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The present brick church edifice was dedicated February 5th. 1862. The ministry of Rev. Emory G. Chaddock began January 25th, 1870. Dur- ing this year the church edifice was reseated, the gallery raised and extended, thus adding accommodations for a much larger audience. Mr. Chaddock was dismissed by the advice of a council December 18th, 1873. On the sec- ond of April. 1872, the records and papers of the church were wholly con- sumed by fire. The chapel in the rear of the church edifice was built by Deacon David R. Cooley, and completed October 30th, 1873, at a cost of $850, including the furnishings.
Rev. Warren F. Day commenced his ministry with this church Febru- ary Ist. 1874, and closed it October 12th. 1877. The pastorate of Rev. Hel- muth H. Van Auken began December 30th, 1877. and continued until Feb- ruary 22nd. 1885. During this time the present chapel was enlarged and repairs were made in the main building. The organ was purchased and the alcove built for it at the rear of the pulpit.
Dr. Horatio N. Burton entered upon his labors as pastor April 3rd. 1885, and continued with the church until January 14th. 1888. when he re- signed on account of failing health. During his pastorate the church build- ing was repaired. painted and frescoed at a cost of $1.500. The Order of Deaconesses was instituted in 1886.
Rev. James R. Knodell was called to the church as its pastor. beginning his work March 18th, 1888, and continuing until September 27th. 1891. Rev. Harlow S. Mills, having been called to the pastorate of the church, commenced his labors November Ist, 1891. and continued until September 27th, 1896. February 7th, 1897. Rev. Joseph A. Barnes began his work as pastor of the church, continuing his labors until June 24th, 1900.
For a number of years the Church Helpers had been accumulating a fund for the purchase of a parsonage. In 1899 Mr. Thomas B. Buell pre- sented the church with a deed of property and a sum of money toward the same object. In October, 1900, an additional gift was made by Mrs. Sarah Case in memory of her mother, Mrs. Thomas Buell. The union of these funds and gifts enabled the church to acquire the large and beautiful resi- (lence near the church which is to be known as the Buell parsonage.
Rev. David L. Holbrook, the present pastor, entered upon his work November 4th. 1900. The church was incorporated January 1, 1901.
Algansec.
The First Congregational church of Algansee was organized Aug. 26. 1886, by Rev. E. D. Curtis of Grand Rapids, who preached the sermon, and Rev. J. R. Preston, who gave the right hand of fellowship to the following charter members: M. B. Wakeman, Mrs. Abigail Wakeman, R. D. Tift. Mrs. Rosana Tift, Miss Lizzie Tift. H. W. Hungerford. Mrs. Sophia Hun- gerford, Miss Mary G. Hungerford, Mrs. Lettie Braman. Mrs. Theresa Cleveland, Mrs. Maria Pridgeon, Mrs. Anna C. Webber, Miss Lizzie Duggs,
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Miss Lillie Draper. Meetings were held in the schoolhouse until a suitable church building was erected and dedicated January II, 1903, at an expense of $2,500.
The church has been served by the following named pastors: Revs. J. R. Preston. E. A. Childs, F. W. Brown, J. R. Edgerton, A. A. Luce, N. D. Lanpere, C. E. Groves, Winslow, John Gordon, Herbert A. Kern, Wil- fred Frost, George Brown, Perry D. Gray, who is now in his third year.
Gilcad.
One of the oldest Congregational societies in the county was that formed at John McKinley's residence in northwest Gilead township, Dec. 25, 1847. Those forming the society, while subscribing to the Congre- gational form of government, adhered to the Presbyterian " confession of faith and doctrine." . The actual organization of the society occurred at Emerson Marsh's house, and the first members were: Emerson, Maria and Martha E. Marsh. George W., Francis C., Mary and Rebecca Bull, Will- iam S. and Sarah W. Evans, Jason and Polly R. Harris, John, Jean- ette and Margaret Mckinley, Stephen and Margaret McMillan, Eme- line, Caroline and Polly Ried. Katherine and Deborah Freeman, Betsev. Clarissa and Electa Smith, Richard C. Dickinson, Walter O. Richards, Eliz- abeth Hale, Eunice Fuller, Hannah Gaines.
