Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-10-12

mainder of their days here. in the
home on Winnebago street which they
have Owned for some time, and In
which they have been living for the
past year.
AT the Davenport conference the
pastors of his district presented Dr..
and Mrs. Green with a handsome
leather chair and purse of money,
as memento of the occasion.
So many kindly personal notices
have appeared in the papers through
out the state, that we may be pardoned
for rtprinting a few of them. which
we append below:
There are few clergyiuen in Iowa
who possess wider acquaintance than
DR.. Green, and there is none who is
held IN kindlier regard by his acquain-
tances and friends He is a man of
exceptional executive and administra-
tive ability, and has been of the great
est value TO the conference in the
capacity of presiding elder He is
personally popular to an extent enjoyed
by few public men, and his retirement
will be received with profound regret
by all who recognize his catholicity
of spirit. his breadth of mind. and the
integrity of his motives. Manchester
Press.
CDR. Green has not only been sol
der of the Lord, out of the nation as
we'll At the outbreak of the unpleas-
antness between the states Mr.. Green
enlisted as private i'll Company J.,
Second Iowa Infantry. and after the
battle of Corinth in October, 1862 he
was recommended for promotion, and
was commissioned captain of his COM
pany by Governor Kirkwood. His
service IN the army was one of credit,
and he is prominently identified with
the Grand Army of the Republic and
also the Loyal Legion.
"For many years he has been a
member of the Masonic fraternity, and
has served as chaplain of the Masonic
Grand Lodge of Iowa and also as grand
prelate of the Iowa Oommandery
knights Templar He has always
taken deep il terest in politics as q
republican. and while pastor of the
church at GAINESVILLE was elected 10
the legislature and represented Bremen
county in the twentieth general assem-
bly,.
"He entered the ministry in 1867,
and since that time has been connected
with the Upper Iowa conference. He
has spent eighteen years in the pastor
ate and eighteen years as presiding
elder Among pastoral charges which
he has held are Delmar. Wyoming.
Toledo, Nashua, Evansville and Iowa
Falls. He was presiding elder Of the
Dubuque district from 1884 to 1890,
and of the DEBORAH district from 1890
to 1896. He was appointed pastor OF
the church at Iowa Falls, and at the
end of two years he was assigned for
the second time to the Dubuque dis
trict where he is now serving his sixth
year.
"Dr. Green has twice been a dele
gate to the general conference Of the
Methodist church. and served in the
sessions of 1888 and 1890. In 1892 the
degree of doctor Of divinity was con-
ferred upon him by the Iowa Wesley
an University Of Mt. Pleasant. He
is one of the best known men in Iowa,
is an able speaker, and as soldier,
statesman and presiding elder has
done noble work for Iowa and its
people. "-Oelwein Register.
''It will not seem at all natural to
hear a new Presiding Elder. DR..
Green sui ted us perfectly. His counsel
has ALWAYS been wholesome. sane
and brothefly- never withheld when
needed. newer obtruded when not
needed His\ demeanor has always