Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-14
LOCAL MINISTERS
ON PROGRAM
PASTORS OF OTTUMWA CONGRE.
GATIONAL CHURCHES ATTEND
CONFERENCES.

Mt, Pleasant. Feb. 1.-THE two great
days of the congregational conference
upon evangelism, was opened in this
city Tuesday afternoon. Similar con-
ferences are being held by the Congre-
gational churches all over the United
States. Four other conferences are
being held in the state of Iowa. The
meetings are being held in me magnl-
fcent new Congregational church on
East Washington street. The attend
ance at both the session of yesterday
and today was unusually large, and the
very greatest interest is being mani
tested in the work The conference
was opened by the Rev. Naboth Osborn
of Burlington. Rev Wayne l.. Waters
of Iowa City, delivered the opening ad-
dress upon the topic of the spiritual
Fitness For Winning Men to Christ
One of the best numbers on the pro-
gram was forceful address by the
Rev. William Spiker Of OttumWa, VINO
chose for his subject The Unreached
Multitude About U.s.
The afternoon session was closed Dy
an address by the Rev. 0. G. Mlssa-
more of Salem, on the "Simplicity OF
the Task and the Message At $50
the ladies of the church served de-
lightful dinner In the pariors OF the
church, in honor of the visitors.
The conference was reopened at
7:30. Rev. A. G. Graves of Muscatlne
preached a powerful and telling SER
mon on Reaching the People,
The meeting of the Denmark asso-
citation of Congregational churches be-
gan Wednesday. A greater part OF the
morning was occupied by the business
session. The reports of the delegates
who mad attended the tri-ennial meet
ing of Congregational churches, held
in Kansas City last October, were
heard and approved At / o'clock the
sermon of the morning was preached
by Rev. Skyles.
The afternoon session opened at
100, with devOtiOnals in charge or
Rev. Hyatt of Odds. Following this
there was a symposium on the church
as an inspirational or working factor,
in the community. This was conduct
ed by the Rev. Malcolm Dana of Of
tumWa. Rev. Dana took the stand
point that the church was material
red blooded working factor in the
He argued that the
church should exert a salient and
guiding influence over all the great
factors and the many complexities of
modern life. He advocates that the
church should control all amusement
places, such as pool and dance halls,
and urged that they would not only be
cleansed in themselves but that the
mere presence of the church would
call to mind immoral conditions that
are otherwise overlooked. Rev. Dana
made very eloquent plea for the
young man of today, and urged that II
he were to be saved that the church
must don the battle armOr, and march
ing in the front rank, help to eliminate
all the stumbling blocks of immortality
that might be in his footsteps Rev.
Dana's whole plea was for church
that was not afraid to injure its pres
tige by mixing with the material things
of life The other side of the question,
that the church should be considered
merely as an inspirat ional factor was
also discussed at great length.
The hour given to the wOmen's mis-
sionary work followed the symposium.
Mrs F. l.. Root of Ottumwa, state
worker, was in charge and addressed
the meeting upon the topic the Cock
Fit of ASIA Mrs. Root outlined in a
graphic and vivid manner the condi-
tons in western Asia, where the hand
of war and pestilence has continuous
ly dragged down all the efforts that a
civilization of centuries has attempted
to build up.
The conference was closed last ev-
ening by an address by the Rev. Ma
both nchnrp IF Pnrlin pfOn