The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-02-17
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lief from stomach trouble of severa
years standing. He withsto0d the OF
deal we'll and his many friends her,
trust that he may get along we'll, ant
be cured of the ailment that has giver
him so much trouble.
Rev. Lynn Slocumt arrived in Dow
City Tuesday for few days visit will
relatives. He had been to Clinton, OF
account OF the illness of his mother.
Robert Rule and Loren Butler were
hosts at a Junior class party, at the
house of the latter in Arion, last Sat
urday evening.
Dow City,, Feb. 16.-(special to the
Review.l
The district Religio and Sunday
School convention and conference OF
the Reorganized church of Latter Day
Saints, in the Galland's Grove district
convened at the local church last Fri
day morning.
The keligio convention was first
in the order Of business. The session
OpOACu WIN PluyCA SCl VlCC Ut y .UU
a. M, in charge of J. l.. Butterworth,
after Which Raymond Butterworth,
district president took charge and cal.
led for the election OF officers for the
ensuing term, which resulted as fol-
lows:
Dist. pres, Carl Anderson, Coal
vile; v. Pb L. G. Hatch of Dow City;
Sec'y and Treas, Mrs. Drayton H0l-
comb, of Dunlap. The business of
this department was then disposed of,
followed by adjournment for dinner.
The Sunday School convention open.
ed at $3.50 p. M, and the following Of.
ficers were elected for the new term:
Lacey Myers OF Deloit, Dist. Supt.:
]. l.. Butterworth OF Dow City. Asst.
supt.; Mrs. Drayton Holcomb of Dun.
lap, Sec'y. and Treas, after which
the business OF the department was
considered.
In the evening. q round table con-
Quoted by ]. Il Tsltterw0rth was the
source Of much go0dinterest and many
profitable questions were discussed
and answered. A paper-"Is sTimidity
u Reasonable Excuse for our Young
People not Taking q More Active
Part in our Sunday School anu Church
Work?" by Leonard fI0isington OF
Harlan, was much appreciated ana
showed careful thought in It's prepar.
alton. A cornet solo by Clarence viii
der was well received.
On Saturday morning the church
conference opened at $50 with Elder
C. ]. Hunt OF Independence, NO., and
John Jordison of Coalville in charge.
The business OF the conference was
taken up with Elder Nicely Butterworth
presiding. At $3.50 the business ses.
sion again opened, and after details
We're disposed of. Elder Butterworth
conducted q round table which proved
of much benefit. In the evening, Ell
err David Il. Chambers of Magnolia,
preached very able sermon to an ap-
preciative audience. On Sunday morn
ing the service opened with session
of prayer with Elder C. F.. Butter.
worth and Alfred jackson in charge
Then came the impressive ordination
service, in which John Jordison Of
Coalville was ordained to the office of
Elder by Charles Z. Buttehworth and
C. ]. Hunt. Elder Nicely Butterworth
gave the morning sermon which was
an able one indeed. At 2:3O, the sac
ramental service was begun and held
the interest of the large audience un-
til the close. j
In the evening Elder J. P. Wilder.
.muth of Harlan gave the sermon,
which was on par with his sermons
given here in previous. times. 1t. had
hoon tho intention fn rOntinue with a |
series of meetings but on account of
the revivals in progress at the M. E.
church, the Latter Day Saints post
poned theirs for few weeks, an act |
greatly appreciated by the M. Els.
The conference and conventions Sc
lected Mallard as their next meeting |
place. The session was great success,
but it was much regretted that the
weather should be SO bad ab to keep |
many from attending.
w. c. Rolls had shipment Of 3
cars and J. M. Omeara 5 cars OF ice
from Lake View come in Saturday.
The ice has broken in the river here
on account of the recent rains and
thaws, andthus who gets ice now must
resort to shipping in. The ice Mr..
Rolls brought, was snapped up in q
hurry, and much more could be used.
]. A. Anderson has also ordered car
of the product from the same place but
OH account of the soft weather, he
feels dubious about getting it. There
are lots of empty ice houses in this
vicinity at present. with small out
look for getting them filled.