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THE CIRCUIT RIDER.
The next who followed in the footsteps of the pioneer preacher, was the regularly appointed circuit rider. As the early school- master was a revolving genius, so was the circuit rider, except that his territory was larger and he revolved on horseback. With a bible, hymn book, horse, bridle and saddle, and a pair of saddle bags that contained a change of raiment, the circuit rider's outfit was complete. He had long rides to make across wide prairies and through dense forests. He faced the cold winds like a hero. He battled with the elements with bravery. The rain was scarcely ever too hard or the snow too deep to stop him. Like the train conductor, he felt bound to meet his connections. He studied and practiced on his sermons and " pitched his tunes " on horseback, as he rode from one appointment to another. The good old mothers often stuffed his pockets with new socks, carded, spun and knit with their own hands. Now and then a new pair of trousers were given him as the result of the "chipping in" of two or more neighbors. They did not always fit exactly, for they were made "by guess," but that was a small circumstance, for the circuit rider was none of your fastidious men. He could not afford it and his calling was an embargo in that direction. The pioneer preacher and the circuit rider are about numbered with the things that were. Meetings are no longer held in the private houses as in very early days; nor in the school houses, as in a later day. The substantial and most expensive church houses that exist in our cities, and the
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neat and modest ones of the country neighborhoods have supplant- ed them.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The Methodist church was established when there were but few inhabitants in the country, and has kept pace with the population, constantly advancing until it has reached its present membership.
The first Methodist preaching done in this county, was in the Steven's settlement; and the first organization was effected there by Rev. W. L. Deneen, which formed part of what was then known as the " Salt Creek Circuit," Peter Cartwright being the presiding elder. This organization was formed in the fall of 1829, and con- sisted of about twelve members, of which the following are some of the names: Buel Stevens and wife, Luther Stevens and wife, Dorus Stevens, Joseph Stevens, Hollenback, David Owen and wife, and John Frazee. In the following year several additions were made to the society from the families of Jonathan and Isaac Miller, who moved to the county.
The same year Dr. Wm. T. Crissey, Alonzo Lapham and their families moved from Edgar county and settled in Decatur and vicin- ity, and connected themselves with the church.
The first Methodist camp meeting was held the same year, in the Stevens neighborhood, on the farm of David Owens, on what is now known as the Andrew .Williams place. This was reserved for a camp ground several years.
In the fall of 1831. the preaching and society were transferred from that neighborhood to Decatur.
So far as is now known, the first preaching by a Methodist min- ister in Decatur was in May, 1831, by Rev. W. S. Crissey, who came from Indiana on a visit to his uncle, Dr. W. T. Crissey. In the same year several preaching places were established in Ma- con county.
The first Methodist church building in the county was erected in 1835, in the town of Decatur. It was a frame building, twenty- five feet by thirty feet, and a very rude, insignificant structure com- pared with those of 1876. From this beginning as seen from its early history, it has progressed to what is shown by following facts concerning its present standing :
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There are now in Macon county seven English and two German stations and circuits, making nine, all of which have regular pas- tors.
There are thirteen English and two German churches in the county.
The entire membership of the county consists of 2030 members. There are fifteen church buildings and five parsonages.
The above church property is valued at $140,000. There are also of this denomination fifteen Sunday schools with about 2000 schol- ars, and a requisite number of teachers and libraries.
In addition to the above, there is in the city of Decatur an Afri- can M. E. church of forty members, with a church house valued at $1500. There is also a flourishing Sunday school of forty mem- bers at the same place.
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DECATUR.
Was organized in the house of Mr. Samuel Powers, on the Ist day of May, 1852, by the Rev. Robert H. Lilly, who was appointed a committee for that purpose by the Presbytery of Palestine. The members at the organization were, David Hopkins, Catherine, his wife, and Lydia, their daughter, Nancy Eagar, Mrs. Mary Lilly, Miss Agness McCormick, John Nicholson and his wife Julia, and Robert Moffit and his wife Elizabeth. David Hopkins was elected and installed first ruling elder. Rev. Augustus F. Pratt gathered up this little church and preached to them one year. After him the Rev. David Manfort, D. D., then quite an old and feeble man, served the church faithfully till October, 1854. About the middle of the next month the church secured the services of the Rev. Erastus W. Thayer, who preached ably to them till the spring of 1857.
