**H.g0a.403
Perry, William Stevens, p.p., Bishop of Iowa. 1834-1898. In the name of God. Amen. Whereas, ... the Rev. Gideon D. Simmons, . . . Deacon of the Diocese of Iowa, hath declared to
us .. his renunciation of the sacred ministry ...
now there-
fore, we William Stevens Perry ... Bishop of Iowa, do pro- nounce and judge that [he] is hereby degraded and deposed from his sacred office as deacon. Signed. William Stevens Perry, W.
H. Barris, J. S. Jenckes, Jr. [Davenport.] 1876. Broadside, 107% & 4% inches. [This work is kept on the Special Libraries Floor.]
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* This card was printed at the Boston a) Public Library, October 25, 1907.
Gs5041 — Simmons, Gideon D.