Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1914 — Remembered Pastor on His Birthday—Pleasant Surprise. [ARTICLE]

Remembered Pastor on His Birthday—Pleasant Surprise.

Rev. R. B. Wright, pastor of the First Baptist church, had a birthdlay Sunday. The exact age was not divulged but the members of the church showed their appreciation of his work by greeting him after the morning service and expressing toheir satisfaction with the manner in which he had taken hold of his miniates tal duties. The praise was not confined to words, as a substantial puree was given to him, and the recipient was given much encouragement by the expression of confidence and appreciation in his work. C. Kellner and Ed Ranton went to Lowell this morning to attend Strickland’s hog sale.