. The Iowa band. a paddle was heard, and a canoe sooncame in sight. It w^as a chance to cross the river,—twenty-five cents apiece, and a bark of limited accom-modations. Brothers Salter and Turner declaredthey would rather stay by the stuff all night, lli?others paid the price, and stepped in. It w^as a heavyload for a light canoe, and all must remain , in stillness and silence, with Gods stars lookingdowU upon them, they were paddled across to Iowasshore. Now in low^a, at Burlington ! Kind friends, e^enhere, were awaiting their arrival; and, as the newsspread, they w^ere soon con
. The Iowa band. a paddle was heard, and a canoe sooncame in sight. It w^as a chance to cross the river,—twenty-five cents apiece, and a bark of limited accom-modations. Brothers Salter and Turner declaredthey would rather stay by the stuff all night, lli?others paid the price, and stepped in. It w^as a heavyload for a light canoe, and all must remain , in stillness and silence, with Gods stars lookingdowU upon them, they were paddled across to Iowasshore. Now in low^a, at Burlington ! Kind friends, e^enhere, were awaiting their arrival; and, as the newsspread, they w^ere soon constrained to turn from tav-ern fare to Christian homes. The watchers bv the 26 IHE IOWA BASn stuff came over in tlie iiiornino-; and before anotherni\c:lit they had traveled fifteen miles on Iowa soilto Denmark. They had seen the Western pastor inhis home, and he had scattered them for hospitalityamong the members of his tlock. The northern partysoon came in safety. All were to rest a while, andthen scatter. CHAPTER VI ORDINATION AND DISPERSION ON Sabbath morning, Nov. 5, 1843, ^^^^ usuallyquiet town of Denmark was all astir. A greatevent was to occur. Every child had heard that nineyoung ministers, fresh from the East, had come topreach in the Territory. In anticipation of the Asa Turner and Rev. Reuben Gaylord had takena long tour to spy out the land, and decide upon theplaces to be occupied; and on that Sabbath seven ofthese young ministers were to be ordained. Den-mark then consisted of a few scattered farmhousesof New-England-like appearance; and convenientthereto stood a low, broken-backed, elongated build-ing, compelled as yet to the double service of schooland meeting-house. This, at the appointed hour, was the center of at-traction. The council had previously been organized,and the candidates examined. The members of theBand then ordained were Edwin B. Turner, WilliamSalter, Ebenezer Alden, Jr., Horace Hutchinson,Ephraim Adams, Daniel Lane and Benjamin
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