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ST NEWS, •/SATURDAY ,E)OMOURCHASKBDoaconoaB Fund lnvostod at 11SC Ninth Streot.prone gotta •7:5*0 j:• Uov•hi urn Ju MiHISTORY OF THE WORKThe Morton -Smith Revival Meetings—Other Religious Intollionces.mi **\Deaconess work wax slur led l»y Dos Mol lit1!* Methodism m July, ISW. vlnm I ho Woman's 1 ionic Missionary suriety ot ilio I'lrst Ai. K. church sent lo Wiwli-higton. I). f\. for Miss .lull:*. Howard lo do tioiicmiCH* work In ihnt ohuivh. under lit* direction of lh;' pusthr. Dr. «1. 1- Sooy. A few months' work lt;levi*P-op.’il tiie fact tJutl mmv wuikeis vwivuecilt-d. 11 was then though* hest i« Inuuvst all Hie Method!:-; cluirclu?!1 In Dos Moines. sttul n called nn'otlujr for ih:H purpose resulted in the •wgimlv’.a-Cion of die Mollies Deaconr.-T,Holm- association, This consists otiwo hoards, vlas., hoard of trustees amiboard of wsuingers. Dr. J'mury Miller is provident of the ju-scvlar'.on, nml Then. t\ C.itndud viee-[‘i .slder.t. The trusts are «. \\\ Mamliurat, FI, T. Samson. W. JL*Arnold. I- 11. tfUSHi. C. II. Coddington. Jl. C. Harris, C. il. Ala ley. William Riseiior ami Adnsn Howell. The board of urn nay era von-slsls of thirty ladles fn-m Uu* several Methodist aim relies, Mr?. J. E. Sooy,president.On January I. iSPi. Ike house, M07 Center tirivt, was rented, ami 0:1 January ioth formally opened and dedicated by Htehop-: Fowler. Two more .looconessra came from the Chicago training school in April. iSfci. The following October the Homo was moved to S3f» West Ninth a tree;, where it liaa remained until March 1. ISM1.The lute Major A. C JSidwell. SO well known to many of the oKf residents of this pity, willed ?2,f*00 to the Plvsl 51. Kchurch rov home missionary purposes.Tin* money was turned over to the Deaconess Home-association, as hesl fttl' ftllingr Jha Intent or the donor. The .association has for some lime borne looking for a suiiablc property for a. Home,-it: which lo invent that l»*|iicfl. This week ihe property, 1 ift West Ninto street, was pti relinked. Tie* lot Is r 1X132 fcot. beautifully situated. with a house ni' eight n-oms. which will he Placet in jvood repair and make a d^shnble Home.Cnrpcts or runs, shades, iritrinlns, sitting room and bed room furniture arc S're»fly needed. unil ii is hoped that contributions ot these articles will l* sent In nf oner.'L’here are at present three deacon-i?pk«: In -the Home. Miss Kva J. For.l. superintendent, MIbp Passmore and Miss Bohamitiu. It Is honed ru have two more Ibis spring.The duties nf a d«iHeonens arc 'To imu-lAlpr ti the poor, visit the sick, pray • with the dying, «nru-for Lhe orphan, sock the wandering, save the sinning, end reliiujutehhig all oth?r pursuits, devote themselves to Christ inn work.”A deaconess works entirely without sal ait. receiving only her support In the Home and a small nllowanct fox* clothing.THe Home is supported by donations, subscriptions ami membership fees in the- associaiton of* one iihIIap a year annually.■Uni a. m. Hunt phin, your * *ervllt; Abie t UillvlPn* Chris vires limn Not servh lag hpi’til UlliOU fill. I At ho th and i will nens.'I'Jiu Penn; .sim* i Alom Cony.The Merlon Smith Mvetlnjss-It was the flrrit i»l;»u of the workers Inor W night •Cha; Aim0 va ni chom for txill 4.llci1’rcBtlug n At Twcll morn Cha it ihg. i -Theppecii Atond Dr. •Chri secon Chris The oil ure con du 1U:S0 i Sun meet! worth slngir good; Meet! i The j morrr ! Evan of wh -TilAnge•ilienuUniter.trenf-Oil1 ion f \ eveni i i.f t ticfor iiit Haul':of athe li At T*Ah to morn r*nLtipeiter pi meinc Mnudliio slt; Re\ John' ThulAw.'SwChunpal).
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Des Moines Daily News
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Sat, Mar 07, 1896
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