History of Bureau County, Illinois, Part 25

Author: Bradsby, Henry C., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Chicago, World publishing company
Number of Pages: 776

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The church building is of wood, and cost $1,800. The Sabbath-school numbers fifteen.

The Roman Catholic Church of Princeton, was organized in 1865, by Rev. F. Fitzpat-

rick. Corporate members were: Michael Dolen, John Dolen, Pat Quinn, Edward Bunning, Michael Connery, John McGrath, James Bunning, John Glinn, Michael Mc- Grath, John Neagle, John Connery, John Smythe, John Quinn, William Griffin, George Rider, Michael Dorin, James Col- lins, Andrew Gosse, John Griffith, Pat Row, Edward Row and P. H. Griffith, twenty-two, all living in the corporation, and tax-payers.

Ministers since the first: F. O'Garry, F. Fitzpatrick, Rev. Murphy, Rev. Sweedberth, Rev. O'Farrel, Rev. Cobirn, Rev. Ryan, Rev. Smith, Rev. Lyons, Rev. Sheedy, present pastor. Church edifice of wood, and cost $2,000. A Sabbath-school of forty pupils.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Princeton, called the St. John's Church, was or- ganized in 1874 by Rev. Meier. First members of the church were: William Eickneier, Hoff- man, Pultz, Schulz, C. Pempke, Warming, Lohman, H. Torbeck, Geldermeister, C. Becker, C. Praefke, C. Schmidt, Frank Strah- lendorf and others. The membership at present are: Families represented, 21; mem- bers of the church, 45; cost of meeting-house, $3,000. Ministers since the first are: E. Hantel, - Meier, Reinhardt and John Haer- lin, the present pastor. The corporate mem- bers of this church were formerly members of Salem Church, of Princeton. Differing about some matters they withdrew and formed this church.

The German Evangelical, Salem's Church of Princeton, was organized in 1856 by Rev. C. Hoffmeister. Names of corporate members as follows: H. Oberschelp, H. Dremann, W. Dremann, F. Althoff, Dav Goetz, Jul. Schroder, Chr. Schroder, W. Kastronp, F. W. Pottcamp, W. Bruer, Charles Wolf, J. Schaefer. Present membership, 12. Names of ministers since the first: J. Ries, J. Zim-

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merann, C. G. Haack, F. Meier, H. Hueb- schmann, M. Otto, F. W. Campmeier, G. Becker, H. Schmidt. Church building is of wood and cost $1,400.

The African Methodist Episcopal Church of Princeton, was organized in 1861 by Rev. Joseph Perkins. Present nembership about eleven. Ministers who have labored with this branch of Zion are the following: J. M. Darrich, J. W. Lewis, S. F. Johns, H. C. Burton, R. Knight, W. M. Williams and Rev. Roberts. The building is wood and cost $650. A Sabbath-school of twenty scholars. Their present pastor is Rev. L. M. Fenwick.

The English Lutheran Church of Princeton, was organized February 27, 1858, in Bascom & White's Hall. Twenty-five persons were admitted to membership. Lorenzo Kaar and J. S. Miller, Deacons; and George Kaar and J. Boyer, Elders. Rev. J. Richards and D. Harbaugh preached to them before the formal organization, after which Rev. A. A. Trimmer was pastor. Mr. Trimmer was succeeded by Revs. S. Ritz, D. 'Harbaugh, D. S. Altman. In 1864 a church was erected at a cost of $1,800, Pastors following this time were: J. W. Elser, C. A. Gelwicks, J. W. Elser, W. L. Remsburg and A. J. B. Kast. A parson- age was purchased costing $1,200. They have a present membership of seventy and a Sabbath-school of eighty pupils. Since their purchase the church has been repaired at a cost of $1,200, and a parsonage at a cost of $1,800.

The Redeemer's Church of Princeton, Ill- inois, Protestant Episcopal, was organized February 20,1856. Rt. Rev. H. I. Whitehouse, Bishop of the Diocese, gave his official con- sent June 3, 1856, of the formation of the parish. The corporate members were: Will- iam Bacon, Robert J. Woodruff, Thomas M. Woodruff, James Thompson, John Cottell,

Henry A. Smith, John C. Smith, F. W. Wal- ler, Lewis Gray. Present number of com- municants, ten. Ministers serving the church were: Revs. F. B. Nash, Charles P. Clark, George C. Street, George F. Cushman, R. F. Page, R. N. Avery, Theodore L. Allen. Church building is constructed of wood and cost $5,000. No minister or Sabbath-school at present.

