A.
Schell. D. D., Of Iowa Wesleyan
university of Mt. Pleasant.
The annual Iowa conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church opened in
the First NJ e. church this morning
with devotional service at 8 o'clock.
The service was In charge of Bishop
Quayle who preached to the assembly
and outlined the work Of the confer
ence. He reviewed his career in the
ministry from the beginning as
preacher in overalls, with blue shirt
and cloth suspenders, but filed with
zeal for the word Of God.
''They told me they saw In me
signs of call to the work of the
Lords vineyard. / told them it was
freckles they saw. They said was
an exhorter, l told them could not
exhort a door knob, but they exhorted
me and loved me. l loved and still
love them and l am here as you see
me just plain Quayle the farmer. The
harvest l seek is harvest of souls to
fill up heaven l would not trade
places with an angel, brothers. OF
course have never been asked to do
so yet, but l know that angels would
like to trade places with us brothers
We are Gods hired help and he pays
us for our labors which are really
fun if you like them and work hard
Don't waste the time tanning on the
front stoop, but get busy and work
in the fields SO fast that you will not
have time to wipe the sweat from
your brow.
Talk Less, Work More.
'I don't say it is not hard carrying
the cross, but it is great fun to carry
the cross and be a real Christian
when you give your life to it. 1t is
by talking less of the difficulty Of
work that makes work the less diff
cult. Don't bore your wife with youl
troubles and hard work, that may
seem to you not as encouraging as
you would wish it. 1t may make hel
cry when she should be buoyed up
You could find relief from YOU
troubles by working harder and no
taking time to think Of them"
In mentioning salaries, the speaker
said that salaries should not be the
object of the minister.
Bigger salary really but bigger ex
pense," he said. II have had various
kinds of. salaries and am still almos
bankrupt. Salaries are always ex
hausted by the end Of the year ant
the best way to figure salary is JUS
to make the ends meet and have as
few ends as possible
Organize Conference.
Following the sermon, the bishop
offered prayer that the blessing O.
God attend the working of the con
ference. Calling the conference tt
order Bishop Quayle ordered the ar
rangement of the room for the con
venience of the session and immed
lately called for the first order O
business, the organization of the con
| ference
The roll call of the conference wa:
then made by Secretary ]. W. Pot
| ter of Muscatine
| Elect Officers.
On motion of T. ]. Myers Of Bur
lington, the following officers were
selected by the conferences: j. W
Potter, secretary; George Blagg o
Mt. Sterling, statistical secretary; I
S. Pool Of Fairfield, treasurer.
| Rev. Lloyd Tenant was put L
charge of the postoffice of the confer
ence; w. N. Pace solicitor for re
view
The announcement was made b
Treasurer Thomas Pool that report
would be received in the basemen
from / until p. m.
Rev. Myers of Burlington intro
duced a measure before the COME
ence that the program committee
5 the church arrange with the chat
man Of the various societies that the
be not allowed to take up collection
, during the sessions Of the COME
, ence. This caused considerable di
cussion during which G. L. Staffor
moved the matter be referred to cor
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