The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28

Mrs. Vaughn, Mr.. Southworth and Mrs.
! Bentley. These were all efficient help
ers in the early life of the Leon church
and continued faithful in their respect
i've fields of labor until death.
Among those previously mentioned
we subjoin a list of those perhaps equal
| ly deserving of recognition and honor
but because their services fall later in
the history of the church we will not
comment at length but leave to the
thoughts and sentiments of more recent
memory, Justice Albee, Mrs Martha
James, Mrs. Louisa Pitman, Mrs. Fore
man Hutchinson, Mrs. Coffin, Mrs.
Stockt ton, Mrs. Mollie Swearingen, Mrs
Lvde Combs, Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon,
Emmett Gardner, Clay Harris, Mrs.
Alma Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Combs, Mr. Reeder, John Miller and
Mr.. freeman. OF these we can say in
| the language of the author of the Heb
rews, Having obtained good report
through faith"
Mrs, A p. Lubbock.
| l think the prominence and 1uliness
of the statement made here regarding
the life of Sister Lanbeck needs no apoj-
ogy considering the lateneSs OF her de-
cease and the general esteem in which
she was held in this community and for
another reason To be revealed later.
Mrs. A. p. Lunbeck was born in Nir-
ginia in 1924 and died at Mason City,
Iowa, March 2, 1891. She became
Christian in April 1915, being faithful
disciple of Chnst for iifty-six years.
Her father Daniel Bates, was the foun
ter of The Evangelist, publishing 1t for
dea years. Among her papers was
found a sheet clipped from The Evan
gelist in 1870 containing Il letter from
her father regarding the founding of the
paper and Of the struggle they had the
first few years to make it a success.
81 was the protector and founder of the
| Evangelist, bore all Its pecuniary burdens
alone for "a years. then had some help as the
| 5, quel will chow. 1t was projected in lSi9 but
commenced in 1850 at Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, and
issued from that place two years. 1t was first
lication-D. Bates. A. j. Kane, A. Miller and
A: thatterton editors. Terms. SLIGO "a year in
advance; u. 80 ii payment is delayed months
This cops OF editors :coutinued to the end OF
vol. =. dec. l85D when the names of A. hat
terton ana A. J. Kane were dropped Though
they continued TO write for the paper occa
sionaliy), the paper removed to FIT. Madison
ID. Bates and "A. Miller editing. 1t was issued
from that place until the end of vol. 10, when
removed to Davenport by Bro. ehatterton
y / worked hard for ten years and my
family work ed much also in folding, stitching.
binding and mailing. And the way matters
eventuated, no member OF my family or myself
has anything to show for it. l do not care Sc
much on my own account, but | regretted
Germ for las desired to compensate those of
my children who worked so faithfully 10 help
along the n'erprise. But if realized no
pecuniary reward, Ichave the consolation OF
knowing uha1 my labor was not in vain in the
Lord. But think there are hundreds, yea,
thousands of brethren who will bear testimony
/, n
Mrs. Lubbock was marie at the time
? The Evangelist was started and had heI
family to care for but worked long hours
2 father in the folding, stitching anu bind
: ing of the papers which of course ther
was all done by hand. All her lifetime
} she was willing to make any sacrifice Of
e perform any task that would help pro
j. mote the cause of Christ. A few day
o before her death when talking of her ole
t association with the Leon church, sh
J. said, 1.-The dear old church at Leon
:. how my heart yearns over il. Tel
l. them to struggle on for God has a wor
p for them to do l love the church her
IS in Mason City, but it is strong while a
= Leon so many have moved away tina
1t has seemed hard for those who ar
left to try to build the new house the
need so much. How we all worked t
e get the old house built and paid fol
J. 1t was my dear church home so man,
rs happy years but had hoped to see. tn
]. new one started, at leas'.
y "It seemed an enormous undertaken
:e to build such a church at that time, bu
n if we had not begun it it would neve
have been built. After it was begun
did not seem 50 hard, and | believe
70 would be the same now"
~ When asked by one sitting by he
- side if she would like to help start
~ building fund for the new church sh
10 said "Oh, yes. | would like to hel
-, 20 them if could" When it was tol
~ her that sum she had laid away for
time of special need should be thu
used, she cried, praise the Lord!
,e Then she said, ''Tell them all Low
pr them next to my children" With tn
q. message she sends one hundred an
n fifty dollars. She hath done what ST
a could.
Conclusion: Now what can we say {
these heroes of the faith? Did the
build better than they knew? Ths
st which they have so nobly begun sha
IS we continue and enlarge? Have we Ell
ID oved the inheritance they left Il:
lie Shall we hold in sacred trust the enlarI
fe ed duties and privileges committed
a. us? What will be the monument an
It. message of our lives? Shall it be ey
dences of equally unseltish devotion
q Christ and humanity?
.. OF all their gifts what do we mo:
,e value? This old building? 1t is dear I
Il you. l, represents thought and worr
ie and selt-denial of parents and earl
&c &c Disciples thousand associations {
~ JOY and triumph, parting and tear
y. But still, the creator is more than tt
- creature. More than anything they e
- =, fected are the lives of strenuous effo
~ and deep conservation.
THE gulf of two and eighty Years.
We stretch our welcoming hands across
. The distance but feeble loss
'e Between US and our youth appears
-. -. 20, though oft depressed aud lonely.
W All my fears are laid aside,
t. II but remember only
Such as these have lived and died"
'These are they who have come up out
great tribulation and have washed their rob
IN and made them white in the blood of Il
mr. lamb"
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