Round Mountain Church

(1882-1908?)

Brethren at Work April 18, 1882 page 7 Vol. 16

From Washington Co., Arkansas.

  The church here called the Round Mountain congregation met in council to-day, for the special porpose making arrangements concerning building a church-house, as the schoolhouse where we met heretofore, was consigned to the flames a few nights ago, leaving us without any place to workship.  The expression of all the Brethren was, to build a stone house, that being the cheapest, as lumber is scarce and far to haul.  Stones are here in abundance.  It is essential to have a place of worship, and the agreement was to have the house thirty by fifty, a room to be cut off for the benefit of preparing Love-feasts, as the prospects are good for a large congregation here.  Eld. George Barnhart of Grangerville, Newton Co., Mo. being present, they organized a church of twelve or fifteen members.  We now number twenty-four; others are counting the cost.  Shall we build a house, or shall we give it up for want of means?  God forbid.  Our prayer and heart’s desire to God is that we have a church-house in Washington Co., Ark., as there is none in the State. God has a people here as well as elsewhere.  We earnestly solicit aid from the Brotherhood as we are unable to build on ourselves.  Any help will be thankfully received, and reported through the papers.  The council chose a secretary, a treasurer, and a building committee.  The officials of the church are J. J. Troxel, in the second degree of the ministry, and S. C. Meek in the first degree. M. Ennis and the writer, deacons.

                S. C. Meek,}

                M. Ennis     }        Building Committee          

                J. McCearin}

J.  A. Virmillion, secretary,

Peter Ihrig,  Treasurer.

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