me p aces gh eteg A RED A ee fl RoR B® BR Ae Oe Roo fa yas Gat py WA Ee ae? tee se Sage Gog ok Coe Shee oe Wo merme f E S WALLED LAAT, ter Thinking of the church and looking backward, many things stand out in my memory and present HISTORY OF THE WALLED LAKE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH” : 4 ” The Memories of Mrs. Nelle Carnes \ a great ‘contrast “to the ways of our present day. — SM as MR Bagoy Lae a ey ES a ' Hearing our Wonderful organ and enjoying the choir, brings memories of the purchase of our ~ _ former organ. George Welfare had died and left some money to the church and it was decided to use some of that money for a new organ. Charles Rose and ‘my husband, Ira were the com- _ mittee. Among the organists were Mrs. Abbott Smith, Grandmother of Elizabeth and Kathryn Smith and Mrs. John Ryel, grandmother of Mason Welch. One remembers when thinking of old .— time music, Helen Church with her beautiful contralto solo voice and her lovely touch on the organ keys. She will also be remembered as an outstanding Sunday School teacher and for her success with the young married peoples class, the W.M.B. (WE MEAN BUSINESS). .. Many improvements came about through the efforts of this class. Among the money raising events were two plays given in one winter, one of which I directed. And what fun we had! Yes, the ladies have always served dinners to add to the coffers of the church. When I taught in the primary room of the old school (now the Masonic Temple); I went to the ‘ Ladies Aid dinner each Thursday noon - one week at the Methodist Church and the next at = the Baptist Church ~ and paid 10¢ for-my dinner ~ a full course meal. After my marriage, — -I became a member of that Ladies Aid but prices had raised to 25¢. Later we raised them to 35¢ and some refused to pay the high price. All of the food was donated, it was cook-~ ed on a wood-burning range, and all of the water was toted from the parsonage. One of. our saddest church memories was the period during the depression. The preacher didn't’ get his salary, there was no money for a janitor, and a $1500 remodeling debt looked greater than our $44,000 goal. Even after ten years, the debt had not been paid. Then Mrs. Charlotte Hutton headed a "ways and means" committee to wipe out this debt. Among the suppers given was a turkey supper with Mrs. Juanita Parris and Ira in charge and we served 300 people - an unheard of number to be served in our church. A series © of bake sales were promoted with Mrs. Hutton purchasing the makings, measuring up the ingredients and delivering them to persons who had agreed to bake ten loaves of bread, _ or ten dozen doughnuts, etc. People couldn't afford to furnish the ingredients every- one was hit with the depression. Sales depended on the. summer resorters. The mortgage was burned. | : - oe fOU07” 5x The Stephen Gages, the McCoys, the Marshall Johnsons, the McKinneys, and John and Gertie Erwin were among the first "pillars of the church" in my recollections. Mre. Erwin is in her 90's lives in Detroit and, like Grandma Moses, does painting. | | In my Grandfather's diary, we read that he (John J. Smith) and Stephen Gage collected $100 in one day to build our present church. It doesn't sound like much today but it | ~~ represented a job well done and they were proud of their day's accomplishments in behalf of the cht~ch, People were generous that day so long ago and although they didn't call it a Crusade, their spirit was the same. People were asking for the finances to build a new church and others were responding just as they are for our new church now. J * PUT ON YOR CALENDAR NOW ---- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 -- 150th CELEBRATION oe Worship --- Poltuck Dinner Following Worship --- Reminisuing | 4 ', BE SURE TO PERSONALLY NOTIFY ANY FAMILY =) Be i. You May Know Who Were Once ‘Part Of This Congregation. = =~ Ne i (Also send their names to the church office that we might’ = pend them an invitation.) = , wv 4 Loe pe . i. a. amma meme: eo eee en he Mee he . ee eer owe Oe Fre mee GEFs Ow ee we MeNtEe © fe: URE he eo OEE Eee He