The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-17
THE MUNSEY
MEMORIAL
METHODIST
CHURCH WAS
DEDICATED
ON LAST SUNDAY MORNING
Rev. Geo. R. Stuart Preaching the
Sernon-Beautiful Edifice a
Credit to Johnson City
ON LAST SUNDAY MORNING

The dedication of the handsome new |
MunSey Memorial NJ. l.. Church, South,
on last Sunday morning marked a
happy epoch among Southern Metho-
dists in Johnson City. IT was indeed
crowning event and happy culmina-
ton of the tireless efforts of the good
men and women who spent many days
and months in the hardest of work.
Long has been the need of better
and larger church; a more modern
structure to accommodate the different
societies and the Sunday-school, and
happy, indeed, should be the man,
woman or child who contributed to-
ward the erection of this beautiful
house of God.
Johnson City is good old southern
town, in which live many good old
Southern Methodists-me and women
who worshiped in and stood by the old
church since its erection in 1874, during
the early days of reconstruction; and
happy indeed must be these good souls
who again witnessed the dedication of
another of their churches.
But memory clings to us all-and
many with saddened hearts turn from
the little church, where many sad
hours were spent in prayer, and many
scalding tears were shed for some dear
friend or loved one who had strayed
from the fold. To these we offer our
sympathy. The charter members who
are living today are: J. G. King, }. w.
Crumley, S. S. Crumley, "Uncle
Jack Crumley, w. S. Mitchell, W. {.
Seaver, H. IL. Carr, J. M. Carr, r. I.
Carr, G. H. Berry, L. G. Hoss, G. Z.
Seaver, DIR. Il. S. Miller, Mrs. w. S.
Mitchell, Mrs. +. S. Wolfe, Mrs. |. n.
Beckner, Mrs. J. Il. Wade, Mrs. A. IL.
Hoss, Mrs. Martin and Miss Jennie
Crumley.
Roster of Ministers-Many good and
able men have filled the pulpit of the
old church, and from the records we
find the names: Revs. T. G. Delashmit,
H. p. Waugh, Fleming Crumlcy, g.
w. Simpson, ID. III. Dickey, James
Cash, T. r. Handy, w. r. Barnett, e.
b. Robertson, X. c. Atkins, W. G.
Garden, w. S. Neighbors, J. S. Kenne-
dy, 7. J. Eskridge, }. A. Lynn, A. n.
Jackson, M. p. Carico and S. B.Vaught,
now local pastor Rev. G. W. Simp-
son, one of the first ministers who pre-
sided in the old church, attended and
took part in the dedication of the new
church.
The movement was begun for build
ing the church and parsonage by the
Rev. NJ. P. Carico in the early spring
of 1907. The parsonage was built and
completed under the dictatorship ol
DR.. Carco while he secured more than
Sl7,OeG in subscriptions, which practi
cally assured new church.
The laying of the corner stone too>
place May 81, 1908, the services being
under the auspices and direction of th'
Masonic Order, and the the corne
stone was laid by Bishop T.. Il. Hoss.
Hardly anywhere can there be fount
more handsome church, a church il
which every convenience can be found
where the ventilation and acoustic
are rs near perfect as modern architec
ture could design, Handsome in finisl
with red pressed brick, white ston
trimmings with blue granite foun
dation-built after the old Roman
style. Two handsome entrances unde
marble arches grace its front lone OF
the Roam and one on the Market stree
entrance. Underlying the whole is
large basement, to be walled and fiool