Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-11
HILLspALE.

HfLISDALE- July H.
Tie majority of the farmers are busy
putt ng up hay. There are large guam
Titles of it here. especially clover.
MI, and Mrs. E. E. Camp, of Moline.
were at Mr.. Camps visiting. Mrs. C.
srill remains, but her husband returned
home Monday.
w B. Fesster has purchased q new
top buggy. Judging from his past gal.
iautrT. we will expect to see all the girls
in thu country riding in it soon.
Ed Chase. while celebrating the Fourth.
had mis- face pretty badly burned by
shooting an old hollow iron block. Most
of the powder has been extracted
Miss Clara Goodrich, while returning
from church last SUNDAY. met with a
slight mishsp. The horse fell, breaking
the cart considerably. but no injuries
were sustained.
Mike QDonnell's wife left him last
week. She says his continued brutality
become UNDESIRABLE. and she went 10 her
parents in Sterling.
Henry Fender attended the democratic
convention last Saturday At Rock Island,
st which MI. Eugene Lewis was nomi>
mated as q candidate for states attorney.
he will make a strong run in this town
ship and several republicans say they will
support him.
THE TRUE DOCUMENT.
Owing TO the split in the L. b church.
there as been considerable friction and
| truth distorting here concerning the
qusrte-ly met ting to be held ST Rose Hill
by Rev. Bender. July 18th. Rev. Brosd-
foot, our pastor, slso the Rose Hill pas
tor. be ng told by large msjority of the
members Of that place that They did not
desire to have Rev. Bender hold the
quarterly meeting and would not recog-
uiZe hi n as the elder. wrote to Rev. Benz
der the following letter. q copy of which
was given is by Rev. Broadfoot:
IosIIN, July 10
Dear Brother BeHder:-I have been
requested by the principal part of the
officials of this circuit to notify you thsI
you vii not be recognized as the presid
ing elder. and that We shall expect to use
| the house ourselves at the time you have
appointed 10 be here. You are respected
by sll a. = man, and as = christian, and
while some of US regret the adoption of
the revised constitution. We do not think
ii justiies the course the minority took
and are still pursuing. Hoping this will
be rece we'd in the same kind spirit in
which it is written. | remain your brother
in Christ, j. q. BRoADFooT.
This correct copy of the letter written
to Rev. Bender in regard to the house
The Sun tsy-schsol superintendent at the
L. B. ch Irch last Sunday announced To
the congregation that W. r. Walker had
received letter from Rev. Bender aud
had writ en- him that the house would be
locked against him. Now either Rev
Bender OF the Sunday school superin-
tendent las inside sad mistake
w tn ink the superintendent was out of
place in rsking the floor during the time
church was going on. and sIandering,
fslsifyinE and insulting the minister
when he was presiding over his congre
cation. This Is not the first time the
superints ndent has insulted the pastor.
and the people are getting tired of
the abuse and SANDER. We do not write
this out of any spirit o: revenge, but
merely a. correct the gentlemsn's state
ment, and to better inform the public in
regard to the letter and miscoustruction
placed thereon.