The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-10-25

Conference Claimants .... ql.S
Foreign Missions .,.,,,... 1893
Domestic Missions ..... sos
Church Extension ....... 44S
Education .........,...... 215.
American Bible Society .... 90,
Delegates to General Con. 90. 1871.
Orphanaee ........,....,., i5L,
Payne and Lane Institute &C.. 9lN
Total Observation-Disclosures. 81 .g36. q
Thus GreenYlle Station passed In
10 history after having been know
as such IN tue church annals for
period of twenty-one years.
On Sunday afternoon, November S
1896, kavanaugh Church was organ
lied at the old South School build
ing by Rev, j, f. Anderson, Pastor o
Greonville station, Mark $. Andrew.
acting as secretary There were .
hundred and thirty-nine charter mem
beis, all OF whom came into Kava
naugh Church by certificate issued 6y
Brother Anderson "A fun list of the
| charter members is attached hereto
as an exhibit
AT the suggestion of Judge NJ. NJ
| Brooks the new organization was
named Kavanaugh.
At session OF the Annual Confer
ence, which convened at Paris, Texas
in November, 1896, Bishop j. c. Keen.
er presiding, Rev H. A. Rosser was
appointed pastor in charge of Wesley
| Church, ANA Rev u. H. Casey, pastor
in charge OF Kayanaugh church
Thus We see that Brother Rossar
has the distinction OF being the first
pastor for Wesley, and Brother Cas-.
ey Of being the first pastor for Kl.
nanaugh.
The building committee for Kava-
naugh church house was: w. Ii. Goods
by, Ira O. Wyse, j. H. Beall, w. 4.
Graham and George 5. Perkins; ami
undor date OF December .. 1896. the
committee contracted with c. w. Me.
Altster 10 build and complete this
building with the exception of doing
the painting and hanging the paper
at cost OF $1,000 Later the commit
tee contracted with Brother c. e.
CLANCY to paint the house and hane
the paper at a cost OF 1891. The
pews were purchased at a cost of
$1,000 and the steam heating plant
for Seven or Eight Hundred Dollars.
The architect was paid 5000, and the
Junior Epworth League, of which
Mrs. George 5. Perkins was superla-
tender bought the pulpit at cost
of $500
The first quarterly conference was
held in the old South School build
ing on the 27th day of January. 1897.
presided over by the Rev J. 5. Ash.
burn, Presiding Elder, J. II. VanAm
hurgh acting as secretary. Brother
Casey reported one Sunday School
with l15 pupils; two Epworth Leag.
ues; and that he had received 45|
new members on certificate since the
beginning OF his pastorate. At this
conference w. H Goosby was elecr.
ed Sunday School Superintendent.
and Ira o. Wyse, NJ. NJ Arnold. NJ
S. Andrews, j. l.. Beall, w. 7. Ora
ham, C. j, Iundley, W II Goolsby,
George 5. Perkins, DR.. w. h. Pennin.
ton and j. h. NanAmburgh were elect
ed stewards, J. H. VanAmburgh Re.
cording Steward and w. T. Graham.
District Steward Three of these
men, namely; Arnold, VanAmburgh.
and Perkins are members OF the pres
ent Board OF Stewards
kavanaugh church house was dedi-
Gated on Sunday, the zoe. day Of No
yember 1897, by Bishop j. c. Gran
berry
At the session of the Annual Con
ference, which convened al Dallas. in
November, 1897, Brother Casey made
the following report of his years
work: Church members 233, two Ep
worth Leagues, one Sunday School
with gtfinlrs