The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-25
CHURCH DEBT
is WIPED OUT
Pennington Congregation ReJoices
When Pastor Announces Last
Penny Has Been Paid
on Indebtedness

Penny Has Been Paid
on Indebtedness
PENNINGTON, June c5- The
members and friends of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church are rejoicing
that Sunday, June 20, 1920, marked
the successful close Of the debt re-
ducton campaign and the pastor was
able to announce that all the money
needed had been paid In SO that the
debt was entirely eliminated
The present pastor, the Rev. G.. H.
Smith, was appointed as pastor of the
local church only last September
when the conference met. At that
time the debt upon the church was
about $1,400- The Ladies Aid society
which has worked Internationally
under the leadership Of the president,
Mrs. Alma Kelley, paid off some Of
this with their efforts during the sue
ceeding winter. After the evangefis-
! tic meetings which closed February
LIST the pastor introduced the novel
idea Of a joash chest debt reduction
campaign to run month. At the
end of that period about $500 was
raised. This SO stimulated the IN
I tcl tSt dllu Ol In9 H1eul-
bership that it was decided to carry
the campaign on to completion. This
was done with the very happy result
already recorded that the debt that
has embarrassed the Methodist
church for some years is now a thing
entirely OF the pest. Altogether in
the neighborhood of s1,4G0 has been
raised under the efficient lead of the
pastor and his very efficient co-work
ers and helpers. Sunday will mark
new era in Methodism in Farming
ton and make it possible for the local
church to really take its place as one
of the outstanding protestant
churches Of our city. The pastor and
membership Of the church are to be
sincerely congratulated
Miss Neva Ponte and Mrs N. Kline
of Kewanee, Ill, came Tuesday morn
ing to visit their parents, MIR. and
Mrs. I. o. Ponte-
Bert Sanders, wife and son are
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bar
ton.
Mrs. Matte Coffin returned Tues
day morning after spending several
days in FIT Madison with her sister,
Mrs. VIM. Beatty.
Rev. and Mrs. G. n Smith and
children are visiting in Oneida, H.,
with relatives. Rev. Smith viii at
tend the Epworth league convention
at Bluff Park the first OF the week.
Miss Dorothy Folker left Monday
evening for Fort Madison to visit her
grandmother, Mrs c. H Perry.
! Henry Brown, a colored veteran OF
the civil war whose home has been
in Pennington for great many
wears. was run over and killed by a
switch engine in Ottumwa Wednes'
dav night. Mr. Brown had gone to
Ottumwa in company with the mem
bers of the G. A. R from here to
attend the reunion. Most OF the
other members returned on the even
ing train and it was the supposed IN
Itention of Mr.. Brown to come home
also and 1t is presumed he became
confused and missed his train It IL
not known lust what he was doing
in the railroad yards at night but
the probabilities are that he became
confused with being SO far away from
home and wandered into the wrong
place. The decedent was an old man
we'll I'D in the eighties He was
iouiet unassuming man VINO attended
Istrictly to his own business, ano
lived largely upon his pension. nc
had lust built himself small new
house. He was respected by every
one in town and the news OF h1
tragic death was received with sor
row.
Tuesday evening about fifteen Of
the young people SURPRISED Mlss
Helen Sutton of Bloomfield, at tht
home Of her grandparents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. W. M. Mcintosh The evenn;
was very pleasantly spent IN game:
: and music and light refresh1nent
were served before the guests de
!; parted.
Miss Ella Morris Of Granger, MO,
stoned over night Tuesday with he
cousin. Mrs. Ernest Steeples.
Mrs, Russell Stewart and son lef
Wednesday morning for visit Wit
her brother, Louie Phillips, IN Mt
Sterling.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Grending enter
tanned J. l. Barnes and Sam Lyon
. and son of Colfax. III, over Sunday
Miss Ricky Grending came Tues
dav to visit at the E J. Grendl
home.
,, Miss Fern Atherton left Tuesta:
evening for Fort Madison to attent
the wedding Of her brother, T. L
Atherton-
Mrs. Harry Gefiett OF TT Madison
visited the first Of the week at tn
Frank Rider home.
Charles and Raymond KNAPP lef
Tuesday evening to visit their uncle
Editor Duty, of Montrose-
= C. w. Browning. J. CROWN, Ellie
TAYLOR. Rev. McKiernan. las Matthias
E. L. Star and Henry Brown are al
tending the state encampment 10
} civil war veterans at Ottumwa thf
> week.
Mrs Emma House Of Kahoka, I
visiting this week with Mrs. Emni
UTaa1TIy