The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-07-29
WYMORE NJ. F. CHURCH.
Twenty-Seccnd Anniversary Was
Celebrated on Sunday.

Methodist Episcopal church as the
twenty-secOnd anniversary of the Or
Iganization of the church. The strong
indication of rain and the funeral OF
Mrs. Montgomery, resident of the
nearby community, that was held at
Rose Hill, by her request, hindered
many from coming. The day was
one of interest and enjoyed by those
present. Only few of the early
members of the congregation and
church were present.
The days services began with
preaching at 1890 by the pastor, Rev.
H. C. Millice, who used for his texa
Mark 1:S: Il indeed have baptized
you with water; but He shall baptize
Iyou with the Holy Ghost" present
ing the two-fold aspect of grace; man
can help and lead the soul up to the
point of surrender to Christ, but He
must give the baptism of the Holy
Ghost, thus preparing the heart and
| life for service for Him.
The basket dinner at noon was en-
! ioyed by those present. The Sunday
school met at 2 o'clock, and by re-
quest the pastor led the school. There
were a goodly number present, the
lesson of the day, the Dedication of
the Temple" having a special signifi-
canoe and lesson in connection with
the days services.
| The regular service for the after
noon began at 3 o'clock, at which
there was a good congregation. The
sermon for the hour was based on
John 1872: And |, if be lifted up
from the earth, will draw all men UNI
to Me-" In this it was shown that
Christ was to be the drawing" pow
er, and would draw in proportion as
our life was an example of His life.
At the close of the sermon the Sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper was ad
ministered. The day served to bring
to mind many interesting events in
connection with the history of the
church and community.
The Sabbath school meets each
Sunday at 2:30, and you are cordially
invited to attend. Plans are being
made for special series of meetings
commencing Monday, August 16.
At the beginning of the afternoon
service the following brief sketch of
the Wymore cemetery and church
was read By Rev, Millice:
History of the Church.
The services being held today, July
%; 1915, are such that they bring to
mind many interesting items; and In
order that we may learn something
about it let US turn our thought to the
past for few minutes.
With the early settling of Iowa
there came the recognized need of re-
| ligious services, and as the school
house and church have gone hand in
hand in the settling of this section, SO
lit was found that the old log school
house that stood near the center of
the present cemetery, furnished the
place of meeting for these services
Among those who ministered to the
people in spiritual things, back as far
as 1876, were John Furgeson, A. N.
Atwood, and'a Mr. McCuen, who, | I'm.
derstand, were Baptist ministers.
Harvey Moore, a Free Methodist min
lister, used to hold services in his log
cabin down by Middle Creek.
The fact that the church takes its
name from the WymOre cemetery viii
make a few facts concerning the Gem
etery interesting reading.
The first death that occurred in
this community, desiring a burial
here, was a child of Johnson WymOre
There being no regular cemetery, the
little body was laid to rest on the
south side of the school house From
/ this on it became a place for burial.
There are those still living in the
community who remember seeing
many of the graves protected by rail
pens or fences. this being the only
way to protect the graves from thu
stock The ground for the first Gem
etery was given by James Wymore.
the next One-half acre came from
George Gable, then one acre from Mr.,
Lunt on the east The peculiar thing
about the cemetery is that it lays in
the corner of four sections.
The following items have been fur,
nished me by the secretary of the
cemetery association:
THE cemetery was first plotted in
1888; at that time John Summers be
ing president and L. Brewer, secre
tary. The parties taking the stel
which led to the organization OF the
association were John Summers, J.
F. Clark, Phillip Grace, G. w. Myers,
F. NJ. Wymore, j NJ. Summers, Rob
ert Bass, w. J. Willhoit, H. T. String
fellow and E. Brewer. The assOcia-
! ton was incorporated in 1904, to run
J fifty years. The present fence, en-
closing the grounds, was built in 1911,
and cost $32679, including labor; the
board having it done being as fol-
lows: Phil Grace, president; r. B.
Wymore, vice president; II. T. String
fellow, treasurer; Saul Morgan. over
seer; Byron Parr, secretary, and
these constitute the present board
Byron Parr, Sec'y."
This Silent City, is growing more
sacred with each succeeding year as
father, mother, son, daughter, hus-
band, wife, loved ones find this their
last resting place. Somehow, as
these scenes of parting come there is
no place to which We can turn with
so much comfort as "The Church ant
Gods Word;'' so it was no wonder
that the desire was born in the mind
of some one, we know not who, that
there should be House of Worship"
where we could hear message from