Churches in Clarion Township .- The Ger- man Evangelical Church of Perkins' Grove, organized in 1850. Jacob Pope was leader of the first class. Meetings were held from 1843 to 1850 in the houses of some of the members; in the house of John Tauble, by Rev. S. A. Tobias; in 1848 in the house of Jacob Betz, who was an exhorter. In 1851 two classes were organized, and J. C. Anthes preached. The Sunday-school was formed in 1852. In 1853 the first church was erected and dedicated in 1854 by John Seybert, Bish- op. The present church was built in 1865, at a cost of $3,000, and the parsonage was built in 1876. The membership comes from about twenty families, the Sabbath-school about one hundred.

The German Evangelical Church of Clarion, stands three miles east of Perkins' Grove. Organized iu 1850, with twenty members. Their house of worship was built in 1851. Church organized by Rev. Young. His pas- torate was followed by Rev. George Gibnor. Some of the early members were G. C. Betz and wife, John Betz and wife, Jacob Kepper, Charles Bitne, Daniel Erbes and their wives. There are now nearly seventy members.

The German Lutheran Church is three miles south of the last-named church. It was organized in 1857. Their house of wor- ship is quite commodious. Some twenty-five families are in communion. The Rev. John Wittig is the present pastor.

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Methodist Episcopal Church of Lamoille, was organized in 1850, by Rev. George C. Holmes; present membership 125, and the Sabbath-school numbers about 125. The first church edifice was built in 1852. The present house was built in 1883, at a cost of $3,200. The names of pastors of this church are as follows: D. A. Falkenburg, J. S. Wil- son, P. S. Golleday, J. S. David, Thomas H. Hagerty, A. S. W. McCansland, W. M. For. man, T. C. Young, Stephen Roberts, E. Smith, W. H. Haight, J. S. David, W. A. Cross, R. Congdon, B. Close, E. Brown, P. S. Scott and John H. Bickford, the present pas- tor. The church is in a prosperous con- dition.

The Baptist Church of Lamoille was or- ganized May 5, 1838, by Rev. Thomas Par- nell, Rev. Henry Headly, Aaron Gunn and James Graw. The original members were John Hetzler, Timothy Perkins, Adam and Mary Spaulding, Joseph and Mary Fassett, Moses and Eliza Bowen and J. T. Holbrook. They worshiped in the schoolhouse until 1850, when they erected a brick church, cost- ing $2,000. In 1867 they built a new church at a cost of $12,500, and will seat 450 per- sons. The old church is now used as a smith- shop. Ministers serving the church after Henry Headley were: B. B. Carpenter, S. S. Martin, W. D. Clark, A. Angier, N. G. Col- lins, J. Winters, I. Fargo, William Green, Henry Llewellen and the present pastor, Rev. E. P. Bartlett. The membership is nearly 200, with a Sabbath-school of 100. There have been additions to this membership since the first of 767 members altogether.

The Congregational Church of Lamoille, was organized May 12, 1840, by Rev. Owen Lovejoy, with fourteen members, viz. : Zenas Church, Julia Church, Benjamin Mather, Mrs. Francis Dodge, David Lloyd, Timothy Edwards, Mrs. Catharine Edwards, David

Wells, Asaph N. Brown. Lyman and Mar- garet Eastman, T. P. Rust, Hannah Dodge and Mrs. Maria Clapp. Their church was erected in 1849, at a cost of $1,500. The lower story was used for some time for a school room. In 1863 this building was taken down and another and more commodious one put up at a cost of $5,000. On Sunday morning, February 10, 1867, this building was burned to the ground, but with com- mendable zeal the congregation rebuilt a very good house costing $9,000. The membership is now nearly eighty. The pastors have been: Revs. Morrell, John Crep, Adams, L. E. Sykes, G. B. Hubbard, George Colman, Fitch Burns, L. Gore, Lightbody, M. Willett, L. F. Brickford, W. T. Blenkarn, N. H. Burton and Rev. Byrne, the present pastor.

