Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-06
SPLENDID SERMON
ENDS CONFERENCE
DR.. c. 3. MITCHELL OF CHICAGO
CLOSES OTTUMWA DISTRICT
MEETING.
MORAVIA is CHOSEN
Will be Place Of Next Gathering
Sessions Are Exceptionally Well
Attended-AII But One Min
lister Present.

The Ottumwa district conference OF
J the Methodist church, which has been
in session at the Main Street NJ E.
church for the past three days, came
! to a close Thursday evening with a
sermon by DR.. c. B. Mitchell, pastor
Of the st. James Methodist church at
Chicago.
The conference has been one of the
most successful in the history of the
church. Every minister in the district
with but one exception was present.
The sessions were all we'll attended,
taking into consideration the hot
weather which prevailed during the
three days.
G. E. Dunlevey of Farson, opened
the Thursday afternoon session at 1:3O
o'clock with devotions. Dr.. J. H. Cud-
1ipp, pastor Of the First NJ e. church,
read an interesting paper on THE
Function of the Minister" The meet
ing was then thrown open for short
discussion, led by Rev. J. F. Robertson
of the Willard Street church. Rev. c..
S. Cooper, district superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon league, gave stirring
address at O'Clock, describing wildly
the terrors of the liquor traffic, illus
trating his points with gripping exam
pies, and finally telling of the wonder
full results that have been accomplish
ed by the league which he represents.
Rev. A. B. Caldwell followed with a
short talk on 1.-THE Sunday School
Temperance Society,"" in which he ex-
planned the purpose of the organization
and told of its results.
Moravia Chosen
The last business session of the con-
ference was held Thursday afternoon
a. AIS o'clock At this time Moravia
was selected as the place for the next
meeting Richland and Farson also
invited the ministers, but the majority
was in favor of the larger town.
Thursday evenings session opened
with devotions, and Mrs. J. E. Mitchell
and daughter Miss Mabel, favored the
audience with beautiful vocal duet.
Rev. A. B. Caldwell of Abba, formerly
pastor at the Main street church, tenn
porarily relieved District Superintend-
ent E. j. Shook as chairman, and call
ed for the resolution committee. Reso-
buttons were read thanking the Main
street church for It's hospitality, and
also the various speakers who had Of
fered their services to make the con-
ference enjoyable and profitable.
Splendid Sermon.
DR.. Mitchell was then introduced as
the principal speaker for the evening.
DR.. Mitchell chose for his text Gala
tians SIS, "For every man shall bear
his own burdens"
DR.. Mitchell took up the matter of
personal responsibility in the first d.
vision of his sermon. He declared
that any church or state that would rel
lieve the Individual of his PERSONAL
would be detrimental to
that individual. ANY church, said
DR.. Mitchell. that pretends to give a
man a free ticket to heaven for a few
favors, thus relieving that man of re-
sponsibility for his soul, is disgrace
to Christianity"
Socialism was given rap by the
lecturer when he made the contention
that the state should not foster any
that should take mans
responsibility from him. his
sermon was plea for more individual
effort on the part of Christian church
members.