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1814-J. B. Finley and Archibald Mc- Elroy. Mr. Finley writes in September : "This circuit embraced all of Jefferson and parts of Belmont and Harrison coun- ties. It was a four weeks' circuit with an appointment for each week day and two
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for each Sabbath, making thirty-two ap- H. Warfield, Isaac Harlemand, John Mc- pointments with fifty classes to meet each Cully, trustees of the Methodist Episcopal clinrch. It was abont this time that the "Newlights," whose career is related else- where, caused some trouble in the congre- gation. Conference met here in August, 1818, Bishop George presiding, at which Steubenville was made a station with Cor- nelins Springer pastor. 1820-W. Swayze, presiding elder; C. Goddard, pastor. 1821 -- John Waterman. This year the church was enlarged by the addition of a cross building, which gave the church the fa- miliar title of the "old ship." 1822- Muskingum distriet-John Waterman, pre- siding elder: James McMahan, pastor. 1823-H. B. Bascom, a noted pulpit orator, who afterwards went with the Methodist Episcopal Church South. 1824-West Wheeling district, William Lambden, pre- siding elder; W. Stevens, pastor. Pitts- burgh Conference was formed, including Steubenville. 1825-Joshua Moore, pas- tor. Additional land was secured for $100 and quitelaim secured from B. Wells for entire property, as the trustees had not been incorporated when the lot was first transferred. 1826-George Brown. pastor, and Sunday school organized. "Edwin M. Stanton was converted and joined the church this year." Conference met here in 1827. 1828-D. Limerick, presiding elder; Joshua Monroe, pastor. 1829- round. This year the church at Steuben- ville was completed and dedicated. At the time of dedication a Bible was presented by twelve gentlemen of the town with the request that a sermon be preached from Revelations, 21st and 22d verses, which was complied with, and it pleased God to pour out his spirit in a wonderful manner. Eleven of the twelve were converted and joined the church. The work spread until the whole town felt its influence. We con- tinued our meetings day and night. One morning before breakfast I was sent for to pray with eight families, many of whom I found lying on the floor crying for mercy. During this year a money mania like an epidemic seized the people. There were seven banking establishments in Jefferson County, one of them said to have been kept in a lady's chest. All these were engaged in issning paper money. But it did not stop here. Merchants, tavern keepers, butchers and bakers became bankers. This mania was followed by the mania for new towns, which were laid ont at almost every cross road. The imaginary riches of the speculators soon fled, business was para- lyzed and discontent prevailed every- where." Steubenville cirenit was formed in 1815. J. B. Finley returned with J. Powell, junior preacher, with the following outside prenching places: Hale's meeting Monroe, presiding elder; R. C. Hatton, pastor. 1830-T. M. Hudson, pastor. The morning after his arrival he received a letter signed by Alexander Sutherland and eighty-one other members. requesting that their names be erased from the church record and they be considered withdrawn. Their request was granted, and they with eleven probationers withdrew, leaving ninety-six in the old ship. This was the origin of the Fifth Street M. P. church. A revival towards the close of the year bronght the membership up to nearly its original mumber. There was an epidemic of scarlet fever in 1831, and many promis- ing young people died. One home lost seven. The pastor's salary was $175 and house, Edward Taylor's, Scarlott's, Davis's, Moore's. Long's meeting honse, Baker's, Kent's, Evans's. Hinde's, Cady's, Dickinson's, Roberts's, Holmes's meeting house, Scott's, Dean's, Cramlett's, Smithi- field, Hopewell meeting house, and one place forgotten. This was a year of dis- cussion, "in which Calvinism and Armen- ianism grappled in strong if not loving embrace." 1816-J. B. Finley, presiding elder; W. Dixon, B. Westlake, preachers. 1817-S. Hamilton, W. Knox, Cal. Rooter, preachers. A deed for the church lot was made to J. B. Finley, Bernard Lucas, James Sannders, Samnel Dorsey, Alex- ander Sutherland, John Sutherland, Basil
