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In 1853 a mission was begun on La Grange Street, which for several years took the name of Ames Chapel, but in 1872 the new church on Magnolia Street, be- tween Huron and Superior, was built, at a cost of about $18,000, and named St. John's. It is to-day a strong and aggressive Church, with a real loyal spirit. The membership is 250, with Sunday-school of 300; League of 150. This Church has planted a new church at Spring Street, and helped it out of debt, and furnished many valuable members for the other Methodist Churches of the city.
Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church, east side of Broadway, between Crittenden and Western Ave-
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nues, was organized in 1859 as a mission of St. Paul's. The present commodious edifice was erected in 1892.
West Toledo (formerly Tremainsville) was reorgan- ized, and a new church built at the corner of Phillips Avenue and Duke Street, taking the name of the lo- cality in which it is situated. The church was built in 1865, and at present is valued at $5,000, with a par- sonage worth $2,000. It has a membership of 100.
Third Street Methodist Episcopal Church, in East Toledo, is the mother Church of that side, in that she has sent out several colonies. Organized in 1866 as a mission from St. Paul's, and on Third Street, between Oak and Cherry Streets, it has occupied this growing territory, and has had a vigorous and eventful life. Its members number two hundred and fifty, with church property valued at about $5,000. A new and more commodious site for a long-needed church has been secured by the efforts of the present pastor, Rev. J. W. Donnan.
Albany Street Church was begun as a Sunday- school mission, under the direction of the then La Grange Church, in 1854. The charge numbers one hundred and ninety-seven members, with a Sunday- school of three hundred and ninety. A new and very modern church is now being pushed toward comple- tion, and will be dedicated soon. The cost of the new church is to exceed $10,000, on a new site, in a better location. The lot was the gift of a stranger in answer to prayer. This Church holds a very important place in the future of Toledo.
Emanuel German Methodist Episcopal Church was organized under the pastorate of the Rev. Peter F.
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Schneider in the building bought of St. Paul's Church, and moved to Ontario Street, where it now stands. It has a very large membership and Sabbath-school, with an Epworth League of over two hundred.
Detroit Avenue Methodist Church is one of those Churches that have suffered from the unavoidable changes in the centers of population and of business and personal interests. Its history is therefore frag- mentary and difficult to obtain; but it now occupies a strategic place in our Methodism in the western portion of Toledo, and at the present time is making substantial growth in membership and in material things. A new church is imperative, and considerable money is being laid by for that purpose. It has a membership of about two hundred, and a Sunday- school of two hundred and twenty, with a sturdy Ep- worth League of about seventy.
Bethany Methodist Episcopal Church, which until recently was outside the city limits, is one of the oldest about the city, and the very oldest on the East Side of the river. For many years it had the name of the Oregon. In 1880 it was taken from the Findlay Dis- trict, and attached to Third Street, Toledo, and in 1888 it was put with Albany Street, and the name was changed from Oregon to Bethany. In 1890 it was united with Clark Street Church, and in 1892 it be- came a station.
Clark Street Methodist Episcopal Church, east side of the river, is a colony from Third Street Church, and was begun as a Sunday-school in 1888. The next year a lot was purchased, plans secured, and a good subscription begun for a brick church, to be 28 by 50
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feet. It remains in charge of Third Street. It has a handsome brick edifice, costing about $3,000. The building must be enlarged, and the work has already begun. The membership is two hundred and fifty, with a Sunday-school of two hundred, and an Epworth League of over a hundred.
Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church, situated on Scottwood Avenue, near Bancroft Street, in the wealthiest, and possibly the best residence portion of Toledo, had a peculiar, spontaneous, and in some re- spects a marvelous beginning. In one year a mem- bership of "120 was gathered and organized by Rev. J. W. Donnan, Conference evangelist, causing no serious loss to any other Methodist Church in Toledo, but saving many who would otherwise be lost to our common Methodism." This, the Epworth Church, in the year 1894 purchased a lot, and erected the present structure, at the cost of $9,000. It has two hundred and twenty members, church property valued at $10,- 000, and with Sunday-school of two hundred, and an Epworth League of about fifty.
