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The church records show that Rev. D. D. Camp- bell came in March 1880 and Rev. B. W. Hollen in March 1882. The Northwest Kansas Conference was organized in the spring of 1883 and B. W. Hollen was reappointed to Delphos charge. Since that time the following pastors have served the church: W. L. Can- non, 1884-87; Job Ingram, 1887-89; W. L. Cannon, 1889-91; H. M. Mayo, 1891-92; W. R. Allen, 1892-94; Parmenis Smith, 1894-96; E. W. Allen, 1896-99; J. F. Clark, 1899-02; S. L. Semans, 1902-06; C. M. Snyder, 1906-10; J. M. Newton, 1910-13; L. A. Mckeever, 1913-14; L. B. Tremain, 1914-16.
The names of Drs. Dearborn, See, Lockwood, Sweet, Stoltz, Stauber and Snapp, the past presiding elders, whose wise counsels and inspiring messages encour- aged the people in their Christian efforts, must not be overlooked in a review of the growth of Methodism in Delphos.
In the Central of July 2, 1890 W. L. Cannon re- ported that Children's Day was observed at both Del- phos and Bethel. Collection at Delphos, $7.66, at Bethel, $4.50. Rockwood preached, and 7 united with the church by letter and 3 on probation.
The Sunday School at Mt. Pleasant had been reor- ganized and a District Camp Meeting is to be held at Delphos August 20th.
July 1, 1891 there were six conversions at Bethel. The pastor received a donation of $25 from Bethel and $50 from Delphos.
June 6, 1897, E. W. Allen reported an increase in the Sunday School, and the League doing well. New ceiling had been put in the Bethel Church and the church painted and papered at a cost of $40. It may be well to say that since the organization of the church some of the records have been lost, and those that have been preserved have been so imperfectly kept that we
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can give only a fragmentary report of its work and of its official members.
Trustees : B. F. Billingesley, E. Lynch, J. D. Stel- ter, J. M. Basnett W. G. Perry, Joseph, Courtney, W. C. Davis, Owen Swope, A. D. Geren, A. L. Burr, W. H. Clendinen, Israel Miller, Geo. W. Strickler, Cyrus Courtney, J. E. Ferguson, J. G. Caull, Otis Courtney, B. M. Parks, Clark Myers, M. A. Phillipson and B. S. Chance.
Class leaders: J. M. Basnett, John Stelter, M. O. Deloplaine, Delia Knowles, Willis Jones, Flora Miller, M. L. Burr, Wilson Bigbee, W. R. Inschoe, Kate Davis, Carrie Perry, Dr. W. B. Davis, Chas. Davis, J. E. Fer- guson, Cyrus Courtney and John Miller.
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
For a great many years the Sunday School was conducted as a union school. Just when it was organ- ized into a Methodist school cannot be known from the records. On one of the old records we find these names among those who served as superintendents: H. M. Goodell, W. H. Clendinen, Delia Knowles and W. M. Chapen. The present school has an enrollment of nearly three hundred, including the home department and the cradle roll. The average attendance is about one hundred and fifty. There are several organized classes all doing excellent work. Miss Delta Arheart is superintendent of the primary department and Charley Clark is the superintendent of the school.
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
The Epworth League has moved along for quite a number of years with its usual up and down career. At times it has been a real asset to the church and at other times its spiritual life has been at a very low ebb. We have been unable to find when it was organ- ized or who have served as its presidents. At the pres-
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ent time there is a membership of about forty. The cabinet is composed of B. S. Chance, Lulu Simmons, Delta Areheart, Lorna Raub, Katherine Myers, Alva Adams, Allen Sargent and Mrs. Fred Geren. Just previous to the presidency of B. S. Chance, Otis Court- ney whom everybody loves, was its president.
LADIES' AID SOCIETY.
From a very early day the Ladies' Aid Society has been an important factor in the social and material life of the church. There were times when it would have been almost impossible to have maintained the work of the church had it not been for the untiring zeal of its members. Frequently Mrs. Alice Nichols who a brief spell ago passed on to her heavenly corona- tion, would loan the society money for six months or more, taking no interest. The money was then used by the society to keep the finances of the church in- tact. Following is a list of names of those who have served as the presidents of this splendid organization. Perhaps there are other names that ought to appear here, but do not because of our imperfect data.
