Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1913 — Gave Farewell Reception To Rev. Harper and Family. [ARTICLE]

Gave Farewell Reception To Rev. Harper and Family.

About two hundred Methodist people were gathered at the M. E. church dining room Tuesday evening to participate in a farewell reception to Rev. C, L. Harper and family, who have completed four years’ residence here and who will at once move to Delphi, to which church he was assigned by the conference. A bounteous supper, of which fried chicken was an important part, was served and the evening most enjoyably silent. The members of the church gave to Rev. and Mrs. Harper a beautiful mantle clock and to Miss Mary Harper a souvenir spoon. Mrs. W. H. Parkinson made the speech of presentation and Rev. Harper responded, thanking tho friends for their remembrance and speaking of the pleasant relations himself and family have enjoyed while he was tho pastor of Trinity church. Attorney A. Halleck and Mrs. A. A. Pell also spoke of the pleasant relations of the church and tho pastor.