The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-02
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Happy New Year.

Happy New Year.
The calendar Of local concern
wishes US 365 happy days. We will go
them one better We wish you S66 hap
by days this year.
GOodbSa 1915. May your kind never
come our way again. S65 days OF dis.
aster, war, pestilence and famine.
Probably the worst year Of devasta-
ton on land and sea our world has
ever seen. We ought truly to say,
THANK God, we're alive" We do.
Scarcely home In our community
that has not its sick ones. Charley
Martins. Fred Hansen's, TIL Mon
roe's and others are nursing In the
wholesale. At Mr.. Martins, four were
IN bed Thursday. Rev Todd is also
victim. He had to call off the watch
meeting for Friday night because OF
his condition. The Chicago Tribune
gives good advice for warding off the
of fresh air, don't kiss anyone on the
mouth, sleep with your windows open.
better yet, sleep out of doors
Word having been received in town
that last Saturday was Mrs. Charles
Webster's birthday, crowd was hur-
riedly gotten together and with oys-
tiers and crackers, two bob sleds
hauled merry company to the Web
ster home. Supper was served about
$3.50 after the crowd had spent three
hours in pleasant games and CONVEX
sation. At 9 O'Clock a prayer meeting
was enjoyed and all hurried home to
get to bed and be ready to get UP and
get to Sunday school the next morn
ing.
In response to Invitations sent to
all Baptist churches in the Salem As
ISOLATION. pastors and deacons came
to Elvaston Thursday for the purpose
Of ordaining Mr.. Ingersoll and Mr..
Meinyer as deacons and Mr. Enslow
as minister OF the gospel in the local
Baptist church. All the above named
gentlemen appreciated the honors con-
ferred because they were given at the
suggestion of the pastor and people
without consulting the candidates.
The services began at 2:30 when the
local deacons were ordained, Rev.
Jones OF Carthage giving the charge
to the deacons and Deacon Harvest
Of Carthage giving the charge to the
church and Deacon Garvey OF the To-
cal church making the ordainins
prayer, after which the examination
of the candidate for the full gospel
ministry was made with Rev, Jones
Of Carthage. Rev. Henry and the WIS.,
iting pastors and deacons as coun-
Gil. Rev. Jones being elected examin-
er, questions regarding all the funda-
mental doctrines OF christianity were
asked and satisfactory answers were
given and the secretary of the coun-
Gil. Mr.. Garvey. read the report OF the
council, which unanimously recon-
mended the candidate, MIR. Enslov
The church voted to accept and grant
the recommendation and the after.
noon session adjourned to the parsor.
a~e where the ladies of the congrega.
ton had prepared banquet for the
N embers of the council and church
Chicken pie with salads galore, pie,
cake and goodies were there in ahaln-
dance and after good time eating
and visiting, the evening session was
opened with thirty minute song
service. Rev. Jones then delivered the
charge to the candidate, Rev. Henry
the charge to the church and Rev.
Oliver Reed of the First church OF
Quincy preached a most wonderful
sermon on the last half OF lisa 6:y
after which the ordination took place
with Rev Henry making the ordina-
ton prayer.
On Wednesday of this past week
occurred the marriage of Mr.. R. l..
King to Miss Cora Huston. The
couple went to Carthage "Wednesday
morning and after obtaining the IL
cense. went to the Presbyterian par
sonage where Rev. Boyd spoke the
words that made them man and wife.
Mr.. King has been in our community
for number of months ard has dem
onstrated to those that know him that
he is splendid fellow and we feel
sure that Miss Cora has chosen well.
Miss Cora has lived here for several
years and has made nar1e for her
self in her unselffsh devotion to her
invalid mother We Join with their
many friends in wishing them a long,
happy married life.