Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-14

SfSlittS.
Carnegie agreed to give $4,000 ,s
soon as $4,000 had been raised. When
this 100000 fund Is secured efforts
will be made to raise the balance of
the fund.
The !. w. U. Banquet.
The Iowa Wesleyan banquet was an
unusually successful affair. Among
tives of every class from $50 to '0s.
Or, schell presided as toastmester.
Toasts were responded to by Bishop
Spellmeyer and Revs. A. l.. Long
necker, G. A. Pate, Thomas B. Nichol-
son and j. r. Hanley. 1t was at the
educational rally following this ban.
Quet that DR.. Schell made his report
as to the endowment.
New Members Admitted.
The feature of Saturdays SEES.
sion, aside from the contest over the
next meeting place. was the receiving
into full membership Of the following
class: Reys. Oscar j. Fix, John e.
Evans, James Priestley, Charles e.
Petit, Noel A. circuit Charles Myers
and Harry F. Bonn, formerly pastor
of the Congregational church at Iite-
man.
In addition to these the following
new members were admitted to the
conference on trial: Revs. w. q.
Overture from the Baptist church; C..
N. Hughett, from the Evangelical
church; w. J. Fowler, a graduate Of
l. w. u, and Albert w. Gray Of Of
tumwa.
The contest for the honor of secur-
ing the next conference was spirited.
There were four contestants. Center
vile, Knoxville, Pella and Bloomfield
Pella was represented by the Rev. Mr..
Monkman and John Wormhoudt Of OF
| tumwa. Centervilles claims were
presented by the Rev Mr.. Purdue and
| ]. M. Beck. The Rev. c. A. Pate
spoke for Knoxville. Bloomfield with
drew in favor Of Centerville, but the
eloquent appeal made by the Pella
speakers was too much for their OPP
ponents and the convention voted as
follows to held the next conference
there: Pella, II; Certerville, 81;
Knoxville, 9.
A Touching Feature.
One OF the touching fee lures Of the
conference was wI,en Rev. w. G. Will
son formerly of Cjttumwa, asked for
and was granted superannuate re-
| lation. DR.. Wilson in a few pathetic
| words said that he was born January
| IL, 1912; was the fifth in his fathers
| family and came with his parents to
Iowa in 1874. When only eleven years
Of age he saw his father murdered and
| a brother badly wounded from which
! hn ;aI &rxy1 lat I,,F Fat ,a- faI
while praying for his murderer. This
encouraged the spirit of revenge. but
in his eighteenth year he felt that God
was calling him. This was New Years
J eve 1850; the next day, January, 1861,
! he united with the church only after
Ia long struggle. and, while hearing
Home" did the light come.
1 Felt Called Early.
! Early in his life he felt that he was
called To preach. Within a year after
his joining the church he had enlisted
at the call of the nation for volunteers.
He said that the greatest honor he
ever had was when the members of his
own company in the country's service
| elected him as their first lieutenant
| On his return home within ten days
! he started for college.
He received Abba circuit in 1870
South Burlington in 1871, Grinnell in
1872. Brooklyn in 1874. Theological
seminary in 1875, Abba in 1878, ottum
wa district in 1880, Keo,Suls Chatham
Square) in 1884, Muscatine in 1885
Ottumwa (First church) in 1891, Os-
kaloosa district in 1895, Mt. Pleasant
| in 1902, Hedrick in 1905. Then he re-
tired after thfrty-nine years of work.
Question OF Ordination.
/ When the question was called. WHO
have been elected and ordained cid
. ~ L = A p,
| H Lewis, E. A. Bentinzinger H. e
Butler and NJ. B. Cox were passed II
their studies and elected to elder or
ders. These have completed the confer
ence course of study.
F.. w. Munster. o. e. Mcbride, w. ]
Scott, w. A. Smith and r. j. Ffshe
We're passed in their studies Of tn
of the fourth year.
E. J. Starr, w. ]. Handy and H. NJ
Strong We're continued in the studio
of the second year and IT. G. Druse
Il. Z. Pfoutz. D. W. Witham, I. ]. Pet
tit, F. A. Smith, ]. Fl. Krenmeyer w. j
Hamilton and r. v. Pike were passe'
in the studies of the first year and as
, signed to the studies of the secon'
year
L. B. Jones, a missionary to India
was continued in the studies Of tn
third year, as was also E. A. Brintor
a missionary to South America.
}, Sundays Program.
The program for Sunday follows:
, MORNING.
II 9:00--Conference Love Feast
.......... Rev ]. O. Kemble, d.
, 10: circumference Sermon.
Bishop Henry Spellmeyer, D. ID
, LII. d.
AFTERNOON.
3:00-Ordination of Deacons ant
Elders.
Conservation. of deaconesses..
!, EVENING.
7:30--Anniversary Of Temper
ence Society. Rev. G. S. Cooper
presiding.
Address-Rev w. c. Barber.
8: 3O-Anniversary of Freedman
Aid society, Rev. w. ~. Clapp, pre-
siding.
Address-Rev. P. j. Maveety, D. D.
!, Sunday services at Winfield Pres
{; byterian church, Morning-Rev. T. y
!; jeffrey, D. D. Evening-W. II. Perdev
q United Presbyterian church: Morn
' ing-Eugene Allen, d. D. Evening"
1 n. Pace.
The Preachers Wives associatio
: will meet at the Presbyterian churcl