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Methodist church. More space was Heeded so during the pas* *ate of Rev. F. L Meadow, 1924-1927, the present educational building was completed.was found necessary to meet the demands of the young people as well as to provide more adequate room for gatherings, of all kinds in connection with the church and with young peoples1 organizations to erect an annex or educational building. Between 1924 and192 »9 Brother F. L. Meadow aspastor of our church undertook, together with the Board of Trustees, Ladies Aid Society and the General membership of the Methodist Church, to construct and didsucceed in constructing our present educational building, which affords ample room for SundaySchool work. 1 he hall also takes care of certain business meetings and banquets and furnishes ample room for the meeting of the Young Peoples League. In addition to the splendid sermons that were preached by Brother Meadowduring his time of servitude with us, this building is a monument to his credit. Our present Pastoi Brother Joe I. Patterson, it willbe seen, is now serving us in his fourt h year. He is not only a good preacher, but a fine mixer and one of the best organisers and managers of young people we have ever had.He has taken a very active part in all the things that tend to upbuild the church and in making its Eightieth Anniversary a complete success, and we indulge th« hope that his highest ambition shall be met in this regard.We deem it not improper tostate that Dr. Mcllhaney, who was president of Mcllhaney College here for several years, was•\ devout, able and eloquent Methodist preacher, and many times during his sojourn with us, didreach at the Methodist Church.He was one of the outstanding instructors and one of the most highly educated men who ever located in our midst, and to hiswonderful influence on the community for good, both we who lived and knew him and heard u»m, and our posterity are indebted.IHlVlVniUIK HIHMlt lilt* »ieinodist church that are not mention ed here, and perhaps more tinu would make it possible to assemble other information. Howeverit is believed the above is generally a resume of the history of tin Stephenville Methodist church.islature accepted the propositionof John M, Stephen and created the county which it named Erath,and located the county site at Stephenville, and with that location and acceptance by the Legislature, the Methodist Church of Stephenville, which had heretofore been organized, became vested with title to Block 22, in the City of Stephenville, which is nowknown as the Reil Block and is located immediately north andtwo-story cedar board building,mentioned above. He rode horseback, and also preached twenty-four miles north of Stephenville in Grandma Reusoner's place on Barton's Creek in her log cabin. He also preached in John Owen's log house and residence near De Leon, and in Uncle Billy Skipper’s j log house on Duffau Creek, about ten miles east of Stephenville. He too, carried his pistol and hymnbook in one side of his saddle bags and his Bible in the other. During part of his term of servitude, Hosa Mareer, chief of the Comanche tribe of one hundredIndians, was camped six milesnorthwest of Stephenville. Theywerr very hostile, and killed and scalped numbers of the pioneer citizens, but this daring preacher rode a bucking horse loaned tohim by Dr. McNeill, on his circuit, and dared to meet every appointment regardless of the dangers.In the fall of 186G, and from thence to 18G8, Peter Graves was pastor of the Stephenville church, and other churches located in his mission. He was a very able andforceful preacher and possessed• that rugged character and determination to a great extent so much in evidence with the frontier circuit riders. No one could question his sincerity nor his belief in the future life; that hehad at heart solely and exclusively the very best interest of those hesought to serve.In the Fall of 18G8, the conference sent to the Stephenville mission as pastor of the Moth-dist church, F. M. Law, who ser-ved the church from 1868 to 1870. Brother Law was a quiet, smooth and good preacher, and was appreciated by the members of theStephenville Methodist church.From 1870 to 1874, Rev W. M Sampie served the Stephenvillechurch together with other churches located in said mission, and the record shows that he was a faithful and devout leader.Production in the steel industry, a good business indicator, advanced again the week ending January 11 to 49.2 per cent of capacity compared with 16.7 per cent the weekbefore and 43.4 per cent the sameweek last year.Razor blades, oak leaves, nails, valentines, snapshots, matches, street car transfers and bridge tallies were found to be used for book marks by St. Louis public library readers.hute arc Old EnoughKnow llou to (ii t SatisfactoryService!In the early days the height of fashion was to order a rubber-tired hack or “jitney” for conveyance over the town of Stephenville— that is if it were muddy—if not you could walk anywhere you wanted to go in less time.But now a system of modern city buses servethe citizens of Stephenville rain or shine.Even as the Empire-Tribune has made great stride.; in progress and development—so have we made advancement. 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Stephenville Empire Tribune
Stephenville, Texas, US
Fri, Jan 24, 1936
Page 11
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