Letter to the Editor
The Jimplicute, Scott
City, MO 63754
Dear Editor,
It was a dream come true and the pride of its people. I remember when the Broadway Methodist
Church was built. The new church was
built in a location downtown where it was easier for the people to come to the
service. It was a beautiful new brick
church. There were nice accommodations
for the Sunday School Classes and the Bible Classes. All around the area the people came to admire the architecture of
the building. Some came and looked at
the church and built their new church building like it.
It was Rev. Eaker who was the minister at the time of the
church building. He was a solemn and
dignified man. It was said at the time
that Rev. Eaker was a church builder.
It seemed that wherever he was sent a church was being built. In this situation he had to preach on the
little white frame church on the hill.
He seemed to like the challenge and was often seen at the excavations
with a wheel barrow hauling out the dirt.
Soon after the building was completed, Rev. Eaker was transferred to
Oran.
In the early days of the Broadway Church some of the teachers
of the Sunday School Classes were Miss Dana Schriefer and Miss Lois
Williams. The Bible Classes were taught
by different persons. Julia Spradling
Sharp, Bert Sharp, Mr. And Mrs. James Finch, and Mr. Steve Barton were some of
the people who were active in the church at that time.
The Broadway Methodist Church today is still the pride of its
congregation. It is a beautiful church
with many more additions to meet the need of the people.
Sincerely,
Edna
Drexler
Letter to the Editor
The Jimplicute, Scott
City, MO 63754
Dear Editor,
My memories
go back to the early days of our town (Fornfelt). The year was 1907. Sunday
School Classes were held on a little white frame building on a hillside east of
the home of William Dunger, senior.
The weather
was beautiful this Easter 1907. It
seemed that everyone celebrated Easter services then than now. Larger numbers of young people attended the
Sunday School Class. As I recall a Mr.
Rogers taught the class. Those persons
attending the class were Jack Estes, Oscar Estes, Nannie McGaugh, Emma McGaugh,
Eva Smith, Lillian Vasterling, Clara Ferguson, and Lois Smith.
Years
passed and the little white building on the hillside was either moved or torn
away. The Broadway Methodist Church was
built on Broadway and Lincoln Streets in Scott City.
Sincerely,
Edna
Drexler
Woman Hunter
To the Editor of the
Evansville Courier:
In reference to the Ginger Eades in last Friday�s Courier that
Tri-State women prove hunting no long a masculine domain � it must be that some
women back in the earlier days must have done quite a bit of hunting.
Back in the years of about 1910 to 1920 I enjoyed my new 20
gauge shotgun, my hunting boots, and a beret for my blonde hair) quite a
lot. My husband was quite a hunter � a
sure shot. As he was gone so much I
asked to accompany him on his hunting trip so he agreed and bought me the
complete hunting outfit, also hunting license.
So really there is nothing new.
HUNTER
FROM MISSOURI
Evansville
Thursday, April 1, 1982
A Scott City Resident
Letter to the Editor
The Jimplicute, Scott
City, MO 63754
Dear Editor,
I would like to share with your readers an experience I had a
long time ago. It happened at Easter
time at the little Macedonia Church on the Commerce Road.
It was a memorable Easter for a group of young people who
attended Sunday School and church at the Macedonia Church back in the days of
the year 1903 or 1904. We had a basket
dinner on the banks of the Mississippi River.
Twice a month a visiting minister came to the Macedonia Church
to preach. It was a good time for the
people of the Macedonia community when church was held. Large crowds of friends and neighbors came
to enjoy visiting each other and to hear the sermon. There was Sunday School and many young people came to the class.
This particular Sunday, Easter Sunday, was especially
important. The minister gave a fine
sermon and everyone enjoyed the music recital.
However, the joy among the young people was the big picnic trip to
Graysboro. Everyone was talking about
the new time and the big railroad bridge just completed over the Mississippi
River.
There were two wagons ready to take the young people and the
basket dinner to the picnic spot. The
wagon 1 Edna Williams road in had the following people: Jim Greer, Sid
Rochelle, Charles Baldridge. Others were
Maggie Baldridge, Julia Spradling, Grace Spradling, Belle Matthews, and Lois
Williams. It was a joyful trip.� It was
on Easter I could not forget.
Years have gone by and few of the person who took that trip are
alive today. Perhaps some of the
families living in the old Macedonia community remember other events that took
place at that church.
Yours
Sincerely,
Edna
Drexler
