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The pastors who have served this church include the following: Revs. E. P. Kimball. E. N. Bartlett, from July. 1858. to December, 1860: E. D. Jones, from February. 1861. to February, 1863; George H. Beecher, from August. 1863. to May. 1864: H. E. Barnes, from June. 1864, to July. 1868: E. N. Bartlett. from September, 1868, to September, 1869: W. L. Bray, from January, 1870, to September. 1870: D. H. Rogan, from September, 1871, to August. 1874; R. P. Foster. from May. 1875. to March, 1876; E. D. Eaton. from November. 1876, to December. 1879: J. E. Bissell, from July, 1884, to 1800: C. H. Harrah, from September, 1890. to May, 1897: B. C. Baum- gardner, from May. 1897. to May, 1900: J. W. Cowan, from August. 1900, to October, 1901: G. L. Smith. from March, 1902, to May, 1906; A. B. Appleby, from September, 1906. to 1910; George H. Kemp, from November. 1910, the present pastor.
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The Congregational church of Kellogg is among the oldest societies of that place. It dates its organization from February, 1868, when a council convened for that purpose, made up of the following gentlemen : Rev. H. E. Barnes, of Newton: Rev. T. G. Brainard, of Grinnell. and Rev. S. J. Whitton, of the old Wittemberg church. The pulpit was supplied from Grinnell and other towns until the call of the first pastor, Rev. A. Lyman, of Sheffield, Illinois, who remained a number of years, doing excellent work. In June, 1869. several members purchased the old Union meeting house and fitted it up for themselves as a church home. In 1878 the society had a membership of about sixty. Up to that time the pastors had been Revs. A. Lyman. R. Hassell and H. S. Thompson. Year after year the church grew and pros- pered until by removal from the community and by deaths the society finally, in 1909, had to give up its support of a pastor and soon the Sunday school also went down. The society now only has a few members. who deeply re- gret the fact that services in their own church can not be maintained ; how- ever, with true Christian spirit, they willingly worship with some one of the other orthodox churches in the town.
In May. 1889, the church dedicated a new frame church. Dr. Magoun, of Grinnell College, preached the dedicatory sermon. Rev. Edward Allen was serving as pastor of the church at that time. Deacon William F. Pringle was a deacon and treasurer, as well as church clerk for many years, even up to within a short time before he was called hence by death.
The last pastor here was Rev. J. Franklin Smith, who ceased his labors in March. 1909. a few months ahead of the time for which he had really contracted for.
THE PRAIRIE CITY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The Congregational church at Prairie City was formed in March. 1868. It was accomplished through the untiring labors of Rev. C. H. Eaton. The constituent members were E. Adkins and wife, Sarah Fugard, Elijah Elliott and wife, John Hume and wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Sladen. Mrs. Bidwell and possibly a few more.
The building committee, in September. 1868, consisted of E. Adkins and C. H. Eaton. The first building was finished in the spring of 1869, and dedicated June 20th that year. Its cost was about two thousand dollars. In 1877 the recorded membership of this society was forty-five. Its present membership is not large, but they are all devout church workers.
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The present building was erected in 1869-70, as above referred to, and is of the New England type of "meeting houses" so called there. A basement is being provided for the church now.
The following have served as the pastors of this church: Revs. C. H. Eaton. C. C. Harrah, J. Alender, William J. Smith, Charles Slater, B. F. Sherman, J. W. Ferner, two or more years; Rev. Sharpley, about the same length of pastorate: then for four years there was no pastor: the next was Rev. H. M. Skeels, who held meetings for a month and sent Rev. Houston for pastor and he remained one year and was followed by Rev. W. W. Hazen, for three years: then came Rev. J. J. Mitchell, who served seven years, and was followed by Rev. W. C. Barber : next was Rev. R. B. Hall, followed by Rev. George Deakin and Rev. A. A. Thorn. The present pastor. Rev. William C. North, was called in 1909.
