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Sylvan Council No. 29, Order of Chosen Friends. - Was organ- ized February 20, 1884, and had as charter members Joseph Jones, J. P. Brannock, L. E. Brannock, D. Shultz, A. M. Payne, M. O.
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Johnson, A. R. Redmon, A. Goddard, Cordelia Payne, J. A. Goddard, William Stonebraker, Katie Stonebraker, L. Hill, William A. Mc- Kenzie, E. J. Progne, J. H. Alexander, V. R. Jones, C. F. Strath- man, L. B. Strathman, W. L. Vick, M. G. Vick, D. M. Davis, J. R. Mudd, John M. Cunningham. The present officers are Joseph Jones, P. C. C .; J. P. Brannock, C. C .; L. E. Brannock, V. C .; D. Shultz, secretary ; J. S. Hill, treasurer ; M. L. Shultz, P. ; A. H. Payne, M. ; M. A. Johnson, W .; A. R. Redmon, G .; A. Goddard, S.
OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE CITY OF ST. CHARLES FROM 1849 TO 1884.
1849 - Mayor, Ludwell E. Powell ; councilmen, Thomas W. Cun- ningham, Thomas Ruenzi, William M. Christy, Pressley Gill, Sir Walter Rice, Louis Gerneau, Edwin D. Bevitt (vide Pressley Gill resigned ) ; register, Alexander Chauvin ; marshal, John Hilbert ; treasurer, Antoine Lefaivre ; assessor, Isaac W. Copes.
1850 - Mayor, Cudwell E. Powell; councilmen, Thomas W. Cun- ningham, Thomas Ruenzi, William M. Christy, Pressley Gill, Sir Walter Rice, Louis Gerneau ; register, Isaac W. Copes ; marshal, John Hilbert ; treasurer, Antoine Lefaivre ; assessor, S. M. Gray.
1851 - Mayor, Edwin D. Bevitt; councilmen, Owen Andrews, Francis Tosti, John Atkinson, William M. Christy, Augustus T. Lackland, Louis Gerneau; register, Joseph H. Alexander; marshal, Robert McClarin ; treasurer, Norman Lackland; attorney, Arnold Krekel ; engineer, Arnold Krekel; recorder, F. W. Gatzweiler; assessor, F. W. Gatzweiler.
1852 - Mayor, Fred W. Gatzweiler ; councilmen, Herman Mal- linckrødt, Ninian B. Barron, William M. Christy, Edwin D. Bevitt, Antoine Lefaivre, Louis Gerneau ; register, Isaac W. Copes ; marshal, John Hilbert ; treasurer, Eugene Gauss ; attorney, Arnold Krekel ; recorder, Henry C. Lackland ; assessor, Sir Walter Rice.
1853- Mayor, Ludwell E. Powell ; councilmen, Charles H. Broad- water, Melchoir Thro, William M. Christy, Edwin D. Bevitt, Sir Walter Rice, Francis Muelle ; register, Joseph H. Alexander; mar- shal, Robert McClarin ; treasurer, Eugene Gauss ; attorney, Andrew King ; recorder, Robert A. King ; assessor, Sir Walter Rice.
1854 - Mayor, Samuel Overall ; councilmen, Anton Meyer, Nelson C. Orear, John Paule, Edwin D. Bevitt, Lorenzo D. Holmes, Louis Gerneau ; register, Joseph H. Alexander ; marshal, Robert McClarin ; treasurer, William M. Christy ; attorney, Andrew King ; engineer, B. A. Alderson ; recorder and assessor, Asa N. Overall.
1855 - Mayor, Thomas W. Cunningham ; councilmen, William P.
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Gibbs, Peter Hausman, Fred W. Gatzweiler, John Atkinson, Henry Bræmmelmeyer, Lorenzo D. Holmes, Toussaint Brunelle ; register, Isaac W. Copes ; marshal, Charles B. Branham ; treasurer, John K. McDearmon ; attorney, William M. Edwards ; engineer B. A. Alder- son ; recorder, Sir Walter Rice ; assessor, Ludwell E. Powell.
