Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-21
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF PREsBY-
TERRAIN CHURCH OF MIS-
SOURI, Valley, IOWA.

Sabbath was Red Letter day
with the congregation of he
Presbyterian church, when The
fiftieth anniversary of Presby-
terianism in this town was celc-
brated. a splendid audience was
present The meeting was pre-
sided over by the pastor, Rev. ID.
Miller. After Invocation, Mrs.
Kate Smith read the words of
greeting sent by Mrs. Colt, who
is the only remaining charter
member of the church. Robert
Harvey responded i'm the name of
the present congregation. w.
nj. Carlisle then read greetings
sent by Mrs. Laura Answoril,
Mrs. Viola Pelan Crockwell. C.. N.
Coleman, and the following pas
tors who had ministered i'm for
mer days i'm this church: Rev. o.
c. Weller, Rev. n. Chestnut. Rev
j. MacAllister. Rev. $. X. Cross.
Mrs. Boies gave the history OF
the working of the Aid Society
Mrs. A. b. Hosbrook then CAV,
the church history.
The music. under charge o.
Mrs. Green, was excellent. Solos
were sung by Mrs. Idabelle Rob
erts and Miss Emma Green, th,
chorus choir rendered several Sc
lectlons in very acceptable
manner. Much credit is due to
the ladies who had charge of tn,
decorating of the church. as the
floral decorations were I'm mos
exquisite taste and beautiful a.
we'll as lavish.
At the evening vesper hour tn,
various churches of our cit,
united to make the closing serv-
ice a fitting climax. Short adj
dresses by each of the minister:
delighted the audience. The sue
cess of the day was due to al
those who took part
Sweet memory BELLS their witch.
ing chimes
Have charms as dear as Older
rhymes;
We hear them oft at twiligh
hour,
When sets the sun and fold:
the flower
Oh happy bells, oh Ginning bells
The clear sweet bells of mem
DRY!
We have gathered together to.
day with joy i'm our hearts. anl
song on our lips, as did the Jew
of old in the year of his Jubilee
and we say, 1.-The lines have falle1
to US in pleasant places. yea. W,
have a gOodly heritage:" but no
alone for congratulation and fe.
llcltatlons have we met Behint
TINS anniversary of our churcl
life hes fifty years, many of then
years OF sacrifice, labor and dis.
couragement, when the worker.
were perpleXeu often but not il
despair, troubled, but not dis
tressed,' and as i'm the stirrin,
events of these later years Their,
is much danger that the record
and the deeds of the past will b,
obliterated, we will take back
ward glance over these fift,
years, Test we forget
The object of this sketch is no
to give a history of these years
but only narrative intended t,
keep alive the memory of the ear
nest, devoted men and womel
whose sacrifices and loyalty t,
their religious convictions mad
this beautiful church huildin.
and our delightful religious so
cial church life possibility.
In the year 1867 a great wav
of enthuiasm for Home Mission
swept the Presbyterian church il
the East, the theological semin
aries and schools were afire witt
the thought of 'lengthening tn
cords and Strengthening tn
stakes" of the church. A grou]
OF young ministers pledged them
selves to take the State of low
for Christ's kingdom, so to ever,
little town springing up on tn
.prairies, a home missionary o
the Presbyterian faith was sen,
The Macedonian cry "come an,
help u.s. was sent out from Mis-
souri, Valley. a little hamlet witt
about $50 inhabitants. Befor
this time the M. E. church ha,
held services in the village of ST
John. and few faithful womel
at Calhoun had organized a Bibl
school, but no religious service
had yet been held in this place
Rev. Geo. Little responded to tn
call sent to the Presbyterian