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house rent. 1832-W. Browning, presiding elder; H. J. Clarke, pastor. 1833-Robert Boyd. 1834-Charles Thorn. 1835- Thorn and J. C. Merriman. On July 22 the parsonage lot was purchased from Am- brose Shaw for $200, Mrs. B. Wells donat- ing $100. 1836-S. R. Brockunier, presid- ing elder; Edward H. Taylor. The parson- age was completed in the spring of 1837 and occupied by Rev. George S. Holmes." 1839-Samuel E. Babcock. 1840-Robert Hopkins, presiding elder. 1841-2-Mr. Holmes. 1843-Mr. Brockunier. 1844-H. Gilmore, presiding elder; A. M. Brown, pastor. 1845-C. Battelle. In March steps were taken towards the formation of another congregation north of Market, more fully detailed in the Hamline history. 1846-F. Moore. 1847-George S. Holmes, F. McCleary. 1848-Simon Elliott, presid- ing elder; E. Hays, pastor. 1850-J. Spencer, presiding elder; C. H. Jackson. 1852-C. A. Holmes. 1853-W. Cox, pre- siding elder. In 1854, A. H. Thomas, pas- tor; the old building was torn down to make way for a new brick church, com- pleted in 1856, which with enlargements and improvements still stands, with a fine auditorium seating 500 people. It was named Kramer Chapel, on account of a large contribution by Allen Kramer, of Pittsburgh, but about twenty years after the original name was restored. During its erection services were held in the old Bap- tist church on Church street. 1856-C. H. Jackson, presiding elder; J. C. Pershing, pastor. 1858- W. A. Davidson, pastor. 1860-W. J. Clarke, presiding elder; S. P. Wolf, pastor. 1862-S. F. Minor. 1864-D. L. Dempsey, presiding elder; T. J. Higgins, pastor: parsonage en- larged. 1865- W. C. Cooper, presiding elder. 1867 - E. Hingley, pastor. Thom- son church organized with sixty-three members. 1870- J. Williams, pastor. Finley church organized with fifty mem- bers. The church was enlarged in 1871 by bringing the west wall ont flush with the tower and a bell purchased. 1872-J. Williams, presiding elder; J. S. Bracken,
pastor. 1875-J. R. Mills. In 1876 the East Ohio Conference was formed from the Pittsburgh and Erie conferences, its first session being held at Kramer, Bishop Ames presiding. 1877-D. C. Osborne, pastor, and a pipe organ was installed in 1879, which has since been enlarged and improved. J. S. Bracken was presiding elder from 1876. 1880-A. R. Chapman, presiding elder; J. M. Carr, pastor. 1883 -James S. Hollingshead. 1884-H. L. Webb, presiding elder. 1886-A. R. Chap- man, pastor. 1890-L. H. Stewart, pre- siding elder; E. F. Edmonds, pastor. 1891 -G. F. Oliver; organ chamber added. 1894 -Louis Paine. 1896-H. S. Jackson, pre- siding elder. 1899-O. W. Holmes, presid- ing elder; J. S. Reager, pastor. 1901-C. E. Manchester, presiding elder. In 1903 a new front was added and the building otherwise improved at a cost of $10,000. 1904-J. C. Smith. 1905-G. B. Smith. 1907-W. H. Dickerson, presiding elder. The present membership is about 650, and material improvements have recently been made to the parsonage. The board of trus- tees is: W. H. McClinton, president; F. S. Grace, vice-president; John Taggart, sec- retary; H. S. Coble, treasurer; L. V. Brandenburg, George L. Conn, Albert Zink, Henry Gregg, Archie Arnold. The society was incorporated May 20, 1822; trustees, Joseph Wample, A. Sutherland, Bernard Lucas, David Hall, John McCulby, James Odbert, Michael E. Lucas. The title of presiding elder has been changed to superintendent.
