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CONGREGATION .OF' : BAPTISTj CHURCH BADE FAREWELL.i •j .- ; * * .!WILL RAISE OLD CHURCHE. S: Rice, Oldest Member of the Baptist Church in This City, Was Honored by Congregation Last, Night.j Proiu VVciIuesny'H• The farewell meeting held by iiie congregation of lUe Baptist ^church in jtherold bui/ding last .night, was one of the most*, impressive ceremonies ever held in. Logansport: The-, fare: well, was held on tiie: eighty-fourth; birthday anniversary of Elihu S. Rice,, the oldest member of the'congregation, as: a testimonial to the high es-y teem,, in -.which he is ,. heLd by the 'church. body. Mr. Rice detailed tbe • early history of the cbiiceh,.. which ' J proved interesting and. entertaimi*.I to the present congregation. An interesting reminiscence^ was the .story 'oFliow the old'hell in the church-tow-eer was secured. Money for it was. raised in IS75 by running .’an excur-'s;Cu tp Chicago. The -bell has not .been rung.for some time owingto a. weakiing of'tower supports, but as. the farewell service' ended last night, its I well knowr. musical tone sounded., and | the' congregation reverentially listen: j ed;.. As tbA old boil' was sounding the death knell of the old building.: Rev. Fraser arose and called for a vote .as to whether or not the bell should be,used in.the proposed new church. The vote in favor of retain-.itig it was unanimous. iThe G. A. R; quartette sang a Song composed. by Mr, Rice, and. then the,;congregation and tbe Sunday ■ school-paid tribute ,to. Mr. Rice by singing,;-1 Love to Slag too Old Songs j' which was also composed by him. Following ~ this three little.gdrls..each bearing a b;g bouquet, marched up the'aisle and presented tbe tribute- _to' Mr:; Rice. There ■ were tears in the aged ' man’s eyes, and lie stopped aha ncceptefl it. ■ The scenes.’..were ' very 'touching, and. the .eyes.; of more than on s. member of-the congregation were . moist- -i with', tears. , Rev. H. L. Stetson of.' Kalamazoo. ■Mich., former pastor of the church, ; told some interesting facts about the church's history.; W. T:‘ Wilson paid a glowing tribute'to the women who in’pioneer days, assisted materially in founding and maintaining- the’ church. Judge Quincy A. Myers 'related 'interesting stories about Rev. Silas’Tucker. who was pastor'of tbe church during the war. B.e”7old of how the old bell was rung during the battle.of Ap-pomatox. ’ Mayor D. D. Ficltle spoke briefly, paying tribute'to Mr. Rice and the work which the church ha's. done, and the good it can yet .accomplish. Besides the G. A. R. quartette,--entertainment .was -furnished ' by Mrs. Claude Westerman.c0iic
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Logansport Weekly Reporter
Logansport, Indiana, US
Fri, Mar 03, 1911
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