1856 - Mayor, W. P. Gibbs, councilmen, John E. Stonebraker, Peter Hausman, Fred W. Gatzweiler, John Orrick, Christopher Weeke, Francis Nuelle, Freeman W. Hinman ; register, Isaac W. Copes ; marshal, Charles B. Branham ; treasurer, John K. McDear- mon ; attorney, William W. Edwards ; engineer, Theodore Bruere ; recorder, O. C. Rood ; assessor, Sir Walter Rice.
1857 - Mayor, John Hilbert ; councilmen, Anton Meyer, Freeman W. Hinman, Edwin D. Bevitt, Stephen H. Merten, Sir Walter Rice, Anton Haake ; register, Isaac W. Copes ; marshal, Charles B. Bran- ham ; treasurer, Melchoir Thro ; attorney, Andrew King; engineer, Theodore Bruere ; recorder, Oliver C. Rood ; assessor, John Hilbert, Jr.
1858 - Mayor, John Hilbert ; councilmen, Anton Meyer, Arnold Krekel, Edwin D. Bevitt, Stephen H. Merten, Bazille Pallardie, Anton Haake; register, William A. Alexander; marshal, John A. Richey ; treasurer, Melchoir Thro; attorney, Andrew King; engi- neer, Theodore Bruere; recorder, Oliver C. Rood ; assessor, Charles Hug.
1859 -Mayor, Ludwell E. Powell ; councilmen, John Hilbert, Peter Hausman, Herman Parklage, Asa N. Overall, Henry Bræmmel- meyer, Charles B. Branham, Edwin D. Bevitt ; register, William A. Alexander ; marshal, Rezen A. Tagart; treasurer, Charles Hug ; attorney, Virginius Randolph; engineer, Joseph E. Fielding ; recorder, Oliver C. Rood ; assessor, Charles Hug.
1860 - Mayor, John Hilbert; councilmen, Anton Meyer, Francis Mællenhoff, Henry C. Lackland, Peter Hausman, Asa N. Overall, Ab. Ruenzi; register, William A. Alexander; marshal, Robinson Dugan ; treasurer, Charles Hug ; attorney, Henry A. Cunningham ; engineer, Joseph E. Fielding ; recorder, Oliver C. Rood ; street com- missioner, Anton Meyer ; assessor, John H. Platt.
1861 - Mayor, Asa N. Overall ; councilmen, Anton Meyer, John Pourie, Francis Oberkætter, James C. Gamble, Francis Mællenhoff, Henry C. Lackland ; register, Joseph H. Alexander ; marshal, Rezen A. Tagart ; treasurer, Charles Hug ; attorney, William W. Edwards ; engineer, Joseph E. Fielding ; recorder, Oliver C. Rood; street com- missioner, Anton Meyer ; assessor, John B. Thro.
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1862 - Mayor, Peter Hansam ; councilmen, Francis Oberkætter, John H. Senden, Valentine Kock, Frederick Heye, Frederick Meyer, Francis Mollenhoff; register, Gustave Bruere ; marshal, Townsend . B. Cady ; treasurer, Charles Hug ; attorney, William W. Edwards; engineer, Joseph E. Fielding ; recorder, O. C. Rood; assessor, Will iam E. Clauss.
1863 - Mayor, Peter Hausman ; councilmen, Valentine Kock, Fred- erick Heye, Francis Oberkætter, John H. Senden, Anton Haake, Fred. Meyer ; register, William E. Clauss ; marshal, George H. Sen- den ; treasurer, Charles Hug ; attorney, Theodore Bruere ; engineer, Joseph E. Fielding ; recorder, Oliver C. Rood.
1864 - Mayor, John C. Mittelberger ; councilmen, Francis Mer- ten, Herman Kuhlmann, John H. Senden, Stephen H. Merten, Isaac W. Copes, Henry Meyer ; register, John B. Thro ; marshal, George H. Senden ; treasurer, E. F. Gut ; attorney, Theodore Bruere ; engi neer, Joseph E. Fielding ; recorder, Oliver C. Rood; assessor, John H. Platt.