MONROE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
It Monroe the Congregational church was formed in 1866, with about twenty-five members, under the ministration of Rev. Thomas Merrill, of Newton, who remained as pastor during the first year's history. Among the first to unite with this society may be recalled the names of Theodore Bethel and wife, Mr. Holdridge and wife and W. H. Langan and wife.
The same year the church was built, twenty-eight by forty feet in size, with a tower and bell swung within the same. This building was erected on the east side of the square, on Monroe street.
The pastors have included these: Revs. S. N. Crout. two years; C. C. Harrah, one year: C. N. Bingham, four years; Rev. C. C. Harrah returned in 1876 and served several years.
The church finally went down for lack of support and the building was bought by the Baptist society, who have remodeled and re-built it and now occupy the same.
SULLY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
This is one of the latest churches formed in Jasper county. the date of its organization being February 1, 1911. It has a membership of about fifty persons. The constituent members were F. G. Ayhnore and wife, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Goat. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Forsythe. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Forsythe. F. M. Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wells, Mr. and Mrs. E. Awtry, Mr. and Mrs. C. J Roten, Mr and Mrs. John Brunner,
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Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Haines, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Kling, Mrs. G. Youngkin, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mitchell, Mrs. D. Mitchell, Mrs. John Holdsworth, Mrs. E. J. Haines, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haines, Mrs. Hammer.
The only pastor the society has ever had is the present one, Rev. Fred G. Ayhnore. The trustees are William Talbot, F. M. Sherman, A. C. Boat (treasurer), F. G. Sherman (clerk).
A neat church edifice was erected at a cost of about one thousand five hundred dollars, size thirty by forty-five feet, on the north half of lots Nos. I, 2 and 3, block 16, Sully.
NEWBURG CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
This society was formed March 28, 1880. During the winter of 1879- So, Rev. F. H. Magoun, of Gilman, preached at Newburg school house. Several persons were converted to this faith and hence a church was formed at once. H. H. Morris. A. H. Palmer and J. R. Dewhurst were appointed a committee to send letters missive to the churches at Toledo, Chester, Grin- nell. Kellogg, Gilman and Marshalltown, also to Rev. C. H. Eaton, President G. F. Magoun, Rev. J. M. Chamberlain and Prof. S. G. Barnes. Other meet- ings were held and articles of faith and covenant were adopted and several persons presented themselves for admission as members by letter and by pro- fession of faith.
On April 8, 1880, the council, composed of pastors and delegates from the invited churches, and Rev. G. F. Magoun and C. H. Eaton of Grinnell, assembled and proceeded to organize the church with the following members : George H. Morris, from First Congregational church, Grinnell: Howard H. Morris, from First Congregational church, Grinnell: Mrs. Mary O. Morris, from First Baptist church, Tiskilwa, Illinois; A. H. Palmer, from First Congregational church, Gilman. Iowa: Mrs. Abi Palmer, from First Congregational church, Gilman; William Parker, from First Congregational church, Gilman; Mrs. Hannah J. Parker, from First Congregational church. Gilman: James R. Dewhurst, from First Congregational church, Gilman ; James R. Wood, from Methodist Episcopal church, Gilman: Mrs. Elizabeth Royer, from First Congregational church, Chester; Mrs. Olive N. Newton, from United Brethren church. Hickory Grove; Harrison Newton, on pro- fession ; John Newcomer, on profession : Mrs. Laura Newcomer, on profes- sion; Mrs. Lucy T. Morgan, on profession : Miss Lottie E. Sisco, on pro- fession : Miss Emma Kate Williar, on profession : Mrs. Laurette Green. on profession ; Mrs. Elizabeth Wheelan, on profession.
