MCH #3 Youngblood Memorial Presbyterian Church Multi-Cache

This is a two-stage multi-cache that starts at the historical marker for Youngblood Memorial Presbyterian Church. This is the third in the series "McLennan County History," now abbreviated MCH.

Youngblood Memorial Presbyterian Church was originally called Robinsonville Presbyterian Church. It was established in 1874, this was the second church in Robinsonville (later Robinson). The Rev. Samuel King and 21 other former members of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco organized the Robinsonville Presbyterian Church on December 4. The Rev. Mr. King served until August 1876. Twenty-five members joined in five days that year. By late 1877, the congregation had 71 members. They met in the local schoolhouse until a building was erected in 1878. Membership declined in the 20th century; by 1942, the membership was again twenty-one. The Sunday School reorganized in 1946. Two community benefactors gave the funding for a new building in 1956 in honor of their mothers, Maude (Edwards) Britain and Emma (Mote) Youngblood. It was renamed Youngblood Memorial that year. The congregation continues in the traditions of its founders.

When you find the marker, count up to the eleventh line from the bottom and write down the second word of that line. Use the table at the bottom of this listing to determine the value of each letter in the word. Add up these values, multiply the result by 10 and put a decimal point in front of it. Add the result to both the North and West coordinate of the following.

N31 27.866 W097 06.766

This will bring you to the final stage.

As an example, suppose the word is CHESS. C=3, H=8, E=5, S=19,S=19, and the total is 54. Multiplying by 10 gives 540, and putting a decimal point in front gives .540. Adding this to both coordinates gives N31 28.406 W097 07.306. Remember to carry past the decimal point if necessary!

The final stage is a magnetic key holder.