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During the years 1877-8 the old square church was rebuilt and enlarged and a tall spire erected which cost the congregation $16,000.
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A. J. Murdock, G. W. Burrows and Rodney Steam were the trustees at that time. This practically new church was dedicated in May, 1878.
On January 2, 1893, the church was completely destroyed by fire, leaving nothing but the blackened stone walls. The fire originated from the natural gas with which it was heated. The congregation at once set about to rebuild, expending $23,000 on the work, and dedicated the church on March 11, 1894.
A second fire that nearly ruined the building occurred November 10, 1901. The congregation was greatly discouraged and thought of procuring a new site, but believing God's word, "Whom the Lord lov- eth he chasteneth," they took courage and began at once the work of reconstruction and refurnishing the church and Sunday school rooms, including a new pipe organ, at a total cost of $24,000, all of which was promptly accomplished and the church rededicated to the triune God in November, 1902. A Sunday school was established soon after the organization of the church and has been a great aid in advancing the interests of the church.
The present officers are: Elders-A. J. Martin, S. B. Boyer, L. B. Stevens, John G. Stewart, Geo. Ash, John McJohnston, H. A. Seawright, J. A. Reed, C. W. Graves.
Deacons: Chas. P. Safford, L. B. Custer, Jonathan Greble, Geo. M. Hadley.
Trustees : J. T. McNary, Roy Johnston, H. C. Fitzer, H. C. Lin- ville, E. H. Grace, O. B. Conant, A. W. Tucker, Geo. R. Vaile.
Superintendent of Sunday School-A. J. Martin.
The present number of communicants is 535 and this is the largest Presbyterian congregation in the county.
The following list of ministers served either as pastor or supply : Revs. John Wright, 1838-40; James Buchanan, 1840-43, died September 17, 1843; John Wright, 1843-4, died August 31, 1854; Thos. S. Crome, 1844-7; - Hazzard; - Moorehouse ; R. P. Vanata, 1847-8; Hugh A. Brown, 1848-9; Fred T. Brown, 1849-50; Adam Harris, 1850; Levi Hughes, 1850-9; H. K. Kenneigh, 1859-60; H. W. Shaw, 1860-1; J. C. Irvin, 1860-7; C. H. Dunlap, 1866; Wm. Greenough, 1867-70; L. M. Schoe- field, 1871-9; E. W. Abbey, 1879-80; W. E. Loucks, 1880-87; D. P. Put- nam, 1887-89; E. Y. Hill, 1900-04; B. B. Bigler, 1905-10; Frank Grand- staff, 1911-13.
WEST SIDE (CUMBERLAND) PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Cumberland Presbyterian church grew out of some differences in church management when the Cumberland Presbytery of Kentucky set up an independent organization in 1810, but in 1907 those differ- ences were reconciled and this church is now a part of the general Presbyterian church.
The church in Logansport owes its establishment to Rev. A. W. Hawkins, who came to our city in 1875 and held missionary meetings at the home of Julius Kloenne and in the West Side engine house, where, on May 14, 1876, a formal organization was effected, with 35 charter members. In June, 1877, lot No. 201 on West Broadway was purchased for $1,000 and a plain frame church, 32x55 feet, was con- structed, costing $3,500. This was completed and dedicated the third Sunday in December, 1877. In recent years the original church build- ing has been enlarged and improved. The congregation also erected a parsonage adjoining the church on the east.
A Sunday school was organized in 1876, before the church society was perfected, with J. H. Holbruner as its first superintendent.
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The first officers were: Elders-Wm. Buchanan, J. D. Larimore, J. H. Holbruner.
Deacons : D. C. Plank, Robt. L. Foust, Fred Cashow.
The following were the officers in 1912: Elders-James Humes, John Humes, J. M. Etnire, S. B. Kerlin, Chas. McCormick, C. M. Neff, D. C. Hubbs, Frank Jefferies.
. Deacons: J. H. Newby, J. W. Powers, Ben Hahn, Paschal Porter, Wm. Kleppinger, Arthur Dedrick.
The church has an active membership of 160 and is entering on an era of increased prosperity since the re-union with the mother church.
