Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-12
Many Years IN Iowa Ministry.

Many Years in Iowa Ministry.
Rev MIR Millikan Is widely known
IN Iowa Conversational circles within
which he was actively nsesed as
minister OF the gospel Tor forty six
years. He retired from active wor5
eight years ago. Most Of us worN in
the ministry has been done il this
state
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Milukan We're
married al Rochester ~ A.. Sept ~.
1864, and Went 70 Wheaton, Ill. 70 live,
Mr.. Millikan being pastor of the Con-
gregational church al that point. From
there Mr.. Mlllihan Went TO Morrison,
H. and in 1872 TOOK lp his work in
Iowa al McGregor. He was there three
years. and then Went 10 Naquoketa
where ne was pastor from 1873 unti'
1885. Three wears Were -han spent in
Kansas. and in 1921 Mr.. Millikan re-
turned TO this state 10 become pastor
at Mason City, where ne remained TWO
Years. From 1892 until 1902 he was
pastor a, -Anarnosa, and from 1902 20
1906 was at Kingsley. l, was with the
close of his Kingsley pastorate. al the
age of -, and lacking only four years
Of rounding OUT the half century mark
in The ministry that Rev. Mr.. Millikan
retired.
Holy Lands Trip al 70.
~ the age Of - years Mr. and Mrs
Millikan accomplished successfully
journey that few attempt at that age
] z trip thru the Holy Lands.
! Directly following their work a,
! Kingsley Rev. Dir. and Mrs. Millikan
! took their trip abroad, visiting Pales-
tine. Egypt, Greece Turkey. Italy.
Switzerland Holland France Ger
(! many. and England.
Alumni of Same College
! An interesting fact n ne lives OF
this interesting old couo,e $ that they
! are both alumni Of the same college.
| oberlin. and that their SIX children
have all been graduated from the same
school I, was not unusual that Mr..
. and Mrs MilHkan should have fin
! isheG their education al tae same
| school. for II was al OperlI1 that they
met. but that father and mother and
their SIX children, should al. be alumni
of one educational institution. IS an
unusual fact.
Silas Franklin Millikan i native
OF Freedom. o.. where he was born
( Sept S. 1884, son OF Daniel Frank
lin Miliikan. -Four Years after MS
/ SONS birth -he elder AT;liikan moved -
! Linden. Wbiteside roun,Y Illinois
! where the son Franklin was reared anC
attended the public schools. For ,wt
I years Mr. MiIlikan Was a student o:
Knox College Calesb1rc. I'LL AND from
| there entered tho Congregational
/ schooI ar 0her,in from which ne wa,
I graduated ia 49, Four wears later n.
Vas graduated II, ti,aoIoey IN, his sI-ns
Mater. his ordination foIio,yed i, $50
a, T.yons t-ljnton co,,n1v where he re-
MANNED eor s,or- -in,a before coin
N Whaaro- III
Mrs 1d3llf-ar f,.,,.,, li..r,- Tana An.
dre,rs > yi.ugl,-.r ~ y2andolrb An
6rAys ~. RocY,as-ar \ V No ?
20. u.r carl, arl,,.a+5o, re...i,..,
in the ,,,hl;r sanooIs or Rochester Sh.
was pra,,,,ara6 from oberlin in ri.
I Class ~ 7S5- - hien sobool -.ach.
in Ohio for TWO ears. and then wen
10 Oliyet. Mich. Where. until her mar
4 riage. she vas employed as lady prin
cipaI Of Olivet College.
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-'li'iihaii' Nt'eii 'iieH stai 'ed 'iie'i i'4e
!"ui heF "seiei my 60
pro- zoe th"iF cilhii IN Win soou euuta
1"hs' MAJ sh"u'u ~ Doiit ""elHe
IatheT ana Mother were aoie 10 saw
an! tl2HS OF Hol