Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-23
AT, PAUL, MINI.
tSpecia Ito Bystander.)
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Editor Iowa Bystndsr:
st. Paul comes knocking at your
door to enlist upon your roll Of cor
respondents. And since We have just
closed a some VIII t successful week
we make this our beginning.
Our news will consist mostly oi
our churches, the pastors and things
generally for race uplift.
We have three churches. via: A. NJ
r. church Baptist and Episcopal, each
having pastor fitted for his special
work. Rev. Carter Ct the Baptist
church Is a man Of sterling qualities
and is constantly on the lookout To-
the poor and seeing that NO man or
woman stranger he-e, should they
die-is buried in pauper's grare
Father LeAlted is serving his first
year in theFpiscopal church
Rev. Graves who has just begun his
years work is starting out with his
church in fine working order. Ever
department OF the church is in a heal
thy condition and vie'ng with each
other department IN doing the most
for race deve'opment.
The Mems Union club of st. jane
A. NJ. E. church put itself on record
on Monday night thu 9Th inst. whel
it held a special meeting known a.
founders day. and high tributes
were paid to Rev. Geo. w. Gaines
who launched Mems club work IN
this city several years ago. Address
es were delivered by Mr.. T. II. Lvl
les On behalf of the church. He paid
"A glowing t-ibute to Rev. Gaines as
having performed wonderful service
to the church in the Northwest and
felt that --e voieed the sentiment OF
the entire Northwest asebeing ready
TO haze representative on the
bench of bi-hops. E-ery other sec
ton having given one or more bish-
ops and the Northwest is entitled to
one.
Mrs. o. C. Hal represented the
women Of the cub and placed them
on high plane with man ever ready
to cooperate with him in every great
movement.
Mr.. F. D Parkes served as spokes-
man of the club In direct address to
Rev. Gaines-the father of Mems club
work in St Paul. He assured the
toun Ter that the great work would be
,ru-hed fcrward By those who were
true standard be,re,s. Mr.. Parker Il
an earnest club worker. Master
rrad Parker, Jr., gave humorous
selection.
NMr. q. G. Hall the club president
presided AMI Mrs T. H Lyles graced
the Platform with her presence for +!
was none other than Mrs. T., H. ly.
los VIII, put Minnesota on the map in
Women's club work. The choir with
-r,f. Lucas the white haired. feithf II
director and a master in the art,
rendered excellent music and Mrs
Blpck-Mason gave one OF her swee.
solos.
Rev. Gaines, VIII, was present, az
it was his quarter here. replied to al
addresses in hi, own way and made
lastins im-ress'or upon his hearers.
He sp-ke of tire quarter seryice7
as having been gre tlv pleased wit
the same. On tbs. hi- first quarter,
the church had bean beautifully deco
rated with rams and flowers.
Mrs ~a~gfa Ier'-i-s the baby mem.
Der of the Stewards -esas captain
of one of the brnds re orted the larg.
est sum OF money by any one club.
She b-nnght in $50 and Mr.. Gree
n-er ented her with a handsome
Bibla which he hid promised to do
to what ever crit I'D the band
Along all liner our. people are max
ing great dsye' opments and from
time to time we shall slaeayor to
give through your columns such news
of the st. Paulites tnat will be read.
able aud benfcial to those who do not
know US. "Anon"