The 1900s at Old South

The Pastors

  • 1899-1903 Joseph Candlin
  • 1903-1906 William W. Bowers
  • 1906-1910 Eaton B. Marshall

    The Church

    The town and the church continued to grow and prosper. After extensive repairs costing $4000, the church held three special rededication services on Sunday, November 8, 1903. Reverend William Wilgus Bowers was pastor.

    Church Groups

    In 1903 the name of the Old South Benevolent Society, an organized women's group, was changed to Ladies Aid. The membership was fifteen. In 1907 the Women's Home Missionary Society was formed with twenty members.

    Text from "A History of the Old South United Methodist Church, 1967-1992, Reading Massachusetts", compiled for the 125th Anniversary by Catherine Moulton.