John T. Brown's Churches of Christ: Churches of Christ in the United States.

John T. Brown, ed.
Churches of Christ (1904)

IOWA--1836-1900.

B. S. DENNY.

BARTON STONE DENNY,
DesMoines, Iowa.

Barton Stone Denny, son of Thomas G. and Jane Hobbs Denny, was born in Washington county, Indiana, February 2, 1855. Moved with his parents to Holt county, Mo., 1867, and was married to Mary E. Massie in 1880. He graduated from Drake University and became minister of the church at Hampton, Ia., in 1892, where he remained until elected Corresponding Secretary, in which position he is now serving his sixth year.

JOHN B. VAWTER.

John B. Vawter, born near Madison, Ind., December 19, 1838, served four years in Union Army, was nine months in Andersonville prison; graduated Kentucky University and came to Iowa, 1869, and married to Miss Flora Keith, 1870; was state evangelist and Corresponding Secretary from 1872 to 1889; was minister of University church until his last sickness; died January 28, 1897.

AARON CHATTERTON.

Aaron Chatterton came from Clearmont county, O., to Iowa, in 1843; was the first of our brethren in the state to devote his entire time to the ministry; was present when the first state Missionary Society was organized and was elected its first corresponding secretary. He was the recognized leader in his day and died during the fifties, at the age of forty-seven.

S. H. BONHAM.

Was born in Ohio, May 20, 1814; began preaching in 1836; came to Iowa 1839 and died April 14, 1879. He represented Johnson county twice and Clark county once in the Iowa Legislature. He was one of the most successful and highly esteemed ministers in the state and for a number of years was president of our State Board of Missions.

SAMUEL GREGG,
Elliott, Iowa.

J. K. CORNELL.

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