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"Now, therefore, I, William Mckinley, President of the United States, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and the laws, and deeming sufficient occasion to exist, have thought fit to call forth volunteers to the aggregate number of one hundred and twenty-five thousand in order to carry into effect the purpose of said resolution ; the same to be apportioned. as far as practicable, among the several states and territories and the District of Columbia, according to population, and to serve two years, unless sooner discharged. The details for this object will be immediately communicated to the proper authorities through the war department.
"In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
"Done at the City of Washington, this twenty-third day of April, A. D. 1898, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-second.
(Seal. ) "By the President : "JOHN SHERMAN, "Secretary of State."
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
At the date of this war Sac county had two thousand two hundred and ninety-nine men subject to military duty, and many were only too eager to participate in the war with Spain, but owing to the fact that the number of men required to suppress the Spaniards in their attempt to hold Cuba in enslavement and tyrany was so limited only a few were permitted to enlist from Sac county. Among such were those of the Forty-second Regiment, who had been citizens of this county at one time or another, or were at the date of the war, namely: Samuel B. Culp, of Company C; Daniel S. Spangler, Company D; Harry S. Blackman, Company H; David C. Conner, Company I; B. Hutcheson, Company B; Eugene R. Allen, Company C;
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Richard M. Schoonmaker, Company D; Clande G. Bennick, Company M; Roy S. Parker and Gib Mason.
COMPANY M, IOWA NATIONAL GUARD.
In the summer of 1900 Company M, Iowa National Guard, was organ- ized at Sac City, and in June, 1901, a fine armory was provided for them, but in a few years things changed about and the company was disbanded and organized at Cherokee. The armory was later used for a tobacco warehouse and finally destroyed by fire.
Upon the return of the Spanish-American soldiers to lowa, the Sac Sun had the following editorial on that event :
"The Fifty-first lowa Regiment reached Council Bluffs on Monday last (November, 1898) and a royal welcome was accorded them by a vast multi- tude that had assembled from all western fowa. At the parade were seen Governor Shaw and his staff, and many prominent lowans, a dozen bands of music, with the officers and men of the Fifty-first Regiment in full uniform. At the formal ceremony of welcome, Hon. John N. Baldwin, of Council Bluffs, presided. Governor Shaw addressed the throng, as did Congress- man Hull, Fred White, Lafayette Young, Judge McPherson and Mayor Jennings, of Council Bluffs. The 'boys' were given a big dinner and then took the train for Des Moines and other southern lowa points. There were only eight companies that took part in the parade and ceremonies ; the others, including the Council Bluffs company, arrived later in the day and were enthusiastically welcomed. As the train reached the towns, namely, Council Bluffs, Villisca, Glenwood, Knoxville, Shenandoah, Oskaloosa, Creston, Bed- ford, Corning, Red Oak, formal greetings were accorded them. But the best of all was having the privilege of embracing friends at home and sitting at home with loved ones. There are homes in lowa in which the return of the brave boys call up fresh sorrow for some soldier lads whole life was yielded in his country's cause; but happily these sorrowing homes are fewer than could have been expected when the call for troops was made. lowa soldiers return to civil life crowned with honors, filled with patriotic zeal, and no doubt glad to resume the vocations they pursued before their enlistment."
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
The first post of the Grand Army of the Republic in Sac county was that organized at Odebolt, No. 117, in the fall of 1882- at least that seems
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to be the opinion of the few surviving comrades in the county today. Its number indicates that Odebolt was first to form a post here. The history of this post runs as follows :
At Odebolt, Col. Goodrich Post No. 117 was organized December 22, 1882, by Col. C. G. Wright, of Denison, Iowa, with the following charter membership: W. W. Stanfield, H. W. Stratton, D. H. Waterman, D. Lesher, W. E. Mill, J. Austin. William Graham, H. H. Bangs, H. W. Vandermark. Henry Keck, J. W. Burnside, Asa B. Smith, D. W. Flack, George Conant, M. D. Fox, Oscar Draper, N. Kenady, H. Hovender, J. M. Stratton, F. F. Webster, S. Bowker, W. H. Hess.