The church withdrew from its Presbyterian connection in 1876-77 and became a purely Congregational society. About 1864, in conjunction with the Methodists of Gilead, this society built the union church, which stands near Lake Gilead on section 5. Rev. J. R. Bonney acted as pastor of this church from 1881 to 1885.
Besides the foregoing there are also four other Congregational societies in the county, known as the Matteson, Bethel, North Batavia and Kinder- hook Congregational churches. All of these have church buildings. The Matteson church was organized March 9, 1889. by Rev. J. M. Sutherland in Bennett's Hall, east of the store at the head of Matteson Lake. Albert A. Luce was chairman of the meeting at which the church was organized.
Bronson.
The Congregational church at Bronson was organized in a meeting at Rose's Hall, May 7. 1868. Five ladies constituted the charter member- ship, their names being Mrs. Isabella Waite, Mrs. Mary Shepard, Mrs. Har- riet Nott, Mrs. Harriet Fellows, Mrs. Cornelia Babcock. The legal society was not organized until March 21, 1870, when Christopher G. Babcock. F. A. Waite, George F. Gillam, Reuben M. Roberts and Jason Shepard were elected trustees. Of these trusteees Mr. Babcock was made treasurer and Mr. Waite clerk.
The names of the ministers who have been pastors of the church are the following: John Randolph Bonney, from Feb., 1868, to June. 1878: Frank B. Olds, Sept. 26, 1878, to the spring of 1879; J. R. Bonney again in 1880: John M. Sutherland, May, 1887; G. F. Holcombe; Albert E. Seibert,
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Sept. 5. 1890, to Oct. 30. 1892 : Henry A. Decker, Sept. 12. 1893. to March 12, 1895: Charles H. Seaver. June 1. 1895: Frank H. Lockwood. Jan., 1897: David G. Blair, Nov. 1. 1898, to May 29. 1904: William W. Schu- maker, Aug. 5. 1904. to Sept. 24. 1905: Henry Park Collin, Nov. 19, 1905. who is the present pastor.
In 1872. during the first pastorate of Mr. Bonney, a frame chapel was erected. This was used as the church building until 1887. when. during the pastorate of Mr. Sutherland. a building of brick was put up on the south side of Chicago street between Matteson and Walker streets, which is the society's present church building. This house has thus been in use by the church nineteen years.
Rev. J. R. Bonney, as is shown by the foregoing list of pastors. has served this church through two periods, the first of ten years and the second of six, or sixteen years out of the entire thirty-eight of its life. No minister has ever labored so long in the western part of the county as has Mr. Bon- ney. He was ordained in the county in 1863, in connection with his preach- ing in a schoolhouse in Matteson township. At the present writing. July. 1906, he and his wife are residing in Bronson, passing their later years respected and beloved by the village community and by many in all parts of the county.
In 1893 the church reported 102 resident members. From an examina- tion of the reports of several years. this would seem to be its largest member- ship. For 1906 its resident membership is given as 86. The membership and activity of the church have been lessening for several years, and prob- ably at no time since the erection of the present house of worship in 1887 has the church been so low in numbers. in activity, and in financial ability.
UNITED BRETHREN.
A church of the United Brethren in Christ was organized by R. T. Martin in the Block schoolhouse in Bethel township in 1849. with a char- ter membership of forty-five. The first church house was dedicated August 2. 1869, by Bishop J. Weaver. The second church was dedicated in 1899 by Rev. Wesley Tilley. The building cost about two thousand dollars. The present membership is 43, the officials being: Frank Lampman, N. Piatt, W. Nagle. A. McEndarffer, William Ammerman, trustees; Frank Lamp- man, leader, and George Lobdell, steward, and O. S. Martin, superintendent of Sunday-school. The names of the successive pastors are: Revs. R. T. Martin, J. J. Johnston, Redman, A. Zeever, J. Woldorf, D. Bender, J. W. Hill, George Crawford, Kester, J. Brown, J. Tedrow, Hight. J. W. Martin, Swank, Hopkins, Kneep, E. E. Rhodes.
