Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-06-17

ell, evangelist of the Missouri Pres
tytery, visited Laddonia and preach
ed for several days in the Christian
church, on the invitation of the Of
ficers of that congregation. During
the progress of the services an or
ganization was effected composed of
the following members: Mrs. s. e.
Pierce, Miss Hattie Ball, II. Wom-
mack, Mrs. Wommack, Mrs. Kate
Brown, Mrs. L. G. provinces, DR.. A.
F. Brown, Mrs. Mary Brown, Mrs.
w. A. Lotion, Mrs. B. E. Ball, DR.. d.
f. Mitchell, Mrs. Lizzie McClintic,
Miss Hortense Brown, 10.
Before the meeting closed the fol-
lowing IA names were added: Au-
gust Ahlfeldt, E. w. provinces, Mel
lie Pc chenbaugh, Flora Ahlfeldt,
G. H. Edwards, Allen Brown, Ella
McNama, Mrs. s. v. Wilder, B. E.
McNama, Elite Wilder, Emily Friar,
j. C. Brown, Frank Lippincott, Mary
B. Edwards.
Thus the church started on its ca
reer with a membership of 81.
In 1898 Rev. A. w. Mister held
a meeting in which six were added:
In 1894 Mr.. Mitchell again visited
the church and preached for several
days, which resulted in six additions.
In September of the same year Rev.
C. f. Richmond held services one
Sabbath and baptized five infants.
The next year Mr.. Mitchell spent a
Sabbath with the church when two
infants were baptized.
In 1897 a meeting was held by
Rev. C. G. Christian resulting in six
additions.
In 1900 Rev. Hay Bell of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church preach
ed day or two. Result, one add
ded. In 1902 Rev. C. A. McPhee-
tiers paid the church short visit and
received one addition. Rev. j. e.
Kerr held meeting in 1903 gaining
five accessions, and Rev. w. M.
Langtry in 1904 with three addi-
tions. 1907 Rev. A. A. Wallace
preached few days. The conditions
were unfavorable and there was one
addition. In 1909 Rev. j. E. La
than, Synodical> Evangelist, preach
ed ten days. Result, four added.
In 1911 tent meeting was held
under the sanction of five of the
churches of the town, resulting in
five additions to this church. In
1912 DR.. w. H. Richardson preached
for a week or more when eight were
added.
In 1914 another union meeting
was held which resulted in 16 addi-
tics to this church.
These figures show the impor-
lance of special meetings in the work
of the church. Out of 1874 who have
become members of this organiza-
ton during the Is years of its exist
ence 60 came in as a result of the re-
vivals. But to this 60 must be added
the &c original members, for il
was thru the work and influence OF
meeting that the church had its or
igin. These two numbers taken to.
gether comprise about half the mem
bership, so that the church owes al
least half of its numerical increase tc
the special meeting. The count
shows that there have beer
IA of these revivals or an average OF
one every two years. All this is q
good showing yet snere is another
side that should not be overlooked
and that is the steady growth between
times, when the other half of the
membership was coming in, for the
records tell of some 81 meetings o
session when at a usual morning
service, after sermon, the congrega
ton would be gratified to witness th'
reception of one or more. AnC
doubtless many are ignorant of tn,
fact that the pastor or some conse
Grated member had been, maybe 70
/ months working and Draying 70