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dinary practical business. It was said of him that he would go into the harvest field and cradle more wheat in a day than any other man in his part of the country. In his ministerial labors, both in and out of the pulpit, he was ever regarded with high estimation and confidence by his congregation."
I am sorry, however, to be obliged to add to this that Mr. Harker entertained some doctrinal errors which eventually caused his separation from his church about eleven years after his ordination. The Presbytery heard in 1757 that he had imbibed and vented certain erroneous doctrines, and were about to proceed against him when they learned that he had left his charge and gone as a chaplain in the army. By order of Synod in 1759 a committee met at Mendham and examined a paper containing Mr. Harker's principles, many of which they found to be correct, but others containing errors. On hearing this report the Synod thought it expedient "to try yet whether further converse may convince him, and agree that he meet with Samuel and James Finley, John Blair and Robert and Sampson Smith at Nottingham in November ; and on his return with Gilbert Tennant, Treat, Ewing and Dr. Alison," he met with these committees without any benefit, though the interview lasted two days and one evening. In 1761 he pub- lished his sentiments in a book entitled "An appeal to the Christian World," to which the Rev. John Blair published an answer entitled "The Synod of New York and Philadelphia Defended." In 1763 the Synod condemned his propositions, declaring that they could not continue him as a member, and that he be disqualified for preaching or exercising his ministry anywhere. The congregation of Black River, we are told, was thrown into confusion, on hearing this, and wrote to Dr. John Rodgers, of New York, to call a meeting of Synod without delay. He consulted the Presbytery of New Brunswick and they judged that it was not desirable, for all the good to be expected could be accomplished by sending a committee thither. Accordingly in August they sent thither the Rev. Messrs. Hait, McKnight and Kennedy, and soon after the church of Black River asked for supplies.
It is asserted that this was the only case of discipline for
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erroneous doctrine during the period extending from 1758 to 1789-a proof of the general orthodoxy of the church at that time.
For five years after the suspension of Mr. Harker the church was without a regular pastor until the fall of 1768, when they settled the
REV. WILLIAM WOODHULL.
He was a native of Brookhaven, Long Island, and had been preaching in that place for a short time before his removal to Black River. He traveled from Long Island to this place on horseback, with his wife and child riding on the horse behind him. He was a graduate of Princeton College, and studied theology with the celebrated Samuel Buell, of East Hampton, Long Island. The call was to the united congregations of Roxbury and Succasunna, and the original paper is still in my possession bearing date September Ist, 1768.
After preaching for several years Mr. Woodhull was obliged to give up his pastoral labor on account of weakness of the throat, and for a time the church obtained supplies from the Presbytery. He still occupied an important position in the community, became a Judge in the Circuit Court, and was the teacher of a Latin school until it was broken up by the Revo- lutionary War. Dr .. Isaac Brown, in the funeral sermon of his brother the Rev. Dr. John Woodhull, of Freehold, and one of the founders of Princeton College, speaks of him as a man venerable in piety and services as well as years.
I have in my possession several of his sermons bearing date Roxbury, 1769, which prove him to have been a sound and able preacher. His name is on the roll of the Presbytery of New York as still being pastor of this church in 1770. I find the following item in regard to Mr. Woodhull in Hodge's History of the Presbyterian Church : "In 1783 the Presbytery of New York reported that they had left the name of Rev. William Woodhull out of their list of members, because on account of feeble health he had relinquished his ministerial duties. The Synod deeming this reason to be insufficient directed his name to be restored to the roll." From this we may learn what was the opinion of the church on the subject
Geo. M.J. Blauvelt.
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of the demission of the ministry, which has latterly been exten- sively discussed in our General Assembly.
Mr. Woodhull lived until the 24th of October, 1824, when he died and was buried in the family plot on Pleasant Hill.
During the stormy period of the American Revolution the church was again without a settled pastor, but with returning peace they sought again a settled minister.
