Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-25
LADDoNIA BAPTIST CHURCH
History From Its Organization
to The Present.

out in 1871. Soon after the Chris
tian people of this community
organized a Sunday School, which
met in the old c. & A. depot, with
Mr.. David Hamilton as Supt. He
was the father of Mr.. Fred Hamil-
ton. Then after the school house
was built on the lots now owned by
Mrs. jeff Asher, our Sunday School
met there. After Mr.. Hamilton's
death we next had Mr.. Baxter Craw-
ford, also Mr.. Jas. G. Bruton, father
of Mr.. A. l.. Bruton.
Then in 1878 the First Baptist
Church was organized, and in
1880 the first part of our present
house of worship was built. Our
Sunday School then met in the
church. 1t was Union Sunday
School up until 1886.
Rev. Chas. Alexander was then
Superintendent for a time, and
then Mr.. j. N. Cross, (at that time
a teacher of our public school.) We
then had Mr.. J. N. Cartmell and af-
ter him Mr.. A. E. Myers. Then in
1884 Mr.. ]. F. Swanson was elected
Superintendent, and served us until
he moved away some four years af-
ter. Then Mr.. Ed. williams and af-
ter him his son, Marion Williams.
Then in 1890 Mr.. A. B. Hale was
chosen, and has been our faithful
Superintendent for twenty-five years
with the exception of two years
spent out west.
The name of Union Sunday School
was changed to Baptist Sunday
School in 1896.
OF the Assistant Superintendent,
we have had Messrs. John Beal,
Grant Beal, ]. F. Egglestoh, C. c.
Clark, Noah Mitchell, E. A. Collins,
Dr. E. A. Lotion, p. P. Hummel.
Our Secretaries have been Mr.. BY
ron Barton, Mr.. Jas. A. Pierce. Miss
Hattie Ball, Miss Ada Gilliland for
five years, Miss Birdie Pierce, for
over six years, Miss Anna Rice, Miss
Edith Torreyson.
There have been all through
these so MANY FAITHFUL work
ers and teachers, whose hearts were
true and who loved God and loved
to work in his vineyard. SINE are
here working for Him yet, some are
in other places still working for their
master, and some have gone to their
reward and with the angels make
their home
When we think of all who have
been members of our church and
Sunday school in all these years gone
by, of their faithfulness, of their love
for their Master, it should cause us
to want to be more faithful and dc
much more for Him.
Of the teachers and regular at,
tendants at Sunday school and of the
Baptist church for 80 years or more
we can recall the following: Miss
Annie Basket, Jesse H. Basket and
his family, the Alexander family
Rev. c. w. Alexander, VIM. Alexan
der, Ferd Alexander, Misses Mary
and Sarah Alexander, r. B. Swift
Mrs. Olive Swift, their son, Charles
Swift, and daughter, Jennie Swift
James A. Gililland and his family
Fannie, Annie and Maud; Jesse R
Gililland and his wife and theil
daughter, Ada; the Myers, ALDER
and James, and their sister, Mrs
r EIurd; ]. N. cartmell and wife; Mrs
3 Mary E. Hamilton. Fred Hamilton
l and wife; DR.. and Mrs. Mitchell; Rev
a G. B. Smith and family; the Burcl
/. family. T. Bureh, VIM. Burch an,
Q George and Andrew Burch; L. 7
j. Belts and family; the Farringtons
t Dan and Tom; Rev. Beatty Rice, hi
!. father and mother and sisters; Jas
s Morris and family, George Friar an
: family, will Morris and family, ].
Eggleston and family, Prof. and Mrs
n E. A. Collins, j. L. Pierce and fam
s lily, Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Clark, Mr.. an
a Mrs Noah Mitchell. Miss Mimi