Visiting Ministry at Long Island Gospel Hall, KS

Long Island Gospel Hall, Phillips, KS (OB) 1900-1986

Itinerants

• Caleb J. Baker 1914
  • [Troost Avenue Gospel Hall, KCMO]]
• E.L. Ball 1926
• Ted Ball 1925
• Alexander Broadfoot 1900, 1905, 1913
• J.E. Brown 1925-1926
• Donald R. Charles 1912, 1914, 1918
• James Erskine 1912-1913, 1915, 1921
• Alexander Livingston 1914
  • Philadelphia, PA. May have lived at Fort Scott, KS in 1884.
• John Moffett 1912

Ministry reports

Also contains news of interest about various connected with the assembly, and their friends, as reported in local newspapers and other sources.

1880's

Caleb J. Baker's company was the original meeting place for the Troost Avenue Gospel Hall, KCMO, and he traveled to Long Island in 1914 to give gospel meetings.

• Phillips County Freeman 1889-10-24: "Awnings, tents, covers. C.J. Baker's, Fourth and Delaware Sts., Kansas City, Mo. Send for illustrated price lists."
• The Phillips Dispatch 1891-1-1: Awnings, tents, covers for horses, wagons, stacks, and machinery at C.J. Baker's, 104 West Third St., Kansas City, MO".
• The Logan Republican 1899-10-19: Heavy Loss By Fire: Kansas City, Mo.: "Fire did about $90,000 damage Friday night in the buildings at 413, 415, 417 and 419 Delaware street. The C.J. Baker Tent and Awning company's plant was entirely destroyed."

1900's

• LINL 1900-4-7: Gospel Meetings: J.E. Brown: "Beginning Sunday, April 15, 1900, a series of Gospel meetings will be held at the Baptist church in this city and continued as the Lord leads. The meetings will be conducted by Mr. A. Broadfoot, evangelist. A general invitation is extended to all to attend."

• LINL 1900-6-2: J.E. Brown: "There will be services at the Baptist church Sunday evening at 8 o'clock and the following Mon., Tues., and Wed. evenings, conducted by evangelist Broadfoot, of Atlantic, Iowa. Everybody is cordially invited to attend these meetings."

1901

• LINL 1901-2-9: "Mr. J.E. Brown shipped out two cars of fat cattle Tuesday in spite of the bad weather."

• LINL 1901-11-30: "Last week we mentioned the critical condition of Marion Dillon, and this week are pained to record his death at about 11 o'clock, Tuesday evening. All efforts to head off the terrible effects of a cancer which had been working in his system a number of years proved futile. The funeral took place at the Baptist church in this city on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. J.E. Brown delivering the funeral discourse, and burial was made in the Long Island cemetery. The friends have the sympathy of all in their hour of bereavement."

1902

• LINL 1902-3-22: "Mr. Broadfoot, the gentleman who purchased the Will Kenyon farm on the eastern end of the Island, arrived Wednesday evening with a car of implements and 8 head of fine Hereford cattle. Mr. B. already had 4 head of fine bred Herefords at his place, one of which was a $450 cow. Long Island can show some of the best stock in this part of the country."
  • Mr. Broadfoot is John Alexander Broadfoot (1877-1944), son of Alexander Broadfoot (1850-1916) who preached the gospel meeting in 1900.

1903

• LINL 1903-12-26: "John Broadfoot is spending the holidays with friends in Omaha."

1904

• LINL 1904-4-9: "Those interested in the coal prospecting hole being put down on the farm of Arlie Rynearson, in Granite township, and others who wish to learn of the enterprise, are respectfully requested to meet at the residence of J.A. Broadfoot on Tuesday evening, April 12, for the purpose of consultation and organization. The hole is now down over 600 feet and arrangements should be made to continue the work."

• LINL 1904-4-23: "The promoters of the test oil well being put down over in Granite township, held a meeting at the residence of J.A. Broadfoot on the evening of the 12th instant, and organized the Granite Coal and Oil Co. by selecting Joseph Weeks, of this city, as treasurer, and J.A. Broadfoot as secretary. T.J. Fee, George Abbott and J.L. Whitted were selected as members of the Board of directors, the secretary and treasurer completing said Board of five. A levy of 25 percent of the amounts contributed by the stockholders was made. We learn that the hole is down some 660 feet."

