Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-07-21
BUxTON flKIEFS.

sas City before returning home.
BUXTON DKIEFS.
Rev. Woodard and family returned
from the Western Baptist convention.
Monday evening, and reported that it
was the best they had ever had,
Mrs. M. E. Oliver returned from the
convention, Sunday.
Rev, D. E. Butler was out Of the
city, Sunday, and Rev. C. G. Green fill
ed the rostrum at the morning hour
and Mrs. Hill, an evangelist from Chi
cago preached at the evening service.
Mrs. Sallie Cater Of Des Moines is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Lucy Ewing
this week.
The Fidelity club presided over Mrs.
l.. w. Tucker, met in the home Of Mrs.
VIM. King. After the regular business
had been transacted the club was adj
dressed by Mrs. Cater, who had gave
some very encouraging remarks to the
workers. A two course luncheon was
then served by the hostess, after which
they adjourned to meet with Mrs. Hut
Gibson next Monday, the oath.
The friends and relatives of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peyton Reeves were delighted to
see their faces in Buxton again. Mr..
and Mrs. Reeves have been in Seattle
and Tacoma, Washington, and spent
some time in parts Of Wisconsin.
In the absence Of Rev. Woodard,
Rev. C. E. Allen of Buxton and ex-em-
ployee of the Y. M. e. A. preached two
splendid sermons last Sunday. Rev.
Allen has had some training in the
Theological department at Western Col
lege, Macon, Mo-, and is destined to be
powerful minister if he continues
preaching. He has been contenting
himself to do manual labor because he
felt he was not sufficiently educated to
preach the gospel, but many Of his hear-
ers were very agreeably surprised to
see the way he handled each Of his SUBJ
subjects last Sunday. He received many
hearty hand-shakes and words Of en-
enlargement, aside from little collec-
tion that was freely laid on the table
| by his friends and hearers.
w. L. Perkins left for Des Moines
Tuesday morning to bring his mother
home from the hospital Mrs. Perkins
was taken to the hospital some time
f.s.
ago to undergo an operation and is now
in condition to return home
The funeral Of Mrs. Harris mother
of Mrs Leonard Roberts was held ut
Mt, Zion Baptist church, Tuesday, af-
ternoon. Rev. Woodard officiating.
Mrs. j. R. Blaney is still on the sick
list and remains about the same.
Miss Mae Ida Davis is some better
this week.
Rev. C. H. Mendenhall ex-pastor Of
of Mt. Zion Baptist church preached at
the TabernaclA Baptist church, last
Sunday. There is some talk of extend
ing him call to the pastorate Of that
church.
Messrs. w. P. Lewis and w. A. Brown
are enjoying vacation this week.
A letter from Mrs. Dora Baker who
is now in Cheyenne, Wyoming, states
that she is in better health now.
Services were quite well attended at
Mt. Zion church last Sunday. The B.
. Y. T. U. meeting was also quite nicely
attended. The subject: "Our debts
and how shall we pay them" was led
by w. A Brown. Jr.
Miss Larma Wilson, Of Des Moines is
visiting in this city this week. @
Mrs W. A. Brown and Fannie Wood
ford, who attended the Western Bap-
tist convention at St. Joseph, Mo-, re-
NAMED over few days after the con-
vention to visit with relatives and
friends. They will probably be home
I, Wednesday of this week.
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