List of pastors and time of service : Revs. A. W. Hawkins, 1875-85; James Best, 1886-87; Baxter Barbee, 1888-9; J. R. Lamb, 1890-1; A. W. Hawkins, 1891-4; C. B. Milburn, 1894-7; J. M. McDonald, 1897- 1900; R. H. Fry, 1901-05; E. A. Arthur, 1905-10; R. Emory, 1911; Walter Hughes, the present pastor.
BROADWAY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Logansport had scarcely been laid out in 1828 when we find Rev. Stephen R. Beggs, appointed by the Western Conference at Madison, Indiana, making his way on horseback to Logansport, where he blazed the way for Methodism.
The Pottawattomie Times, the first newspaper published in Logans- port, announced that on January 30 and 31, 1830; Rev. N. Nudenberg would preach in the "Seminary," the only public building in the town.
A class was organized January 30, 1830, consisting of Judge John Scott and wife, Joseph Hall and wife, Benjamin Enyart and Joel Martin. From this small beginning in 1830 Methodism has grown until today this church stands at the head of all Christian denomina- tions in Cass county. Meetings were held in the old Seminary, private residences and Dick Hensley's carpenter shop, east of Sixth street, until 1837, when a small frame building was erected at what is now known as 212-14 Sixth street. This was a temporary structure and was replaced in 1839 by a more substantial brick and stone church, 32x50 feet in size, with a bell in the steeple over the front door. This was the second church building erected in the county. The church prospered, requiring larger quarters, and in 1851 the lot on the northeast corner of Broadway and Eighth street was purchased and a square stone church begun, but it was not completed for sev- eral years. The basement was occupied in 1856, but the auditorium was not finished until 1859, being dedicated February 12, 1859, by Revs. McMullen and Greenman, assisted by the pastor, Rev. Samuel N. Campbell.
The old church was sold and the parsonage that stood on the lot was moved to 615 North street, known as the Steckle residence and in 1912 was remodeled and enlarged by C. A. Enyart.
The stone church on Broadway, with some improvements, was occupied until 1904, when it gave way to the present commodious temple of worship, constructed of stone and brick. It is 92x100 feet in dimensions and has a seating capacity of 1,500. The total cost of building and furnishing was $53,000. The church was dedicated to the service of the Lord March 18, 1906, by Bishop David H. Moore, of Portland, Oregon, assisted by the presiding elder, H. N. Herrick and the pastor, B. S. Hollipeter.
Many years ago the congregation erected a parsonage adjoining the old church on the east. This old house was moved to Eleventh
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street and Riverside Park and remodeled into a residence for the pastor.
Prior to 1859 instrumental music was not used or permitted in the church, but in that year an organ was secured for the new Broadway church, and Amanda Goodwin (still living) was the first organist. Another new custom was established on opening the new church, to wit: The men and women sat together in the pews. Prior to that time the men sat on one side and the women on the other side of the church with an aisle in the center separating them. The Logansport Journal made the announcement that the men and women would sit together in the pews at the dedication. The conservatives shook their heads in dis- approval but the progressives had their way. A Sunday school was organized in 1837 and has been successfully managed from that day to this together with other church societies.
The present membership is 680 and is said to be the largest Prot- estant congregation in the county. The following ministers have served the congregation with proximate dates of service: Stephen B. Beggs, 1828; Hezekiah Nudenberg, 1829-30; H. A. Tarkington, 1830; Samuel S. Cooper, 1832; Amassa Johnson, 1833; Miles Huffaker, 1834; John A. Brouse, 1835; Burrows Westlake, 1836; Jared B. Mershoff, 1837; Jacob Colclazer, 1838; John L. Truslow, 1839; Richard S. Robinson, 1840; James Black, 1841; William Wilson, 1842; Isaac M. Stagg, 1843; Zacha- riah Games, 1844; Hawley B. Beers, 1845-6; Thomas H. Sinex, 1847; William F. Wheeler, 1848; R. D. Robinson, 1849-50; H. N. Barnes, 1851; V. M. Beamer, 1852; W. L. Huffman, 1853; B. Webster, 1854; Nelson Greene, 1855; Almon Greene, 1856-7; S. N. Campbell, 1858-9; J. W. T. McMullen, 1859; H. N. Barnes, 1860; Safety Layton, 1861; W. J. Vigus, 1861; Almon Greene, 1862; Jacob Colelazer, 1863-4; M. H. Mendenhall, 1865-6; M. Mahin, 1867-8; Nelson Gillam, 1869-71; R. H. Sparks, 1872-3; James R. Stilwell, 1873; C. W. Lynch, 1874-6; M. Mahin, 1877-9; D. W. Brown, 1880-1; J. H. Ford, 1882-4; W. H. Daniel, 1885-7; W. S. Birch, 1888-90; H. J. Norris, 1891-5; E. L. Semens, 1896-1900; H. N. Herrick, 1901; P. Ross Parish, 1902-5; B. S. Hollipeter, 1906; J. C. White, 1907-09; J. A. Sumwalt, 1910-13.
