Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
Rev. G. e. Mason rendered
Many Good Wishes at
Anniversary Celebration
Last Week.
CAME HERE WHEN
CHURCH WAS NEW
For Twenty Years He Has Been
On Duty Each Day Ministering to
Spiritual Needs of People of Church
and City.

As one of the visiting ministers
said, The Mountain Home church
has just passed a wonderful mile
stone in its history; the 25th ami
yersary of its organization and the
Goth of the pastorate Of Rev. Charles
Edward Mason
The celebration began Saturday
evening with a church and COM
munity social and program of speech
making and music Lawyer w c.
HOWE, a resident of Mountain Home
since 1890, presided and gave an ac-
count of the organization and early
conditions of the church and its first
pastors Rev W. S. Hawkes. of
Caldwell, superintendent Of missions
in the early years reviewed many an
amusing incident Rev r. r. Wright,
d. ID of Boise, who followed Mr..
Hawkes. as superintendent and Rev.
A. j. Sullens of Portland, the present
Joint superintendent of Idaho and
Oregon pleased the audience with
his stories Local pastors, Reys. w.
F. Hartley and w S. Crane were in
happy mood with talks. Many lay
men and ladies spoke, Mrs. Howie
and Mrs. Hungerford, the only two
remaining charter members, Mrs.
Mason. Miss Ema Blunkm Miss
irene Briegleb, Messrs Norell,
Thompson, Sessions, Helfrich, Glib
son, Morton and Mr. Mason.
The choir gave selections and Miss
Harriet James a violin solo with
organ accompaniment by Aston
Peake
The Ladies Aid greatly surprised
the pastor and wife by having
brought in a rich leather davenport
and presented in a nice speech by
Mrs. Caldwell, Refreshments by the
ladies followed and served to large
gathering
Sunday, December 80 will mark
y memorable day in the church life
of Mountain Home The anniversary
services began at HOO a. m. with
ar appropriate and strong sermon by
DR. Wright from zone Man Sows,
Another Reaps." Mrs J. w. Cald-
we'll, church clerk, gave brief
paper on "Mile-Losts from the Church
Records" The choir sang the an
them. In the Secret of His Presence. -
Miss James played the offeftory, a
violin solo
The Sunday school at 1910 noon
was largely given to inspiring
speeches by Reys. Hawkes., Wright
and Sullens.
The evening services at 1880
drew an overlooking full house. The
Baptist and Methodist churches gave
up their services, and their pastors,
Hartley and Crane brought Greet
ings.
A telegram from Boise was read
"The First Congregational church OF
Boise in session this morning extends
/ to Rev. Charles E. Mason and Noun
tain Home greeting and most hearty
congratulations on this happy ami
versary of their twenty years of ser
vice together"
Rev. DR.. Wright read scripture
and offered an uplifting prayer Ex-
superintendent Hawkes. spoke on
"reminiscences, or. as he put his sub
ject, What / know about the
Masons" his part in bringing them
to Challis and the three years ol
service in Custer county rs miles
from the railroad. the pastorate al
Mountain Home He spoke tenderly
of the first Mrs Mason and the
Mrs. Wright, deceased The present
Mrs. Mason shared in the apprecia-
tive words
superintendent Sullens gave an
eloquent address on the theme, "The
/ Religious Foundation of the Inland
Empire" paying tribute to all other
builders, economic. educational and
political, but OF prime Importance
the missionary builders, Jason Lee
whitman and others to the present
time, and the missionary church and
pastor OF the present pastor 1t was
said "Who can estimate the results
of these twenty-three years in laying