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The present membership of the church in Garrett is about four hundred and twenty-five. The Sunday school averages about two hundred and sev-
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enty-five members. The Epworth League has a membership of one hundred and fifty, the Junior league one hundred and ten. There are two missionary societies, the home and the foreign. There is also a Ladies' Aid Society, composed of all the women of the church.
The Methodist Episcopal church at Waterloo first used a seminary building. The brick church was constructed in 1885, but in October, 1886, it burned, and was rebuilt under the pastorate of Rev. \V. D. Parr in 1887, at a cost of fifty-five hundred dollars.
The present membership is seventy, and there is a progressive Sunday school of sixty-five people. There is also a missionary and temperance so- ciety. The Epworth League does not hold devotional meetings, but assists in sustaining a missionary in India. There is a Ladies' Aid Society, which is active in taking charge of the finances and keeping the church and parson- age in good repair.
The pastors who have served this church and the date of their services is as follows: Revs. W. M. VanSlyke, 1884; W. D. Parr, 1885; H. C. Smith, 1888; L. A. Retts, 1890: J. W. DeWeese, 1891: E. F. Albertson, 1892; W. S. A. Bridge, 1893: C. L. Weaver, 1894; F. L. Erlongher, 1895; W. F. Dingel, 1898; J. D. Belt, 1900; D. J. Hower. 1901 ; L. A. Retts, 1903; C. H. Murray, 1904; R. D. Bevin, 1907; E. E. Bergman, 1909; N. L. Stam- baugh, 1910; R. F. Hubbartt, 1911, and Carl E. Bash, 1913.
The Methodist Episcopal society at Butler was organized about 1839 at "the corners," before any town had been established. Four years later the society began holding meetings one mile north of the present site of But- ler, at the home of John McCurdy. After eighteen months another removal was made to the school house at the corners, and the membership at once increased from fifteen to ninety. Mr. McCurdy was then living on a farm later owned by Jeremiah Lewis. The frame church was built in 1855 and 1856, at a cost of one thousand dollars. The first pastor of the society was Rev. Jesse Sparks. The pastors who followed him until the present time were: Revs. John Paul Jones, Metz, Lamb, J. J. Cooper, Lynch, Lamport, C. H. Wilkinson, D. C. Woollpert ; W. S. Stewart, 1885-7; A. Cone, 1888-9; F. M. Stone, 1890-2; J. S. Kane, 1893-4; C. E. Disbrow, 1895-7; T. F. Frech, 1898-1903: H. C. Smith, 1904-5; G. H. Myers. 1905-7; E. F. Albert- son, 1907-12; W. H. Brightmire, 1912-14. The present brick church was built in 1889, and is valued at fifteen thousand dollars. The parsonage was constructed during the pastorate of Rev. Frech. There are two hundred and eighty members of the church, and in the Sunday school are two hundred
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and fifty. The societies are the Ladies' Aid Society, the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and the Epworth League for young people.
The Methodist Episcopal church at Spencerville has an enrollment of one hundred and seventy-two members, with a Sunday school of one hun- dred and four. The pastorate is in charge of Rev. Arthur Gordon at this time. Since 1894 the pastors have been: Revs. Simons, E. H. Peters, C. B. Sweeney, D. A. J. Brown, C. A. Burt, Homer Elliott. The Ladies' Aid Society is active in the church.
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCHES.
The Methodist Protestant organization at St. Joe was brought into existence in the year of 1886, and from those humble beginnings has devel- oped into a hustling and progressive society of one hundred members. Rev. W. H. Lineberry was the pastor who assisted in organizing the church. The church edifice was built in 1888, the same year as the Disciples church. The. building cost thirty-five hundred dollars. At this writing, Rev. G. C. Mc- Caslin is in charge of the society. The first trustees were Frank Ingle, George Bleeks and Sol Barney. The Sunday school, Ladies' Aid Society and Christian Endeavor add greatly to the interest of the church. The Methodist Protestant society has small churches at Concord and Fairview also.