MARKET STREET M. E. CHURCH
This is an off-shoot of the Broadway church and originated in a union Sunday school conducted in the old stone seminary on Thirteenth street. Prof. Sheridan Cox, A. M. Flory, H. C. Cushman and T. B. Lewis were the chief promoters, creating such a religious sentiment in that section that a house of worship was demanded.
A preliminary meeting was held at the house of T. B. Lewis, 1317 Spear street, May 9, 1868, and soon after an organization was per- fected at the residence of John Bliler, southeast corner of Fourteenth and North streets. Rev. E. Hendricks officiated at the organization and secured charter members as follows: T. B. Lewis and wife, J. M. Bur- row and wife, John Bliler and wife, H. C. Cushman and wife, John T. Powell and wife, John Stanford and wife, John Bruington and wife, George P. Dale and wife, John Eicher and wife, and Kelsey Brown. For some time meetings were held in the brick schoolhouse that stood on the northwest corner of Tenth and Market streets. During the sum- mer of 1868 a temporary building, called the "Wigwam" or Tabernacle, was erected of plain rough lumber on the south side of Market, west of Fifteenth street. The majority of the congregation were poor people, and occupying this rough wigwam were often designated as the Calico church, but what they lacked in worldly goods they made up by in-
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creased spirituality, Christian energy and fortitude. In 1869 a plain but comfortable frame church replaced the temporary wigwam at a cost of $3,000. This building was enlarged in 1882 at an additional expenditure of $2,200. The congregation increased gradually and in 1901 it became necessary to build a larger church and steps were taken . to secure that end. W. E. Haney donated a lot on the northeast cor- ner of Fifteenth and Market street and $5,000 in addition. With this encouragement the congregation succeeded in erecting a handsome church, sixty-seven by one hundred and eleven feet in size, representing a capital of $37,000. This new church was dedicated by Bishop J. W. Joice, assisted by the pastor, Rev. Earl Naftzger, December 4, 1904. A Sunday school was organized in 1867 prior to the church organiza- tion and is now said to be the largest Sunday school in the county. The church has a membership of six hundred. The following list of pastors has administered to the spiritual wants of the church: E. Hendricks, 1868; P. Carland, 1869; James Leonard, 1869; James Black, 1870; O. S. Harrison, 1871; C. P. Wright, 1872-4; C. H. Hudson, 1875; N. G. Shackleford, 1876-7; C. P. Wright, 1878-80; S. L. Campbell, 1881; M. S. Metts, 1882-3; L. J. Naftzger, 1884-6; H. J. Meek, 1887; W. S. Boston, 1890-2; W. S. Stewart, 1897-9; L. E. Knox, 1901; Earl Naftz- ger, 1903-5; J. M. Haines, 1907; W. S. Stewart, 1909; W. T. Arnold, 1910-12.
WHEATLAND STREET M. E. CHURCH
This is also a branch of the Broadway church and an outgrowth of a Sunday school organized in that vicinity in 1873. The formation of a class soon followed and a society was organized May 7, 1874. A taber- nacle or temporary place of worship was erected. The following year a substantial brick church was built on the northeast corner of Wheat- land and Barron streets and was dedicated to the worship of God by Rev. Dr. Robinson, of Fort Wayne, on November 21, 1875. The congre- gation grew rapidly and in the eighties the old church was replaced by the present stone structure, and a parsonage was erected in the rear of the church. The following are some of the pastors: J. R. Stilwell, 1875; C. P. Wright, 1876-78; W. C. Mckaig, 1879; A. S. Wootten, 1880 . -1; F. G. Brown, 1883-4; M. S. Metts, 1884; E. E. Neal, 1883-5; E. R. Small, 1887; Ross Gehring, 1890; Henry Davis, 1892; J. K. Waltz, 1897-1902; John M. Cause, 1903-4; L. C. Poor, 1907; E. C. Dunn, 1909-13.