1865- Mayor, Charles Hug ; councilmen, Anton Meyer, Stephhen H. Merten, Christopher Weeke, Francis Marten, John H. Senden, F. Linnemann ; register, John B. Thro ; marshal, George H. Senden ; treasurer, Anton Haake; attorney, Theodore Bruere ; engineer, Joseph E. Fielding ; recorder, Oliver C. Rood ; assessor, Joseph E. Fielding.
1866 - Mayor, Charles Hug ; councilmen, E. H. Bloebaum, Charles Rahmoeller, Henry Meyer, Stephhen H. Merten, Anton Meyer, Chris- topher Weeke; register, John B. Thro ; marshal, George H. Senden ; treasurer, Anton Haake ; attorney, Theodore Bruere ; engineer, Joseph E. Fielding ; recorder, O. C. Rood ; assessor, Frederick Melkers- mann.
1867 - Mayor, Charles Hug ; councilmen, George T. Gardiner, Christian Mittrucker, Frank Bernhoester, E. H. Bloebaum, Charles Rahmoeller, Henry Meyer ; register, John B. Thro ; marshal, Charles G. Johann ; treasurer, H. F. Pieper ; attorney, Theodore Bruere ; engineer, F. Melkersmann ; recorder, O. C. Rood ; assessor, John B. Thro.
1868 - Mayor, Charles Hug ; councilmen, H. Borgmann, George Becker, Henry Meyer, George Gardiner, Christian Mittrucker, F. Bernhoester, Charles Rahmoeller ; register, John Adams ; marshal, Charles G. Johann ; treasurer, H. F. Pieper; attorney, Theodore Bruere ; engineer, F. Melkersmann; recorder, Oliver C. Rood ; assessor, Emile Thro.
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1869 - Mayor, Charles Hug; councilmen, Henry Borgmann, Charles Rahmoeller, Henry Meyer, Jacob Zeisler, Henry Kister, J. Philip Hoehn, Peter Fetch, C. F. Hafer; register, John Adams ; marshal, Charles G. Johann; treasurer, H. F. Pieper ; attorney, Theodore Bruere ; engineer, F. Melkersmann ; recorder, O. C. Rood ; assessor, John B. Thro.
1870 - Mayor, William A. Alexander ; councilmen, Jacob Zeisler, Henry Kister, J. Philip Hoehn, E. Curtis Rice, Fred Neye, Peter M. Fetch, Henry Meyer, Charles F. Hafer ; register, John Adams ; mar- shal, Charles G. Johann ; treasurer, H. F. Pieper ; attorney, T. F. McDearmon ; engineer, Joseph E. Fielding ; recorder, O. C. Rood ; assessor, John B. Thro.
1871- Mayor, William A. Alexander ; councilmen, E. Curtis Rice, Ernst H. Bloebaum, Fred Neye, Peter M. Fetch, Henry Meyer, Jacob Zeisler, John Hilbert, Henry Mester, Fred Lienemann ; regis- ter, Henry R. Hupe ; marshal, J. Philip Hoehn ; treasurer, H. F. Pieper ; attorney, T. F. McDearmon; engineer, Carl C. Ertz ; recorder, O. C. Rood ; assessor, John T. Powell.
1872 - Mayor, John C. Mittelberger ; councilmen, Jacob Zeisler, John Hilbert, Herm. Landwehr, Henry Mester, Fred Lienemann, Ernst H. Bloebaum, J. William Kolkmeyer, John E. Stonebraker, Anton Haake ; register and ex-officio weigher, Henry B. Hupe ; mar- shal, J. Philip Hoehn ; treasurer, H. F. Pieper; attorney, T. F. McDearmon ; engineer, R. G. Ross ; recorder, John T. Powell ; assessor, C. H. Huncker.