About the year 1782 we find that the church was supplied by Rev. Mr. Baldwin, who, however, was never installed as pastor. In 1785
REV. LEMUEL FORDHAM
was obtained as a stated supply, and in 1786 he received a unanimous call to the pastorate of the church. Like that of Mr. Woodhull, his time was divided between Roxbury and Succasunna. He was a native of Long Island and for thirty years he continued the pastor of our church. He is described as a plain but good preacher, although the church made no marked progress under his ministry. He lived upon the hill near the church, several years after the close of his pastorate, and died at length of old age.
Mr. Fordham was succeeded about 1815 by
REV. JACOB CASSNER,
from Baskingridge, N. J. He gave this church one-third of his time, preaching at Black River, German Valley and Fox Hill.
Mr. Cassner was succeeded in 1818 by
REV. JOHN ERNEST MILLER,
of Albany, N. Y., a member of the Reformed (Dutch) Church. He remained in Chester about four years and a half and the church is said to have grown somewhat under his ministry. There was one marked revival, especially upon the mountain. During his ministry the church edifice on the mountain was built, although as yet there was no church organization. In his time stoves were first placed in the church edifice, which, without plaster or ceiling, was open to all the winds that swept across the hill-top. Mr. Miller left Chester in the spring of 1823, having been called to the Reformd Dutch Church of Tompkinsville, Staten Island, and was succeeded in the autumn of the same year by
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REV. ABRAHAM WILLIAMSON,
who remained the pastor of the church during the following thirty years. Mr. Williamson was a native of New Jersey and a graduate of Princeton College and Seminary. Before his settlement here he had labored for little more than a year as a frontier missionary in the State of Illinois. Two colonies were sent forth from the mother church, which now are distinct and useful organizations, and the old edifice on the hill-top was abandoned, and in 1851 the congregation built and occupied this house in which we worship.
In 1835 forty-eight persons were dismissed from this church to organize the Presbyterian church of Mt. Olive, and in 1852 twenty-six persons were dismissed to form the Presbyterian church at Flanders.
In 1832 there was a marked revival and about fifty were received into the church at one time. God's special presence was exhibited in the most marked and solemn manner. People came from Mendham, the mountain and all surrounding country to share in the blessing which the Lord was pouring upon the people. The church services were crowded, and even the steps of the pulpit were filled with eager and tearful listners.
On the third day the pastor requested the anxious to remain after the services and the rest to leave, and the whole body of the church was filled with those inquiring the way of life. From the fruits of that revival came some of the best men and strongest supporters of the church.
Mr. Williamson remained in charge of the church until 1853, in the autumn of which year
REV. GEO. M. S. BLAUVELT,
a graduate of Princeton College and Seminary, was ordained and installed among you. His pastorate covered three years, until October, 1856. In June, 1857, Rev. Josiah Markle, who was educated in the Reformed (Dutch) Church at New Bruns- wick, became the pastor of the church for the short space of nine months, until April, 1858.
On the following June your present pastor,
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REV. JAMES F. BREWSTER,
a graduate of Rutgers College and Princeton Theological Semin- ary, and a Licentiate of the Presbytery of Passaic, became the stated supply of the church, and was ordained and installed on the 12th of October, 1858. The relation has now remained un- broken for more than eighteen years, and this pastorate is now the oldest in the Presbytery, and, with one exception, the oldest in the whole northern part of our State.
Unfortunately we have the record of elders only during the last fifty-seven years. Previous to that MR. ABRAHAM DICKER- SON is known to some of you as having been a leading and in- fluential officer.
In June, 1819, the roll of the elders of the church were WILLIAM WOODHULL, JR.,-a son of the former pastor,-JARED HAINES and NOAH SCUDDER. These men have long since passed away, but their descendants are still among us, and their memories are yet held in honor. In the minutes of March 3rd, 1821, appears the following record : "MR. GILBERT BODINE having been elected by the congregation to the office of the ruling elder, and having been duly ordained, appeared this day and took his seat as a member of session." For eighteen years Mr. Bodine served the church in this office until his death in 1839.
In 1823 CONRAD RARICK was elected to the eldership and served the church until his removal from their bounds.
In 1827 WM. HEDGES WOODHULL, STEPHEN FAIRCLO FORD- HAM and JOHN STRYKER were ordained to the same office. For ten years no other officer was elected until 1837, when the names of JONATHAN NICHOLAS, JAMES TOPPING and HENRY HEDGES were odded to their number.
