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Among the men who preached the gospel in this old church between 1830 and 1870 were some of the giants of the Pittsburg Conference. The close of the war found J. S. Bracken pastor, 1866-67, and he began the agitation for a new church. During the pastorate of Jas. Hollingshead, 1868-69, the old church was torn down, and the congregation began the erection of the
: P. L., 1826, p. 352
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present church building. During this period services were held in the court-house. Much of the material and furnishings of the old church were used in the erection and furnishing of Dravo Chapel in Vanport, which was built at this time, and in which for more than thirty years the Hon. John F. Dravo, a local elder, has faithfully preached the gospel. In the spring of 1870 Wm. H. Locke was appointed to the Beaver church, and on his arrival found the lecture room almost completed. On June 19, 1870, the completed part of the church was dedi- cated to the worship of God. C. A. Holmes preached in the morning from Heb. xi., 4, and in the evening S. H. Nesbit, then editor of the Pittsburg Christian Advocate, preached from Ps. xi., 8. A collection amounting to $2400 was taken, and the con- gregation continued to worship in the lecture room for two years. The church was finally completed, and on June 30, 1872, the auditorium was dedicated by Bishop Simpson, who preached in the morning, and in the evening Rev. John P. Newman, D.D., afterwards elected a bishop, but at that time chaplain of the U. S. Senate, preached. At the morning service $6800 was secured, and in the evening an additional $300, making a total contribution of $7100 for the day. Though the entire amount necessary to build the church was subscribed, some failed to pay by reason of business reverses, and others on the ground that the subscription was taken on Sunday and therefore not legal (?), hence the indebtedness was not disposed of until 1880, when the ladies finally cleared the debt by a loan exhibition which lasted almost a month. This exhibition netted the church about $1300. The ladies of the congregation also provided the funds for the purchase of a bell, which was rung for the first time on Decem- ber 14, 1870. This was the first church bell ever heard in Beaver.
On the first Sunday in December, 1895, the church was par- tially destroyed by fire. The loss was fully covered by insur- ance, and the church repaired and remodeled as now seen, at a cost of $2431.64. During the summer of 1901 the steeple, which had been damaged by a storm, was removed.
Sometime prior to 1866 John Shiveley entered into an agree- ment with the church by which it would secure possession of a brick house on Fourth Street, next to where Mrs. Mary Anderson now lives, for a parsonage. The congregation for some reason failed to pay for it, and on August 22, 1866, he resumed possession
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and deeded to the congregation the lot on the corner of Second and Insurance streets. A six-room frame building was immedi- ately erected, mostly by contributions of labor and material, under the superintendence of I. N. Atkins, and occupied by the pastors until 1889, when during the pastorate of A. L. Petty a four-room addition was built. In January, 1900, the society was incor- porated and the parsonage lot deeded to the corporation. The old parsonage was removed in the spring of 1900. Under the direction of the pastor, Appleton Bash, who was made super- intendent of the building, aided by a building committee, com- posed of A. S. Moore, Homer Hartley, Mrs. Wm. Galey, Mrs. John Dravo, and Mrs. S. M. Wallace, the present handsome and commodious parsonage was erected at a cost of $6200. Owing to the fact that on January 14, 1900, the congregation had subscribed $6270 towards the debt of Beaver College, which was afterwards increased by a gift of $5000 from John and Wesley Snyder, no effort was made to pay for the parsonage at the time of building. Nevertheless during its erection, with- out special effort, $2784 was paid on the parsonage and the improvements on the church. On April 6, 1902, the entire in- debtedness was provided for by subscription and a small bequest from the Dempsey estate. This success was made possible by the generous offer of John and Wesley Snyder to give $1000 if the entire amount was raised. The pastor announced at this time that the late ex-Chief Justice Daniel Agnew, who had given the first $500 towards the erection of the new parsonage, had given $5000 towards the creation of a fund for the building of a new church, and now (1904) the congregation is erecting on the southwest corner of Elk Street and Turnpike Alley a beautiful structure which it is estimated will cost $60,000.
