The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-15
HearitIcst Of Welcomes Greets Re
Brown and His Family at


Brown and His Family at
Trinity Church.
The reception rendered the Rev. ]
NJ. Brown, new pastor of the Trinity
Methodist church and his family. FRY
day evening in the church auditorium
and assembly room, was an occasion
which will carry with it long memoir
les to the members of the parish and
friends who. participated
Rev. Brown does not preach his
first sermon until this morning but
with his pleasant wife and daughters
arrived recently to establish their
home in Keokuk. As a pre-pastorate
courtesy, the reception Of Friday ev-
ening honored the Browns.
Addresses of welcome were made
by both laymen In and out of Trinit,
church, Henry F. Kruger, Rev. Geo.
G. Williams, w j. Fulton, speaking
and response, fittingly worded by
the new minister.
| An orchestra composed OF Miss Ida
! Heule, piano, Corlas Meador, julius
Rabe and Ben Pelz, violins, and Chas
Radasch, cornet. furnished program
of instrumental numbers that was
greatly enjoyed.
The auditorium was used in rendi.
ton of the program and following the
numbers, Reverend Brown, the mem
bers of his family and reception com
mittee, were greeted by the four hun
dred or more members of the church
who were in attendance. Repairing la
/ ter to the dining room, refreshments OF
sandwiches, coffee, pickles and w;l
fers were served by the Ladies So
ciety. Here a general jollification
was had, and further, personal vel
comes to Doctor and Mrs. Brown and
daughters, succeeded until a season
able hour for departure. Mr.. P. G
Benner, presided ably as chairman oil
the evening.
Mr.. Henry F. Kreuger in welcom
/ ing the new pastor, babe him glad re
ception to the church and all it's aux
| Hilary departments in behalf of the
church membership and societies
Mr.. Kreuger remarked that had the
opportunity of giving that self same
welcome at the parsonage or resi-
dence of Mr.. Brown, he could have
done 1t with much more comfort than
his present status. AS a representa-.
tive of the church, the speaker wei.
coined Rev. Brown to all organizations
of the church and further stated that
i the pastor must needs join all of
them-even to the Ladies Aid Society
Rev. Geo. C.--Willanns, the Gongrcsa
tional minister, in his welcome to the
new pastor short time later said
that il the Ladies Aid Society OF
| Trinity church comes to know Rev
Brown the same as the Congregation
al ladies know their pastor, Mr.
Brown will be thrown out,
Continuing, Mr. Kruger stated that
in the leaving of DR.. J. w. Potter, the
Sunday school department had lost
/ four good members of the school, buj
a gain of one is made in the coming
of Mr. Brown and family, there being
five of them The crowd of the even
ing had come to welcome Rev. Brown
before he commenced his work here
but it is useless to try and express II
i words how glad the church is t.
have him come and as he continues
his residence here, Doctor Brown vii
learn to love and become part o
the church life and his work will be
come fruitful
Rev. Williams said that the Scotisl
people were always glad to get rid O
the old pastors and welcome the new
The speaker knew, however, tina
the church felt keenly the loss of ID
Potter. Three years previous
coming of Rev. Brown, Mr.. William
had been one of those to welcome a
a reception, the coming of DR.. Pot
ter, and the Congregational preache
has begun to wonder if welcoming
Methodist preachers to Keokuk is 8,
ing to be life job for him.
In behalf of the ministerial associa
ton Of the city, Rev. Williams we
coined Rev. Brown to the city and tn
activities of the association and il
conclusion, said he knew that tn
Methodist pastor would receive
hearty welcome in the pulpits of tn
city as well as in the ministerial as
ISOLATION.
w. J. Fulton said that in WELDON
ing new ministers to his church
was always customary for only mir