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Jubilee of Methodist church marked by fifty years in Vinton
The article details the fifty year history of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Vinton Iowa. It covers founding in 1853 with eleven members, early itinerant pastors, hardships, and growth, the 1870s basement and brick church construction, notable leaders like Rev N S Burleigh and Rev J M Rankin, a long retrospective prepared by J E Marietta, and jubilee events including addresses by Rev J G Van Ness and visitors like Gov LaFayette Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah Evans
Elmyrra Howard
David Eb, Keyes
William Taft
Joseph Morris
J.B. Tracy
Vinton
Iowa
N. 3
Burleigh
Evans
Esowsig
Good Templars Hall
John Kidlington
Bowe
Alte
Banton City
Cor Towmemsn
J. M. Rankin
Prescher
F. X. Miler
Seine Be Grove
Bopsis Sreens Bom
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