The United Brethren Church, in the vil- lage of VanOrin, Lamoille Township, was or- ganized in 1860, with the following members: V. O. Cresap, John and Barbara Keel, Joel Shirk, Elizabeth Williams, Daniel and Maria Shirk aud Mary Wiley. Rev. J. K. M. Lucker organized the church in the school- house in District No. 6, where the meetings were held until 1866, when the present church was built in the village at a cost of $2,000. The membership is nearly fifty, and the Sab- bath-school nearly eighty. Ministers preach- ing to the church since its organization were: Revs. J. M. K. Lucas, Isaac Stearns, Ezra Palmer, G. B. Walker, William Jackson, R. L. Jameson, John Dodson, John Grim, J. W. Bird, C. Wendal, Gardner, and the present pastor is C. K. Westfall. The church has been repaired at a cost of $500 this year. They have a parsonage worth $1, 200.

The Methodist Episcopal Church, located on the southeast quarter of southwest quarter of Section 9, no report.

Churches in the Town of Ohio .- The Ro- man Catholic Church, called the Immaculate

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Conception Church of the B. V. M., was or- ganized in 1868, by Rev. M. McDermott, Dan O'Sullivan, Michael Doran, John Murtogh and Hugh Johnson. Corporate members: Michael Dunn, Thomas Sheehan, Richard Fanton, Hugh Johnson and Dennis Driscoll; present membership, 750; names of the minis- ters since the first: Revs. P. J. Gormley, S. O'Brien and John A. Tanneng. The church building is of wood and cost $15,000. The Sabbath school averages ninety-three.

The Christian Church of Ohio, was organ- ized January 24, 1852. Meetings had been held previous to organization in schoolhouses in the southern part of the township. The church was organized in Schoolhouse No. 2, and twenty-six members united. Joseph and John Ross were elected Elders, and Andrew Ross and Rodolphus Childs, Deacons. In 1854 they built a church on the farm of John Ross, at a cost of $1,800. This house was occupied until 1871, when they built a good house in the village of Ohio, costing $5,000. Elder Andrew Ross has ministered to this church most of the time since its commence- ment. The church is without a pastor at the present time. The membership at the close of Elder Ross' labors was about 100, and the Sabbath-school about the same.

The Methodist Protestant Church of Ohio, was organized in 1871 with twenty members. This same year they built a church, the pas- tor being Rev. W. H. Jordan. He was suc- ceeded by C. Gray, W. H. Robertson, T. Kelly, H. S. Widney and the present pastor, Rev. V. H. Brown. The church is in a flourishing condition.

The North Prairie Methodist Episcopal Church, on Section 24, Ohio Township, was or- ganized December 10, 1859, by Rev. P. S. Lott. Corporate members were George Hammer, H. F. Cory, George Stephenson and others. Present membership, forty-two; average at.

tendance of Sabbath-school, fifty. Ministers serving the church since the first are: A. W. McCausland, B. Lowe, T. C. Young, M. H. Plump, P. Horten, G. Levessee, Clement Combs, T. H. Haseltine, M. H. Averill, P. S. Lott, G. L. Bachus, James Bush. This church has been blessed frequently with spiritual outpourings. The church building is of wood and cost $3,000.

Churches in the Town of Walnut .- The Baptist Church was organized in June, 1858, by Rev. N. G. Collins, at the house of J. H. Sayers, with a membership of sixteen, viz. : W. H. Mapes, J. H. Sayers, E. F. Sayers and their wives, John Nelson and wife, and others. They worshiped in private houses and schoolhouses until 1871, when they built and dedicated a house of worship costing $3,800. Some of those who preached to this church were Rev. Mr. Sealey, C. First, J. B. Brown, B. F. Colwell and others. The membership is over fifty. The Sabbath-school numbers over seventy.

There is a Methodist Episcopal Church in Walnut Village which has been in successful operation for some years, even before the village was started a class existed here. They number somewhere near fifty, and have a Sabbath-school.

The German Evangelical Church of Red Oak Grove, in Walnut Township, was organ- ized in 1863 by Rev. W. Goesele. Corporate members, C. Meishsner, Henry Nauman, Ed- ward Genther, H. Genther, John Baumgard- ner. Present membership, 114; Sabbath- school, 165. First church building cost $1,000. The second one, built in 1880, cost $4,000, and is situated on northwest quarter of southeast quarter of Section 2, in Red Oak Grove. The ministers names who served this church have been: J. C. Shielman, C. Gagstether, George Messner, A. Knobel, T. Alberding, L. B. Tobias, F. Busse, M. Eller,

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C. Luckhart, A. Strickfaden, and the present pastor, B. C. Wagner.

