Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11
CHURCH FINISHES
WORK OF SESSION
CONFERENCE At REoRGANIZED
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
Is NOW OVER.
MEET IN OCTOBER
Next Gathering VIII be Held at Rock
Creek, illinois, at Which
Many Are Expected
to Attend.

The Sunday School and Religious
society of the Reorganized Church Of
Jesus Christ held some very interest
ing and highly instructive gatherings
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday OF
last week at the church building ir
South Ottumwa, when the district con
ference was In session here. The pro
gram which continued throughout the
greater part of each of the days and
included evening sessions was made
up of the reports and general business
OF the organization interspersed with
music, recitations and addresses by
persons of national repute among the
people Of the denomination.
The conference was opened on Fri
day morning with Mrs. Clara Laub'
cher of Burlington, presiding. The
business transacted was of a general
district nature and the reports from
the several locals showed the congre,
cations to be in flourishing condi-
ton. A joint musical and literary pro.
gram was given in the evening and
This was greatly enjoyed by the at,
tendants at the session.
The work of eight little girls, who
gave recitation, ION the Road to
Heaven was especially we'll taken by
the audience. On Saturday morning
the work of the church proper was
taken up. Many reports we're read
and several plans for work during the
coming year were discussed by the
delegates. The readings of the differ
ent secretaries all showed the outside
churches to be in excellent condition
and prospects are very bright for the
coming year. The one point brought
out by all Of the speakers was that
there Is a great need for more Jealous
work and more individual and unremit-
ting effort on the part of the laity.
On Saturday evening there were
regular preaching services held and
these were in charge of Bishop George
p. Lambert of Ferris, ILL.,, and the
speaker of the session was Patriarch
F. A. Smith of Lamont. Mr.. Smith de-
livered masterful address on pat
riarchial Duties" The Sunday serv-
ices were opened in the morning at
8.45 o'clock with young people
gathering and prayer service. Sunday
school was held at 9:46 and this was
followed at 10:45 by the regular
preaching services. Elder c. A. Har
per of Lamont, was in charge of this
meeting and great interest was taken
In the talks which were given. Apostle
]. A. Gillen also Of Lamont. was the
principal speaker, talking on, THE
Abundant Life"
At $3.50 Sunday afternoon prayer
ard sacrament service was held In
charge of Elders Lambert and Nc
Herman. At 7:45 in the evening the
delegates and friends gathered for the
fiual session which was in charge of
William Lambert. Patriarch F. A.
Smith was the speaker for the even
irg and his subject was "The Com
mon Sense or Business Aspect of Re-
Ngion and Why" At the conclusion
Of the Sunday evening service, the
conference adjourned to meet at Rock
Creek, ILL.,, in October. A motion car
ried that the annual reunion of the
eastern Iowa and Nauvoo districts will
be held at Nauvoo, ILL.,, for few days
commencing August IA. 1t was urged
upon all of the people present that
they attend this reunion as it probably
will be the last one held in this vicin-
ity within the next two or three years.