The next section has a listing of all Ministers of Beech Church and then
the following poem.
OLD BEECH
In eighteen hundred and 68
A church called Redbrush did originate
Twas not too far from where Beech stands
A little south on Furrys land.
In days back there of logs they built
And lined the cracks with mud and stilt
They had no fancy pews nor carpets red
But on the Word the flock was fed.
Twas there they sang "O Happy Day
When Jesus Washed My Sins Away"
And as the congregation grew
Redbrush Cabin held so few
So farther north among the beech
They moved and built and sang and
preached.
Among the crowd that sang and prayed
Were saints of God who long have laid
In the cemetery nearby
To wait the great resurrection cry !
Some day well all meet over there
In the land so sweet and fair,
Old Hen Reynolds, Teenie too,
Dear John and Addy Andrew
Jessie Liechty and Catherine too.
Why Im here I do not know
Maybe to heop the Centennial go !
Though when I get my call on high
To the Beech crowd I will fly !
There was Grandma Reynolds, Daddy Todd
Daddy Fouts-a saint of God !
Uncle Billy Krieble too
How he preached and prayed folks through !
There were others who loved God
Cotters, Wolfes and Billy todd.
Fouts, McNeely heard the Call
Nauglebaughs, Foxworthys, Haver-
camps, the Props and all
Johnnie Summerlot and Furry true
With their wives and children too !
Many others I cant name
But they loved the Lord the same.
Twas way back there we knelt and prayed
Long after twelve we sang and stayed.
No one left the place of prayer,
Till some poor wandering soul was spared.
We drove our teams through mud and slime
And never hurried home to dine.
In this "New Age" we cant stay long-
For we cant miss some TV song!
No wonder Satan does abound,
We aint got time for God around!
We used to tarry hour by hour
Until we felt His Holy Power!
We fasted, cried, prayed and wept
Until the Lord our needs He met.
But now we hurry through the Day,
Hoping God can hear us when we pray.
No time for Bible, God and prayer
Just hoping we will make it there!
The Bible says "Take time to pray"
and "seek His face from day to day."
Be on the alert my dear loved ones,
For someday soon the trump will sound-
Please join the Saints of dear old Beech
A Celebration! What a treat!
This Centennial it will beat
For there well walk the golden street.
A great millinnium we can share
Im wondering dear -
will you be there!!
Catharine Liechty
March 1968
(There is a picture of Catharine at the top right corner of the page)
There are several pages with family names and stories or information
about each family such as where they came from and when they emigrated
here. Those families are : ANDREW, ASBELL, ATTO, BOND, BULLERDICK,
CATT, CONGER, COTTER, CULLER, DEFORE, DYER, FIELDS, FRITZ, FULK,
FUNKHOUSER, FURRY, GREENWOOD, HAVERCAMP, HOCHSTETLER, HORTON, HOUK,
INGRAM, JOHNSON, KELLEY, KENT, KRIEBLE, LEOHR, LIECHTY, MARTIN, McKEE,
MISHLER, QUERY, REA, REYNOLDS, RIGGLE, SCHAUWECKER, SCHMALTZ, SHORER,
SECREST, SHONK, SMITH, STEPHENS, STINOGEL, STORM, SUMMERLOT, TRAVIS,
WALL, WILLEN, WILLIAMS WOLFE (There are other names mentioned in
almost all of these areas.)
There is a picture of the paining by Will F. Wright in 1932 that hangs
at the front of the sanctuary, based on Peter Biermanns interpretation
of the Anscension.
Then there are several pages of pictures and then a listing of names and
dates of Beech Church members.
I would type up everything and send it but I don't want to send more
than people want.
I will be taking the book to the Clay County Genealogy Society at
Centerpoint for them to copy and have on file.
I hope this has been a help to many people.