In 1846 GEORGE W. STENSON was set apart to the same office, but served the church apparently but a short time. During the succeeding eleven years no other elder was elected until the autumn of 1857, when the number was increased by the addition of DANIEL CHAMBERLAIN and JOHN D. G. CARLILE. In 1865 JOHN R. CHAMBERLAIN and DR. S. E. HEDGES were set apart to the same office. In 1867 MR, ANDREW CREGER was ordained and took his seat as a member of the session. In the spring of
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the present year the church resolved to substitute the term eldership for the life tenure, and under this plan Mr. STEPHEN HEDGES HUNT and MR. JOHN HOAGLAND have been enrolled among the number of ruling elders. It has educated and sent out two ordained ministers-REV. MR. LEEK, who died a few years ago in the State of Illinois, and CHARLES EVERT HEDGES, who was soon taken from his work on earth to his home in heaven.
Thus far we have reprinted in condensed form Mr. Brew- ster's sermon, delivered 2nd of July, 1876.
Mr. Brewster resigned on account of ill health, 1890.
REV. FRANK MELVILLE KERR
was ordained and installed, as pastor, 30th of June, 1891, and after three years' service he removed to Hempstaad, L. I. in 1894. He was followed by
REV. CONOVER SAMUEL OSBORNE,
who was ordained and installed in Oct. 22, 1894.
The elders at present are, ANDREW CREGAR, W. T. BURD, ordained May, 1880 ; FREDERICK N. JENKINS, ord. May, 1884 ; JOSEPH CROAT, ord. May, 1892.
The trustees are, WILLIAM H. SEWARD, EsQ., President; N. C. VANNATTA, J. H. MILLER, DAVID SHARP, J. W. TIGER, H. W. CYPHERS.
REV. JAMES BREWSTER,
REV. FRANK M. KERR,
CHAPTER XXVI.
SPRUCE RUN .. "SWAKE"-CLARKSVILLE LUTHERAN CHURCHES.
SPRUCE RUN LUTHERAN CHURCH.
PRUCE RUN was at first part of the con- gregation of New Germantown and the people attended service at that place and German Valley. The first Lutheran ser- vices held in the Spruce Run Lutheran Church of which we as yet have any knowledge were conducted by Rev. Wil- liam Graff. He became the regular pastor, July 16th, 1775. Either the same year or the previous fall he began to preach at Spruce Run as occasion offered. During the first twenty-five years of their history Rev. Graff held services at Frederick Fritts' on the premises now occupied by Andrew Van Sickel.
The first church was a
UNION CHURCH
in which the Reformed also held their worship. It was built in 1800. From this time until 1833 the church had the services of the Lutheran ministers of New Germantown every fourth Sabbath. Thus Revs. Graaf, Hazelius, Hendrick and Pohlman labored in this charge. The
REV. ROBERT COLLYER
was, however, the first pastor of Spruce Run, as an indepen- dent charge. He was ordained and installed the 2d of Sept., 1834. He remained until April, 1860, when he resigned on account of ill health.
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In 1835 the congregation' became self-supporting. During 1835 REV. MR. WACK, who alternately held services in the church on behalf of the Reformed and Presbyterian congrega- tion, ceased to preach here, and it seems, that from that time their interest gradually lessened until it became entirely a Lutheran congregation.
In the year 1835 a new church was built. This was erected to take the place of the old Union church.
THE "SWAKE CHURCH."
About the time of the great revival in 1840
REV. LAMBERT SWACKHAMER
began preaching at various points near by. He was a member of the Francklean Synod, and finally went to Mt. Bethel, where he organized a congregation about 1840, and, during the next three or four years, gathered quite a large number of followers. In 1844 he succeeded in building the present stone edifice, erected by Fritz Swackhammer. After Rev. Swackhammer left it was sold by Moore Castner for debt and bought by the Albright Methodists. They were, however, unable either to build up a congregation or pay the debt, and it again became the property of Moore Castner.