Churches in the Township of Greenville .- The Methodist Protestant Church of New Bedford, was organized in 1839 by Rev. Dan- iel Young. Corporate members were: John Whittington, J. M. Draper, John Vaughn, S. N. Davison, F. Jackson, Daniel Dixon. Present membership, six. Ministers serving the church since its formation, viz. : T. Rack, John Breck, S. M. Davison, W. S. Stubles, Isaac Wood, George Briden, Isaac Fraden- burg and Joseph Duckworth, the present pastor. The church is a frame building, costing $2,000. The parsonage, $300. A Sabbath-school of fifty-five members. The church has been repaired this year at a cost of $120.

The Greenville United Brethren Church is situated about one mile South of New Bed- ford and was organized in 1852 by Rev. Clif- ton. Corporate members were Jacob Sells, Merrit Lathrop, Robert Gibson, Lucy McUne, and others. Present membership about forty, and a Sabbath-school of about thirty. The church is a wooden structure and cost $1,100. The principles of this church are anti-slavery, anti-rum, anti-tobacco, anti-se- cret society. The names of the ministers since the first are: Revs. Lugger, Starnes, Diltes, Boenwell, Lambert, Dunton, Brown, Bird, William Pope, J. H. Young, Chitty, Ezra Parmer, Bender, J. Lewis, Margeleth, Franc, and the present pastor.

The Free Methodist Church of New Bed- ford.

The Churches of Fairfield Township .- The Swede Baptist Church, west of New Bedford, was organized February 18, 1881, by Rev. A. B. Orgeren. The members were N. Pierson, O. Johnson and John Nyman. Present num- ber twelve. Ministers preaching to this church since its organization have been C.

Celene, N. Pierson. The building is of wood and cost $800. Average Sunday-school of fifteen.

Church of St. Paul, Fairfield Township, three miles south of York Town. The de- nomination is Evangelical Lutheran German, and was formed in 1876, by Rev John Wit- ting. Names of first members are Fred Ba- renthin, Jacob Mathies, Casper and George Luckhard, Casper Ackermann, Jacob Wolf and others. Present number is eighteen families and some young men. Names of ministers siuce the first, viz: William Rein- hardt, John Herlein, who is the present pas- tor. They have no church edifice yet, but meet in a schoolhouse. Have a Sabbath- school of twenty-five.

The Swede Lutheran Church is situated about two miles west of New Bedford, in the township of Fairfield. It was organized September 17, 1874, by the pastor Rev. Malmsbery. The corporate members were G. R. Carlson, A. Johnson, F. A. Wyberg, S. Youngdohl, Carl Anderson, J. Heurlin. Membership, 101. Ministers since the first, N. Nordling, P. J. Kallstrom. The church is of wood, and cost $925 The Sabbath- school averages twenty-five.

The Methodist Episcopal of Yorktown Village, in Fairfield Township.

The Township of Gold .- The Methodist Episcopal Church in Pleasant Valley, was or- ganized by Rev. A. Beeler in 1876. The church building cost $2,000. They keep up a Sabbath-school. The pulpit is supplied by the minister from Sheffield.

The Township of Manlius .- The Free Methodist Church in the village of Manlius,

The Township of Burcau .- The Wesleyan Church connection of America on West Bu- reau, was formed in the winter of 1844, by Rev. Rufus Lumry. The corporate members were George Hinsdale, George Bennet, and

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Mary Bennet, Samuel L. Fay, Mary Fay, Sarah Stratton, Flavel Thurston and Elanor Thurston. Present number, fifty. Names of ministers-Milton Smith, Simeon Anstiu, John M. Ford, J. Pinkney, William Whittin, B. B. Palmer, R. Baker. H. T. Bessie, H. Hawkins, A. R. Brooks, William Pinkney, E. S. Wheeler, G. P. Riley, William Pinkuey, present pastor. Church building is of wood and cost $2,625. A Sabbath-school of fifty. This church was founded in love for the slave and in hatred to slavery and rum and the lodge.

They disfellowship secret, oath-bound or- ders.

The Methodist Episcopal Church of West Bureau was organized in 1832. At the time of its organization there were nineteen mem- bers. Some have since moved their connec- tion to Wyanet. Death and removal have reduced their numbers materially.

