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which are without." But eight of the original mem- bers remain.
The following persons also served as elders in this church, viz : JACOB DIBLE, WILLIAM TIL- BROOK, HUGH DUNNING, W. N. HAYMAKER, H. M. COON, WILLIAM KIRKER, D. S. CAROTHERS, Dr. JOHN EDGAR, JAMES ARMSTRONG, JOSEPH SIMPSON, WILLIAM DUNNING, JOSEPH TILBROOK and WIL- LIAM CUNNINGHAM.
June 20th, 1837, the first pastor, Rev. SAM'L M. M'CLUNG, was installed, (in connection with Plum Creek,) for half time. Rev. J. GRAHAM preached, F. LAIRD charged the pastor, and S. M'FARREN the people. He was released June 19th, 1850. Sept. 17th, 1851, Rev. L. L. CONRAD was installed for half time, Murraysville getting the other half. Rev. D. KIRKPATRICK preached, J. M. HASTINGS charg- ed the pastor, and T. S. LEASON the people. He was released April 2d, 1853. Rev. ANDREW VIR- TUE was installed for full time Aug. 22d, of the same year. Rev. J. C. CARSON preached, S. M. M'CLUNG charged the pastor, and A. TORRANCE the people. He was released Jan. 3d, 1860. Jan. 21st, 1862, Rev. S. M. M'CLUNG was reinstalled. Rev. N. H. GILLETT preached, WM. EDGAR charged the pastor, and A. H. MILLER the people. He was re- leased Oct. 3d, 1865. Dec. 18th, 1866, the present pastor, Rev. ROBT. CAROTHERS, was installed. Rev. T. M. BROWN preached, Dr. SMITH charged the pastor, and B. L. AGNEW the people. He was the only minister raised in this church, which has had
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five pastors. He is a grandson of elder CHARLES, and son of elder ROBERT CAROTHERS. A prophet can have honor in his own country and in his own house. "The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon those that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children, to such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them." The present session of the church consists of HIRAM M'DOWELL, Z. W. ABER and JAS. CAROTHERS. This last name recalls the fulfillment of God's promise. "Instead of thy fathers, shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth." "Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth forever !"
New Alexandria applied for organization October 4th, 1836. It was granted the following April, and effected by Revs. T. DAVIS and SAMUEL M'FARREN, May 4th, 1837. It consisted of seventy-one mem- bers, chiefly from Congruity, and five elders-of whom, June 17th, JAMES SHIELDS and WILLIAM TAYLOR were ordained, and, along with ROBERT RAINEY, Esq., JOSEPH COOK and SMITH AGNEW, installed by the same committee. At this time, twenty-six additional members were received, and to the whole ninety-seven members the Lord's Sup- per was administered on the Sabbath following. Presbytery held its October meeting in New Alex- andria, when a call was presented for Rev., DAVID KIRKPATRICK, and a remonstrance against it by a respectable minority, who did not wish, in their
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public worship, to be restricted to the Scotch version of the Psalms. Mr. KIRKPATRICK having intimated that, in the circumstances, he could not accept the call, it was returned to the congregation. Rev. ADAM TORRANCE, who had been licensed by this Presbytery, and then had labored six years in Ohio, having returned in ill health, being present as a corresponding member at that meeting, in the eve- ning preached, by invitation. The church obtained leave to secure him till Spring, as stated supply, then gave him a unanimous call to be their pastor. At his installation, June 13th, 1838, Rev. WATSON HUGHES preached, and T. DAVIS gave the charge. For thirty years-humbly, earnestly and successfuly, he discharged his pastoral duties to "the flock of God, over which the Holy Ghost had made him an overseer." And this was done, too, under the pres- sure of a kind and degree of suffering with which few others have been tried, and with which few can fully sympathize. The head, that studied for the benefit of others, was often ready to burst with an anguish of suffering.
