St. Paul's United Methodist Church — Celebrating 200 Years

Archived Poseyville News Articles – 1904

July 24, 1903

March 4, 1904 (cont.) excellent building, being one of the best constructed in this locality. Besides the old building has many sacred memories clinging to it and all will be very much pleased to have the stately building retained as a place of worship. The NEWS sincerely hopes the necessary amount will be raised to purchase it. NEW CHURCH FOR POSEYVILLE Baptists have purchased the old M.E. Church Poseyville is keeping pace with the times in churches as well as other matters. Before fall she will have four church buildings within her borders, the fourth will be the Regular Baptists. The three churches already here are the Catholic, Methodist and Christian. The addition of a fourth speaks well for the town and all will welcome the new organization. The Baptists have purchased the old M.E. Church building and will move it to the lot just north of the cemetery, which has been donated by Isaiah Fletchall for this purpose. The church building is one of the best in this part of the country and the Methodists let them have it at a very reasonable figure, $250. The building will be moved to the new location as soon as the weather settles and the ground gets in condition. The Baptists have already raised about $500 to purchase, move and repair the building, and when this is done they will have a splendid building. They get everything in the building excepting the bell, pews and chairs. We congratulate them on their good luck so far and hope good fortune may abide with them. LAST SERVICE The workmen will begin work of moving the old M.E. church next week and the last services will be held next Sunday by the present congregation. The pastor, Rev. R.A. Atkins, will conduct the services both morning and evening at the usual hours. The public is cordially invited. March 18, 1904 April 15, 1904

A New Methodist Church The Methodist of Poseyville will probably erect a $10,000 church building within the next year. A committee was recently appointed by the church to get the feeling of the members on the question and we are informed that the sentiment is very strong in favor of the movement. A number of wealthy members seem disposed to be quite liberal in the way of a donation if the building is erected. Such a building would be a credit, not only to the church but to the town. The Building Committee of the new M.E. church to be erected at this place, received bids until Wednesday morning for the new church, the date to let the contract. There were five bidders and the prices varied considerably, there being $2,007 difference between the highest and lowest bids. The firms bidding and their respective bids were as follows: Jacob Rippus, Evansville……….$9,200 J.H. Klimer & Son, Vienna, IL…$8,157 E.H. Roberts, Evansville ……….$7,780 W.S. Mitchell, Poseyville……….$7,652 Bean & Davis, Princeton……..…$7,193 The last named firm having the lowest bid, the contract was closed with them for the building. Work on same will be commenced early in the spring. March 4, 1904 The Regular Baptists are circulating a subscription paper to raise funds to buy the old Methodist church. If they are successful in raising the amount the building will be bought and moved to a lot in the western part of town where Mr. Fletchall will donate the ground. This is a commendable move and we hope the citizens will respond as liberally as they can that the move may be successful. This is an February 26, 1904 CHURCH CONTRACT LET. Contract for the new M.E. Church secured by Bean & Davis

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