Biographical and historical memoirs of Story County, Iowa, Part 35

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Bethel Church, at Gilbert, was organized, as has been said, by Rev. F. M. Johnson, from the Mt. Pisgah congregation, at Union School. They began with sixty-seven members and 36x40 feet, at a cost of $2,000.

officers as follows: Elders, J. H. Keigley, W. J. Tripp, J. A. McFarlan and James Dodds. They moved to Gilbert, when the new church was dedicated on September 25, 1881. It is a frame, costing $1,500. The pastors have been Revs. Johnson, McCall, Stockinger, Ferguson, R. L. McWhorter and J. B. Howard. They now have forty-two members.

The Baptist Churches of Story belong to the Upper Des Moines Association, which was or- ganized in 1860 at Mount Pleasant, with Rev. O. A. Holmes as moderator. There were then but five churches with 178 members, while in 1889 there were thirty two churches and 1,781 members-a tenfold increase in thirty years. The churches in Story County are Iowa Cen- ter, Ames, Nevada and Kelley, and their asso- ciated points.

The First Baptist Church of Iowa Center was organized at Iowa Center, on Decem- ber 3, 1854, by Elder Ira Rees, with these officers and members: Deacon John G. Wood, Jeremiah Cory, Jr., H. J. Hackethorn, W. K. Wood, Thomas C. Davis, Mary Davis, Eliza J. Wood, Malinda Wood, Sarah Hacke- thorn and Mary A. Wood. The pastors began with Elder Rees, who served until 1856; B. F. Leavit, to 1860; D. Robinson, to 1862; John Parker, to 1864; irregular supplies until 1867, when Elder Herring was called. Elder Her- ring's service was suddenly cut off by his death on March 28, 1868. Rev. John Cassady next had charge until 1871, when they had to be content with occasional supplies again, until 1876, on the arrival of Rev. John Bodenham. Since 1877, however, supplies have been neces- sary, among whom were Revs. Robinson, Hall, Brown, Mitchell, Groat and D. C. Clouse, the present incumbent. They have only a small membership. Schools were used to meet in until in 1858 a brick church was erected,

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The First Baptist Church of Ames was or- ganized on July 11, 1868, by Dr. Nash, of Des Moines, with W. H. Pollard as moderator. The first members were Frank Hays and wife, J. A. Streight and wife, K. W. Brown, Gus- tavus Fritch and wife, Mary and Mina Fritch, and D. Alvord and wife. The deacons were Messrs. Stebbins and Pollard. The Methodists kindly offered their building for services, and the school-house served them for awhile. Rev. Day, of Boone, was the first regular pastor, and the church with its twenty-three members was received into the Upper Des Moines Asso- ciation on the following October 4. On April 28, 1869, Rev. H. A. Barden became pastor, and held services on Sunday afternoons in the Congregational Church, but in December fol- lowing the Rev. S. H. Mitchell took his place, to remain five years, during which time they used Tomblin's Hall chiefly. In 1871 lots were purchased, and in 1872 a building was erected on the corner of Kellogg and Story Streets. It is a frame structure pleasantly situated among Ames' group of churches, and cost about $4,000. The dedication occurred in October, 1873, with Rev. J. F. Childs, of Oskaloosa, officiating. At this time the church was already paid for, and a collection of $100 was taken for State mission work. In January, 1870, a Sunday- The First Baptist Church at Nevada suc- ceeded an earlier organization which became defunct. During the early seventies Rev. S. H. Mitchell and others preached there, and about 1874 an organization was effected, with the following among the members. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Woodward, Mrs. Foster, Mr. Da- vis, Mrs. Jane Rodearmel, Mrs. S. E. Ogden, Mr. and Mrs. Miller, and Mr. E. Armstrong. The organization was effected in the Presby- terian Church, and that and the old court-house were used until about 1876, when their pres- ent neatly arranged frame church on Seventh school was formed with Mr. D. A. Bigelow as superintendent, and all the Baptists' children in Ames to the number of seven, a complete number if not very large. Rev. Mitchell's pas- torate was worthy of the old pioneer, as it doubled in membership and more. In June, 1875, Rev. D. D. Propee entered upon a two- years' pastorate, during which the church in- creased in numbers considerably. Rev. R. J. Reynolds succeeded him in December, 1877, and Rev. Amos Robinson followed next in Oc- tober, 1879. In November, 1880, Rev. H. D. Weaver was called, and during his pastorate in Street was erected at a cost of probably over