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A church was erected on lots 9 and 10, block 2, of Newburg, costing three thousand dollars. It is thirty-two by forty-eight feet and built of lum- ber. There are now about forty members in the church. The following have served as pastors :
Revs. C. H. Eaton, 1880-81 ; F. H. Magoun, 1881-2; W. L. Coleman, August 1882, to July, 1884: G. M. D. Slocum, 1884 to 1887; A. J. Houston, June. 1887, to latter part of 1891 : C. L. Hammond, March, 1898, to De- cember, 1903 : G. R. Chambers, April, 1894, to 1907 : H. L. Wissler, January, 1898, and still pastor.
WITTEMBURG CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Wittemburg Congregational church of Newton township was organized in 1865 by members of the Free Presbyterian church and now enjoys a membership of ninety-seven members. The size of the edifice is thirty-six by sixty feet, its cost being about two thousand dollars. The parsonage and three acres of land are now valued at two thousand, five hundred dol- lars.
The following have served as pastors: Revs. David Crage. S. Whiton, White. DeBois, S. Mills, J. J. Mitchell, W. M. Dunham, E. Durant, S. A. Arnold, A. J. Benton, R. F. Lavender.
To go into the origin of this church and society it will be well to in- troduce the reader to Rev. Thomas Merrill and Richard Sherer and others from southern Ohio, all members of the Free Presbyterian denomination and anti-slavery men who settled in 1853 in Newton township this county.
They believed God had created all men free and equal and many a poor black man and woman (runaway slaves ) found refuge and help from them in the days of Jasper county's "underground railroad." They also founded Wittemberg Manual Labor College in this township, an account of which W. O. McElroy has kindly written elsewhere in this volume. Rev. Merrill taught and preached for this society until 1862, when he enlisted in Company B. Fifth lowa Infantry Regiment, as its chaplain. Rev. Poage filled his pul- pit while he was at the front fighting and praying for the cause of the Union. After his return he became a home missionary, preaching to the people of Wild Cat Grove. Newton, Rushville, etc .. and the strong moral influence he threw into the community is felt even to this day.
The Civil war having forever settled the slavery question, which had divided the main Presbyterian body before the war, and the fact that there were but few Presbyterian churches in Iowa, one night at a church meeting
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at the suggestion of pioneer John P. Beatty, of the Free Presbyterian body here, and who still lives at Newton, honored and revered by all who ap- preciate good old gentlemen, a Congregational church was organized in 1865, as shown above. At first the membership was forty-seven.
Owing to the fact of this being an early church of this denomination and the circumstances under which it was formed, it may be of interest to note who the charter members were, their names following :
Samuel Failor, Mrs. Lucy Skiff, Mrs. Berrie Dodge, L. A. Dungan, John P. Beatty, Mrs. E. K. J. Beatty, John M. King, Julia M. King, M. V. Calhoun, W. S. Calhoun, Albert Harrah, Mrs. E. M. King, Mrs. Sarah Bosworth, William Bosworth, Mrs. Margaret Woods, William Woods, W. N. Dungan, Mrs. B. Dungan. Dorcas Hanger, George Hanger, Mrs. Abi- gail Hanger, Phoebe Condit. Mrs. J. V. Crawford, Sarah Crawford, James R. Crawford, Mrs. Mary Jackson, Thomas Vanatta, Rebeca Sherer, Martha Wade, D. C. Work, Maggie E. Work, George F. Work, William Work, Margaret Work, Maria Banks, N. E. Baxter. James R. Poage, Harriet E. Poage, Bell W. Poage, Jane R. Poage, George L. Poage, L. E. Merrill, S. E. Merrill, E. J. Merrill. .
Too much can not well be recorded of the good accomplished by Rev. Merrill and his excellent, devoted family. The daughters, Lucy and Sarah, were fine singers, the former having a sweet. strong soprano voice, while her sister had a fine contralto. Those days there were no hymn books and the minister read the lines, after which all the congregation joined in sing- ing the same. The people came from many miles around on horseback on foot and with big lumber wagons. They had no roads, but traveled along trails along the higher divides. No matter what might be the weather. 'the meeting house was always full.
