Show I REV GOSHEN IS WELCOMED Celebrate Clearing Church of Debt The First Congregational church was the scene of or an Informal gatherIng gatherIng gathering gather- gather Ing last evening e time tho occasion slon being n a double event ent to jolli over the time clearing of the time church of debt an and andt t extend a welcome to Hc Rev Elmer I. I Goshen who has hns ju just t returned to the city after a n trip East There was a large lam outpouring of friends and parishioners par par- who spent sPelt the evening e In social conversation partaking taking of or re refreshments re- re and amid lI listening to some Nome remIniscences reminiscences rem rem- of oC the history of the thc church churchIn In iii this city Mrs Ir Sprague read a paper on time the early history of or the church front from il its H-C beginning In Iii this state in 1865 to the l time fine me of the resignation of their pastor Rev Il Mr Barrows In 1881 L. L E E. Hull huh followed tracing Its Us history history history his his- tory from Crom Mr Barrows's time line to that of Rev Hev Mr t r. r Brown including the thc pastorate pastorate pas pas- orate of or Rex Rev Mr Thrall Mr Hall hail related experiences In gathering funds to build a church how ho time they thoy had laid sold sohl their first place Independence hall ball In 1890 for how time they had then held services ser In tho time ol old Walker opera house the theatre and Hammond hall and finally nally erecting the present edifice edi Ice fice the ground alone live five by ten rods costing Prof Clark Clam of the time High school followed fol Col- oh- oh lowed In an aim address on behalf of time the Ladles Ladles' Aid society welcoming Mr Goshen and telling how much macu his congregation con con- thought of him Rev Mr Goshen spoke of time the new Improvements the lie church chuIch need needed cd Miss Alle Allen n on the tho violin and arid Miss Evans on time the piano rendered a duct duet |