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The trustees of the Geneseo Gospel Society, elected from 1819 to 1848 were as follows: 1820, Philo C. Fuller ; 1822, Samuel F. Butler and Oliver Skinner ; 1823, Ogden M. Willey ; 1825, Owen P. Olmsted ; 1827, William Finley ; 1828, Alfred Birge; 1830, John Colt and Freeman Hast- ings ; 1831, Frederick W. Butler; 1832, Cyrus Wells and Russell Austin ; 1833, Jacob B. Hall ; 1834, Allen Ayrault ; 1835, Edward P. Metcalf and Ebenezer Walker ; 1836, Cornelius Shepard ; 1838, William H. Stanley ; 1841, William M. Bond; 1842, Walter E. Lauderdale, M. D .; 1844, Ephraim Cone and 1848, Samuel Finley.
Rev. Ferdinand De Wilton Ward (D. D., 1861, Washing- ton ; grad. Union, 1831) was invited to Geneseo in 1848, having just returned from a ten years' residence as mis- sionary in Southern India. He was installed September 26, 1850, Rev. John Barnard, D. D., preaching the sermon, Rev. Henry Kendall, D. D., giving the charge to the pas- tor and Rev. C. H. A. Buckley that to the people. His ministry was continuous from November 5, 1848, to the
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division of the church, October 31, 1858. During this period 243 were added to the church roll, which now num- bered 234 members. Ephraim Cone and Mortimer Buell were ordained deacons, Sunday, September 14, 1851. The church edifice was greatly enlarged in 1854, a clock was placed in the tower, a Hook organ was introduced sup- planting the bass viol, and a new session house, now known as the Ward Annex, was built on Second street. Scott Lord was elected to the board of trustees in 1853, James S. Orton and Charles Colt, Jr., in 1858 and Sidney Ward in 1859. Chauncey Parsons was chorister for many years until 1854, then William Cushing until his removal from Geneseo two years later and Charles O. Beach from 1856 to 1875. The organists were Benjamin Cushing (1854-5), Catharine M. Austin (1856-1867), James A. West, M. D. (1867-1876), Kate McArthur (1876-1878) and Myron A. Rector from 1878.
The church called Rev. George Palmer Folsom (D. D., 1881, Williams ; grad. Williams, 1847) from Attica, Decem- ber 7, 1858. The installation occurred Wednesday, Feb- ruary 2, 1859, the sermon being preached by Rev. Grosvenor W. Heacock, D. D, of Buffalo. He remained pastor of the church until September 20, 1868, when at his own request he was dismissed. During this pastorate the system of rotary eldership gave place, by vote of the church October 12, 1865, to that of permanent eldership. For twenty years there had been no election of elders. The board at this date consisted of Jacob B. Hall, Charles Colt, Russell Austin, Frederick W. Butler and Ephraim Cone. Three additional members were chosen, Elijah N. Bacon, James S. Orton and William Walker, who were ordained October 22. There were received to church membership 138. After the division there were 130 members. The present number of members was 166. A comfortable manse on Main street, and a new church bell which is still in use, were purchased in 1866.
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July 7, 1867, William A. Brodie and Elisha W. Hudnutt were ordained elders and John Davidson, deacon. The writer is greatly indebted to Dr. Folsom, as also to Dr. Ward, for material for this historical sketch. After leaving Geneseo, Dr. Folsom was for several years pastor at Baraboo, Wisconsin, and at Iowa City, Iowa. His present pastorate since 1887 is at Carroll, Iowa.
Rev. Isaac Newton Sprague, D. D. (1865, Middlebury ; grad. Middlebury, 1822) was called November 16, 1868, entered on his work January 17, 1869, and was installed February 2, following. Rev. James B. Shaw, D. D., of Rochester, preached the sermon. During his ministry of a little more than eight years, 210 were added to the roll. This numbered at the close of his ministry 232. Revival blessing was enjoyed in 1870-71; union church services were promoted ; systematic beneficence developed and con- tributions largely increased. The church name was changed to the First Presbyterian Church of Geneseo Village, by vote, December 22, 1869, and the building was renovated in the summer of 1870 at an expense of $2,000. June 18, 1871, James J. Cone, Adoniram J. Abbott and John R. Strang were ordained elders. March 20th of the same year James S. Orton was chosen church treasurer. Services commemorative of the completion of fifty years of continu- ous labor in the ministry by the pastor were held Sunday, September 14, 1873. Dr. Sprague was dismissed to the. Presbytery of Detroit, April 10, 1877. For six years he was pastor at Wyandotte, Mich. In 1886, he went to Poultney, Vermont, where honorably retired he makes his home, now at the ripe age of almost 89 years.