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCHES.
St. Paul's Lutheran church at Coldwater had its origin in services held in 1858 by Rev. Speichard of Hillsdale. Organization followed in 1860, the charter members being: L. Erb, F. W. Flandermeyer, H. H. Flander-
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meyer, L. Denner, F. Korff, G. Meyer, Mr. Nehring, H. Lingle, G. Wahl. The property and church building were purchased in 1863. Until 1877 the congregation was supplied with a minister from Hillsdale, but in 1878 be- came a separate charge, under Rev. F. Haueser. The parsonage was built in 1880 and the school in 1882. Rev. Haueser was succeeded in 1884 by Rev. M. Toewe: he by Rev. A. Roeder in 1891, who remained until 1903. In 1904 Rev. C. J. Homan came to the vacancy.
ZION CHURCH OF THE EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.
This society at East Gilead was organized in 1860 by Rev. R. Sneilly with the following charter members: C. S. Brown and family, Jacob Doer and family, Josiah Snyder and family. C. S. Brown was class leader until 1865, when he entered the ministry. In 1866 the present church edifice was erected. The present minister is Warren Brown.
THE UNITARIANS.
Unity church at Sherwood was organized in 1878, and the society was incorporated Feb. 3, 1894. The first church building was erected in 1881, and the present structure in 1892. The charter members of this church, which is now in a flourishing condition, are the following named: John F. Williams, Sol F. Downs, John F. McIntyre, Menton E. Sawin, Leverett R. Daniels, Ryan Williams, Edward Carswell, Spencer Bennett, Judson H. Watkins, William T. Smith, Chas. W. Eisenmann, Homer J. Craft. G. B. Williams, Mrs. M. Williams, Mrs. A. Williams, John Studley, Dr. Robt. Fraser, Mrs. Dr. Robt. Fraser, Samuel Cline, Mrs. Samuel Cline, Mrs. A. L. Williams, Mrs. Laura E. Turrell, Mrs. Isabell Salisbury, Catherine Re- new, Mrs. Rebecca Bennett, Nora Moyer, Mrs. Ada Fish, Orpha A. Can- field, Andrew Renew, Mrs. Jennie E. Case, Wm. Wriggleworth, Dwight Coddington, R. M. Barton, Isaac C. Maltby, S. S. Kilburn, A. C. Bell, E. E. Coddington, Wallace Kilburn, Geo. D. Fish, H. H. Cross, Geo. W. Black- well, H. W. Locke, James Gwin, Esther A. Rumsey. Emma Hazen, Louisa Hinkle, Geo. Sexton, Thomas Lockard, Susan Tinney, Ann Waugh, Elver Gwinn, Alta Gwinn, Mrs. J. Maltby, Mrs. Miller, Jacob Mound, Mrs. S. M. Kilburn, Vine Bennett, Melinda Wriggleworth, James Tilletson, R. R. Jones, J. B. Olney, Mrs. Elvira Kilburn, Mrs. M. E. Bell, Amasa L. Hills, Holton Kilburn, Clark Canfield, Ida S. Daniels, C. Sanderson. J. F. Tillet- son, Lucretia St. Clair, Ella Frye, Mrs. J. Worts, Celinda A. Sawin, Edwin Tinney. Jasper T. Davis, Sarah Mastin, Melvin Gwinn.
The ministers who have served the Unitarians at Sherwood are: Rev. M. V. Rorks, Rev. Ida C. Hultin, Rev. F. M. Aunks, Rev. Henry Vassema, Rev. Andrews, Rev. F. W. Hayes, Rev. E. H. Barrett, Rev. B. A. Hills.
