Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-06-11

der the direction of Mrs. Thing were
the best we have ever had. After their
removal to Hopkinton, DR.. Thing con-
tinued to supply our pulpit for three
years and ,gaverus excellent sermons.
He was followed by Rev. A. B. Tickle
who gave his entire time to the work
Of the church and stayed with us a
little more than year. His oldest
son, Raymond, was one Of the first to
make the supreme sacrifice in the re-
cent war. After the removal Of Mr..
Tickle our pulpit was supplied for a
ents Of Coe college, First Mr.. Percy
Nickless for nearly two years then
Mr.. Charles S. Weber. They are fine
young fellows and it was then
church grew in numbers during their
stay but they could only give us lin
tied time and could not enter into the
community life. In December, 1917,
the Rev. G. L. La Bounty, then Of
Cedar Rapids came to US for one SAB
bath to conduct a communion SER
vice. He saw the opportunity for de-
velopment and accepted our call. He
came to us with his family year ago
in March Mr.. and Mrs. La Bounty |
have been untiring in their efforts to
build up the church and a helpful
community life. During the past year
our parsonage has been remodeled |
and extended and made modern |
throughout, A new piano has been
placed in the church, our Womans |
Missionary Society has been re-estab-
lished and Brotherhood has been or
ganized. Forty members have been
added to our church roll. We are no
longer weak, we no longer need Home
Mission aid and now as we consider
our interesting classes of boys and
girls, our large class of young men
and maidens and those who are older I
grown, we have reason to say, "Blest |
be the tie that binds our hearts in
Christian love-" The history of this
church would not be complete without
paying a tribute to the men who have
served in the sacred service of deacon,
and who have gone to their reward.
They were, in the order of service:
o. e. Taylor, William Thomas. r. L.
Taylor, John G. Dickey and ]. S. Van,
feet. They were good men In whom
each minister found friend and who /
called all men brothers. How many
times have they passed up and down
these aisles bearing the sacred en-
blems, treading softly and reverendly.
Their memory is rich heritage. 1t
has been the privilege Of this church
to send out three young men into the
ministry, J. Gilman Dickey, now as
sistant Superintendent of Missions
for North Dakota; David L. Miller
prev ,ously mentioned and Herbert
French, now in Y. NJ. c. A. work in
France We also claim two young
men who are now Foreign Mission
aries in Brazil and India. They were
members of our Sunday school in their
early childhood and consider this their
first church home, as it is that Of their
mother. refer to Harold and How
ard Anderson, sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
E. Anderson, so we'll remembered
here When the next history of this
church shall be written it may be the.
privilege Of the historian to say that
some of the boys who are with us to-
day have entered the ministry and as
I look into their bright, earnest faces
this afternoon 1 hope that they may
hear the call as did Samuel and ans
wer, Speak Lord for THY servant
heareth." Now we have come to tie i
5Oth milestone. What of the future:
At an International Christian Endeav-
or Convention held in Montreal, Can
ada, in 1898, the mayor of tina, civ in I