Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-30
REV. TENANT
Leo DEVOTIONAL
oTTuMWA DISTRICT EPWoRTH
LEAGUE CONVENTION HEAR
GOOD REPORT.

Keosauoua, June 2a.--(Special.)- -
The Ottumwa District Epworth league
convention convened Tuesday a. m,
for day of earnest work, thought
and study Rev. Lloyd Tenant 81
Cantril led devotional service ana
this was full Of inspiration and en-
thusiasm.
At 9 O'Clock business ssion was
held with the district president, Harry
~. Henness in the chair. Rev. e. A.
Field of Mystic president of the dis
continued Keokuk district was given
chance to report the work of his dis
trict. Many Of the local leagues seem
to have the impression that they are
not obligated to meet subscriptions
made to a district organization when
they are afterwards located IN the
boundaries Of come other district or
ganization. Rev. Gardner was called 70
the chair and president Henness ad-
dressed the convention concerning the
negligence OF local officers to answer
THE letters sent them and he told how
the work of the district organization
was hindered by neglect OF the !oral
workers and sometimes by the seem
insly don't care" methods OF the pas
tor.
Mr.. Henness spoke very plain and
race special emphasis upon the ldea
OF promptness in affairs of church as
we'll as a commercial business.
Rev. c. s. Cooper of the Iowa Anti
Saloon league addressed the conVen,
ton on Our Fight With the Bottle.
He said, TT is well put our fight we
the young people of Americas leading
Protestant denomination know 1t is
our fight The people at large and OF
other denominations and people OF no
church affiliations at all know IT Is our
fight The whisky bunch know mighty
we'll it is .ur fight
Mr.. Cooper used map Of Iowa with
eslors Showing h dry ana uet vet ei,, .s1r IN
dry" counties.
The leaguers were told concerning
the way Of securing desired legislation.
A list was given all present when
shows the total number OF saloons IN
the state, the number of saloons pros
ecuted for violation OF the law and the
number of drug stores which lost their
permits. 1t also is shown that large
state live in dry territory. While Mr..
Cooper was speaking the church build
ing was we'll filled and with the dis
trict president leading and by the SIDE
of MI Cooper the leagues held high
their right h: IS and pledged eternal
fight in every legitimate way on the
whole booze business,
Rev. w. >. udTucIl VI h iSnSe.hs
briefly presented tie cause Of the
Keokuk hospital which belongs to the
Woman's Home Missionary society OF
the Methodist church.
A paper on Practical Methods in
Junior League Work." by Miss Emma
Nehre, was read by Miss Ruth Smith
Ottumwa.
In the afternoon Rev c. r. Cor re-
shell Of Eden led song service:
Miss Blanche McTaggart of Knox
VILE read a very delightful paper on
"Wil we Tithe. II so How"
Rev. o. G. Orcptt took up the gen
eral topic of Tithing and after address,
Ing the convention for few minutes
in his very able and sarnest manner ne
led short conservation service OF
tithers. There were nearly so who
promptly responded.
Miss Lydia Pool of Fairfield, sister
OF Rev. J. w. Pool of Ottumwa adj
dressed the convention upon her work
as a missionary In India. This was
very helpful and many resolved to do
more for the great missionary cause
in some way or other.