Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-05
CHURCH HAS ANNIVERSARY
Hanscom Park Methodist Celebrates
Twenty Years of Existence.
FORMER PASTORS ARE SPEAKERS
From small Start This Church Ha,
Grown Until 1T IL One Of the
Largest In the City-Has
No Indebtedness.


The twenty-fifth anniversary Of the
dedication OF the Hanscom Park Metho'
dist Episcopal church was celebrated
Sunday by the congregation In III,
church. which Is without a dollar Of In
debtedness. Two Of the former pastors
Of the church, Rev. Clyde Clay Cisseh
from Kansas City. and Rev. F. NJ. Sis
son Of Fremont preached the silver an
niyersary sermons the former preachins
in the morning and the latter at the
evening services. 1t brought back old
times to the members OF the congregation
when the two old pastors occupied the
pulpit. when the church was not as pros
porous as now. although doing good
work, and every one was striving with
all his might to clear the church OF debt
Since the church has been organized
II has had seven pastors, they being Rev
II. II. Willard, now Of Albion Neb.. fol
one year: Rev. George NJ Brown. now OF
Bridgeport, Conn, for five years: Rev
W. P. Murray. now of Erie, Pa, for five
years: Rev. f. ii. Sisson, now Of FIRE.
mont, for two years; Rev. c. c. Cissell'
now Of Washington Avenue Methodist
church Of Kansas City, Kan, for eight
years; Rev. II. Scott Hyde, now OF RAJ
yenswood Methodist church, Chicago, for
three years, and Rev. z. B. Crawfort>
the present pastor, for two years past.
History of the Church.
One Of the pleasing features Of tho
evening services was a short historical
sketch of the rise OF the church by Rev.
John Dale. II was at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Dale that the church was or
ganixed in 1856, with twenty-five men,
bers, eight Of whom were members Of
the Dale family. These were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dale, and their sons and
daughter-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Dale, Arthur B. Dale. Walter Fl. Dale,
Louis r. Dale and Fred B. Dale. The
others were Mr.. and Mrs. C. Flick, the
former now dead and the latter having
left the city; Mr.. and Mrs. John wilkie,
now Of California: Mr.. and Mrs. c. W.
Flourkie, both residing here: Mrs. c. s,
Alderman, now in Denver, Mrs. L. B.
Davis, now dead; AIRS. Simms. now
dead; Mrs. Hamilton and her son. mother
and brother OF the Hamilton brothers.
now well known contractors. both dead;
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden and ]. NJ. Cham
bers, all left the city.
Steps were taken for the erection Of a
church building and while II was being
built the congregation held meetings at
the homes of the members. Twenty-Five
years ago the church was dedicated. and
seven years later replaced by the present
handsome structure.
Former Pastor Talks.
The subject Of Rev. C. C. Cissell's SER
mon was. The Measureless Measure"
In part he said:
I'VE are today celebrating the twenty
fifth anniversary OF this church organ
lzation, but this church Is older than
that. can trace its history back to
Calvary, back TO Abraham. who trysted
with God under the orient sky and had
Gods romance spilled into his amazed
soul. Through all these ages the church
has been holding aloft its torch to guide
men to God and salvation. Sometimes
the light has burned but feebly. but II
has always been burning. even through
the dark ages. The church takes the
raw materials OF life and by stamping
1t with the image OF God makes II the
finished material, the most perfect In
the world.
The church Is the best but poorest
paid policemen in any city. II Is the
peace keeper. 1t creates an atmosphere
In which peace is the only native. 1t
edueates the children and youth In Gods
truth and gives mutitudes the only spir-
itual instruction they ever receive. What
would happen In this city IL the church
were to omit that training for q gen.
Grafton? Take the church out Of Omaha
and you would not care long to live.
THE glory Of church lie not that she
makes creed. but that she makes q life.
II is the Christian church that trains
such men as Lloyd-George and gives him
to England to lead the way into new
Industrial era for the empire"