The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-30
NEW CHURCH
is DEDICATED
Denver, H., Building Destroyed by
Fire Year Ago, Has Been
Rebuilt and Oc-
cupied.
Especial to The Gate City.J

Especial TO me tate SlCy.l
DENVER, H., April 3o.-Notwith.
standing the continuous rainfall
which fell Saturday night and
Sunday, splendid crowd was
in attendance at the dedicatory serv-
Is, 1918. Judge c. J. Scofield OF Car
thage being unable to be present, H.
H. Peters OF Bloomington, assumed
full charge The deficit was raised
and the dedicatory service proper
held at $3.50 p. m. A free dinner was
served to all those who would remain
and partake. On account Of the road
conditions, no evening service was
held. The services throughout were
very fine and the social part very
much enjoyed. We make mention of
Il few good things which came to us
on this memorable day: Mrs. Clara
Kelley of Bowen, presented us with
very beautiful clock, also the Bible
given by Mrs. Alfred Burnett OF our
city, and Is very much to be admired
and the lovely Ivers and Pond piano
given by Mrs. Jane Ramsey Is thor
oughly appreciated by the congrega-
ton. The large bouquet Of lilies
which graced the altar was sent by
Mrs. Roscoe Ramsey of southern Cali
fornia, all of which we were delight
ed to receive.
History Of the Denver Christian
church: The ground on which the
first Christian church was built on
was bought of James Black, ST.. con-
sideration eight dollars.
The church was organized July
les, 1873. This organization was
| composed of thirty-five members
| tcfi n
church (he oldest church in the coun-
ty) viz: James Black. ST.. Mary
Black. Hannah Bevering, B. 3. Butler,
Armand Butler, John Angelo. Cynthia
Angelo, Amanda Angelo. George Sum
mers, T. NJ. Orion. Eleanor Orion,
Sylvester Black, Mary Black, VIM
| Bridgewater. Lucy Bridgewater
James Black, Jr, H. c. Milstid, J. s.
Mcclure, Geo Massie, Nancy Massie
Nettie Lyon, Malinda F. Lyon, Maunie
Clark, Martha Green, M. *. Kirk
Elizabet Kirk, ]. v. Banks, Mary
Banks. Joseph Dorsey, Evaline
| Dorsey.
| First officers: James Black, George
M. Browning, M. r. Kirk, elders;
| Joseph Dorsey, J. S. Mcclure, deac
ons.
The first clerk was Joseph Dorsey
and the first pastor was j. c. Rey
nolds. Others pastors were: A. ]
Thompson, A. p Stewart, H. H
Black, NJ. r. Kirk, T. F. Weaver, J.
J. Cramer, VIM. Griffin, ]. J. Cath
cart. M. Jones, H. G. Vanderoort. G.
A. Hendrickson, G. M. knight, NJ. G
Ritz, B. H. Cleaver, A. T. Sapp, Chas,
! NJ. Wales, H.. M. earn, j. w. Porter
IL. w. Porter being our present pastor
In the year 1893. the church was
remodeled and dedicated by c. j
Scofield of Carthage.
| On February 2, 1917. while the
high school was giving their last re-
hearsal of play to be given that
evening, they left the church about
6 o'clock and at $50 the church was
discovered on fire and in, thirty min
utes it burned to the ground, the only
solution to the origin OF the fire was
that a small oil heater had been left
burning and probably exploded, but
nothing definite is known. The Con.
gregational church invited us to hold
our services there, which we did I'M
til April 20, 1917, we moved to the
school house, where we remained I'M
til February "a, 1918. when we moved
to the basement of our new church.
| On Sunday. March Is. 1917, the
changing OF the location was voted
on, resulting in the majority favorlng
~ ,coan+opce nf tho lot donated by