The bystander., 1920-02-06
DAVENPORT ITEMS.

DAVENPORT ITEMS.
Bethel A. M. E. church was the scene
of . grand affair on last Tuesday and
burning of the church mortgage taking
place. 49,
The trustees of the church, with the
aid Of the members and friends provld-
cd the means with which to place the
said church out Of debt. Three OF the
ex-pastors Of that church were present
At the mortgage burning, namely: Rev.
q. b. Stovall. and Rev. T. B. Lewis,
Rev. w. w. Williams, and the pastor
Of the Rock Island church, Rev. A.
Boyd. On Tuesday night Rev. Stovall
preached and refreshments were served
in the dining room, but on Wednesday
night occurred the most important part
Of the spectacular affair, a short ser
monette, Mrs. G. II. Marshall gave the
history of the church since the year
1865 when she arrived in this town.
She told of the struggle they had to
maintain a place of worship. Rev. W.
W. Williams then told of the struggle
that he had together with the mem
bers of the church to keep it under
their control, Rev. Stovall came next
and poured forth the story Of his car
eer while pastoring the church. 1t was
under his supervising that the present
church was built. Rev. T. w. Lewis
spoke next after which the ex-pastors
all gathered around the tray upon
which the duplicate of the mortgage
was to be burned, the same was light
ed and the mortgage was no more. The
blaze was one of very pretty color
as all the lights were lowered and the
Moline choir sang "The church is NOV
ing on.'' Much credit is due the pres
ent pastor who struggled hard to put
the church where it is today, in the
way of paying off the debt. While
Rev. Moore has only been in Davenport
a year he has worked hard and payed
ing was furnished by the Moline choir.
The Missouri club served the suppers
and refreshments for the evening in the
dining room. The spectacular thing
downstairs in the dining room was the
illuminated table, arranged especially
for the ex-pastors and their wives. 1t
is hoped by every one that the mem
bers and friends will work just as hard
and keep the church in good shape and
going smoothly. The event is said to
be the greatest happening in the his
tory Of the said church so lets keep up
the good work and keep the church
moving on. ..E -.
Stonwall Luter of Jackson, Tenn. is
in the city stopping with his sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. In
gram of this city.
The Y. w. G. A. is furnishing their
many patrons with the privilege OF
skating on Friday nights. There is ex-
pected to be many people out to the
"Y'' to go roller skating. Will you
be thereg If so I see you. t...s
The colored boy scouts were offered
the golden privilege lately, that of
earning the small sum of SO and they
would be admitted into the white Y. M.
G. A. to have the full privileges of the
same it is hoped that the boys will not
shrink from this opportunity. Many
little odd jobs are waiting to be done
SO get out and earn the cash and join
the Y. 3~ .a &.@'.
There are many residents of Daven- ,
port on the sick list this week, some of !
which are various cases, such as the in
fuenza, pneumonia and other sickness. !
The boy scouts scoutmaster, Mr.. John |
Gordon is quite sick, also his wife. They !
were both forced to retire to their beds |
last week, and are not much better at |
this writing. Mrs. Jennie johnson, who |
resides on Farnam street is quite sick |
with a bad cold. Mr.. and Mrs. Feaqua |
and little daughter are all down with |
the flu, Mr.. and Mrs. Hill on North
street are sick in bed.
Mrs. George Perkins is quite sick,
also Mrs. Forter has been confined to
her home.
The funeral of Mr.. Will Williams
was held from the undertaking parlors |
of Mr.. Brown on last Saturday after
noon. The man was practically a |
stranger here, having just short
time previous to his death moved here.
He is survived by three sons and two |
daughters, one of whom lives in Ala
bama. The funeral was attended by |
the Rev. s. B. Moore.
The revival services to be held at |
the A. M. e. church will begin on the |
eleventh of February. The revival
services will be in charge Of the evan
gelist, Rev. N. H. Jeltz. The cottage
prayer meeting will begin Wednesday
The fourth. Any one wishing to have
the prayer meeting to be held in their
home will please phone Davenport 5942
the home of Rev. s. B. Moore.