Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13
Members Of Rev. Nuts Church
Entertain Him.
THEY APPRECIATE HIS SERVICES
Present Him With Valuable Lamp as
a Token of Their Esteem-Express
3 Their Gratitude for His Return
South Side News.

From Fridays Daily.
The members OF the Methodist Pro
testant church and Sunday school
gave reception to their pastor, Rev.
G. ]. Mutt, and his wife, on We'd
hesday evening at the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Peck, on Ransom
street The reception was in the nat
ure of a surprise on the pastor. The
mid-week prayer meeting had been
announced to be held at Mr.. Peck's,
and the pastor was agreeably surpris-
ed on entering the house at seeing
nearly all the members present. A
short meeting was held as usual. and
the balance of the evening was spent
iii purely social features.
A bountiful repast was served after
which came the real surprise to the
"Dominee" and his wife.
Mr.. Peck, who is host within him
self, at entertaining, had the crowd
concentrated as nearly as possible in
one room, then announced that the
Rev. G. M. Scott had something to say
to the audience. Mr.. Scott reviewed
the very pleasant relations that have
existed between the pastor and his
flock during the past year, the prog
ress of the church. material and spirit
ual, and stated that the pastor had
been returned by the conference at
the earnest solicitation of the church.
He urged the very great Importance of
earnest cooperation between pastor
and people, a spirit of harmony and
unanimity and bespoke pleasant,
profitable and prosperous year for the
church.
At this juncture Mr.Peck entered the
room with a large and beautiful piano
lamp. Mr.. Scott, turning to the pas
tor and his wife. continued his re-
marks in effect as follows: Our
church has been a light to this com
munity, under your continued pastor
ate. We desire to give it still more
light, and as token of the love and
esteem of the church to you, we pre-
sent you with this lamp. We desire
that you accept it, not for its intrinsic
worth, but because of our love and APP
probation that accompanies it. This
lamp is symbolic of the Christian life,
it gives no light of itself, but when
properly filled with oil and lighted, it
gives light to all around, so the Chris
tian whose heart is filled with the oil
of Gods grace and lighted with the
torch of love and obedience emits rays
OF spiritual light wherever he goes
SO that others attracted by the light
and seeing his good works are con-
strained to glorify God
"This lamp is intended to tighten
your home, SO may your lives and in
nuence among us be such as to lead
us out into purer, holier and more
brilliant light of Christian experience,
SO that at last we may be all per-
mitted to enter that heavenly city
that needs no artificial light, but the
lone Jehovah is the light thereof
On accepting the present the pastor
made few remarks in appreciation
Of the same and of the kindly words
of encouragement spoken in behalf of
the church by Rev. Scott. He said
that the lamp should always remain
in their home unless destroyed by &C
cident and would ever be a reminder
to them of the loyalty, generosity, love
and esteem of his pastoral flock ir
4 Ottumwa. Further remarks were
made by Mr.. Peck and Mr.. Saltel
pledging fidelity to the pastor and tt
the church After singing "Jesus Low
er of My Soul and prayer by Rev
Scott, all dispersed to their homes
feeling that the evening had beer
well and profitably spent.
South Side Notes.
Carl McElroy, of SOP Chester ave
nue., left Wednesday evening on ;
business trip to Omaha.
A. B. Williams, of Miner street, de
parted Wednesday, evening on bust
ness trip to Canton. Mississippi.
EFrom Saturdays Daily.1
e Mrs. Andrew Bengston is quite il
at her home, S25 Church street.
Miss Mabel Burkhalter, who has
been quite i'll, is reported to be improv
ing.
Rev. HASTE, pastor of the South Side
Baptist church, and Misses Elsie Tho
mas and Sadie Robertson were at Kef
last evening, where Mr.. HASTE gave
his talk on his trip to Paris.
Mrs. L. P. Hathaway and children
of Fon du Lac, Wisconsin, who have
been visiting for several weeks at thu
home of Mr.. Hathaways parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Hathaway, of 403 Soutl
Willard street departed Thursday ev
ening for their home.