Mrs. Estell Burr, Catherine Carmon, Anna White, Lottie Perry, Matilda Ferguson, Mary Wright, M. E. Duvall, Lydia Barker, Alice Nichols, Mrs. Clingen- peel, Anna Stanley and Nellie Barker.
FOREIGN AND HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.
From what some have told us we are constrained to believe that the Woman's Foreign Missionary So- ciety had an organization here as early as 1895. But we can get hold of nothing tangeable until the pas- torate of Rev. C. M. Snyder, when his faithful wife organized both the Foreign and Home Missionary So- cieties and until 1915 they met as one but studied the work of both. The work of the two societies became so complicated that it was thought best to drop the foreign and make the home stronger and more aggres-
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sive. This was done and at present they have a splen- did organization with a large membership. Those who have served as presidents are: Corrie Snyder (wife of Rev. C. M. Snyder) Carrie May Newton, (wife of Rev. J. M. Newton), H. M. Copping, Bertha Mckeever (wife of Rev. L. A. Mckeever), Mrs. A. B. Morris and again Mrs. H. M. Copping. Splendid work and gratifying results are the record of some of these years, the hardships and uncertainties of the newly settled country brought sacrifices and loss in other years. Until 1905 the Delphos Church was part of a circuit. Since that time it has been a station. The two pastorates of W. L. Cannon give him the longest service here. During his first pastorate in 1896, the old parsonage was enlarged into a comfortable home. This property was sold in 1908 while brother Snyder was pastor, and a modern parsonage was built.
The old church edifice built in 1879 was used till 1905, when Brother S. L. Semans led the people in the then difficult enterprise, of building a substantial structure, which was again enlarged and otherwise im- proved in 1914 under the pastorate of Brother L. A. Mckeever. The old church was a comparatively new building, but the growth of the Sunday School and congregation made pressing the need for more room on the main floor, a good basement and other conven- iences. Through the hearty cooperation of all and as- sisted by a $1000 by Mrs. Alice Nichols, additions and improvements costing nearly $4600 were made. The present church edifice should answer the needs of Del- phos Methodism for many years.
Statistics for 1917: Church, $10,000; parsonage, $4,000; expense, $230; members, 210; support pastor, $1440; D. S., $96; bishops, $24; C. C's., $50; Benev., F. Ms., $125; H. Ms., $102; total, $1792; S. S. O's. & T's., 23; Enrl., 259; Av., 130; Exp., $140; Ep. L. Sr., 33; W. H. M., -; W. H., $24.
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Glasco.
The first Methodist service in Glasco was held un- der a cottonwood tree, in March 1870. Rev. E. C. Chilson was the preacher. In May of that year a class was organized at Glasco, by Rev. James Jeffrey, a local preacher, who lived at Manhattan. Mr. Abbott, Mrs. Newell, Susannah, Sarah, Nathan and John Bond were charter members of the class.
It is not known how long Jeffrey served the class, or with what pastoral charge it was first connected, but tradition has it that he was succeeded by James Phillips, who, in 1871 was the pastor at Beloit, wheth- er he served Glasco from that distant point is not known, but it is possible he did, for there were local preachers in those days, who did heroic service for the Master.
Phillips is said to have been followed by L. D. Win- der, who in 1872 was the pastor on the Salina Circuit, and in 1873 he was at Delphos. It seems most probable that from this date forward, Glasco was a point on the Delphos Circuit. We shall assume that this was the case and give the Delphos pastor as the preacher at Glasco. This will differ from the traditional re- port, but cold type is more reliable than people's memory.
The following is the order of succession of the Del- phos pastors down to 1882, when Glasco was made the head of a charge. 1874 Phillips, Tallman, Jones, Ream, Campbell, King, Semans, Ryan, Rhodes, Walker, Bailiff, Lucas, Sheldon, Edgar, McNair, Kuhn, Flow- ers, Dugger, Laport, Bates, Wolf, Harding, VanLeer, Taylor.