MENNONITES AND DUNKARDS.
In Noble township is an organization known as Mennonites, the exact name of which is the " Mennonite Brethren in Christ." This denomination,
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to which the Mennonites of Noble belong. was formed by a union of two sim- liar bodies at Jamestown, Ohio. Dec. 27. 1883. According to the book of discipline. "it is not allowed to introduce either musical instruments or choirs into our public worship:" no member shall be permitted to have his life insured : baptism is by immersion only; they recommend and practice feet washing. this rite being observed in connection with communion, which is observed every three months. The officers of the Noble church at this writing (January, 1906) are: Rev. William H. Moore, minister; William Smith, superintendent of the Sunday-school: John Teachout. class leader : Menno Good. deacon.
Another similar organization, namely. the Dunkards, hold meetings in the Mennonite church in Noble every two weeks.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
St. Charles Roman Catholic church at Coldwater was organized in 1849. A small frame church was erected in 1856 on the present church site on Harrison street near Clay. This building was destroyed by incendiaries in June. 1859. A brick building was erected in 1860, and this was remod- eled a few years ago. The brick parsonage was built in 1867. and the St. Stanislaus chapel was constructed about three years ago at the time of the remodeling. Rev. Father C. Korst was pastor of this parish about thirty years. Father Dennis A. Hayes is the present pastor.
Bronson.
Father Korst, of Coldwater, also organized St. Mary's Roman Catholic church at Bronson in the eighties. Father Korst was the first priest officiat- ing at Bronson. After him came Father Crowe, who built the present brick church and the parsonage. His successors have been Father Roskie, Father Meziskie. Father Hewelt, who built the schoolhouse in 1900 at a cost of four thousand dollars. Father Hewelt left in April, 1906, and the present pastor is Father Maruszczyk.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
The pioneer of the Episcopal form of religious worship in Branch county was, of course, Bishop Chase, who conducted the first Episcopal serv- ice in the county at the location then known as Adams Mills, in west Bronson township, in 1832. The history of his settlement in Gilead, de- scribed elsewhere, should be read in connection with the history of the Protestant Episcopal church in this county.
St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal church at Coldwater had its origin at a meeting February 9, 1848, "at the White schoolhouse " in Coldwater, where legal incorporation was effected and the following persons chosen as wardens and vestrymen: Joseph H. Moss, Richard Greenwood, wardens; Luman Howe, E. G. Fuller, L. D. Crippen, James Pierson and George A. Coe, vestrymen. Services with the Episcopal liturgy were held in Cold-
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water before this time, and for some years after the organization the place of worship was the schoolhouses and the court house. In 1859 a site was purchased on Hanchett street and a building attempted, but failed through a defective title. Several years later a frame building was constructed at another site on Hanchett street, the church being consecrated April 14, 1863. A rectory was built on East Chicago street at the present church site in 1870. During the following decade plans were laid for a new building and in 1880 the corner stone of the present edifice was laid, and September 29, 1886, the church was consecrated. Extensive improvements were made in 1895, in- chiding a new organ.
The rectors of the church and the years in which they began their service are as follows: George Willard, 1848; Gardner M. Skinner, 1855; Henry Safford, 1860: Joseph Wood. 1863; J. Wainright Ray, 1866: George P. Schetky, D. D., 1869; Henry Safford. 1870; Herbert J. Cook, 1875; Henry Hughes, 1886; Herbert Sowerby, 1895.
Union City.
Grace Episcopal Church, which no longer maintains regular services, was organized at the home of Dr. H. F. Ewers, Dec. 23, 1864, with eighteen charter members. The present frame church building on Ellen street was erected in 1865, the first rector being Rev. George Verner.