The Rehoboth Methodist Protestant church was organized sometime in the year 1840, at the cabin-home of Samuel Tarney. The charter members were: Amariah Johnson and wife, Nathan Wyatt and wife, Abraham John- son and wife, John Wyatt and wife, William R. Moore and wife, Samuel Tarney and wife, William A. Squires and wife, and Samuel Widney and wife. These sixteen persons constituted the first church organization in Jackson township which was known as the Bear Creek class. There being no church house, services were held at the cabin-homes of the early settlers; for some time later the regular services were held in a log schoolhouse located on the farm of Amariah Johnson, now owned by William Johnson. Special meetings were either held in the groves or at the double log barns of the settlers.
Some years later a church was built a short distance north of the log school house. The building was a frame structure and was considered quite elaborate at that early day. This church was known as the Bear Creek church. Here services were held until the fall of 1881, when the old church was considered unsafe and was abandoned. This old building was the scene
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of many a gracious revival and many hearts were made happy in a Savior's love. After abandoning the old church, the place of holding services was at the Bear Creek schoolhouse, a half mile west. Under the pastorate of the late Rev. F. M. Hussy, during the winter of 1881 and 1882, an effort was put forth for the erection of a new church house. It was with some difficulty that a suitable location could be found.
It was finally decided to build on the site where the Rehoboth church now stands, and the building was completed at a cost of twenty-one hundred dollars. Owing to the difficulty in securing a location, Mr. John S. Boots, one of the donors, thought that the proper name for the church should be Reho- both, and wished the honor of naming it, which privilege was accorded him. In the fall of 1913, this church house underwent repairs ot the extent of eight hundred dollars. To be in keeping with the progress of the time, a basement has been put under the church, a furnace and modern lighting sys- tem installed, and an addition made.
The first religious service held in Jackson township was at the home of William Watson in 1839, and the preacher was Rev. James T. Robe, of the Methodist Episcopal denomination.
Rev. Lewis Hicklan, missionary of the Methodist Protestant church. came to Jackson township in 1841, and organized a church. Today there are in the township several churches: namely, Church of God, Methodist Protestant and United Brethren.
THE GERMAN METHODIST CHURCH.
In 1873, a church reinforced in numbers by the increasing population of Auburn came prominently into notice. The society of German Method- ists had an unorganized existence in the town from a very early date. Min- isters of this denomination held services at private houses on such occasions as brought them to this neighborhood, but the scarcity of numbers precluded attempt at forming a society. Rev. John Schneider was probably the pioneer preacher in this locality.
On November 1, 1858. Rev. F. Ruff organized what was known as the Kendallville circuit, of which Auhurn was an appointment, although preach- ing was at first at a point north of town. This minister, who is recognized as the founder of the Auburn society, served for two years. The original membership consisted of George and Catherine Eckhart, Herman and Eva Froelich, Elizabeth Pullman, John and Caroline Raesch, John and Frederika Steffin, F. Raut, Sr., Charles Raut, Jr., Maria and Charlotte Raut.
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The first officers chosen were George Froelich, exhorter, and George Eck- hart, steward. No trustees to mark official existence were elected until about twelve years later.
The immediate successors of Reverend Ruff were: A. Gerlach, 1860; J. C. Weidman, 1862; G. Schwinn, 1863; C. A. Militzer, 1867; Henry Krill, 1869; A. Meyer, 1871.
From 1871, there were generally assistant preachers sent on the Kendall- ville circuit, who mostly lived at Auburn. Joseph Kern was the first of these. He was followed by G. Weiler, of Fort Wayne, succeeded by J. Lamprecht who remained two years and co-operated with Rev. Meyer to establish the church upon a strong and enduring basis. These ministers conducted a pro- tracted meeting in 1872, which brought about a revival and ten conversions. The Sunday school was organized in 1872, and continued until 1880, when it was closed for a number of years. The society in 1874 considered the question of a church lot and building. To secure the former a committee of three persons was appointed on May 25, 1874. The committee, Frederick Raut, Charles Raut and John Raesch chose the lot upon which the church afterward stood.