The first church was built in 1884. S. L. Semans was the pastor. The first sermon in it was preached by J. H. Lockwood. It was dedicated by a Dr. Barnes. The first load of rock for the foundation was hauled
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by Owen Rogers for Mr. Abbott. Prior to this, serv- ices were held in the old stone school house. This church was burned April 11, 1890. A number of other houses were burned at the same time. There was an insurance of $960, and a subscription was taken at once, to the amount of $2000 and another church was built. It was a frame building and served the purposes of the society till it was replaced by a modern brick structure 30x50 feet with a wing 26x30. It has a basement, well adapted for athletics, S. S. classes and entertainments. There are several Mem- orial Windows, one to the memory of Susannah Bond, a charter member, one for Mr. and Mrs. Newell by their son Seth and four daughters; one for the Ladies' Aid, the Epworth and Junior Leagues, and the W. C. T. U. Friends of the church contributed for these windows.
The building committee was J. T. Sheffield, Noah Harper J. H. Cleaver, Gaylord King and Mrs. Effie Young. Rev. M. B. VanLeer was the pastor.
It was dedicated December 27, 1914 by Dr. T. C. Iliff of Denver, assisted by the pastor and J. W. Snapp, district superintendent. The property is valued at $9000. Three thousand three and twenty-eight dollars were needed on the day of dedication. Two thousand two hundred dollars were pledged at the morning serv- ice, $700 in the afternoon and the balance at night. The building was presented by the trustees and formally dedicated by Dr. Iliff for the worship of Al- mighty God.
Statistics for 1917 are as follows: Church, $9000; parsonage, $4000; current Exp., $200; full members, 125; Prep., 5; salaries, pastor, $1200; D. S., $80; bis- hops, $24; C. C's., $48 ; Benevolences, F. Ms., $45; H. Ms., $40; Gd. total, $446; S. S. O's. & T's., 22; Enrl, 262; Av. 108; Exp., $115; W. H. M. S., $3; Ep. L. Sr., 10; Jr., 15.
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Gaylord.
The Gaylord class was organized in the late 70's, but who effected the organization is not known. W. A. Saville was the pastor at Cedarville in 1880. He records that he had four appointments, Cedarville, Martinas, Gaylord and Germantown. On his previous charge he had 17; and he wondered how he would spend his time; but soon found a task that was quite sufficient to occupy him. At Gaylord there was an un- finished church. It was a stone building, the walls of which were up but that was all.
The society was small and the people were poor, but were all willing to work. So they got busy and had it enclosed and ready for the seats before the year closed.
Gaylord was transferred to another circuit. The next year Saville did not complete the church, but he did what no other pastor in the Conference did, left a list of the members of the class. It being so rare I ap- pend it. H. Abercorbie, Mary Abercrombie, Charles and Alice Bronk, Catharine Cartmail, J. B. M. and Ella Connelly, L. and Martha Dareing, Jno. and Nellie Hart, Justice and Frank Henderson, T. H. Harriet and C. H. Eden, Henry and Clara Kress, Irma Lawrence, J. W. and Sarah McBride, W. Miller and Amanda Mc- Hall, J. M. and Mary Painter, W. B. and M. Strana- than, Peter and Margaret Van Alstein, F. M. and M. Westlake, S. A. Nancy and Parker Wilson, S. F. and Rebecca Wiser.
This record was made in 1880. It would be inter- esting to know how many of these people are still members of the church at Gaylord or in that vicinity.
The following men served this charge as pastors: 1882, Allen Crumly; '83-4, Jas. Boicourt; '85-6, E. Goodrich; '87, J. F. Ekey; '88-9, J. P. Allen ; '90, J. G. H. Armitstead; '91, J. M. Allen; '92, J. G. H. Armit-
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stead; '93-4, J. M. Allen; '95, M. J. Mumford; '96-7, J. G. H. Armitstead; '98-1900, R. E. Diamond; '01, J. M. Smith; '02-3, J. H. Laird; '04-6, J. H. Craven; '07 no pastor; '08, Thos. Muxlow; '09-10, C. R. Flowers; '11, W. C. Littell; '13-14, A. W. G. Warren; '15-17, M. E. Smith.