1882 a church was organized at Kelley, which had some of the Ames members as a nucleus. A parsonage, costing $500, was also secured, and other improvements made. Rev. Weaver resigned, however, and in the autumn of 1884 Rev. George Starring assumed charge of the society, but was in turn succeeded in March or April, 1886, by Rev. H. W. Wilson. Among other improvements made during his pastor- ate was the addition of a bell, the gift of Mr. H. C. Huntington, formerly a member of the church at Ames. This was in honor of his wife, who was an active member during her connection with the church. Rev. Wilson re- signed on May 18, 1890, to take charge of a church in Paola, Kan., and at this writing he has not been replaced (June, 1890). The society is in a flourishing condition, with a membership of about ninety, many also hav- ing removed. They have successful Sunday- school and mission societies. The superin- tendent of the Sabbath-school is Miss Letty F. Mount, and the school numbers over 100. Mrs. Huntington's children's mission band in early days was known as " Tee Way's Band," because they furnished the means to carry a boy through the theological school at Tavoy, Burmah ; the boy's name was "Tee Way."

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$2,000, and all paid for before dedication. The church rose to a membership of about forty, but, on account of removals and other causes, there are not more than twenty now. The first pastor, Rev. Childs, officiated for several years, and was succeeded by Rev. Houten; after him came Revs. D. L. Clouse and E. O. Groat, each of whose pastorate lasted two years. For the last two years they have been compelled to be content with supplies, of whom the Rev. Mills, a young stu- dent, is the last.

The First Baptist Church of Kelley was or- ganized on February 11, 1882, as stated, by Elders D. D. Propee and H. W. Weaver, of Ames. Mr. and Mrs. A. Wortman, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, James Drago, Mrs. L. Crane and Mr. D. D. Crane were the original members, and Messrs. Cook and Wortman the first deacons, while the trus- teeship was vested in Messrs. Cook, Wortman and Crane, with Mrs. Cook, treasurer, and Mrs. Crane, secretary. They at once erected a frame church costing about $1,000, and ded- icated on December 16, 1882. Rev. Weaver, the first pastor, served two years, and Rev. Starring about the same length of time, dur- ing which latter pastorate about eighteen members were added. His call to another field led to the pastorate of Rev. H. W. Wil- son, which began in May, 1886, and ended in May, 1890, with no successor at the present writing. A Sabbath-school was organized in March, 1883, and has had a successful career, The present superintendent is Mr. A. Wort- man, and the attendance is about fifty. The membership of the church is thirty. They also have the other usual societies in connec- tion with the church.

The Norwegian Lutheran Churches have an existence based upon nationality, and also have had several divisions among themselves, based

upon differences that are usnal among churches of one general belief. The churches in Story County have been in three or four sub-denom- inations, the main conference, the Hauge branch, the Wisconsin synod, and the Augus- tana synod. As most of these were recently united, at Minneapolis, in the United Norwe- gian Lutheran Church of America, the church- es of Story County naturally fall in the Des Moines District, and will be here treated by congregations, with a liberal allowance for the spelling of foreign names.

Palestine Norwegian Lutheran Church was organized on March 25, 1856, by Rev. O. Aufinsen, the first pastor, with the following officers: K. A. Bauge, secretary; O. Sheldahl and O. Fatland, board of deacons; Oscar Lar- son and P. Christian, trustees; and about fifty members. In 1858 Rev. O. Sheldahl suc- ceeded Rev. Aufinsen, and served for the long period between that and 1875, when Rev. T. H. Myhre succeeded him. Rev. H. C. Holm, a graduate of Augsburg Theological Seminary, at Minneapolis, has had charge since 1881, and has had a very successful career. The other officers, at present, are: John Stenberg, secre- tary; H. Larson, T. Sivertsen, Oliver Hill and Ole Fretz, the board of deacons; C. Pederson, O. R. Olesen, W. W. Weeks and Andrew Rich- ardson, board of trustees. There are three well organized ladies' societies for various purposes, and a young people's reading circle in connection with the church. A private re- ligious school is also had in addition to the public school, and Sunday-schools are con- ducted in both English and Norwegian. Two churches and parsonage belong to the congre- gation, one at Cambridge and the other at Palestine, and both valued, in the aggregate, at about $7,000. The total membership of both is about 600 souls.

