Neodesha Meeting Room, KS

A brother named Alexander Hume Rule (1843-1906) from Des Moines, Iowa, gave a report on December 27th, 1892 into an assembly missionary publication known as "Letters of Interest" (printed by A.J. Cowell, on Oxford Road, in Ealing; and distributed by the Bible & Tract Depot, Yonge St., Arcade, Toronto, Ontario);

The following is an excerpt, the full article can be found at BrethrenArchive.   

Alexander "A.H." is credited as having started the first assembly in Des Moines, in 1880, from a foreword of an online book of his at Bible Truth Publishers.  He was born in Scotland, raised Presbyterian, and introduced to the Brethren in Vinton, Iowa.  Unknown if his mother was related to the Enlightenment philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), though both were from Scotland.  

"I returned home, a little over a week ago, from a somewhat long journey among the little scattered Assemblies in Illinois, Missouri and Kansas.  I was gone something over nine weeks, and visited almost all the gatherings in those three states.  In one way or another, there was a great deal to cheer, the saints being encouraged, through the ministry of the Word, and there being also some little fruit in the Gospel, especially among the children of the saints. We had a good conference in Neodesha, Kansas lasting about a week, at which a good portion of the saints in Kansas were present.  We read in Romans, and the saints seemed much to enjoy the Word."

Later, in the same publication, on July 26th, 1894, a brother named W.E.S. from Stapleton, NY writes this excerpt, "I received a letter from our brother Arthur B. Pollock lately, from Kansas; He says that he finds "great energy in the saints in California, Colorado and Kansas in getting over the Word.  In two places, lately, in Kansas, they have got together afternoon and evening of every day.  Now they are in some places harvesting, but here in Neodesha, whence I write, they meet every afternoon.  Owen, who labors in these parts, has been very ill with rheumatic fever, 6 weeks in bed; he is better now, through mercy, and able to attend all the meetings."

Alumni

• Dr. Joy Vay Kennedy Talbert Roosinck (b. 1898 Neodesha, KS), English professor