Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-18

Bruce, the moderator, Elder w. A
Thompson announced that he would
make no address, but would call on
Captain O'Brien of Cedar Rapids, who
has had several years of experience
as Sunday school missionary, to
make the opening remarks.
Captain O'Brien said that he would
confine his remarks to his conception
of the three words of the master,
Look, watch, co." "Ii't up your eyes
and look out over the fields" "Pray
the Lord Of the harvest to send more
workers." and go We into all the
world and preach the gospel"
His talk was largely drawn from his
experience as a sea captain. In part
he said
Every vessel that leaves port has
two men stationed in the lookout, that
little basket at the head of the mast.
There Is always some one on the look
out from the time the ship leaves port
until it reaches port on the other side,
who watches for danger from dere-
licts, rocks and icebergs. Just before
a ship leaves port the captain is given
location of all the derelicts and where
they were last seen. The care with
which this is prepared is almost in
conceivable to the ordinary person.
Every country in the world imme-
diately reports to all other countries
the location in which these derelicts
were last seen and every vessel has a
chart prepared from this data.
Many Derelicts Unsaved.
I'm our country there are 100000
derelicts who have never heard the
name of God except in profanity that
must be rescued or they will go down
to ruin and take others with them, and
the lower they get the more dangerous
they are. The derelicts of the ocean
that are most feared are the ones
floating just below the surface with all
the masts and spars broken off. These
are the ones that strike at the vitals
and send ships to ruin. And so it Is
with the derelicts on land. The lower
they are the more dangerous they are
to boys and girls of our country.
"' Pray the Lord of the harvest that
he send more workers. These human
derelicts can be rescued, as some Of
them are, and worked over until they
are the strongest men and women we
have in the Lords work today.
= II we'll remember the story of the
Kildolan a ship wrecked and aban-
doned as lost by her captain. The first
mate believing her good, called for
few volunteers to follow him and rig
up temporary mast and sails, and
this way she was taken to port under
her own sail. She is now one of the
best boats on the Atlantic, as I we'll
know, because I was her captain when
II left the seas.
these human derelicts can be res
cued and the call, Go, We into all the
world and make disciples of all peo-
ple. is to you who are ordained to
this work and to those who can't go
you can send.
"The Presbyterian church in this
country has now 121 Sunday school
missionaries who have established TO-
654 Sunday schools out of which have
grown 1900 churches since 1887.
II pray you remember these words,
'Look-Pray-Go.'" '.~
The following pastors were received
into the Presbytery: Rev. l.. E. Koenig
from the st. Louis Presbytery, Rev.
Carl Montanus Of Waterloo Presbytery
and Rev. J. G.. Hughes Of Birmingham,
NJ Y. Presbytery. The following were
dismissed: Rev. George Lindsey to the
Cedar Rapids Presbytery and Rev. Lin
coin Hughes to the Waterloo Presby-
terry. The men who serve on commit
tees for the ensuing year per the ap-
pointments already made. are is fol-
lows:
Bills and overtures-Rev. L. V. Nash.
Middletown. Prof. Harry NJ. Gage,
Fairfield and VIM. H. Safer, New Lon
don.
Judicial business-Rev. w. w. Mont
gomery, Fairfield; Rev. A. Cardle, Bur-
lington: Elder I. l.. Longblow, Mt.
Pleasant.
Leave Of absence-Rev. E. w. F. Hol-
Ter, Ottumwa; Elder Frank Hirst, Lib
ertyville. Ea. ..... s-. 49,,
Seasonal records-Jas. Clark, DON
aldson Elder E. H. Lewis, Ottumwa.
Narrative--Rev. w. H. HORNED. OF
tumwa.
Charles w. McClelland, a senior in
Parsons college, was received under
the care of the Presbytery as a candi-
date for the gospel ministry.
The following students of Parsons