The congregation up to about this time worshiped in the old court house, then in the old academy, and in a new building which was erected on east Main street, on a lot belonging to Dr. Roberts and designed ultimately for a store house. About this time, the congregation, having increased in numbers and pecuniary strength, began to take the first steps towards the erection of a church edi- fice, which resulted in the brick church on Prairie street.
The next minister was the Rev. P. D. Young, who preached one year, and left, for reasons to the writer unknown. Rev. T. M. Oveatt was invited to the charge of the church in July, 1858, and
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was, in the following spring, installed as the first regular pastor of this church. He continued in the pastoral relation till Jan. 1863, and was succeeded in the following spring by Rev. D. C. Marquis, who was called from this church to the North Presbyterian Church in Chicago, in January, 1866. The church, during the pastorate of these last two men, had a steady and a much more rapid growth. Mr. Marquis, though a young man, just out of the Theological Seminary at Chicago, had preaching powers of no ordinary char- acter. His sermons were evangelical, clear, and profound, and were delivered with great force and animation. If he has had any equal as a sermonizer among the young men in central Illinois, it was his immediate successor, the Rev. Samuel Conn, now of New Albany, Indiana. Both these gentlemen were early honored with the degree of Doctor Divinitatis; because by native power and hard study they earned the distinction. Mr. Conn's health, which was never firm, suffered under the labor and care of the church, and in September, 1868, he closed his labors here. During the last year of Mr. Conn's pastorate a second church was organized in connec- tion with what was called the New School General Assembly, with forty-two members from the First Church, and seven from other quarters. This branch of the church enjoyed the very acceptable services of the Rev. A. L. Brooks till after the union of the two General Assemblies, when he accepted a call to Danville, Illinois, and the two churches united into one harmonious church. The elders of both churches were elected to constitute the session of the re-united church. After Mr. Conn left the Rev. John Brown, D. D., came over on Saturday and supplied this church during the greater part of the next winter.
In the spring of 1869 Rev. James E. Moffatt, a young man from the Chicago Theological Seminary, was settled as pastor, and re- mained four years. After him came the Rev. Robert Mckenzie, and preached a few months over two years.
In September, 1876, Rev. W. H. Prestly accepted a call to this church, and is now preaching most acceptably to full houses.
The church, which began with ten members and one ruling elder, now has about three hundred members, a full bench of ruling elders, and full boards of deacons and trustees.
A large and successful Sunday School is organized under the auspices of this church.
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THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The first sermon by this denomination ever preached in Macon county, was by Rev. John Berry, and was in an old log school house three and a half miles southwest of Decatur, near the present residence of P. M. Wikoff.
The MT. ZION Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized on the 24th of April, 1830, at the house of the Rev. David Foster, with the following members: Allen Travis, Peggy Travis, An- drew Wilson, Mary A. Wilson, Alexander M. Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Katharine Wilson, James D. Campbell, Lovina Campbell, Andrew Davidson, Asseneth R. Davidson, Elizabeth Bell, Alex- ander Bell, Nancy Jane Bell, John Davidson, Rhoda Davidson, Rebecca Travis, David Davis, Polly M. Davis, John Smith, Peggy Smith, Samuel Davidson, Elizabeth Davidson, Nancy Davidson, Eleanor Davidson, William D. Baker, Marilla Baker, Robert Smith, Nancy Smith, Robert Foster, Margaret Foster, David Fos- ter, Anna Foster, Wm. C. Foster, Isabel Foster, and Nancy Allen Foster.
The following are the names of the ministers who have had charge of this congregation: David Foster, by whom the church was organized, Neil Johnson, Daniel Traughber, Samuel Ashton, John D. Cowan, J. T. A. Henderson, John C. Smith, R. T. Mar- low, R. T. Lester, R. G. Carden, N. M. Baker, and P. H. Crider, the present pastor.
The church has at present about 175 members, and a Sunday School of about 70 members. The first Sunday School in the county was organized at this place by the Rev. David Foster in 1831. The first superintendent was James Scott, and Andrew Wil- son, assistant.
