A few quotations from the Membership records are also of interest. When the Christian Church started there was quite an exodus of individuals who thought “The grass was greener on the other side of the fence”. In 1897, Reverend J.H. Carnes was the minister and witnessed part of the membership “shuffle”. He often records, in the section where you indicate how a person was removed, these words “Gone to the Camolites (sic)”. In one such entry he went even further, by saying “Gone to the Camolites without letters”. Reverend S.S. Penrod was the minister at the turn of the century. He saw fit to deal with dismissal of two members by making the following entries, “Dropped for immoral conduct and complete nonattendance at Church”, and for another removed member, “Gone, Let her go”. Reverend Penrod must have set some sort of record as a marrying preacher because in three years, 1897 to 1901, he united 15 couples in marriage. In a section of the marriage record page reserved for remarks, he always noted the fee received and the weather condition. For example, “$5. Fair and Cool”, “$1.50 Blustry” and $2.50 Clear and Cool”. At least, we assume he was speaking of the weather and not the climate of the marriage.
THE 150 TH YEAR CELEBRATION - 1966
Celebration at the Legion Home, Bill Hendrickson
Gordon & Vivian Rumble in Sesquicentennial Attire
St. Paul’s UMC History
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