Cumberland County, Illinois
Cottonwood Church Dedicated Sunday
Nearly Eight Hundred People Attended The Dedication Of Cottonwood
(M.E.) Church Sunday, And It Was One Of The Most Note Worthy Events Of
The Kind Ever Held In The County
Cottonwood Church Is Surrounded By One Of The Richest Farming Counties
In This Section, And The People Of That Community Surely Deserve Credit
For The Manner In Which They Completed Their Task.
The Church, Complete Cost $2,800.00, Is Furnished In Oak, Has Circular
Oak Pews And Pulpit Furniture To Correspond And Art Glass Windows. The
Main Room Is 32 X 40 And Sunday School Room 18 X 24 With Seating
Capacity Of 260. The Vestibule Is 8 X 8 Feet With A Tower 4 Feet High.
It Is Made In The Most Substantial Manner Throughout And, While Not So
Large As Others, It Is One Of The Best Church Buildings In The County.
The Building Committee Was Composed Of D. D. Judson, F. M. Pennington,
B.N, Holsapple And Their Aim Seemed To Be To Do Everything Just Right.
The Board Of Trustees Consisted Of D.D. Judson, F.M. Pennington, B.N.
Holsapple, U.R. McCandlish, Levi Holsapple, Frank Barger And John W.
Tippett.
The Dedication Sermon Was Preached By Rev. S. H. Whitlock, And While
The Writer Has Often Heard This Reverend Gentleman Preach, He This Day
Surely Surpassed Himself And We Must Class This Sermon Among. The Best
We Ever Listened To.
There Was Due On The Church At The Dedication Only $146 And They
Raised, Hardly Without An Effort, $L84 At The Services.
We Wish To Congratulate The Members Of The Board And The People Of
Cottonwood On The Successful Carrying Out Of This Project And Fee].
Sure They Want To Count It That Their Efforts Will Bring Them Many
Returns
(Cottonwood United Methodist Church Located Five Miles Northeaet Of
Toledo Cottonwood Township, Cumberland County, Illinois.)
Cottonwood Ohurch Was Started As A "Class" In 1864, And Celebrated Its
Centennial November 18, 1964, The Land Was Given For The Purpose Of
Building A Church By Silas Rinker And Wife, In July, 1868. The First
Building Was A Plain Frame House.
Source: Greenup Press, Thursday November 13, 1902
