Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-19
Prominent Officials Of th
Methodist Church Are n
Presenting Work
OUTLINE FORWARD
MOVEMENT TO MEN
Two Hundred Laymen ani
Pastors Attending a
Special Session

The biggest thing in Methodia1ns ii !
being presented to 400 churchmon ~
lay delegates of the Iowa conIor0nc4
today at the First Methodist Episcopai
church here by three Of the noet
prominent officials of the church II tSe.
United States. .y
Bishops Theodore g. HenderSon els
Chattanooga, Tenn; Frank N. Bristol
OF Omaha, and e. w. Hughes Of San
Francisco, assisted by DR.. John 4. Hill.
man, pastor of the First church ct De-
Moines, District Superintendent u. u
Shook and the local pastors are out
lining the Methodist forward move.
ment to the visitors and the goneFni4
public.
ottun,wa 10 Honorsd.
This local meeting is one Of sixty
being held throughout the United
States, and Ottumwa has the honor. ol
being selected as the place for the pre-
senting Of the work to the Iowa CON.
ference, consisting of about twenty
counties in southern Iowa.
1t Is under the supervision Of the
general conference commission OH
evangelism, which in May. 1915,
launched the movement. The goal Ii
set for the acquisition OF 250,0OO new
church members; 100000 recruits I'd
the Time Legion, and 1000 decisiorai
among young people for active Chris
tian work as life calling. It is plan
ned to attain this end by May /, 1916
but 1t is not the intention Of those at
the head OF the forward movement to
let It die at that time. Their hope is
to launch greater campaign which
will stir the church into ever increAs-l
ing activity and growth.
Under the leadership of Bishop Hen.s
dcrson who is chairman of the move
ment committee, this high aim Is be-.
ing rapidly realized.
Having All Day Session.
The days session began this morn,
ing at 8 o'clock with an intercessi0n
for pentecostal awakening In Method.
ism under the direction of District
Superintendent e. ]. Shook Of Ottum-
wa.
The meeting proper opened at TO-
o'clock. Bishop Bristol of Omaha.
resident bishop for this section Of
Iowa, discussed the question, Should
Methodism expect modern pente-s
cost? II so, on what terms?"
A survey Of the membership In the
conference during the last Ave years,
the privileges and duties Of the con
ference membership and the question
of What does the conferences needf"
were discussed by the district super
intendents.
The Methodist forward movement
was presented by Bishop Henderson.
Just before the recess at noon To-
lunch.
Afternoon Busy Time.
The afternoon session, which open
ed at 2:30, has been busy time also
Questions involving personal and pub
lie evangelistic features Of the for
ward movement, periodic and pro.
tracIed evangelism features OF thu
forward movement, round table con.
ferences and discussions have filled
the afternoons program.
Banquet for Bishops.
A banquet will be served at go
this evening in the First church par
lors to which the general public II u,
vited. The visiting bishops will 10
the guests Of honor and = few short
talks will be made by them.
Great Evening 9ssvies.
The largest service Of the day WIN
come this evening when Bishop Hen
derson will talk. He II especially
popular among young people and his
message has that in 1t which appeals
to every red blooded young man and
woman in the city and conferences.
Special sections are to be reserved
in the balcony Of the church for the
| Sunday schools of the three congrsg4
tions of the city and booster crowd
is expected. Everyone should be In
their place by 1880. A great conse-
Grafton service is planned