Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . Martin, that the anniversary offerings toward clearingthe church of debt for the new building lot amounted toabout $500. Sentiments were then proposed, as given herewitli; andresponses were made, of which the substance is better pre-served than the aroma. The exercises were interspersedwith songs by Mrs. Willson and Miss Van Tassel, THE CHARTER MEMBERS. (Response by Mrs. M. M. Rich.)It seems very strange tonight, as it has all through thesedelightful anniversary exercises, as we have gathered insuch numbers, to think of the time when there w
Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . Martin, that the anniversary offerings toward clearingthe church of debt for the new building lot amounted toabout $500. Sentiments were then proposed, as given herewitli; andresponses were made, of which the substance is better pre-served than the aroma. The exercises were interspersedwith songs by Mrs. Willson and Miss Van Tassel, THE CHARTER MEMBERS. (Response by Mrs. M. M. Rich.)It seems very strange tonight, as it has all through thesedelightful anniversary exercises, as we have gathered insuch numbers, to think of the time when there was no Pres-byterian Church in Bozeman. Remembering that small be-ginning, and comparing it with our present proportions, itseems so very little that we did towards the organizationand maintenance of a church, that I can only exclaim,Wliat hath God wrought! The few years that passedin this new country before the church was organized, seem-ed very long ones, as all years do in a. new place, amidstnew and strange scenes, and I dont Iniow but we almost. EARLY WORKERS IN THE BOZEMAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 1 Mrs Henry Fielding.* 5. Mrs. William W. Wylie. 2 Mrs. John M. Waters. 6. Mrs. Mary E. Martin 3 Mrs. Emma Willson. 7 Mrs. Walter Cooper. 4 Mrs. Melinda M. Rich. *Deceased Jan. 15, 1903. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HISTORY. 325 forgot that we were Presbyterians. We had associated sopleasantly with the Methodist people, and were so much at-tached to Bishop Tuttle, whose yearly visits were alwaysglad seasons to us all, that we hardly knew what churchwe did belong to. So it is no wonder if we did not feelso very anxious to assume the responsibilities and dutiesof a separate church organization. If we had dreamed ofsuch an event as a 25th anniversary we should no doubthave made an effort to preserve every possible detail of thatoccasion for the interest of this. It is not possible to think of that time without lookingback of it to the experiences of the very first year or so ofpioneer life. Many
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