Five members had in the meanwhile been elected by the quarterly con- ference at Kendallville as trustees of Emanuel Methodist Episcopal church, namely : F. Raut, C. Raut, J. Raesch, H. Wartensleben, and John Lobmiller. These parties, August 24th, bought of Andrew Mayer of Noble county, the lot selected, paying for the same two hundred and fifty dollars, and promptly took measures for the erection thereon of a frame meeting house. The church was completed and dedicated by Rev. Roberts, of Fort Wayne, and the cost was two thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. After subscriptions had all been collected there remained a deficit of two hundred dollars, which was paid by the Church Extension Society of the Central German Conference. In 1892 a parsonage was built for fourteen hundred dollars.
The pastors have been: John Bodmer, 1874; William Mueller, 1876; H. Buddenbaur, 1879; A. Gerlich, 1881 : J. C. Gommel, 1882; J. H. Schim- melpfinig. 1885; John Haas, 1886; H. Rogatsky, 1891. Assistant and resi- dent ministers for the same time have been: C. Treuschel, William Conzel- mann, W. Hamp, G. Moehring, C. Henke, S. P. Spechman, A. C. Baur, D. Dobbick, W. Rogetzby and C. B. Koch. The Sunday school was organized in 1890 by Rev. Dobbick.
At present, this church has a very small congregation and is supplied by visiting pastors.
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THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Presbyterian society in Auburn was organized in the fall of 1846. Auburn first belonged to the Logansport Presbytery ; but this being divided, it was transferred to the Fort Wayne Presbytery. Rev. Bliss, who was first assigned to this place was stated supply until the spring of 1856, at that time the membership numbering forty-three. In the spring of 1857, Rev. Edward Wright took charge; in 1863, Rev. Charles A. Munn, and from 1866 the church was for a short interval without services. Then Rev. C. A. Evans was here for two years. After another interval, in the spring of 1872 Rev. J. Emory Fisher began services on alternate Sundays. Rev. Henry Johnson came in the spring of 1874, and remained until the fall of 1880. During his pastorate, in the fall of 1876, a brick structure was erected on the corner of Jackson and Twelfth streets, costing six thousand dollars; it was dedicated in January, 1877. The trustees were E. D. Hartman, S. B. Miller, Joseph Albright and Richard Elson.
The early pastors were : Charles A. Munn, Charles Evans, Levi C. Littell, J. B. Fowler, 1871 ; J. E. Fisher, Henry Johnston, W. F. Mathews until 1882; H. D. McCord, G. W. Barr until 1884; D. S. Stephens, Henry A. Sawyers in 1886, and George Wade Healy in 1891. In 1895 Frank C. Colvin took charge of the church, and remained until 1897, when Rev. Henry A. Arlen supplied. In 1900 the church in Auburn was vacant, and in 1901 Rev. Thomas E. Burrows supplied. In 1902 Rev. Asher H. Brand was here, and during his pastorate the parsonage was built. In 1908 Rev. Walter M. Elliott came and remained until 1911, when the present efficient pastor, Robert I. Platter, took charge.
The church at present has one hundred and fifty members, and the Sun- day school enrollment totals one hundred and twenty-five. The societies in the church are : the Ladies' Home and Foreign Missionary Society, the Ladies' Aid Society, the Christian Endeavor, and the Westminster Guild.
The Presbyterian church in Garrett is yet a small denomination, but is rapidly growing and in the near future promises to be a thriving and large society.