The organization, as it now exists, oc- curred in 1855, by Rev. Gilbert and T. L. Pomeroy. Names of the first congregation: Abram Stratton, S. S. Newton, Elizabeth Newton, William Carter, Susan Carter, Elias Carter, Rebecca Carter, Michael Carl, John Withington and wife, Nicholas Smith and wife, Lacey Belknap and wife, and Lyman Smith and wife. Present membership num- bers twenty-two. Names of ministers since 1855: T. L. Pomeroy, 1856-57; A. S. W. Mc- Causland, 1858; J. S. David, 1859; Rev. Himebaugh, 1861, two years; J. W. Lee, 1862; William Foreman, 1866; N. Stod- dard, 1868; Thomas Chitterfield and H. Lat- imer, 1869; J. E. Ribble, 1871; E. Gould, 1872; G. Chaivly, F. G. Davis, 1875; C. C. Lovejoy removed and charge supplied by T. L. Pomeroy, 1876; W. F. Meatz, 1878; M. Hurlburt, 1879; J. I. Clifton, 1880; A. B. Metler, 1881; A. Newton, 1883; J. B. Mc- Guffin's Sabbath-school numbers forty.

Rev. C. C. Lovejoy as appears by church minutes was appointed in 1875, was trans- ferred to educational institution in the East, and Rev. T. L. Pomeroy supplied the work. In 1883 Rev. J. B. McGuffin was appointed to this charge in connection with Wyanet, but his health failing, Rev. Pomeroy was again called, and he is now in charge. In a note inclosing the above facts, Bro. Pomeroy adds the following interesting church items:

"Perhaps you will allow me to make some statements in regard to my connection with some of the early history of church work in this region. In the autumn of 1854 I preached the first Methodist sermon ever preached in Wyanet, and in the following spring I assisted Rev. Gilbert (then pastor of Princeton Circuit) in organizing the Meth- odist Episcopal Church of that place, being the first church there. In the fall of 1855 'Princeton was erected into a "station," and I was appointed to this region as pastor, to organize and care for "Wyanet Circuit." Bishop Janes, of precious memory, in giving directions to my Presiding Elder, Rev. C. C. Best, said, "tell Brother Pomeroy to preach at. Wyanet, West Bureau, Carter's Schoolhouse and the regions beyond." In penetrating the "regions beyond," I found Walnut Grove and delivered the first Methodist sermon ever preached there. During the following win- ter I held a protracted meeting and organized the Methodist Episcopal Church of that place.

The Friends' Church (Quaker) of West Bu- reau, is still in existence, and have occasiona preaching. Old Father Mowry is the father of that branch of Zion.

Churches in the Township of Dover .- The North Prairie Baptist Church was organized in 1859, in the Holliday Schoolhouse with about twenty members. They continued to worship in schoolhouses and in private houses until 1865, when they erected a

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church, costing $1,200. The church in- creased up to 1870, when it numbered 162. Since then death and removals has reduced their number to not far from sixty. Their ministers have been: Revs. J. G. Johnson, S. Hulroyd, I. Wilder, J. D. Pulis, H. C. First and J. B. Brown. They do not now sustain a continued pastor.

The Protestant Methodist Church of Lim- erick make no report.

The Baptist Church of Dover, was organ- ized April 28, 1841, at the schoolhouse. The original members were: John Durham, Silvester Brigham, George Puffer, Mary Bass and Lucy Brigham. Elder H. Hedley presided. They completed a church building in 1848. The ministers have been: Solomon Morton, G. W. Benton, Thomas Reese, F. B. Ives, L. L. Lansing, J. C. Berkholder, J. B. Brown, D. S. Donegan and Elder Prunk. This church is connected with the Baptist Church in the south part of Westfield Town- ship, in the support of a minister. The membership is not far from seventy, and their Sunday-school will number forty.

The Methodist Episcopal Church of Dover, was formed in the house of Dabney Ellis, in 1834, with six members-Dabney Ellis and wife, Peter Ellis and wife, Joseph Brigham and wife. For seven years meetings were held in private houses. In 1841 they erected a frame church. This was superceded in 1857 by their present church of brick. This church is connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Malden, in the support of a minister. Among their first ministers were: Stephen R. Beggs, Linslay Smith, Mr. Leman and Zaddock Hall. The church building was repaired in 1874. This people has enjoyed a usual share of prosperity since the first.

