Smyrna Union Church - Smyrna, TX
N 32° 50.935 W 095° 49.296
15S E 235925 N 3638066
The Smyrna Union Church, with an accompanying cemetery, is at the intersection of Rains County Roads 1150 and 1308. Services are on Sundays at 11 AM.
Waymark Code: WMP2PQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2015
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Emory, the closest city, is nearly six miles away. This is one of several settlements with the name "Smyrna" in Texas, and today, all that is left are some homes, the church, and the cemetery. As of the 2000 census, the population here was twenty-five.
Note that the church is on the site of the first official meeting of the National Farmers Association, which took place here in 1902. A Texas Historical Marker is near the entrance to the church:
1885 - 1958
This house of worship is the site of the old schoolhouse in which, on September 2, 1902, Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America (National Farmers Union) established its first local union. The stated purpose was "To secure equity, establish justice and apply the Golden Rule."
The ten men who founded Farmers Union were residents of this area. The organization which they here established has become known and respected throughout the agricultural world. This tablet is erected to honor their names and memory.
Jesse Adams, W.T. Cochran, Tom Donaldson, Newt Gresham, J.B. Morris, T.J. Pound, O.H. Rhodes, Dr. Lee Seamster, W.S. Sisk, and J.S. Turner
Presented by James G. Patton
President
National Farmers Union
Denver, Colorado
Church Name: Smyrna Union Church
Church In Use (even only just occassionally): yes
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