There is a bronze plate hanging on the wall of the church with the
following inscription:
THE GAS HEATING EQUIPMENT
IN THIS CHURCH
WAS GIVEN
BY
MISS BERTIE TAYLOR
IN MEMORY OF
HER BROTHER
WARD TAYLOR
On the opposite wall rests this inscription:
THE ELECTRIC FANS
IN THIS CHURCH
WERE GIVEN
BY
D. WURTSBAUGH
IN MEMORY OF
HIS WIFE
MRS. LUVENIA CLEMENTINE WURTSBAUGH
This last year (1935) Miss Bertie Taylor turned over to the church for
safe keeping a copy of the “First Directory of the Jefferson Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, Jefferson Station, Marshall District, East
Texas Conference.” This directory was compiled in 1896 by the following
Directory Committee:
L. S. Schluter.
R. B. Walker.
W. C. Hill.
W. P. Schluter.
John Grant.
D. M. Smith.
O. P. Thomas, Presiding Elder.
G. V. Ridley, Pastor.
It contains a letter to the membership from the pastor, lists of former
pastors, presiding elders, bishops, lists of the Official Boards,
ushers, assessments, order of church worship and roll of the membership.
It is impossible to include all the many gifts to a church from every
faithful and unselfish member and friend of the church. Gifts of service
are continuous and do not stand out as these single ones.