Chickasaw County IA Archives Church Records.....Chickasaw Baptist Church ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Rebecca Frank beckybea@juno.com February 16, 2008, 3:01 pm History of Chickasaw Baptist Church. New Hampton, IA. HISTORY OF CHICKASAW BAPTIST CHURCH During the summer of 1897, Rev.J.A. Sutton of Nashua and Rev. M.J. Seigler, District Missionary, held a series of revival meetings in a tent on the Cedar river at a Chickasaw, Iowa. Much interest in God's Kingdom was manifested and on August 15th a meeting was called to consider the propriety of organizing a Baptist Church in Chickasaw. After some discussion the meeting was adjourned until the following day when a temporary organization was effected with the following names presented for baptism and church membership: Marion Ackley, Mrs. Harriet Ackley, William Gillett, William Wattles, Mrs. Mary Wattels, Mrs. Eva Meyers, Clarence A. Bray, Mrs. Lillian Bray, George Sloat, Mrs. Amelia Cagley, Mrs. Hanna Bray, Miss Minerva Ames, and David Hine. On August 20th a meeting was called and a permanent organization effected with the following membership: David W. Hine, Minerva Ames, Mrs.Elizabeth Gillett, Mrs. Hannah Bray, Clarence A.Bray, Mrs. Lillian Bray, Mrs. Eva Meyers, and Horace Hurlick-- these having been baptized. The Articles of Faith and Church Covenant were adopted after Rev. Sutton had explained what the Bible teaches on Cardinal Principles and Church Covenant. 1923 October 14 Lucille Huffman - Dodge October 14 Lloyd Fisher October 14 Raymond Keasling 1926 August 3 Mildred Hughes August 3 Lloyd Hulick 1932 March 27 Ora Young March 27 Gerry Young 1933 April 16 Maud Slack April 16 Echo Beth Slack April 16 Geraldine Potter April 16 Jean Potter April 16 Inez Potter April 16 Ronald Potter April 16 Willard Huffman April 16 Robert Dodge April 16 Lura G. Parrish PASTORS Rev.J.A. Sutton, 8/20/1897 - 7/11/1901, Nashua Rev. W.P. Canine 8/1901 - 10/1902, New Hampton Rev. L.J. Ingram, 11/1/1902 - 7/1/1903, Nashua Rev. W.L. Anderson, 10/1904 - 6/1907, New Hampton Rev. Robinson, 6/1907 - 10/1/1907, Charles City Rev. Harry Secor, 5/1909 - 12/19/1910, New Hampton Rev. Meyers, 2/1911 - 4/1/1911, Charles City Rev. O.L. Spurgeon, 4/7/1912 - 9/13/1913, Nashua Rev. R.F. Stivers, 5/10/1914 - 9/6/1914, Nashua Rev. G.W. Gelvin, 3/14/1915 - 1/1/1917, Nashua Rev. T.J. Giblette, 2/25/1917 - 6/1/1920, New Hampton Rev. W.L. Anderson, 7/1/1920 - 6/1/1921, Charles City Rev. W.I. Coulston, 6/1/1921 - 8/1/1922, New Hampton Rev. I.J. Brame, 10/1/1922 - 1/1/1926, New Hampton Rev. R.F. McFarlane, 1926 - 12/1926, Charles City Rev. L.W. Inman, 12/1926 - 10/1927, Charles City Rev. Harry Secor, 5/1927 - 4/1929, New Hampton Rev. W.W. Williams, 6/1/1929, New Hampton THE LITTLE WHITE CHURCH ON THE HILL There's a little white church in a village It shall ever be cherished by me, Though not a bit grand or as spacious, As so many the churches I see. Many times for its bell I have listened, How its tomes then would make my heart thrill! As I left week'ly cares and the worries For the little white church on the hill. Very dear are the scenes 'round the village The green woods where bright flowers were sought, The school I attended in childhood, And where many heart is the river, That is flowing along by the mill, But the place that to me is most treasured Is the little white church on the hill. Oh how many, Alas! are the changes, And how fleeting the days going by, How many dear faces are absent, And we think of it all with a sigh; But the Father is king in His mercy, And we'll bow to the Heavenly will, And still go to the dear house of worship, To the little white church on the hill. On a bright afternoon on the Sabbath, To this spot we will let our steps roam, And worship in prayer and in praises, For the Christian must need have a home. Let us go to the church in the village. And with spiritual food God will fill; If we go seeking things that are holy, To the little white church on the hill. Written by Amy Bishop, charter member of the Chickasaw Church. CHICKASAW CHURCH - - - A HISTORIC SITE In June 1866, under the leadership of Elder lash, (Neil Hughes) a United Brethren, services were held in the little village of Chickasaw. The group of worshippers built a stone church, east of the school house in Chickasaw. This was Chickasaw's first church (Methodist con. in 1897) After a series of revival meetings in a tent, led by Rev. J.M, Sutton, Rev. M.J. Seigler, the present Baptist Church was organized in 1897. The following were charter members: Marion Ackley, Mrs. Harriet Ackley, William Gillett, William Wattles, Mrs. Mary Wattels, Mrs. Eva Meyers, Clarence A. Bray, Mrs. Lillian Bray, George Sloat, Mrs. Amelia Cagley, Mrs. Hanna Bray, Miss Minerva Ames, and David Hine. The church located across the road south from the store cost only $434.00, the lot was donated and the labor was all volunteered with the exception of $4.00. December 19, 1897, the little white church on the hill was dedicated free of debt. Its first minister was Rev. J.A. Sutton, shared with the Nashua Baptist Congregations. Families of the church have been Hughes, Huffman, Hayden, Parrish, Hammond, Troutner, Bishop, Hine, Carey, Young, Bigelow, Cass, Watson, Jeffers, Fisher, Warner, Gibson, Young, Teal, Falls, Harris, Foster, Carey, Nurry, Bennett, Potter, Hurlick, Turnbull, Dodge; Pritcher, Brown, Link, Corwinske, Gardner, Jones, Keasling, Slack. Many faithful carried on in the slowly declining town, until it appeared it was impossible to keep the church active. On May 7, 1961, the Chickasaw County Historical Society accepted the deed of church land and building from the congregation and Rev. Paul Smith, Secretary of Iowa Baptist Association of Des Moines, with the pledge that it should be restored to beauty and kept as a Historic Site to move to the site of the village of Chickasaw. Each year the church is open to festivities, when friends come back to reminisce about the rest and think of the good people who were inspired by the Little White Church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/chickasaw/churches/chickasa3nbb.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/ File size: 6.7 Kb