Charles O. Beach was elected trustee in 1862. Elijah N. Bacon and Charles F. Doty, in 1865; William Walker, in 1866 ; James J. Cone, in 1870; Nelson Janes, in 1871 ; Theodore F. Olmsted, in 1876 and Orrin F. Sherwood, in 1878.
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. April 10, 1877, Rev. Josiah Edwards Kittredge (D. D., 1884, Univ. of N. Y .; grad. Yale, 1860) was received to Rochester Presbytery, and on the 18th inst., was installed pastor of this church, Rev. J. Lovejoy Robertson preaching the sermon. In the three following years 63 were added to the roll, which then numbered 261, the number of Sunday school members rose to 319 and the spirit of Christian love prevailed. On the 30th of March, 1880, the union of the two Presbyterian churches was happily consummated and this church was merged in the Presbyterian Church of Geneseo Village.
II. CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Presbytery of Genesee River, in response to a peti- tion signed by 113 petitioners, organized this church by commissioners previously appointed, in the Methodist church, Thursday, October 21, 1858. The commissioners were Rev. Thomas Aitken, of Sparta, chairman, Rev. William E. Jones, of Caledonia, Rev. James M. Harlow, of Moscow, and elders Wm. W. McNair, of Sparta, Zeph- aniah Lewis, of Scottsville, and Edward B. Miller, of War- saw, who was appointed clerk. A sermon was preached by Rev. W. E. Jones, and devotional services conducted by Rev. Thomas Aitken, W. E. Jones and D. D. McColl, of Scottsville, after which, the church was duly constituted with 82 members. Oliver Skinner, Cornelius Shepard, Jr., Gulielmus Wing. Andrew W. Butterway, clerk. Scott Lord and George Fridd were elected elders, and Edward Thomas and Francis C. Sage, deacons.
The ordination of Andrew W. Butterway and Scott Lord as elders, and of Edward Thomas and Francis C. Sage, as deacons, followed with their installation, together with that of Oliver Skinner, Cornelius Shepard, Jr., and Gulielmus Wing, already ordained. The prayer of installa- tion was offered by Rev. W. D. Mckinley, of Tuscarora.
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The first public service was held Sunday, November 7th, in Concert Hall, Rev. Thomas Aitken preaching the ser- mon. A Sabbath school was organized, and Rev. Ferdinand De W. Ward, (D. D., 1861, Washington ; graduate, Union, 1831,) was unanimously elected pastor of the church. The first communion service was observed at the same place, where, for fourteen months, the congregation worshipped, Sunday, January 2nd, 1859, the pastor elect presiding. The church now numbered 109 members.
The installation of Dr. Ward took place February 16, 1859; Rev. Joseph Kimball, of Brockport, preached, Rev. Joseph E. Nassau, D. D., of Warsaw, gave the charge to the pastor, and Rev. J. Carroll, of Groveland, that to the people. George Fridd was. installed elder on the same occasion. In the afternoon Rev. Charles Ray was inaugu- rated principal of Geneseo Academy, with addresses by Rev. Albert G. Hall, D. D., of Rochester, Rev. Mr. Ray and Hon. Allen Ayrault, of Geneseo.
March 29, 1859, the ecclesiastical society was incorpo- rated under the name of The Central Presbyterian Church of Geneseo, with Walter E. Lauderdale, M. D., Samuel Finley, Wallace R. Walker, Peter Miller, Chauncey M. Dake, M. D., M. Luther Heath, John Crossett and James D. Crank, trustees. Richard Champ was added to the board in 1864.