This post has carried on its muster rolls one hundred and eight veterans of the Civil War. At one time it was the strongest post in Sac county, and there is only one old soldier in the vicinity of Odebolt who has not joined this post. It has been reduced by removals and deaths until only eleven now remain. Twenty-four are buried in the Odebolt cemetery. Soon the last soldier of that terrible conflict, who settled in Odebolt will have answered the last call !
In passing it should be stated that the first elective officers of this post of Grand Army men were as follows: D. W. Flack, commander ; W. W. Stan- field, senior vice-commander ; J. W. Burnside, junior vice-commander ; Will- iam Graham, adjutant.
The officers in February, 1914, are: W. H. Hess, commander ; L. Olney, senior vice-commander ; W. H. Mitt, junior vice-commander; M. D. Fox. adjutant.
Probably the second post to organize in the county was the one at Grant City, known as No. 282, which for years was a strong post, but, its numbers having been cut down by death and removals, the charter was given up and what few soldiers there are left in that vicinity attend meetings and belong to the Lake City Post in Calhoun county.
Gen. W. T. Sherman Post No. 284, at Sac City, was originally organized under the name of Sac Post No. 284, and retained that name until the death of General Sherman, and in 1891 was changed, by order of the state depart- ment, as will be observed by the following record :
"Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 11, 1891.
"Special Order No. 113 (series of 1890-91).
"Post No. 284, Department of Iowa, G. A. R., having made the first and earliest claim to assume the name of Gen. W. T. Sherman, which the death
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of that eminent and esteemed commander made possible to do so, and having by vote of said post duly certified to these headquarters adopted such name of Gen. W. T. Sherman in lieu of 'Sac,' by which it has since been known, such change in name is hereby approved and the said post will hereafter be enrolled and known as the Gen. W. T. Sherman Post No. 284, Department of Iowa, G. A. R.
"M. P. MILLS, Deputy Commander.
"Officially signed : "CHARLES J. LONGLEY, "Assistant Adjutant-General."
In 1889, through the generosity of D. Carr Early, this post was provided with an eighty-dollar historical record book, which was large, well ruled and planned to last many years. It was made the subject of a lengthy set of resolutions. The book contains the history and record of the post from first to last.
By public subscription and a stock company, known as the Gen. W. T. Sherman Hall Association, organized in July, 1891, with Phil Schaller as its president and Sidney Smith its secretary, the present beautiful post hall that adorns the west side of the city park, known as Monumental park, was erected of brick at a considerable expense. It is the home of this post and here the Grand Army, the Sons of Veterans and Woman's Relief Corps have always met since its construction. It is well furnished, and its walls are embellished with flags, banners and charters of the several orders.
This post had for its charter members: Harlow J. Baxter, private in Company K, Twenty-third Wisconsin Infantry; Hayman A. Jones, private in Company D, Fifth Iowa Infantry; Thomas B. Mansfield, private in Com- pany E. Fifty-second Ohio Infantry; John T. Watson, corporal in Company I, Twenty-second Ohio Infantry: Phil Schaller, sergeant in Company E. Twenty-seventh Iowa Infantry; David W. Graff, private in Company L, Second Illinois Cavalry : Charles E. Lane, private in Company C, Twenty- first Iowa Infantry; Charles D. Goldsmith, private in Company I, Fifty- sixth New York Infantry : David W. Moffatt, private in Company B, Twelfth Illinois Infantry ; Gilbert Wilcox, private in Company C, Twenty-third Iowa Infantry ; Chauncey Kester, private in Company F. Eighth New York Artillery ; Frank Pilloud, private in Company E, Second Iowa Cavalry ; George M. Parker, private in Company H, Twenty-first Iowa Infantry ; Henry Schanck, corporal in Company F, Twelfth Illinois Infantry; James
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N. Miller, private in Company A, Twelfth West Virginia Infantry; Preston H. Hankins, private in Company D. Seventeenth Illinois Infantry ; John Butler, corporal in Company D. Second Iowa Cavalry; Alexander Watter- son, private in Company D, Fourth Vermont Infantry: Frederick Seitz, private in Company D. Twentieth Iowa Infantry; Aurelius Barney, private in Company D, Sixty-sixth Illinois Infantry; William E. Cooper, private in Company K, Sixteenth Illinois Infantry ; James A. Sawyer, private in Com- pany D, Sixty-fifth Illinois Infantry : Cassius E. Hankins, private in Com- pany E, One Hundred and Fifty-first Illinois Infantry ; James W. McClosky, corporal in Company B, Fifth Iowa Infantry.
