Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-07-10
BUXTON NEWS.
Church Social and Business

| Here were give brief sketch of the
happenings of Buxton. Last Sunday
was gala day in part Of gathering. 1t
is with painful regret to the people of
Mt. Zion Baptist church and commu.
nifty to loose such an able and good
man A. Rev. c. q. Mendenhall. Much
to tho regret of tho church and COM
munity 1T large that he resigned.
For six years and four months he
presided - pastor, taking the church
in it, infancy at that place shortly
after the settlement Of that camp.
Since his pastorate there he has TAX
ken in more than seven hundred mem
bers preached funerals and mar.
ried 90 couples. The people found in
him that element of man hood not
found In all men. He proved himself
to be . christian gentleman, q preach.
or of the gospel, a loyal citizen and =
lover of his race. His resignation was
q shock to the congregation and the
public generally. The deacon board
would not accept his resignation, the
matter was left to the church, who a.
most unanimously turned it down, but
Is the pastor had accepted . cal! to
Topeka, Kansas. be insisted that the
church accept his resignation. still
church voted in the negative.
On last Sunday 1t 900 p. M, the
church was crowded to it's utmost
capacity to hear the farewell sermon.
The demonstration showed that the
retiring pastor had from his manner
of living gone into the hearts of the
people. 10 further demonstrate the
implicit confidence they had in him the
congregation donated to him S47.0O
A strong resolution was read and un.
animously adopted by the congrega-
ton commencing Rev. Mendeuhall for
for his inestemable service during his
pastorage in Buxton. There vere
many sad hearts and tears were seen
tracing down the cheeks of both saint
and sinner. Upon the rostrum sat the
Rev. NJ. Lewis pastor of the St. John
A. M. E, church, who made a few
brief remarks which seemed to touch
the hearts of the people as he spoke of
the great valor of the retiring pastor
whom he had become to love and re-
spect for the position he has taken.
Rev. NJ. c. Willis next made few re.
marks commencing the pastor for his
invaluable services. This closed the
services for this time after a farwell
Handwriting.
RECEPTION
On Monday evening grand recep-
ton was given in honor of Rev. Men.
denhall his amiable wife and loving
son Leo. A vesy interesting program
was rendered under the auspices of the
deacon board and the sisters auxilier-
les of the of the church. The church
was beautifully decorated. There was
not sufficient room to accommodate the
people many were turned away. The
president Mrs. Sallie jackson
with her band of faithful women
spared no pains to make the affair a
grand success, their efforts were not
in vain, it was one of the grandest and
most elaborate receptions ever given
in honor Of any one leaving Buxton.
The mistress of ceremonies was Mrs.
Mamie Buckley.
The program was as follows: the
audience was called to order by deacon
C. q. Meace, who introduced Mrs.
Buckley, The Buxton Concert Band
under its efficient manager and direc-
tor then played selection, next a
selection by the choir after which DR..
Jas. H. Bingham, pastor of the Zion
Baptist church, of Omaha. invoked
the blessings of The Almighty God,
Music by the band Mr.. w. II, Skinner,
of Mt. Zion church spoke. subject
"Whst more could we have done?
He handled his subject we'll; music by
the choir; music by the band; reading,
"The Drunkard" Miss Daisy Lee; the
last speaker was Prof. G. W. Rogers
mother Nancy Walling with several
others presented an elegant quilt tc
to Prof. Rogers. who present ID it tc
the pastor. It was silk quilt with
the name of each member Of the Mis-
sion Circle embroided on it. u,
The affair was a gorgeous one. we
have no way Of telling the number Of
there were no tickets handled, the adj
mission was well filed basket, but q
rough estimate is that between four
and Ave hunnred people were present.