The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-23
GREETINGS FOR BROTHER DUBOIS.
Ills Brother SIN-PiIots and Others Give
Him a Welcome.

The public reception given to Rev.
and Mrs. Dubois at the NJ. E. church
last Wednesday evening was pleas
antly wanting in some Of the formal
and perfunctory features common
to such gatherings. After running
the gauntlet of the reception COM
mittee, the citizens who dropped in
were made to feel quite at liberty to,
go and come very much as they
pleased, and conversation was de-
cidedly animated and informal. At
ter most of the guests had taken
the Misunderstanding and frappe slipping
degrees, Supt. Mosher as chairman
called the audience to order and
announced a piano solo by Miss
Skoog and vocal solo by Miss Julia
Tenney, both Of which were warmly
applauded.
Clark Miller was introduced as
representing the official board Of
the church, and welcomed DR.. Du-
bois and wife most cordially and
expresse | the common qualification
of all citizens over the continuation
Of DR.. Cowgirl here as presiding
elder and resident of this city.
Rev.. G.. S. Nook and Chambers
welcomed their brother ministers in
no uncertain terms, both Of them
admitting that they had been resi-
dents of this city less than year.
Rev. Nook had good words to say
about the character of the people
of Redwood Falls and Mr.. Chambers
put in word for giving the new
minister and ministers in general a
chance to develop their own individ-
uality without measuring them by
comparative standards. A new per-
sonality was always something to
welcome into a community and "A
mans man a man for a that" was
the true spirit to cultivate in the
relations of pastors and people,
rather than the spirit Of criticism
and comparison.
| DR.. Cowgirl was introduced by
Chairman Mosher with various jocu-
lar illusions to the presiding elder
being in the same class as to hirsute
adornment with himself and other
great men, and advice to the elder
to try Mosher's hair oil. The worthy
doctor was equal to the occasion, as
might be expected, and intimated
that the important thing was to
avoid the imputation Of being bald
on the inside of the Uranium. This
diversion was made after a most
cordial greeting to the new pastor
and his wife had been expressed his
presiding elder, together with a
very complimentary endorsement of
the congregation for being good
people to help along in church work,
and of the spirit shown by the
pastors of neighbor churches.
Rev. Dubois was invited to speak
for himself, and in doing SO demon
strated that he has the saving sense
of humor as we'll as earnestness and
sincerity. He congratulated broth
ers Cowgirl and Mosher on coming
out at the top, and admitted having
noticed that the fat, acknowledged
chickens of our prosperous farmers.
instead Of running away at his ap-
proach, were apparently getting
themselves into condition for enter
ing the ministry. Passing from
pleasantly to gravity, Rev. Dubois
spoke few earnest words about the
spirit shown by Redwood Falls peo-
pie and his brother ministers. and
the common aim that should actuate
Eall, to seek to build up the char
acters Of men and women as Of
the highest Importance, the welfare
of church organizations being sec
ondary to that high calling.
The Misses Barnes, Tenney and
Quarton sang charming trio at the
close.
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