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at Roland, was in the original parish, organ- ized in 1855 by Rev. In 1860 a : pastor from Norway arrived, and the member- ship included nearly all the Norwegians within a radius of probably twelve miles about Story 1 City. In 1877 Rev. C. B. Jacobsen was called to assist the pastor, Rev. N. Amlund, and in 1879 the Roland Church became a separate parish, and he became its pastor. In 1874 a frame edifice, seating some 600 people, was erected at a cost of about $5,000, and in 1885 a pipe organ, valued at $800, was added to it. In 1890 they were able to have a $2,500 par- sonage. The growth since Rev. Jacobsen's work began is well illustrated by the member- ship increase, it being 630 in 1879 and 1,194 at the present writing. They have a large Sunday-school and four flourishing ladies' societies.

St. Peter's Norwegian Lutheran Church, at Story City, the center of Story County's Nor- way, has a large congregation of about 900 souls, and a Sunday-school in a flourishing con- dition. Their first pastor, Rev. N. Amlund, began his service in 1860, and has continued ever since, except during the period between 1883 and 1888, the pastorate of Rev. L. Sher- ven. The church has prospered, and has a fine building valued at about $6,000. The present trustees are K. Egland, S. Anderson, G. Lee and T. Henryson.

Salem Norwegian Lutheran Church, at Ro- land, is a member of the Hauge synod, and was organized by the members of this branch of the church, located in Story and Hamilton Counties, in 1868. The first officers were John Evenson, L. Henderson and Jonas Duea, trustees, with Deacons J. B. Jacobson, J. Pier- son and B. Henderson. Rev. Andrew Johnson was the first pastor, from 1869 to 1873, when Rev. I. Eisteinson began a pastorate, extend- ing from 1873 to the present pastorate of Rev.

C. C. Holter, in 1884. The society has stead- ily prospered, until it has reached a member- ship of 450, while its building, which was erected a mile west of Roland, at a cost of $2,000, has since been moved to Roland, and is now having about $1,500 worth of improve- ments made to it. They also have a Sunday- school and the usual societies.

The First Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Nevada, until recently, has been a member of the Augustana synod. The society was formed by Rev. O. Sheldahl, on March 6, 1870, and with the following members: I. A. Ringheim and wife, Nels Simonson and wife, Colben C. Sime and wife, Henry Rasmusen and wife and Gertrude Sime. Rev. Sheldahl was the first pastor, and has been successively followed by Revs. I. Eisteinson, P. J. Solberg and Rev. C. C. Holter. Their services are not very regular, so that for all practical purposes they have become more or less identified with the English Lutheran Church at Nevada, whose building they have used since it was erected. They use the English language in their Sun- day-school.

The First Church of Sheldahl was organized on December 2, 1876, with about twelve fami- lies, by Rev. O. Sheldahl. The officers were: Ole Hauge, leader; I. Fisher, secretary; T. Hauge, Nels Veste and H. Ferdahl, elders, and others as trustees. They had no church until 1882, when Rev. Sheldahl, the pastor, erected one at his own expense, costing about $1,000. They now have a membership of but about twenty-four, on account of the moving away of many of the Sheldahl people. They have a prosperous Sunday-school.

Bethlehem Norwegian Church, at Slater, was organized at Sheldahl in the fall of 1877, and held its first yearly meeting on January 12, 1878. The first officers were: E. Holverson, H. H. Warren, C. L. Askeland, L. Thompson,

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H. Romsa and Elias Fronsdahl, deacons, and B. Ersland, J. E. Holverson and C. Christian- son, trustees; with H. O. Hendrikson, treas- urer, and John Stenberg, secretary. They began with about twenty-five families under Pastor Rev. E. H. Myhre, and have been under Rev. H. C. Holm since 1881. After meeting in the school-house at Sheldahl, a frame church, erected by the Polk City congregation of the Hange Church, was used, and in 1878 it was moved into town and rebuilt. In 1988 it was again removed to its present site at Slater, where it is the only church. There are but few Hauge families. The church is valued at about $1,200, and the membership includes about seventy families. They have the usual societies.

