Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-27
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chart work the banner was given to the
Knox Presbyterian church at Sioux
City.
An excellent street meeting was
held Thursday evening in the city park
near the court house. The exercises
were in charge of Rev. G. A. Montonus
Of the East End Presbyterian church,
| Ottumwa, and large chorus under the
direction of Mr.. Hackleman sang. Al
] ter the adjournment to the church the
regular services for the evening were
taken up with the devotionals in charge
! of Arthur Whitney of Des Moines and
special music furnished by Des MONIES
| Christian Endeavor Union. Inc al
dress for evening was given by Rev.
William Hardcastle Of Iowa Fails, the
president of the state union.
| The service was in the nature a
decision and conservation meeting and
the speaker directed his thought along
these lines. He said in part: From
vacancy the home of man is built.
Just think of the old time world; once
it was without beauty, without organ
ization and all was vacant. There are
coming at this time people whose age
is immortality. God works by grad
|! ual process and to know this you must
F! learn the true value of effort for there
is the path for all the well doing and
the well being. The truths OF God are
linked with light and they are well
worth our most careful search. We
close our eyes to the highest purpose
in life if we fail to search salvation S
beauties. Light is pure. 1t neither 49,
nor can be mixed or polluted. water
in a spring can be pure but man
hand can soil it too. But not so Win
the true light of Gods own truth ana
gospel. Everyone who has nope III
Jesus Christ purities himself even as
he himself is pure. That hope IS
brightest which glitters free from
gloom; that day which knows no
clouds; that prospect when renects
,, unnumbered rays Jesus shines Win all
splendor; that day is brightest when
Lord is nearest; that page Of history IS
brightest that tells the most apout
Jesus and that home is the brlghest
where God reigns supreme. When the
church gets to be the kind OF churcn
that the Lord wants it to be then we
can do the work that he wants us TO
do. Get the light that shines out from
the face of Christ and burn that
thought into your heart with living
Deeds"
Is it Running?
One of the features of Thursdays
session was the rather unique aooress
on. sis It Running" by Warden ). y.
Sanders of the Fort Madison penlten-
tiary, The novelty Of the subject III,
spired the audience to great interest,"
and the interesting personality OF tne
speaker added force and magnetism to
the address. He illustrated his Ideas
by story of owning watch and ASK
ing the question, els 1t Running" The
utter lack of usefulness OF the time
niece if it was not running, was en-
phasized. The speaker then orougnt
ont the same idea in connection win
the every day living of human beings.
Their ideas and inspirations OF unset
fshness. devotion of service to Fellow
men and love for the Christ and MS
work might be in their full possession
hat were of absolutely no use to them
if they were not kept going.
Thursday afternoons meeting was
opened by short praise service IN
charge of Mr.. Hackleman and the de-
yot1onals were handled by Rev. }. A.
Waddell. the state treasurer. Kew. w.
- Ensign of Hopkington, gave
snlendid address on, Christian En-
deavor Survey" He was followed by
Rev. R. R. Newly of Des Moines, who
smoke on. "The Bible Missionary
Rook." Rev. Fred Riggs of Morley,
told of the Christian Endeavor as
Dictionary enterprise. At $3.50 the
conference work was taken up ana
this was handled by several dinereht
members. The junior work was III
charge of Mrs. E. L. Condor, state
iunior superintendent; the informed
late by Miss Jessie Lea, the prison
work by Miss Belle Powers and the
missionary by Rev. Mr.. Ensign.
Adopt Resolutions.
The resolutions as adopted by the
delegates follow:
Owing to the interest and attention
given to temperance and moral reform
we recommend that for the further.
ance of good citizenship in Iowa, that
a good citizenship department be or
ganized.
That each society have good citi-
zenship committee.
That each society place in it's prayer
meeting a poster bearing this mot
to, "A saloonless nation by 1920.
That this department center its ef-
forts for the coming year on making
this a saloonless nation by 1920.
That we as Christian Endeavorers
Of Iowa urge the state legislature to
pass a law prohibiting capital punish
ment.
Resolved that we extend vote OF
thanks to the press of the city for the
excellent reports of the convention.
Resolved that we extend to the city
our thanks for it's kind welcome.
Resolved that we extend a vote OF
thanks to the county sheriff for his
kindness and treatment while visiting
the county jail.
Resolved further that we extend a.
vote of thanks to the people of Ottum-
wa for the manner in which they open
ed up their homes for entertainment.
So as we go from this convention
may we leave with these people some
thing that may be lasting. good to them