The first attempt to organize a Presbyterian society in Garrett was made in 1903 and 1904 by Rev. E. F. Knickerbocker, now in missionary work at Ningpo, China. Rev. Knickerbocker writes the following in regard to the futile attempt at that time: "Nearly the first work I did after being trans- ferred from Nebraska to Indiana was that of looking up the need in Garrett. What a time I had of it, too, but I enjoyed the work nevertheless. My head-
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quarters were at the leading hotel. I entered every house, store and shop in the city that was enterable. When the canvas was completed I had a list of more than seventy people who were material for the forming of a Presbyterian church. Nearly all were members of a Presbyterian church somewhere, and all were members of some sort of church, while only about a dozen of them were working with or members of any church in Garrett. A few days after this canvas began I hired a dance hall, rented a stove and a few lamps, bought wood, engaged a janitor, and began meetings, which lasted over two weeks. What a time of blizzard it was! A handful of people would come one evening. These I would gather in a circle around the stove, and we all sat while I con- ducted a Bible study. At the close of the meeting some one would remark, 'Well! It seems very strange that the people do not take an interest in things.' The next night these people would not come, and another small lot would take their place. Things went on like this night after night. One good brother came nearly every evening. He was the real goods. But one night-a ter- rible night-no one came. Half an hour after time for the meeting to begin, I stepped to the foot of the stairs and fastened the door, so that no one might disturb the meeting. Then I spent an hour in Bible study and prayer. That was really the most encouraging time of all, for at the end there was not a discouraging word."
Rev. Knickerbocker was finally compelled to relinquish his efforts in behalf of a Presbyterian church in Garrett, and upon the coming of the next pastor the society disbanded. Knickerbocker writes of his successor : "Whether he broke the church or the church broke him, or else a mutual breaking, I am not sure."
In the fall of 1907 steps were again taken to organize a church in Garrett, and in 1908 a permanent society was effected. Charles G. Sterling was the first pastor called, and he was followed by W. A. Service and Edgar L. Buchanan. The latter is the present pastor, having come here from Lafayette, Indiana, in December, 1911. The present directors of the church are: Dr. G. Allison, C. E. Leightner, E. M. McKennan, W. A. Clifford, E. C. Moughler. Elders are : C. E. Leightner, W. A. Clifford, E. C. Moughler, John W. Brown, William C. Robinson and A. R. Moore. The congregation worships at present in the German Methodist building, but, as the latter society is very small, the Presbyterians contemplate leasing the church entirely for their own use; thus it will be known as the First Presbyterian church. The church numbers one hundred and twenty members, with a
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Sunday school of one hundred and seventy members. There are two societies in the church, the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and Woman's Helpers.
The Presbyterian church at Waterloo was organized on June 5, 1863, by Rev. C. Ford, with the following constituent members: P. B. Nimmons, Mary Nimmons, James Lockhart, Robert M. Lockhart, Elizabeth Lockhart, Abraham McCoy, Elizabeth McCoy, Mahlon Nimmons, Louisa Nimmons, Edward Craft, J. E. Rutan, Keziah Rutan, Joseph Mills, J. N. Mills, Jane Smith, Jane Madden, J. H. Boon, Mary Hines, Celestia Hutchison, Laura Hutchison, A. A. Howard, Sarah A. Howard and Rachel Moore. The first ruling elders were P. B. Nimmons, Robert Lockhart and A. A. Howard. The church building, a frame structure on Maple street, was erected in 1867, at a cost of three thousand dollars. The first pastor, Rev. Edward Wright, was there from 1863 to 1866. Other pastors who followed were: C. A. Munn, L. C. Littell, J. B. Fowler, Henry Johnson, W. F. Mathews, J. D. Mc- Cord, and G. W. Barr. Rev. W. H. Chase, living at Auburn, has charge of the church at present. There are about sixty-five active members of the church. The church society is a progressive one and a great aid to the town of Waterloo.
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.