The NORTH FORK C. P. Church was organized in April, 1855, by the Rev. John C. Smith, at the Emerson school house, and con- sisted of 54 members, all but six of which had previously been members of the Mt. Zion congregation.
Present membership, 52.
Present membership of Sunday school, 66.
The successive pastors have been, Daniel Traughber, John C. Smith, Joseph R. Lawrence, G. W. Kinsolving, W. P. Baker, M. Dillow, W. L. Bankson, and N. M. Baker, the present pastor.
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The first Sunday school in this vicinity was organized by Miss Charlotte Emerson, sister of the late Judge Emerson, who acted as superintendent and teacher. This was organized in a small house in her father's yard, in the year 1840.
BETHLEHEM C. P. Church was organized in 1850, by the Rev. John C. Smith. It consisted of 51 members; some of which were from Mt. Zion and Mt. Carmel congregations. At present it has 100 members, and a Sunday school of 60 members.
The successive pastors have been John C. Smith, Abner Lans- den, James Pantier, N. M. Baker, W. Pinckney Baker, -Ryan, Thomas Montgomery, J. T. A. Henderson, Robert G. Carden, J. R. Lowrance, T. G. Stansberry, and the present pastor, W. L. Bankson.
The MADISON C. P. Church was organized by the Rev. John C. Smith, from members formerly belonging to the Bethlehem and Mt. Carmel congregations, and has a flourishing membership and Sunday school. The present pastor is Rev. Jesse Beals.
There are also organized churches of this denomination near Argenta, in Friend's Creek township; at Prairie Hall, in Mt. Zion township, and at Shady Grove, in Wheatland township.
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
This chuch was organized in the year 1830, by Elder Joseph Hostetler, of whom a biographical sketch may be found in another part of this book. The place of organization was in the old log court house, which then stood on the west side of the old square, but has since been moved east of Decatur.
The charter members of the organization were, Thomas Cowan and wife, Warner G. Strickland and wife, Elizabeth Cantrall, Steph- en Shepherd and wife Dr. Bartley Gorin and wife, Col. Joseph Johnson and wife, Charlotte Turpin, and Mrs. Harrold, none of whom are now living.
The following have served this church in the ministry: Joseph Hostetler, John W. Tyler, George A. Patterson, James Fanning, B. W. Henry, Robert Foster, J. P. Lancaster, Hughey Bowles, Walter P. Bovles, Wm. Harrow, Tobias Grider, A. J. Kane, W. B. Happy, Wm. Ebert, Dr. John Hughes, Wm. C. Dawson, P. D. Vermillion, Ira Mitchell, Lucius Ames, A. D. Northcutt, and the present pastor, F. S. Haynes.
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The present membership is 225. Its Sunday school was organ- ized in 1855, by E. M. Nabb, who was its first superintendent. Ransom Wright, W. E. Nelson, W. W. Shockey, W. E. Brigham, L. B. C. Leffingwell, N. S. Haynes and W. L. Hammer have suc- ceeded to the superintendency. The present enrollment of this school is 154. The value of church property is $10,000.
THE UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH.
The first sermon preached in this county by a U. B. preacher was by Rev. James Parks, in the spring of 1848, at the house of Rev. M. T. Chew, five miles southwest of Decatur. The first class consisted of these two persons and Mrs. M. T. Chew. In the fall they petitioned to the annual conference to send them a preacher. James Parks was licensed by the conference and re- turned to act as minister of this small class. There were but three families in the community, and often there were but two or three present at the meetings.
The first church in Decatur of this denomination was organized in 1856, by the Rev. M. Ambrose, in the old Masonic Hall. The charter members were, S. B. McClelland, J. E. McClelland, Rachel McClelland, S. W. Hamsher, Sarah Hamsher, Jacob Bohn and Mary Bohn. The next year they succeeded in erecting a church house on Cerro Gordo and North Main streets.
