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Centennial History of theUnion Baptist ChurchThe following history of the Union ? sometimes called, included by thiBaptist church was read by Mrs. j time, that isr in the forties and fifties,'r-- wvariesShort atlie centennial; the familes of Matthew Eldaer; hicelebration held June 21, 1925:brothers, William and James Elder;I desire to express my gratitude to the 'Daniel McCormacks; John Short,all those who have in any way assist* his sisters, Itebecca and Martha,ed in the preparation of this very in- \ whose mother was Matthew Elder’somniete historicalnot haveIt could | sister Jana; the Elijah and Andrew neen accomplished without' Goodwin families, the Laytons, John jthe Oaklev sisters, known Ithe very kindly co-operation which and Jimfbeen manifest.In particulai | to us as Aunt Nan Wilhoit and heri 'i itsfisilSshould be mentioned Mrs. Anna Sam-. sister, Mrs. Carr; the family mons and B. F. Caston, as well an rell Jackson, the grandfather ofof Bur-manv others, of whom time would failme*to tell.Two of those who years ago plannedIra iJacksonrt\indbrothersandofJas.B. Jackson and brothersforandsisters;JamesFiisthis centennial and to whom wej grandfather of Mrs. Jas. Wilhoit, andare indebted for much of this mater- Mrs. Hugh Taylor; the Martins; the!ial, are beyond the reach of human Wrights; Henry C. Morgan and oth-{appr#lt;n tion. They dwell now in the ers.of God where a hundred years,During theseAmant rier,or a thousand, are as a single day, and| brethren assisted Mr. Elder duringone dav as a thousand years.ofrevivals and pampaheetings, one , —.Had I today the far-seeing vision the best remembered being ElderMof our venerable Mr. Huckleberry, as Daniel Stogsdill. Sermons were often Hhe stands on the pinnacle of many two hours in length, and were punctu-years; had I the crystal memory of ated by many a long-drawn ‘‘Ah• »-;*• '•—'r ;-rv‘: ■ 'tt- • • ' Upour beloved Mr. Nicholson; had I the undulating cadence, such.a. . I . I I ■ It t*. HI .-XL'asonly!golden tongue of our eloquent Dr. those who have heard can appreciate.Thorne, all former shepherds of thisAs they preached of righteousness,'k then might I truly hope to be aj and of judgment to come, especially] Jworthy historian of the life and laborsof Union church.the latter, it was not an-unknown oc-(currence for one who had dozed tofIn lieu of these, 1 must bid you! Come to grief when the backless bench;5come with me this afternoon as wentj failed to support his drowsv form, i ^ the prophet of old—down into theManv a restless child was quieed 1Valley of Dry Bones, and in that dim] with a slice of salt-rising bread orvale of the distapast we shall baked sweet potato, brought from the;(gather, here a name and there a date, depths of a black calico pocket.here a circumstance and there a mem-1ory, and from these shallrise asAlthough there were at this time nonearly as is possible the form and'S' ■regular Sabbath schools, there was’ajspirit of Union church, whose hundredsort of Bible school following the experience meeting on the off Sundays,tyears, of effort an.l accomplishmentto ^BCTish from the Sab- 1we celebrate tod°v.A %
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Greensburg Standard
Greensburg, Indiana, US
Fri, Jul 03, 1925
Page 6
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