The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-21

MANY IMPROVEMENTS


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sl1csr raised he congregation rom
efZhryzi-s nslbe-z 10 1s9 members.
organized : s-s Sunday school and :
large Bible class and raised 5s-
tween 1909 and ss,1E1 for al p---
poses since coming 70 this city.
/ IL t5s last two years here are .
fsg Of the improvements nat have
been pat O, tie Pilgrim Rest church
IL the main rool new doors have
teer PIT n ard also ten Few s,atnei
glass windows. the oztsi6e has bee1
petntsd. q new roof has been put On
with new cutters, splendid large
walk eighteen feet vide has been
erected n front % the church TIE f.
eide has been plssts-ed and papersd
and reczrpeted- = new piano has been
bought, platform for TIE choir stand
and the piano erected. and the inter
for redscoratet IN many Eayz-
The basement has just recently
been improved go that Il s. nov q
splendid place for socizIs and enter
tzfEreuts 4. cement eoor has been
laid, the CON p,ete interior has been
plag,aret, cement pillars have bsen
erected, ELECTRIC lights hare been PM
in, q fine kitchen has been built, pro
Ttdsd With All Kitchen necessities. In
Guiding z new range. and the steps 10
THE basement hare been covered with
isa aIcore addition 20 the church that
protects this part II had weather
When the North IiszcuTi Baptist
association net here seyersl months
ago. all Of the visitors were served In
this basement and ali Of the cooking
and serving was done from the kitch-
en-.
Rev. Helm Responsible.
TIE man who mas accomplished all
this Il Rev J. z Helm Rev. Mr..
Helm came 70 the local church on
June I. 1910, from Slater, 10, this
being his seventh church since he
was ordained minister. Rev. Hr.
Helm has been IN the pulpit FOR thirty.
screen years.
When ne arrived here the church
had but sghty-fye members and the
property was run down. In a short
time. by his efforts. he boosted the
mum Der 70 z50. There was also a
81 800 debt on the church when he ar
rived, already thirty years old. In
sixteen months this had been cleared.
/ The church Tow IL filed every Sun
day morning and evening and there
tts large Sunday school which Is
taught by Mrs. Birdie Helm, the wife
! Of the pastor. 4 Bible class contain.
fng serenity members, meets az $50
O'Clock each Sunday afternoon. This
+! is taught by the pagtor. The church
I Is the scene Of many activities. The
LaGfes' Mission circle meets every
Friday evening with Mrs Sallie
vaughan az president. Rev. John Bird
Ifs president Of the BibIe class and
Mrs. Belle Smith Of the willing Work