Galva Church

(1892-1900)

The Gospel Messenger Feb. 7, 1893 page 91 Vol. 31 No. 6

From the Mission Field of North-Western, Iowa.

I wish to call the attention of our brethren East, contemplating coming West, to seek homes and missionary fields where they are much needed,— especially our young ministering brethren. The Counties of Woodbury, Plymouth, Cherokee and Ida, to which my personal knowledge extends, furnish a grand opening to build up churches of the very best society. Those Counties are largely made of Brethren's children and young people from Illinois, Ohio and the Eastern States. We moved to this County ten years ago, with but four members, and commenced to hold forth the true Gospel to the people. So far we have succeeded in building up a church of nearly a hundred members. We now have a comfortable house of worship, and a large Sunday- school. We also organized a new church last fall, twelve miles North-west of Le Mars, Plymouth County.

Bro. David A. Miller was chosen to the ministry and a deacon was also chosen. Bro. David, by his energy and zeal, has succeed in building a house of worship, which will be dedicated Jan. 22. There is a fine country round, and a good class of people. I anticipate a bright future for that church. Bro. H. P. Maust, a young minister, moves into this church next spring from Waterloo, and also his father and family. There was also a new organization effected in Ida County, four miles south-east of Battle Creek, of some fifteen members. Bro. Miller was chosen to the ministry, and Bro. Wm. Isenburger as deacon. Here is also a good farming country, where land is low in price.

   Another organization was effected at Galva, Ida County, lately. Bro. Jacob Miller was chosen deacon. There is no resident minister here. The very fine country at this place presents a good opening for a young, active minister to find a good field. We have been giving them meetings since the organization. This formerly belonged to the Aurelia church, Cherokee County. Bro. J. Early is the elder of that church, These three last churches have been organized during the last year. We especially invite your attention to this prolific field of labor. Come, dear brethren, there is work here for a large corps of workers. We could make use of several ministers in our church here to a good advantage, as our field is very extensive. Brethren, wishing further information in regard to the country in any of those churches, may address me at Kingsley, Iowa; Bro. David A. Miller, Le Mars, Iowa; Jacob Miller, Galva, Ida County, or Levi Isenburger, Battle Creek, Iowa. Any of the above will give you all the information you need or desire. J. W. Trostle. Kingsley, Plymouth Co., Iowa.