The first officers elected in this post included the following comrades : P. H. Hankins, post commander ; J. L. Watson, senior vice-commander ; H. A. Jones, junior vice-commander : George M. Parker, adjutant ; Phil Schaller, quartermaster ; C. E. Lane, chaplain: H. C. Graff, officer of the day; H. J. Baxter, officer of the guard: D. W. Graff, quartermaster sergeant; C. E. Hankins, sergeant major.
The post was organized at the Knights of Pythias hall and were then taken to the old Hendrickson house, for "an elegant banquet," as they had told their wives and lady friends. The ladies were there in waiting and when the dining hall was opened they found only this bill of fare in waiting for them: Tin-plates, hard-tack, sow-belly, beans, hominy, coffee without milk or cream. After this "feast." all enjoyed a genuine soldier's dance.
The post at Sac City now has a membership of thirty-six old Civil-War soldiers. There have been enrolled at different dates one hundred and fifty- seven soldiers' names on the books of this post. The officers in 1914 are as follows: MI. C. Haradon, commander; George Matson, senior vice-com- mander ; Perry Myrick, junior vice-commander; W. H. Johnson, adjutant ; D. M. Belt, quartermaster ; Hugh Cory, sergeant ; B. C. Hovey, chaplain; N. B. Toole, officer of the day : J. Sawyer, officer of guard.
At Schaller, there was a post known as W. D. Price No. 392, organized either in 1885 or 1886, and at one time had eighteen members on its rolls, but it has decreased to six and only three of these reside in Schaller. They still hold a charter, having paid up their per capita to the state department.
There is also a small post at Early, and one at Wall Lake, all of which are feeling the touch of time's hand, and ere long must surrender their charter, or unite with the largest post now in the county, the Sac City post above named and described.
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SONS OF VETERANS.
Many years ago it appeared to the sons and grandsons of soldiers of the Civil War, living in Sac City, that it would be wise to form a camp of that country-wide organization, The Sons of Veterans, and it was accomplished forthwith. In 1911 the camp had a membership of almost thirty sons and grandsons of the "boys in blue" who fought from '61 to '65 in order to pre- serve intact the Union. Meetings are held at Gen. W. T. Sherman post room of the Grand Army of the Republic in Monumental square, in the heart of the city. But a few years more and the last Civil War soldier will be gone. and it is highly proper that these. their offspring, shall perpetuate the loyalty and patriotism their brave sires possessed. But for some reason, the younger generation does not fully interest themselves in such matters, and this camp has virtually suspended operations, which is to be greatly regretted.
CHAPTER XIII
CHURCH HISTORY.
The religious element predominates in this county and from the earliest date churches of various denominations have been sustained. Good congre- gations have been organized and fine church edifices have been from time to time erected, both in and outside the towns of the county. The Methodist Episcopal and the Presbyterians seem to now be in the lead in membership and churches.
The state census reports for lowa in 1905 give this on churches in Sac county :
Number of Value of
Member-
Congregations. Property.
ship.
Baptist ( Regular )
3
$ 9,200
379
Catholic
4
37.600
849
Congregational
2
5.400
125
Episcopal
I
2,500
24
Latter Day Saints
1,000
56
Lutheran
5
24,300
724
Methodist Episcopal
12
39,400
1.577
Presbyterian
9
48.700
710
37
$168,100
4,444
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
I
METHODISM.
At this date there are the following Methodist churches within Sac county : Sac City, with a membership of three hundred and fifty; church property valued at thirty-four thousand dollars; Sac City circuit. Schaller, Wall Lake. Odebolt. Nemaha, Lake View, Early, Bethel on Wall Lake charge, and Pleasant View on Lake View charge.
