Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-10-29

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tlIit 6dIcs ara wIlI be appreclhted.l
Quite large number Of Rive
Brethren arc uniting III A colony q
the AFkansas river In Colorado updei
what i known .as the Twin LakesIr
rigation Company. They are raising
funds TO erect ! meeting house and 4
successful will get large aPproPria.
ton from the real estate company I'M
der which they are locating, Rev
Geo. Daetwiler, formerly pastor 81 the
Brethren's church here in Abilene,
\ has recently made trip 70 this place
invested in some land and praises the
outlook very highly.
Miss Emma Herr, daughter a Rev.
ana Mrs. John Herr Of Belle Strings.
ais again located at Tabor, Iowa. -
! principal Of the Hsphzibah Faith
Home schools. This school has about
one hundred private pupils in six
rooms. Miss Herr formerly taught
in Dickinson county and 10 Oklahoma.
, On September %, there sailed from
San Francisco on the 8. s. Tenyo
Maru for Yokahoma, Japan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Smelser and Mr.. and Mrs..
Ira @. Engle. Mr.. Smelser Is an
Iowa man but his wife was raised near
Manchester in this county and was
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Long. Mr.. Engle also grew to man.
hood in the southern part Of the coun-
IL and is the son OF Milton Engle who
now resides in Oklahoma. Mrs. Engle
was formerly Miss Elizabeth Kraybill,
q sister Of Miss Anna Kraybill, now in
Bengal, India, and OF Mrs. John Miss
ley, formerly Of Abilene but now Of
Topeka, and resided for many years
at the old Kraybill home about three
miles southwest Of Hope. The NUM-
Der Of Christian missionaries who
have gone out from the River Breth-
rem homes Of our county is as praise
worthy as they are numerous.
The announcement is made of the
purchase by the trustees Of the Breth-
rem in Christ Mission church in Chi
Cago Of new three story brick build
ing for institutional work on Halsted
street for $4,000. The present
building at 6Oth and Peoria streets
will be sold and the work moved in
the near future. Several hundred
people now or formerly from this
county have visited the old mission
which has always had workers from
here and four pastors from here. viz,
Rev. David Brechbill Of Moonlight,
Rev. Daniel Steckley Of Ramona, Rev,
g. Clifford Cress Of Talmage and Rev,
John E. Spahr whose parents now re-
side here.
Rev. Joseph B. Lehman and Mrs
Anna Wingerd left Upland, California,
on Oct. 20 for Dickinson county, their
former home and for other eastern
points.
Rev. David Zook who has been hers
several weeks holding missionary
meetings announces an extensive tour
Tor this autumn through Colorado.
Oregon and Washington.
Mrs. Harvey J. Frey. q sister Of ].
B. Martin Of this city. writes in q re-
igious journal under date Of Dot. 10
rom Gevanda, South Africa: "a few
weeks ago we had the pleasure Of en-
Rev. and Mrs. Isaac 0.
lehman. While they were here we
leld special evangelistic services.
Dur school is interesting and increas-
ng. Ouraverage attendance is about
orty. We recently made . tour to
he outlying districts to visit former
PUPILS and converts and were royalty
eceived by the natives and presented
With native food, fresh eggs. fowls, ,
to. For our servants we received
arge gifts Of native corn, Indian corn
allied msaliss, etc. We are encOur-
gsd in our work" Il
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