• LINL 1904-5-14: "J.E. Brown is putting up a new house these days. Henry Kappen and Van and Roy Shields are doing the mechanical work."

• GJP 1904-9-23: "Miss Pauline Egger and Mr. Alexander Broadfoot were united in marriage Wednesday evening by Probate Judge Slicer. The couple left for Long Island, Kansas, Thursday morning where they will make their future home."

• LINL 1904-12-10: "The representatives of the five Farmers' telephone lines which have entered and will soon enter Long Island, held a meeting in the Leader office last Saturday afternoon, to take into consideration a proposition from the Central State Telephone Co. to enter the latter's central in this city. Ed Moffett was made Chairman of the meeting, and John Broadfoot as Secretary."

• LINL 1904-12-17: Preaching: "A. Broadfoot, evangelist, will preach in Elk Creek schoolhouse in Dist. No. 106 on Sunday evening Dec. 18, at 8 o'clock. All invited to be present."

• LINL 1904-12-31: A. Broadfoot: Lectures: "There will be special lectures upon a chart, entitled "Two Roads and Two Destinies" to be given in the Baptist church, beginning Sunday evening, January 1, '05, and continuing for several evenings. Everybody invited."

1905

• LINL 1905-1-7: A. Broadfoot & Chas. L. Lounsbury: "The meetings held by Bro. A. Broadfoot have progressed nicely during the week. The attendance has been good and the interest has grown stronger from night to night. Meetings will continue through next week. Everybody cordially invited to attend. Meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. 'Come with us and we will do good for the Lord hath spoken good concerning His people.'"

• LINL 1905-1-28: Charles L. Lounsbury: "Rev. S.J. Miner will hold a series of Gospel meetings in the Baptist church, beginning Monday evening, Jan. 30. All cordially invited to attend."

• LINL 1905-2-11: "There are two breeders of Herefords in the vicinity of Long Island, Messrs. J.A. Broadfoot, and Theodore Williams, and if any of our readers wish to improve their herds of stock they will do well to look over these fine herds."

• As per LINL 1905-7-6, Long Island had the worst flood since 1893 on June 30, 1905 with most of the damage from Elk Creek breaking out of its banks. Among others, 30-40 hogs at John Broadfoot's farm northeast of town were drowned. On July 16th, John shipped out two cars of cattle, accompanying the shipment. On Aug. 1, he took the train for Republican City for business.

• LINL 1905-8-3: "Mrs. John Broadfoot left for Kansas City on Tuesday night where she will visit with her mother, while Mr. Broadfoot makes the necessary preparations to move to their new home in Creston, Iowa.

1907

• LINL 1907-3-21: Nash-Shields: "Wedding bells again. This time kind fortune smiled on a couple of our young people Mr. Samuel Nash and Miss Minnie E. Shields were the lucky ones. Thursday March the 14th at noon the nuptial knot was tied that made the above young people one and happy. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. Van Buren Shields, by the Rev. Charles L. Lounsbury..."

• LINL 1907-6-20: "Mrs. J.M. (sic?) Broadfoot and daughter Grace and Mrs. H.G. Homan and son Harley from Anita and Massena, Iowa, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brown. They will visit here for a few days and then go to Palisade, Nebraska for a short visit with friends."

1908

• LINL 1908-6-4: "Wedding bells... at the home of J.E. Brown on Wednesday evening June 3rd at 8:00 p.m. Alexander Erskine and Edith H. Baresel were made one, Charles L. Lounsbury officiated. Mr. Erskine came recently from Elgin, Illinois, and located in our community. Mrs. Erskine is from Carpenterville, Illinois. The young couple expect to reside here in Long Island..."

• LINL 1908-7-30: Gospel Meetings: "Gospel meetings will begin in the tent at Long Island, Kansas, Saturday night August 1st. Meetings will continue for a few weeks as directed. Will commence each night at eight o'clock. Cordial invitation extended to all. BELIEVERS."

