The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-12-07
HISTORIC STORY
LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
BY W G. MuseRoyE.
Concluded from last week.
BY W. G, f.

1890 oy our present pastor and
beloved brother, E. j. Tenstermacber
Besides the elders and ieacons who
AVE heretofore been mentioned in this
article we find that in January, 1864,
the church elected three elders to ,c,
IN connection with BIO. Levi Van
Camp The following were chosen
L. z. Haley, 2. r. Whittlesey and
Hiram Christopher.
In August, 1865, we find DIR. Peter
Temple was an elder, though we have
no record of his election. At the same
time l.. V. Wernwag is acting as
recording secretary. g..
June 2j, 1889, the church elected
Geo. NJ. Catron, Jonn S. Blackwell
and John E. Burden as elders. As
Bro. Burden had previously been
elected as deacon, the place made
vacant was filed by the election of
Frank Bowman as deacon.
On the 29th of September, 1889,
Elder Proctor, of Independence, held
services in this house and ordained the
following officers: Elders-Granville
Clayton, Joseph B. Shelby, Thomas
Shelby, John S. Blackwell, John E
Burden. DeacOns-A. W. Smith,
Ernest McCausland, W, W. Duncan,
James H. Hall, James c. Kelly, Frank
Bowman and Evan Young.
In November, 1898, John s. Black
well, who had resigned his Office OF
elder, was reelected. At the same
time w. G. Musgrove was elected as
elder. Bros. +. T. Xix and Benz. F.
Eaton were chosen as deacous at the
same time. In the spring of 1899
these two deacops were ordained.
The two elders having previously serv-
ed as elders were not re-ordaned.
There has been no record kept of the
various elders and deacons of the
church. In writing this history your
committee has but little information
from 1874 till 1883, and what informa.
ton we have secured has been done BY
gathering a scrap here and another
elsewhere. In 1890 the elders were G
NJ. Goode,G G. Clayton j. B, Shelby, j. E
Burden, j. S. Blackwell, Thomas
Shelby. The deacons were Jas. c
Kelly, w. W. Duncan, Evan Young
James p. Hall. Waller Barnes, Franz
Bowman, Stewart. Summers, A. W
Smith, E. NJ. McCausland. In Feb
ruary, 1895, L. j. Bandon, F. c
Barnes and George w. Johnson wer'
elected to take the places OF w. w
Duncan, Waller Barnes and Stewar
Summers.
But little attention has heretofOr
been paid, in the records, when al
elder or deacon resigned, died o
refused TO serve, and we cannot lear
at what date many of them ceased to b
officers, or when new officers wer
elected. We know that DR.. w. A
Gordon aud Harrison Smith wer
elders many years ago, and that Geo
NJ. Mountjoy, A. j. Hall and James I
Hall we're deacons. They were servIn.
in 1884, put we do not know the dat
of their election, or when they cease
to act.
The officers of the church at th
present time are as follows:
ELDERS.
+ J. Fenstermacher, pastor,
Thomas Shelby,
Joseph Is. Shelby,
DR.. n, b. Payne,
john S. Blackwell,
W. G. Musgrove,
DRAGONS.
Jas. G.. Kelly,
, Jas. II. Hall, clerk,
Thos. j. Bandon, treasurer,
T. c. Barnes,
Geo. w. johnson,
Fred 7. Xix,
/ Benz. F. Eaton.
4 W. W. Duncan, gone.
. A.. W. Smith. dead.
, Frank Bowman, ceased to serve.
h Stewart Summers, ceased TO serve.
. Evan Young, ceased to serve.
q Some notable meetings have bee
held in this church, and such men
Alexander Campbell, Moses f. Lar
W. II. Robinson, j. +. Wilks, M
4 Garyey and many other brlllia'
q speakers and writer's have taken par
but we have no record OF dates
results.
In 1870 the WiIks.DilzIer deoa
+ occurred In this city
4 On the 10Th Of March lprooao
1887 Bros. Wilks, Duncan and ALI
held a meeting, lasting till April !
There were thirty-six additions to Il