Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1936 — Page 39

COUNTY NOTED FOR RELIGIOUS PIONEERS

'irst Christian Church Organized In March 1881

REV KENNETH TIMMONS, tor o( First Christian Church ■L chini i' l,l chriß ‘ of toriamzed March 1881. Tltej K Mvrnii Gleason was the first, V' ' Th,, lust house of worship K°purchased of the Methodist ■Jualinti. and was located on ■ artier of Jackson Street and Kt Street. K e names of some of the char- ■ members are as follows: Mr. K yrs Simpson Daniels. Mr. and K Harvey Segur. Mrs. Sadie K pi ' Marie L. Holloway, I and Mr s. Jo h n Brokaw, K Kate King, Mr. Tom Harris. K r 1) Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Kies segur and Mr. Abel Cross. K 1888 the congregation purch■>d a lot on Monroe Street and] ■ December 23. 1888 the little I K building was dedicated. This, King "as used for worship tin-' ■ the summer of 1923. when the- ■ was sold to the congregation | ■the st. Marys Catholic Church. ■. b c. Black was pastor of the Kh at the time of the dedica|n in 1888. K. present building was begun ■the spring of 1923 and was dediL October 26, 1923. Rev. Ifar- ■\\ Thompson was the pastor ■ he was assisted in the dedicaE |,y [)r c. W. Cauble of IndianHolts The lot on which the buildE stands was purchased from K Hale heirs. ■The official board at the time of

jrst Christian Pastor And Trustees When New Church Was Dedicated In 1923

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the dedication in 1923 were: Elders Rev. Harry W. Thompson. 0. T. Burk, A. 1). Artman, J. E. Anderson. Deacons —Harry Merry, W, F. Kohls, Homer Ruhl. Dr. Burt Man gold, Joseph Cloud, R. O. Baker. ' Trustees—G. T. Burk. A. D. Artman, Dr. Burt Mangold. Clerk —R. O. Baker. Building Committee—G. T. Burk, Chairman; A. D. Artman, Treasurer; W. F. Kohls, J. E. Anderson, Dr. Burt Mangold. Rev. Harry W. Thompson, advisory members. The trustees at the present time are: G. T. Burk, Dr. Burt Mangold and H. L. Harlacher. Rev. Kenneth Timmons is the pastor. A list of the ministers who have served the church since it was organized in Decatur is as follows jin the order in which they served: Rev. Myron Gleason. Rev. HarI ris. Rev. Dowling, Rev. Blaney. | Rev. Aspy. Rev. B. C. Black, Rev. j Sutton, Rev. Grant K. Lewis. Rev. iL. W. Smiff, Rev. B. F. Vaughn, Rev. W. E. Adams, Rev. Bruce Churciiner, Rev. Austin Rev. H. N. Allen. Rev. Brown, Rev. B. R. Whartin, Rev. Cooper, Rev. Vernor, Rev. H. R. McCaluftin, Rev. J. M. Dawson, Rev. Owens. Rev. Boiton, Rev. J. W. Mavity, Rev. Paul W. Marsh, Dr. B. F. Buxton, Rev. H. W. Thompson, Rev. R. B. Hurt, Rev. C. R. Lanman, Rev. J. M. Dawson, and the present pastor. Rev. Kenneth Timmons. Buy Wooden Money!

DR. BURT MANGOLD G. T. BURK

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, JULY 27, 1936.