The Congregational Church of Dover, was organized March 24, 1838. Rev. Lucien

Farnham presided at the meeting. Nine persons constituted this church, having taken letters from the Congregational Church of Princeton, as follows: Eli O. Thorp, Lydia . Thorp, Lyman Stowell, Amanda Stowell. Sylvester Brigham, Eliza Brigham, Joseph H. Brigham, Wealthy Pool, Oramel A. Smith. The first minister was Rev. Asa Donaldson, who commenced his labors next year after organization. For ten years this church worshiped in a schoolhouse. The present building was put up in 1850, and dedicated November 7. After Asa Donald- son their ministers were: Ami Nichols, Allen Clark, E. G. Smith, F. Bascom, S. G. Wright, O. F. Curtis, W. T. Blenkarn, W. E. Hol- yoke, A. Ethredge and Rev. Brown, the pres- ent pastor. First Deacons: Sylvester Brig- ham, Isaac Delano and Robert A. Leeper. Present membership, about 125. The entire additions to this church from the beginning has been over 400. It has always borne faith - ful testimony against slavery, rum, and other popular evils.

The United Brethren in Christ Church of Dover, in November, 1882, by Rev. William H. Chandler. Corporate members were: A. L. Williamson, Susan Williamson, Jacob Wyble, Elizabeth Wyble, Daniel Wyble, Laura Wyble, Mrs. Van Tress, Clara Van Tress, Jacob Miller, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Stoner, I. W. Keel, Mrs. Keel, Mrs. Forestall, W. H. Mason. Mrs. Mason. Present number is 74 in the charge. Rev. W. H. Chandler is still the pastor. They worship in the chapel room of the Academy. A Sabbath-school of thirty. The church began work in conuection with the Dover academy, where excellent advan- tages are offered at very reasonable rates. The church takes advanced positions on questions of moral reform, refusing membership to dis- tillers, users and venders of intoxicants, and adhering members of secret societies.

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Churches in the Township of Berlin .- The Congregational Church of Malden, was organ- ized March 2, 1857, and is the oldest church of the place. The first meeting to consider the matter of forming a church was held at the house of George I. Porter, December 15, 1856. This meeting was attended by Albert Ross, Henry D. Steel, Pascall P. Turner, Orasmus C. Belden, Edward N. Page and George I. Porter. Twenty-seven persons united to form this church. The first meeting was held in Benjamin Smith's warehouse. The sermon was by Edward Beecher, D. D., of Gales- burg. In 1857 Owen Lovejoy preached to this church. The church has grown to over 100 members and the Sabbath school is large. Rev. Mr. Brown is the present pas- tor.

The Methodist Episcopal Church of Malden was organized in 1856 by the pastor Rev. Forrest, six persons united. They held their meetings in a schoolhouse until 1867 when they built their present house of worship, which cost about $6,000. This church has been blessed from the first with an increase, and has never been without the preached word. Its present pastor is Rev. W. A. Willi- son, who also preaches to the Methodist Episcopal Church in Arlington.

There is a Presbyterian Church in Malden. They have not had regular meetings for some years, and they have not furnished any sta- tistics of their organization. A committee of Rock River Presbytery-Rev. J. C. Barr and Rev. Josiah Milligan organized this church September 19, 1857. Fourteen per- sons united, and James McIntyre and Sam- uel Corbett were chosen Elders. Their first house of worship was built in 1858, costing $1,500. The second house was built in 1866, and cost $7,000.

The Methodist Episcopal Church of Arling- ton, was organized in 1856 in a schoolhouse,

by Rev. U. P. Golliday and E. S. Ballard, supply. The mission was part of a circuit including Arlington, Malden, Dover, La- moille, Sublette and North Prairie. The cor- porate members were: Lydia Ann Simpson, H. Marie Simpson, Julia A. Larkin, Tristram Foss, Sarah Glasenor, Julia A. Berry, Re- becca Brumback, Benjamin Parks, Charity V. Pearson. and James Simpson class-leader. Present membership thirty-eight. Ministers since organization: J. S. David, Thomas H. Hagerty, A. S. McAusland, William M. For- man, T. C. Youngs, Septer Roberts, T. L. Pomroy, E. Smith, W. H. Haight, W. A. Crogs, J. S. David, R. Congdon, B. Close, E. Brown, T. L. Pomroy and W. A. Willison, the pres ent pastor. The present church was built in 1859 at a cost of $2,250. A Sabbath-school of fifty members. The church is now in a flourishing condition.

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History of Bureau County, Illinois, Part 25

Author: Bradsby, Henry C., [from old catalog] ed Publication date: 1885 Publisher: Chicago, World publishing company Number of Pages: 776

Author: Bradsby, Henry C., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Chicago, World publishing company
Number of Pages: 776