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Dr. G. N. Fitch, who settled here in 1834, is the first authenticated resident of Logansport of the Episcopal faith, and Rev. - Todd, Dr. C. R. Johnson, of Lafayette, and Rev. Jackson Kemper, missionary bishop of the northwest, were the first to do missionary work for this church in Cass county, during the 'thirties.
The first official record of the Episcopal church was on Sunday eve- ning, August 2, 1840, at the residence of John S. Patterson, where the sacrament of baptism was administered to the children of Mr. Patter- son by Dr. Fitch and Dr. Merrill. Rev. Francis H. L. Laird was the first minister of this faith to locate in Logansport, July 1, 1841, and on the 19th of July, in a room over 228 Market street, perfected a perma- nent organization with the following charter members: John S. Pat- terson, John Green, John E. Howes, Thomas H. Howes, Dr. John F. Merrill, W. Hubbell, Jacob Hull, Dr. G. N. Fitch, Israel Johnson, U. M. Ross, and J. S. Twells. J. F. Merrill was chosen president, and J. S. Patterson, secretary. Rt. Rev. Francis H. L. Laird became the first
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pastor in charge. Immediately steps .were taken to secure a location for a church and in 1842 the present lot, on the northwest corner of Seventh and Market streets, was purchased, a house of worship erected and dedicated to the Lord, February 19, 1843.
The first class for confirmation was presented to, and confirmed by Bishop Kemper, March 17, 1842. In this class were Mrs. Harriet Fitch and Mrs. Tuttle. The church erected in 1843, was honored by divine service until 1869, when under the rectorship of Rev. E. J. Purdy, the old church was replaced by the present stone church and occupied February 19, 1870, twenty-seven years after the first church was dedi- cated. When the new church was completed, Samuel L. Tanguy was senior warden, E. Davis, junior warden, with the following vestrymen : Joseph Culbertson, C. H. Church, William Manly, Jr., C. Jeannerette, Dr. A. Coleman, Harry Fetter, and A. McDonald. During the year 1871, the rectory was added. The first recorded marriage is that of William M. Thompson to Margaret Bruce, November 5, 1845, solem- nized by Rev. A. Clark.
The communicants at present number one hundred and thirty-seven. Sunday school, Trinity guild, St. Mary's guild, and allied church societies are maintained and prove to be material aids to the advance- ment of the church's interests and the cause of the Master. The following is a list of the pastors in charge, with the proximate time of service: Francis H. Laird, 1841-5; A. Clark, 1845-8; Bishop Kem- per, 1849-50; M. Phelps, 1850-2; Walter E. Franklin, 1853-5; John Trumble, 1855-7; Elias Birdsall, 1858-9; R. High, 1860-1; Rev. Hud- son, supply, 1862; A. P. Brush, 1863-4; J. E. Jackson, 1865-8; E. J. Purdy, 1869-1880; John A. Doores, 1881-2; P. B. T. Hutchins, 1882-3; G. E. Puriker, 1884; Harry Thompson, 1884-7; B. F. Miller, 1887-91; Douglass Hobbs, 1891-6; F. C. Colbaugh, 1896-9; Walter Lockton, 1899- 06; A. C. Stengel, 1906-09 ; L. T. Schoefield, 1910. The church is out of debt and entering on a prosperous career of usefulness. Many promi- nent physicians were members of this church, to-wit: G. N. Fitch, T. H. Howes, J. F. Merrill, W. H. Bell, A. Coleman, and N. W. Cady.
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
The distinctive doctrine of the Universalist church is "The final sal- vation of all souls from sin through Christ." The pioneers of Univer- salism in America were George D. Bennville and Dr. Charles Chauncey, as early as 1741, but John Murray who came to America in 1770, is regarded as the father of Universalism, and the first Universalist church was erected in Boston in 1786.