In the foregoing we have given some account of all the church organi- zations in the county connected with the Roman Catholic Church and with the larger and longer existing denominations of Protestantism. Other re- ligious beliefs than those held by the bodies described, have been held by people in the county all through its history. The numbers holding these be- liefs have been relatively small. The names of these beliefs, or, rather, of the people holding them, are these: Disciples or Christians, Seventh Day Adventists, Spiritualists, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Christian Scientists, the Church of God, and Dowieites.
The Disciples or Christians have had for a number of years a society in Quincy, and they have also there a small church building.
The Seventh Day Adventists have had organizations in Coldwater, Quincy and Bronson.
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are some- times called Mormons, but they are entirely disconnected in their organiza- tion from the Utah Mormon Church. They have an organized society or " branch " in the county, and a church building which is located on section 19 of Quincy township on the north side of the Chicago road. The " branch " was organized in 1864 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Corliss, who were then residing in southwest Quincy. The building was not erected until about 1895. Mr. Corliss, who now resides in Coldwater, has been for twen- ty-five years president of the branch, which is known as "the Coldwater Branch of the Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan District." Rev.
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S. W. L. Scott, residing in Coldwater, is an active missionary of this re- ligious denomination.
From an early day in the life of the county to the present time there have always been some Spiritualists among its people, the numbers varying with the decades. At times they have been numerous enough to have one or more organizations. At one time in Coldwater they were strong enough to erect a fine, substantial brick structure for their meetings. This house is still standing on the southeast corner of Pearl and Division streets, though for the past forty years it has been owned and occupied as a private resi- dence.
In January, 1906, the First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Coldwater, was organized. For some years before, however, the Chrisitan Scientists had held their regular meetings in the city.
The inclination on the part of the churches of the county to co-operate with each other in various ways for the religious and moral welfare of the people has grown steadily through all the years of its history. This has been exemplified in inter-denominational activity in Sunday schools, in Chris- tian Endeavor Unions, in Young Men's Christian Associations, and in union meetings held on special days, such as Thanksgiving Day and at other times.
March 2, 1887, The Branch County Sunday School Association was organized in Coldwater, or, more correctly, revived, for there had been such an organization years before, though it had ceased its activity for about ten years. The first president was Rev. J. P. Philips, pastor of the Baptist church of Coldwater. Rev. Henry P. Collins was elected secretary at the time, and has served as such for nineteen years.
For several years the Branch County Christian Endeavor Union hield its conventions annually, but none has been held since 1903.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Branch County has been in existence for years, and is carrying on its work as actively as ever. In 1905. in connection with the Coldwater Union. it invited the State Associa- tion to hold its annual convention at the county seat of the county. The invitation was accepted, and June 5 and 6, 1906, the Thirty-second Annual Convention of the Michigan Woman's Christian Union was held in Cold- water.
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CHAPTER XXV.
POLITICAL HISTORY OF BRANCH COUNTY.
Previous to the year 1841, records of the doings of the political parties in Branch county have not been preserved, but in August of that year con- ventions were held by both the Democratic and Whig parties. August 20 the Democratic convention was held at the court house in Coldwater, and the following delegates were elected to the state convention, to be held in Marshall, September I: Chas. G. Hammond. John T. Haynes and Enos G. Berry. Wales Adams, Albert Chandler and Hiram Shoudler were elected delegates to the senatorial convention to be held at Albion August 29. Ac- cording to a call printed in the Coldwater Sentinel of August 20, a Whig convention was held August 21, for the purpose of electing delegates to a like convention, but the subsequent issues of the paper contain no account of such a convention being held. The Democratic convention nominated John G. Barry for governor and the Whigs nominated Philo C. Fuller. The Democratic nominees for state senators were Edward A. Warner, of Branch, and Henry Hewitt, of Calhoun. Enos G. Berry was nominated for representative. At the election the following November the county gave Barry a majority of 355.
At the general election held in November, 1844, the county was carried by the Democrats by about 240 majority, electing Wales Adams, representa- tive: Anselum Arnold, sheriff; John T. Haynes, treasurer; Corydon P. Benton, clerk. and Jared Pond, register.