Western Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, situ- ated on Western Avenue, opposite to the Air Line Junction, was, "through the energy of the Conference evangelist, Rev. J. W. Donnan, and the help of the Missionary Society, organized with fifty members and a flourishing Sunday-school." The church was com- pleted and dedicated on the 18th of November, and money enough was subscribed to cover the cost of the building. This church is a little gem of architectural beauty, and cost about $2,500. It has a flourishing Epworth League, and is doing well to fill its important
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mission. This Church was begun as a colony from Broadway Church.
Spring Street Methodist Episcopal Church was begun by faithful persons from St. John's Church. The new church was built in 1895, at a total cost of $2,500.
Ironville Methodist Episcopal Church, in East To- ledo, was organized in 1896, with twenty-two mem- bers. A League of sixty-two members, and a Junior of twenty-three, a Sabbath-school of sixty, and a mem- bership of forty, make a beginning of small things not to be despised.
Central Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, cor- ner of Central and Detroit Avenues, is the newest and one of the most promising fields in the city of Toledo. Monroe Street Church began a Sabbath-school at the " Lo zier Bicycle Works, in March, 1896, and gathered a school of nearly a hundred children. In November of the same year, the pastor, Rev. W. H. Leatherman, began the plans for a new chapel, which was com- pleted and dedicated free from debt on the 6th day of September, 1897. Instead of building a cheap chapel on a back street where the lots had been given, the site was exchanged for two commodious and eligible lots on these important streets. The entire cost is not far from $4,000. The membership of the Church is forty, the enrollment of the Sunday-school is one hun- dred and twenty, the Epworth League about fifty.
There are also the Salem Methodist Episcopal (German) Church, corner of Federal and Derand Streets, and the Zion Methodist Episcopal Church (German), 527 Segur Avenue.
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Warren Chapel (colored) is a very large and worthy church, with over five hundred members. Rev. I. N. Ross, D. D., is the beloved and able pastor.
Two events or movements of vastly more impor- tance for the future of our unified Methodism remain to be mentioned. They are given in the order of their historic beginning.
The first of these is the Toledo Epworth League Union, organized in the parlors of St. Paul's Church, July 13, 1892, with twenty-four delegates from eight Chapters, six English, and two of the German Meth- odists. With care a constitution and by-laws were prepared and adopted, and the following officers elected: President, L. S. Churchill, of St. John's Church; Miss Hattie Frankeberger, of St. Paul's, was elected secretary; Mr. Aug. Kremling, of Emanuel Church (German), was elected treasurer. The work of union effort to further the Christian spirit among the Churches and among the public institutions of the city was begun, and the Lord signally blessed the work of these young soldiers. The organization has gone on gathering new impetus and strength with every year, until to-day it has a wonderful field of opportunity.
Each year a reception is tendered the pastors of the city in a union meeting at St. Paul's Church, and then a quarterly business-meeting and a quarterly conse- cration-meeting. Besides the above officers, there is an Executive Committee that is in frequent session for the further work of the Union.
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name as of importance to the development of Meth- odism in Toledo. This Federation was formed in the parlors of St. Paul's Church on the evening of the 19th of January, 1898, with representatives from eight of the Methodist Episcopal Churches. Dr. J. M. Avann, presiding elder, was present, and rendered much valuable help to the organization. This newly- organized effort was manned by the following officers: President, Thomas H. Tracy, of St. Paul; first vice- president, Rev. J. H. Bethards, of St. John's; second vice-president, James L. Stark, of Clark Street Church; Rev. W. H. Leatherman, of Monroe Street Church, secretary; treasurer, Frank H. Tanner, of Epworth. Dr. J. M. Avann, chairman of the Executive Com- mittee. The following is the object of this Feder- ation: "To bring into social and fraternal relations all the Methodist Episcopal people of the city; and to in- crease the efficiency of the denomination by securing harmony of action on the part of the several Churches, and by assisting weak Churches, and establishing and fostering missions that give promise of becoming self- supporting."