1873 - Mayor, John C. Mittelberger ; councilmen, Ernst H. Bloe- baum, J. William Kolkmeyer, John E. Stonebraker, Anton Haake, Jacob Zeisler, Joseph W. Ruenzi, Charles F. Hafer, Fred Lienemann ; register and ex-officio weigher, Henry B. Hupe; marshal, J. Philip Hoehn ; treasurer, Henry Linnemann ; attorney, T. F. McDearmon ; engineer, Carl C. Ertz; recorder, John T. Powell; assessor, C. H. Huncker.
1874 - Mayor, Jacob Zeisler ; councilmen, Gustave Strathmann, Joseph W. Ruenzi, Charles F. Hafer, Fred Lienemann, Ernst H. Bloebaum, J. F. Kausteiner, A. H. Stonebraker, Anton Haake ; reg- ister and ex-officio weigher, Henry B. Hupe; marshal, J. Philip Hoehn ; treasurer, Henry Linnemann ; attorney, T. F. McDearmon ; engineer, Carl C. Ertz ; superintendent of public works, Carl C. Ertz ; recorder, John T. Powell ; assessor, E. Curtis Rice.
1875 - Mayor, Jacob Zeisler ; councilmen, Ernst H. Bloebaum, J. F. Kausteiner, A. H. Stonebraker, Anton Haake, Gustave Strath-
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mann, Julius Quade, John H. Senden, Casper Thro ; register and ex-officio weigher, Henry B. Hupe ; marshal, Joseph W. Ruenzi ; treasurer, James B. Pritchett ; attorney, T. F. McDearmon ; engineer, Washington Gill ; recorder, John T. Powell ; assessor, E. Curtis Rice.
1876 - Mayor, Jacob Zeisler; councilmen, Gustave Strathmann, Julius Quade, John H. Senden, Casper Thro, Hy. E. Machens, J. H. Kansteiner, A. H. Stonebraker, Fred Lienemann; register and ex- officio weigher, Henry B. Hupe ; marshal, Joseph W. Ruenzi ; treas- urer, James B. Pritchett ; attorney, T. F. McDearmon ; engineer, Washington Gill ; recorder, William M. Christy ; assessor, E. Curtis Rice.
1877 - Mayor, Jacob Zeisler ; councilmen, Henry E. Machens, J. F. Kausteiner, A. H. Stonebraker, Frederick Lienemann, Gustave Bruere, Julius Quade, John F. Dierker, Louis H. Breker ; register and ex-officio weigher, Henry B. Hupe; marshal, Joseph W. Ruenzi ; trea- surer, J. Phillip Hoehn ; attorney, T. F. McDearmon ; engineer, Washington Gill; recorder, William M. Christy ; assessor, E. Curtis Rice.
1878- Mayor, Stephen H. Merten ; councilmen, G. Bruere, Julius Quade, J. F. Dierker, Louis H. Breker, Charles H. Kemper, J. F. Kausteiner, A. H. Stonebraker, Herman H. Schaberg ; register and ex-officio weigher, Henry B. Hupe ; marshal, Joseph W. Ruenzi ; trea- surer, J. Phillip Hoehn ; attorney, F. W. Hinman ; engineer, Wash- ington Gill ; recorder, William M. Christy ; assessor, William E. Clauss, John T. Powell (vice, William E. Clauss, deceased ).
1879 - Mayor, Stephen H. Merten ; councilmen, C. H. Kemper, J. F. Kausteiner, A. H. Stonebraker, Herman H. Schaberg, G. Bruere, L. Ringe, G. Johannpeter, L. H. Breker; register and ex-officio weigher, Henry B. Hupe ; marshal, Joseph Decker, Joseph W. Ruenzi (vice Joseph Decker, deceased) ; treasurer, J. Phillip Hoehn ; attorney, F. W. Hinman ; engineer, Washington Gill ; recorder, Will- iam M. Christy, Casper Thro (vice William M. Christy, deceased ) ; assessor, John T. Powell (vice William E. Clauss, deceased ).