July 18, 1859, the church was called to mourn the death of Oliver Skinner, its senior elder. Measures were taken promptly to secure a church edifice. Funds were sub- scribed at a parish meeting June 12, 1859, and the corner stone was laid July 6, with appropriate exercises, the pastor delivering the address. The building was after the plans of Messrs. Upjohn & Son, of New York, and was a fine structure of brick (40x85 feet), situated at the corner of Sec- ond and Centre streets, and provided with tower and bell. It was dedicated Jan. 3, 1860, the dedicatory sermon by
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Rev. Nicholas Murray, D. D., of Elizabeth, N. J. The church now numbered 170 members.
The pastorate of Rev. Dr. Ward continued until Novem- ber, 1861. In 1862 he took the chaplaincy of the 104th New York Volunteers in the field. During the five fol- lowing years the church was statedly supplied by Rev. Henry Neill, D. D., of Detroit. He was regarded as a man of marked pulpit ability and decided social qualities. He prosecuted his labors with the church until April, 1866, when he entered upon the work of the Board of Aid for Presbyterian Churches at the South. From 1869 to 1871 he was pastor of the Second Church at New Brunswick, N. J. His death occurred at Philadelphia, Pa., April 21, 1879, at the age of 63.
Rev. Dr. Ward was at once recalled and was re-installed December 4, 1866, Rev. Malcolm N. McLaren, D. D., preaching the sermon, and Rev. Thomas Aitken and Rev. Joseph E. Nassau, D. D , delivering the charges to pastor and people. On August 5, 1866, Walter E. Lauderdale, M. D , and Samuel Finley were ordained elders, and Rich- ard Champ, deacon.
A union service was held in the church, January 20, 1867, when, on invitation of the session, Rev. Mr. Folsom, of the Second Church, preached. The church received the special blessing of God in revival in the winter of 1870-71. April 2, 1871, was a Sabbath made memorable by the admission to the communion for the first time of 51 per- sons ; 71 were received during the year. The church roll increased to 304.
December 15, 1872, occurred the installation of Henry D. Gregory, Ph. D., and Edward E. Sill, as elders, and of Nelson J. Griswold and John LaMarsh, as deacons.
The pastor again resigned his charge, to take effect from November 9, 1873, in order to act as district superintend- ent of the American Bible Society for Western New York.
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Dr. Ward supplied statedly a number of neighboring churches for several years, when failing health in the spring of 1889 compelled release for a while. Mrs. Ward, his devoted companion for more than half a century, died, greatly mourned by all, in October, 1886. Though now retired from responsible service, Dr. Ward is still active with voice and pen, and honored and beloved, resides in Geneseo, which for over forty years has been his chosen home.
During this period the Woman's Missionary and Aid Society, auxiliary to the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Philadelphia, was organized, mainly through the efforts of Mrs. H. D. Gregory, and also the Butler Band, named for Rev. John Butler, once a member of the church, and from 1860 to 1885 a missionary in China. He died at Ningpo, Oct. 11, 1885, at the age of 48.
A call was extended July 3, 1874, to Rev. Charles Stod- dard Durfee, A. M. (graduate Williams, 1864,) of the Pres- bytery of Troy. His installation took place September 10, 1874. The sermon was preached by Rev. Teunis S. Ham- lin, D. D., of Troy ; Rev. William H. Millham, of Livonia, gave the charge to the pastor ; Rev. F. DeW. Ward, D. D., the charge to the people, and Rev. I. N. Sprague, D. D., offered the installing prayer.
October 4, 1874, William J. Milne, Ph. D., principal of the State Normal School, was ordained elder, and Septem- ber 19, 1875, Nelson J. Griswold and Thomas Elliott to the same office. A much needed organ was procured in 1874. The church was called to suffer the loss by death of elder Samuel Finley, February 9, 1875, and again, January 12, 1879, of elder Cornelius Shepard at the age of 84.
The trustees of the church were John Crossett, Norman W. Rose, Andrew J. Willard, James W. Clement, Nelson J. Griswold, Charles Fridd, Walter E. Lauderdale, M. D., and Samuel Finley. During the ministry of Mr. Durfee
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the church continued to grow in its devotion to Christian missions, to the cause of temperance and all matters of true social reform.