There are also small societies at Huxley and Fieldburg Church.

The Dunkard or Tunker Churches of Story County belong to the middle district of Iowa, a territory embraced by two east and west tiers of counties across the State. The chief society is at Maxwell, while a few members are west of Ames.

The Indian Creek Church at Maxwell was be- gun in July, 1856, by Elder Henry Neff, of In- diana, and Isaac Neff, of Virginia, with these members: Henry Flora and wife, Joel Brubaker and wife, Joseph Brubaker and wife, Washing- ton Turner and wife, and John R. Ellison, all but two from Virginia. Rev. Henry Flora be- came the first pastor, and Joel and Joseph Bru- baker, deacons. Within four years this society succeeded in forming four other societies in its territory, with a total membership of about 150. At first the district used school-houses, but now they have ten churches of a plain style, most of them from forty feet to seventy feet. At present the Indian Creek Church near Maxwell has ninety members. Rev. Joel Brubaker assisted the first pastor from 1858 to

1862. Elder G. R. Baker was the third pastor from 1863 to 1875, when the present pastor, Elder D. E. Brubaker, took charge. They have a good Sabbath-school. It may be ex- plained that Tunker, or Baptist, is the proper name, as Dunkard is an American corruption of the German.

The Methodist Episcopal Churches, which began in Iowa in 1839, had two districts in 1840, a conference in 1844, two conferences in 1858, now have four, and of these the Des Moines Conference, which was organized in 1860, covers Story County churches, which embrace, of the Boone District, Nevada, Ames, Colo, Cambridge, Maxwell, Collins and their associate charges, among which are Gilbert and Bloomington. The earliest records of general Methodist meetings in Story County state that a quarterly meeting was held in Iowa Center School-house February 24, 1855, and that Story Mission belonged to Montezuma District. Another meeting of the same year, held at George Holland's home, west of Iowa Center, li- censed J. J. Cole, N. Applegate, John Parker, E. Alderman and John Anderson. The officers for Story Mission had been, in 1854, William Simpson, presiding elder; John Anderson, preacher in charge; Elisha Alderman, exhorter; W. M. Allen and George Hestell, class-leaders, and Benjamin Cuyler, H. Alderman, W. H. Allen, Huper Parsons and W. W. Utterback, stewards. Other meetings followed, one in 1856 at Mr. Baker's, when Rev. J. L. Hest- wood was the preacher in charge; one at Ne- vada, June 24, that relieved Richard Jenness as steward, and put Melburn Pettibone in his place; and one on the camp ground, near Iowa Center, where a new building had been erected. At meetings in 1857 it was decided that the mission was self-supporting, and Nevada was made a circuit of the Upper Iowa Conference, with Rev. Joseph Cadwallader in charge. In

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1858 there were classes at Nevada, McCart- ney's, Applegate's, Mullen's, Bloomington, Smith's and Cambridge, and Rev. R. Swearin- gen was pastor.

The Nevada Methodist Episcopal Church was organized at the house of J. W. Cesna in the latter part of May, 1856, with Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Day, Mrs. W. G. Allen, Mrs. Hannah Kellogg, M. Pettibone, and Mrs. J. W. Cesna, as members, and J. L. Hestwood, as preacher. Of these, Mesdames Kellogg and Cesna are the only ones left. Among pastors that followed Rev. Hestwood are, Revs. Ashbaugh, R. Swear- ingen, Frank Thompson, Kelley, Hankins, Neigh, John Hestwood, SIusser, Samuel Jones, B. Shinn, T. M. Williams, D. Thompson, Jacob Fegtley, F. W. Vinson, E. W. Sage, A. Thorn- brue, A. M. Wright, A. T. Jeffrey, and W. W. Danner, the present pastor. It was a circuit until 1866, and included Iowa Center, Bloom- ington, Johnson's Grove and Nevada, with F. M. Slusser as its last pastor. Services were at first held in private houses, school-houses, and the old court-house, until 1869, when the pres- ent large frame building was erected at a cost of about $5,000. There were as high as ninety conversions during the pastorate of Rev. Slus- ser, and this, with others following, placed the society on a vigorous basis. The membership is now about 190, and the church and its various auxiliary societies are in a prosperous condition.