1880 -Mayor, A. H. Stonebraker ; councilmen, G. Bruere, G. Strathmann (vice G. Bruere, resigned ), L. Ringe, G. Johannpeter, L. H. Breker, Henry Hund, J. F. Hackmann, W. W. Dugan, Herman H. Schaberg ; register and ex-officio weigher, Henry B. Hupe ; mar- shal, Aug. Friedrich ; treasurer, J. Phillip Hoehn ; attorney, F. W. Hinman ; engineer, Washington Gill ; recorder, J. L. Dotson ; asses- sor, Charles G. Johann ; chief of fire department, Joseph W. Ruenzi,
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first assistant engineer, Hubert Hachting ; second assistant engineer, Herman H. Schaberg.
1881- Mayor, A. H. Stonebraker ; councilmen, H. Hund, J. F. Hackmann, W. W. Dugan, C. A. Tripp (vice W. W. Dugan, resigned ), C. L. Hug (vice C. A. Tripp, resigned ), H. H. Schaberg, G. Strathmann, Louis Ringe, G. Johannpeter, L. H. Breker ; register and ex-officio weigher, Henry B. Hupe ; marshal, Aug. Friedrich ; treasurer, J. Philip Hoehn ; attorney, F. W. Hinman ; engineer, Washington Gill; recorder, J. L. Dotson, Casper Thro (vice J. L. Dotson, resigned ) ; assessor, Charles G. Johann ; chief of fire depart- ment, Joseph W. Ruenzi ; first assistant engineer, Hubert Hachting ; second assistant engineer, Herman H. Schaberg.
1882 - Mayor, Louis H. Breker ; councilmen, G. Strathmann, L. Ringe, G. Johannpeter, Aug. Paule, J. F. Hackmann, C. L. Hug, F. Lienemann, L. Heckmann (vice L. H. Breker, resigned); register and ex-officio weigher, Henry B. Hupe; marshal, Aug. Friedrich ; treasurer, J. Phillip Hoehn ; attorney, H. C. Lackland ; engineer, Washington Gill ; recorder, John Dolan ; assessor, Charles G. Johann ; chief of fire department, Joseph W. Ruenzi ; first assistant engineer, Hubert Hachting ; second assistant engineer, Herman H. Schaberg.
1883 - Mayor, Louis H. Breker ; councilmen, A. Paule, C. S. Hug, F. Lienemann, Theo. Gauss, L. Ringe, J. F. Hackmann, Herman Landwehr (vice J. F. Hackmann, resigned), G. Johannpeter, L. Heckmann ; register and ex-officio weigher, Henry B. Hupe ; marshal, Aug. Friedrich ; treasurer, J. Philip Hoehn ; attorney, H. C. Lack- land ; engineer, Washington Gill ; recorder, John Dolan ; assessor, Charles G. Johann; chief of fire department, Joseph W. Ruenzi ; first assistant engineer, Hubert Hachting ; second assistant engineer, Herman H. Schaberg.
1884- Mayor, J. F. Hackman; councilmen, Theo. Gauss, L. Ringe, G. Johannpeter, L. Heckmann, A. Paule, H. Landwehr, J. N. Mittelberger, F. Lienemann ; register and ex-officio weigher, Henry B. Hupe; marshal, Aug. Friedrich ; treasurer, J. Philip Hoehn ; attorney, T. F. McDearmon ; engineer, Washington Gill ; recorder, John Dolan ; assessor, Charles G. Johann ; chief of fire department, Joseph W. Ruenzi ; first assistant engineer, Hubert Hachting ; second assistant engineer, Herman H. Schaberg.
ECCLESIASTICAL.
The Presbyterian Church was the second that planted its standard in St. Charles. Ministers of that denomination early made their
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appearance in Missouri, even while it was under Spanish rule, but showed but little strength for many years afterwards.
