The old First Presbyterian church in O’Neill will revive many
memories when the local congregation celebrates the 76th year
and dedicates its new education unit Saturday.
Presbyterian Church History
Began Here in Year 1882
Saturday will be special for O’
Neill Presbyterians as they gather
to relebrate the church's 76th an
niversary and dedicate their new
education unit. Services will be
at 10:15 a. m. and 3 p. m.
The following history has been
prepared for Frontier readers:
Church History
Sometime during December of
1882, eight persons gathered to
sign a petition that a Presbyter
ian church be organized in O’Neill.
On January 14, 1883, they atten
ded a meeting moderated by Rev.
John C. Sylvanus to organize the
church which was to be known
as The First Presbyterian church
of O'Neill and to sign the cove
nant and the articles of faith.
James H. Riggs was elected
to the position of stated clerk
of the session He was an uncle
of Mrs. Mabel McKenna. The first
man that served the church was
Rev. Sylvanus, but the first rag
ular minister was Rev. A. Dure
mus. Since then 17 other ministers
have served the church, the long
est being Rev. George Longstaff,
who served from 1912 to 1925.
fhe sanctuary originally faced
the north, and was heated with a
large pot-bellied stove. Once dur
ing services the stove blew up and
censed quite a disturbance to the
worshipers. The basement was
dug in 1900 by Charlie Pettijohn.
The windows were clear glass
hut this was not satisfactory, so
they were painted white and then
covered with colored paper to
resemble stained glass.
The entrance to the church was
originally in the center of the
south wall, but when the church
was remodeled the entrance was
put in its present position.
At this time Mr. Neal Brennan
donated the liell for the church
and requested it he rung on every
12th day of May at 10 a.m. This
was to comtnorate the day he
landed on his homestead south of
O'Neill. In 1919 the church was
again remodeled.
This time the addition was to
the east for the choir loft and
pulpit, a kitchen was taken from
a former manse and became the
ministers study on the north side
of the building, the basement was
enlarged and new pews added.
12 Boy Scouts
Taste Outdoors
On Labor Day
Twelce Boy Scouts and 7 spon
sors from O’Neill went on an over
night camping trip during the La
bor Day weekend.
The lx>ys planned their own
menus and managed to eat all
they brought. Some of the camping
equipment was loaned to them by
the National Guard.
Activities on the camp-out were
nature studies, astronomy clas
ses. instruction and tests in the
use of the compass, stride mea
suring. and following a marked
trail.
The ixiys walloped the counse
lors in a baseball game. All 12
ixiys passed their requirements
for the Tenderfoot rank. They were
examined by the Troop committee.
Those attending were Jim Hum
rich. John Miller, Bill McIntosh.
Dick Clyde. Jot' McLeish. I'>oug
MacKinley, Larry Krugman, Lar
ry Lieb, David Neiman, Kenny
Lieb and Dick Wray.
Amelia News
By Mrs. Florence Lindsey
Mrs. Vem Sageser and Mrs.
Link Sageser were O'Neill shop
pers Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Adams of Lin
coln camte Tuesday of last week
and visited his sister and brother
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Bar
nett.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnston,
Mark and Kay. of Fremont, came
Wednesday of last week to visit
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Peterson and her brother. Don
Mr. and Mrs. Johnston Visited
a day or so at Ainsworth and the
little folks stayed with their grand
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Ott and Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Rees fished at
Fort Randall Wednesday and
Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Vein Sageser. Mrs. Link Sa
geser, Mrs. Blossom Butler, Mrs.
Edith Andersen and Mrs. Elmer
Coolidge attended the district i
meeting ol the Garden club at
Chambers Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Doolittle and
boys went to Morristown, S. D.,
Friday to visit Mrs. Doolittle’s
sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Hienie Hoffman. They return
ed home Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rees and fam
ily of Denver came to Burwell;
Thursday because of the serious
illness of Mrs. Rees' father, Wil
liam Matthauser of Burwell. Mr.
Matthauser passed away Sunday
morning and funeral services were
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rees drove
to Burwell Saturday to visit their
son. Bob Rees and family of Den
ver. Jam ; and Ruby Rees re
turned U> Amelia with their grand
parents and visited until Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Waldo and
Mrs. Edna Davis visited at the
Frank Pierce's Friday evening
Mr. and Mrs. Marian Stronger
returned to their hum*1 in Omaha
Thursday after a visit here with
their grandmoth r, Mrs. Lindsey
and Flop nee. Th y also spent a
few days in the Black Hills of
South Dakota.
Mr. a 1 Mrs. Paul Nielson and
son, Rodn y of Omaha, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and M i. Clyde Burge and fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore and
Jackie of Rapid City, S. D., flow
down Saturday and visited her
sister nd brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. George Fullerton over the
Laltor D .y holiday.
Mr. an i Mrs. Ruby Swandt of
Lancaster, Calif., came Sunday
morning and spent a few days
with the Ge n-ge Fullertons. The
Swandt's ate the parents of Mrs.
Don Fullerton.
Pfc. Da'. Doolittle and a cou
ple of bu l lies from Ft. Sill, Okla..
spent tbo Labor Day weekend
with Dale's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Art Doolittle.
Mr. and Bus Enliody and
daughters ot Atkinson, Mr. nd
Mrs Eldon Ballagh and fant !y,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bilstien and
Dick, and Mrs. Stella Sparks and
i nnnin wrp Sunday dinner guests
at Tommie Doolittle's.
Rusty Adair is building a new
barn on his place.
Mrs. Stella Sparks and Lonnie,
Cathy and Joyce Doolittle and
Dick Bilstien attended the stock
ear races in Stuart Sunday evc
ing.
Mrs. Walter Slaymeker (Leone
Fix i began teaching school near
Atkinson Monday morning. Mrs.
Doris Baker is caring for the
Slaymaker children.
Mr. and Mrs. Dell Kramer and
family of Lincoln came Sunday
evening and visited until Monday
evening with her mother, Mrs.
Edith Andersen.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Skala of How
ells were weekend guests of their
laughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Doolittle and boys.
Mr. and Mrs. William Fryrear
and Mr. and Mrs. Lew Backhaus
' were fishing at Goose Lake Sun
! day
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carrol, Con
nie and Linda visited Thursday af
lomoon at the Arthur Hiatt home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rees have
named their new little daughter,
Kathryn Amelia. She was born !
August 28.
Mrs. Letha Cooke and Mrs. Ed
ith McClenahan of Chambers
were supper guests on Monday
evening. September 1, of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Hiatt.
Amelia WSCS met at the home
of Mrs. Edith Andersen Septem
ber 2. Roll call was answered by
10 members, each stating a goal
for the year. Mrs. Alice Wid
man, program leader, gave an in
teresting lesson on ‘New Respon
sibilities”.
Hostesses. Mrs. Delbert Edwards
and Mrs. Blake Ott assisted by
Mrs. Emma Lindsey, served a
lunch of home-made ice cream
and cake.
Next meeting will be October 7
with Mrs. Lew Backhaus. Mrs.
Elmer Coolidge and Mrs. Bernard ]
Blackmore are on the luncheon
committee.
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