<![CDATA[Iowa City Public Library DHP]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Hummer%2C+Michael&output=rss2 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:36:33 +0000 omeka@icpl.org (Iowa City Public Library DHP) Iowa City Public Library Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[IA. Confidential: Rev. Hummer 2008]]> https://history.icpl.org/items/show/2883

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Brothers and sisters! It is time once again to visit that dark pit of crimes historical and transgressions allegorical; to trespass back in time to uncover the original (and the not so original) sins of Iowa's forefather's and mothers. Can I get an amen? Our sermon comes from the gospel of Iowa City's first (and most scandalous) Presbyterian minister: Michael Hummer.
Part two of three: In Late summer, 1848, only weeks after his mystic mumbo-jumbo got him fired from hist post as Iowa City's first Presbyterian Minister, Michael Hummer returned with a ladder, a horse, a wagon, and his friend, Dr. J.W. Margrave. Together they planned to steel the bell from the Presbyterian Church. Hummer figured it belonged to him--after all, he'd raised the bell fund...
Part three of three. OK, a quick recap: After being fired fro his post as Iowa City's First Presbyterian Minister, Michael Hummer moved to Keokuk to start a spiritualistic temple. Then, to spite his former congregation (who still owed him $650 in back pay), Hummer returned to Iowa City in the late summer 1848 to steal the bell from his old church to install in his new one. A crowd halted the theft and hid the bell in the waters of the Iowa River--but when they returned, the bell had disappeared!

Creator

Witte, Adam

Rights

Educational use only.

Contributor

Smith, Candice

Coverage

Iowa City, Iowa

Title

IA. Confidential: Rev. Hummer 2008

Subject

Hummer, Michael
True Crime
First Presbyterian Church or Iowa City

Source

Little Village Magazine

Publisher

Sherburne, Andrew

Date

07-2008
08-2008
09-2008

Format

pdf

Language

English

Type

Image

Identifier

witte-lv-004.pdf
witte-lv-005.pdf
witte-lv-006.pdf
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