Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-26
Rev. James McGee and Wife Each
Presented With a Gold Watch
By Chicago Friends
WILL REACH HERE TONIGHT
Members of Western Avenue Baptist
Church, Chicago, Of Which Mr.. Nc
Wishes to Young Pastor on, Eve of
His Departure for This City.

Rev James MCGEE, the new pastor
of the First Baptist church OF this
city, who will reach the city this even
ing, accompanied by his wife and lit
tie daughter, was given a rousing tes-
timonial In the shape Of farewell, by
his church and congregation of the
cago, on Tuesday evening. Both the
pastor and his wife were presented
with fine gold watches.
The following account of the re-
ception. prepared for the Times
Republican by II. w. Ralph. clerk of
the Western avenue church. will be
read with interest by the new friends
of Mr. and Mrs. MCGEE in this city:
A farewell reception was rendered
Rev. James MCGEE, retiring pastor of
the Western Avenue Baptist church
Chicago on the eve of departure for
his new field OF labor in Marshalltown,
Iowa.
After two splendid solos by Miss
kisselberg, and song by the church
choir, the clerk, H. W. Ralph. read
letters of regret from DIR. John A.
Earl, pastor of the Belden Avenue
Baptist church, and DR.. Nj. p. Boyn-
ton, pastor Of the Lexington Avenue
church, both stating they would gladly
have been present were 1t not for the
fact that the annual Christmas enter
tainment was scheduled for that even
ing at each church, in which they had
important parts to perform.
DR.. Earl, the former pastor Of the
Baptist church at Waterloo, predicted
for Mr.. MCGEE large things in Iowa"
on account of his intimate acquaint-
ance with the field.
DR.. M. p. Boynton wrote: I'VE are
losing a great and growing force from
our midst. He is such a fine gentle
man: sound and careful scholar. a
profound and instructive preacher; a
sensible and consistent friend, q well
balanced and courageous man.
sympathize with the church that loses
and congratulate the church that gains
such g. pastor"
DR.. Donald D., MacLaurin, the able
pastor of the great Second church of
Chicago, touched all hearts by the
kindly and glowing tribute which he
paid to the life and work Of Mr.. Nc
Gee. He said that while pastor Of the
Woodward Avenue Baptist church. In
Detroit, he with two others, were
called upon to pass upon the merits
of orations received from young men
of the various colleges in the state.
After marking and returning the pa
pers covering thought, logic and COM
position, he learned the committee on
oratory had made their award for the
same composition that he had placed
first, and was delighted to learn when
the rames were published that the
winner Of the first prize for all points
was none other than the young man
who had been converted under his
preaching, and sent into the ministry
from his church, his dear boy, James
MCGEE" DR.. MacLaurin likewise
spoke. strongly Of the soundness of
the doctrine as preached by Mr.. Nc
Gee, and congratulated him upon
preaching the glorious old gospel in
accord with the new and best lights.
Upon the completion Of the address
magnificent gold watches were pre-
sented to Mr.. MCGEE and his admira-
BILE wife, as a token of the esteem in
which both are held by the members
Of the church they leave for their new
constituency.