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SAC CITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Here was the birthplace of Methodism in Sac county. The date was in the summer months of 1855. fifty-nine years ago. The founder was Rev. William Black, a missionary traveling on the frontier of Iowa, working under the auspices of the lowa conference. Record and tradition says that it was early in the summer just named that Mrs. Isabella Cory, wife of F. M. Cory, crossed the river to a spot where now stands the beautiful Methodist church. and, kneeling in prayer, asked God to send his gospel and plant a church in this new land. Her prayer was answered. The report of the Rev. William Black at the first session of the Upper Iowa conference in 1856 led to his appointment as pastor of Sac City mission circuit, and to the appointment of Rev. Landon Taylor as presiding elder of Sioux City district, which com- prised most of the present territory of the great Northwest Iowa conference. A class was formed at Sac City and meetings were held at the homes of the members, including that of F. M. Cory, until the completion of the first school house in 1857. The next meeting place was the new school building of 1861, and in 1871 when the brick school house was erected that was used by the Methodist people of Sac City. Rev. T. J. Barr erected the first church building, which was dedicated March 12, 1876. It stood on the site of the present church building, on Main street and was dedicated by Bishop Andrews. It was remodeled in 1893, at a cost of one thousand five hundred dollars and served the congregation until the erection of the present struc- ture, which was dedicated by Bishop B. I. Ives, March 15. 1903. Its cost was twenty thousand dollars, not including the lot. Rev. Walter Torbet was pastor at the time this church was erected. In 1903 a parsonage property was purchased and it is now worth four thousand dollars. This was the first denomination to build in the county. Its first church cost two thousand nine hundred and seventy-five dollars and a hundred dollars more for the lot on which it was erected.
The following have served as pastors of this church, each serving one year when not otherwise indicated: William Black (three years). C. J. Campbell (a few months and died in the work ). B. C. Barnes, D. N. Mallory, D. C. Billings, Henry Pillbeam. C. F. McLean, Darwin, W. W. Mallory (two years), A. J. Groom, J. M. Dudley, J. Manning, White, William Preston (two years), C. W. Clifton. A. Jameison, T. J. Barr (two years), O. S. Bryan. B. W. Graham, J. A. Ziegler. W. W. Brown, Robert Smylie ( three years). E. C. Warren, Thomas Carter (two years), H. Grace (two years), G. H.
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Hastings, William Preston (two years), O. S. Bryan, O. K. Maynard, J. WV. Lothian, Hugh Hay (four years), E. S. Johnson (three years), Walter Torbet (five years), W. A. Black, Hugh Hay (two years ), Thomas Andrew (two years), Henry Black Burns ( resigned), Rev. Reginald D. Acheson, present pastor, who came September, 1913.
PLEASANT HILL M. E. CHURCH.
Pleasant Hill Methodist Episcopal church, at a beautiful site in Clinton township, this county, was organized January 1, 1885, with charter members as follows: Charles Manley, Susie Manley. A. L. Manley, Edith Manley, Simon M. Barnt, Addie A. Barnt.
A frame structure, now valued at two thousand five hundred dollars, was erected in 1890. The present total membership is forty. The following have served as pastors at this point since the history of the society com- menced : Revs. James Hamerson, 1885; Records, 1885-87; A. Brown, 1887- 90; E. R. Mahood, 1890-91 ; E. S. Johnson, 1891-92; C. M. Phoenix, 1892- 94: S. L. Eddy, 1894-96; James Bally, 1896-98; O. F. Chittic, 1898-1900; C. G. Coulter, 1900-01 ; A. E. Slessor, 1901-04; A. R. Cuthbert, 1904-05; George H. Marcham, 1905-07; A. A. Pittinger, 1907-08; D. F. Robbins, 1908-09: Nathaniel Harris, 1909-10; I. J. Harris, 1910-11 ; J. R. Tumbleson, 1911 and present pastor.
NEMAHA M. E. CHURCH.