In March, 1845, several members of the Sonth Street Methodist Episcopal church, as it was then called, living north of Mar- ket street, indicated a desire for a place of worship in their part of the city. Quarters in the North school building having been secured for a Sunday school, on a Sunday morning a procession was formed and with Jolın MeCracken and Francis Bates as leaders marched to the new place, where a Sunday school was inaugurated with Mr. Bates as superintendent and a membership of about 125. A building lot on the corner
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of Fourth and North streets was secured and forty persons gave their notes for $100 each, providing a fund for the purchase and a building. A two-story brick struc- ture was erected and the basement occu- pied that winter, the andience room up- stairs not being completed until two years later. Un to December, 1854, the organiza- tion was condneted as a mission from Kramer, but at that time it became an in- dependent congregation. There were no separate preachers for the first two years, but after that the congregation was served by Revs. E. G. Nicholson, J. B. Dunlap and H. Y. Rich. The first board of trustees was composed of John McCracken, secretary; J. C. Huff, James Parks, William Nash, Johnson Mooney, John Bray. Dr. James Scott, John H. Lindsay, William Iuseroft. Ilamline Chapel was selected as the name and the first pastor was J. A. Swaney, the others coming in the following order: 1856, J. D. Cramer; 1858, Sheridan Baker; 1859. A. L. Petty; 1862, D. H. MeCready; 1864. B. M. MeMahan, E. Burgett; 1865, T. N. Boyle; 1868, S. P. Wolff; 1871, H. L. Chap- man; 1874. J. W. Baker; 1875, J. . \. Pearce; 1877, G. W. Gray; 1879, H. Webb; 1881, E. Y. Yingling; 1882, R. F. Randolph ; 1885, F. P. Edmonds; 1887, Jay S. You- mans; 1889. L. N. Stewart; 1891, W. H. Haskell; 1894, R. B. Pope; 1897, A. R. Chapman : 1903, J. A. Ulman; 1908. E. A. Jester. During Mr. Stewart's administra- tion a handsome stone building was erected at a cost with the furnishings of $32,000. It was dedicated on March 27, 1892, by Bishop Ninde. During the past year further improvements were made at a cost of $7,000. The present membership is 425, and the board of trustees is com- posed of D. M. Gruber, John M. Cook, W. H. Ferry. T. A. Bygate, B. F. Murphy, William Ruddicks, W. R. Burgoyne, J. L. Beatty, John A. Mansfield.
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A small chapel was maintained on Sher- man avenne during the seventies, but was discontinued.
Thomson Chapel. in what was then known as the Rolling Mill district, was or-
ganized in the fall of 1868 with the follow- ing class : B. W. Risher, leader; Benjamin Ford, assistant; Sarah A. Ford, Mary Ford, Mary J. Canby, Hester Aldridge, Letitia Melvin, Eunice Risher, Edward Canby, Charles Canby. Rev. J. R. Keyes served as pastor until March, 1869, sne- ceeded by Rev. W. B. Grace, by whom a neat wooden building 55x35 feet was erected. He was succeeded by Rev. S. H. Cravens in 1871. W. Brown in 1872, J. Q. A. Miller in 1873. L. H. Stewart in 1874, A. J. Lane in 1876, and I. K. Rader in 1878. It was conducted jointly with Finley Chapel for a few years, when the shifting of population caused a consolidation with the latter congregation.
Finley Chapel on Wells's run, now Lin- coln avenne, was also organized from Kramer in 1870 with about fifty members. A neat briek structure was erected which will seat 400 persons. The pastors have been J. R. Keves, W. B. Grace, D. H. Snow- den, J. H. Ekey, A. W. Gruber, A. Apple- ton. J. M. Bray. C. M. Hollett, D. A. Pearce, H. D. Stauffer, J. A. Ekey, J. C. Smith, F. B. Stockdale, T. J. Baker, J. O. Randall, W. S. Lockard, H. B. Edwards, T. J. Post, F. C. Anderson. Joseph M. Shepler, Will- iam Fatherly; R. J. Norris, 1898; J. O. Davidson, 1899; L. L. Fisher, 1901; J. E. Russell, 1903; R. E. Beetham, 1905; J. A. Miller. Membership, 275.
A flourishing Methodist Sunday school has been started on La Belle View.
