Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-16
Grianeil and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican
G-innell. Feb. 1.-THE IRE whistle
Startled the church full of people at the
union meeting or Sunday evening and.
some time after. the second alarm
caused q second rustic OF interest. II
was discovered that both alarms were
given because Of blaze at the Mrs.
Hughes residence 1i2s Broad street, the
after il was supposed to have been put
out Mrs. Hughes was aw~y from home.
beng OF 2 visit 70 friends n Burl!cg-
ton. a IRE had been started in an open
fireplace because water in the cellar
had put the fire N the furnace temper
arily out of service a loose bricg. in
the back OF the chimney is said 20 have
given the flames access 70 me studding
which made an excellen* chimney for
quick draught Mrs. Hughes Is grand
secretary Of The grand chapter Of the
Eastern Star and had valuable papers
connected with -h= order buy none OF
these were seriously inquired * most u
such records vare lc,cssa IN 2 fraprcof
safe. The aa-la - % t1e willing and
contents VS. lo- very great
The entries for M --r-or.- in -he u
y
ing viii close o. ,he -5th and .ae p-a
l.1niaa-y -ry-out VIII take place on the
2g-h. = large number Of entries is ex-
Eec-@d a. has alwGys been -he cass.
Tie orator Of The day secured by the
college FOR Ias5l-gtoas birthday on
Monday n@xt Is D.. Yutaiza Mlnagucf.i
q prominent japanese lecturer. who
VIII also oe nsre Or Sunday and preach
in the morning in the Congregational
church.
The attendance a. the sessions yes
terday Of the inspirat5onal irgti-l.e for
teachers. in the high school building
here, vas very encourari rg being
probably $50 or more The addresses
by DR.. T. o. Corson, Of Columbus, o..
Prof c. P. Colgrove. Of Cedar Falls. ard
Or. r. H. Sylvester, Of Iowa City. we're
Intensely interesting and instructive
ard me Close attention given by
-ne assembled teachers speaks wei
for the future of The schools under
their charge. An evening session was
held az which Dr. Corson and Professor
Colg-ove gave addresses. The round
table discussions of the afternoon are
reported as having been provocative Of
/ thought and healthy stimulation to
.
noon.
! Grand Chancellor A. L. Beckett is 70
/ be in this city or Wednesday. the o1tb.
/ Inst, when the district meeting Of the
/ knights of Pythias is 70 be held here.
and number Of other good speakers
Z are expected. The various committees
are hard al work to make such arrange
/ rnents as shall make the meeting one
Z y-o- nv ~ II
| meeting.
| Freshman D. f. Bail. of Iowa College,
coming here from Stewart, and room
/ ing at the Sibley home. was taken 10
| the cit hospital here and underwent an
operation for relief from appendicitis.
or Sunday evening
! The first of the union evangelistic
! meetings was held In the CONGREGATION
al church on Sunday evening with an
attendance and a spirit that gives
strong promise of ultimate success The
usual large choir has been nearly
doubled in numbers so that there Is
hardly room for all the members on the
greatly enlarged platform. All the
pastors of the six churches that have
Joined in this religious effort were or
the platform. A considerable time was
spent in the preIiminaries necessary t.
SO great an enterprise. Mr.. Ffsche,
started the singing and swung choi,
and audience into line with clea,
promise of what is to be expected ir
that line. Then Evangelistist Hanle,
was introduced by his personal frie,Sl
Pastor J. NJ. Brown. of the Methods
church. and, after preliminary out
lining Of plans and plain statement o.
l i.
brief sermon as food for thought. Meet.
ings will be held at night only. all thi.
week except Saturday.
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