The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

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Thomas Campbell, in 1909, known as
the "Rc storation Movement" and
beginning OF the religious organza-
tion now known as the Christian
Church or the Disciples Of Christ.
The occasion will hc celebrated by
the churches of this organization
from all parts of the country at
Pittshurg, Pa, on October II to 10.
The Christian Church of Farming
ton observed this centennial last
Sunday in beiltting manner, with
Sunday School, morning and after
noon services, each representing
features associated with the move
ment. The church at this time has
no pastor, and the papers and ad-
dresses We're by members selected
by n committee appointed to ar
range for the rally.
After the morning lesson OF the
Sunday School, at which the attend
ance was about 10, the largest IN its
history, the Superintendent, Judge
j. s. Clay, delivered a short but in
tercsting and eloquent address on
Sunday School progress and its rcla-
tions to the Christian Church.
His remarks struck n responsive
chord in all hearts.
AT the eleven o'clock services
judge G.. o. Nations delivered Il
splendid address on "Thc beginning
of tn" Movement" No better sclec-
tion for this address could have been
madr, for few II any men are more
conVcrsant with religious history
or better equipped than Judge Ma
tiOns to speak intelligcntly and in
tereatingly on the great theme of
christian growth and development.
He went back to the lith century,
reciting some of the events that led
up t. and precipitatcd the Rcforma-
tion uf which Martin Luther was
the Inspiring spirit, and on through
the inception and progress of other
protestant organizations and their
contribution to the movement of
1909, when Thomas Campbell pub
lishcd his Declaration and Ad-
dress, - eschewiug all written creeds
aud taking the Bible alone as the
only safe guide, with the motto,
"Where the Bible speaks we speak,
ami whore the Bible Is silent we are
silent" Judge Nations spoke for
about an hour and n half, and while
his address was comprehensive
and searching there was much con
nected with the subject that he
could not take up and elaborate in
so short'a space of time. IL was n
long discourse, as sermons go to day,
but there was not dull sentence In
his whole talk and the attention of
his audience was as close at the end
as at the beginning, They seemed
To forget all about the dinner hour,
compliment to the Judges accom-
plishment as an entertaining speak
cr.
At three O'Clock In the afternoon
the c. w. b. NJ. had charge Of the
exercises, one of the principal fea-
lures OF which was a paper by Mrs.
j b. Burks on the work of Wom-
am 1t was an admirably written
and comprehensive paper along the
line of woman's work in the church
and the accomplishment of this or
ganization of the Christian Church
since its inception in 1874. Mrs.
Burks was shuwered with compli-
ments and congratulations on her
splendid effort.
Elder Dorset, pastor of the Chris
tian Church at Flat River, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Tetley and several
others from Flat River came over
to this afternoon service, and Elder
Dorset was pressed into service.
He gave very inspiring and i'm
pressive talk of ten or fifteen min
utos and captured the good will of
the brethren here, who saw and
heard him for the first time on this
occasion. AT the close of Elder
Dorset's remarks, Mr.. Fisher gave
n short talk on "The Place of the
Lords Supper in the Movement"
after which this simple and beauti-
full memorial as administered by the
Christian Church was observed. A
collection was taken up by the G.
w. b. NJ. for the Centennial fund,
which amounted to $3| 50.
In the evening Mr.. Robert NJ. Tai
bert conducted the closing centen-
nial services of the day and de-
livered al address on the progress
and Achievements of Hundred
Years" The interest In the practi-
cally all day services was still In
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