While this is a recent undertaking, it is not by any means the only attempt of the kind; for the past years have witnessed several other organizations, that for causes, not necessarily named here, have had a short life, and accomplished little more than to prepare the way for the present one. Profiting by the former ex- periences, the new organization hopes to escape obliv- ion, and to live to bless Toledo Methodism. While the soil of Toledo and the surrounding country is un- congenial to Methodism, yet it is a gratifying fact that
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the Methodist Episcopal Church is at present making advances on the relative proportion to the population. In Ohio, we are told that there is one Methodist to fifteen of the population. In Toledo, this is as near the truth as we can come with the data at hand: In 1850, I to 56; in 1860, I to 62; in 1870, I to 58; in 1880, I to 55; in 1890, I to 55; 1897, I to 48. Thus there will be noticed a strange and very rapid change in the last seven years, and with the closer compact of the Meth- odist forces, and the more full consecration of our- selves to God, we hope to reach every soul that is lost and straying. The outlook is by far more hopeful than ever in the past history of our Church in this city. It is not the purpose of this article to give the annals of any Church, nor to eulogize men for their well-done work; hence there are many names and heroic deeds that must be left for the chronicler of the individual Churches. Only present pastors and elder are named here.
W. H. LEATHERMAN.
METHODISM IN URBANA.
Methodism was introduced into Urbana about the year 1807. The first church was a hewed-log building, which stood on what is now the southeast corner of Ward and Locust Streets. In front of it was the bury- ing-ground. It faced toward the north. It was fur- nished with a gallery, which was reached by steps on the outside of the church.
The next church was a brick building, on the northwest corner of Court and Locust Streets. The first reference I find to it in the trustees' record is in the entry of May 17, 1816, in the following language:
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"The trustes ordered that there should be a subscrip- tion-paper drafted and circulated for the purpose of raising funds to build a new 'meeting-house' in the town of Urbana, for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church."
I can find no reference to the date of the dedication of that structure. But in August, 1820, the lot was still not paid for. In 1830, at about half-past one in the afternoon of March 2Ist, a fearful storm passed over the city, completely demolishing the Presbyterian church, and carrying away the north end of the Meth- odist church. It is said that a Family Bible belonging to Mrs. Bell was carried some fifteen miles northeast of town, where it was afterward found.
On the 29th of June, 1831, one year and three months after the storm, the board settled with Joseph Bayles for repairing the meeting-house, and allowed him four hundred and fifty dollars for the same, of which eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents remained still unpaid. Not long after this, the sacred edifice being considered unsafe, it was abandoned as a place of worship, and divine services were held in the court- house. These circumstances led to the necessity of erecting a new church. The church was dedicated on the 12th of November, 1836.
In 1863 the proposition was made to improve the church to the amount of $3,000. The first part of the improvement made was the church front, at a cost of $800. On April 9, 1865, the proposition to remodel the inside of the church was put to the congregation, and approved by their vote. Finding that the pro- posed improvement would be costly, the question of
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suspending or carrying it forward was placed before the entire congregation, and it was unanimously voted that the trustees should proceed .. It was at this time that the galleries were removed. Other improvements followed.
In 1837, Urbana was set off as a station, and Will- iam Young appointed pastor. For many years there was only one charge, but in 1855 Grace Church be- came a separate appointment. The Sunday-school was first held in a log building, used as a schoolhouse, which stood on the south side of what is now Miami Street, about one hundred and fifty feet west of the Square. This was about 1814. The school was held twice each Sunday, for about two hours each session. Books were scarce, one Testament serving for a whole class. The exercises consisted of recitations of Scrip- ture verses and hymns, with singing interspersed. Those who could not spell or read were taught those useful accomplishments.
Methodism in Urbana is strong. There are more than twelve hundred Methodists in the city, among whom are some of the most prominent citizens of the place. First Church and Grace Church have about equal strength in numbers, value of church property, social standing, financial ability, and spiritual worth.
CHARLES W. RISHELL.
METHODISM IN VERNON.