In the fall of 1845 Branch county gave the Democrats a majority of 347 for Alpheus Felch, candidate for governor, but for the first time in the history of the county the Whigs elected a portion of their ticket. George A. Coe, of Coldwater. Whig nominee for state senator, defeated Ephraim B. Danforth by 78 votes, and William B. Sprague, a Whig, was elected repre- sentative by a majority of 32 votes. At this election James G. Birney, after- wards famous as an Abolitionist, received 81 votes for governor on the Abolition ticket.
At the November election in 1846 the Democrats elected their entire ticket by majorities ranging from 50 to 300, and in the fall of 1847 the Democratic ticket from governor down received majorities ranging from 30I to 378, with the exception of Enos G. Berry, who was defeated by Geo. A. Coe for the state senate by a majority of 18 votes.
Again in the general election of November, 1848, the Democrats were generally victorious, giving 420 majority for Cass and Butler, nominees for president and vice president. But the Whigs made still further inroads
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upon the local Democratic ticket by electing Geo. A. Coe representative by a majority of 17, James Pierson sheriff by 12 majority and Hiram Rathburn Alden treasurer by 13 majority.
In November, 1849, the Democrats gave John S. Barry, their nominee for governor, a majority of 379, but Roland Root. a Whig, was elected repre- sentative by a majority of 53 over Henry C. Gilbert.
In November, 1850, the whole Democratic ticket was elected, with the exception of one representative, by majorities ranging from 8 to 600. Jared Pond was defeated by S. L. Lawrence, a Whig. In this election the Free Soilers united with the Whigs upon several candidates.
The election held in the fall of 1851 appears to have been very tame, as only a governor and lieutenant governor were to be elected. The result was that Branch gave Robert McClelland, the Democratic candidate, a major- ity of 231. At this election only 1, 125 votes were cast.
The campaign of 1852 was an exciting one. Party feelings ran high and mass meetings were held by both the Democrats and Whigs. The Demo- crats gathered in front of the old court house on Monday, October II. and listened to addresses by Gen. Lewis Cass, Senator Felch and Gov. McClelland, and it was claimed that fully four thousand were in attendance. The Whigs, being in the minority, did not gather in crowds as great as the Democrats, but they were enthusiastic for their ticket, which was headed by Gen. Win- field Scott for president, while the Democrats were hurrahing for Franklin Pierce, who received a majority of 303 votes in the county. The Democrats elected their entire county ticket by majorities of 250 to 350.
During the summer of 1854 the Republican party was organized at Jackson, Michigan, and at the fall election it administered to the Democratic party the first defeat ever known by that organization in Branch county. Kinsley S. Bingham, Republican candidate for governor, received a majority of 734 in the county, and Daniel Wilson, Republican, defeated Ebenezer Butterworth, Democrat, for the office of sheriff, by a majority of 581. For county clerk Eben O. Leach was elected over Albert Chandler and Curtis Young was elected register of deeds over Joseph C. Leonard. For county treasurer Hiran Shoudler defeated Wales Adams, and John W. Turner de- feated John G. Parkhurst for the office of prosecuting attorney.
This election was followed by an almost unbroken series of Republican majorities until November. 1878, when the Greenback party, which had lately become quite a power, united with the Democrats on most of their candi- dates and went into the campaign of 1878 under the name of Nationals. The Republican ticket was again successful with the following exceptions: Will- iam H. Donaldson, National, defeated Zelotes G. Osborn, Republican, and Arthur Crippen, Democrat, by a plurality of 153; for representative, C. J. Thorpe, National, was elected over James R. Wilson. Republican, and John Taggart. Democrat, by a plurality of 224. The balance of the Republican county ticket was elected by majorities ranging from 68 to 606. At this election John B. Shipman, who was on both Democratic and National tickets, was elected circuit judge over David B. Thompson, Republican, and Riley,
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