Sarah Merrill, the eldest daughter above named, edited a college-church paper, giving the lecture and weekly news of the community.
CHURCH OF CHRIST ( DISCIPLES).
This denomination is quite strong in Jasper county, having in 1905 'four congregations with a total membership of sixteen hundred.
The first church of this denomination to organize within the county was at Lynnville, in 1857. It was then styled in this section of the country as the "New Light" church. This organization was perfected by Elders James Quillan and John A. Killim. As near as can now be learned, the original members included Boston Finders, and wife, Matthew Sparks and wife, and
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possibly three others. Soon afterwards, Mrs. Mayfield, John R. Sparks, Jr., and Stephen J. Sparks united.
During the Civil war, many having enlisted in the defense of their coun- try's flag. the church became almost extinct, but at the close of the great civil strife it was at once revived, nearly all the male membership having been fortunate enough to return to their homes. In 1878 the record shows the church to have enjoyed a membership of about one hundred.
CHURCH OF CHRIST AT NEWTON.
At Newton the first church of this sect to organize was formed in 1864 by Elders N. A. McConnell and Allen Hickey, with twenty-six mem- bers. T. F. Brown and C. M. Davis were chosen elders and William Broth- ers. Alvah Viles and William N. Harrah, deacons.
At a meeting held in November, 1867, it was decided to build. At least twenty-three members wanted to and signed a petition to do so, but others of the church refused to co-operate and withdrew from membership. This weakened the church, and in fact it did not fully recover from the secession until 1869, when, by the earnest efforts of Elder Richards, nearly all of the seceders were induced to return to the flock. During the winter of 1869-70 occurred a genuine revival, by which many were added to the church. After this protracted meeting the matter of building was taken up and the plans carried forward and the house of worship was completed two years later. This house cost three thousand one hundred dollars and was thirty-six by fifty-six feet in size. The dedication sermon was preached by El- der Hill, of Des Moines, February 25. 1872. The structure was of frame and served the congregation until the present fine edifice was built in 1893. at a cost of twelve thousand dollars. It is a frame structure, built in modern style and well furnished. The present membership of this church is three hundred and seventy-five, having grown from a charter membership of twenty-three. The 1911 officers of the church are: Elders, E. C. Ogg, James Lee, A. Dennis : deacons, C. H. Holden, Lee Hayes, John Hews. Frank Morrow. A. Green, Frank Starrett. P. C. Daly; clerk. E. C. Smith : treasurer. Mrs. Jennie Ogg : chorister. Mrs. Laura Reeves : trustees, George Hows, James Lee. E. C. Ogg.
- The various pastors include the following in about the order given : Revs. Blackwell. Gay. Roach, Dennis, Johnson, three years; S. B. Letson. one year: J. K. Cornell. four years; B. F. Alesworth, three years: S. J. Martin, one year and a half; L. C. Pace, one year; J. C. Hanna, three years :
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J. H. Freeman, one year ; W. H. Betts, one year ; E. F. Leake, present pastor, having served in all eight years.
In the country this denomination has churches at Baxter, Kellogg, Galesburg. Prairie City, Colfax, besides the Newton church.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH AT COLFAX.
The Christian church at Colfax was formed in February, 1890, by Rev. - Wilson and about a dozen members, but has grown to a society numbering two hundred and forty-three now. The original members were Wesley Jordan, Lavina Jordan, Cora Jordan, C. A. Dotson, Mariam Dotson, and daughter, Sadie D. Hurst; W. B. Wells, Amanda Wells, Emily Myhill, Flora Robinson, F. A. Smith. Jennie Smith, Elihu Wiley, Nancy Wiley, Walter Hall, Ann Penn, C. D. Snow.
Howard Street chapel was erected in 1891, and dedicated January 10, 1892. Its cost was seven thousand dollars.