• LINL 1908-8-6:
  • "The Gospel Meetings which are being held in the tent are being well attended and all seem to be well pleased with the discourses."
  • LINL 1908-8-6: "James Erskine, his team, and a bumble-bee had a little misunderstanding in the hayfield the other day. The bee ran away, the team was rescued, and the boy is all right."

• LINL 1908-8-20: Mr. Broadfoot was entertained at the home of A.C. Rynearson on Tuesday. S.C. Nash and Ed Montony did their threshing last week... baptismal services were held at Mr. Brown's on Sunday. Several from this neighborhood were immersed."

• LINL 1908-9-3: "There will be a Gospel meeting at the school house, one mile and a half due north of town, Sunday night. The meeting will be presided over by James Erskine. Everybody invited."

1909

• LINL 1909-2-18:
  • "Lloyd and Perry Brown accompanied Mr. Broadfoot to Iowa last Monday night."
  • "We learn that the members of the Church of Christ are making arrangements to build a hall in which they may gather to worship."

• LINL 1909-3-4: "James Erskine visited with the Stout family Saturday."

• LINL 1909-10-21: "Quite a crowd of people attended the church service at the school house north of town last Sunday evening. We understand that the sermon was preached by Samuel Nash."

• LINL 1909-11-4: "The school house at Bethel was well filled Sunday for Sunday School and preaching in spite of the bad weather. Rev. Lounsbury preached a fine sermon."

• LINL 1909-11-18: "The gospel meetings at Elk Creek school house will not begin until the roads are in better condition."

1910's

1910

• LINL 1910-3-17: "There will be a gospel meeting at Elk Creek on Sunday at 3 p.m."

• LINL 1910-4-14: "J.E. Brown received his new Mason automobile Monday and it certainly is a "peach" when it comes to getting over the road. It was purchased through Verne Hoppes who has the agency for that car."

• LINL 1910-6-2: Kyd Items: "Walter Sedman and lady, and James and Marion Erskine were guests of Ernest and Mrs. Nichols Sunday."

• LINL 1910-11-10: "Mrs. Arlie Rynearson and Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Brown went to Phillipsburg in the auto Friday evening. Misses Cecile and Grace Brown accompanied them home and returned to Phillipsburg Sunday evening."

• LINL 1910-12-8: Barrett Halderman took James Erskine, Irvin Swart, Alfred Hadell and Harry Sedman in his auto to the pie social at Liberty on Friday night."

1912

• LINL 1912-3-7: Mr. J. Erskine and Mr. Obert Nelson loaded cars this week and departed to their new homes. Mr. Erskine will live near Topeka, Kansas, and Mr. Nelson will reside near Council Bluffs, Iowa."

• LINL 1912-10-10: "There will be meetings in the Gospel Hall beginning Sunday night Oct. 13th and continuing every night until further notice. Meetings conducted by John Moffett of Centerville, Iowa and D.R. Charles of Omaha, Nebraska. Everybody welcome."

• LINL 1912-6-20: "J.E. Brown, who purchased the Band Hall, is reshingling it and putting in a new front."
  • The "Band Boys Hall" was built by 1905, also referenced as a newer opera house. It was one block south of Cooper Street. They purchased a piano and chairs that year from Eber & Berta Weed that were used in the old opera house, then a newer piano in 1907.

• LINL 1912-7-18: "Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Steele of Long Island came over (to Prairie View) on Monday on their motorcycle. Mrs. Steele will visit her parents, J.E. Brown's, a few days while Clarence goes back and looks after his patrons on the mail route."

1913

• LINL 1913-1-23: "Meeting will be held at the Gospel Hall Sunday night, Jan. 26th at 7:30 and will continue for a few evenings. A. Broadfoot of Anita, Iowa will speak. All are cordially invited."

• LINL 1913-2-27: "E.H. Kiser, who is staying with his daughter, Mrs. Sheridan Williams, was so unfortunate as to be seized with an attack of heart failure Thursday evening as he was returning from up town. He fell at the crossing across the street from the Gospel Hall where he laid until discovered by Donald Hammond, who immediately called John Howard and others. After being carried home he rapidly recovered and did not suffer any serious consequences except a severe bump on the forehead."