The first minister to preach the doctrine of the ultimate salvation of the human family, in Logansport, was the Rev. Erasmus Manford, of Lafayette, in 1841. He was a zealous worker and did missionary work throughout the state. In 1842-3, a number of sermons was preached by other missionaries. In 1844-5, Rev. William Clark was temporarily employed by the friends in Logansport to preach at inter- vals. Later Rev. B. F. Foster of Indianapolis, Isaac M. Westfall of Lafayette, and T. C. Eaton of Illinois, held more frequent services until October 10, 1857, when Reverend Eaton perfected a permanent organization, in the courthouse, with the following charter members: David Neal, Joseph and Hannah Edwards, Joseph and Mary Hendrick- son, Jane Eldridge, Catherine P. Davis, Thomas B. Helm, John Comin- gore, Elon Wade, J. L. West, Mabel J. Ward, Susan P. Eaton, Philip J. LaRose, Elliott Lamb, James Chapelow, James J. Bates. Services were held at irregular intervals in the courthouse until 1859, when Thomas
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Gorman, the first resident pastor, was employed and steps taken to erect a house of worship. July 1, 1859, a lot situated on the south side of Broadway, between Eighth and Ninth streets, with a frontage of one hundred and ten feet, was purchased of Edwin Walker for $1,500. In 1863 a brick church was put under contract for $6,000, but was not completed and dedicated until May 13, 1866. The dedicatory sermon was delivered by Rev. J. H. Tuttle, of Chicago, assisted by the pastor, W. W. Curry. Soon after the organization of the church, Philip Pollard, a wealthy merchant, bequeathed a large fund to the church and the erec- tion of the church was largely due to his munificence.
A Sunday school was organized many years ago and a Ladies' Aid Society, both of which are doing good work in advancing the church's interests. The present membership is one hundred and twenty-five, and the officers are: Deacons, William C. Thornton and Frank Wall; trus- tees, John E. Barnes, Frank Wall, W. C. Thornton; Sunday school superintendent, Mrs. George Crum. The following pastors have served the congregation although there were intervals when the church was without a pastor: T. C. Eaton, 1857 (organizer) ; Thomas Gorman, 1859; J. D. H. Corwin, 1861; W. W. Curry, 1866-8; N. S. Sage, 1868- 70; S. S. Hebberd, 1871; N. S. Sage, 1874-6; T. P. Abell, 1881-3; Q. B. Grandy, 1885; H. O. Sommers, 1892; Thomas S. Guthrie, 1894-99; Hen- drick Voshema, 1901-3; George Crum, 1904-12.
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CHRISTIAN (DISCIPLE) CHURCH
Probably the first minister of this denomination to preach in Logans- port was Rev. John O. Kane, of Crawfordsville, October 1, 1842. He held a series of meetings in the courthouse and as a result organized a church, but the charter members are not obtainable. Rev. O. Kane continued to administer to the spiritual wants of this little band of "Disciples" for four or five years, followed by Revs. Nelson, Milton B. Hopkins, Greenlief Mullis, and Benjamin Franklin, there being no regular services held until 1857, when Rev. William Griggsby located in Logansport, as the first regular pastor. He continued his pastorate with marked success for ten years. Services were held in the court house and North street engine house, until 1871, when, under the pas- torate of Rev. J. L. Parsons, a plain stone church edifice was erected at the corner of Ninth and Spear streets, with an expenditure of $8,200. At this time the membership was about two hundred. The church prospered and the old building would not accommodate the increasing membership, and in 1906, the present handsome and commodious stone church was erected at a total cost of $33,000. The new church was dedi- cated to the Master, February 17, 1907, by the Rev. F. M. Raines of Cincinnati, assisted by Rev. J. H. Craig, the pastor. Several noted revivals may be worthy of mention, especially those conducted by J. M. Canfield, D. R. VanBuskirk, C. J. Tanner, J. V. Updyke, D. R. Lucas, J. V. Coombs, Herbert and Yewell, all of which greatly increased the membership, which is now four hundred and fifty-two. A Sunday school, Woman's Missionary Society, and Young People's Society are actively maintained and exert a great influence in advancing the ma- terial and spiritual welfare of the church.