Towards the close of this period, he and his people, jointly, gave a display of patriotic zeal that claims a passing notice. They, for the time, consen- ted to forego his faithful services ; and he, as a sex- agenarian, encountered all the discomforts of camp, the trials of march, the perils of the battle field, and the miasma of the swamps and hospitals, to act as chaplain of the Eleventh Regiment of the Pennsyl- vania Reserve Corps. The consent of his people
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being obtained on Sabbath, he joined his regiment on Monday, at Camp Wright, for a service of a few months. Then, after the second Bull Run battle, the officers of the regiment, by a unanimous vote, invited him to return and abide with them as chap- lain. He said to his congregation : "with your consent to my absence, I will go." Unico homine contradicente, they unanimously responded : "Go!" After an absence of fourteen and a half months, they cordially welcomed his return, and accepted his pas- toral labors as in former years. He gratefully says : "My treatment by the congregation was kind, affec- tionate and forbearing. This was rendered more evident by the fact that I was often and much afflicted, unable to attend to ministerial duties. During one whole year I preached but three times, and during another year only about one- third of the Sabbaths. At such times the congregation not only manifested their sympathy with me, and patiently endured the privation of my labors among them, but once and again placed means at my disposal for employing and compensating supplies for the pulpit. On many occasions was I made the recipient of gen- erous donations, which, for the kind feeling they represented, and the material aid they afforded, greatly encouraged and strengthened me in my labors and trials." An instance of their generous kindness, since the close of his pastorate, this Pres- bytery should not, cannot, forget. In June, 1872, in the presence of this body, and its favored visitors, at the close of sweetly solemn Presbyterial commu-
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nion exercises, he had a special call to say : "I rejoice in the Lord greatly that now your care of me hath flourished again, wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity." But they created one, and improved it well. Surprised and overwhelmed by generous gifts from brother Presbyters, absent members and present members of his late charge, the hoary-headed-not then aching headed-ex-pastor was constrained to say with deep emotion : "I have all and abound, I am full, having received the things from you, an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice accept- able, well-pleasing to God. But my God shall supply all your need, according to his riches in glory, by Christ Jesus ! "
During the first part of his pastoral work-intem- perance, profanity and impurity were fearfully prev- alent, but discipline was administered more faithfully, perhaps, than is common in our churches, and such crimes almost disappeared in the latter half. March 9th, 1855, all the elders, by agreement, submitted their office to the members-two of them, on account of age, declining a re-election. One being left out, two were re-elected, and with them, six others were introduced into the office. This procedure resulted very happily for the harmony of the church. From exposure during his chaplaincy, the health of good Brother TORRANCE failed more seriously in 1866, and constrained him to resign the charge April 23d, 1867. Mr. THOMPSON R. EWING, having supplied the pulpit three or four times, was unanimously called to be their second pastor, He was ordained and
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installed April 30th, 1868. Rev. W. A. FLEMING preached, Dr. M'FARREN charged the pastor, and A. TORRANCE the' people. The experience gained by brother EWING, in a prolonged service for the Christian Commission, added greatly to his quali- fications for an energetic, efficient and successful pastorate. Long and happily may it last !
To the first elders have been added JOHN HOSACK, MICHAEL M'GINLEY, MOORHEAD EDGAR, JAMES WALLACE, JAMES M. SHIELDS, WILLIAM TRIMBLE, ISAAC PARR HENRY, JOHN MOURER, BENJAMIN K. CRAIG, WILLIAM WALLACE, JOHN C. CRAIG, Dr. J. W. RUGH and - SIMPSON. The last four, with J. M. SHIELDS, are the present session. This church having had but two pastors, has raised four ministers : Revs. MOORHEAD EDGAR, T. FREEMAN WALLACE, T. DAVIS WALLACE, and ROB ROY M'GREGOR M'NULTY. The two WALLACES were sons of one elder and brothers of another. The elder of them married Miss MARTHA TORRANCE, daughter of the first pastor, and they have been doing very efficient missionary work at Bogota, South America, for twelve years ; where they have been aided, for six years, by Miss KATE M'FARREN, daughter of the late venerable pastor of Congruity.