• LINL 1913-4-3: "There will be a gospel meeting at the Gospel Hall Sunday evening beginning at 8 o'clock. Everybody cordially invited."

• LINL 1913-4-10: "There will be meetings at the Gospel Hall commencing Sunday night and continuing through the week by James Erskine. Everybody invited."

• LINL 1913-4-24: "James Erskine, who has been holding meetings at the Gospel Hall the past week, went to Calvert Monday morning." Calvert is in Norton Co., KS.

• LINL 1913-11-20: "The meetings at the Gospel Hall are still in progress, with Mr. Erskine of Topeka conducting them."

1914

• LINL 1914-4-2: "C.J. Baker of Kansas City, Mo. will deliver lectures on "The Future of the Human Race" at the Gospel Hall beginning Saturday evening, April 4th at 8:00 p.m. and each evening thereafter."

• TLR 1914-4-30: Beaver Briefs: "Last week we spent one day in Long Island, one in Prairie View and one in Phillipsburg, on a Sunday School tour. This is the first time in 16 years that we have visited Long Island. That is a lovely valley when one finally gets over the hills to it. We found a goodly number of people there engaged in church and Sunday School work. Besides the M.E.'s, the English Lutherans, the Presbyterians and the Baptists, there is a company of Come Outers who have built a gospel hall and hold meetings. Surely there is no good excuse for not attending church in Long Island. We wonder how long it will be before people will conclude to agree on the essential things of Christianity and instead of trying to maintain from four to half a dozen churches in these small towns that we have, one Protestant church and that one a lively, wide-awake church working for the good of the whole people."

• LINL 1914-5-14: "There will be meeting at the Gospel Hall, Saturday night, May 16th, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and Monday night. No meeting Sunday night on account of the Baccalaureate sermon. Meetings conducted by Alex Livingston."

• LINL 1914-6-11: "There will be meeting in the Gospel Hall, commencing June 13, for one week. Special word to Christians held by Alex. Livingston of Philadelphia. Everybody welcome."

• LINL 1914-10-8: "The meetings held by Donald Charles at the Gospel Hall will continue over Sunday. All welcome."

1915

• LINL 1915-8-19: "James Erskine of Iowa arrived Tuesday to attend the funeral of C.C. Caldwell. Ray Wilson and wife, W.H. Nuplee and wife, and Mrs. C.C. Caldwell, arrived in Almena, Tuesday evening with the body of C.C. Caldwell, who died about six months ago. Funeral service was conducted at the above place, Thursday afternoon by James Erskine and the remains tenderly laid to rest in the Almena cemetery."

1916

• LINL 1916-4-6: Obituary: "Calista Kesserling was born in Clinton county, Ohio, Sept. 2, 1853. In 1860, with her parents, moved to Anderson county, Kansas where she grew to womanhood, and where she was married to Jeremiah Brees in 1884. She and her husband were consistent Christians and members of the Presbyterian church; he preceding her to the other world by several years. Since 1902, Mrs. Brees and her children have resided in the vicinity of Long Island. Her life has been quiet and retiring with a firm and abiding faith in Jesus, her Master. SHe died April 1, 1916 aged 62 years, 6 months and 29 days. She leaves to mourn her loss, two sons, W.E. and J.T. Brees, one daughter, Mrs. C.H. Parriott, all of this place; two sisters, Mrs. G.G. Osler and Mrs. Ira Means, of Harris, Kansas; one brother, William Kesserling of Los Angeles, California; two grandchildren and a number of nephews and nieces. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Presbyterian church, by the pastor, Rev. M.D. Smith, assisted by Rev. Chas. L. Lounsbury. The remains were tenderly laid to rest in the Long Island cemetery to await the Resurrection. We extend to the grief stricken relatives our heartfelt sympathy."

