The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16
LATTER DAY SAINTS.
Brief History of Church and Announce
ment Of Anniversary Gathering at
GaIiands Grove.
Deloit, Iowa, Oct. IL. 100

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Deloit, Iowa. Oct. IL. 1907.
Mr.. Editor:-The religious sect
known as the Re. organized Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
first established a branch of its faith
in this part of the state at Gallands
Grove. Shelby county. eight mile
east of Dunlap. Other branches were
organized, and a district organization
soon afterwards effected. The dis
trict. known as the Galland's Grove
district. will celebrate the forty
fourth anniversary of its organization.
also the fortv-eighth anniversary of
the Galland's Grove branch in their
chapel at Galland's Grove. Saturday
and Sunday, October 10. and 20. 1907.
OF the thirteen members who com
posed the Gallands Grove branch at
the time of organization only two,
Mrs. John A. Mcintosh and Alexander
Black. survive to tell the story of
their enjoyable and instructive asso-
ciat;on with the Church from that
time until the present in old historic
Galland's Grove.
The district comprises twenty-one
counties. bounded on the north by
the Minnesota state line and on the
south by Pottawattomie, Cass and
Adair counties.
The following elders have presided
over the district: John A. Mcintosh.
Thomas Dobson, Alexander McCord.
Eli Clothier, Jonas w. Chatburn, w.
w. Whiting. C. E. Butterworth. j.
M. Baker. D. M. Rudd, j.. C. Crabb
and o. Salisbury.
The growth of the church in the
district has been, as a rule. quite
gratifying to the ministers in charge.
The headquarters and seat of the
presidency of this church is at La
moni. Iowa, and it now is. and has
been tor over a half century, in
strong opposition with that apostate
faction known as Brighamites of
Utah.
AS d CIQICu VIC ullLC 1IOIl JUL
Christian contemporaries On many
vital principles of the gospel. We
claim a complete restoration of the
church and gospel of Christ and by
angelic ministration and revelation
from the Lord. The church is organ
lied in harmony with Bible direc-
tions. having living apostles. prophets.
evangelists. teachers. elders. bishops,
etc. believing in and enjoying pres
ent revelation from the Lord and
angel ministration as in New Testa-
ment times.
A very interesting program has
been provided for the anniversary.
On Saturday October 10, at 9:l5 a. m.
the service will be devoted to histori-
cal narratives. etc.. from the differ
ent branches of the district. At IL
9. m. a historical sermon by the dis
trict historican; 2:3O p. m. historical
narrative and spiritual "reminiscences
I of the Gailand Grove branch; 7:3O p.
m. preaching.
SUNDAY ZUtn. at S:4o q. m. SOclal
service following by preaching II a.
m. and 2::30 p. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Appropriate music will be a pleas
ing feature of the program. The fol-
lowing speakers are expected to preach
during the anniversary services /:
Heman C. Smith. church historian of
Lamont. Iowa. Charles Derry. G.. E.
Butterworth and j. C. Crabb.
A large tent will be erected on the
church lawn in which basket or pic
mic dinner may be served. A cordial
invitation is extended to all. The
full program is given below.
C. j. HUNT,
FLOY HOLCOMB.