Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-29
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denomination alone Ia building two
churches each day. Its field Is becom,
ing wider and its influence broader
Speaking of the new church, he consd,
cred 1t a handsome testimonial of the
enterprise and generosity of the people
Of Audubon and vicinity, and believed
that the influence of the giving would
speedily be felt In the community. Re
ferring tn the window In memory of
Rev. A. Brown, the contribution of the
pastors of the Atlantic district, an af-
fectionate and touching tribute was
paid to that reverend gentleman, whose
labors and counsels the presiding elder
had known and appreciated.
Coming to the business part of the
program, Mr.. A. III. Roberts represent
ing the board of trustees, made the fol.
lowing statement:
| Total cost Of building Ss,0i2
| Raised on subscription .....,,,,.,..,..,,. Ga0O
| Remaining debt, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. t,762
Forty eight subscriptions of 1925 each
were rec eiyed, the balance In $40 and
80 donations, and before the stampede
ON the latter could be stopped $3.50 had
been raised, leaving u surplus of SlSS.
The business meeting continued about
an hour and was informal. The In,
deDtedness was indicated on n black.
board, In sums of $50, $40 and So
which were erased by Rev. Franklin
with physical ease and mental satisfac-
ton as rapidly as circumstances would
permit, while the repartee between
Reys. Harris and Franklin kept the au-
dience In good humor, and Mr. Roberts,
recording secretary, smiled n receipt IN
fun MS each contribution was announc-
ed. The church was then dedicated In
the brief though impressive form of the
ritualistic ceremony.
In the afternoon childrens' meeting
filed the house, and talks were given
by several Of the ministers and Prof
Hooker,
A large congregation assembled In
the evening to hear Rev. Harris, whose
popularity Is MS wide as the community
He delivered one of the best Of his ser.
mons and was followed by the presiding
elder.
The new building Is u handsome
| frame structure of Gothic architecture
and stands on tie site of the old edince,
one block removed from the business
portion Of town, II Is i6x5G with u
wing on the east 2ix30 Nestibuled en-
frances are found ut the north east and
southeast angles
The pulpit placed upon the west side
behind which Is six foot recess for the
choir. The hardwood seats, finished In
! the natural grain, are In semi-circular
form, upon an inclined floor, which is
entirely carpetod The wing is also
well finished, and only divided from the
main room by rolling partitions, and
| all Is used as one auditorium when need.
ed. The pulpit platform is adorned by
Il substantial and carved altar rail- and
the pulpit is Of walnut, an imposing
piece, the giitGg Mrs. iiSenfrit2's father.
The three plush upholstered chairs
from the old church, answer the pur-
pose handsomely. The building Is H.
Illuminated by eighteen electric lights,
| which with the decorated windows, pro
duce m effect beautiful aud brilliant.
The acoustic properties are excellent,
and heat is furnished from furnace
Altogether the structure and ia fur
nishings command the pride Of the cit.
liens IN general and the Met, o,,ist de
nomination In particular. Rev. Ilgen.
iritz, The t",istees, members aud clli
genb generally In promoting and per.
fecting this enterprise. rest from its }"
bors in deep satisfaction, belle, ,b,,
the best and highest i"...erests OF the
community haze been conserved. and
.hat re cause of the Giyer Of all good
/ nas been glorilied.
Our democratic friends are counting
the favor Of the peoples party which is
represented in this county by ID. Il.
Overiicld. Mr.. Ovcrlieid has been in.
duced to place OH his ticket the name
OF j. y. MeLuen, democratic candidate
for senator. Mr.. o. i. Tyler, the man
they named for supervisor, has with
drawn. IL is to he regretted that Mr.
Overlield has permitted his party 10 be
used as n tool OF the local democracy.
by this arrangement, the democrats
viii SEQ 20 IL that Mr.. Overileld gets nc
democratic votes and republicans will
bear In mind that any support given
him will be ut the expense OF their own
ticket. The gentleman viii get about
twelve votes,
William Albert Eibler, died ut the
residence Of his parents in Leroy t0wn
sh:ip, at 4;20 p. m, Monday Oct". ar 20
1871, aged 20 years, r'.-.onths and
days, ITO was -orn near Iowa City,
, 10 county, Iowa, January 2lst,
oh The community Is impressed by
this death not only because he was
young man, but the only child of Mr..
and Mrs. KILLER. lie was "a young man
of excellent quality of brain and heart,
ambitious and true, the pride of his
parents. More than that he was a
christian young man and left evidence
behind him of implicit confidence and
trust in God. The bereaved parents
have the sympathy and prayers OF the
whole community. Appropriate funer-
al services were held in the NJ Il. church
Wednesday morning conducted by Rev.
Il. T.. Ilgenfritz, who spoke upon words
recorded in Matt. / chapter, 26 verse,
The testimony of the Democrat as to
what DIR. Brooks did or did not say in
acceptance OF the republican nomina-
ton for representative is incompetent
and immaterial. Bro. Carpenter was
plunged in the depths of despair when
his choice for representative, Jas. Davis,
was sandbagged and dragged out Of
the democratic convention, and the
boss and dictator named instead: he
was overwhelmed with the certain pros
pect of defeat when the republicans
nominated DR.. Brooks, and under these
circumstances, together with the fact
that he is intoxicated with delight"
over the arrival of a girl in his home,
makes him incompetent to form valid
affidavit 40 20 whether he is on foot or
a horseback. So long as he IS unable
to tell what seat he occupied 1T is crazy
| speculation to attempt to report what
/ any man said whila hafora that cou van