• LINL 1916-7-6: "Beware. Some of the boys in this vicinity will come to grief one of these days if they do not mend their ways. Of a Sunday evening, after Endeavor, they act as if they had no home raising and as everything they saw belonged to them. Last Sunday evening a number of boys were around the autos by the Gospel Hall while the owners were attending services. A dog was watching its master's car and because it barked when the boys were too near, one hit the poor dog with something, who hadn't harmed them at all. By the way the dog howled it was no light lick it received. Then to hide his meanness the boy ran but was careful to keep his arm over his face when he passed anyone so his identity could not be known. Boys, act like a gentleman (it doesn't cost any more and people will respect you more) and not like someone that had no raising."

• LINL 1916-11-16: Local Mentions: "Carl Parriott has purchased a new Cole 30 car."

1917

• LINL 1917-10-4: Local and Personal: "Ray Scriber traded his Pullman auto to C.H. Parriott for a couple teams of horses."

1918

• LINL 1918-1-31: "D.R. Charles arrived from Omaha, Nebraska, Tuesday and is conducting meetings this week at the Gospel Hall."
• LINL 1918-2-28: "Lost on the road south of town, a Buick crank. Finder please leave at this office or return to C.H. Parriott."

1920's

1920

• TLIN 1920-7-1: "Through the courtesy of L.D. Hammond we are able to reprint these articles from an old copy of The Long Island Leader, published July 4th, 1889, at Long Island, Kan., and which he has kept in good shape as a relic of the olden days. It was published at that time by J.N. Carl and the office was located in a building that stood where the new garage is now located. According to old settlers the main business houses were at that time located in that block and the west side of the street was completely built up from what is now the Sedman harness shop to the Gospel hall to the south of the block."

• TLIN 1920-10-21: Obituary: "Grace Delores Ball, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Ball was called home Oct. 10th at 10:10 p.m. She had been sick only six days suffering from entercolitis. Mr. James Erskine, of Des Moines, Iowa spoke at the funeral which was held in Kanorado. Mrs. Ball will be remembered as Grace Brown, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Brown."

1921

• TLIN 1921-2-17: "Rev. Erskine, of Osaki, Japan, delivered an address at the Christian church in Phillipsburg, last Sunday evening."

1925

• LIP 1925-10-2: "J.E. Brown and wife of Kanorado were weekend guests of friends here."

• LIP 1925-10-30: "Ted Ball and family, who have been visiting in eastern Canada, were guests at the Carl Parriott home the latter part of last week. They were bound for their home in Denver."

1926

• LIP 1926-1-8: Local Paragraphs: "Lost: Keys to Gospel Hall: C.H. Parriott".

• LIP 1926-9-17: Obituary: "Elmina Stanley was born in Iowa, April 14, 1863, and died at her home near Long Island, Kansas, September 10, 1926, aged 63 years, 4 months and 24 days. In 1878 she was united in marriage to Valentine Wolf of Atchison county, Mo. To this union seven children were born, two of whom died in infancy, and one, Mrs. Lula Beeson in 1906. She was preceded in death by her husband who passed away Jan. 3, 1922. There are left to mourn her departure one son, George Wolf, of Fort Morgan, Colo., three daughters, Mrs. Nellie Wookey, of Rattlesnake Buttes, Colo., and Hilie and Clara of Long Island, Kans., and eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Also one brother, W.J. Greene of Narka, Kansas, and two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Wolf of Rock Port, Mo., and Mrs. Cora Nixon of Payne, Iowa. Many years ago she accepted Christ as her Saviour and ever since has rested securely in the knowledge of His saving power. Although almost a constant sufferer for the last seventeen years, she was very patient, praying always, "Thy will be done". Funeral services were held at Gospel Hall in Long Island, Sunday afternoon, conducted by Mr. E.L. Ball, assisted by J.E. Brown. Interment was in the Long Island cemetery."

1927

• LIP 1927-3-11: "The patrol system recently inaugurated in this county is proving out good here. Carl Parriott is responsible for the state road in this section and has it looking like a billiard table."

Sources

• Newspapers.com
  • Long Island New Leaf (LINL): 1904-1918
  • The Long Island News (TLIN): 1920-1921
  • Long Island Press (LIP): 1925-1927
  • The Logan Republican (TLR): 1914
  • Garnett Journal-Plaindealer (GJP): 1904