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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1897
Page
7
Dr J M Sherman is reported in Rexcher Iowa with a listing for office space in rooms behind the post office. The terse notice records his name and location for a medical practice in a small town setting.
Local notices report a hat sale at J H Foley & Son with price cuts and a summary of nearby ads. The item lists other community notices including an ice cream social for Boone township cemetery, classifi ed merchandise pricing, a birth announcement, and a Spirit Lake Chautauqua schedule with attractions and dates July 8 to July 23.
Personal notices list visits and travel by residents and guests. Mrs J C Myers, Miss Edith Gee, T F Hill, Miss Edith Humbert, C Ward, Miss Donahue, Miss Phillips, HLH Alexander, Bert McCullough, Mrs Darlington, Miss Louise Tennant, A R Kitts, Miss Phee Hezzelwood, Mrs T J Adams, O E Foley, Rev F J Black, Revs Landa Stiles, and local hosts are mentioned. Weather data shows 102 in shade and 124 in sun. Messages advertise farm loans and fireproof safes from Standard Safe & Lock Co with local shop promotions.
Sealed bids will be received by the school board of the Independent District of Renwick until 7:30 p.m. July 25, 1897 for completing the upper room of the school building. Plans and specifications are at the Secretary's office. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. W. T. Drennen, Sec’r.
The seventh international BY P U convention meets in Chattanooga Tennessee from July 1 to 18, with expected larger attendance. Local decor praised by Mrs Lockwood Mrs Richardson and Mr Ketman. La Verne native Henry Klindt now in Kiel Germany writes on German export bounty and protection to aid U S beet sugar industries, criticizing free trade and Dingley bill. He recounts Hamburg docks pile of goods bound for the United States and urges boosting domestic production to create jobs and a stronger home market for farm products.
Rev Stiles argues for biblical immersion as the sole scriptural baptism. He quotes pedo-baptist authorities, disputes Luther Wesley and Carson, and claims John the Baptist and Jesus illustrate immersion. He cites Mark 1 9 Romans 6 4 and Ephesians 4 5 to insist one baptism by burial.
The excerpt shows a heated exchange among Christian scholars and churches over water baptism versus spirit baptism. It cites D. M. Stiles and Rev. Stiles, critiques opposing authorities, and urges investigation by readers. It also reports Fourth of July warnings from the Union Signal and notes the State Bank of Renwick's financial condition with assets and liabilities.
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