Rev. Mr. Durfee remained the faithful and beloved pas- tor for nearly six years until the union of the two churches. He devoted himself to this union with a most rare unself- ishness, so shining a characteristic of the man. Without this personal effort of his, no union was then possible, but the large interests of Christ's cause moved him to great singleness of heart to promote it. He was conscientious always and fearless, a man of studious habits, a preacher clear and convincing, and a warm hearted, genial friend. He was three years at Liverpool when, in 1884, he became pastor at East Bloomfield. Here in 1887, the 24th of December, he died in triumph. His funeral service was attended by a large delegation from the church that he had helped so signally to make one.
The congregations of the two churches met simultan- eously, each in its own place of worship, Monday afternoon, January 19, 1880, at one o'clock, and voted with great unanimity for the union of the churches. Special church meetings were also held Wednesday, January 28, at which identical resolutions requesting Presbytery to consummate this union were adopted, and elder Nelson J. Griswold of the Central Church, and elder John R. Strang of the First Church, were appointed to present the petition to that body. The union was happily effected March 30, 1880, and this church was merged in the Presbyterian Church of Geneseo Village.
III. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GENESEO VILLAGE.
From the record book of the church the following pre- liminary, historical note is taken :
On the 30th day of March, A. D. 1880, the Presbytery
RAMSDELL RUCHESTER, NY
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GENESEO VILLAGE.
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of Rochester, at a special meeting held at the Central Presbyterian Church in Geneseo, called for the purpose of considering the union of the two Presbyterian Churches there located, took action affirmatively on the following minute which had been duly adopted by both these churches :
" Resolved, that the Presbytery of Rochester be requested to unite and consolidate the two Presbyterian Churches now existing in the village of Geneseo, and known as the First Presbyterian Church of the Village of Geneseo, and the Central Presbyterian Church of Geneseo, so that the same shall hereafter constitute one church, to be known as The Presbyterian Church of Geneseo Village upon the following terms and conditions, viz :
"First. Rev. Mr. Durfee desiring to withdraw in case a union can be effected, the Rev. Josiah E. Kittredge to be pastor of said united church.
"Second. The elders of each of such churches at the time of such union to retain their offices as such in the united church.
" Third. The deacons in office in each of such churches to retain their offices in the united church."
The church thus constituted numbered 472 members. Its officers were as follows : Pastor, Rev. Josiah E. Kittredge (D. D. 1884, Univ. of New York ; graduate, Yale, 1860) ; elders, Adoniram J. Abbott, Frederick W. Butler, Andrew W. Butterway, William A. Brodie, clerk, Thomas Elliot, George Fridd, Nelson J. Griswold, Elisha W. Hudnutt, Wal- ter E. Lauderdale, M. D., William J. Milne, LL. D., James S. Orton, treasurer, John R. Strang ; deacons, John Davidson, Nelson J. Griswold, John La Marsh. The trustees were those of the incorporated Geneseo Gospel Society up to September 6, when a new board was elected, consisting of James S. Orton, chairman and treasurer, Nelson J. Gris- wold, Nelson Janes, clerk, William J. Milne, LL. D., Theo- dore F. Olmsted and John R. Strang. The Sunday school superintendents were John R. Strang, William A. Brodie and William J. Milne.
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The first service of the united church was held with the celebration of the Lord's Supper the Sunday after the union, April 4th, 1880, in the " White Church." Here for a year and nine months the church worshipped. Arrangements were at once set in motion for the erection of a new and suitable edifice in connection with the Brick Church at the corner of Second and Centre streets. Subscriptions were secured and plans matured so that on the 14th of Septem- ber ground was broken, and the corner stone was laid the 8th of November, with appropriate services. Rev. Dr. Ward read the Scriptures, Rev. Mr. Durfee offered prayer, the pastor delivering the address.
