The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-05-20
MethOdists Held Last
Meeting in Old Church
Turned Over to Contractors to Erect
Fine New Structure on the
Old Site.

Although full OF paruohdDle prlue
at what they are about to achieve, the
service held Wednesday evening as
a farewell to the old building, was
sad for many members of the Meth
odist congregation.
After the services the corner
stone was removed as the first Of
fetal act of razing, and then the edi-
fee was turned over to the con-
tractors who will take it down.
AS soon as the ground is cleared the
NJ. E. people will begin the erection
of building which will cost between
tween ninety and one hundred thous-
and dollars.
Plans for the erection Of this build
ing have been under way for more
than a year, and much of the money
has been raised.
The building when completed will
be the most modern Of it's kind in this
section of the state, and as told by
a member of the congregation will
never have to be remodeled or added
to. According to this gentleman, the
structure will take care of the growth
of the church until such time as Lib
eral is large enough to afford sec
ond church.
In every detail it will be strictly
modern and will be not only com
Portable and commodious, but thing
of beauty, something that will stamp
Liberal a leader in things religious
as we'll as commercial.
The armory will be used as a meet
ing place for the next week or two,
after which time the Annex will be
moved and a tabernacle constructed
on the lots one block north of the
Christian church. This will tempori-
ly house the congregation until the
new building is ready for occupancy.
A little history in connection with
the building about to be RACED might
be interesting at this time.
The building was dedicated on Sep
TENDER 10, 1908, the sermon being
by Bishop w. A. Quayle, and Rev.
W. j. Martindale, superintendent Of
the Pratt District, of which this was
then a part, dedicated the building.
At this time the building was a
great deal further ahead of the town
than the proposed structure is now.
The congregation at that time num-
bered around two hundred, and the
financing of the building was a task
indeed. But the folks who were at the
helm were a determind bunch and
they built the building as they plann-
ed it, AS time went on the town grew
and the congregation grew. Finally
the Sunday School became so large
that the Annex was built, and now
this is insufficient and classes are be-
ing held at the homes of some of the
members.
At this time the congregation num-
bers around seven hundred almost
twice the capacity of the old building
so the need for the new one is appar-
ent.
A glance over the Dedication Sow
-senir booklet issued upon the occasion
of the dedication reveals the names
of many of the leaders of today
Some few have moved away, many
have gone to their last rest, but in the
main those who worked so hard to
build the old building are still active
in the work of building the new.
A glance through the booklet
shows the picture of Rev. L. R. Hoff
who was pastor when the church was
dedicated, and in the list of officers
teachers, etc., we find the names of
James X. Hitch, M. H. Scandrett, J..
R. Bolin, Mrs. N. L. Smith, H. G..
Evans, N. L. Falls, G. F. Youst, Mrs.
H. C. Evans, Bert Dubois, Solomon
Church, S. M. Keith, Mrs. A. c. Ames,
Mrs. Abe X. Stoufer, Miss Alice Day.
idson, Miss Blanche Mcclure, Mae
Hunt, N. Evans, Brice Heating, E.
A. Mowery, Miss Kate Asher, Abe
K. Stoufer, Essie Hoover, Miss Hazel
Scandrett, Miss Ruth Bolin, Gordon
Bennett, Mrs. F. H. Neff, Miss Pearl
Terwilliger, Mrs. N. L. Falls. Miss
Pearl Dunlap, C. j. Neff, Mrs. Della
Heating, Mrs. W. S Wolley, Joseph
Dunlap, Mrs. W. C. Moore, Mrs. Bet
tie Lemert, Miss Gertrude PFfntz,
W. P. Mcclure, E. B. Holland, Bert
Long, Frank Neff and A. Shumate.
The new building will be possibly
year in process of construction, but
when it is finished and Occupied the
Methodist people will have not only
supplied their own needs but will have
done big thing for the town.
The splendid growth of the past is
something of which to be proud, but
! with the live workers of today and
with the assistance of Rev. A. E. Hen
ry there is every reason to believe the
record of the past will be maintained
at least.