Monitor Church

(Salt Plains, Pleasant Home)

(1898-1944?)

The Gospel Messenger Oct. 29, 1898 page 683-684 Vol. 36 No. 43

  From the Slate Creek Church, Kans

  Sept 14 I arrived at Arkansas City.  Bro W. B. Sell commenced a series of meeting the same day in the Silver Creek church. I joined him the next day and assisted him in preaching services until Wednesday night following.  The attendance was fair and the attention very good.

  Sept. 22 I board the train for Pond Creek, Okla.  Next day I was taken third miles south and west near Koroma post-office, to the home of Bro. W. P. Bosserman, minister in the Pleasant Plains church, Okla.  Here I held meeting in the schoolhouse the same evening.  Sept. 24 Bro. Bosserman conveyed me to the home of Bro. Hartman, were the Brethren had erected a commodious tent or tabernacle, forty by sixty feet.  Here I commenced a series of meetings the same evening and continued until Oct. 2.  Oct. 1 a council was held, Eld J. Hendricks, of Hoyle, being present. The territory of this church being large, the members had under advisement the propriety of dividing the territory, which was done.  This division left the east district with only one officer, -- Bro. Bosserman, a minister in the second degree.  This church, in order to complete her organization, decided to elect Bro. Aaron Diller, minister; brethren Samuel Stephenson and John Cupp, deacons.  These officers, with their wives, were duly installed the same day.

  Bro. Samuel Stephenson was chosen treasurer and Sister Ethel (Lovie) Stephenson secretary.  This new organization was name Salt Plains church.  At 5 P. M. the same day examination services were held and in the evening about seventy-five members surrounded the Lord’s Table to celebrate the ordinances usual on such occasion.  Several visiting ministers were present.  On Sunday morning a pleasant children’s meeting was enjoyed by all present.  At 11 A. M. there was preaching by the writer. Next morning I boarded the early train for home. 

John Wise        Oct. 8