Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1905-05-04

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THURSDAY, April u, tDe corner stone
Of the handsome new Christian church
was laid nv the Masons NJ Mexlcr
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ahu auJoinlus ciVies unuer 'ne ieauef'
snip OF Worsnipful Granu master
Leroy b. Valiant The weather was
| haantiful and tho attandanca laroa
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ihe cerenohies were interesting anu
impressive.
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Ihe ioiiowing was the programme
OF exercises:
Opening Hymn.
Scripture Readlnr-E. NJ Smith. Centralia.
No.
Prayer-J H. Garrison, St. Louis.
Hymn.
Address-w. d. Taylor, Moberiy, Mo.
The Church as the Cornerstone OF Faith.
Address-J. B. Jones, Fulton. Mo.
The Church as the Cornerstone OF State.
Hymn.
Address,. n. Garrison. st I,opis.
The Church as the Cornerstone Of the Home
Greeting from Resident Pastors-A. A
wallace, Mexico, Mo.
HYMN.
The Box Contents presented and box de.
poslted,-A. w. Kokendotfer
Laying of the Cornerstone
Music.
address of the worsbip,ull eyana.asas,er Of
Masons Of Mlssouri.-Judge Leroy b. valiant,
81. Louis.
Benedlctlon-Rev. @ q selecman. Max,eo
Mo.
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AT the laying OF the corner stone
Of The new Christian church the
the metal hoy under the cornar
stone:
Copy OF the scriptures.
Shr,st,an Shr,st,an Gng, Gnange,,ss,
Mexico Evening LEDGER
Daily Intelllgencer.
Mexico Message.
phonanrs poue1n w1IocraaS np,o rano.a % En-. ,..,
address. N u '' p"''o' .
Roster of Mexico Lodge, No. 544,
A; =. q A. M
A npsyer " q u hep'on Looge' NO. oo4'
Roster OF Crusade Commandery, X.
H. no. 25, A. =. Y M;
Momos , az o9S,Jn ~ snhsnr,har0 eootSnP, 70 r., ,,
fund.
Names OF subscribers to the young
mems window.
PrIss " rncnrd ss' ~ ~ church,o cch oi0S orann,,
tion: its history and its pastors
List Of Sunday School officials and
scholars.
oos'aen Vi 'ne p"''o
AN ELEGANT BUILDING.
Inc new edlnce VIII cost almost
sSo'ooo ana VIII oe magnlncent
structure' a handsome rock Iounda-
tion, surrounded pY grey DricK al
mosc arcnicectuiarily periect' Is Dut
poor description OF tnis elegant mouse
OF worship. ART WINDOWS, costing
almosu el,ooo VIII grace ene openigs'
Inc seating capaclty VIII De looV'
anu liie conoraco Calls ior ene Du'ioing
10 DC completeo August l.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE oRGANIzA-
TToN OF THE CHURCH.
The early records of the church
were lost or destroyed during the
Civil War Of the States, but from re-
liable sources we are able to produce
the following brief account. Meetings
were first held In the court house as
early as lS40, with semi-occasional
preaching by William Douglass and
Greenup jackson, and an organization
was effected sometime In 1872. The
charter members whose names have
come down to us were the preachers
above mentioned with Richmond
Peason and wife, VIM. Pearson and
wife, John 2. Beatty and wife, Meri-
dith Myers and wife, Mrs. George w.
Turley and Mrs. Margaret Muldrow.
The frame building on the corner OF
Clark and Liberty streets was erected
in 1853, services having been main
tanned at the court house and at the
homes of the members previous to
this time. The first discouse In the
new church was preached by M. Y.
Duncan, then young attorney OF the
town. The regular minister was
Jacob Coons. The other ministers OF
the church In succession as nearly
as obtainable are; VIM. ].