Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-08

work Of Des Moines. His subject was
the -Four Square Fellow" He tool
up the four sides of life, the intellect
ual, the social, the religious and the
physical. In explaining each side Mr.
! Paulsen said that, a boy who devotes
his life to one of these sides and
doesn't take any active part in the
other sides is not developing his life
like he should.
In citing different examples in life
where the boy or man who had devot-
ed all his time to the one side, the
speaker showed where he had not ad'
vanced as far as the one who had TAX.
en- up all sides. The next speaker OF
the evening was John Mahon who i'm
pressed upon the minds of the boys
the value Of improving their lives
while they were young. He said that
many OF the boys when they reached
certain age in life idled their time
away whereas they should be improv-
ing 1t and ought to be preparing them
selves for their life's work He also
showed the boys where the men who
had lived clean upright life had adj
vanced far above the one who had not
done so. J. A. Petrea, boys secretary
Of the local Y. NJ. c. A. and A. w.
Downs were called upon to make short
talks and each advised the boys to
look after the better side Of life and
to lead good clean upright lives.
Paulsen Delivers Address.
Leonard Paulsen addressed the dele
gates at the First M. E. church yes
terday afternoon on the subject Of
boys work In the church. His dis
course proved most interesting and
caused many men to take a greater
In making the coming men
active in the affairs of the church.
Following Mr. Paulsen, l.. L. Hamlin,
Of Des Moines. expounded an argu-
ment on the "Principle of Missions"
that brought forth considerable dis
cussion on the part of the delegates
Mr.. Hamlin urged greater interest
and more earnest support Of not on
ly foreign missions but home missions.
He showed how this could lie accom-
plished' by interesting the men of the
church In missions. He asserted that
work depends greatly on
he financial end and that money will
oe forthcoming if ministers will place
he facts before their members that |
interest might be aroused. Mr.. Ham
in gave various ways of putting the !
men Of the church to work, giving |
hem something to do in behalf of mis-
'ions that they might take an interest |
through that which they have been
assigned. He stated that many a man
Who is sent out to solicit for mission
Try work will argue with his prospec-
I've subscriber about the great benefit
# foreign missions. Perhaps this sub
criber will put him up against ques-
ion that he cannot answer. Rather than
ose the argument, the solicitor will
% and dig 1t out. He will get the
acts of the case and it is by facts,
hat men become interested in the
Missionary movement. Mr. Hamlin
eclared that if ministers would call
n men Of their congregation to make
talk in behalf of missions and urge
II to subscribe to the fund, these
anne men will soon convince them
elves by their own arguments that
hey ought to help and as a result
hey become interested and give free
?. Mr.. Hamlln also stated that min
sters should not resort to begging in
heir church that he might secure his
alary. "A pastor of a church." said
Q, rs being paid for service render
and he has rendered service or he
ould be kicked out and another min
ter secured. Therefore, the church
indebted to him and should pay him
5 a debtor and not compel him to
SIX for donations"