Union was organized June 2d, 1841, with forty- six members, all set off from Fairfield, to make, with it, a full charge. After the resignation of Rev. S. SWAN, October 5th, of that year, it has had the same pastors that served Fairfield, and for the same
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respective times, with one exception. Owing to the existence of difficulties, Rev. W. COLLEDGE was dis- missed from this church, nine months before his release from Fairfield. He being excepted, all the pastors have resided in the village of West Fairfield, where this church is located. JOSEPH KENNEDY, now in Missouri, Dr. JAMES M. TAYLOR, and WIL- LIAM PEOPLES, Esq., may be specially mentioned among its elders. Having had five pastors, it never produced a minister.
Parnassus was organized May 18th, 1842, by Revs. JAMES GRAHAM and S. M. McCLUNG, with JOHN W. LOGAN, its only elder. It had occasional supplies for eight years. Rev. S. M. McCLUNG was installed its first pastor October 10th, 1850. Rev. C. B. BRISTOL preached, D. KIRKPATRICK charged the pastor, and JAMES M. HASTINGS the people. He was released June 24th, 1857. October 6th, 1858, Mr. D. W. TOWNSEND was ordained and installed. Rev. ROBERT M'MILLAN preached from 1 Cor. 1: 21, Dr. DONALDSON presided, proposed the constitutional questions, made the ordaining prayer and charged the pastor, and R. M'MILLAN the people. He was released June 25th, 1867. December 29th, 1868, Rev. J. P. KENNEDY was in- stalled ; Rev. J. D. MOORHEAD preached, W. W. WOODEND proposed the questions, D. J. IRWIN charged the pastor, and J. E. CARUTHERS the people. From its situation, this church, as well as Plum Creek and Pine Run, were placed by reconstruction, in 1870,
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under care of Blairsville Presbytery. Having had three pastors, after a long vacancy, it has produced no minister.
Pine Run was organized by Revs. D. KIRKPAT- RICK and C. B. BRISTOL, with fifty-five members, and four elders. It was reported to Presbytery April 13th, 1847, without stating the date when it was done. For some months it was statedly sup- plied by Mr. ANDREW M'ELWAIN, when greatly to the regret of this people, he was sent to missionate on the Allegheny mountains. After this it was oc- casionally supplied until the last Tuesday of Jan., 1851, when Rev. T. S. LEASON was installed its first pastor, for half time. Rev. L. M. GROVES preach- ed, S. M. McCLUNG charged the pastor, and C. B. BRISTOL the people. His pastorate was very suc- cessful. He was released Jan. 10th, 1855. During a vacancy of two years it depended on occasional supplies. Aug. 25th, 1857, Mr. ROB'T M'MILLAN, grandson of Dr. M'MILLAN, patriarch of Presbyte- rianism in Western Pennsylvania, being ordained at Warren, was, for half time, installed over Pine Run. Rev. JOHN STARKE preached from 2 Thess. 3: 1, S. M. McCLUNG made the ordaining prayer, T. S. LEASON charged the pastor, and W. W. WOODEND the people. The labors of this humble, faithful, godly man, both publicly and from house to house, were so highly prized that, for a year after he was disabled from pulpit services, they would not allow his resignation. They only consented when all hope
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of his recovery was lost, and he was released April 13th, 1864. Dec. 28th, 1864, Mr. JOHN ORR, also ordained at Warren, was installed for half time over Pine Run. Rev. T. D. EWING preached from Mark 15 : 16, Rev. J. M. JONES presided, proposed the constitutional questions and made the ordaining prayer, F. ORR charged the pastor, and Dr. DON- ALDSON the people. To a very worthy pastor he was a not less worthy successor. In his pastorate, an emergency arose such as often occasions serious divisions in congregations-the erection of a new church edifice, together with change of locality. Several circumstances connected with the case seem- ed strongly to portend such a rupture there. But the cautious management of the pastor, among a people by whom he was universally admired, obvi- ated the threatening difficulty and kept the church united. But very soon after they got possession of their comfortable church, a distressing neuralgic affection of the head and eyes constrained him to resign the charge April 4th, 1872. In all these pastoral relations, it was connected with churches on the other side of the Kiskiminetas river-first with Leechburg, and, in the other two, with Warren, called Apollo in 1868. At the close of the last pastorate, by locality, it came under care of Blairs- ville Presbytery. For the last three months it has been statedly supplied by Rev. J. MOLTON JONES. With. many occasional supplies, two stated supplies and three pastors, it has produced no minister.