The Christian church in Auburn was organized in the winter of 1902 by Rev. J. N. Wilson, who was the first pastor. The succeeding pastors have been : J. A. Brown, C. H. Earenfight, John Lennox, Frank Nixon, Fred Thomas, and at present Rev. C. W. Mahin fills the pulpit. The church build- ing was constructed in 1907, and cost thirty-two hundred dollars.
There are two hundred members of the church at present, with one hun- dred and seventy-five in the Sunday school. The societies are: The Ladies' Aid, Ladies' Auxilliary, Christian Endeavor and the Christian Woman's Board of Missions.
The Christian church of Garrett was organized in the year 1907 by Rev. O. L. Hull, and his first congregation numbered twenty-eight members. When he left, after three years' meritorious service, he had enrolled over two hundred and fifty people. The pastors who have followed him are: Revs. John H. Swift, L. C. Brink, L. M. Nesmith, B. O. Borten, and the present pastor is J. W. Borden. The society bought a hall, formerly used for meetings, on King street, for the sum of twenty-six hundred dollars, and herein the loyal membership of two hundred and fifty people hold their services. The Sunday school numbers one hundred and fifteen. The Ladies'
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Aid Society is a prominent factor in the good work done by the church, and it, with the congregation as a whole, is working hard to make the church one of the strongest in the city.
The Church of Christ at Butler was organized by John Ailsworth in the Lutheran church, on March 1, 1870, with the following charter members : G. H. Young, Mary Young, Sarah Young, E. Olmstead, Frank Reynolds, Lucy Reynolds, Mrs. Rowe, Frederick Huffman, Elizabeth Huffman, Alice Huffman, Almira Huffman, John and Mary Shoub, Fred H. Fanning, Carrie M. Fanning, Calista Pillsburg, Jacob Jennings, Mary, Cyrenas and Elizabeth Jennings and Jacob Funk. Elder J. E. Harris was the first minister of this denomination in Butler. T. P. Sutton assisted. Harris was from Licking county, Ohio. After him, with the dates of their services, came: Elder Had- sell, 1872; T. P. Sutton, 1873-8; under Rev. Sutton the lot on which the Christian church now stands was purchased, the church was erected, and dedi- cated on February 7, 1875, by L. L. Carpenter of Wabash ; Elder Leavett came in 1878; then O. Q. Ovialt ; E. L. Fanner in 1883 ; Elders, Struber, Wilson, Lovines, Moot, Stewart, Sniff, Scoville, A. M. Laird, D. A. Shaw, Fred Thomas, Drash, Harris, Ira Smith, R. B. Chapman, S. B. Braden, Konkle, John Imhof, and at present, A. E. Wrentmore, have had and have charge of the church at Butler. There are about one hundred and seventy-seven mem- bers, a Ladies' Aid Society and a Christian Endeavor.
The Disciples church, or Christian church, of St. Joe was organized on May 2, 1886, by Rev. L. L. Carpenter. Elder J. A. Thomas was the first pastor of the church, and he was followed by T. A. Hedges, W. W. Harris, L. W. Fairfield, J. O. Rose, S. S. Bartlett, Harry Clark, Rev. Dunkleberger, W. S. Meyers, J. A. Brown, T. N. Russell and S. O. Redacer. The persons who helped in the organization of this church in 1886 were: Joshua W. Lounsberry, Anna Lounsberry, E. M. Vollmer, R. K. McDonald, Anna Mc- Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Filley, B. S. Sheffer, Eva S. Sheffer, Emma Hart, Jared Irwin, and wife, Charles Coburn, Emma Tustison.
The church at present has a membership of one hundred, with an ex- cellent Sunday school of seventy-five. The Martha Society performs aid service for the church. The Christian Endeavor is also existent in the church. The house of worship was constructed in the year 1888, two years after the organization, and cost at the time, twenty-five hundred dollars.