In the summer of 1801, Obed Crosby, a local preacher, organized in the township of Vernon, Trum- bull County, Ohio, a Methodist class, which was the first in the Connecticut Reserve; in fact, in all of that
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part of the State north of a line drawn westward from Jefferson County. The class met in Mr. Crosby's cabin some six months, and then in Mr. Crosby's hewed-log house about a year. After this, meetings were held in the extreme north part of Hartford, about one and a half miles south of Mr. Crosby's, in a log barn belonging to Coloned Richard Hayes, and sub- sequently in schoolhouses. The settlement in the north part of Hartford was early called Burgh Hill, and took the name of "the Burgh," by which it was and is now known.
Joseph Shane was the first regularly ordained Methodist minister that ever preached in Vernon. This was in 1801, at Mr. Crosby's house. Robert R. Roberts was the regular circuit preacher for the Crosby class in 1806. An offshoot from this class was organized about 1816, in the east part of Vernon, about one mile east of the Pymatuning Creek, and known as "No. 4." After some twenty years, it was either divided or abandoned, part of the members going to Orangeville, and the remainder to the most convenient points. Hartford was another offshoot, and a church was built at the center about 1836.
The Burgh was an appointment probably as late as 1848, when it was abandoned as a regular preach- ing-place by the Methodists. In 1826 the Presby- terians built a brick church at the center of Vernon. At the time the Burgh was abandoned, a class was undoubtedly formed at Vernon Center, and met in the old brick church. In the summer of 1853 they fitted up a warehouse, and met there one year, after which they went back to the "old brick." In 1864 the Burgh
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schoolhouse was again made a regular preaching point, and in 1867 the center of Vernon was discon- tinued. In November, 1869, the class rented the building now occupied by Mr. Pruden in the village of Burgh Hill. In 1871 they used an old building a little north of where Mr. Moran lived until a church was built in June, 1872, and dedicated September 7, 1876. In 1897 this building was abandoned, and a fine church built at Vernon Center. With the exception of five to seven years, this old class has had nearly one hundred consecutive years' existence, and has met all that time at less than two and one-half miles from the spot where it was organized in 1801.
As Mr. Crosby preached in Vernon in 1800, before the class was formed, he, so far as the writer can learn, is entitled to the distinction of having preached the first sermon ever delivered by any Methodist preacher in that part of Ohio north and west of Jefferson County.
Older members will remember the labors of Mil- ton Graham, a local preacher, at the center of Vernon, and of David King and wife, through whose instru- mentality principally the church erected in 1872 was built at Burgh Hill. Calvin Kingsley, afterwards bishop, an intimate friend of Rev. David King, at one time taught school in Vernon, and thus was associated with this old class. JOHN I. KING.
METHODISM IN WARREN.
The first Methodist sermon preached in Warren was by Alfred Brunson in 1819, and in the same year, James McMahon organized the Methodist Episcopal
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Church at that point, with ten members. In 1822 regular prayer-meeting services were established in a rented room on South Park Avenue. The first sacra- mental service was held in 1821, in a grove on the river bank on the southern border of the town. The preach- ing services were, for the most part, held in the old court-house, and at irregular times. For the first two years the services were held on alternate Saturday evenings, and later on Sunday evenings. It was not until 1824 that regular Sunday morning service was established. At about this time the old Academy building, now known as the Sutliff Block, was se- cured for prayer and class meetings. Before this time these meetings were held at the houses of members.
The Church was slow of growth. At the end of its first year there were but fourteen members, and at the close of the seventh year only the same number. The winter of 1826-7 was a notable one in the history of the Church, and a Conference year of marked pros- perity. In February of the latter year, the first quar- terly-meeting was held. This was under the leadership of Charles Elliott, presiding elder. The interest in religion awakened by this two days' meeting resulted in the conversion of many souls, and the addition of forty to the Church. This growth was permanent in its character, and it was soon found necessary to di- vide, for the first time, the original class. A still further division was made in 1834, in the formation of four classes in all. The membership now numbered one hundred and twenty. The Church increased in strength and influence so much that in 1836 the ne- cessity of building a church edifice was greatly felt.
