Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-08-11
News of
Southern Iowa
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tt.aa*easA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
DR.. HANcHER AT BLOOMFIELD.
Makes Address at Re-opening of M. e.
Church.
Bloomfield, Aug. 9.--After an Inter-
val Of three weeks during which time
the Methodist Episcopal church was
turned over to fresco artist and his
employers, the re-opening services
We're held on Sunday when the entire
Indebtedness of the church amounting
to $2,904.07 was raised by subscription,
the pulpit solicitation being carried on
by DR.. j. w. Hancher,' president of the
the speaker of the hour. Choosing for
his text. "The Word Of Our God Shall
Stand Forever" Dr. Hancher preach
ed such sermon as was neverbefore
delivered from Bloomfield pulpit. In
the opening of the address DIR. Hanch-
er spoke Of the common saying that
we have no gospel preaching at the
present time and placed all blame for
the statement at the door of the non
lack of gospel preaching in the modern
pulpit. The speaker ardently de-
nounced the statement declaring that
the daily press is wrong in scattering
broadcast statement readily accept
ed by weak people, who believe what
the newspapers say. The text of the
sermon was delivered under five heads
or reasons for believing in the i'm
mortality Of the Bible: 1st. Because
in science can rank with it. I'd. Be
cause of Its agreements. Sd. Because
of Its impartial records. 4th. Because
Of the excellence and variety of its
literature. 5th. Because the Bible
feeds the hungry soul.
The last heading was beautifully
Illustrated by the story of Pestolozzi.
Under the preceding head relatives to
the excellence and variety of the liter
Splendid Illustrations and comparisons
between high tragedy as depicted by
Shakespeare and the life dramas of
the Old Testament reciting the trag-
edy Of King Lear and showing Its
counter part In the life story Of Job.
Poetry, science and classics were
vividly presented in the repeating of
well-known psalms. Altogether the
sermon was masterpiece. At the
close of the preaching service the
subscriptions were taken and as the
work was not entirely finished the
evening service opened where the work
of the morning closed and the entire
amount was secured before the ad-
dress of the evening bv Rev. H. A..
1nghatn, of Keosauqua, was delivered.
The interior of the church is greatly
improved at a cost Of s4OO. The ar
tistic designs are. beautiful and the
harmonious blending Of shades and
tints produce "a soft mellow light
which is pleasing ana restful to the
eye. ~s~-S------S
Personal and Otherwise.
p. P. Jarvis spent Sunday in the
country with relatives near Savannah,
and returned accompanied by his wife
and children, who had been spending a
week or two with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Davis and daugh-
ters, Charlotte and Blanch, c. c. Dab
ney, Arthur Wray, Curtis Phillips and
Harry Burchett- spent Sunday in the
country at the W. H. Miller home
noon. The afternoon was spent in the
woods where a picnic supper was
served.
Rev. D. A. wickizer spent Sunday
in Queen City. Mo, where he delivered
an address at Christian backet meet
ing.
w. W. Reeves. grand guard Of the
knights Templar, and B. Loeb left
Monday for Waterloo to attend grand
Bloomfield lodge Mrs. Jas. A. Dunn,
grand manager of the Rathbone Sis
terhood, attended by Mrs. S. f. Nc
Connell and Mrs. ]. F. Gresham, dele
gates, and Mrs. Belle Dabney, left the
same evening for Waterloo to attend
the grand temple. Mrs. Dabney is
enroute for Boise City, Idaho, having
spent her summer vacation with her
parents. Before returning home, Mrs.
and spend a short time with her
brother, Chas. Wise and family. Miss
Lizzie Wise leaves Tuesday for River
side to return with Mrs. Dunn next
week.
Mrs. Otto schnorr and family, who
have been spending the summer with
Mrs. Schnorr's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rothenstein on their farm northeast of
the city, have returned to their home
in the east part of town.
Miss Delta Macdonnell, of Ottumwa,
arrived Monday evening to visit Miss
Garnet Taylor and attend the dance
given at Wishard's hall complimentary
to number of guests visiting in the
city.
H. A. Wishard is erecting two
story stone and brick addition to his
boot and Shoe store. Inc contract has
been let to J. w. Osborne. The build
ing is to be completed by the first of
October
Miss Blanch Wray returned Satur-
day to her home in Milton, after visit
ing her grandfather. Geo. Wray and
family for short time.
Mrs. C. L. Pennington and Mrs A.
H. Fortune have issued invitations for
an afternoon Wednesday at the For
tune home to meet their cousin, Miss
Mary Hammond, Of Dayton. Ohio, who
arrived on Saturday for few week $
visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McBeth, of
Keosauqua, and w. f. Potter, of Lone
Tree, Iowa, spent Sunday at the par
sonage and attended the re-opening
services of tie Methodist Episcopal
church.
Rev. J. w Haneher, president of the
Iowa Wesleyan university of Mt.
Pleasant, who occupied the Methodist
pulpit Sunday morning, was enter
tanned at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. d.
H. Payne. Rev. H. A. Ingham, of Keo-
sauqua, who preached the union SER
mon in the evening was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Shannon.
Miss Ada Mcconnell and Miss Efie