Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-01

terest to continue.)
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CONTINUED from last week.
Among the many friendships form
"a. at Iowa Falls, / cannot refrain
from mentioning DR.. M. H. Hill, Mr..
s. p. Smith, Mr.. T. F.. Rigg, Mrs.
Clark and their families, who with
many others we shall have occasion
to remember as long as we live.
Judge s. M. Weaver, now Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court, with
whom l became acquainted while a
member of the legislature, was our
Sunday School Superintendent
In the autumn of 1898, I was ap-
pointed for the second time to the
Presiding Eldership of Dubuque Dis
trict, which for some reasons, was
a qualification to the family. Nov
ing to Dubuque imm ediately after
the adjournment of Conference, we
soon became closely associated with
the Rev. DR.. William A. Shanklin,
pastor of st. Luke's church, who,
with Mrs. Shanklin, has ever remain
ed among our most loved and valued
friends.
Our youngest son, Marion, who
had entered the seminary at Ep-
tflolIfths i6isa W. moved ~ Dd6ndno,
soon developed an unusual talent
for vocal music, which in short
time became so absorbing as to DOM
mate his being and life. AS soon as
we made this discovery he was re-
called from the seminary and placed
with Prof. w. H. Pontius, one of
the most accomplished instructors in
vocal music In the United States,
where he Immediately gave promise
of that remarkable ability which has
since made his name known all over
the country, as one of the greatest
ba6so cantantas before the public.
The district parsonage at Epworth
having been disposed of, we made
our headquarters at Dubuque, which
was much more convenient for us in
every way.
Nothing out of the ordinary course
of events occurred during those six
years at Dubuque. No less than
twelve of. the preachers who had
been with me before at different
times, had been appointed to charges
ON the district, so that I was not
only familiar with the churches, but
WAS also acquainted with the preach
.ers and their families. There was
one, however, whose absence keen
~ felt because he had been with me
during the entire period of my two
previous terms as Presiding Elder:
the Rev. e. J. Lockwood. d. D.. who
began his ministry as pastor at May
.nArd. went from there to Edgewood,
thence to Postville. and from that
church to Usage, where he remained
until 1895. when. at the close Of my
term on the Decorah District, he was
appointed to Cedar Falls. where he
made a fine success. In the fall of
1898, he was transferred to St.
Pauls church at Cedar Rapids,
where he still remains as pastor.
The Rev. r. f. Hurlburt, D. D.,
to whom / have referred in another
place, also began his ministry In the
Upper Iowa Conference. After grad
uating at the Boston Theological
school. / secured him for the pas
torate at Epworth, during my first
term on the district. He served the
church with marked ability and also
q portion of the time as Principal
OF Epworth Seminary. filling a va
cancy caused by the resignation of
the principal. DR.. Hurlburt. after
flling some of the prominent pulpits
In the west. was called to pastor
ate in Buffalo, New York. where he
has distinguished himself as one Of
the finest pulpit orators in the east
But to mention by name the breth-
rem whose friendships we have high
" priced would include so large q
list of preachers, extending from the
time Of our entering the ministry to
the pFeqent, that ] can only name .
~ With whom We have been the
poM intimatsly aseociated in recent