The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-30

heavenly dew, some were converted. |
and many gladly listened TO the word
proclaimed by the minister. at the |
end Of the week Of the meetings Bro.
Cooker organized, GU February II 1880.
the First Methodist Episcopal class in |
consisting Of twelve members |
and four probationers viz. NJ w.
Stratton Mrs. Martha A. Stratton, !
Joel A. Stratton, Albert J. StrattOn |
e. p. Frye, Mrs. Mary Frye, Mrs. !
Mary Love Mrs. Margaret Hebbei. |
Charles NJ. Hebbei Mrs. Alice
Hunt.-aDd MargTet johnson.
The fourth quarterly meeting OF
Dunlap circuit was soon to be held.
Reading school house was then its
eastern place of preaching and Four
Mile school house in Morris county, its
western appointment, they were forty
miles apart
Bro. Cooker was equal to the emer-
gency, and even long horse back rides
through snow and sleet, did not seem
to discourage him. He planned wise
ly, preached earnestly. sung Justify
and pushed the work vigorously, foE-
the Master.
One Friday noon Rev. H. J. Cooker
and NJ. w. Stratton started for Dun
lap to attend the quarterly meeting,
going across the prairie almost in
straight line, the only lane or road
| was at Dow creek. of not over mile
| in length. We seldom passed near q
| house. The country from here to
/ Dunlap has now become settled up,
while MethCdism and God have been
planted in almost every school district
between the two places, still much
more remains for our people to do; we
must work and continue to labor on,
until every home. becomes place
where Christ is invited to take up his
abode.
at the conference of March 1880
Rev. l. II. LoyejoY was sent to the
the circuit. He managed to preach
for us here, once in three weeks al
ways at night. During July he with
the assistance of Judge Culver, held a
| two days meeting in the grove OF
| David Nickel, north of town. 1t was
at this peeting William JacOby par
took of the communion, for the first
time, sitting in his carriage. being IN
firm.
i Bro. Loveioy left Sept. 1st To at
itend the Boston University and we al
Reading engaged Bro. Culver to preacl
for us every other Sunday the rest %
the year. Bro. Culver held reViva
meetings one week in the winter, anC
as result eight joined the church OF
probation, Jan. End of 1881.
At conference in March of 1881 Pre-
t siding Elder G. r. Rice, asked Bishop
) Hurst to set off Reading circuit. com
! posed of Wells school house of Kin
ker's ford. Duck creek and Reading
stationin2 James w. Anderson, Pastor
: Bro. Anderson and wife came ant
found no church or parsonage, and
, weak flock. He looked over the 6elC
and decided to preach here every othe
. Sunday forenoon in the school house
When we began to look tor place 70
I; him to live, We had uphill work. Ou
finally hired one room, half stor
: chamber of William .IacOby. 1t wa
. the best we could do. During Jul
and August we built a enc story house
la x % feet with two rooms. on Chest
) nut street. Stratton Brothers donate
!, the lots, Clias. w. Hebbei two week
e carpenter work. jeremiah Simkin'
t the mason work. The pastor put on
S pair of oVer-alls and worked nearly al
: of the time assisting the workmen
I and Wells school house class contri
i buted l.....,........S ga
Duck Greek. ..-...-....-.... 4n.g
. Reading. labor and money -. 209.O
e Senator Z. b. Plumb, cash. 15.t
Total. 1926 s
b. F. Crabb was stationed here
the spring of 1882, but in June he lei
to go to- Pomona. California, and /
August Rev Allen Buckner was ser
il onto the work to supply the balance
the year.
t Rev. Col. Buckner attended the En-
g poria camp meeting in Septemoe
:. God filled his soul with his love
He soon urged us to arrange to hol
revival meetings in November, sayin
IL "a revival. meant Il Methodist meetln
It house III Reading" our membershi
did not feel it to be possible, but agree
to do what we could. Col. BucknC
visited and also held afternoon prayC
u meetings in the little parsonage stud,
If The room small as it Is, was net flu
e the first week. but before the fiveIweel
j. revival meeting closed, it was crowde
x every afternoon, and so was the Scho(
house every night. God blessed us
L the work: The church was QulckeDe
e and some thirty were converted an
n twenty Joined our church,
IL On Sunday December II. 1880 tt
/, pastor called meeting of the churc
h and It's friends to meet at the parSOI
=, age at 10 O'Clock Monday morning
). talk over the propriety of building
/ church edifice in Reading; after son
ID remarks, on motion, it was voted
Sc build IA church to cost not less tina
st 81 500 in A. D. 1888 and a board I
C. nine trustees were elected (viZ w. l
Is Severy. Eli Patterson, DR.. 7. g. Biz
er die, NJ. w. Stratton, Henry Jacob
T. j. A. Stratton, Geo. ID. Patten, DIR, !
p IA. Edison and j +. Wright
A subscription paper was at ont
prepared, and in three DAYS eight hu
OF dred dollars was pledged, after this
a went slow and it took three months
Us Increase it to 81 600.
te The Ladies Social circle of the
d E. church was organised January 5
lg 1883 at the residence of NJ. w. Stra
" ton, to help aid in building the churc
III The officers elected We're Nj
I'd Dr.. Yanpelt, president, Nj
W. H. Severy vice president; Mrs.
IL Nj. Edison, secretary, Mrs. ]. u. Str;
a. ton, treasurer. The circle voted at
n; future meeting to pay for the windo'
lu and furniture for our church
ne The Sunday school was organic
az August Bird 1892 it being part of
le Union Sunday school the two preyio
ch years.
a. The officers were NJ. w. Str
ID ton. Supt.. DIR. y. NJ. Edison. asst SUI
I'D Mrs. w. II. Seyery secretary, DR.
-, C.. Biddle treas. Fred Love Iibraris
Warren Van Pelt, assistant libri
az ian.
'as, at conference in March 1888 Geo.
q Norton was stationed here as PAS
n n and the circuit took up the work
ils Badger creek.
10 The trustees elected building co
mittee consisting of M W. Strait
..r Henry Jacoby and Eli Patterson.
90 A lot was secured by donation, fri
a. Alden Speare. of Boston. af
hy several meetings it was voted to ado
~ church extension plan No. q
=. ground was broken Wednesday 81
OF SOth for the church foundation, q
1T the corner stone was laid Thurs
~ June 18th 1888 at 4 p. IN. With religC
in services conducted by the pastor
,st sisted by Revs. L. R.7Loyejoy and J
seDh F. Culver.
Tor The church extension society [
Nd mated $3.50, and loaned $500. at six 2
,or cent interest payable S100, a year U
80 until paid. This with the 81 900 81
81 Scribed added to our courage.
"a contracted with G. NJ. Smith of b