Following is a list of the appointments for the First M. E. Church of Beaver:
1825, C. Cooke; 1826, D. Sharp; 1827, A. Brunson; 1828, J. Holt; 1829, G. S. Holmes; 1830, W. C. Henderson; 1831-'32, G. S. Holmes; 1833, J. Monroe and W. Hunter; 1834, J. Monroe; 1835-'36, N. Cal- lender; 1837, Z. H. Coston and J. Ray; 1838, A. Jackson and J. Knox; 1839, W. Stevens and A. Jackson; 1840, W. Stevens; 1841-'42, D. R. Hawkins; 1843, J. Monroe and W. Long; 1844, J. M. Bray and W. Stevens; 1845-'46, D. L. Dempsey; 1847, E. G. Nicholson; 1848, J. T. W. Auld; 1849-'50, H. Cree; 1851, G. S. Holmes; 1852, J. Dillon; 1853, J. Gibson; 1854, T. McCleary; 1855, T. McCleary and J. K. Miller;
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1856, S. Baker; 1857, J. K. Miller (supply); 1858, S. M. Hickman; 1859, M. L. Weekly; 1860, T. Davidson; 1861, H. M. McAbee; 1862, H. W. Baker; 1863-'64-'65, S. Burt; 1866-'67. J. S. Bracken; 1868-'69, James Hollingshead; 1870-'71-'72, W. H. Locke; 1873-'74-'75, W. Lynch; 1876 (spring conference), Hiram Miller; 1876 (fall conference), Hiram Miller; 1877. Hiram Miller; 1878-'79-'80, I. A. Pearce; 1881-'82-'83, R. B. Mansell; 1884-'85-'86, W. B. Watkins; 1887-'88-'89, A. L. Petty; 1890-'91-'92-'93, E. J. Knox; 1894-'95, C. A. Holmes; 1896, C. A. Holmes, M. C. Hartzell; 1897-'98, M. A. Rigg; and the present pastor, Appleton Bash, from 1899 until 1904.
The United Presbyterian Church .- This church was organ- ized August 1, 1853, through the efforts of Rev. John A. McGill, who for five years was its stated supply. On the 10th of June, 1868, a charter for the church was secured, on application of the following persons: J. C. Wilson, James Crawford, W. Myers, T. Smith Stokes, D. L. Imbrie, A. M. Mahan, James Ramsey, William Wallace, R. S. Imbrie, E. M. Thomas, and H. R. Her- ford. In 1861 the present brick structure was erected at a cost of $3000, and in the summer of 1904 work was begun on a new church located on Commerce Street at the southwest corner of McIntosh Square, to cost $25,000.
The congregation has been served by the following pastors: Rev. J. A. McGill, 1853-60; Rev. D. H. A. McLean, 1861-68; Rev. J. C. Wilson, 1869-72; Rev. J. A. Wilson, 1872-76; Rev. J. D. Sands, 1876-80; Rev. W. A. Edie, 1880-87; Rev. W. S. Harper, August 1, 1887-October 12, 1893; Rev. H. H. Craw- ford, August 1, 1895-August 1, 1900; Rev. W. H. Fulton, No- vember 1, 1900-December 1, 1901; R. B. Miller the present pastor, August 1, 1902. There are enrolled 203 members of the church and 126 Sabbath-school scholars.
The First Christian Church of Beaver .- The first preaching in Beaver looking to the organization of a Christian Church in that place was by O. A. Richards, who was pastor of the Beaver Falls congregation. This was in the summer of 1896. Among the zealous workers who were determined to have an organization of this faith in Beaver was D. M. Llewellyn, of Vanport, Pa., who was at that time a member of the church at ' Beaver Falls.
On July 28, 1897, R. W. Abberly, evangelist for the W. P. C. M. S., was secured to hold a meeting. A tent was pitched on
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one of the public squares, and he, assisted by O. A. Richards and W. H. Hanna of Carnegie, began the work. The meetings were so successful that on August 31, 1897, a congregation was organized for the worship of God, according to the order and doctrine of the New Testament, as interpreted by this branch of the Church. A board of trustees was chosen, as were also two elders and three deacons, with a secretary and financial secretary.
