Evening Star Newspaper, October 26, 1928, Page 29

MANY ARE WEDDED AT IDWA SHRINE “Little Brown Church in the Vale” Proves Popular With Couples By the Assoclated Press. NASHUA, Towa—"“The Little Brown Church in the Vale,” made famous by a song from the pen of a traveler who admired it 50 years ago, has added to its distinction as a matrimonial shrine. At the same hand-hewn altar where Congregational pioneers from New Eng- land first worshiped in Iowa’s frontier days, 143 couples took vows of marriage in one month of this year.—a new rec- ord for an Iowa church. Sturdy sons of the wilderness hauled hardwood over 60 miles of corduroy roads to build this parish house which by a whim of circumstances has be- come a mecca for wedding parties and tourists. On the frame walls of this pilgrim- 29 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1928. SHRINE IS MARRIAGE CENTER The rustic church (left) at Nashua, Tows, which inspired Dr. W. S. Pitts to write “The Little Brown Church in the Vale” has become a favorite place for marriages. The pastor is Rev. J. L. McCorison, Jr. (right). age. still lighted by the original kero- sene bracket lamps, hangs a yellw manuscript which unveils the secret of the church's fame. It is a tattered copy of the song, “The Little Brown Church in the Vale,” as composed by the author, Dr. W. S. Pitts. Half a century ago Dr. Pitts wrote mired. The meeting house retained its fame long after the song became a cherished memory. In 1926 429 couples flocked to the the song to the little church he ad-| Summer the youthful pastor, Rev. J. L. McCorison, Jr., united 16 couples. But the toll of wedding bells in the secluded shrine tells only half the story. Because of the marriage fees collected church for wedlock. On one day this| there, the church has been able to cancel & 62-year-old debt contracted when ox teams brought timbers to build it, in one ycar $2,301 was paid in weeding fees, $1,152 in souvenirs and a total of $7,331 was collected from all sources. Thousands of curlous visitors an- nually peer into the door of the church, always open, to view the rough-hewn pews, the protruding rafters and the aged organ. One year 40,000 persons came to see the spot that inspired the “Little Browr Church in the Vale.” ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Esberger Wounds Self. Ill Health Believed Cause. 11 health is believed to have caused Wendell J. Esbreger, 76 years old, to at- tempt to end his life early today at the home of his son, 1119 Eighth street northeast. He is in a critical condi- tion in Casualty Hospital. Esberger’s son, Max Esberger, a musi- cian, went to his father’s room this morning and found that he had cut his throat with a razor and then stabbed himself over the heart. He was un- conscious. The son called Dr. G. Hen: Rawson, 1131 Eighth’ street northeast, who administered first aid treatment and then sent the man to Casualty Hospital. John B. Knox Dies. HARTFORD, Conn., Octoh~r 28 (), —John B. 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