Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-04-15
IDENTOR CITY PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH

10, 1882, the toiiowlng being the
charter members: W. c. Hamilton,
Jane Hamilton, Jacob Stumpf Laura
stumpf, w. r. Whiteside, Ada
whiteside, Levi Watts. Annie Watts.
Mary Bosch, Lavinia Gray Emiline
Neely.
Mr.. w. c. Hamilton was the first
and only elder of the church until
ISSS,when Mr.. Levi Watts was
elected to that place. Besides these
two the following have served as ell
ders: @. w. Marshall, c. w. Cum
nigham. f. C. Claggett, f. L. Ca
hoon, Frank Pierce, and W. Eris-
man. The first deacons we're; w. r..
Whitesides, and Levi Watts. To
these have been added from time TO
time r. II. Brown, f. Pierce e. Ca
hoon, G. Harrison, c. Erisman. F.
Ksllerhals, A. Harrison. w. Eris-
man, C. c. Cahoon, E. Lierheimer,
G. KeIlerhals, E. G. Nieman and F.
Erisman. The following have serv-
ed as stated supplies and pastors:
Rev. w. Il. Burke, four years. w.
w. Robertson, r. NJ. Tuttle, w. H,
Ferguson, Geo. Caldwell, j. w. Ha-
gan, ]. A. Creighton. j. +. Kerr, G
B. Duff and w. I. Pearman. The
church is now vacant, but only tenn
porarily as call has been extended
to Rev. Franc Mitchell of Keytes-
Vile who has signified his accept
ance subject to the action of the
Presbytery. Revs. Carson, Hinett,
Morrison, Bailey, Heiskell, Wander
llppe, Hickok, Reavis and Mechanics
each served the church for short
time. Rev. ]. E. Kerr was the first
installed pastor and his pastorate
the longest, being seven years.
The church has made substantial
growth ever since its organization
The brightest hopes of its members
have been more than realized. Dur
ing its history the session has had the
pleasure of receiving 1868 persons
into membership. Within its walls
about so children have been dedi.
Gated to the Lord in the waters ol
baptism. AS many as 260 adults
have here confessed their Savior and
begun the new life, while something
like 100 have been added to the
membership by letter, OF those
members who constitute the present
roll, all are in touch with the churcf
either by residence and active sup
port or by correspondence and con
tribution. This is remarkable
showing and striking instance o
pastoral and sessional oversight o
members living at distance.
There are on the roll of thu
church 40 baptized non-communi
cants, that is, those baptized in in
! fancy but who have not yet confess
ed the Lord and been admitted t
the communion. This roll of com
municants comprises all who havu
ever belonged to the church; Jam
e. Atkinson, Sarah Alderman, c
II. Apple, Elizabeth Barnes, r. H
Brown, Ella Brown, Nettie b. Barre
Susan ]. Barnes, Lillian Barker
Drucilla Barker. Rob Baise, T. L
Bodkins, ]. M. Barnes, 1T. Bodkins
Elizabeth Botkins, Emiline Barnes
j. |. Brown, Hattie Brown, Sophi
Bolan, w. Il. Byers, Ed Berry, JC
seph Bailey, Mrs. Sam Bise, Emor
Bise, Geo. Bise, Lottie Barnes, Wn
Bise, ]. M. Barker, j. L. Bell, Il. Il
Blase, Helena Blase, Yeaman ByarS
Lou Emma Byers, j. A. Clark, Bell
Clark, G. w. Cunningham, Haiti
Cunningham, Elliott Cahoon, j
Harrison Brown, Mrs. Tom Baret
Sarah Cohoon, Leila Cohoon, c. Il
Culbertson, Mollie e. CulbertsoT
Lizzie Caldwell, Mary N. Kellerhalls
f. G. Claggett, Jennie b. Claggett
]. c. Clark, Marion Cox, j, A. Coz
Lawrence o. Culbertson. C. A. Ca
kins, Mabel Calkins, Samuel Coz
Chas. Clark, Cora Cox, Frank Cald
well, Trecy Cox, Esther Cox, Wn
Duffin, Eflie Day, Annie Duflin, Di
Diven, II. f. Duffin, Lula Hildel
brand, August Duffin, Mrs. j. "
Dowell, Mrs, Ada Douglass, Chris
tian Erisman, Lille Lierheimer, "
S. Erisman, Sallie j. Miller, Alic
Ecton, Georgia Edwards, Frank FL
isman, John Ebel, Minnie Ebe
Mrs. 7. J. Ecton, Mrs. John Ebl'
Mrs. Andy Erisman, Emma ErlsmaI
Emma Flitner, Lizzie Flitner, Eliza
beth Flitner, Cordie Franklin, Re
na Newberry, Isabel Gilmore, w. +
Goodson, Mabel Goodson, Peal
Geeting, S. p. Carver, Adella Gal
yer, Miss Ped Harrison, Crocket
Harrison, J. M. Harrison, J. S. Hal
rison, Albert Harrison, w. c. Han
ilton, Jane Hamilton, Biddie Hildel
brand, Charles Hawkins, Maggi
Hawkins, Martin Hilderbrand, Fran
Hudson, Ida Hilderbrand, Albel
Hilderbrand, Lula Hamilton, Fran
Harrison, Effie Hilderbrand, Jennt
Harris, Harry Hilderbrand, Hem
dilderbrand, j. w. Hines, Georg
Iilderbrand, Mary Harrison, Oscs
j. Hinze, Mrs. Nellie IIilderbran,
Thomas Harlow, Mrs. Thomas Ha
low, Ruby Harlow, Mrs. Bess
Hinze, Elsie Hilderbrand, Mrs. 81
phia Hilderbrand, Gertrude Hudsol
Clarence Johnson. Henrietta Johl
son, r. Robinson, Clara Jones, Mi
James, Mrs. Chas. Johnson, Jenn
James, Mrs. r. R. Johnson, Nell
May Kellerhals, Arthur l.. Johl
son, r. r, Johnson, Clara ions, Nil
ME Il. Johnson, Glenn Johnson, My
tie johnson, Grace Johnson, &c
trude Johnson, Roy P. Johnso
Ralph F. Johnson, Edna Jones,
M. Jungbluth, Rose Jungbluth, Ma
tie Kellerhals, Jos. Kellerhals, Am
liza Kellerhals, j. H. Kellerhals, Ere
Kellerhals, Carrie Kellerhals, Flo
ence Kellerhals, Alice Matthew
Ivy Belle Matthews, Annie Kirkpa
rick, Fannie Kellerhals, Geo. Kelle