What was originally known as Bethel church, but now as the First Methodist Episcopal church of Nemaha, was organized in the Fanning school house in 1886 (called Early circuit ). The first services were held by E. C. Alford; the first regular pastor was Rev. A. A. Wilcox. The conference in 1887 was held at Sioux City. The only surviving members of this church. who were among the charter members, are as follows: Mr. Fred Deppe, Mrs. Caroline Deppe, Mrs. Rose Deppe Patterson, Mr. A. E. Fanning and Mrs. Emma Stenhouse. The present membership is one hundred and three. The estimated value of church property is, church, $3,100. and parsonage, $1,100.
A church building was erected in 1880, under pastor E. E. Thompson. It was one mile north and one mile west of the present location. In 1900 it was removed to its present site in Nemaha. It is still a good edifice. It has been enlarged so that its seating capacity has been increased one-half.
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The following have served as pastors in this church: E. C. Alford. 1886; A. A. Wilcox, 1887: E. E. Thompson, 1888; E. L. Thompson, 1889; John E. Clearwater. September. 1890: George F. Cliff. 1891, when the church was attached to Sulphur Springs: A. J. Langdell. 1893: Freeman Franklin. 1894: W. W. Shuler, 1895; H. L. Farr. 1896; J. R. Faus. 1897: F. M. Pratt. 1900: it then became the Nemaha charge. Following Rev. Pratt came Samuel Knoer. 1903: R. E. Willis, 1906: George W. Bruce, 1908: S. L. Eddy. 1910: Rev. E. Robbins, the present pastor. 1911. These conference years all ended either in the months of October or September.
ODEBOLT M. E. CHURCH.
The Methodist Episcopal church at Odebolt was organized in 1877. with the following charter members: Rev. C. H. P. Faus, organizing minister, A. D. Peck and wife, M. D. Fox and wife. Robert Waddell and wife, James Taylor and wife, S. E. Smith and wife. M. Bartlett and wife. Asa Smith and wife, J. W. Southwell and wife.
A parsonage was erected in 1877-78. The first church built in 1879. was remodeled in 1898 and later rebuilt into the present church. The pres- ent valuation of the church property, church and parsonage, is thirteen thou- sand dollars. The present membership is two hundred and sixty-five.
The following is a complete list of the pastors of this church: O. H. Faus, 1877: W. W. Brown, 1878: D. M. Beams. 1879: R. S. Fysh, 1880; William Preston, 1881 ; Henry Brown, 1882; H. K. Hastings, 1884: James Hughes, 1887: H. W. Mahood, 1888: J. B. Trimble. 1800: William Whit- field. 1893: A. Brown. 1895: W. J. Carr, 1897: WV. C. Wasser, 1900: J. L. Whitney, 1902; J. L. Gillies, 1904: W. A. Black, 1907; W. W. Bolinger, 1908: F. S. Cole. 1910: J. A. Lary, 1911 (died March, 1912, on the charge) ; H. G. Campbell, supplied from June, 1912. to October 1, 1912: M. P. Arra- smith, appointed October 19, 1912, and is still pastor of the church.
EARLY M. E. CHURCH.
The Methodist Episcopal church at Early was organized in 1883 with a few members under Rev. Robert Smylie, then pastor at Sac City. Nearly all of the first members have passed from the cares and duties of church life on earth. James Jackson still remains and Mrs. Phoebe Reeder only recently died. There are now over two hundred members in this church. Some of the brightest, ablest ministers of the Northwest Iowa conference have served
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at Early, and many a successful revival season has been experienced here. The church building was erected in 1888, and served well until 1904, when larger and better quarters had to be provided for the increasing congrega- tion. These improvements were made under Rev. W. H. Flint's administra- tion. The present ( 1914) pastor, Rev. George H. Wareham, is completing his third year, is an active Christian worker, having been in the ministry twenty-five years. He has caused numerous improvements to be made to both church and parsonage. The building is now too small and steps are being taken to rebuild. The number in Sunday school is now one hundred and seventy-five, with sixty in the Epworth League. The pastor's Bible class included forty-two young couple of married people.
WALL LAKE M. E. CHURCH.