The Church of Christ built a brick structure in 1870 at Waterloo, on Maple street, at a cost of thirty-five hundred dollars. Rev. N. N. Bartlett, the first pastor, remained two years. He was followed by Revs. James
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Hodsell, F. H. McCormick, M. M. Gleason and M. L. Blaney. This church is now defunct.
The Newville Christian church was organized in the fall of 1851 by James Hadsell, in a schoolhouse where the United Brethren parsonage later stood, across the river and southeast from Newville. There were originally twenty-seven members. At the close of 1879 the church had a membership of one hundred and ninety-two. This church has a present membership of seventy-five.
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH.
The United Brethren class at Newville was organized in 1842 by Rev. Jonathan Thomas, one of the pioneer preachers. The class was organized in a small log building on the east side of the road about two miles west of Newville on the farm owned by Solomon Wilcox. The class was composed of eleven charter members, nine of whom were: Mr. and Mrs. Solomon De- long, Hanna Robertson, Cornelius Woodcox and wife, Solomon Woodcox and wife, M. Soper and Mrs. Ellis. The first board of trustees was com- posed of Solomon Delong, Collin Robertson and Cornelius Woodcox. Maria Delong, who died March 28, 1912, at the age of ninety years, was the last charter member.
About 1842 a frame schoolhouse was built where the parsonage barn now stands, and soon after the place of meeting was transferred from the Woodcox home to the schoolhouse. This building was used for church ser- vices until 1855, when, during the pastorate of Rev. J. Fink, a splendid frame church building, thirty by forty-six feet, was erected. About 1880 the church was moved back from the road and set on a brick foundation, truss beams were put in overhead and the center supports removed. In the year 1885. while Rev. R. T. Martin was pastor, extensive repairs were made, consisting of tower and bell, slate roof and new windows.
The old building, which has served its purpose well for fifty-eight years, is now being thoroughly renovated at an approximate cost of thirty-five hun- dred dollars. Lecture room, library, pastor's study, rostrum, basement, fur- nace, new windows, chairs, are among the many improvements. The present membership is one hundred and five, and the Sunday school also has a strong enrollment. The first church was dedicated by Bishop Henry Kumler, Jr. The new one will be dedicated by Bishop H. H. Fout. During the seventy- one years of the existence of the class, forty-three pastors have served the chruch. The present pastor is Oliver Perry Givens, a native of Noble county, Indiana.
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The United Brethren church at Waterloo had its origin prior to 1856, probably in 1852. At that time the church was supported by traveling evangelists. Among the earliest were Revs. William Miller and. Jonathan Thomas. Then came Revs. J. Fink and Lammon, who traveled together and held revivals. A deed to the lot on which the United Brethren church now stands was made by George W. Trout and wife in November, 1862, to George W. Trout, David Goodwin and John Beidler, as the first board of trustees. The church building was then completed. This was in 1862. Rev. Taring Osmun was pastor at this time. It was the first church in Waterloo. During the early history of this church the building was used for union worship, also union Sunday school. In 1879 the church was rebuilt. Among the early preachers were : J. Fink, Lammon, William Moffatt, J. Morthland, A. Lower, Leonard, T. Osmun, J. K. Swihart, C. Crossland, C. O. Lawrence, J. G. Bow- ersox, Joseph Brown, D. Bender, John Martin, George Crawford, B. Baldwin, Richard Martin, C. H. Kirracofe, W. O. Dinnius. S. P. Klotz, J. D. Snyder, W. O. Butler, George Dinnius, J. S. Tedrow and J. W. Lilly. In 1889, when the division of the church came in general conference at York, Pennsylvania, the Waterloo church lost many of its oldest members. However, the society took on new life, and on June 13, 1912, the old church, which had been veneered with brick, was torn down and work of constructing the new edifice begun. The cornerstone was laid August 9, 1912, and the church was dedi- cated April 6, 1913. The total cost was fifteen thousand dollars. The pres- ent enrollment numbers one hundred and fifty-five, and the pastor is Rev. F. P. Overmyer.
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