The first pastor was A. M. Haggard, now dean of Drake University. Other ministers have been B. O. Aylsworth, E. A. Ott, H. L. Laye, O. H. King, J. H. Ragan. W. S. Stairs, P. H Popplewell, Lyle De Jarnett, Vernon Har- rington, Gertrude Harmon, Jesse Bader.
The present officers are S. A. Potts. A. Whitehead, elders; W. T. Davis, Charles A. Butler, B. E. Copeland, John Price, Dr. Edward Bowker, George T. Robinson. Elton Briggs, deacons; Mrs. Chloe C. Dawson, Mrs. Mattie Penquite, Mrs. Rose M. Scott, Mrs. Bell Weirick, Miss Minnie Tripp, Mrs. Maggie Price, deaconesses. The church clerk is W. E. Brown.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF KELLOGG.
At Kellogg the Christian denomination first organized themselves into a church society, located at the Saum's school house, in Buena Vista town- ship, June 26, 1870, with sixteen members. The first officers were: Jesse Reed, Luther Foot, G. W. Close, elders: S. A. Saum, Robert Ludwick, deacons.
In 1875 the society moved to Kellogg, and in the spring of 1877 a church building thirty-eight by forty-five feet in size was erected at a cost of one thousand five hundred dollars. It was dedicated June 23. 1877. In 1878 the church had a membership of seventy-five. Its present membership is one hundred and fifty.
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An addition to the old church was made later, at a cost of one thousand dollars. The following have been the pastors of this society: Elders, T. F. Brown, Ellis and J. E. Gaston, Elder Dyer, D. R. Lucas, J. B. Vantor, Rev. Roach, Rev. McConnell, M. S. Johnson, T. F. Odimreller, A. M. Haggard, Rev. McIntyre, Rev. Roby, and C. F. Ladd.
PRAIRIE CITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
It is not certain when this church was organized, but it was not later than 1857 or 1858. This was through the efforts of Elder J. P. Roach. In an historic account of this branch of the Church of Christ, compiled in 1877-8, we find the following record made :
"Elder White, the present pastor, states that when he began his labors here the society had erected a frame building-this was in 1868. He also found members as follows: J. H. Elliott and wife, Reason Moore, Lemuel Doud and wife, Jesse Frazier and wife, Morris Mckeever. Dr. Adams, Charles Norris and wife, and probably J. W. Deweese. Mr. White undertook to carry on a revival and succeeded in bringing some twenty persons into the church. The building was completed in 1869, and the dedication held, at which Prof. G. T. Carpener. of Oskaloosa, preached. The building cost three thousand, five hundred dollars: is thirty-four by fifty-one feet in size, and is provided with a bell." This same church bell is still in use, calling the church- goers together.
Notwithstanding the population was fluctuating, the organization con- tinued to grow in strength and influence and the regular services were always maintained.
During the pastorate of L. B. Ames the present parsonage was erected at a cost of one thousand dollars.
The year 1893 marked an important epoch in the history of the church, as on November 6th the handsome new brick edifice was dedicated. The cost of the new church was seven thousand one hundred sixty dollars and fifty cents. B. A. Wilkinson served as pastor at this time. The dedica- tory sermon was delivered by F. M. Rains of Cincinnati.
During its organization the following have served as pastors of the church : D. R. Ellis. James E. Gaston, George T. Carpenter, John C. White, James P. Roach, P. Donan. J. C. White, a second term ; John M. Crocker. Henry D. Dennis, D. C. Morris, D. R. Dungan. Joel Brown, Allen Hickey. Lucius B. Ames, B. A. Wilkinson, Luther Moore. J. \. Bennett, C. A. Gray,
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Charles E. Wells, M. L. Anthony, A. L. Zink, H. C. Strawn, G. H. Kemp. A. B. Cornell, twenty-four in all. The following evangelists have conducted services here : E. R. Cotton, Thomas Brown, Marion Boyles, H. P. Dyer, Alec. Mckeever, Clark Braden, Allen Hickey, George F. Devol, A. B. Moore, Lee B., Myers, Bruce Brown, J. A. Bennett, Matthew Small, C. C. Davis, A. B. Leverett, Rev. Pickett.