The Ames Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1859, with Rev. S. F. Gossard in charge, and the following trustees: Isaac Black, W. F. Wakefield, Thomas Greyson, S. O. Os- born, S. H. Miller; Ira Bixby and Thomas Gos- sard were appointed April 7, 1866. A church was built during the latter year on Main Street, at a cost of $2,000. This was used until 1887, when a brick structure was completed, at a cost of $10,500, and dedicated in February, 1888.

This is no doubt the finest church building in Story County. The present board of trustees are H. Westerman, Dr. C. E. Hunt, Dr. E. B. Plumb, Prof. H. Knapp, and C. W. McElyia. The Epworth League and Woman's Foreign Missionary Society are their auxiliaries; the membership, including a class five miles south- west of Ames, reaches the number 220. The successive pastors have been, Revs. S. G. Gos- sard, beginning in 1859; W. O. Glasner, 1861; W. S. Dorwin, 1865; T. P. Newland, 1867; E. Kendall, 1868; J. G. Eckels, 1870; A. Wilson, 1871; A. Brown, 1873; I. T. Miller, 1875; E. W. Brady, 1877; B. F. Durfee, 1878; W. Abra- ham, 1880; E. Kendall, 1881; D. Thompson, 1883; H. J. Everly, 1884; A. H. Hunt, 1887; and William Stevenson, 1888.

The Colo Methodist Episcopal Church began its career in 1865, and on September 9, 1867, the following trustees were elected: Peter Martin, W. W. Utterback, Joshua Cooper, G. H. Richardson, J. H. Vorhees, M. J. Hanks and Abel Hankins. Church services were held in the town hall, school-house, the building of the "Church of God" and that of the Pro- testant Methodists until 1886, when they bought the building of the first-mentioned society and refitted it, so that it is now valued at about $1,500. The present trustees are: G. H. Richardson, H. Cummings, J. W. Kinsell, J. H. Shammo and Charles Nickren. The entire charge numbers 123, of which sixty are in the Colo class. Among the successive pas- tors are: Revs. John Dorwin, J. S. Coit, S. Snyder, A. A. Vanscoy, J. A. Jefferson, J. S. Morrow, C. H. Burleigh, J. A. Stephens, C. A. Croney, A. B. Shipman, F. D. Funk, A. W. Armstrong, S. S. Todd, W. A. Welker, I. M. O'Flyng and J. S. Throckmorton.

The Cambridge Methodist Episcopal Church was a part of the Fort Dodge District at first, under Presiding Elder Daniel Lamont. The

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first class was organized here June 23, 1866, by Rev. W. S. Dorwin, and Cambridge Circuit was formed in the fall of 1867 under Rev. Samuel Jones, P. E., and Rev. A. A. Vanscoy in charge. The circuit embraced Palestine, Walnut Grove, Applegate's School, Center Grove and Mount Fairview, with the day points at Cory Grove and Oak Grove. The first members at Cambridge were J. D. Breezley, G. M. Maxwell, Rebecca E. Breezley, Eliza Livingston, Sarah B. Livingston, R. Buell, Ellen J. Chandler, Mary Hughes, James Lew- ellen and Mary Breezley. Private houses and schools were used for services until September 8, 1877, when a Methodist Episcopal Church, 36x50 feet, was completed and dedicated with cupola and bell, at a cost of from $1,700 to $1,800, and clear of debt at dedication. Rev. J. D. Moore was effective in this as pastor, while Rev. M. D. Collins, P. E., made the dedicatory address. The parsonage was built under the pastorate of Rev. B. B. Lane about 1870, and, together with improvements made while Rev. G. M. Hall had charge, in 1883, the entire cost would be about $1,000. The orig- inal class-leaders of the circuit were as follows: G. M. Maxwell, Cambridge; J. D. Breezley, Palestine; , Walnut Grove; James Matthews, at Applegate School; James Kirk, at Center Grove; John Penn, at Mount Fairview; W. Veneman, at Cory Grove, and Mr. Griffith, at Oak Grove. The successive pastors and presiding elders are as follows: Pastors-W. S. Dorwin, organizing; A. A. Vanscoy, in charge three years; B. B. Lane, from 1869; I. T. Miller, from 1872; D. O. Steward, 1873; O. H. Baker, 1875; J. D. Moore, 1876; W. Abraham, 1878; W. E. Harvey, 1880; G. M. Hall, 1882; J. M. Conrad, 1883; D. Thompson, 1884; W. H. H. Smith, 1886; R. J. Tennant, 1888, and John Elliott, 1889. The presiding elders were: Revs. D. Lamont, 1866; Samuel

