Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-12-02
THE EFFORTS OF TRoTTER, SILL
LAWAY, ouARTELL AND THE
LOCAL WORKERS MEET WITH A
HEARTY RESPONSE.
ENTIRE AMOUNT
is NOW ASSURED
TWO MONSTER MEETINGS RAISE
$500 WITH THE ASSURANCE
THAT BALANCE WILL BE sE-
CURED IN A SHORT TIME.

AC opSu bOOI fl6SCuG NlSSlOu
work was last night given an impetus
that I'll carry it along for another
year in manner that promises the
best possible results and at the same
time gives many Ottumwans the salts
faction of knowing that they have
participated in great movement for
the good of the unfortunate. In money
the results were Of the most flattering
kind and hearty response greeted
the appeals for aid in the mission
work extended by Melvin Trotter.
father of mission work, and his CO.
workers. Five thousand and three
hundred dollars was raised by actual
cash and subscription that will go far,
not alone toward providing for the
current expenses of the mission dur
ing the year, but better still will prac"
tically complete the payment of the
mortgage Of $4,000 on the building
purchased by the local mission. Two
monster meetings accomplished this
great feat in the missions cause, and
hundreds Of Ottumwans of all shades
of creed and belief participated. The
men who brought about this result
are pioneers in mission work and are
on the road a large part of the time
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a,sions, and they form happy trio Of
Christian workers. They are Melvin
Trotter of Grand Rapids, u. V. Silla-
way of Milwaukee and Peter Quartell,
the Michigan tenor. All of the credit
of this work cannot be justly given
these men however. for working on
the same proposition for long time
have been John Astra and the ladies
of the mission board.
Astra Makes Report.
The meetings at which the money
was raised were held at the First
Methodist church and at the Willard
Street M. E. church in South Ottumwa
Five hundred dollars was raised in the
latter place and $4,000 in the north
side edifice. A crowd of people com
fortably filling the large auditorium
both upper and lower floors, gathered
at the First M. E. church where they
were treated to a story of mission
work and the life Of converted
worker before his conversion. The
meeting opened with singing in which
the entire congregation joined Seated
on the rostrum were U. V. Stillaway,
John Astra and Revs. w. II. Hormel
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the three Presbyterian churches of the
city. At the close of the singing serv-
Ice Superintendent Astra of the Open
Door Rescue Mission. came before the
audience and reported the work of the
mission in the ten months of its
active existence. He reviewed the be-
ginning made in the lower floor of
the Phoenix Trust company's build
rot cfy thn 1r1r
In securing building on Main street.
"You see," said he, "the saloon men
said we were Billy Sunday party and
thank God for that, and the buildings
they did not actually own, they con-
trolled and would not let us get a
place to open our mission in.'' The
use Of the small building of Redman's
on East Main street was told of and
the final purchase of the present home
of the mission. The report for the
ten months is given on the cards that
we're are are still being circulated
among the people for the aid of the
mission and is as follows:
Does Much Good.
Nearly $4,000 people have passed
through our doors.
One hundred ana SeVenty-slX lOdS-
lngs to men.
Thirty lodgings to girls.
Fifty men furnished employment.
Twenty-one women furnished EN-
ployment.
Two hundred and thirty-five people
took stand for Christ.
Two hundred and fifty Testaments
given away,
We have cared for many widows
and children, sick and old people, by
furnishing clothing, food and fuel.
\ On January 81, 1909 our Sunday
school had an attendance of two. Or
November 81, we had an attendance
of 1873. We have clothed over 80 O
our Sunday school children.
Open All Year.
Continuing, Mr.. Astra said:
"There are many homes in Ottumw;
that have had Jesus enter the portal;
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