Besides the pastors and the evangelists, the burden of the church has been upheld by many faithful men and women who have prayed, paid and sacrificed to bring the congregation to its present efficiency.
Since the organization, seven hundred and eighty-three members have been enrolled and at present there are two hundred and twenty-five members.
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH.
This denomination has never been very strong in the west, especially in Iowa and in Jasper county.
At Newton, right after the close of the Civil war. in 1865, such a so- ciety was formed with but a small membership. The following year its numbers had increased to that extent that it was thought best to build for themselves a house of worship. They bought a lot with an unfinished church building upon it, for which they paid one thousand dollars. This building was finished to the taste of the new society at a cost of two thou- sand dollars more, making the whole property cost three thousand dollars. It was situated at the corner of Olive and McDonald streets and still stands.
Up to 1876 the ministers who preached for this society included Revs. Edmonds, J. B. Gilman, Woodbury, Nash and Sage. About 1874 Rev. Rogan, a former pastor of the Congregational church, having modified his radical opinions, resigned his charge and entered into other work for a time, but in 1876 or 1877 he began to hold meetings in the Universalist church. which were attended by several members of the Congregationl faith. This led up to a unity of organization among his hearers, who joined in the plan of employing him as settled pastor.
The trustees in 1878 were recorded as O. G. Drew, Henry Krisner. Albert Harrah, S. N. Lindley and John Long. After years of struggle this society went down and many of its members found a church home in the Newton Congregational church. The Universalist building was sold to the United Presbyterian society whose church now stands where stood the old church.
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CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF JASPER COUNTY.
In the early history of the county, services for this denomination were held every six months by Father Brazil, of St. Ambrose church of Des Moines, at the house of Michael Morring, also at the residence of James Hickey. Finally, in 1868, a church building was erected a short distance southwest from the Rock Island depot in Newton, which continued as a place of worship until the erection of the present Sacred Heart church. which was dedicated in 1896. A rectory was erected about thirty years ago by Father Fogarty. The present membership of the Newton church is about twenty-eight families. Attached to Newton parish are the missions at Monroe and other points in the county, while at Colfax and Valeria a priest has charge of the work at that point and at Colfax. There is a neat chapel at both the last named towns. During the history of the church at Newton there have been fifteen pastors, including Father Braswin and the present pastor, Rev. Father Thomas McCann. The latter is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who was educated in the parochial schools of his native city and later he studied in the college of Mount St. Mary at Em- metsburg, Maryland ; also at St. Mary's University and Johns Hopkins Uni- versity, Baltimore, Maryland. He came to Newton in 1909.
At Kellogg the first Catholic services were held in the early seventies. soon after the construction of the Rock Island railroad. The work was then under the guidance of Father Fogarty, of Newton. There are a few families of this denomination at Kellogg at present and are cared for by the Newton priest.
At Monroe the Catholic people organized a church in 1865. Father McCabe was the first priest to hold Catholic services at this point. He found here the families of Edward Mead. Patrick Mulkahey. Michael Cragin and Daniel Holland, whom he at once organized into a church so- ciety.
In 1875 a building was erected under the pastorate of Father Malone. It was thirty by fifty feet in size, costing about two thousand dollars. In 1878 the society, or congregation, numbered about twenty families and at this writing it has a membership of many more families.
The various pastors who have had charge here have included Revs. MeCabe. Cogan, Lewisman, J. P. Clabby, Minahan. Malone. Fogarty.
EPISCOPAL CHURCHI.
Not many of this religious faith have ever united in a society in Jasper county. There was, however, one such church formed in Newton, St. Stephen's parish, which was organized by Rev. W. T. Currie in October.
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