The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-20
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than any other man. The Blandins-
vile church was the 159th dedication
for this eminent preacher. He is a Il
pleasing speaker and has a way Of H
illustrating just what he means. He II
believes in moving spirit, for he
began Move" spells move and
said that next to preaching the next II
most Important servant in church
was the sexton" Again he said that
The Levi.es were pedigreed preach
ers-they lodged around / block to
avoid helping the wretched wayfarer.
They taught that nothing good could |
come out of Samaria, yet 1t was
Samaritan who bound up the wounds II
of his fellow man when he found him
in distress, dirty and forsaken"
.'The first thing of value in the
world is the price of a SOUL" said the
Chicago divine, an7 then he entered
upon a stirring appeal for the salvation
of mankind, saying Christ came to
save ALL"
Closing he said, THE building of \
this new church is not that you may
have a better church than some one
else but that you may the bett ar
teach the story of the Christ
The Blandinsville church has had |
an eventful history, and its founder
had much to do with the starting of !
other churches in this part of Illinois
and even over into Iowa. From the |
daughter of this pioneer preacher we
secured enough material for an ex-
tended story, Miss Lavina Logon
Bond, is the daughter of Elder John
Logon, the latter a native of Vir-
ginia, but who came to western Hi
nois from Kentucky. Mrs. Bond is
the oldest member of the Blandins-
vile church and says
| my father came to this county
t in 1928 He brought with him his
t wife, my mother, five children, a team,
a COW. a few household articles and
E twelve and half cents in money. He
/ was the ninth family residing in the
l. county. About 1880, one or my fathers
d horses strayed away from home and
l. he started out to find it. He saw
s few horses tied near house and
9 he stopped to inquire about his horse
e and found half dozen people discus
8 ing a union of the pioneers into one
It church organization. One old woman.
d Baptist, opposed the proposal, say
ing: II would rather stay with my
8 own kind of people" Elder Logon
u then and there resolved to maintain
a the Baptist faith, even though that
n one woman was his only follower. Al
1T the old Liberty school house Elder
W Logon preached the first sermon ever
n delivered in Marlborough county Hel
father had settled at the block house
lg on the land where industry nov
IS. stands, but later moved to Schuyler
n county because there were then M
as school in Macdonough county.
Id New Hope Baptist church, ~ thu
site of the present New Hope GENE
p try. in 1885 and from this organization
at grew the present Blandinsvill
be church. Elder Logon in those earl,
,5. days rode around to all of the cour
SIS try churches Of the Baptist faith H
IT. preached the first sermon delivered a
Macomb and organized a number G
an churches. Among the churches he o.
rk ganized was the one at Danyile, low;
sy. The largest annual salary this pio1
to eer preacher received was one hui
TO- dred dollars Mrs. Bond is proud {
,m her fathers record and touchingl
dy, tells of the hardships of her famil
on, in those days of long ago.
ev. John Hardesty, now living with HI
a daughter, Mrs. Lucy kinnett, nes
Ter Colchester, was among the early col
ers verts at the New Hope church Mr.
He Bond who was born in this county
wa 1899 is the only other pioneer su
,dy vivor of this early church New HoI
at burned in 1867 or 1868. In 1871 Mr.
With Logan, mother of Mrs. Bond, donaT
us the present site for a new churc
ers and thereon was erected the secor
DIS home Of the Blandinsville organic
tito ton. In this edifice Rev. J. H Delar
1t was the first pastor and Master JOB
DIR Peel Mrs. Bonds eldest son by h.
rhe first marriage, was the first candida
lar for baptism. Mrs Bonds. son follo'
SITS ed in the footsteps of his pione'
art. grandfather and became minister
art, the gospel. He is now an evangeli
and is located at Peoria.