The following are the names of the ministers who have had charge of this congregation: M. Ambrose, A. Winsett, T. A. Tawney, S. P. Hay, L. M. Bennett, H. H. Hilbish, A. A. Shesler, S. Levick, H. Elwell, L. Fields, and Isaac Kretzinger, the present pastor. In 1873 the church purchased two lots at a cost of $2350, and erected a new house at a cost of $5000. This is located on the corner of Broadway and Edwards streets. The present member- ship is 85, and a Sunday school of 115 scholars.
The following are the statistics of the county :
Number of church houses, 10.
Members in county, 500.
Number of Sunday schools, 11.
Total number of scholars, 620.
Total value of church property, $19,600.
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BAPTIST DENOMINATIONS.
The Decatur Baptist church (United Baptist) was organized on the 14th of September, 1843, in the house of David L. Allen.
It was composed in its first organization of the following mem- bers of the United Baptist church of Springfield: David L. Allen, Julia E. Allen, Thomas H. Read, Elizabeth Read, David Brett, Margaret Brett, Henry Rigs, Malinda Rigs, Lemuel Allen, Rob- ert Allen, Margaret Pratt, and S. C. Allen. It was organized by Elder H. W. Dodge.
The first house of worship, on the northeast corner of Water and William streets, was dedicated Dec. 27, 1857. They have now a much more commodious and elegant building on North street, between Water and Franklin streets. The successive pastors have been, H. W. Dodge, Moses Lemon, B. Carpenter, C. H. Gates, N. Alvord, J. N. Tolman, B. F. Thomas, S. G. Miner, F. M. Ellis, F. G. Thearle, S. F. Holt, J. C. Banham, and W. G. Inman. The present number of members is about 175. It has also a flourishing Sabbath School of over 200 members.
THE ROLLING MILL CHAPEL
Was erected by the Baptist church in 1871, at a cost of $2500. It has a Sabbath school of 150 members.
ANTIOCH, AFRICAN.
This was organized in the year 1858, with 14 members, House of worship on South Main street, near Brambles' Grove.
There is also a new church of this denomination at Oreana.
SALEM CHURCH (SEPARATE BAPTIST.)
This church is located five miles southwest of Decatur. It was organized in 1846, with the following members: John Burke, Micajah Burke, L. B. Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Coleman Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Ephriam Cox, Nancy Cox and Amos Walker. The successive pastors have been, Robert Henson, J. W. Vaughan, John Turner, F. S. Randolph, S. B. N. Vaughan, and others. The membership at present numbers about 40. It has a Sunday school of about 40 members.
The cemetery at this church, perhaps the oldest in the county, was commenced in the year 1829 or 1830. A Mr. Mangrin and wife were the first buried there.
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OLD SCHOOL OR PRESBYTERIAN BAPTIST.
This church never had a regular church organization in this county, though there have been ministers and preaching since a very early day in different localities throughout the county. There is a membership of about 50 persons, who belong to the different societies throughout the Sangamon Association, which extends throughout Central Illinois. The first minister of this denomina- tion who preached in this county was William Shields, who was the contractor for the old court house. The next was Michael Mann, from Logan county. John B. Moore, C. B. Stafford, John Alsbury, Charles Alsbury, Stephen Hugle, Chester Carpenter, Richard Newport, Daniel Parker, P. McCary, Lemuel Davis, William A. Thompson, Joseph Richardson, Edmund T. Morris, William L. Campbell, A. W. Murray, James H. Ring, and John H. Myers have successively preached to the people of this denom ination throughout the county. Mr. Myers, who is one of our oldest native born citizens, is now preaching regularly in the city of Decatur, and expects to organize a church during the spring of 1877.
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH.
This society was organized in 1854, by Rev. D. P. Bunn. The early members of the organization were Joseph Spangler, sr .; Joseph Spangler, jr .; Jacob Spangler, J. B. Hanks and wife, John Rickets and wife, John Capps and wife. The present member- ship is about 75. The successive pastors of the church have been, D. P. Bunn, (14 years,) S. S. Hebberd, S. F. Gibb, and M. W. Tabor. The present value of the church property is $10,000.
A Sunday school was organized in connection with the church in 1854, and has continued uninterruptedly since, with a present membership of 50.
CHURCH OF GOD.