December 8th, 1881, occurred the dedication of the house. Rev. Henry Darling, D. D., LL. D., president of Hamilton College, preached the dedicatory sermon at the service in the afternoon. A social service of praise and prayer followed in the evening, Rev. Dr. James B. Shaw, of Rochester, presiding, and addresses were made by Rev. Dr. Ward and Rev. Dr. Folsom, former pastors, Rev. Dr. J. R. Page, Rev. Dr. Levi Parsons and others.
The new edifice was of brick with trimmings of Ohio sand stone, slate roof and stained glass windows, built in Roman gothic style with tower after architectural plans of Lawrence B. Valk, of New York. It was 55 x 95 feet, and was so united with the former church building as to inake one harmonious structure 95 x 98 feet, and to secure com- plete provision for the Sunday School and all the social needs of the church. The main audience room was fur- nished with 127 pews, arranged in circular form, with seat- ing capacity for 650 persons, floor sloping towards the pul- pit, and an excellent Steere & Turner organ valued at $4,000. The cost of the new building including organ was $26,000, the value of the entire structure with site, about $40,000.
December 4th, 1881, the church worshipped for the last
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time in the old White Church, and the following Sunday, December 11th, gathered in the new church home a con- gregation that overfilled the audience room.
In the winter of 1883-4, the church rejoiced in a Pente- costal blessing. Rev. Edgar E. Davidson was with the pas- tor and labored assiduously. As a result of this outpouring of God's spirit more than 200 united with the church ; 167 persons were received into membership on confession of faith, Sunday, April 6, 1884, and 80 adults were baptized ; 76 were received to the church in 1888, 47 on confession of faith. The members at this date, October, 1889, number 630, and of the Sunday school 486. The average beneficence per year for the nine years since union, has been $2,670, and the average expenses for the same time, including the cost of its new edifice, nearly $7,000.
In September, 1887, a new and delightful manse on Centre street was purchased at an expense of $6,000.
The present officers of the church are the same as in 1880, except that the senior elder at the reunion, Frederick W. Butler, died May 10, 1884, at the age of 89. John R. Strang is church treasurer. The trustees are John R. Strang, chairman, Elisha Bacon, Myron N. Foster, clerk, Nelson J. Griswold, William J. Milne, LL. D., and Theo- dore F. Olmsted. Charles W. Fielder is treasurer of the society. The Sunday school superintendents are Charles W. Fielder, Elisha Bacon and James R. Coddington. For the entire period Jay C. Merrill has been chorister and Myron H. Rector, organist.
Connected with the church is a Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, organized, January, 1887, the suc- cessor of the Young People's Association, a Ladies' Mis- sionary Society (1880), a Young Ladies' Missionary Society (1880), Mission Band (1880), Society of Systematic Givers (1885), and the Young Men's Missionary Association (1889).
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GROVELAND.
This church was organized in 1809 by Rev. John Linds- ley, and consisted of sixteen members and three elders, which are believed to have been as follows, although the original records prior to August 13, 1820, were lost : John Jones and Margaret, his wife, Hugh Harrison and Phebe, his wife, Abraham Harrison and Mary, his wife, John Har- rison and Mary, his wife, Thomas Begole and Mary, his wife, Samuel Stillwell and Margaret, his wife, David Robinson and Agnes, his wife, Adam Wisner and Margaret, his wife; with John Jones, Hugh Harrison and Abraham Harrison, as elders. The following is the list of ministers with their terms of service as nearly as can be ascertained :
Rev. John Lindslay, 1809-1818.
Rev. Silas Pratt. Sept., 1818-June, 1828.
Rev. Isaac Crabb, March 10, 1831-Aug. 28, 1833.
Rev. George E. Sill, Nov., 1833-Oct., 1834.
Rev. George Freeman, Jan., 1835-Nov., 1837.
Rev. Orin Brown, Jan., 1838-May, 1841.
Rev. Silas Pratt, May, 1841-May, 1843.
Rev. Lewis Cheeseman, Aug., 1843-June, 1845.
Rev. Richard Kay, Nov., 1845-Nov., 1848.
Rev. J. C. Van Lew, Feb., 1849-April, 1860. Rev. E. Sturges, Oct., 1850- 1853.