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Steps were at once taken to meet this want, and the work was prosecuted with such vigor that in the latter part of the year 1837 an edifice was ready for occupancy, and was dedicated November 9th.
In 1839, Warren was made a station, and a session of the Annual Conference was held there in 1841.
In 1867 the lot upon which the present church- building on High Street stands was purchased, and in 1868 plans for the erection of the building were com- menced. The dedication took place in June, 1874. This church cost $55,000, and is 110 feet long, 75 feet wide, with a front elevation of 65 feet.
The Church now occupies a leading position among the Churches of Warren. It has a membership of about eight hundred, with flourishing Sunday-school and Epworth League, and the Ladies' Societies most earnest and helpful. At the fall Conference of 1897, Rev. Lee W. Le Page was appointed to West Warren, to organize a new Church enterprise there. This year a new Methodist Episcopal church will be erected on Tod Avenue. The new society is already well organ- ized, growing, full of courage and zeal.
B. J. TAYLOR.
METHODISM IN WASHINGTON C. H.
The Methodist Episcopal Church at Washington C. H., Ohio, was organized during the summer of 1817, by Solomon and Thomas Carr, at the residence of Thomas Wilson. After its organization, services were held part of the time in the court-house, and part of the time at the homes of members of the congre- gation until 1826. In that year the brick schoolhouse
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on Market Street, afterward part of the residence of Richard Millikan, was completed, and was occupied by the society until 1834, when a brick church was erected by them on the corner of Main and Market Streets. Its walls were, however, always considered unsafe, and the building was never completed inside;
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and in three years was abandoned. From this time until 1845 the society occupied the court-house, and occasionally the Presbyterian church, when a frame church was erected on Market Street, and occupied until 1866. This being the centenary year of Meth- odism, they resolved to build a church that would be an ornament to the town and an honor to the Meth- odism it represented. A lot was purchased accordingly
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on the corner of Market and North Streets, and the brick building erected, at a cost of about fourteen thousand dollars.
For some time it was evident that the church- building was not adequate to the work of the Church in all its departments. The proposition to repair was considered carefully for several years, but finally lost all favor. The first definite movement toward a new building was at a meeting held in April, 1893. A motion to erect a church edifice when a sufficient sub- scription should have been secured was carried, and the work of soliciting began. The subscription opened favorably, but the financial situation made it impos- sible to proceed, and the work was deferred to another season. At a meeting called in April, 1894, the mo- tion to build was passed again, and a Building Com- mittee appointed.
The Epworth Memorial Church in Cleveland was adopted as their general model, and the contract was let on the 26th of September, 1894. The new church is 80 by 126 feet in size over all, and was dedicated the following year. It cost about $50,000. The style of architecture is ancient Gothic, adapted to modern re- quirements, which gives to the building an impressive and churchly character. The Church is steadily grow- ing in numbers and influence. In 1897 the Church had 704 members, and had 375 scholars in the Sabbath- school. W. H. LEWIS.
METHODISM IN YOUNGSTOWN.
In 1803 the Baltimore Conference appointed Shad- rach Bostwick missionary to Deerfield Circuit. This
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circuit was almost limitless in extent, embracing a large part of Northwestern Pennsylvania and North- eastern Ohio, a territory four hundred miles in cir- cumference. In the course of his labors he came to Youngstown, in Mahoning County, where he found a small log-house, built by the citizens, and occupied by the Presbyterians as a church. He asked the privi- lege of preaching in this house, but was promptly and positively refused. Judge Rayen, a prominent citizen, but not a professor of religion, invited Mr. Bostwick to preach in his barn, which he consented to do until a better place was provided. Quite soon a class was formed, and meetings were held in a log schoolhouse on what is now the Diamond or Public Square. After a time, the meetings were removed to the residence of Moses Crawford, and later they were held in the residences of other pioneers. About the year 1810 the first meeting-house was built not far from the present site of Trinity Church. It was a small, unpre- tentious frame building, lighted with candles. In 1818 this house was enlarged by an addition built to the south end. In 1828 the society built a brick church across the street, just west of the present site of the Trinity Church. This remained until 1841, when a much larger building was erected, which continued to serve the needs of the congregation until 1883, when the present Trinity church was erected, at a cost of $70,000. It is a most imposing and substantial stone edifice, well planned and equipped for the work of the present large and growing congregation.
