Cedarville United Presbyterian Church: Centennial of the Sanctuary, 1889-1989

contains beautiful memorials. donated in ■e■ory of loved ones by relatives and friends who loved First Presbyterian Church and all that it stood for in the co■■unity. Dr. Norton was born in Tennessee, lived for a ti ■e in Illinois. taught for a while, then graduated fro■ Non■outh College in 1861. He entered into the pastorate in Cedarville at the age of 34. As a preach– er, Dr. Morton was logical, plain, point– ed, practical and i ■presslve. As a pastor, he was faithful, tender, and devoted. As a citizen, he was public spirited, exe■plary, and upright. As a refor■er and builder, he was zealous, fearless and untiring. After the death of Dr. Morton, the pulpit was •vacant' for a year. During that ti ■e Prof. W. R. NcChesney, of the College, perfor■ed the duties of pastor. In 1904 a call was extended to the Rev. Albert Barnes Henry, a Kansan and a graduate of Mon■outh College and Phila– delphia Se■ inary. He ca■e to Cedarville fr o■ a brief pastorate at the Second Refor■ed Presbyterian Church in Phila– delphia. He was an excellent preacher, but after two years here, he accepted a call fro■ the Kensington Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, and returned to that city. Professor NcChesney then served the Church as interi ■ for another two years. In Septe■ber, 1908, the Rev. Mills J. Taylor was installed as pastor. He was also a Mon■outh College alu•nus, and a graduate of Xenia Theological Se■ inary. This was his first pastorate. He served here until 1914. When the Church celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of its organization, in 1909, a handsome •centennial Souvenir• - 8 -