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Ebensburg, by Mr. HARRISON KINCAID, asked supplies April 7th, 1840. Supplies were occasion- ally sent during seven succeeding years. June 16th, 1847, Mr. ANDREW M'ELWAIN was sent to mission- ate on the Allegheny mountains. Oct. 16th, of that year, he was sent to supply Ebensburg and Summit. At New Alexandria he was ordained as an evangelist, to fit him the better for that work. Feb. 1st, 1848, Rev. S. M. McCLUNG preached, S. M'FARREN presided and made the ordaining prayer, and W. HUGHES charged the evangelist. At Sum- mit, on the old Portage Railroad, a church was or- ganized Jan. 24th, 1849, with eight members and two elders. The evangelist zealously spent the larger part of his time in family visitation, and such other work as is included in the injunctions, " Do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry," "Endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ." In consequence of the disuse of the. Portage Railroad, Summit became of no account, and in 1859, the church there was formally dissolved, and the remaining members set over to Ebensburg, which in the meantime had been organized. The small frame house of worship was removed to Cres- son, for the accommodation of numerous visitors in the hot season.
Immediately after the ordination of Mr. M'EL- WAIN, those who wished to be Presbyterians in Eb- ensburg, though still in the communion of the Welsh Independent Church, initiated measures for the erec- tion of a Presbyterian church. The church was
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erected by Mr. JAMES MYERS, contractor, at a cost of $1590, and taken off his hands by the building committee May 6th, 1850, and June 10th it was dedicated with a sermon by Rev. S. M. McCLUNG, spiritual father and liberal patron of the young evangelist, with the appropriate text, 1 Tim. 3: 15. On that day twenty pews were rented, the highest at $150 and the lowest at $3. March 28th, 1850, Revs. S. SWAN, S. M. McCLUNG and A. M'ELWAIN, with JOHN KRATZER, elder, organized the church of Eb- ensburg, with fifteen members, and Mr. HARRISON KINCAID, elder, all from the Independent Welsh Church. Their house of worship was opened for service May 14th, 1850, and the Lord's Supper was administered on the Sabbath following. Greatly to the disadvantage of this little flock, their faithful evangelist and servant, in the spring of 1853, was called away to become the pastor of Indiana church. He was succeeded by Rev. R. SLEMMONS MORTON, installed at Summit, Nov. 9th, 1853, and on the fol- lowing day at Ebensburg, by a repetition of the same services. Rev. D. HARBISON preached, A. B. QUAY charged the pastor, and A. M'ELWAIN the people. He was dismissed from Ebensburg Jan. 10th, and April 12th, 1855, from Summit. Rev. D. HARBISON succeeded him, and was installed at Ebensburg, Dec. 14th, of the same year. Rev. Ross STEVENSON preached, N. H. GILLETT charged the pastor, and G. HILL the people. He was re- leased Oct. 5th, 1864. June 20th, 1865, T. M.
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WILSON* was installed. Rev. B. L. AGNEW preach- ed, Dr. SMITH charged the pastor, and N. H. GIL- LETT the people. He was released April 24th, 1867. July 2d, 1868, Rev. B. M. KERR was installed. Rev. R. M. WALLACE, by invitation, preached, and R. CAROTHERS charged both the pastor and the people. He was released April 25th, 1871. Is it because this elevated situation is a tempting point from which to spread out their wings and soar away, that so many pastors make so short a sojourn here? Sure- ly it will not be so with the present pastor, Rev. J. W. EDIE, from the Presbytery of Chester, a true Scotch blue, not the kind "that are given to change," who was installed Feb. 8th, 1873. Rev. T. R. EWING preached, S. M. DAVIS charged the pastor, and W. A. FLEMING the people again. Of the orig- inal members, six have died, six moved elsewhere, two remain, and of the other two nothing is known. Two hundred and sixty-three have been members. One hundred and twelve are members now, of whom twenty have been received by the present pastor. During the last summer the house has been neatly repaired, at a cost of $950. The audience room is now the most attractive in the town. Weekly con- tributions are taken up, largely increasing the rev- enues, both for home work and outside benevolence. The Sabbath-school was organized the first Sabbath of February, 1853, and still continues in operation. It has an average attendance of about one hundred
*Rev. T. M. WILSON died at Rochelle, Ill., Feb. 22d, 1874.
