Tales of our Beginnings Cadott • Cornell • Lake Holcombe areas Eleanor Union Sunday School Another organization offering spiritual guidance to the residents of the Town of Arthur, was the Eleanor Union Sunday School. In early 1925, the Rev. William Summers, a missionary of the American Sunday School Union from Merrillan, approached Homer Randall, who was a member of the Eleanor School Board, inquiring about the possibility of starting a Sunday School. That approval was met, as the Sunday School started soon after Summer’s visit. At that time, rural residents were very immobile, money was scarce, cars were a premium, roads were poor and some still used horses for travel, with neighboring towns a distance away, so a Sunday School in the Arthur area was well-received. A church did not exist in the Eleanor countryside, and the people were eager to gather for worship. Their group met to organize, find officers and teachers, and acquire a place to meet. The American Sunday School Union provided a constitution to accept, that would serve as the people’s guidelines. They met at the Eleanor School until 1958, when all country schools were consolidated, so they met in homes of various members. Sunday School was every Sunday, lasting about an hour, except for times when Summers would come and there would be an evening service. Summers was called “the walking missionary,” as he never owned a car and would travel to the Cobban depot, to be picked up by Randall. At one point in time, it was agreed to build a church; in fact, faint indentations were seen for many years, but the digging of the foundation was as far as it got. With differences of opinion rearing their ugly heads, the membership split – some remained with the school and some joined the Baptist church in Cornell. During the summers, there was Vacation Bible School for a week, while missionaries from the school union came to conduct school, staying at various homes in the area. A unique practice existed in the union schools, that took care of some of the material needs of their people. The organization had mission barrels, where women throughout the area knitted mittens, slippers and caps. As each missionary made their rounds, spreading the good word, they passed out their wares to whomever was in need. (Courtesy of the Cadott Centennial 1895-1995) Tales of our Beginnings Cadott • Cornell • Lake Holcombe areas Eleanor Union Sunday School Another organization offering spiritual guidance to the residents of the Town of Arthur, was the Eleanor Union Sunday School. In early 1925, the Rev. William Summers, a missionary of the American Sunday School Union from Merrillan, approached Homer Randall, who was a member of the Eleanor School Board, inquiring about the possibility of starting a Sunday School. That approval was met, as the Sunday School started soon after Summer’s visit. At that time, rural residents were very immobile, money was scarce, cars were a premium, roads were poor and some still used horses for travel, with neighboring towns a distance away, so a Sunday School in the Arthur area was well-received. A church did not exist in the Eleanor countryside, and the people were eager to gather for worship. Their group met to organize, find officers and teachers, and acquire a place to meet. The American Sunday School Union provided a constitution to accept, that would serve as the people’s guidelines. They met at the Eleanor School until 1958, when all country schools were consolidated, so they met in homes of various members. Sunday School was every Sunday, lasting about an hour, except for times when Summers would come and there would be an evening service. Summers was called “the walking missionary,” as he never owned a car and would travel to the Cobban depot, to be picked up by Randall. At one point in time, it was agreed to build a church; in fact, faint indentations were seen for many years, but the digging of the foundation was as far as it got. With differences of opinion rearing their ugly heads, the membership split – some remained with the school and some joined the Baptist church in Cornell. During the summers, there was Vacation Bible School for a week, while missionaries from the school union came to conduct school, staying at various homes in the area. A unique practice existed in the union schools, that took care of some of the material needs of their people. The organization had mission barrels, where women throughout the area knitted mittens, slippers and caps. As each missionary made their rounds, spreading the good word, they passed out their wares to whomever was in need. (Courtesy of the Cadott Centennial 1895-1995)
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