The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-04
PURCHASE WILL
INTEREST !, |: ! MANY.
EpiscopaIians IN keokuk viii be-
Glad 70 Note That Diocese Has
Bought Home for ssrfra-
gan Bishop.
LOCATE IN DIES MONIES
Bishop Morrison 10 Pleased at This
and Speaks Of Eventual Di-
vision Of This Diocese
Of iowa.

Members Of the Episcopal parish IN
keokuk Will be interested in knowing
that the diocese has purchased prop
erty in Des Moines for a proper home
for the suffragan bishop, Rev. Harry
Longley. The Davenport Democrat
contains the following story OF the
purchase which has local interest:
By the advantageous purchase of
q splendid piece of residence property
in Des Moines. the Episcopal diocese
OF Iowa has acquired proper and
adequate home for Suffragan bishop
Harry 8. Longley and his family.
Incidentally the residents OF Des
Moines. who assisted In making the
purchase possible have, in the opin-
Ion OF Iowa churehmen fixed almost
to certainty the selection Of that city
al the see OF the new diocese, when
some time in the future the growth
o. the church In this state will have
made advisable the division of the
present diocese, now comprising the
entire state
By the deeds Just executed, do
cese comes into possession Of the
Olmstead property, 1876 feet on Grand
Boulevard and 33S feet on Forty-sec-
ond street, high and slightly lot, one
Of the most beautiful for residence
purposes in the capital city.
Upon 1t 10 modern house in thor
oughly good repair, not quite SO large
az the Episcopal residence in Daven.
port, but having as many rooms very
conveniently arranged.
1t was bought for $16,50o, consider
ed very advantageous price for the
purchaser and every dollar OF the puy-
chase price has been provided for. It
will be decided by Mr.. Olmsted to J..
Richardson of Davenport as trustee,
and when all the pledges are paid, will
b. decided by him to the trustees. OF
the Iowa Episcopate Fund. Possession
will be given Oct. Is, when Bishop
Lcngley and his family will move in.
Bishop Morrison Pleased.
Asked by Democrat representative
to state the history of the property's
requirement and It's Significance to
the diocese, Bishop Morrison said yes
terday:
"A prominent churchman Of Daven-
port gave large subscription, on con-
dition that the Des Mofnes people
raise the balance. OF the latter, Messrs.
Simon Casady, Devore Thompson,
Geo. F. Henry and Dr.. w. o. coffee
were especially active in the canvass
and to them the credit Of raising the
money Is due. The vestry of ST.
PauPs church was very much inter-
ested and not molly contributed gen.
erously as individuals, but were active
In raising the last thousand dollars,
which was obtained in small sums.
Nothing of material character,
during my whole episcopate, has given
me more satisfaction than the pur-
chase of this new episcopal residence
in Des Moines.
The Future Diocesan Division.
II realize, too, that while, during my
episcopacy, the diocese of Iowa will
not be divided, and possibly not during
the episcopacy of my successor, that
there must be with the growth of the
Episcopal church Of Iowa division
OF the diocese. Des Moines ought to
be and will then be the see city Of the
new diocese, and the purchase Of this
property will go far toward making it
such.
THE endowment for the support of
the bishop is today more than double
what it was ten years ago. l have
every reason to think that this en-
dowment will be substantially in
creased by requests or other gifts
When the day for division comes the
whole amount will be divided between
the old and the new dioceses.
II am looking in my work. on the
material side of the problem for the
future rather than for the present. 1t
certainly is great satisfaction to
every churchman in the diocese 20
know that Bishop Longley, who has
worked SO faithfully and effectively. is
t. have 50 comfortable and dignifi I'd
place of residence