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and twenty. Eighteen months ago a very pleasant parsonage was purchased for $2,400. Each member contributes, for all purposes, on an average about $15 per annum. This church having had one evan- gelistic supply and five pastors, has raised but one minister, Rev. RICHARD EVANS, the noble missionary, who died so early at his post in Washington territory. Now two contributors give each $150 per annum and the lowest $5. The first trustees were: Messrs. JOHNSTON MOORE, J. RODGERS and E. HUTCHISON ; of these the first named still fills the office. HARRISON KINCAID, the original elder, has attended most of the meetings of Presbytery during these twenty-four years, and was sent to two General Assemblies-at Nashville in 1855, and in 1873 to Baltimore. JAS. S. CLARK and GORDON SINCLAIR were ordained elders March 18th, 1852, and died-the former April 9th, 1861, and the latter June, 1862. EZE- KIEL HUGHES and RICHARD JONES, ordained Sept. 5th, 1863-the former was dismissed to Iowa City, Feb., 1868, and the latter still holds the office, with Mr. KINCAID. D. J. JONES was ordained March 30th, 1861, and April 26th, 1873, was dismissed to Johnstown. Ten were added to the membership at the last communion, making the present number one hundred and twenty-two-of whom thirty-two were brought in under the present pastor.
New Salem was organized chiefly from Congruity, December 25th, 1849, with seventy-two members and five elders, by Revs. S. M. M'CLUNG, D. KIRK-
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PATRICK and W. HUGHES. Rev. JAMES C. CARSON was installed its first pastor, Feb. 11th, 1851. Rev. W. W. WOODEND preached, Dr. M'FARREN charged the pastor, and A. TORRANCE the people. In the erection of the brick edifice in which they worship God, " the building committee were HENRY M'KEE- VER, SAMUEL JACK, JOSEPH M'QUILKIN, Messrs. CLARK and JAMES L. CLOW, who carefully and faith- fully discharged the duties of their appointment, and took a lively interest in things pertaining to the building." It is, by far, the most prosperous church in the Presbytery, away from the great thorough- fares. On account of gradual and prolonged decline of health, this pastor resigned his charge Oct. 4th, 1866; and still declining, both in body and mind, was called to rest, July 5th, 1870. May 21st, 1867, Rev. D. HARBISON was installed. Rev. N. H. GILLETT preached, Dr. M'FARREN charged the pastor, and G. HILL the people. This relation still continues, owned of God, and prospered. At one time, in the winter of 1868, forty-one were added to its member- ship; and since then the church has been steadily growing in numbers and in grace. Benevolence and missionary spirit have been of slow but healthful growth. All schemes of the Assembly are presented and pressed by the pastor, with the cordial concur- rence of the session. The attendance on the prayer- meeting is large, good and encouraging. Pastoral visitation and district catechising are systematically performed ; and the church, at present, is deemed harmonious, united and prosperous. The elders at
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organization were : JOSEPH REED, Col. THOMAS M'QUAIDE, Sr., JNO. LARIMER, ROBT. SHIELDS and D. W. SHRYOCK. The first accessions were : JOSEPH RALSTON, JOSEPH HARVEY, JOSEPH NICCOLLS and JAS. BLAIR. The last, THOS. K. McQUAIDE, S. S. DUFFIELD and ROBT. S. CLOW. The session now consists of Jos. REED, ROBT. SHIELDS, JNO. LARI- MER, JAS. BLAIR, JOS. HARVEY, SAMUEL DUFFIELD, ROBT. S. CLOW and THOS. K. McQUAIDE, all good men, quite a harmonious session. Once, at the close of a deeply solemn communion service, the 17th Psalm had been sung just before dismission. Then good old JOSEPH REED taking the officiating minis- ter by the hand, and with a quiver in his voice and trickling tears on his cheek, asked, " Have we not, now and here, 'joys substantial and sincere ?'" Yet when he " shall awake to find them there," he will, no doubt, feel that what "is to be done away, has no glory by reason of the glory that excelleth." In the present pastorate, the pews were set more closely together, and others were put in-fifteen in all, and they are all occupied. The house has also been painted and papered, and is kept in good order. The congregation of the dead has been substantially enclosed, and contains a larger amount of monu- mental marble than is to be found in almost any other inland town. This church, having two pastors, is not remembered to have raised any minister.
