Programme
Deer Creek Township Sunday School Convention
M. E. Church, Miami
June 7, 1914
A.M. Session, 9:30 to 11:00
Song.........................................................Audience
Devotional Sevices...........................................J. M. Shaffer
Song.........................................................Bennetts School
Welcoming Address............................................Rev. W. E. McPheeters
Recitation...................................................Elsie Rickard
Solo.........................................................Mary Wininger
Recitation...................................................Martha McGowan
Song.........................................................Mrs. Parker's Class
Solo.........................................................Mildred Clem
Recitation...................................................Gladys Quinn
Duet.........................................................Elsie and Zen Herrell
Paper - "How to Conduct a Sunday School to Gain the Most Interest"
.....................................Merritt Clymers
Discussion...................................................John Swain
.....................................A.C. Burns
.....................................Rev. W. E. McPheeters
Piano Solo...................................................Mabel Peters
Recitation...................................................Eva Clingenpeel
Song.........................................................M. E. School Miami
Lesson Review................................................Jeff Herrell
Song.........................................................Audience
Benediction
P.M. Session 1:30 to 3:30
Song.........................................................Audience
Reading of Minutes and Election of Officers
Devotional Services .........................................Rev.W.E.McPheeters
Song.........................................................M.E.School Miami
Recitation...................................................Nora Carnine
Song.........................................................Mrs. Oldfather's Class
Recitation...................................................Thelma Davis
Song.........................................................Mt. Zion Male Quartette
Reading - "Deep Water or Death"..............................Mrs. Kate Taylor
Duet.........................................................The Two Mildred Clems
Recitation...................................................Thurston Stedman
Solo.........................................................Nellie Waters
Paper - "How to Get Pupils to Prepare Their Lessons".........A. M. Zehring
Discussion.........................O. H. Reeves
Mrs. Anna Aaron
Rev. Anna Linville
Solo.........................................................Flossie Cagley
Song.........................................................Bennetts School
Recitation...................................................Lucy Woods
Song.........................................................Audience
Benediction
Evening Session, 7:30 to 9:00
Song.........................................................Audience
Song.........................................................M.E. School Miami
Devotional Services..........................................Rev. Anna Linville
Song.........................................................Mrs. Reeve's Class
Recitation...................................................Mabel Phelps
Solo.........................................................Clarence Hudson
Reading......................................................Zella McGown
Recitation...................................................Lee Chambers
Solo.........................................................Josephine Swain
Recitation...................................................Leonard Crockett
Piano Duet...................................................Herrell Twin Sisters
Reading......................................................Frank Wininger
Song.........................................................Miami Double Quartette
Recitation...................................................Ralph Thomspon
Solo.........................................................Lida Zehring
Address......................................................A. G. Burkhart
Song.........................................................Bennetts Male Quartette
Recitation...................................................Hazel Clingenpeel
Solo.........................................................Freda Cotterman
Recitation...................................................Clarence Hudson
Song.........................................................Bennetts School
Song -"God Be With You Till We Meet Again."
Benediction
Invitation
To the Dedication of the Methodist Episcopal
Church
Bennetts, Indiana
February 20, 1910
Rev. J. T. Johnson, of Muncie, Indiana will preach dedicatory sermon at Ten A.M.
Former and visiting pastors will be present.
Order of Morning Service
1. Voluntary by Mr. Harry Allen
2. Song by Bennetts Choir
3. Apostles' Creed
4. Prayer
5. Anthem
6. Scripture Lesson
7. Solo by Miss Mable Sarah.
8.Notices
9. Sermon by Rev. J. T. Johnson
10. Ritualistic Ceremonies
11. Doxology and Benediction.
Dr.. Johnson will also preach Saturday and
Sunday evenings at 7 o'clock
Information
There will be preaching each evening beginning Feb. 13
Sunday School each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Painting and other improvements will be made in the spring.
James M. Coucher )
William K. Green ) Promoters
Alfred E. Zehring )
Benjamin F. Zehring )
Jacob Aaron )
William Dye ) Trustees
O. Sandifur )
Alfred E. Sarah, Pastor.
Everybody welcome to all the services
New Methodist Church to be Dedicated at Bennetts
The new Bennetts Switch Methodist Church will be dedicated Sunday Sept. 8,1916.
Post-dedicatory services will be held for three days following.
The church on which the finishing touches now are being applied by C. H. McConnell,
builder, is one of the finest in any rural community. The cost of construction will
be in the neighborhood of $12,000, but in the opinion of several who have seen the
structure it would have cost at least twice that amount had it been built by ordinary
contract. "I will get very little out of it myself at this price, " said Mr McConnell.
"But I probably will have children and grandchildren going to this church for a great
many years to come. I just felt that I owed the church something, and so I have taken
a great deal of pleasure in building it."