About the time of the organization of this congregation, Rev. V. J. Rose of Kansas was called by the W. P. C. M. S. to do evangelistic work in this field. He was given charge of the work at Beaver, beginning October 1, 1897, but the climate not agreeing with his health he returned to Kansas after a few months. During Mr. Rose's pastorate, through the zealous work of the ladies, a lot was purchased at a cost of $1000 and paid for.
Rev. J. K. Shallenberger of Minnesota was called as succes- sor to Mr. Rose and remained until November 1, 1898. During his pastorate Rev. J. A. Irwin, now of Porto Rico, held an evan- gelistic meeting in conjunction with the pastor, which was so successful that it was decided to erect a tabernacle or temporary church building on the lot which had already been purchased.
The contract was let and in less than two weeks the build- ing was completed. The building was 32 x 60 feet, with robing rooms and baptistry, lighted with gas and electricity and heated with gas. On December 1, 1898, Z. E. Bates was called from the Shady Avenue Church of Allegheny, Pa. He was pastor of the church for one year and ten months. During his pastorate there were 52 accessions to the church, making a membership of 140, with an enrollment of 150 in the Bible School, 50 in the Y. P. S. C. E., 27 Junior Y. P. S. C. E., a C. N. B. M. of 15 mem- bers, and a Ladies' Aid Society which has done effectual work.
Z. E. Bates was succeeded by W. H. Fields of Bethany Col- lege, the present pastor, through whose labors one hundred members have been added to the church. A handsome new church building was erected by this congregation, on Iroquois Place at a cost of $21,000 which was dedicated May 10, 1903.
The Roman Catholic Church .- The general history of the Roman Catholic church in the county given in the chapter on
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"Religious History" is really a part of that of the local congre- gation in Beaver. Following the development of this religious body, as there related, steps were taken early in 1835 to build at the county-seat a Catholic church. In the Western Argus of Beaver, upon several dates between September 16, 1835, and January, 1836, the following notice appeared:
To the Catholics of Beaver County: Owing to the generosity of an enlightened and liberal Protestant, J. W. Hemphill, of Bridgewater, giving a lot of ground to build a Catholic church in that vicinity, we, the undersigned, have offered a subscription and hope that the Catholics of Beaver County and elsewhere will not lose this favorable opportunity of providing a place for divine worship for themselves and their posterity, but will step forward and contribute as much as they can afford, so as to erect a convenient and respectable building for that purpose. We hope our Protestant fellow citizens will assist us in this charitable and Christian undertaking.
September 16, 1835.
H. McGUIRE, M. O'BYRNE, J. C. MURPHY.
In response to this appeal sufficient funds were furnished to build a small frame church about 24 x 40 feet, which was dedi- cated by Bishop Patrick Kendrick of Philadelphia (brother of Archbishop Francis Kendrick of St. Louis), and which, after over sixty years of continuous service, was destroyed by fire on the morning of April 4. 1808. This church was popularly known as the " Beaver church," though its proper name was the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. This has been the mother church of all the other Catholic churches in the county. A new and substantial church of brick and stone, costing with the parson- age about $12.000, has taken the place of the one that was de- stroved. The old structure was inseparably connected with the name and memory of Father James Reid, who for twenty years was its pastor. He died July 14. 1868, and was buried in the little graveyard of the church. but after the church was burned his body was removed to Daugherty's cemetery.1
" Rev. James Reid was born at Carrickmesrom. County Moonghan Freind in the www bing to this country in 18 he taught school in Westmoreland County and in the academy at Betiec, and in :Sas entered the Seminary at Bardstown, Ky. Hav- ing fristed his studies he was ordained by Bishop Fenwick at Cicinosti ou Baster Monday, ISta. After serving ca the mission in varicos parts of Obic. Virgini, and Mary- and be entered the simmer of Pissburg, in a lot. Here be atrended Plat Creek and Wexford in the atter piace frisking a church, and was in about a year transferred ic the nước xi the cường years of'his Sfe -Lambing's History s' ir Discuss &' Piesberg and
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After the death of Father Reid, the succession of pastors in the Beaver church was practically the same as at St. Cecilia's in Rochester until 1900, when Father Anthony Vogel assumed the care of the congregation, and it was separated from that of St. Cecilia's. For the names of these pastors and the dates of their service, we refer the reader to the history of the last-named church in the chapter on the borough of Rochester. Father Vogel left the charge in the spring of 1904.