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
The First Methodist Protestant church was organized on September 17, 1830, un- der the name of Associate Methodist elmrech. It was composed of eighty-two members of Kramer who were dissatisfied with the form of government in the Meth- odist Episcopal church, and especially with the pastor who was sent to them that year. Among the charter members was Lucy L. Stanton, mother of Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, and in honor of that circum- stance the latter paid for a pew there until
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his death. The others were A. Sutherland, Nancy Allen, John Leetch, Dorothy Mas- sey, M. E. Lucas, Sarah Gray, Sarah Wampler, Elizabeth Armstrong, Elizabeth Lucas, Sarah Leetch, Mary McCoy, Will- iam Allen, Lydia Priest, William Massey, Susanah Cullins, Elijah Steele, Sarah Cul- lins, William Hawkins, Asena Cullins, James Clark, Martha Devinney, Alfred Cummins, Jane Turnbull, John Arm- strong, Margaret Cummins, Stephenson Jeminson, Lonisa Gray, Robert Pyle, Rob- ert Shearer, Anna H. Norman, Elizabeth Lewis, Margaret Ann Brown, Frank A. Priest, Matilda Foster, Leteia Reider, P. L. Haven. Sarah Brown, Elizabeth Cummins, Mary Stroud, Mary Cummins, Kinsey Swords, Mary Armstrong, William Eng- lish, Robert C. Peters, Hanna Clemmins, Barbara Dohrman, James Myers, William C'lemmens, Sr., James Keith, M. M. Langh- lin, Matthew Steele, Mary Fickes. Alex- ander Devinney, Jane Baker, James Arm- strong. Cynthia Fulton, William Clem- mens, Jr., Keziah Murray, Samnel Thomas, Elizabeth Woods, Jane Shearer, Mary Hazlett, Jane Fogg. Rachael Strond. Eleanor Hawkins, Matilda Armstrong, Susan Stroud, Jane Sutherland, Maria Haven, Ann Murray, Susan Hawkins, Sarah Connel, Sarah Devinney, Ruth A. Lucas, Charlotte Thompson, Sarah An Hawkins, Tomzey Ann Clark, William Henry. Lucinda Baker, Mary Ann Turner, Sarah Murray. The first board of trustees, elected October 26. 1830. was George Hull, Matthew Roberts, William Thompson, Ben- jamin Turnbull, Bernard Incas, John Leetch. Alexander Sutherland, Matthew M. Laughlin, M. L. Incas.
The organization was formed under the leadership of Rev. George Brown, and Rev. R. C. Hatton was the first pastor, who re- mained about one year. In March, 1831. they adopted the discipline and name of the Methodist Protestant church. During their first year they increased in numbers until they enrolled 133 members. They elected their first lay delegate to the Methodist Protestant annual conference which met in
Zanesville in the fall of 1831, William Eng- lish being chosen. On his return from the conference Rev. E. S. Woodward accom- panied him as pastor, remaining for two years. A lot was purchased on the east side of Fifth street sonth of Market in 1831, and a building erected costing $4,000. This stood until 1853, when it was replaced by a two-story brick structure, now the property of the Hebrew congregation. In 1903 a fine building of brick and stone cost- ing $50,000 was erected on the corner of Fifth and North streets, containing an ex- cellent organ and other proper equipments. The pastors from the beginning have been as follows: 1830, Revs. Robert C. Hutton; 1831, Enos Woodward; 1833, B. W. John- son; 1835, J. Elliott; 1837, Arnett; 1838, John Burns; 1840, Joel Dalby; 1841, Zachariah Ragan; 1842, John Burns; 1844, F. S. Hoagland; 1846, Robert Andrews; 1848, J. W. Case; 1849, E. S. Hoagland; 1850. Joseph H. Hamilton; 1852, F. A. Davis; 1853, W. Collier; 1854, John Burns; 1857, Joseph H. Hamilton; 1859, A. Ab- bott; 1866, J. C. Ogle: 1868, George W. Ilissey; 1869, W. S. Baker; 1871, J. H. Hamilton ; 1873, John Cowl; 1875, O. V. W. Chandler; 1878, J. A. Thrapp; 1882, F. A. Brown; 1887, S. A. Fisher; 1892, D. C. Co- burn; 1896. G. E. MeManiman; 1900. George II. Miller. The present board of trustees is composed of W. S. Walker, W. F. Ridgley, George S. Hawkins, C. J. Me- Connell, A .M. Lyons, George J. Fickes, J. J. McCoy, E. C. Chandler. F. C. Chambers. Present membership, 513.
ST. PAUL'S AND ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCHES.
