Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-10-02
HOMECOMING AT DEERFIELD
WAS WE'LL ATTENDED

The reunion and homecoming
held at the Deerfield Presbyterian
church on Sunday, proved to be a
magnet which drew crowd of we'll
over 800 former members and
friends of this fine old church, to
mingle again for few short hours
with friends and neighbors of other
years.
The regular Sunday school SER
vices were conducted in the fore
noon and bounteous dinner was
served Informally in the dining
room Of the church. In the after
noon short program was conduct
ed and attention was called to the
fact that this reunion was being held
almost exactly on the 12Oth ami
versary of the founding of the
Deerfield Presbyterian church. The
program consisted of the reading of
letters of greeting from former pas
tors now serving churches in Ro-
chester, N. Y, Indianapolis, Ind :,
and Lansing, Mich, and from Rev.
Mills now living in Akron and 9TH
er letters from friends
A sermon delivered by Rev. G.. B..
Taylor on Thanksgiving day, 1877,
when the present church auditorium
was dedicated, was read by E. L.
Price. Incorporated in this sermon
is very complete history of the
early days of Deerfield and the
members and friends of Deerfield
are very grateful to Miss Ethel Boal
of Malta whose interest and thought
fulness in preserving a copy of this
sermon, which appeared in the To-
cal papers, makes it possible to pre-
serve for the future this record of
the early days of the church.
BY unanimous request of those
present, it was decided to make
these reunions an annual event, and
the date was set for the last Sunday
Of September, 1912, for another re-
newal of memories.
Among those attending from out
Of the county were the following:
H. l.. McCarny, Los Angeles, Calf. /;
0. A. Anderson, Rose Taylor Ander-
son, Norma Jean, Carole, Will and
Jesse Anderson, Delaware, O.; Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Finley, Leah
Maude Thompson and Julia Ann
Thompson, Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs.
Lindley Gregg, Ben Gregg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Warren, Crooksville;
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Torbert, Roy,
Esther, Billy and Richard Torbert,
and Louella Brown, Philo Mrs. An
ma Newton, F. w. Newton, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Duffey, New lexington
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Maxwell and
sons Garry and Larry Coal Run
Harold Nelson and Ed Smith, Corn
ing; Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Odgen, Mrs
bessie Lay, Blue Ash; Mr.. and Mrs
Eyert Taylor Mr.. and Mrs. Park
Rogers, st. Clairsville; Howard Cor
don, New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Finley, George Finley. Mr.. and Mrs
Werner Finley, Nancy Jane Finley
Mt. Sterling; S. H. Carroll, East
Fultonham; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Petit, Roseville; Mr.. and Mrs. LIE
Eldon Patterson and sons Norman,
Robert and Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Stump, Marilyn and Jerry Stump,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Gregg and
daughter Ruth Ann, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Gregg, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Bankes and daughter Thelma, Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Watkins, Donald and
Lois Watkins and Richard Slater,
GAINESVILLE; Mrs. Helen Henderson,
Mrs. Della Payne, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Payne and son VIM. Lee,
Grace Finley, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Jean Anderson, Margaret
Patterson, Kippie Patterson, Fran
els Curtis, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L.
Price, Mr.. and Mrs W. W. Wylie,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leist Andrew
Leist, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Anderson
and daughters Geraldine and Caro-
lyn, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Torbert, Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Bukey, Mrs. Flor
ence Young, Evelyn Springer, Har-
ry w. Anderson, Emma Anderson,
Betty Jean Frash, Altha and Carrie
Massey, Columbus; Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren T. Barr and daughter Fran
ces, Youngstown.