The church originally was a United Brethren Church and stood two miles east of Bennetts
Switch. With assistance of James Coucher, W. K. Green, Alfred O. Zehring and B. F.
Zehring the building was moved to Bennetts Switch. Under direction of the Rev. Sarah,
pastor at Bunker Hill, the church was secured by the M. E. conference. First trustees
were Jacob Aaron, William Dye, O. B. Sandifur and Alfred Zehring. The first sermon
preached in the church after its removal was on Feb. 20, 1918, at the dedication, which
was conducted by the Rev. F. J. Johnson of Muncie, assisted by the pastor.
As a part of the Bunker Hill circuit it was served by the Rev. A. E. Sarah one and a
half years,1910 to 1911: Rev. C. H. Brown of Kokomo, six months, Rev. W. O. Shaffer,
one year. Bennetts Switch and Miami were detached from Bunker Hill. Rev. A. C. Hoover,
Taylor University student, was pastor from April 11, 1912 to April 1, 1913, when the
two and Anoka became a new Circuit apart, with the Rev. L. A. Hall as pastor. The pastor
was killed in a train accident in Kokomo in 1915, and the Rev. W. E. McPheters was
appointed pastor.
New Home Erected
This year Miami and Bennetts Switch erected a new home for their pastors, which was
dedicated Nov, 1, 1915. The following pastors then came in succession: Rev. Schattuck,
Rev. Schwartz, Rev. Parker, Rev. U. S. Mikkelson, Rev. C. S. Schwartz, Rev. Parks, and
Rev. Launer, who served from Oct. 25, 1925 to April, 1929. The Rev. D. M. Church began
his services at the church year, when Bennetts Switch bacame a separate circuit with
Amboy. On Feb. 19, this year, wrecking of the old church began, and excavation of the
basment was begun by men of the community to save the expense. Construction of the new
church was begun March 22, when pouring of concrete started. On May 26, Dr. L. C.
Bentley, district superintendant, assisted by the Rev. Church laid the corner stone.
Is Well Planned
The new church contains a large dining room, fully equipped kitchen with built-in
cabinets, two Sunday School rooms, coal room, furnace, cloak rooms and toilets in
the basement, an ample auditorium, three Sunday School rooms, two ante rooms to the
pulpit and choir box, and a balcony overlooking the auditorium. Steam heat and
electric lights, with beautiful electric fixtures are provided. The church is built
of brick vener and unusualy handsome as a result of the planning of the Mr. McConnell.
Trustees and building committee are: Frank McConnell, William Russell, Franklin
Zehring, Frank Phelps, John Swain, Ruth Coomler and Marian McCafferty.-
continued next issue.
Dedication of Bennetts Church - part 2
Basket Dinner Feature
A big basket dinner will feature the dedication pogram one week from Sunday.
The dedication program follows:
Morning Service 10:30 a.m.
Song.....................................................Chorus
Hymn No. 263,"Jesus Calls Us"
Congregation
Invocation:
Song......................................Children Chorus
Short talks - .....................By Former Pastors
Hymn No. 269 "Holy, Holy, Holy"
Congregation
Solo...............................................Dora Maple
Sermon - By C. L. Schwarts
Free Will Offering
Song.....................................................Chorus
Song, No. 365 "How Firm a Foundation."
Congregation
Benediction
Afternoon Service, 1:30 P.M.
Song.....................................................Chorus
Hymn, No. 269, "All Hail the Power of
Jesus Name............................Congregation
Solo..........................................Allen Children
Invocation:
Short talks - By Prominent Men of County
Special Music -
Violin quartet and Junior Choir of Walton
Sermon.............................. Dr. J. W. Potter
Duet......................... Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dye
Instrumental Solo-....................Hester Mills
Benediction
Evening Services
Orchestra Music 7:00 to 7:30 by Grace
Sunday School Orchestra
Instrumental Music -
Anthem..............................................Chorus
Song No. 277"Guide Me O Thou Great
Jehovah"..............................Congregation
Vocal Solo............Bennetts Men's Chorus
Invocation:
Sermon - By Rev. Ben Kendall
Free Will Offering
Dedicational Service, Kendall, pastor
and Visiting Ministers
Song..................................................Chorus
Doxology
Benediction
Rev. J. W. Potter of Kokomo, and Rev. Ben Kendall will preach at services during
the week following the dedication.
The Rev. D. M. Church has been dubbed "The Building Preacher" He preached in the
Indianapolis district eleven yars, and this is the fourth dedication service under
his leadership. Since coming to the Logansport district two years ago he had
rededicated a remodeled church at Amboy. In Forest Manor, Indianapolis, with
thirty carpenters he built the first unit of the plant in one day. His first building
project was at Bellville, Ind. where with the aid of a few members a new church was
built. -End
Helen's note - My grandfather William Carnine was janitor of the Church for many years.
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