BANKS AND BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
The banking facilities of Beaver have always been of the best. Before speaking of the more recent institutions we shall give the history of the first bank of Beaver, which possesses a peculiar interest, and which has fortunately been fully written by the careful pen of Major Thomas Henry of New Brighton. We are indebted to him for the following article on this subject:
The Bank of Beaver was incorporated by Act of Assembly, March 21, 1814, in connection with forty other banks throughout the State. For banking purposes the State was divided into 27 districts; Allegheny, Beaver and Butler counties constituted one of them, and three banks were incorporated in this district, to-wit: The Bank of Pittsburg, the Bank of Beaver and the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Pittsburg; for this last bank the Act provided that the directors should be, by trade and occupation farmers and mechanics, actually employed in their respective trades and occupations, and when they ceased pursuing their respective callings they became ineligible as directors. All the banks under this Act were incorporated for a period of eleven years.
The number of shares, of fifty dollars each, allotted to Beaver County was twenty-five hundred; that is, the capital stock of the Bank of Beaver could not exceed $125,000, but might be much less. The commissioners named in the act to receive subscriptions in Beaver County were Jeremiah Barker, James Cochran, John Christmas, Evan Pugh, James Allison, James Lyon, Aaron Mendenhall, Robert Moore and William Clark. The subscribers were required to pay $5 at the time of subscribing and the remainder was to be paid to the cashier of the company as soon as the same should be organized and the officers chosen. James Allison was chosen president of the bank, and Samuel Lawrence appointed cashier. The directors were annually chosen by the stockholders, but no director was entitled to any emolument, unless allowed by the stockholders at a general meeting; which was to be held in November of every year, at which time the directors were required to lay before the stockholders a general and particular statement of the affairs of such company. The stockholders were to make such compensation to the president for his extraordinary attention at the bank as should appear reasonable. In other
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words, the stockholders were the owners of the bank, and not, as in modern times, the directors whom they have created. In the case of Allison the salary was fixed at $50 per annum. The president was constituted one of the board of directors; and Gen. Robert Moore and Jos. Hemphill also served in that capacity, and perhaps a majority of the commissioners constituted the board.
Discount on loans for 30 days was to be at the rate of one half per centum; but loans to the amount of one fifth of the capital stock actually paid in were authorized to be made to farmers, mechanics, and manu- facturers, in the district, for one year at 6 per cent., on sufficient security being given by bond, mortgage, note, or otherwise. The debt of the bank, whether by bill, bond, or other contract, except the money de- posited for safe keeping, was not to exceed double the amount of the capital paid in; and the State required the bank to pay into the State treasury 6 per cent. on the amount of the dividends annually declared, and in case the United States exempted the bank then 8 per cent. of the dividends was to be paid for the use of the Commonwealth.
Among the original stockholders were James Allison, John Clark, Thos. Carter, Joseph Caldwell, Wm. Cairns, James, John, Charles and Robert Davidson, William Frazier, Alexander Gibbs, Joseph Hemphill, Thos. Jones, Andrew Johnston, Thomas Kennedy, James Logan, James Lyon, Jonathan Mendenhall, Evan Pugh, Robert and John Showalter, George Sutton and Robert and William Wilson.