DECATUR CHURCH .- This church was organized in May, 1857, by Elder A. J. Fenton, with 11 members, viz: Jackson Fisher and wife, Mrs. Howenstine, Mrs. David Givler, David Hamsher, John Hamsher and wife, J. Fenton and wife, Mrs. Fisher, and Ja- cob Knisely. The successive pastors have been, A. J. Fenton, David Kyle, J. H. Hurley, James Worner, - Connelly, Thomas
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DeSherry, R. White, J. B. Soule, S. M. Newcomer, Henry L. Soule, O. V. Kennison, and W. B. Allin.
Present membership, 75.
There is a Sunday school under the control of the church of about 75 scholars.
Value of church property, $4,000.
There are churches of this denomination at Boiling Springs, Hickory township; Fairview, in same township; Warrensburg and near Macon.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
ST. PATRICK'S Church was organized in 1854, and the present church building erected in 1863, which, at the time, was the most costly church edifice in the county. There is a membership of something over three hundred families, and a large Sunday school in connection with the church. The present pastor is the Rev. Mr. Hickey.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
ST. JOHNS, of Decatur .- This church was organized in 1856, with the following members: Wm. Prather, C. H. Fuller, M. S. Fuller, Cyril Fuller, Maurice Fuller, Chas. B. Smythe, Elam Rust, M. E. F. Rust, Chas. M. Smythe, J. W. Richardson, Jas. Simpson, Sarah Simpson, Emma Lutrell, S. D. Macy, A. S. Halbert. The successive Rectors of the church have been, Rev. S. R. Child, Rev. W. L. Bostwick, Rev. E. P. Wright, Rev. Wm. M. Steel, Rev. Silas Totten, D. D., Rev. S. D. Pulford, Rev. P. McKim, Rev. W. W. De Wolf, and Rev. Stephen H. Granberry. The latter is the present rector.
NOTE .- We notice the different churches of Maroa, Macon, etc., in con- nection with the history of those towns found in Chap. VIII.
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MASONIC ORGANIZATIONS.
MACON LODGE NO. 8, A. F. & A. M.
This Lodge was chartered Oct. 5, 1841, by the Grand Lodge of the State. Its charter members were George A. Patterson, Joseph King, William Laforgee, Henry Prather, Elijah League, Leonard Ashton, and James Ashton. The officers were-
Geo. A. Patterson. W. M. | Joseph King. S. W.
Wm. Laforgee. .J. W.
The present officers are-
W. W. Foster W. M. | W. L. Hammer T.
F. M. Cox.
S. W. | J. S. Carter ..
S.
A. C. Corman
.J. W. | James L. Peake
Tyler.
This Lodge is, as will be seen by its number, one of the oldest Lodges in the State, and is the owner of considerable property in Decatur.
IONIC LODGE NO. 312, A. F. & A. M.
Ionic Lodge was chartered in Oct. 1859-the following named persons constituting the charter members: A. B. Bunn, Geo. R. Moffitt, D. W. C. Hardy, S. S. Goode, Joseph Lowenstein, J. M. Lowry, and George Goodman. It has at present a membership of 96. The following are the present officers-
J. N. Baker W.M. 1 A. A. Murry .. Treas.
W. H. Stoer S.W. John O. Barnes Sec'y.
Wm. Young . J. W. -
Wm. Towling Tiler.
MACON CHAPTER NO. 51, R. A. M.
This Chapter was organized Sept. 29, 1855, by the Grand Chap- - ter of the State of Illinois, with the following named persons as officers :
D. P. Bunn H. P. W. W. Oglesby .P. S.
Jos. King . . . .R.A.C. J. R. Gorin King.
Henry Prather Scribe.
J. C. Weaver M. 3d V.
J . J. Peddecord M. 2d V. Josiah Hunt .C. H.
W. H. Ennis M. Ist V.
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Present officers --
A. A. Murry H. P.
W. H. Starr G. M. 3 V .
J. S. King .. K. J. N. Baker. . . G.M. 2 V.
E. D. Carter S. A. L. Roberts .. .. G.M. I V.
R. C. Crocker C. H. W. L. Hammer ... . Treasurer.
W. H. Gipson P. S.
A. C. Corman R. A. C.
W. H. Wilson. Secretary . Wm. Towling. Tiler.
BEAUMANOIR COMMANDERY NO. 9, K. T.
