Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-04-08
BENTON CITY PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH

Presbytery of Missouri, Rev. w. E.
Burke organized this church Nov.
10, 1882, the following 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
Nicely.
Mr.. W. c. Hamilton was the first
and only elder of the church until
1888, when Mr.. Levi Watts was
elected to that place. Besides these
two the following have served as ell
ders: G. w. Marshall, c. w. Cum
nigham, F. G. Claggett, E. L. Ca
hoon, Frank Pierce, and w. Eris-
man. The first deacons were: W. r.
Whitesides, and Levi Watts. To
these have been added from time to
time r. H. Brown, F. Pierce E. Ca
hoon, G.. Harrison, C.. Erisman, F.
Kellerhals, A. Harrison, W. Eris-
man, c. c. Cahoon, E. Lierheimer,
G. Kellerhals, E. c. Nieman and F.
Erisman. The following have serv-
ed as stated supplies and pastors:
Rev. w. E. Burke, four years, w.
w. Robertson, r. NJ. Tuttle, w. H.
Ferguson, Geo. Caldwell, J. w. Ha-
gan, ]. A. Creighton, ]. E. Kerr, G..
B. Duff and w. T. Pearman. The
church is now vacant, but only tenn
porarily as a 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
ilppe, Hickok, Reavis and McMannes
each served the church for a 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 it's organization.
The brightest hopes of its members
have been more than realized. Dur
ing it's history the session has had the
pleasure of receiving 1853 persons
into membership. Within it's walls
about so children have been dedi-
Gated to the Lord in the waters of
baptism. AS many as 260 adults
have here confessed their Savior and
N xnyI,f afhfnur
like 100 have been added to the
membership by letter. OF those
members who constitute the present
roll, all are in touch with the church
either by residence and active sup
port or by correspondence and con-
tribution. This is a remarkable
showing and a striking instance of
pastoral and seasonal oversight of
members living at a distance.
There are on the roll of the
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 to
the communion. This roll of COM
municants comprises all who have
ever belonged to the church: Jane
e. Atkinson, Sarah Alderman, c..
H, Apple, Elizabeth Barnes, r. H.
Brown, Ella Brown, Nettie B. Barre,
Susan ]. Barnes, Lillian Barker,
Drucilla Barker, Rob Baise, T. e.
Bodkins, j. M. Barnes, 1T. Bodkins,
Elizabeth Botkins, Emiline Barnes,
j. 1. Brown, Hattie Brown, Sophia
Bolan, W. E. Byers, Ed Berry, Jo-
seph Bailey, Mrs. Sam Bise, Emory
Bise, Geo. Bise, Lottie Barnes, VIM.
Bise, ]. NJ. Barker, ]. E. Bell, e. H.
Blase, Helena Blase, Yeaman Byars,
Lou Emma Byers, ]. A. Clark, Belle
Clark, c. w. Cunningham, Hattie
Cunningham, Elliott Cahoon, ].
Harrison Brown, Mrs. Tom Baree,
Sarah Cohoon, Leila Cohoon, G. H.
Culbertson, Mollie q. Culbertson,
Lizzie Caldwell, Mary N. Kellerhalls,
F. G. Claggett, Jennie B. Claggett,
]. C. Clark. Marion Cox, ]. A. Cox,
Lawrence o. Culbertson, G. A. Cal
kins, Mabel Calkins. Samuel Cox,
Chas. Clark, Cora Cox, Frank Cald-
well, ,Trecy Cox, Esther Cox, VIM.
Dufin, Effle Day, Annie Dufin, DR..
DiYen, n, r., Duffjn, Lula Hilder-
brspd. August puffin, Mrs. J. W.
DowelI, Mrs. Ado Douglass, Chris
tian Erisman, Lille Lierheimer, W.
s, Erisman,, sallje, 7, Miller, Alice
Eetop, Georgia EdYsrdss Frank Err
isman, John 'EbeI, Minnie Ebel,
Mrs. T. J. EctOn, Mrs. John Eble.