Livermore was organized April 22d, 1851, by Revs. A. TORRANCE and G. MORTON, with elder S.
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MARSHALL. The members at first were twenty-four, with three elders, SAMUEL BLACK, JNO. COLLEASURE and WM. SIMPSON. Sept. 1st, Tuesday, 1851, Rev. GEORGE MORTON, pastor at Ebenezer, was installed here for one-third of his time. Rev. JAMES C. CARSON preached, N. H. GILLETT charged the pastor, and G. HILL the people. He was released April 1st, 1853. During several succeeding years there were but few supplies, and the sacraments were seldom administered. Then Rev. JAMES DAVIS statedly supplied for some months. Mr. JAMES E. CARUTH- ERS supplied, statedly, from May, 1858, until April, 1859. May 20th, 1861, Mr. J. B. DICKEY was ordained and installed for half-time. Rev. J. P. FULTON preached, Dr. KIRKPATRICK presided, pro- posed the questions, and made the ordaining prayer. A. TORRANCE charged the pastor, and S. H. SHEP- LEY the people. He was released June 17th, 1863. October, 1865, Rev. D. HARBISON was called, and supplied, half-time, for eighteen months, and then returning the call, accepted one from New Salem. The present pastor, Rev. W. F. HAMILTON, was called, for half-time, in March, 1868, and at once commenced his labors, there and at Salem. He was installed Sept. 14th of that year. Rev. J. W. WALKER preached, S. H. SHEPLEY charged the pastor, and G. HILL the people. During his suc- cessful pastorate, thus far, thirty-five members have been added on certificate, and fifty-three on examin- ation. The first house of worship was a frame, in which the Baptists had a share, and was situated
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very inconveniently on a hill, outside of town. The present is a comfortable brick edifice, favorably situated, and was erected about 1862. The acces- sions to the eldership have been, JOHN GALLAGHER, WM. M'PHILEMY, JONATHAN KERR, Dr. M. R. BENKS, DANIEL UNCAPHER, WM. M'CURDY, THOS. BUTTERFIELD, WM. IRWIN, JOS. BRICKER, *GEORGE W. SHEERER, JNO. ARCHIBALD, SAMUEL ARCHIBALD and SILAS C. FULTON. Of these, GALLAGHER and. BRICKER have died, and IRWIN has removed. This church having three stated supplies and three pas- tors, has raised no minister.
Centerville was organized by Revs. S. SWAN and W. COLLEDGE, May 12th, 1852, with twenty mem- bers and four elders. It was statedly supplied by Rev. S. SWAN, pastor at Armagh, from that date until April 3d, 1855, and from April 15th, 1857, by Rev. Ross STEVENSON, with eminent success, for two years, while he was supplying also at Armagh. Revs. O. H. MILLER and G. W. SHAEFFER were pastors there for the same respective times as at Armagh. Now, in connection with Armagh, it en- joys the services of Rev. D. L. DICKEY, and seems to be taking steps towards securing him as pastor. For a time this church suffered seriously from fre- quent changes of citizens, when changes occurred in* the management of the canal. When it was done
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