The church, which was built in 1880-81 served the society for a number of years. In the year 1899 one church was reported worth $300. In 1900 two were reported worth $2300, $1575 having been paid that year. No parsonage was reported till 1910. In that year a dwelling valued at $800 is accredited to the charge. No further improvements in church are noted till 1912, when the two churches were valued at $3200 and the parsonage at $1000. In 1915 but one church and one Sunday School are reported and the church is valued at $1500.
Statistics for 1917 give the following: Church, $3800; parsonage, $1200; members, 125; Prep., 86; current Exp., $200; support pastor, $900; D. S., $64; bishop, $15; C. C's., $34; F. Ms., $38; H. Ms., $31; Gd. total, $364; S. S. O's. & T's., 20; Enrl, 152; Av., 45; Exp., $66; Ep. L. Sr., 40; W. F. M. S., $25; W. H. M. S., $6.
Glen Elder.
No information is available as to the early organ- ization of the Glen Elder class. The name appears first in the minutes of 1879 in connection with Solo- mon Rapids in which the record is, Glen Elder and Solomon Rapids. R. A. Hoffman one to be supplied- W. C. Day. The same was repeated in the minutes of '80 and '81. Hoffman was ordained elder by Bishop Wiley at Leavenworth, in March of that year, and Day was his father-in-law. The charge consisted of eight appointments, four in Mitchell, and four in Jewell county. There was neither church nor parsonage on
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the circuit, nor a house for rent; so the preachers had to live as best they could till they could collect money and build a parsonage. There was no money for the purchase of fuel so trees were obtained at the river, cut in wagon length, hauled home and there worked into stove wood, and being green had to be dried in the oven. Two hundred members were enrolled at the beginning of the year, and the success of revival efforts was such that 400 were reported at the next Conference.
McCabe chapel was the first church built on the circuit. This was done largely through the efforts of Rev. H. G. Breed who donated the lot, on which it stands, and contributed liberally for the building. The Church Extension Society gave them $250. Daniel Pruit, a local preacher, was a very efficient helper in the revival services. He afterward moved to Clarinda, Ia. He has two sons who are now in the ministry. G. L. Rarick and J. F. Johnson are products of these meetings.
A church worth $1500 and a parsonage valued at $500 were reported in the minutes of 1880. Twenty dollars for missions and $28 for other benevolences. The lot on which the church was built was purchased in 1882. The first board of trustees were: A. A. Brad- ford, John Scott, Mrs. Emma Vallette, John Brice, T. J. Porter, Wm. Flint, C. C. Granger, Mayo Rouse, Mrs. Wilcox. The stewards at that time were John Brice, Mary Rouse, Josiah Price, Irene Detwiler. Class leaders were John Brice, J. S. Paine, E. Dean, John Casey and C. J. Johnson. Mrs. L. H. Vallette was chosen chairman of the board of trustees in 1899 and held the office sixteen years. H. F. Vallette is the only charter member now connected with the society. He is still in business there.
The church was built in 1883 during the pastorate of James Flowers at a cost of $1400.
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The following pastors have served the charge: Hoffman and Day, 1879-82; Flowers, '83; Green, '84; Morton, '85; Elder, '86-7; English, '88-9; Walker, '90; Breed, '91; Bailiff, '92; Lott, '93; Glick, '94-5; Funk, '96-8; Bowen, '99-01; Helmick, '02; Mumford, '03-04; Templin, '05-07; Alexander, '08-10; Westerman, '11- 12; Renner, '13; Wade, '14-15; Barber, '16-17.
September 8, 1891 H. G. Breed reported that Chil- dren's Day had been observed and a collection taken amounting to $10. E. H. Bailiff was the next pastor. July 7, 1892 the parsonage had been improved at a cost of $400. The first Quarterly meeting was June 13, the pastor had been well received and was having large congregations. There were four appointments on the circuit and a S. S. at each place. Children's Day was observed-collection $4.45. The pastor preached the memorial sermon. He is to deliver a Fourth of July oration at Cawker City.
