D OREGON STATESMAN, Satan. Oregon, Thursday Morning, December U. 1841
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Jefferson Methodists Celebrate
70th Anniversary on Sunday
JEFFERSON The Jefferson Methodist church celebrated
its 70th anniversary Sunday. Dr. J. Edgar Purdy, district super
intendent delivered the anniversary sermon. A program by the
children, presentation of bibles to juniors and special music
were features of the morning service.
Dinner was served to about 40 people. At the afternoon
history of the church
Annapolis Gradutes War Class
service, a
was read by Mrs. Elmer Redmond.
It read at follows: The first
church to be built in Jefferson was
the Methodist Protestant and B. N.
Longsworth was its first stationed
pastor. The present church was
built in 1871, a year after the city
of Jefferson was incorporated, on
the ground given to the church by
James Bates, father of Mrs. Julia
Ann Vaughn of Jefferson. Lumber
for the building was bought at the
local mill owned by Absalom
Smith, and the present pews were
fashioned in the mill,
Dedication services for the new
building were held Sunday, De
cember 24, 1871, and the building
debt of $1004.66 was paid in 40
minutes after the sermon,
The first records of the church
are dated October 25, 1873, at
which time the Jefferson church
was a member of the Salem cir
cuit, with Rev. John W. Roork
preacher in charge. Trustees were
John M. Harrison, Absalom Smith,
E. E. Parrish and John Burnett.
Stewards were J. C. Peebles, and
William Sutton. Plans for the
present parsonage were begun in
September 1890. No lot could be
found in town that could be
bought at a reasonable price, so
Deacon Hatch was paid $75 to
southeast corner of the lot to
make room for the parsonage on
the north corner. In January 1891
the outgoing committee, J. A. Wi-
therite, A Harrison and W. T.
VanScoy, made their report on the
finished building and it was ac
cepted.
Rev. E. C. Alford of. Dayton was
the only former pastor of the
church who was able to be pres
ent. Mrs. Carrie Roland of Salem
was present and spoke. Mr. and
Mrs. Clair Alford of Portland
were present. Letters of greeting
were read from Rev. and Mrs. Ed
ward Terry of Silverton, and Rev,
Robert Mcllvenna of St Helens,
both former pastors. Also greet
ings were read from Mrs. E. B
Lockhart, the first president of the
first Woman's Foreign Missionary
society in the church. Also greet
ings from Mrs. F. A. Ginn and
Mrs. T. H. Downs of Portland,
Mrs. Marian Allen Hoeuck of Ber
keley, Calif., and Mrs. Julia
Vaughn of Jefferson, were read,
Rev. M. D. Medlin is the present
pastor.
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Middies toss their caps into the air in the traditional gesture as 647
are graduated from the naval academy at Annapolis, Md. This is the
first "war class" to be graduated. They were scheduled to go into active
service ten days titer graduation.
Return From Visit
AURORA Mr. and Mrs. M. N.
Neal returned this week from San
Francisco, where they visited their
move the church building to the son, who is in the navy
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Talbot Group
Gives Program
TALBOT The Talbot Sunday
school held the Christmas pro
gram in the Talbot school house.
Len Edwards was the chairman.
Songs by the audience opened
the program; reading, Gayle Gil-
more; songs by the primaries
members, accompanied by Caro
lyn Gilmore; reading, Charles
Goldspink; solo, Paul Turnidge,
accompanied by Mrs. Jack Mor
ton; reading, Jeannette Gilmore
trumpet solos, Irene and Luella
Ray; pantomime; duet, Mrs. Len
Edwards and Paul Turnidge, Mrs.
Morton at the piano.
Best-Loved Christmas Stories: IV-
Wfc Jatftntp lWtjt (gospel
According to Sts. Luke and
Matthew
' (Condensed)
And it came to pass in those
days that there went out a decree
from Caesar Augustus that all the
world should be taxed. And all
went to be taxed, everyone into
his own city. And Joseph also
went from Nazareth to Bethlehem
to be taxed, with Mary, his wife,
who was great with child.
And so it was, that while they
were in Bethlehem, Mary brought
forth her first born son, and wrap
ped him in swaddling clothes and
laid him in a manger because
there was no room for them at
the inn..
And there were in the same
country shepherds keeping watch
over their flock by night And lo,
the Angel of the Lord came upon
them, and the glory of the Lord
shone around about them and
they were sore afraid.
And the Angel said onto
them, Tear not, for behold, I
bring good tidings of great Joy
which shall be to all people.
.For unto yon is born this day a
Savior, which is Christ tne
Lonfc And this shall be a sign
unto you: Te shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes
lying in a manrer."
And suddenly there was with
the Angel a multitude of the hea
venly host praising God and say
ing, "Glory to God in the high
est and on earth, peace, good will
toward men."
And when the angels had de
parted, the shepherds said, "Let
us now go unto Bethlehem and
see this thing which is come to
pass." And they came with haste
and found Mary and Joseph and
the babe lying in a manger. And
when they had seen it they made
known abroad the saying which
was told them concerning this
child.
rhnri with Mary, His mother, and
fell down and worshipped Him.
And when they opened their
treasures they presented unto Him
gifts; gold, and frankincense, and
myrrh.
And being warned of God in a
dream that they should not return
to Herod, they departed into their
own country another way.
All they that had heard It
wondered at those things which
were told them by the shep
herds. Bat Mary kept alienee
and pondered these things in
her heart.
Now three wise men came from
the East to Jerusalem, saying.
"Where is He that is born King of
the Jews? We have seen His star
in the East and are come to wor
ship Him"
When Herod, King of Judea,
heard this he was troubled and
jealous. He sent the wise men to
Bethlehem saying slyly, "Go and
search diligently for the young
child and when ye have found
Him bring me word that I may
come and worship Him also."
The wise men departed and
lo, the star which they saw tn
the East went before them till
It came and stood where the
young child was. When they
saw the star, they rejoiced with
exceeding great Joy.
And when they were come unto
the house, they saw the young
Postoffice Lease
Taken, Silverton
SILVERTON Information was
received from Washington, DC,
Tuesday to the effect that a new
10-year lease has been taken by
the postoffice department on the
present quarters. The postoffice
win be remodeled for more effec
tive service to the public and for
the personnel in receiving and dis
patching the maiL
A move for a new postoffice
building has been under way for
a time at Silverton.
Spend a
Joyous Christmas
and Remember
;j Our Good Wishes
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