Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-30
CHURCH L ISSUES CALL |.
I'O.RE|Y. / !|| .J.SUCk0W.
ELOQUENT PULPIT ORATOR TO
BEGIN HIS WORK HERE ON
/; H. JANUARY 3rd, 1915. =
ANNUAL MEETING HELD JANuARY 9TH
Reports Of Departments to be Civ
.s5ss en-, and offlcsrs to-
3s. BE Elected. %: ~ @

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Il the First congregational; churcn, ned
on MONDAY evening OF this :weeh, the
q 81 church voted to extend a call to KEY.
,#S;Vy, %. SucKOw, 10 succeed Rev ). +.
moore, as pastor. y. = sst55.. .sy-
Rev. MT. SuckoW was pastor : OF
u the local church from August loth'
~ d 300 y unIll EAprli lsI, 1907, Wnen : ne
4 gave up the local pastOrate to take
B up the, work OF tield agent tor Grln-
4 neil college. For tnree years Z ne
n carried on most successful WORK
Tor the college, raising a large endoW.
ment fund tor that INSTITUTION. Al
II Il Ter completing the WORK 1or
II the college he accepted The caH or
III EtiaWards Congregation church ,ss: OF
davenport, serving that church IN tnt
eapacl1y OF pastor until about year
ago. Il; liy. yis:l. u 4 IL,
y hfle pastor. Of the church here he
made such q very favorable lmpres-
4 4 son as a pulpit orator that the mem
bershlD at once began to- make plans
10 procure his services again, when
III became known that Rev. J.f@ r..
\ moore had accepted the cali %of Ply
e, mouth church at Waterloo. :;
AS a pulpit orator and sermonlizer
X Mr.. SucKow stands at the headt OF
4 the clergymen of the Congres atlon-
al denomination OF the state. Els
4 host OF friends in Manchester ana
this immediate vicinity will I've graf
jtiel: to learn that MIR. SuckoW ana
his good wife are again to take up
their work in Manchester. - :
At the conclusion OF the business
4 sess ion on Monday evening Kew: MT:
SuckoW was notified of the action OF
ocHo rnma hRIOrS
the assembled membership. In ms
y ,,snal eloquent manner Mt. SuckoW
expressed his appreciation OF the
. confidence which II the church IF has
i manifested in his ability as min
y lister: in ealing him to become 1he
u pastor Of. the local church tor 9
/ second time. - !.
MI. Suckow has been spending a
D few weeks In Manchester, and let
for Davenport Tuesday. afternoon 20
4 mack Ills household goods and bring
B mem ito Manchester Mrs. SuckoW
will not be able to come to- Manches-
& tey for several weeks, being at pres
II. It in Colorado Springs. Colorado
iEhere she Is caring for her daughter
and grandchiF !.
The First Congregational church !, IS
n Aexceedingly$ fortunate in securing tne
Sseryices of Rev Mr.. ISuckoW at ahls M
time. TIE church has never before
been better organized for effectlVe
I work in this community. Had the
church been without a. pastor for any
length of time, while looking ABOUT
for q successor to Rev. Mr.. Moore
the work Of the organization Woulo
/ have suffered seriously.
Rev. Mr.. Suckow3 will begin ms
work next Sunday, his theme for the
morning being The Conquest OF
Fear,, New Years sermon. Fol
lowing the morning sermon the sac
4 rament Of the Lord IS Supper VIII oe
I observed. In the evening the theme
for the sermon will be THE MIX Oh
Human Kindness. - -. .q..y.., ~.
The Sabbath school and young
people IS meeting will be held at the
usual hours.
On Thursday evening, January
.$7th. at 7:30 the annual meeting .of
the church win be held, at which
time it is desired that every mem
ber, and all those who are in any
way identified with the work OF the
y church, be present. Reports from
the various departments OF the
church are to be given by the 1ifler-
&ent officers and heads Of depart
ments. Officers of the church ana
sunday school are to be elected 1or
the ensuing year, and deftnlte$ pans
for the work Of the next year are 10
be considered. 4 ,$s = = sty-s %HEt /. -