The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-10-25
BIG DONATION PARTY.
Friends Will Remember Rev. Lloyd
Williams.

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There will be an old fashioned do.
nation held at the Congregational
church at Givin on Wednesday, Oct
81. Sapper served from 5 to p. m
with an interesting musical program
of Welsh and English melodies and
bardic salutations.
All are cordially invited to attend
and those that cannot are asked to
help by their contributions, for it will
be in honor and for the benefit OF
Rev. Lloyd Williams, the peoples
pastor and friend.
All that know this brother believe
him to be a true servant of Christ
showing much of the self sacrificing
spirit Of the Master.
And He has said that anything done
to one of the least of His brethren in
His name counts as done to Him.
At the "Cymanfa" recently held at
Givin, the following persons from the
different places were appointed to
solicit aid and to invite others to
help make this donation success
From Oskaloosa and vicinity, chair
man, Supervisor ]. M. Price, David
Williams, Robert Roberts, Lewis
Lewis, Evan Jones.
At our Interurban section Beacon
the venerable James ]. Jones,
Judge Bowen and Inspector Owens
are expected to work; and the good
ladies of that soon to be a city will
as usual do well. The 200 p. m.
train very convenient for them and
their baskets to go to that little
country town for an outing.
Jenkin D. Reese will be the dona.
ton bard and general manager OF
affairs at Evans, ably assisted as we
know by Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Lawrence
and others.
AT ColfaX many of the friends OF
Rev. Williams reside, and Supt. and
Mrs. VIM. Abrams, late of Oskaloosa,
Mr. and Mrs. John Davies, and Mrs.
VIM. Solomon, late of Beacon, will
bring or send valuables from that
place. .,
At Highland Park, Des Moines, re-
side Supt. and Mrs. John Owens,
once the children OF Givin, where
they were taught the principles of in
tegrity and honor that helped them
to a successful and honorable career;
they with Prof. d. w. Roberts, the
old veteran of many battle royal
on Eisteddfod platforms, and his
brother, Tom Roberts and wife, and
the musical Johnnie Owens, will make
things hum at the capital city for
their old pastor.
Hugh and Mrs. Jones will be good
cleaners at White City;D Dan Reese will
be in it at Buxton, and Evan Will
liams, brought up at Givin, will see
10 things at Abba.
Rev. Williams breaches once a
month at Ottumwa. and L. L. LODI
wig, Evan Lewis and the good ladies'
there will not forget it but will bring
and send.
And last but not least Givin itself,
the Hub of this occasion, always unit
ed and faithful, noted for good sing
ing, good "Cymanfa ana good sup
pers, will be even above par. So
many young people in that little
church who love their pastor because
they know that he loves them, and
cares for their souls"-they, we
know, will be efficient and helpful in
every way.
An old soldier that had been starv-
ing at Libby prison afterwards said:
Next to the greatest pleasure l had
in my life was to find an old dry bis
cult in a dark place in the prison"
When asked if that was next, what
was the greatest, he answered, "To
give the biggest half of it to a com
rade who was starving like myself"
May we all improve this occasion
for the greatest pleasure--giving.
R w Hughes