The church at St. Charles consisted of nine members, John Bracken, Theophilus McPheeters, Thomas Lindsay, Margaret, his, wife ; James Lindsay, and Charlotte, his wife ; Ebenezer Ayers and Deborah, his wife, and Elizabeth Emmons, and was organized August 30, 1818, by Rev. Salmon Giddings, assisted by Rev. Jno. Matthews, and for a short time they were cared for by Rev. Timothy Flint, then resident here, the author of a " History of the Mississippi Valley ;" and upon, or perhaps before, Mr. Flint's departure to Arkansas, Rev. Chas. S. Robinson took charge of the church, being also engaged in teaching school. Some of his scholars still reside here.
Rev. Geo. C. Wood, Rev. W. W. Hall, D. D., (editor of Hall's Journal of Health ), Rev. W. Nichols, Rev. H. Chamberlain, Rev. Jas. Gallaher, successively ministered to the church until the New and Old School controversy in 1837. After that controversy, Rev. A. Munson became pastor, since which time it has had the ministerial services of a number of preachers.
In 1866 the church was again divided by the unfortunate contro- versy growing out of the acts of the Presbytery of Louisville, and certain ministers and elders, and the acts of the General Assembly condemnatory of those acts; whereas there was before but one church building, and that one in a tumble-down condition, there are now two churches, both neat and ornamental.
The church near the corner of Fifth and Madison, of which Rev. E. Martin is pastor, has a large membership and their church property is worth about $15,000.
The church on Jefferson street numbers about 150 members, of whom about 60 reside in the Point Prairie. The value of the property in the city is about $17,000, and of the church built by the Point Prairie members is worth about $3,500.
The German Evangelical congregation, whose church stands about three miles from St. Charles, was organized in 1836, and has been known ever since by the name of Frieden Gemeinde ( Congregation of Peace ). Up to the present time, it has had but five ministers, the present minister having served them since 1858. The first church building was of rough stone, and the first parsonage of logs, with only one room. In 1850 they built a neat brick parsonage, to which they added in time a school house, a teacher's dwelling and church. The property owned by the congregation is worth about $10,000; and the
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congregation itself contains about 60 families, 300 souls. Formerly the congregation comprised many families residing in the city, but in 1868 the city members organized themselves into a separate church, connecting themselves with the German Evangelical Synod of the West, to which the mother church also belonged -the new church taking the name of St. John's Church.
They at once bought ground, which had a pastor's dwelling and school-house on it, and commenced the erection of a church, which was completed and dedicated in October, 1869. Since that time they have been steadily increasing. They own a beautiful little church and valuable grounds for parsonage and school purposes.
The Franklin Street Baptist Church, the only white Baptist Church in St. Charles, was constituted February 10, 1871, with a member- ship of ten persons. Preaching, Sunday-school and other services were conducted for about nine months, first in the old Masonic Hall and after- wards in the court-house. The Methodist Episcopal Church (North) had sometime before this erected a neat, brick church, 30 by 50 feet, at a cost of about $5,000, but becoming involved in debt and depleted in membership by the removal of many of its members, a large number of whom were here only during the building of the St. Charles bridge, the trustees were compelled by force of circumstances to sell. The Baptist society purchased the property at a cost of $3,000. The edi- fice is substantially built of brick, well seated and lighted, warmed and ventilated, and comfortable and convenient it its arrangement. The society has steadily increased in numbers and efficiency, giving promise that, though yet small and weak, it has before it a career of prosperity and usefulness.
The Evangelical Protestant (St. Paul's) Church is in connection with the Union of the Evangelical Churches of the West, which con- sists of two districts, the Eastern consisting of some 30 churches, and the Western, in which the church under review is situated, com- prising about 16 churches. This St. Charles church was organ- ized May 21, 1865, and at present it numbers about 80 ; children in Sunday-school about 75 ; children in day school about 60. The con- gregation owns their church building, school-house and parsonage, valued at about $30,000 on which there is a debt of about $8,000.
The German Methodist Church of St. Charles was organized in 1847, by the Rev. F. Horstman of the Illinois Conference, with a membership of 16. The society having increased greatly over the original number, a house of worship was erected in 1849, and a par- sonage in 1850, at a cost of about $2,500. Since that time, the
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church has steadily increased in numbers, though many of its mem- bers have from time to time removed to other parts, the necessities becoming so urgent that in 1869 a larger and more commodious edifice was erected, being the one now occupied. The total value of the property owned by the society is about $20,000, with a total mem- bership of 104, the present condition and future prospects being very encouraging.
