The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-09-05

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communion with the church, 115.-
Lutheran sabbath schools three, Union
fSa 3bavh4 chd6s, II p, blu be- of schol-
ear Ldtnerah l6o, Union
he first nfthof y Pro- etant Church
W. oryanized at r Gal altidge school
hdnse 5y RS1. OH. K&ogg, with 10
members, i'm the year 1915; and in a
short time it more than doubled It's
membership. About twelve years ago
the church was very much reduced by u
to Oregon. About nine
ye3rs ago second class was formed at
Virginia Grove school house, by Rev.
:, A. Caldwell. At this latter place very
neat and commodious house Of worship
has becn erotted at cost -anbut three
thousand dollars, and was, dedicated on
last Sabbath. By act Of ~ general con
vcntion, held in Allegheny Gitys Pa,
in November 1866, this church dropped
the word Protestant and adopted the
| simple name Of Methodist. At present
! it numbers in this vicinity 40 members.
| Rev. Ct. n, Scott is the present pastor. .
~ The M. h. Church in Upton was or
ganized In 1910, with five members,
Washington A. ,Rigby and wife, Mrs:
Margaret Culbertson and George Carl
and wife,, Rev, U FerIee, was the first
pastor since when the society has never
| been without pastor; and the several
ministers appointed successfully have
found pleasant, field Of labor and met
q cordial welcome Present member
ship 1856. A prosperous Sabbath school
| is connected with the church, and the
church building was erected in 1919
| Present pastor Rev. E. Skinner.
A Protestant Episcopal church, con-
| sisting of about ten members, was orga-
nZed in Upton, in 1855, and during the
summer of 1859. they built very neat
little house of wors hip, under the SUPER
intendence of their pastor, Rev w Z
| Campbell, at cost of about 81 100. Mr.
| Campbell ministered to the congregation
but short time after the erection OF the
| building; since which time there has
been only occasional publicworshiph held
| by this church.
| About eight years ago Roman Cath
Ollie church was organized, consisting of
! only four or five families, by Rev IAau-
rent. of -Mllscatine. \ small house Of
worship was built, which is also used for
! the Catholic school, With " al average
attendance of forty scholars, who, under
the instruction Of tirst-class teacher,
are making rapid advancement, in the
| acquisition of knowledge. Rev Quigley
! is the Present pastor of this church.
whose residence Is at Wilton. The con-
grcgation now numbers about four hum
dred members, who contemplate soon
building q larger house OF, worship.
| BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.
The Cedar County Bible Society, at
Upton, Is one of the oldest benevolent
institutions in the county, having now
completed the twenty-flfth year of its
age. BY an abstract from the minutes
of the Society, Kindly furnished us by
, Judge Tuthili, who has held the Office
! Of Secretary for the last p; years, we
learn that it was organized on the .lst
| september, lSi2, at the house of Henry
| Hardman, Esq; and the first officers
We're: Daniel Hare, President; John
Ferguson, Henry Hsrdman, VIM. II.
Tuthill Solomon Aldrich, John =.
Cook, Vice Presidents; Rev. Uriah
Ferree, Sec'y; +. +. Edwards, Treas
Its second anniversary was held in Tip
ton in 1914, when the Rev. Ebentzer
| Alden, ir., was elected President, and
VIM. II. Tuthill, Scc'y and Treasurer,
and an assortment of books procured
| from the American Bible Society to form
| II Depository, which has been constantly
kept up ever since, enabling the citizens
{, Of the county to procure bibles and test
aments at Upton, of all varieties Of sizes
and binding, at the same low price
charged by the parent society. The
officers at the present time are: DIR.
Josiah +. Kennedy, President; VIM. III.
Iuthil!, Secretary; ). s. Daniels, Treas
I urcr and Depositor; Hon j. Ii. Roth
rock, VIM. Lee, and VIM. Elliott, Exe-
cutivc COMMITTEE. The Society has pros
percd under the nble management Of its
officers; it h9s several TIMES completed
an exploration Of the county aud SUP
piled the destitute within its bound,
with q copy of the Holy Scriptures.
Manitou Lodge No. 8. I. o. OF o. +.
was organized February 18th, 1918, and
continued in existence Until, September
! 18th, 1863, when it surrendered Us char.
| ter to the Grand Lodge of the s5tate
This Lodge was reorganizeu under the
! original charter of 1913, September 1st
1865 at that TINE numbering only six.
teen members. At the present. time il
numbers thirty six brethren, all faith
fal in maintaining the principles oftht
order. The financial condition Of this
| Lodge is equal to that Of any o:llel
! Loaee in the state of the same number
of members.
CedarlLodge, No. II, A. F.to a. M
was organized iiq'ipton, unaera d!spen
sation from the Grand Lodge Of Iowa
dated June 2.th.al s47. Tle charterNga:
iS.ucd 70 Thomas W.. FTaEth,, w. M.
I a. b. Rielilnond, S. W., and ,G. Il w
I Wilkinson J. W. At the present time
I the Lodge is in a very t.ouIfshihs con
dition, and numbers .GboatS5 members
I I:arlyin t,e spring ofsiSS5 Ledge o
the Independent Order of Good Temp
lars was organized i'll Upton, which III
hundred ilamfe Oh its roll of cold water
people. This organization continued tt
/ do much good in the cause of temper
1 anco until .January, 1853, when it ceasee
TO exist as q Lodge The cause Of tenn
perancci was again revived, and apothe
4 Lodge organized April lStl,, lssl, which
! has been continued with varied success
up to the present time. This Lodge nov
numbers one hundred andsixty working
I members, all taking deep interest il
I the cause Of temperance, aud show, muci
zeal iii doing their part towards keepins
up the literary exercises of each even
ing. The Lodge is engaged in a goot
/ work, and its influences for good is fel
! by all. II a
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