The exact time the bank opened for business is not known, but it closed its doors in 1819; we all have a keener memory for the years of blight and mildew, than for those of abundance and prosperity. Many of the stockholders, as well as some of the directors, paid for their stock in "stock notes," and after the failure or suspension many declined to pay the amount due on such notes; but the immediate cause of the sus- pension was owing to large loans made to individuals not citizens of the county. On March 17, 1818, Detmar Basse Müller, of Bassenheim, Butler County, sold 5632 acres for $70,000 to William Robinson, Jr., Daniel Beltzhover and John K. McNickle. At the time of this convey- ance there was due from Muller to John L. Glaser, and secured by judg- ments and mortgages the sum of $30,211, which was assumed by the purchasers from Müller. This firm of iron manufacturers, residing in the banking district in which the Bank of Beaver was located, were entitled to borrow, and readily availed themselves of the privilege. Here the trouble of the bank began. The loan was made in the name of John K. McNickle, who soon after became insolvent and removed to Covington, Ky.
A considerable portion of the indebtedness of Robinson and company was paid by transfers of stock of the bank, purchased by them of stock- holders after the failure of the bank. The inability of these persons to fully pay their liabilities, and the refusal of those who had given "stock notes" to pay the same, and other difficulties and embarrassments thrown in the way, long retarded a final close of the affairs of the institu- tion. This was not effected until 1842; the note holders were paid, for
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it was a bank of issue, and those stockholders who had given "stock notes" received the full amount of the stock which they had respect- ively paid into the bank, together with the dividends remaining unpaid. On the Ist of February, 1842, there remained in the hands of the president, after deducting $1300, his salary for 26 years, $2958.44, as follows: one package of par paper, $2000; Wheeling bank paper, $500; Pitts- burg, $35; broken banks, $124; Ohio and Indiana, $299.44, besides a desk, a pair of shears, an iron chest and a pair of scales.
Subsequently it was ascertained that John K. McNickle, who was still liable to the bank, on judgments held against him, had grown wealthy, and it was resolved to pursue him. For this purpose, on the 14th of April, 1851, the Legislature passed an Act, reviving the charter of the Bank of Beaver, and named John Barclay, Hiram Stowe, Matthew Kennedy, William Henry and John Allison, trustees. After organizing, the trustees resolved to institute suit against John K. McNickle, and engaged E. J. Henry, Esq., an attorney of Cincinnati, to conduct the pro- ceedings and collect the money. It was a long drawn battle, but the McNickle heirs finally compromised by paying $9459. Of this amount Henry retained $3000 for his services, a nice, tidy fee for those days. The balance, $6459, after paying the expenses of the trusteeship, was distributed to the original stockholders or their heirs.
The Beaver Deposit Bank was organized in 1872. The original partners were Sam. B. Wilson, Joseph R. Harrah, Matthew S. Quay, David McKinney, Eben Allison, and Laura E. Harrah. The bank is now under the management of Cashier S. P. Stone, with Charles H. Stone as assistant cashier.
The First National Bank was incorporated April 1, 1888. The main room has an attractive plate-glass front, with safes and vaults. By its last statement this bank shows deposits of over $510,000, and has a surplus in excess of its capital of $100.000. Its officers are John M. Buchanan, Esq., President; Jefferson H. Wilson, M.D., Vice-President; Edward J. Allison, Cashier; Robert F. Patterson, Teller; directors: John M. Buchanan, Edward J. Allison, Jefferson H. Wilson, David A. Nelson, Alfred C. Hurst, John I. Martin, John T. Taylor, Samuel Moody, and Joseph L. Holmes. The First National Bank has paid a divi- dend of six per cent. per annum from the date of its organization, and for the past five years has paid twelve per cent. per annum, and at the same time has added to its surplus.
