CORINTH CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Daily Courier Gazette, July 16, 1925
WEST COLLIN CHURCHES THAT HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH McKINNEY
Out on the western edge of
Collin county just where the ridge county ends and the valley or Flats begins
was a wonderful community. As far as eye could reach were fields of golden grain
and tall corn. Farm houses with trees and flowers dotted this beautiful
landscape. Every man owned his home and took pride in cultivating his land. It
has been said of this community that all neighbors worked so well together there
had never been a personal difficulty. In this community was built a school house
(later a church) appropriately called Pleasant Ridge. Sometime in the 50's
Alfred Douglas came to preach of Christ and his love, and talk of service and
redemption. Many heard and believed. In 1881 a church was organized by R. C.
Horn. The elders were Dr. Chew and S. H. Fox. Deacons John Barnes and J. W.
Field. Every summer there was a series of meetings conducted by some of the best
of our state evangelists; Marshall, Horn, Darnall, Gano, Douglas, Randolph
Clark, and others.
As the children of this
community grew many of their people moved to McKinney. They enriched and
enlarged the citizenship of McKinney and strengthened both spiritually and
financially the membership of the First Christian Church of McKinney. The men
and women who came from this rich belt of our county brought with them those
qualities that stand for real manhood and womanhood, and were a valuable asset
to any town or community. I can’t mention each member but would mention Dr. Chew
who meant so much as physician and friend and counselor to these people; and our
beloved S. H. (Sam) Fox, whose life was an open book and whose last words to his
brethren were to remain steadfast to the end. Others who cast their lot with the
First Christian church of McKinney were: Dr. Chew and family, S. H. Fox and
family, John Barnes and family, Jim Field and family, Billie Cox and family,
Dick Collin and wife, Chas. Ware and family, Joe Ware and family, Wick Graves
and family, D. C. Hill and family, Mrs. S. O. Scott, J. G. Barlow, Mrs. Laura
Henderson and family, Mrs. J. D. Bass.
CORINTH CHURCH
To the north of Pleasant
Ridge was another community known as Corinth. Lying in the same belt of rich
country and every man owned his home.
Sometime in 1878 or 1879 a
church was organized by J. R. Darnall. He and his young wife came to Texas on
their wedding trip just after the Civil war. At that time this part of the
county was a grassy plain with great herds of cattle roving.
While not so many of these
people came to the McKinney church yet those who did unite here have been of
untold value. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. O’Brien, whose places are seldom vacant and to
know they are absent is to know that they are sick. For years D. W. O’Brien was
elder and superintendent of the Corinth Sunday School and his beloved wife has
for many years taught a woman’s class in McKinney. Her knowledge of the Bible
and faithfulness are an inspiration to all.
In this Corinth church was
Dr. Moses Hubbard, prominent and devout man and physician. He and his wife gave
in memory of their daughter, Alla Hubbard Spencer, the Alla school house and
surrounding land to the children of the community. This daughter had many charms
of mind and heart and wrote a number of beautiful poems which were published
after her death. Other members were: Carl Darnall, Col. Of Medical Corps
stationed at Hawaii. Moses Hubbard Darnall, physician in Washington, D. C.,
Eugene Holmes, pastor of First Christian church, San Marcos, Moses Hubbard,
pastor Christian church, Enid, Okla. All went from this little church.
Those casting their lot with
the McKinney church were: D. W. O’Brien and wife, Mrs. J. B. Darnall and
daughter, Mrs. W. H. Love, Mrs. Willeth Love Chandler, Miss Kate Love, Mr. Oscar
Brannon.
Preachers who held meetings at this church, J. R. Darnall, Randolph Clark, Ben
Faulkner, Barnes, Bagby, Jim Wilmeth, Mac Wilmeth, McKnight, Alsup.
Churches Index
- Recommended citation:
- "Corinth Christian Church,
Collin County Churches," Collin County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage
by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
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