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Identifier: annalsofiowa09howe_0 (find matches)
Title: Annals of Iowa
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Howe, Samuel Storrs, 1808-1888 Parvin, Theodore Sutton, 1817-1901 Lloyd, Frederick Huff, Sanford W Aldrich, Charles, 1828-1908 Harlan, Edgar Rubey, 1869-1941 Iowa. Division of Historical Museum and Archives State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa. Historical Dept Iowa. Historical, Memorial, and Art Dept
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Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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here, organiz-ing a church of eight members, a nation was born in a day,where a church of fourteen thousand three hundred thirty-eight members were gathered with electric brevity.. If achronicler of events is pressed for an explanation as to whycertain cities like Burlington and men like Dr. Salter areaccorded such a destiny, he must fall back upon the fact thatmen like Caesar, Hannibal, and Napoleon have held a beliefin their stars, that Moses and Paul recognized a factor not ofthemselves which we can call Providence. Dr. Salter likethe Wise Men from the East followed the star. He was notdisobedient to the heavenly vision. In his beginnings, hedid not quail at hardship. Undoubtedly, a new country en-larges mens souls and introduces new blood and infuses newlife. All honor to the blessed fragrant memory of the Im-mortal Eleven, whose names are in the Book of Life. Hail tothe heroes of the cross who could eschew ease, wealth, andluxury and go forth, upon a work that was to every one of
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DR. wrr.LrAM Salter 619 them a venture of faith, in a si)int of self-denial. Our taskis to wipe away the dust from their earlier pieture, to retouchit, to reframe it, and to hold it uf) to men who may admiretheir fidelity, their sublime faith, their zeal, their early en-thusiasm, their devotion. On memorys canvas, many of thelines are already fading. Yet those early scenes and eventsmay be made to retain an almost glowing warmth of color.When the machine was worn out; when the flame which flick-ered in the lamp of life could no longer be renewed; when acity had become perfectly established; and when the State wasno longer an experiment; then the patriarch of Iowas reli-gious history, who in nearly sixty-eight years had never laiddown his pastoral crook, turned his steps and followed hisearly associates to the land where he would be no pioneer. HIS OTHER SELF. The helpfulness of Mrs. Mary A. Salter became as distinctand vital as that of her distinguished husband. No two liveswere affil

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