The Beaver National Bank was chartered in 1896, and began business July Ist of that year with a capital stock of
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$100,000, its first board of directors being Jesse R. Leonard, Edward K. Hum, Ulysses S. Strouss, Thomas F. Galey, Joseph H. Evans, James Scroggs, Jr., and J. Frank Reed. Officers: Jesse R. Leonard, President; Edward K. Hum, Vice-President; Frederick Davidson, Cashier; and William P. Judd, Teller. In February, 1897, Mr. Reed was succeeded as a director by Win- field S. Moore, and Mr. Davidson as cashier by Charles M. Hughes, Mr. Judd being made assistant cashier. In January, 1898, James Scroggs, Jr., retired from the board of directors, and Agnew Hice was elected to succeed him. From that time to July 1, 1902, when the bank was merged with the Beaver Trust Company, there were no changes in officers or directors except that upon the death of Mr. Judd, July 15, 1901, Harry R. Ross was appointed to succeed him.
The Beaver Trust Company was organized in April, 1902, and on July Ist of that year absorbed the Beaver National Bank and began business with a paid-in capital stock of $300,000, the directors being Jesse R. Leonard, Edward K. Hum, Thomas F. Galey, Winfield S. Moore, Agnew Hice, Ulysses S. Strouss, Joseph H. Evans, John M. Buchanan, J. Rankin Martin, Wil- liam J. Mellon, Robert Ritchie, Lewis W. Reed, and Edwin S. Weyand. Officers: Jesse R. Leonard, President; Edward K. Hum, Vice-President; Ulysses S. Strouss, 2d Vice-President; Charles M. Hughes, Secretary and Treasurer; and Harry R. Ross, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer. Since the date of organization two changes have occurred in the board; John M. Buchanan and Edwin S. Weyand being succeeded by James Galey and Sturgeon E. Duff. The Trust Company owns its own banking building, situated on the north side of Third Street, built of stone and thoroughly equipped with all modern appli- ances both for comfort and safety.
The County Seat Building and Loan Association was organ- ized in 1892 with a capital of $1,000,000. Directors are G. C. McJunkin, A. G. White, J. H. Wilson, I. F. Mansfield, J. W. Mckenzie, O. H. Mathews, R. E. Tallon, and E. W. Brown. The Moore Brothers are solicitors. The Association meets every Thursday from four to eight o'clock P.M. They have been a great factor in the improvement of the town and offer every inducement for patronage.
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The Beaver Savings and Loan Association was organized November 26, 1894, and chartered on the 24th of December following, with a capital of $1,000,000. Its officers were as follows: A. T. Anderson, President; John M. Buchanan, Vice- President; Harry D. Anderson, Secretary; Edward J. Allison, Treasurer; Directors: A. T. Anderson, John M. Buchanan, L. S. Anderson, J. H. Shumaker, George Q. Wolf, Smith Cur- tis, Oliver Molter, George W. Mackall, and James Beal. David A. Nelson, Esq., is its solicitor. January 1, 1904, the loans of this Association were $150,000.
CEMETERIES
As frequently noted in this work, the State reserved from the Depreciation lands, which had been granted to the soldiers of the Revolutionary line, three thousand acres at the mouth of the Beaver, for her own use "to discharge the debts of the State and promote the progress of settlements, by establishing towns within the reservations." Within this reservation the Governor was authorized to lay out the town of Beaver and its out lots, and a minor reservation was made of four squares in the center of the town and a square at each of its corners. By the 4th section of the Act of March 14, 1814,' the northwest corner square was appropriated as a burial-ground. The first burial in this graveyard was of the body of Rev. Ezekiel Glas- gow, the first pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Beaver, in April, 1814. In the course of time this old burial-place had become so filled up, that the need of another site was made evident. The perception of this finally led to the organization of a corporation for the purpose of laying out a new cemetery. The first steps towards this end were taken in December, 1864, when a meeting was held in the office of the sheriff, with Hiram Stowe, Esq., Chairman, and Henry Hice, Esq., Secretary. Messrs. M. Darragh, George Hamilton, John Caughey, and Rev. D. P. Lowary were appointed a committee to recommend grounds for a location for a new cemetery. At a subsequent meeting this committee reported, recommending the purchase of Academy lots Nos. 38 to 44 inclusive, lying immediately west of the borough limits and containing about twenty-six acres,
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