As the town grew to be a city, and as the city grew in size, it became apparent that a single church could
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not well serve the needs of a rapidly increasing Meth- odist constituency, and so other churches were planted. In 1877 the Second Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the northwestern part of the city. A lot was secured at the corner of Rayen Aven- nue and what was then called Henrietta Street. Here a substantial frame church was erected, and a few years later a parsonage was purchased near the church. The work prospered to such an extent that in 1890 it was deemed wise to erect a larger church. A new location was secured on Belmont Avenue, near Lincoln. Here the present splendid structure was erected, at a cost of $32,000.
In 1883 a class was organized in the eastern part of the city, in what was called Hazleton. Here a union church-building was erected, and occupied until 1897, when it was decided to erect a building which should belong to our Church exclusively. In 1893 a valuable and eligible lot was secured on Wilson Avenue, and on this lot an elegant parsonage was erected, leaving room for the church to be erected later. On this site the present beautiful edifice was erected, at a cost of about $3,500.
In 1888 the Rev. A. N. Craft, then pastor of Trinity Church, appointed class-leaders to hold cottage prayer-meetings in certain sections of the city. This led to the organization of a class in the southern part of the city. The same year a lot was secured at the corner of Hillman and Duquesne Streets, and a church erected at a cost of about $4,000. This church was first known as Wesley Chapel, but in 1892 the name . was changed to Epworth.
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Methodism in Youngstown is aggressive, and leads the Protestant denominations in number of members and value of church property. The revival spirit has characterized the work in each of the different Churches. Trinity has the largest number of mem- bers of any Church in the East Ohio Conference. The following statistics will show the strength of the dif- ferent Churches: Trinity, members and probationers, 1,357; church property, $75,000. Belmont Avenue, members and probationers, 290; church property, $36,000. Wilson Avenue, members and probationers, 174; church property, $7,000. Epworth, members and probationers, 215; church property, $5,000. Total members and probationers, 2,036; church property, $123,000. These Churches are thoroughly organized, having the graded Sunday-school, Junior and Senior Epworth League, special classes, Ladies' Missionary and Aid Societies, auxiliaries, etc.
A. M. BILLINGSLEY.
METHODISM IN ZANESVILLE.
Before 1800 there was no preacher in Zanesville, and we have no means of knowing who were mem- bers. In that year the Western Conference, which included all of the territory west of the Alleghany Mountains, sent Jesse Stoneman to organize the work on the Muskingum and Hocking Rivers. His field was over three hundred miles long! In 1823, John P. Durbin was sent to Zanesville as its first stationed preacher. Putnam (now the Ninth Ward) was made an appointment in 1832, and James Gilruth and Abner Goff were appointed there.
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In 1845 the society at Seventh Street was formed from the Second Street Church by geographical lines. It retained the name of Seventh Street until 1892, when it was changed to Trinity. The church is a brick, ยท built in 1844, very large and plain, but recently it has been modernized, and a pipe-organ added. The mem- bership is about 400.
The South Street Church was established in 1867. For fifteen years the chapel only was built, but the congregation grew so strong as to require the fine new brick church to be built, costing $15,000.
In 1889 the Euclid Avenue Church was projected on the Terrace, in the Tenth Ward. For two years it was supplied by the pastors of the other four Churches; but in 1891 it received a pastor of its own. So far it has used the John Boggs homestead, a brick dwell- ing-house, but a new church building will soon be erected on the Avenue.
Second Street has had three buildings-a one-story frame, built in 1813; in 1830 a brick, built in front of the frame, and since 1860 the present commodious church. The value of property, with parsonage, is $20,000. It has a membership of 600, and a Sunday- school of 300. The Epworth League numbers 100. The aggregate membership in all the five Methodist Churches is about 2,500. JOHN W. KING.
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