Dr. Joseph Doddridge was ordained deacon in old Christ church, Philadelphia, by Bishop White in 1792. Bishop White, with Provoost, of New York, had been con- secrated at Lambeth only five years before, and Dr. Seabury, of Connectient, only about seven years previously, and the American Church as a separate body from the Church of England had barely com- menced its independent career. The Amer- iean Government had been in operation only three years, and the country west of
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the Alleghenies was still regarded as a that interval. In March, 1800, Dr. Dodd- wilderness. To the West, however, the ridge returned to Philadelphia and was or- dained priest. He came back to his west- ern field and in December of that year en- tered into an agreement with a number of individuals to hold church services at the house of Mrs. Mary McGuire, a widow, liv- ing on what is now a portion of the County Infirmary Farm, four miles west of the village. The subscription book, dated De- cember 1, 1800, contains the following names: George Mahan, William Whit- craft, Eli Kelly. George Halliwell, Will- iam MeColnall, John McConnell, Benjamin Doyle, Joseph Williams, John Long, Mary MeGuire, John MeKnight, Frederick All- bright, William MeConnell, John Scott, George Ritchey, Moses Hanlon. These services were held at Mrs. McGuire's house for upwards of eighteen years, when the organization grew into St. James's parish, Cross Creek, and Philander, son of Bishop Chase, was sent to take charge of the Steubenville section. On May 17, 1819, a company met at the residence of Mrs. Will- iam R. Dickenson, and with Rt. Rev. Phi- lander Chase presiding organized the par- ish of St. Paul's Church, Steubenville. with the following officers : Senior warden, Brice Viers; junior warden. George Chapman; vestrymen, Nicholas Hutchins, Jacob C. Hoagland and Ephraim Root, Jr. Rev. In- trepid Morse was called to the rectorship, who, until 1822. divided his labors between this place and Zanesville. The parish was incorporated on May 9, 1825, with Bezaleel Wells, senior warden; Joseph Beatty. junior warden; George Chapman, Brice Viers and Edward Wood, vestrymen. It was reincorporated in 1879. The eongrega- tion for a number of years worshiped in the council chamber, over the old market honse. and at Kramer chapel. In 1822 it secured a room in the "Old Academy," on South High Street, which it occupied for eleven years. Finally the ladies started a movement for a permanent church build- ing. and a lot was purchased on the corner of Fourth and Adams Streets. Here the cornerstone of a brick strneture, early Eng- young deacon came and with his wife made Charlestown (Wellsburg) his headquar- ters, where, after the example of St. Luke, he combined the practice of medicine with his ministerial labors, and ministered to the scattered families of Churchmen throughout this region. Among the first parishes founded by him were St. John's in Brooke County, Virginia, four miles east of the Steubenville ferry; West Liberty, near Wheeling (both in 1792) ; St. Paul's, five miles east of Wellsburg, in 1793, and later Trinity church at Charlestown. He did not confine his labors to the Virginia side of the river but came into Ohio to minister to the scattered sheep. While he carried on his clerical work he was careful to make notes of the habits and customs of the pioneers, and his book on these sub- jects has always been a recognized anthor- ity. In an edition of the "Notes," pre- pared by his daughter and published after her death. is found the following memo- randmn from David Moody, one of Steubenville's early settlers, who says: "The Rev. Dr. Doddridge was the first Christian minister who preached in our little village. As early as 1796 he- held monthly services in it, his congregation meeting in a frame building whichr stood on the south side of Market and Water streets. In 1798 the first court house for the county was built, in which an upper room was reserved for religious purposes, free to all denominations. In this room the Episcopalians met for worship. With some intervals this early missionary of the church continued to officiate until Dr. Morse took charge of the parish in 1820 (1819)." It will be noted that Mr. Moody does not say that the first service held here by Dr. Doddridge was in 1796; mat- ters had so far progressed that by this date regular monthly services were held. As Dr. Doddridge had then been in this section nearly if not quite four years it is altogether probable that he made at least occasional visits to Steubenville during