On June 10th, following, the congregation elected
REV. P. A. STROBEL
as pastor. At his installation Aug. 15th, 1860, Rev. H. N. Pohlman preached the sermon and pronounced the usual ques- tions.
In May, 1864, Revs. P. A. Strobel and David Kline attended the General Synod at York, Pa., as visitors and the question of an exchange was talked over.
This led to correspondence upon the subject and on October 30th, 1864, he dissolved his relation to the charge as pastor when
REV. D. KLINE
was given a call by Spruce Run, while Centre Brunswick elected REV. P. A. STROBEL as their pastor
Rev. P. A. Strobel served various fields with acceptance and
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died Nov. 26th, 1882, at Dansville, N. Y., and was buried at Red Hook, N. Y., a few days later.
Rev. David Kline began his labors December, 1864, and he was installed on Feb. 8th, 1865. At his Christmas communion the same month about one hundred communed. In April and May, 1866, special meetings were held, and on May 20th, forty- six were received into full membership, the largest number ever received at one time. He admitted one hundred and twenty during his whole pastorate.
On May 14, 1867, Rev. Kline reorganized
MOUNT BETHEL
as a Lutheran Church, at which time George Banghart, William R. Prall, Conrad Davis, Benjamin Johnson and Peter C. Apgar were elected trustees. August 23, 1868 Moore Castner and wife, in consideration of the sum of $500, gave a warranty deed to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of New Jersey (the word Church being written by mistake for Synod, the Synod having raised $300 of the amount necessary). This includes both church and cemetery.
On November 4, Rev. Mr. Kline preached a stirring sermon based upon the parable of the ten virgins, in which he especially dwelt upon the neglect of these wise virgins in sleeping. It was afterward recalled that he labored somewhat and returned home not feeling very well. The afternoon service was omitted and before the morning sun of November 5, 1877, rose in splendor he had gone to be at rest and meet his Savior with all the loved ones at home. By this startling Providence an active ministry of twenty-seven years in the Lutheran Churches at West Camp, Centre Brunswick and Spruce Run was suddenly ended. But he had been instrumental in winning souls to Christ, while his genial nature and hearty sympathy drew to himself many devoted and faithful friends. The attendance at his funeral was large and the services solemn and impressive.
The following month (Dec. 2) Rev. C. Duy preached for the congregation, and without consultation made an appointment for
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REV. C. H. TRAVER,
then living in Chatham Village, N. Y. It was a surprise to the writer, but he was at liberty to visit them and did so, and preached for them on three consecutive Sabbaths (December 9, 16 and 23). On January 6, 1878, he returned, and after ser- vice an election was held, at which time he was unanimously elected, the call dating from January 1, 1878.
In May, 1886, the pastor received and accepted a call to the pastorate of St. Peter's (stone) Church, where he is now labor- ing.
The next and present pastor,
REV. V. F. BOLTON,
was elected and settled in September following.
CLARKSVILLE,
was set off from Spruce Run and organized November 16, 1869, with twenty-four members. The church was erected in 1871. REV. A. K. FELTON was installed April 8, 1875, the church having been previously served by Rev. David Kline, pastor at Spruce Run. REV. G. W. ANDERSON succeeded Mr. Felton and remained until 1882.
REY. J. W. LAKE took charge May 1, 1883. During his seven years of service eighty new members were added, the church's indebtedness paid, the edifice repaired and improved and a parsonage built.
REV. E. V. HOELSCHE, followed next and remained until ill-health forced him to resign.
The above is substantially the history of Spruce Run church written by Rev. Chester H. Traver.
SPRUCE RUN LUTHERAN CHURCH
EARLY GERMANS OF NEW JERSEY
PART II
GENEALOGIES
OF THE
EARLY GERMANS OF HUNTERDON, MORRIS, SUS- SEX AND WARREN COUNTIES.
AND OF THE OTHER
EARLY SETTLERS OF OLD ROXBURY TOWNSHIP
FROM
SOUTHOLD AND SOUTHAMPTON
AND OF MANY FAMILIES WITH WHICH THESE INTERMARRIED
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.