In 1893 the pastor, E. H. Bailiff reported to the Central, that he had traveled 3009 miles, had made 402 calls, had preached 168 sermons, and received into the church by letter and on probation, 60 persons and baptized 17. The collections were all full with an ex- cess of $56. Three hundred and eighty dollars had been expended in improvements. The Walnut Creek class had bought the U. B. church for $650 cash. Brown's Creek Church had bought an organ.
J. C. Helmick was the next pastor. December 17, 1902 he reported a revival at Brown's Creek. Souls were saved and the church strengthened. January 17, 1912 J. A. Westerman reported that on November 11 the members of the W. H. M. S. with their busbands met at the parsonage on Mrs. Westerman's birthday, and enjoyed a big dinner. A revival spirit has pre- vailed throughout the year. There were 80 conver- sions and 75 accessions. Brown's Creek gave the pas- tor a donation of $35, for the purchase of an overcoat.
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For years faithful souls in and around Glen Elder, have longed for a new church.
In 1916, through the inspiration and leadership of the pastor, Samuel Barber, this longing desire took definite shape and a very commendable building en- terprise was projected, which resulted in the erection of a neat, commodious church at a cost of $15,000, which was dedicated by Dr. John F. Harmon Septem- ber 30, 1917. There is an auditorium 36 feet square with gallery on two sides, the whole affording a seat- ing capacity for 500 people. In addition to the audi- torium there are eight class rooms, vestibule, chair room, pastor's study, and a room behind the pulpit that may be utilized for a class room or more platform space. A basement under the entire building, provides furnace and coal rooms, dining room and kitchen, class rooms and a banquet hall. The building is of tile and red brick, trimmed with gray brick. The pews and furniture are mission oak. A subscription was taken before the dedication to complete payment on the building. This was cheerfully given amounting to $7,- 000, which was more than was asked. C. R. Wade a former pastor and several neighboring pastors were present and assisted in the services.
The site for the church was donated by Mr. J. I. Vantis, who was also the largest giver for the build- ing. Reports for 1917 is as follows:
Two Churches, $6000; parsonage, $2500; F. Ms., 180; Prep., 8; current Exp., $155; support pastor, $1225; D. S., $80; bishop, $15; C. C., $20; Benev. F. Ms., $40; H. Ms., $37; Gd. total, $408; 2 S. S. O's. & T's., 30; Enrl., 220; Av., 135; Exp., $175; Ep. L. Sr., 20; W. H. M. S. $10.
Gypsum.
The Gypsum charge has an outstanding distinction that no other charge in the Conference can boast. The
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class in the circuit was organized by Dr. J. H. Lock- wood of precious memory. In the early 70's he took a homestead in the Gypsum valley, about five miles from where Gypsum City now stands. In 1873 he organized a class of thirty members at the Pliny school house. W. Amos was the class leader, and Wm. Jones and Richard Spencer and Otto Tresine were stewards. The latter is still a member of the Gypsum Class.
Lockwood served the charge for a time, when the preaching places were Pliny school house, Hobbs Creek and Summit. No service at either place now.
The name appears in the Conference appointments first in 1877, when H. R. Golden was appointed pas- tor. Following him were L. A. Tallman '78-80; W. R. Leight, 81-2; I. McDowell, '83-5; J. M. Miller, '86-8; E. B. L. Elder, '89-92; Wm. Nash, '93-5; G. M. Glick, '96-7; B. W. Hollen, '98; J. H. Kuhn, '99-01; G. H. Cheney, '02; C. M. C. Thompson, '03; G. W. Hood, '04-5; J. T. Wilks, '06; J. A. Plantz, '07-9; G. T. Ren- ner, '10-12; E. Bridwell, '13-16; B. D. Brooks, '17.
During the pastorate of McDowell a parsonage was built two miles north of Gypsum. This was moved to town during Elder's pastorate.
The Epworth League was organized in 1889. Mrs. A. D. Elder, president, C. M. Kingman first vice-presi- dent; Ella Amos, second vice-president; Ida Sikking, third vice-president; Florence Sikking, fourth; Ida Sikking, secretary; Mabel Lamb, treasurer. There were thirty-five members. The first trustees were James Mortimer. Otto Tresine, Richard Spencer, Wn. Jones, and Mr. Spellman.
