Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1915 — NEW PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER [ARTICLE]

NEW PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER

Rev. J. B. Fleming Will Occupy the J. H. S. Ellis House. The Presbyterian congregation, who had partly arranged a few weeks ago to employ Rev. Arthur Raabe of Mt. Vernon, lnd., to succeed Rev. J. C. Parrett, who lately resigned to accept a call as pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Hammond, later decided to engage the Rev. J. Budman Fleming, of Chicago, Heights, 111., who has preacbted for them here the past few Sundays, and he will move here within the next couple of weeks. He will occupy the 4) iHI S. Ellis house on Front street. Rev. Fleming is a fluent speaker, is a man of about 62 years of age, and his family at present consists of only himself and wife. They have live grown children, one son and four daughters. Two of the daughters are married, one is teaching in Lafayette and one is teaching music in Chicago Heights; the son is also doing for himself. Rev. Fleming gave all his children a college education. The old Presbyterian manse on Van Rensselaer street has been rented to Rev. Asa McDaniel, the new Christian church pastor. Next spring the Presbyterian people expect to build a fine new parsonage on the ground just east of the present parsonage and fronting north. The new parsonage will be of the bungaloW type, brick veneered and be equipped with heating system and strictly modern in all its appointments.