It may be necessary to remind the reader that the following genealogies have been gathered with very great labor and pains from various records and from various people. Very little help was obtained from family records, so that nearly all dates of birth or death had to be procured from church books, tombstones or wills. Some lines of descent have been carried down farther than others because of greater ease in procuring information with regard to them. The spelling of names has been made to conform to the records or to the various ways of spelling, preva- lent in the different branches of the same family. The omissions and errors, of which there are no doubt very many, are due largely to the faulty memories of those who have given the information.
The arrangement of the families will explain itself, if it is carefully examined. Some abbreviations very commonly used are, b. for born ; bap. for baptised ; bot. for bought ; conf. for confirmed ; m. for married ; s. for son; dau. for daughter ; w. for wife; ch. for child or children; res. for resides, or resided ; rem. for re- moved; prob. for probated when the reference is to a will. Note carefully the use of perh. for perhaps, to indicate that the statement following is a matter of mere conjecture, while prob. or probably, indicates that there are more reasons for, than against, the statement that follows.
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ABEL.
There were Abels in New England and in New York at an early date, and it may be that our families of this name are descendants of these. Hendrick Abels came from the Netherlands in ship Rosetree, March, 1663. In 1728, September 4th, Andrew Ablin and Matheis Koplin landed at Philadelphia. The spelling presents no difficulty as the peculiar formation of A in some German handwriting would explain the K in Koplin, and the termination in is quite common, especially as a. feminine form.
In 1733, Aug. 28, Michael Ably and three others under 16, viz., Hans Peter, Hans Adam and Hans Michael Ebly, landed at Philadelphia from the ship Hope. ANDREAS bot. of Joseph Reckless, of Burlington Co., 1748, Feb. 7, 308 acres or
one-half of the Davenport tract, near Fox Hill, the other half of which was sold on the same day to Morris Creature (Crater); the price was £103 and the said Abel was in actual possession. Andreas leaves a will, prob. 1751, June, in. which he divides his property into three parts, one for his wife of 60 acres, and. the other two of 120 acres each for his two sons Michel and Paul ; in 1762, June- 6, Paul end Leany, his wife, sell their share, or 126 acres, to Michel for £304. In 1768, March 29, Michel Abel gives mortgage on 240 acres of this tract, " whereon said Michel Abel now lives," to Richard Stockton, &c. Lib. A fol. 91, Morristown. In 1784. June 1, Michel gives a mortgage to John Striker, of Somerset, upon the whole original tract of 308 acres for £1308 (N. Y. money) .. These records show that this farm upon which the original Union German Church of Fox Hill stood, belonged to Michel Abel, who must therefore have been the father of Jacob, who afterwards occupied this farm, and of his broth- ers and sisters. He had ch .:
I. MARY b. 1760, d. 1829, April 10 ; m. William Fritts (s. Frederick).
II. ANNA ELISABETH, b. 1767, d. 1831, Aug. 16; m. George Fritts (s. Frederick); at Spruce Run,
III. JOHN, m. 1. Sophia Trimmer (daughter Matthias 1st), 1777, Jan. 30 ; 2, widow Mary Cripps, 1811, April 7; had children:
1. ANNA MARIA, b. 1778, April 13 ; d. young.
2. JOHANNES, b. 1760, March 11.
3. ANNA MARIA, b. 1784, March 11.
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4. DAVID, b. 1787, Jan. 10.
5. ELISABETH, b. 1789, Jan. 17.
6. JACOB, b. 1796, April 21.
7. TEUNIS.
8. A daughter who m. an Abbey.
.IV. ANDREW, m. Christina Schuyler (dau. Philip ?), 1779, Jan. 26; had children:
1. PHILIP, b. 1779, July 18.
2. DOROTHY, b. 1781, Aug. 9.
3. JACOB, b. 1784, June 20.
4. JOHN, b. 1786, Oct. 19.
5. ANDREAS, b. 1789, May 20.
6. MATTHIAS, b. 1792, Feb. 15.
7. EVA, b. 1797, April 12.
V. MATTHIAS, m. Catherine Fritts (daughter Fred.) 1781, April 10 ; had children.
1. ELISABETH, b. 1782. March 15.
2. FREDERICK, b. 1783, Aug. 18.
3. WILLIAM, b. 1785, July 27.
4. JACOB, b. 1787, Aug. 29.
5. JOHANNES, b. 1792, June 30.
6. PETER, b. 1794, July 12.
7. SOPHIA, b. 1796, July 29.
8. CATHERINE, b. 1798, July 7.
9. ANNA, b. 1801, March 20.
VI. JACOB, m. Charity Pickle (daughter Fred.) ; had children.
1. ELISABETH, b. 1794, April 4 ; m. Daniel Potter (s. Daniel).
2. PHILIP, b. 1796, July 8.
3. SOPHIA, b. 1797, Aug. 3 : m. Nicholas Hoffman (s. William).
4. CATHERINE, b. 1800, April 24 ; m. Aaron Sutton (s. Aaron).
5. FREDERICK PICKLE, b. 1801, Dec. 11 ; d. 1856, Jan. 1 ; unmarried.
6. ANDREW, b. ; d. 1858, Nov. 26 ; unmarried.
7. PROVIDENCE, b. ; d. ; m. Minert Farley (s. Minert).
8. GEORGE, b. 1811, Feb. 26 ; unmarried.
9. JACOB and another died young.
MARY TEDRICK, of Roxbury, Morris County, left a will dated 10 Jan., 1771, prob. April 10, in which she names sons Matthias (eldest), Paul, Michel and Andres Abel, and Caty and Eve, daughters of Michel. She no doubt had married a Tedrick for her second husband. The most probable conjecture with regard to her husband's name is that it was MATTHIAS, and that he was a brother of Andreas, or Andrew, of Fox Hill. Her children were perhaps the following :
I. MATTHIAS, bot. 124 acres Upper Germau Valley of Wm. Allen.
II. MICHEL, letters of administration of his estate granted to Elisabeth, 1799, Jan. 5, Somerset Co., N. J .; perhaps had son,
(I). WILLIAM, Chester, will prob. 1823, Mar. 22 ; will names children, ANDREW. WILLIAM. ICHABOD.
MARGARET, m. a Bess.
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ELISABETH, m. Alexander Dawsin. CATHERINE.
EVA. MICHEL'S children William and Mary Mellick, w. (of) John.
III. PAUL.
IV. ANDREW, bot. 200 acres at Hackelbarney from Thomas Leonard, 1761, Oct. 30 ; will prob. 1783 ; names wife, Hannah, and four children. SALOMY RICHARDS. CATHARINE.
CHRISTINA.
ELISABETH, b. 1743 ; d. 1825, Nov. 15 ; m. John Sutton (s. Aaron ?) MISCELLANEOUS-William Abel died 1771, March, at 98 : and a Nicholas Abel is buried in Pluckamin Cemetery, who died 1738.
MATTHIAS, 1764, d. 1837 at 83 ; was a soldier in Rev. War and a noted auc- tonieer : res. Union twp., Hunt. Co .; his will, prob. 1837, names w. Mary and ch .: WILLIAM's widow, Margaret; JOHN ; SARAH Crook ; CHARLOTTE Carkoff ; ELISABETH Cook, (deceased) ; gr'dson Matthias. s. William. CHURCH RECORDS : - MICHEL and Dina have James, b. 19 Feb., 1769, and Dina. b. 6 Sept., 1771. MICHEL and Christina have Christina, b. 17 May, 1771. WILLIAM and Catherine have Catherine, b. July, 1772.
ADAM.
STOFEL [CHRISTOPHER] ADAM signs call to Rev. Albert Weygand, 1749, (and on another list occurs MARIA ELIZABETH Adam) ; b. 1723, June 15, d. 1788, Aug. 15, at 65 years and 2 months ; buried Stillwater and has German headstone ; m. Catherine Kiehn, b. 1720, d. 1799 at 78 : his will, "Hardwick." 1788, Aug. 15, prob. Oct. 14, (Trenton Lib. 31, fol. 146), names w. Catharine and 6 ch .; five of these are found on records Lutheran Church, Stillwater :
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