In 1896 Roxbury and Hope were detached from Mentor and annexed to Gypsum; and remained so till 1915, when Roxbury was made the head of a charge. During the pastorate of J. T. Wilks a $4000 church was built. This was made possible by the liberality of Thomas Lawson who contributed more than half the
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necessary amount. In 1915 a good parsonage was built at Roxbury, which was also a gift from Brother Lawson, he having made a bequest in his will of $2,- 100 for this purpose. In 1915-16 the old parsonage was moved on to the lot back of the church, and a new parsonage was built. Later the old parsonage was sold and moved away. The new one consists of a double parlor, dining room, kitchen and pantry, bath- room, sewing room, four bed rooms, each having a good closet, hall, sleeping porch and furnace. It cost $2400.
The Hope Church was built in 1881. It was owned by Harry Tolle. In 1914 it was deeded to the church, and in June of that year, a jubilee service was held, and Rev. N. A. Porter, who was the first pastor to preach in the church was present, and preached. A full day's service was enjoyed. On that day, God laid the call to the work of the ministry on H. C. Marston, who is now the pastor at Jennings. J. H. Bishop, an honored member of the Kansas Conference, and Harry Tolle now in Mississippi, are ministers who were mem- bers of the Gypsum Church. Pliny Keys, now the suc- cessful, district superintendent of the Cambinni Dis- trict in Portuguese, East Africa, was also a product of the Gypsum Church, as was also E. E. Tolle, a sing- ing evangelist, of Roxbury. A number of young ladies from this church have taken training as nurses, in Bethany Hospital. Among these are Mrs. R. O. Keys and Mrs. A. B. Gillum, now living in Gypsum, and Miss Grace Snoddy, an active nurse in Bethany, and for a time, the night superintendent. Lucretia Keys is now pastor of the U. B. Church at Solomon.
Gypsum does not seem ever to have been stirred with revival fire as some communities have been ; still there have been revivals.
E. B. L. Elder reported 33 accessions on probation ; twenty-five of whom came into full membership. July
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6, 1904, G. W. Hood reported that 16 had joined since Conference, and 12 had come into the League. Jan- uary 31, 1906 Hood reported that on Thanksgiving Day, the pastor and his family received a donation of $25; and on December 29th there was an other sur- prise, at which they received $25, and a morris chair.
The trustees at present are C. G. Bennett, J. A. Pease, D. W. Bishop, C. H. Gaumer, and J. H. Mason. The stewards are C. H. Gaumer, Martha Keyes, Mrs. J. Pease and J. H. Mason. Superintendent, A. F. Ochse; League president, Edna Reynolds; president of the W. F. M. S., Martha Keyes; president W. H. M. S., Mrs. J. S. Goodwin.
Minutes of 1917 give the following: Church, $3,- 500; parsonage, $2500; Exp., $225 ; full members, 183; Prep., 2; pastor, $1416; D. S., $96; bishop, $24; C. C's. $48; F. Ms., $81; H. M. S., $57; Gd. total, $745; S. S. O's. & T's., 32; Enrl., 289; Av., 111; Exp., $124; Ep. L. Sr., 40; W. F. M. S., $22; W. H. M. S., $45.
Lamar.
Methodism at Lamar and vicinity is much in- debted to Dr. B. D. Hutchinson, a pioneer physician, and local preacher, who settled at Lamar in an early day. In 1883 A. N. See, presiding elder of the Salina district, appointed Dr. Hutchinson to look after the in- terests of the church throughout the neighborhood. He was a man of no mean ability. In early life, he was intimately acquainted with R. S. Foster, who later became a distinguished bishop of the church. Being thus early associated with one who became so distin- guished it was to be expected that he would be thor- oughly grounded in Methodism. He did not disap- point this expectation, and as he had opportunity, sought to plant his chosen church on the frontier. He preached at North Lamar (District 41) and at the Grover school house. In 1886 a class was organized
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