Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-07
BIG NJ. {. MEETING
OPENS TOMORROW
oTTuMWA MINISTER'S TO BE Ac.
TIVE IN METHODIST CONFER
ENcEs AT WINFIELD.
SHOOK on BOARD
South ottumwa Minister VIII Help
Examine Applicants-Rev. jeffrey
and Rev. Pool to be In At
tendance.

The handsome new Methodist E,pis-
copal edifice at Winfield will beginning
tomorrow morning house the members
of the Iowa conference of the church
in their annual meeting. Ottumwa
Methodists are vitality interested in the
proceedings as all the local ministers
of that faith are identified more or
less actively with the conference
transactions. Rev. 2. J. Shook of the
Willard Street church left this morn
ing for Winfield as he will act with
the board of examiners of the confer
ence at the session tomorrow. Rever-
9nds T. w. Jeffrey and John w. Pool
will follow Mr.. Shook this evening.
The complete program for the confer
ence follows:
Tuesday, September 7th.
MORNING
a:00-Conference examination.
EVENING.
6:45-Street preaching.
100 Anniversary of Epworth
Lea que Rev. M. E. Reusch. presiding.
Wednesday, September 9th.
MORNING.
:00--Conference organization.
9:30-Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per.
0:so-Memorial service. Rev. w. S.
Gardner, presiding.
AFTERNOON.
s0-Address. Building Better
School, Rev. Edgar Blake, D. D.
6:45-Street preaching.
7:30-Anniversary of Board of For
eign Missions, Rev. ]. F. Robertson,
presiding.
Address-Rev J. B. Trimble, D. D.
S:30-Anniversary of Board of Sun
day schools. Rev. w. P. Stoddard, D.
D., presiding.
Address-Rev. Edgar Blake; D. D.
Thursday. September 9th.
MORNING.
Conference Session.
S:30-Morning half hour, "Evangel-
ism in the Sunday school" Rev. Edgar
Blake, D. D.
AFTERNOON.
2;3O-Anniversary of Methodist
Brotherhood. Rev. Elias Handy, pre-
siding.
Address Hon. w. L. Roach.
3:30-Anniversary of Womans For
eign Missionary society, Mrs. Ella
Pichereau presiding.
Addresses-Mrs. oner S. Dow and
Miss Alta Newly.
EVENING.
6:45-Street preaching.
S:00-Lecture, "The Original Idiot
Rev. Charles Bayard Mitchell. D. ID.
Friday, September 10th.
MORNING.
Conference Session.
8:00-Morning half hour.
circumference business.
AFTERNOON.
2:30-Anniversary of Board of Con-
ference Claimants, Rev. ]. C. Kendricll,
presiding
II n
:30--Anniversary Of Womens Home
Missionary society. Mrs. L. G. Murphy,
presiding.
Address-M Mabel Qualm Hilbish.
$50 Iowa Wesleyan banquet.
EVENING.
6:45-Street preaching.
:30-Anniversary of Board Of Edu-
cation. Hon. Gardner Cowles, presd-
ing.
Addresses-Rev. Thomas Nicholson,
LII. D. and Hon. w. L. Roach.
Saturday, September nth.
MORNING.
Conference Session
:3o-Morning half hour, Rev. c. M,
Stusrt, Lift. D.
9:00-Conference business.
EVENING.
6:45-Street preaching.
7:S0-Anniversary of Board Of Home
Missions and Church Extension. Rev.
J. w. Pool, presiding.
Address--Rev. George Elliott, D. d.
Sunday, September 18th.
MORNING.
8: O0-Conference love feast, Rev. l.
o. Kemble D. D.
n:S0-Conference sermon, Bishop
Henry Spellmeyer. DID. LID.
AFTERNOON.
Standardization Of deacons and cid :
ers.
Conservation of deaconesses.
EVENING
7S0-Anniversary of Temperance
Address-Rev. w. c. Barber.
S:30-Anniversary of Freedman
Aid society, Rev. w. L. Clapp, presid-
ing.
Address-Rev. P. ]. Maveety, DID.
Monday, September 18th.
MORNING.
Conference Session
S:00-Morning half hour.
9:00-Conference business.
AFTERNOONS
:00-Anniversary of Board of Con-
ference Claimants. Rev. ]. c. Kendrick,
presiding.
Address-Rev. j. B. Hingley. DID.
800 Anniversary of Woman's
Home Missionary society, Mrs. L. G.
Murphy. presiding.
Address-Mrs. Mabel Qualm, Hilbish
5:30-Iowa Wesleyan banquet.