The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-13
For the Gate City.
Kroxux, Jan. IL, 1859.


KroKuK, Jan. IL, 1859.
DEAR MEssas. EDrToks Will you not be 90
kind as to retracs certain wise sayings which
have occasionally found : place in tho column,
Of your paper during the last few months. il
regard to the squandering Of the sspublie
money under the present Administrations
Unfortunately wearing the garb of femini
ty, having no wish to soil our conscience OIL
reputation by "dabbling in politics." yet, al
the advocate of truth and justice. we cry
aloud, and shall we not be heard Taking
up our paper this morning, 10! d long list Of
names met our eye. Some persons had con-
tributed TO swell the Mount Vernon fund
From the greatest unto the least their names
were written out in full, flowers and buds
(exouse this freak of fancy all represented,
May We inquire II you intend to publish the
names of all who contribute to that noble
purpose? Noble 1t is, bat the noblest works
are carried on noiselessly, quietly. And is
it really benefit to the cause, this putting OF
few personal friends Should We Of the
"commoa herd" give our humble dollar,
would il be registered in the columns Of the
Gate Cityp Oh beloved Editors! Why
not make us all immortal?
The Editor Of the "Post'' speaks Of =
doomed CITY. God help him, for am afraid
his subscribers will not. How far h be rightp
There is suffering and destitution here deny
it ye who can.
Much as we would like an interest in the
home Of Washington, we feel that we can
say no, conscientiously no, until our pecu.
MARY prospects brighten.
We have but mite to spare; could we
rest upon our pillow il We knew that was
registered in the "Mount Vernon Record"
and there was one hungry mouth and home
less head in Keokuk, outcast and proHigate
though it might bss There are noble women
here, who brave the wintry storm, who 60
forth upon the same mission as He whose head
vas crowned with thorns. The lowly cot 10
entered, the little outcast iscothed, the pub
lie school is open for it's reception, and the
way is prepared for useful citizen. Noble
sisters, your names are not registered in an
earthly newspaper, nor in any other earthly
record, but in another book, whose unsullied
pages have never been contaminated by NOR
al hands there, pure as the light Of your
Redeemer's countenance, they stand, and the
waves OF eternity shall never obliterate them.
Yours, Respectfully.
Flnh Anniversary 81 Keokuk bible So
ciety. Auxiliary 70 the American Bible
Society, held Jan. 10, 1859,
Society met in the Chatham Square Metho-
dist Exchange Street Church. President Col
Vim. Patterson in the Chair.
Rev. NJ. Allen Of LIST Baptist Church, led in
singing aud prayer, and the 10Th Psalm was
read by Rev. Mr.. Trapnell, of the Episcopal
Church
The Annual Report Of the Executive Com
mittee was then read by the Secretary.
Addresses were delivered by Revs. Trapnell,
Corkhill and Kimball.
Rev. W. Corkhill offered the following reso-
luton, which after some discussion, was unan-
imously adopted
Rssoired. That with the Blessing OF God, we
will use all prudent means within our power to
have the Bible without note or comment" reg
ularly read in all the schools within the bounds
Of this Auxiliary
On Motion, the Secretary was directed to
have fifteen hundred copies of the Annual Re-
port published and to furnish the Pastors Of
The churches in the city with two hundred cop
les each
The following officers we're then elected for
he ensuing year. viz:
Coz. WV PATTERSON, President
REy. GEO. DEssisos, Vice President.
8 JAMES Bnows, Secretary
Da. L. G. ISGERsoLL, Treasurer.
George b. Smith, Col. VIM. Thompson, Col
Richard McAlliister. Abram Chittenden, Smith
iamill, Robert Reed, Rev. Henry Newton, and
!. X. Hart, Executive Committee.
All the Pastors Of the Evangelical churches
IF the city are also ex cfieio members of the
Committee by apreyious resolution Of the Com
nit,ec by previous resolution Of the Society.
On Notion the Secretary was directed to
have the proceedings Of this meeting published
in the papers Of the city.
Closed by singing the Doxology and pro-
nouucing the Benediction
WM. PATTERSON, Pres't.
JANIS BnowN. Sec'y.
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