Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-24
|OWANS WANT
WASHINGTON
IN DRY RANKS
DELEGATES TO SUNDAY SCHOOL
RESOLUTION INTRODUCE REso-
LUTON ASKING CONGRESS 70
TAKE ACTION.
Washington Bureau Of
The Ottumwa Courier,

The Ottumwa Courier,
Washington May %.
The Iowa delegates to the world
Sunday school convention today
adopted a resolution petitioning con-
gress to abolish the liquor business In
the city Of Washington and the Dis.
trict Of Columbia. Later the state
secretary, Rev. Mr.. Fitch, presented
the resolution to the convention and
1t will be adopted. w. r. Orchard OF
Glidden is the author of tho resolu.
tion. J. C. Welliver,
Washington, D. C., May "a
Churches in every cline echoed the
precepts Of the Worlds Sunday School
association, which is holding its sixth
convention at washington, by the OBJ
servance through common form Of
service Of the worlds Sunday school
day"
In this city, the scene of the con.
vention, services were conducted In all
of the Protestant churches. The devo.
morning, when, In many Of the
Supper was observed.
mittee of the convention visited every
Sunday school; there were missionary
rallies for boys and girls in the after
noon and in the evening missionary
meetings In more than a hundred
churches were addressed by foreign
missionaries fresh from the field.
Notables Made Life Members.
President and Mrs. Taft. Colonel
Roosevelt, King George Of England.
President Diaz of Mexico and William
Jennings Bryan wereT made life mem
bers oe the Wol! g. Sunday 1, ch0olr ST.
sociation.
For each OF those SO honored $1,000
had to be subscribed, and IN the case
Of Colonel Roosevelt. the chairman OF
the convention, by popular dema1fS,
limited subscriptions to 81.
A delegate from Canada started the
enthusiasm.
81 nominate William H. Taft for a
life membership and Canada pledges
500 towards It," he shouted. A roar
Of approval went up. The remaining
$500 was subscribed In fash. Mrs.
Taft's name was then proposed and
her $1,000 Initiation fee" promptly
made up.
A delegate from South Carolina pro-
posed King George, and there was q
race to subscribe, and Toronto only
managed to get In tenth place with its
hundred dollars, SO quick We're the re-
sponses.
Roosevelt Names Bring Storm.
Then man shouted: II nominate
Theodore Roosevelt"
The effect was almost magical. Men
hoped on chairs, shouting. women
rose and franticaIly waved handker-
chiefs. It looked like the Republican
national convention scene when Col.
Roosevelt was nominated for presi-
dent.
The chairman withheld the nomina-
tion at that moment, but with diff
Guilty. He confessed that he Intended
to hold the name of Roosevelt until
the last, to keep up enthusiasm in sub
scriptions. In the meanwhile the
name Of President Diaz was proposed
and the necessary $1,000 was sub
scribed.
The chair then held the subscription
for Col. Roosevelt to be in order and
limited amounts to 81 each. Men with
hats and baskets went down the aisles
6Ilu T0IuIuSO WALL IAo oSeSCh VI bSAaAh
notes before the hall had been half
covered.
Bryan Nominated by Youth.
A youthful orator got the attention
Of the chair.
II want to put In nomination a
matchless man Of the people" he
cried: zone who has done much for
the upiift and is continuing to do SO.
I want to nominate William Jennings
Bryan Of Nebraska."
The applause had not died down be-
fore voice shouted. Nebraska sub
scribes the first hundred" The re-
manning nine hundred were pledged In
jiffy.
The nomination Of persons Of lesa
public renown continued until $6500O
had been pledged TOR mission work.
Just after the convention adjourned
until Monday, the choir OF 600. accom-
panied by probably 1000 or more deli
eagtes, marched to the capitol
grounds. The choir ranged along on
the steps and the plaza was nearly
filed, while q praise service was held
In the open air. Many employees Of
the building stopped their work to go
out and Join in the singing Of hymns.
but there were few senators or rep'
resentatives there.
Tomorrow will be worlds Sunday
school day It viii be observed in
every Sunday school In the Sunday
school union.
Wheat Prices Driven Down.
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