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lish architecture, designed by Bishop Hopkins, was laid on July 9, 1832, and on September 13, 1833, the building was con- secrated by Bishop Chase. Later fifteen feet were added, and for forty-six years it stood, until torn down to make room for the present structure. For many years it had the only public pipe organ in the city. Dr. Morse's rectorship continued until Oc- tober 10, 1865, a period of more than forty- six years. He was a man eminent in learn- ing and piety, and was of remarkable in- fluence in the community. Rev. Charles Gillette succeeded him on January 31, 1866, who, after a successful rectorship of twenty months, resigned to take an import- ant position on the Church Missionary Board in connection with the Freedmen's Department. He died of heart trouble about a year after. On September 2, 1868, a call was extended to Rev. Andrew Hull, who filled the rectorship until May 15, 1871, when he accepted a call in the diocese of Vermont, and died several years after. On November 20, 1871, a call was extended to Rev, Thomas D. Pitts, of Racine, Wis., who first officiated here on Advent Sunday of that year and took charge of the parish on March 3 following. He infused new life into the congregation and before long steps were taken towards building a new church. On May 13, 1879, the cornerstone of the present handsome structure was laid by Rt. Rev. G. T. Bedell; Rev. J. W. Brown, afterwards rector of St. Thomas's church. New York, preaching the sermon. The church was consecrated free of debt on April 1, 1880. The structure is low Early English Gothic, built of native sandstone, and the nave is 85x45 feet, comfortably seating 500 people, with a chancel 23x26. A. graceful spire and cross 120 feet in height grace the southeast corner. The church contains many handsome memorials, of which want of space prevents a detailed description. Mr. Pitts resigned the follow- ing fall, and was succeeded by Rev. R. W. Grange, who took charge on Advent Sun- day, 1880. He resigned in May, 1889. to become rector of the new Church of the
Ascension, Pittsburgh, where he still re- mains. Mr. Grange was succeeded by Rev. Charles D. Williams the following month. During his administration the present par- ish house was built at a cost of $13,000, and was completed in 1892. The vested choir was formally inducted on Easter day of that year, although it had an inchoate existence for some time previous. Mr. Will- iams resigned early in 1893 to become dean of Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, since be- coming bishop of Michigan, In May, 1893, he was succeeded in the rectorship by Rev. H. P. LeF. Graban, who resigned in March, 1895, and was succeeded by Rev. George W. Hinkle, of St. Michael's parish, Mary- land, who began his regular ministrations on All Saints' day of that year. In 1901 a large pipe organ was installed and other improvements made during Mr. Hinkle's rectorship. He resigned in December, 1903, to accept a call to Christ church, Waterloo, Iowa, and was succeeded the fol- lowing February by Rev. J. W. Foster, of Hobart, N. Y., who resigned in March, 1909, to accept a call to the diocese of Florida. His successor was Rev, William M. Side- ner, of Seranton, Pa., who took charge in September, 1909. The present list of com- municants numbers about 200, and the ves- try is composed of Joseph B. Doyle, senior warden; John W. Forney, junior warden; James Means, John Barthold, Herbert W. Nichols, Charles Specht, Eli Castner, John 11. Peterson, E. Y. Dougherty. Missions have been conducted in the Sixth ward, Mingo and Toronto, at times, but there are none at present.
During the rectorship of Rev. Mr. Grabau some differences of opinion arose among the members of St. Paul's church as to the condnet of public worship and other mat- ters, which in 1896 crystallized into a peti- tion bearing the signatures of sixty-six communicants being presented to the ec- elesiastical authorities of the diocese, ask- ing permission to form a new parish. This was agreed to with the consent of St. Paul's, and St. Stephen's church was or- ganized with the following wardens and
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vestrymen : Charles Gallagher, senior warden; W. H. Garrett, junior warden; A. A. Elliott, W. M. Beall, George A. Max- well, John A. Caldwell, vestrymen.
The Presbyterian Mission chapel, corner of Fifth Street and Franklin Avenne, was leased and the Rev. E. W. Cowling ac- cepted the first rectorship of the parish. In the spring of 1898 the Thompson property, corner of Logan and Fifth Streets, was purchased. In the spring of 1900 the rector, the Rev. Mr. Cowling, whose health had be- come impaired, resigned and was succeeded by Rev. H. 1. Gaylord. During the first two years of Mr. Gaylord's rectorship plans were made and perfected for erect- ing a church, and by Christmas, 1903, the present building was ready for ocenpaney. It is a neat Romanesque brick structure, seating about 250 persons, and contains a sweet-toned organ, since added. Mr. Gay- lord resigned in the fall of 1904, and was succeeded by Rev. E. B. Redhead, the pres- ent rertor. The present vestry is composed of William M. Beall, senior warden: Jo- seph W. Jordan, junior warden ; Alexander B. Sharp, James M. Reynolds, Robert R. Cox, J. B. Nicholson, Frank Anlt, The communicant list numbers 134.
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