The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-09-01
CHURCHES.

st. Paul's Episcopal-South Fourth
street. Organized 1854. In 1859 only
two communicates. In 1876 one hum
bred COMMITMENTS. A plain wood
en- building. Cost $1,000. Present
number of COMMITMENTS $50. Pas
tor-Rev. W. ID. Sartwelle, native
State Texas. Corner stone of new
church building laid August 10Th,
this year. To be of wood, Gothic
style, and TO cost $ll,0O0.
First Baptist-Place of worship
Waco University. Organized 1881
with four members. First church
building corner Fourth and Mary
streets; burned in 1876. Successive
Pastors-Revs. n. 4. Byers, 5. G.
O'Brian, W. III. Bayles, r. c. Burle-
son, W. ii. Anderson, r. C.. Burleson,
NJ. Il. Hardin, II. c. Burleson. Pres
ent Pastor-Rev. b. ii. Carroll, ma
tive State Mississippi. New church
building on old site; large brick
building with capacity of one thou
sand, to cost $4,000. Number of
members 800.
Cumberland Presbyterian-COrner
Washington and Third streets. Or
ganized 1867. Successive Pastors
Revs. W. NJ. billiard, ID. c. Kinnard,
E. j. Gillespie, Robert j. Haynes.
Present Pastor-Rev. Alpha Young.
Largest and most commodious church
building in Waco. Communicates
20. Congregation averages $50.
Methodist Episcopal Church South
First congregation organized 1850.
Erected first church building in Waco
in 1851. Membership at that time
fifteen. A new church building cree
! ted on Third and Franklin streets in
1858, which cost $1,000. Sold in 1868.
Congregation worship at Waco Fee
male College. New building Of brick
Yearly completed, TO cost $4,000.
IN 1S74-PastOr, Rev. NJ. II. Wells,
Membership 900. Present Pastor
Rev. NJ. II. Wells. Number of mem-
bers 400. Increase of membership in
last four years 27S.
Christian Church-South Fifth
street. Organized 1870. Successive
Pastors-Revs. II. ID. Bantau, john
Ellis, Hon. Josb ii. Banton. Present
Pastor-W. f. Hall, native State
Tennessee. Present membership $50.
Church building of brick, and COM
modious.
| Old School Presbyterian-Organ-
lied 1859. Successive PastOrs-Rey-
erends Samuel Taylor, l.. Lenney, S.
A. King, j. Alternately. Member
ship in 1868. Tin 1867, IL. April,
1869, n. A large and commodious
building was erected in 1868. Pres
ent Pastor. Rev. samuel n. King, OF
Kentucky. Membership l05.
Church of the ASsumption-Cor,
ncr sixth and Washington streets.
: Church building dedicated in 1873
= Rev. Father John L. Bussant, o
: France, Priest. Building of brick
r Congregation numbers $50.
j German NJ. f. Church - o.
4 corner of Sixth and Franklin streets
: Organized 1872. Building brick
e Present Pastor-Reverend F. Yo
Y Schluembach. Communicates 80.
:. Methodist Episcopal Church-Cor
ner Sixth and Franklin. Organizes
January, 1873. Rev. j. W. Otter
man. Pastor. Native State Pennsyl
vania. Number of members II.
CoLoRED CHURCHES.
New Hope Baptist-North Sixth
street. W. NJ. Massey, Pastor; Ma
tive Stare Virginia. Commitment:
$50.
African Methodist Episcopal On
South First street. Rev. W. D.
Swan, of Virginia, Pastor. Num-
Der of members 80.
Methodist Episcopal Church-RiE-
Ter street. Rev. \. Gregory, Pastor
Native State Louisiana. Number OF
| COMMITMENTS 200
| Christian Church = East Waco.
Rev. j. Thomas, Pastor. Native
State Arkansas. Number of mem-
bers 100.
The proportionate number OF
church members to population will
compare favorably with any Eastern
State and furnishes the best criterion
by which to judge of a community.
Total population Of Waco (estimateSD 5000
| Church members ....-.............. 2ioo
Per cent Of church members to popula-
| tioh --------. -.----..-. -....-.-.----.... -
Excluding children of age not sus-
ceptible of church membership, and
fully 50 per cent of the adult and
semi-adult population are connected
with some church.