In October, 1878, occurred the first preaching and Sunday school services of the Methodist people at Wall Lake, but no church was organized until 1883. when a society was perfected with the following members and officers: Rev. J. F. Black, pastor ; N. L. Grier, J. O. Jacobs. F. Chandler. W. H. Ehlert, T. F. Marks, W. H. Peck. Mrs. W. H. Peck, constituting the board of trustees The first regular church building, a frame structure, was dedicated March 16, 1884. The present total membership of this church is seventy ; the valuation of all church property is about five thousand two hun- dred dollars. The various pastors who have served at Wall Lake are John Howerson, William Records, Alonzo Brown. E. R. Mahood, E. S. Johnson, J. H. Snow, Bennett Mitchell, E. R. Mahood. T. S. Bassett, James Bollz, Charles H. Kamphoefner, R. D. Acheson, C. N. McMillan, F. W. Whitford and E. C. Palmer.
Belonging to the Wall Lake circuit is Bethel church, organized at Mark's school house in 1875, by Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Peck, Mr. and Mrs. R. Waddell, Mr. and Mrs. M. Bartlett, Mrs. Marks, later joined by B. H. Mummey and wife, M. D. Fox and wife, S. E. Smith and wife, Mrs. Wappin, James Taylor and wife. Meetings were held in Mark's school house. Taylor school house and Fox school house, alternately. A building erected in 1889, was dedicated August 4, 1889. The present membership is thirty-eight and the value of the society's property is estimated at one thousand five hundred dollars. The following have served as pastors: O. H. P. Foss, W. W. Brown, D. M. Beemis, William Preston, R. S. Fish, Henry Brown Cummings, H. K. Hast-
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ings, James Hughes, H. W. L. Mahood, J. B. Trimble, E. S. Johnson, F. H. Snow. Bennett Mitchell, E. R. Mahood, T. S. Bassett, James Bollz, Charles H. Kamphoefer, R. D. Acheson, C. N. McMillan, F. W. Whitford, E. C. Palmer.
LAKE VIEW M. E. CHURCH.
Lake View Methodist Episcopal church was organized in October, 1883, by Rev. J. R. C. Layton, presiding elder of the Ft. Dodge district, and E. C. Warren, pastor of the Sac City church, with members, C. G. Peck, H. D. Peck, Mrs. Rudolph Hierche, Mrs. Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Robinson. The first church building was erected of frame in 1885. dedicated in June of that year and cost one thousand six hundred dollars. The second church was built of frame in 1898 and cost three thousand five hundred dollars. January 10, 1909. this building was burned. During the summer of 1909 a stone and brick structure was erected at a cost of eleven thousand dollars. It was dedicated in November, 1909. The present membership of this church is seventy-one, and the estimated value of church property is eleven thousand five hundred dollars.
The following have served as pastors of the Lake View church: E. C. Warren, 1883-85: John Hammerson, 1885-87: A. Brown. 1887-90: E. S. Johnson, 1890-92; C. M. Phoenix, 1892-94; S. L. Eddy, 1894-96: James Ballz, 1896-98: O. F. Chittick, 1898-1900: C. G. Coulter. 1900-01: A. E. Slessor. 1901-04; A. R. Cuthbert, 1904-05; George H. Wareham, 1905-07 : A. A. Pittenger, 1907-08: D. F. Robins, 1908-09; Nath Harris. 1909-10; I. J. Harris, 1910-11 ; J. R. Tumbleson, 1911 and still in charge.
THE SCHALLER CHURCH.
The Methodist Episcopal church at Schaller was organized October I, 1879, by Rev. William Vivian. The first building was erected in 1883 at a cost of four thousand dollars and the present church edifice, a beautiful. thoroughly modern styled brick church building, was built in 1911-12, at a cost of sixteen thousand dollars. The property of this society is now valued at twenty thousand dollars. The total present membership is three hundred. The property includes a good parsonage. The following is supposed to be a complete list of the various pastors who have served at Schaller: William Vivian. 1879-80: J. W. Linn, 1880-82; J. W. Sputhwell. 1882-83; J. N. Mills, 1883-84: S. Snyder, 1884-85 : James Hughes, 1885-87 ; R. M. Kiernan,
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