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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1911
Page
7
In Cleveland church meetings Episcopalian leaders debate church history as authorities challenge asserted faults and call for orderly reflection. The session addresses concerns amid tensions within the diocese and seeks guidance from lay and clerical members.
At the ninety fourth annual Ohio diocese convention in Cleveland Episcopal clergy urged a committee be appointed to investigate school histories. They allege textbooks credit Henry VIII and Edward VI with founding Anglicanism and demand removal of false statements, citing revisions and lack of later authority. The appointed committee includes Du Moulin Daniels Pierce Moore and Brown, with Toledo and Kenyon College reps, and the convention adjourned to meet in Toledo next year.
A ten year old missing from Coop er Street caused anxiety for Mr and Mrs Hollingeworth after 8 PM on Thursday. A search by family and neighbors began with a fire bell sounding, and the boy was eventually found playing alone in a vacant lot near the Hollingeworth residence.
Baltimore May 21 Pastor Ruewell of the Brooklyn Tabernacle preached twice on the Ascension and the forty day post resurrection appearances. The sermon explained Jesus descended from heaven to redeem humanity, then returned to the spirit plane to become Prophet Priest and King, detailing the divine sequence from incarnation to exaltation and the future restition times. He argued the risen Christ remains a heavenly ruler awaiting the gathering of the Church and the coming kingdom on earth.
Benjamin Dupre of 162 Weer Street welcomed a man claiming kin and a vast French estate. The visitor, posing as Louis Dupre, persuaded Dupre and relatives to expect travel to Europe within ten days. The stranger, about 60, wore a black innemnode and claimed ties to a richer cousin, but the tales tangled and he vanished after a late lunch and a telegram run. The family learned no money changed hands, though the ruse left questions about the stranger’s motive and origin.
Mt Vernon residents and visitors are listed as traveling to and from nearby cities. J J Caughey returned from Louisville, Kentucky after business. Morgan Faucett of Newark visited family. L Faucett of Buckeye City hosted. Mrs Robert Lybagger from Columbus visited her father. Darrell Banning returned home after business in Botfalt. Dr N R Katsman made a Columbus trip. Mrs Matthew Reed of Utica visited Mt Vernon. Meshac Simpkins of Howard visited on business. Dr M F Cole and family from Columbus visited Mt Vernon. Bertha Caldwell returned home to Wheeling after a visit with relatives. S H Quay of Gallon attended Mt Vernon business. Paul T Baker returned from Guibert Station Ohio. Madeline Weaver of Washington DC arrived for grandfather Christian Weaver's death. Mr and Mrs Wills P Creeden of Zanesville were called for the death of Samuel McFadien. Minnie Sapp and Mistie Ayres of Gambler spent days with Mrs William Sapp of Danville. Master Joss Hoover returned home.
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