The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-09-22
HISTORICAL SERMON.
BY REV. 40. cr.Anx

HISTORICAL SERMON,
+ BY REV. g g. CLARK.
ell 1.-THE following il q CONDENSED Summary
+ Of sermon that IVES preached in the
; Presbyterian Church. in July, 1876, BY
Rev. S. G. CLARK. It should be remem.
bered that the history of the Last year il
!. not included.-ED.l
The Presby terrain Church of lola was
organized June "a, 1874, by committee
appointed by Highland Presby terry, con-
, sisting of Rev. Austin Warner, Rev. E.
K. Lynn and Elder J. NJ. Evans. The
Church is, therefore, q few days more
than twelve years old.
) 1t was organized with fifteen members
three males and IL females, viz: John
Mcclure, Rufus Perkins, John n. Cow
Iert and Jane E. his wife, Mrs. Hannah
Bostwick, Mrs. Efie Twiss, Mrs. Long
street. Mrs. Sarah Jones, Mrs. Emily ].
Thrasher, Mrs. Sarah H. Terrill, Mrs.
Susan Post, Mrs. Elizabeth Parsons, Miss
Mildred Terrill, Miss Nancy Terrill, Miss
Lizzie Case. Not one of the male mem
bers who united in. the organization is
now member, and only three females:
Mrs. Jones, Mre. Thrasher, and Mira.
Post.
John Mcclure was chosen Elder, and
having been previously ordained his
installation was postponed until the first
communion season, which occurred July
10th, when John N. Covert was also
unanimously chosrn Elder and solemnly
ordained, and both were duly installed
as Elders of the infant Church.
There is nothing to show when the
labors of Rev. f. X. Lynn, Is pastor of
the Church, commenced, except that his
name is found a. Moderator of the Session
July 18th, when Mrs 8. Perkins was
received on partial examination. At
the close of the first year six have been
added, and Mrs. BOstwick has died,
making an addition of five to the Church,
which has now twenty members--five
males and fifteen females, SJune "a, 1865.
August 18th, 1865, five were received
by letter from Hopewell, Indiana, and
one was received OH examination. OctO-
Der 9Th, one was received on profession
of faith in Christ and one was dismissed. |
May 18th, 1866, two were received by |
letter from Middleton, Wis. The Sec
ond year seven were received by letter |
and two on profession, and one dismissed,
leaving gain of eight and making in all
twenty eight members-seven males and
twenty-o-e females. June "a. 1866.
May 9th, 1867, two were received by
letter and one on profession. In June
four were received by letter from the
Presbyterian Church of Sharon, Ills.
This year six by letter and one on pro-
fession, making the whole number thirty
five, eleven males and twepty-fout fe-
males.
July 81, 1867, of the fourth year, one
member was received on partial examin-
alton. August 18th, two more were
received by letter, and August Is, two
more were received in the same way.
December 18th, four were received by
letter and two on profession of faith in
Christ. December 18th, one was given
a letter Of dismissal, and on the 10th one
was received on profession. April 4th
f. l.. Smith was unan mously chosen
Elder, and having been previously or
dained Was regularly installed. This
year twelve were by letter, two on pro-
fession of faith and one dismissed, max
ing an addition of thirteen, and the
whole number forty-eight. L
The fifth year opens with a case of
discipline. And here let the remark be c
made: 1t requires more true piety and
sterling Christianity to discipline and {
exclued from the church one unworthy c
member than to receive a score by letter
Or on profession. But where it is done t
IN right spirit and with a desire to I
benefit the offenders az we'll as to remove '
'candal from the church, the appreciation '
# the Master will invariably follow.
And I may add the appreciation of all t
light thinking people in the Church and v
ut of it will be secured. An individual, o
whose name will not give, was proven, 81
md admitted that he was guilty of pro-
anity and intemperance, and after re. D
,eated unsuccessful efforts to bring him c
o repentance, was suspended from the L
church August 9th, 1868. 49, p
November 22d six we're received by v
etter and one was given q letter of dis q
nissal. April 4th two we're received by c.
etter and two were given letters of dis Z
nissal. This fifth year eight we're added fl
y letter, three dismissmed, one suspend
d and one died, making gain OF only 81
hree members. X
July rs, 1869, another member was NJ
dded by letter, and August Is Mrs. p
larry Buchanan left the Church militant In
, join, We trust. the Church triumphant. tt
n October one more was received bv -
,tter and another member of the Church pr
as suspended for drunkenness and pro- W
nifty. At this date-nearly six years a
ON time of organization-the name OF I'll
ev. E. K. Lynn appears for the last
me on the minutes, and May 7th 1870, 81
,e name of H. W. Stratton appears as he
Ioderator. At this date eight were in
,ceived by letter and two were received 81
a profession of faith in Christ, and two %
ere dismissed by letter. 60
VIM. Davis and w. n. Ferguson were
,osen Ruling Elders, and the next day in
ere solemnly ordained and installed as CT
lders in this Church. On the same or
~ the ordinance of baptism was admin Of
tered to one infant and one adult. On
le 25th of May Eldel Smith resigned en-
3 Office as Clerk of Session and Wm re-
avis was appointed in his place. This lei
ar ten were received by letter, two ON re'
and two dismissed, one sus- on
'nded and one died. Leaving q gain a
eight members, and in all fifty-eight me
males and forty.onc females. an
June Is, 1870 two were dismissed to tn
lurch at Carlyle. The Session resolved OBJ
support four Boards, Church na
'ection, Home and Foreign Missions, on
d the fund for Disabled Ministers. ter
,e Pastor was requested to appoint a tee
Hector for each district, to visit every Gig
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