Christian Pastor Kl ■ l> AL > > u - \ Rev. Kenneth Timmons Rev. Timmons, pastor of the I First Christian Church in this city, j hias written a htetory of the church 1 ’ for this Centennial edition. The , church was organized in March,, ' 1881. A CENTURY OF (Continued Font Page 38) ■ Christian day school, since it plays ■ an important role in the history ■ and development of the Lutheran Church. The readers will have not-, iced that practically every congre-l gallon mentioned established a school of their own almost from their inception and maintained it through all these years. This the 1 members did in spite of the fact that it involved an extra financial outlay, since they maintain their own schools by voluntary contributions from the members themI selves. But is this extra expense ! justified? These Lutheran people are fully convinced Mat it is. They 1 have no quarrel with the public I school system nor do they find any fault with it; they believe they must be continued and there- , fore support the public schools, with their taxes in the same measur as do their fellow-citizens. However. the public schools cannot for obvious reasons teach religion. This one thing—the religious instruction and training of the children — weighs very heavy with members of these congregations, i as well as with the greater majority of the congregations of the great church body with which they I are affiliated. The teachers of these schools are practically all gradu-, ! ates of the Lutheran Normal I Schools of River Forest, near Chi-1 cago, or of Seward, Nebraska. Daily about one hour is spent on Bible stories, scriptures passages, catechism, and hymns. The children are not taught morality simply on the basis of the Golden Rule, they are not taught to be honest, truthful, and pure simply because it is the best policy, or because it is in the interest of their health and their self-respct; they are taught this and more; they are told that the evil Is a transgres-| sion of the perfect Law of God and an offense to their Creator and Savior;' they are taught to do the good out of love to their Redeemer, who suffered, bled, and died for them on Calvary. The religious instruction, however, is nos limited only to the 60 minute period devoted to that all-important subject, but all subjects are taught in the light of God's Word. In history. ; for example, they are shown that

God guides and controls the desti-j tiles of nations and individuals; in geography they are taught that this universe did not come into ex-' istence through some evolutionary process, but rather was created by the almighty hand of God according to Genesis 1. Thus the Bible view runs through all instruction given and is permeated with the spirit of Christ. — The majority of these congregation also have a Young Peoples’ Society, a Ladies' Aid. choir and Sunday school. The Christian day schools have contributed not a little to the fact that the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States, by the grace of God, has continued to adhere strictly to the doctrines of the Bibie and the teachings of the Great Reformer. During the existence of these con-

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■ j gregations civilization has advanj eed at an amazingly rapid rate of speed. The tallow candles of our | grandfathers and greai-grandfafll-ers have been discarded for the kerosene light, und that again for electricity; the old ox-cart has been replaced by our comfortable stream-lined automobiles; Instead of traveling down the rivers or in the canals on boats drawn by mules we speed across the country in air-conditioned and finely upholstered trains; instead of sitting in a homesteader's shack and wailing for months for news from the outside world, the grandsons and daughters of those Lutheran pioneers sit at their radios and hear the events of the day a few minutes after they have occurred We have moved out of the log churches into stately edifices tit for any

king to worship In. One thing, however, has not changed, and that is the eternal truth of God's Word. The message of sin and its dreadful consequences for time and eternity and the Gospel of God’s boundless love to man. which prompted Him to send His onlybegotten Son that whosoever belleveth In Him should not perish, but have everlasting life — this message delivered in our pulpits today does not differ from that delivered by the first Lutheran missionaries to our pioneer forefathers. During this past century the human heart has not changed. Man is essentially tne same that he was one hundred years ago. flesh born of flesh, with all the inclinations of evil, and subject to damna tion. He must also in this day. as 100 years ago, by the Law come

to the knowledge of sin and through the Gospel come to know Jesus as His Savior front sin Therefore by the gracS of God the Lutheran Church has remained "the old Church with the old Gospel" preaching a changeless Christ to a changing world." o — Peppy Peppers The Peppy Peppers met Tuesday, July 14. Thirteen members and one visitor were present —Cleo Liniger. Mary Arnold. Barbara Lehman. Agnes Schultz, Donnaßelle Arnold. Juanita Lehman, Alice Barnett, Dorothy Adler. Margaret Poling, Catherine Ehrsam. Betty Wolfe. Edna Fritcha, Virginia'Hoffman and Maxellen Liniger. The next meeting wi'l be held on July 21. at 1:30 P. M.

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