The German Evangelical Lutheran Church was constituted in 1848, with some 17 members, and in 1849 its members built a small but substantial stone church. The church since its original organization has had but two pastors, the first serving till 1859, and the second who commenced his labors here in 1859, being still the pastor of the church. Like so many others, this building also soon became too straight for the congregation. They tore down the old church, and in 1867 erected the present large and commodious brick building. It is in gothic style, 56 by 110 feet in size, with accommodation for about 800 persons, having a large and powerful organ, a chime of bells, church clock, etc. They have a voting membership of 138, and over 500 communicants, controlling 5 parochial schools (2 in the city and 3 in the country ), with a total attendance of over 300 children. The value of their church property is about $44,000.
The (Trinity ) Episcopal Church of St. Charles was organized June 5, 1836, on the occasion of a visit of the Rev. P. R. Minard, St. Louis. Of the first vestry, none remain but the Messrs. Orrick Benjamin and John.
At that time there was no Episcopal bishop in Missouri, and ser- vices were held only occassionally until May, 1840, when Rev. Isaac Smith was elected rector. An effort was made in 1841 to build a church, but failed. The church maintained its organization, but had no services except as clergymen from abroad visited St. Charles.
In 1855 Rev. Geo. K. Dunlop became rector, and was succeeded in 1857 by Rev. McKim. In 1859, the old Methodist Church on Main street was purchased by the wardens and vestrymen, and Rev. Wm. N. Irish became pastor, and so continued to be till 1861. The church was for several years occasionally visited by various ministers, till 1867, when regular services twice a month were instituted and kept up. The congregation in the meantime had sold the old Methodist Church and purchased the old public school-house, which itself was sold, and the society built their present neat and comfortable chapel, which is 25 by 55, and can seat about 200 persons. Present mem- bership about 20, with a Sabbath-school of about 40.
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The Methodist Episcopal Church had a society in St. Charles at an early day, but the writer has not been able to ascertain the precise date. One of its faithful and constant supporters was Mrs. Catharine Collier, who was also afterward such a constant and firm friend to St. Charles College. The first church building ever owned by this de- nomination in the city was erected chiefly through the efforts of Mrs. Collier. That building was used by them for many years ; but the society becoming stronger and abler, sold the old church to the Epis- copalians, and erected the present neat and commodious house of wor- ship. In the division of the church in 1844, the society here adhered to the Southern branch. In the last few years the Northern branch gathered a little flock and erected a neat chapel, but on the comple- tion of the bridge all their members scattered abroad, and the house was sold to the Baptists, which is now the Franklin Street Baptist Church. With this slight exception, the old church of which we are now speaking is the only one of English-speaking Methodists they have had.
The church is prospering, maintaining public worship and Sabbath- school with regularity. They have a very neat brick parsonage which is a credit to them. The value of their house of worship and parsonage must be at least $15,000.
St. Peter's Church. - St. Peter's German Catholic Congregation was organized in 1848. In the same year the corner-stone of a new church was laid. The pastors of the congregation have been : Rev. Jos. Rauch, January 1, 1850-1851 (during whose pastorate a parochial school for boys and girls was opened) ; Rev. Chr. Wapel- horst, 1857-1865 (in 1861 the present church was built, the former having been destroyed by a cyclone) ; Rev. P. Th. Vogg, 1865-1867 ·
Rev. Th. Krainhard, 1867-1868 (the present school building then built ) ; Rev. Ed. Holthaus, 1868 ; Rev. Ed. Koch, 1868-1875 ; Rev. T. Meller, 1875-1881 ; Rev. Tr. Willmes, 1881, and now in charge.
From 1867 the pastor was generally assisted by a second priest. The congregation consists now of about 1,200 souls ; 270 children visiting the parochial school, are taught by one lay teacher and five sisters of Notre Dame.
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