The present officers are as follows: Trustees, A. B. Stanton, .W. B. Smith and J. H. Burnett; clerk, E. J. Vance; treasurer, J. E. Bow- yer; elders, G. N. Berry, Philip Voorhees, George K. Marshall, E. J. Vance, C. L. Nelson, W. D. Brown. Superintendent of Sunday school, C. L. Nelson.
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as regular pastor: John O. Kane, 1842-7; Rev. Nelson, Greenlief Mullis, M. B. Hopkins, B. Franklin from 1847 to 1857; William Griggsby, 1857-67; J. L. Parsons, 1870-73; C. M. Robinson, 1873-4; C. W. Martz, 1875; John Ellis, 1877-9; W. R. Lowe, 1881-3; J. R. Norton, 1884-6; S. W. Brown, 1890; T. S. Freeman, 1892-9, was chaplain' and died in Philippines; H. C. Kendrick, 1899-01; A. M. Hootman, 1903; J. H. Craig, 1904-1913.
NORTH SIDE CHRISTIAN (DISCIPLE) CHURCH
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This was an off-shoot of the Ninth Street Christian church and owed its existence largely to Dr. H. Z. Leonard, who began a series of meetings in the neighborhood, February 12, 1873, and worked up & Christian sentiment in that locality. The following summer a brick church was erected at the corner of Oak and Sugar streets, east of Michigan avenue, on a lot donated by S. A. Custer. The building was erected by the people of all denominations as a union church but was controlled by the Disciples. The permanent organization of this church was perfected April 18, 1874, in the brick church herein mentioned, by Elder W. J. Howe, of Chicago, and Benjamin Sparks acted as secretary. There were twenty-seven charter members. H. Z. Leonard and S. A. Custer were appointed elders, and Amos Mobley, James Wilson and Levi D. Horn, deacons. Elder Leonard continued as pastor for two or three years with marked success, but after his resignation, the congre- gation had no regular pastor, became divided and finally disbanded about 1880, and its members attached themselves to other churches. Mission Sunday school and irregular services were continued in the church, however, until 1894, when the building was sold to the United Brethren people and the Northside Christian church ceased to exist. Pastors who served this charge were: H. Z. Leonard, J. K. Sweetman, John Ellis and B. S. Clevinger.
SOUTH SIDE CHRISTIAN (DISCIPLE) CHURCH
In 1873, Rev. C. M. Robinson, of the Ninth Street Christian church, began to hold meetings in a hall on the south side in what is known as Shultz-town. An organization was perfected in 1874 and a substan- tial brick church was built at the corner of Lincoln and Sherman streets. During the pastorate of Rev. Robinson, 1873-5, the society held regular meetings and made many accessions, but when he left the flock was without a shepherd and strayed to other pastures, and the church was sold about 1886, to the United Brethren denomination.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
This denomination had its origin in Virginia and western Pennsyl- vania, about 1812, when Alexander Campbell left the Presbyterian church during and following the revival of 1800, and established what was known for many years as the "Campbellite Church," later called the Christian (Disciple) church.
The Church of Christ believe in simplicity of worship, are opposed to instrumental music in the church, follow plain Biblical teaching, unhampered by creeds, and claim to be the true Christian church, but are similar in form of worship to the "Disciples."
Each congregation is independent and unhampered by conventions, assemblies or synods. The first church of this denomination is said to be the "Blue River church" established in Washington county, Indiana,
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in 1819. The Logansport church was organized by Elder James Hard- ing in a room over 521 Broadway, in 1889, with the following charter members: Mrs. Charlotte Cronice, James W. and Lulu Smith, Clifford, Margaret and Jane Smith, Eliza Hays and Mrs. Gangloff. They con- tinued to worship in this room until 1898, when a lot was purchased on the corner of Mary and Columbia streets and the present modest but substantial frame house of worship was erected, costing about $2,500. They have no Sunday school, but the entire congregation en- gage in all religious services and by so doing believe they ' follow the teachings of the Master. The congregation numbers thirty-six, and no more zealous and earnest Christian workers are found this side of the "pearly gates."
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