Jones, 1868; C. C. Mabee, 1872; M. D. Col- lins, 1875; A. J. Andres, 1877; H. T. Curl, 1880; B. F. W. Cozier, 1884, and W. W. Ram- say, 1888. In 1971 there were 105 members | on the circuit, and three Sabbath-schools. It was then that the Cambridge school became a regular one. Maxwell was a part of the cir- cuit from 1882 to 1888, when it was made in- dependent, including Elwell, while Cambridge held Slater and Pleasant Hill. The circuit now has eighty-eight members on its three appointments. Rev. I. T. Miller should receive special mention as a pastor under whom re- markable growth was made.

The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Maxwell grew up rapidly, like the town. In 1882 Iowa Center, Peoria City and Center Grove were the nearest points, and were parts of Cambridge Circuit, which was placed in charge of Rev. G. M. Hall in 1882. It was during this pastorate that Maxwell Church was formed, on June 4, 1883, with thirty-seven members, and John Doty as class-leader. On June 3 there was dedicated a neat, new brick - veneered church, with audience-room, class- room and gallery, and furnished with furnace, organ, bell, etc., at an entire cost of over $3,000. The pastor lived at Cambridge until September, 1888, when the circuit was divided and a parsonage erected at Maxwell. The charge now includes Elwell, but the member- ship at Maxwell alone is eighty-five. George B. Dry is class-leader, and the trustees who have served from the beginning, with one ex- ception, are George Benedict, William Scoles, J. W. Maxwell, W. J. Veneman and Jeff. Mil- ler, the last-mentioned having succeeded J. O. French, whose assassination occurred in 1887. The Sunday-school, under the superintendence of J. W. Maxwell, the Epworth League, and the Ladies' Aid and Foreign Missionary Societies, are all in a flourishing condition. The succes-

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sive pastors have been Revs. G. M. Hall, be- ginning September, 1882; J. M. Conrad, 1883; D. Thompson, 1884; W. H. H. Smith, 1886, and J. E. Nichol, 1888, to the present.

The Collins Methodist Episcopal Church began as a part of Colo Circuit in March, 1885, under Rev. S. S. Todd, and with the fol- lowing members: S. A. Rush, Kate B. Rush, Mrs. L. Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Eather- ton, William Price and Mrs. G. A. Muhs. The church was built in the fall of that year, and is a frame 30x46 feet, costing $1,600. It was dedicated June 21, 1886. The Sunday-school was formed February 1, 1887, with Mrs. Kate B. Rush as superintendent. The membership is now 30, and that of the Sabbath-school, 100.

The Christian or Disciple Churches in Iowa organized their State convention in 1869, but Story County had local societies of this faith long before that. Those in the county now are Ontario, McCallsburg, Ames, Zearing, Maxwell, with less important points of preach- ing.

The Ontario Christian Church began in 1857, under the direction of Rev. Jessup, who organized it with Mr. and Mrs. S. Beadle, Mr. and Mrs. A. Beadle, Mr. and Mrs. I. Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. Rose, and others as members. They prospered with about twenty-five mem- bers, until in 1872 they erected a building at a cost of over $3,600. Among the pastors have been Revs. Brokaw, Snider, Corban, Ames, and H. P. Bunce, the present pastor.

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Biographical and historical memoirs of Story County, Iowa, Part 35

Author: Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago : Goodspeed Number of Pages: 484

Author:
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago : Goodspeed
Number of Pages: 484