This Commandery was organized Nov. 3, 1859, by the Grand Commandery of Illinois, with the following named persons as charter members: Robert Green, S. T. Greer, I. C. Pugh, C. H. Fuller, John N. Fuller, Geo. W. Bright, Jerome R. Gorin, Henry Hummell, Wm. Dewees, Wm. Martin.
The following persons are the present officers:
A. A. Murray .E. C.
D. P. Elwood .. Gen'l'mo.
J. S. Hand . . Recorder. W. M. Camp .C. G.
W. J. Wayne .. Sw'd Bearer. J. N. Baker. J. W.
| W. L. Hammer T.
J. T. Barnett St'd. Bearer. J. H. Babbitt S. W.
Wm. Towling .C. of G.
ODD FELLOWS' ORGANIZATIONS.
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DECATUR LODGE NO. 65, I. O. OF O. F.
This lodge was organized in July, 1850, with the following named persons as charter members: S. K. Thompson, H. Hummell, J. R. Turner, B. F. Oglesby and John W. Koehler. This is the old- est lodge of this order in Decatur, and has considerable property.
The present officers are :
Wm. Ragan. .N. G. | P. D. Kline P. S. Bruce Woodruff. V. G. R. John Ulrich .T. Rev. Inman R. S. J. W. Rockway .. D. D. G. M.
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C. M. Imboden Warden .
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CELESTIAL LODGE NO. 186, I. O. OF O. F.
This lodge was organized Oct. 12, 1855, with the following named persons as charter members: W. W. Oglesby, P. D. Kline, S. K. Thompson, Henry P. Elliott, R. F. Jones, Joseph King, Jas. Shoaff, J. L. Peake, A. J. Wolf, C. H. Fuller, Geo. W. Baker, B. H. Cassell, and John J. Ballentine.
The present officers are:
John Armstrong N. G. | Joseph Gates P. S.
Samuel Funk V. G.
I. W. Ehrman .. T.
John Mark R. S. G. W. Patterson, D. D. G. M.
ENCAMPMENT NO. 37, I. O. OF O. F.
This encampment was organized Dec., 1856, with the following persons as charter members: G. A. Smith, H. Kain, B. F. McCoy, Hamilton McCoy, William T. Peake, Stephen Grimes, Peter Ter- rell and Alonzo Pierce.
The present officers are:
Henry Bower C. P.
George Cole. J. W.
John G. Cloyd H. P.
Wmn. Towling . Scribe.
P. D. Kline S. W. Geo. W. Patterson T. F. G. Richmond .... D. D. G. M.
DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH.
BENEVOLENT LODGE NO. 61, I. O. OF O. F.
This lodge was organized October 14, 1873, with the following persons as charter members: I. N. Martin, P. L. Kline, Wm. Towling, G. W. Baker, Newton Edwards, B. J. Schock, Joseph Mills, Wm. McDonald, B. Stine, John Ulrich, M. Forstmeyer, E. Swartz, O. F. McKim, Mrs. I. N. Martin, Miss Kate Towling, Mrs. Kate Baker, H. Swartz, Mrs. R. Jones, Mrs. Ballentine.
The present officers are:
W. Patterson N. G. | Mrs. E. P. Tuttle ..... R. S. Mrs. Wm. Young V. G. Mrs. H. H. Stafford .... F. S. Mrs. L. L. Haworth .T. Geo. Patterson .... D.D. G. M.
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. I. O. G. T.
Decatur Lodge No. 568, of the Independent Order of Good Templars, was chartered on the 23d day of February, 1874. The following named persons are among the 60 charter members who assisted in the organization and who still reside in the county: D. L. Bunn, Jesse Lefargee, Aurilla Culver, S. A. Jones, Jennie Young, S. H. Corman, Sallie Blair, Mattie Hanks (Righter), Theo. Coleman, J. J. H. Young, W. H. Hubbard, M. Y. Givler, Casper Bazou, Mary Bazou, and Ben. H. Righter.
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