Rev. John J. Carroll, June, 1854-Oct., 1862.
Rev. Stuart Mitchell, April, 1863-July, 1864. Rev. Henry L. Doolittle, Oct., 1864-Oct., 1867. Rev. Thomas Dobbin, May, 1868-Aug., 1875. Rev. David Conway, Sept., 1876-July, 1877.
Rev. Christian P. Murray, July, 1878-April, 1879.
Rev. A. N. Hardy, July, 1879-July, 1880.
Rev. F. Swartz Crawford, Oct., 1881-April, 1888. Rev. Lucius F. Badger, Sept., 1888.
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Of these twenty the Rev. Messrs. Crabb, Carroll, Dob- bin, Crawford and Badger, were installed as pastors ; the last still retaining that relation. In addition to the three ruling elders already named, the list is as follows :
Hugh McNair.
Samuel Culbertson, Jan., 1819-Aug., 1827.
Thomas Ward, Aug., 1820- 1834.
John Jones, September, 1820-April, 1833.
Abraham Harrison, Sept. 1820-July, 1846.
Michael Johnson, Jan., 1824-June, 1835.
William Leaming, Jan., 1824-July, 1847.
John Vance, Feb., 1836-May 8, 1843.
Samuel C. Culbertson, Feb., 1836-Jan., 1858. J. J. Groesbeck, Feb., 1836-May, 1883. Daniel Kelly, Feb., 1836-Aug., 1861.
Peter Teitsworth, June, 1842-Sept., 1858. John Kuder, June, 1842-Oct., 1883.
J. R. Roseburgh, Oct., 1852-Feb., 1864.
John Gray, Oct., 1852-June, 1864.
John Magee, Oct., 1852-Oct., 1882.
Samuel Vance, July, 1861-Jan., 1879.
Orimel Bigelow, July, 1861.
Fort Benway, Aug., 1877.
David Gray, Nov., 1885.
John P. Teitsworth, Nov., 1885.
The only deacons ever elected by this church were Aaron T. Henderschott and Peter Ebenriter, in 1852.
This church was taken under the care of the Presbytery of Ontario, January 20, 1819, where it remained until, in April, 1838, the time of the division of the New and the Old School, the session decided not to be represented in Presbytery.
On the 10th of March, 1842, the church united with the Presbytery of Caledonia, O. S., though not without a vig- orous protest from the minority, who organized a separate church to remain with the Presbytery of Ontario, which
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was duly recognized by the same, but soon ceased to exist. The other church maintained its connection with the Old School assembly up to the time of reunion, first with the Presbytery of Steuben, which was formed Oct. 19, 1842, and subsequently with that of Genesee River, which was formed Sept. 27, 1853.
The use of tokens was dispensed with on the 20th of April, 1821.
In 1834 occurs the record of a "Sacramental occasion which lasted five days, consisting of preaching services and prayer meetings, and on the third day (Sunday) the Com- munion." A similar record appears again under date of January, 1857.
In 1842 the session took action on temperance, and them- selves with twenty of the church members signed a total abstinence pledge. In the same year the session adopted vigorous measures for promoting the missionary spirit by a systematic plan of giving.
In 1825 the church reported forty-five members ; in 1827, sixty-four ; in 1837, one hundred and thirty-one; in 1846, one hundred and twenty-one; in 1876, one hundred and forty-three, and in 1888, one hundred and seventy-eight.
Its larger accessions have been : in 1821, thirteen ; 1831, fifty-six ; 1835, twenty-three; 1864, twenty-five; 1871, twenty- four; 1883, twenty-four; 1888, eighteen.
The first mention of the Sunday school in the records is under date of June 16, 1838, though it is certain that the school had been organized quite early.
The Ladies' Missionary Society was organized May 15, 1872 ; the Young Ladies' Aid Society, Aug. 26, 1882 ; the Band of Willing Workers, 1881, and the Boys' Mission Brigade, 1888.
The present house of worship was erected in 1829. The builder was Henry Vroman, and the trustees were G. N. Morrill, Daniel Kelly, John Harrison, A. Harrison, Michael Johnson and George Bennet.
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