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The Rev. William Collins, above mentioned as the organizer of this church, was succeeded by the Rev. John Lucas, since whose time there have been a great number of preachers serving the congregation, among whom are recollected John Wilson, George Hughes, William B. Dunlevy, and Zachariah Ragan in the old church, and the Revs, Stillwagon, Caruthers, Mark Taylor, J. Simpson, and Henry Lucas since the occupation of the house purchased from the Wes- leyans. The Rev. Henry Lucas is the present preacher in charge. The church now numbers fifty members.
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Lyell, Laughead, Tolgen, Planet, McBride, and A. D. Carter, who was the last of its preachers. At about the close of the war of the Rebellion the society disintegrated, and their church edifice was sold to the Protestant Methodists as before mentioned.
Concerning the African Methodist Episcopal and the African Zion Wesleyan Methodist Churches of Bridgeport little information has been obtained be- yond the fact that the trustees of the former organi- zation purchased, on the 13th of June, 1840, from Robert Patterson, for the consideration of forty dol- lars, lot No. 136, on Cadwallader Street, for church purposes, and that the trustees of the Wesleyan Church (which is not now in existence) purchased lot No. 130 from Lucinda Tucker on the 4th of March, 1840. More extended sketches of these churches were requested from, and promised by, the Rev. Ben- jamin Wheeler, but they have not been received.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHI.1
In February or March, 1832, two ministers of a new denomination, known as the Cumberland Presby- terian, came to the town of Brownsville. The names of these preachers were Alfred M. Bryan and Milton Bird. Both came from what was then the far South- west. The church they represented had been organ- ized in Tennessee about twenty years before, and had already in the West grown into a denomination of strength and influence. About the beginning of the century a great religious revival had been kindled in many of the Presbyterian Churches in Kentucky and Tennessee, in the region then known as the Cumber- land country. This revival continued for ten years, and the whole aspect of society in that region was affected by it. New life was imparted to the church, and Christian truth acquired new power over the hearts and lives of many. Growing out of this re- vival certain questions sprung up which brought dis- agreement, and out of these questions grew the hope- less breach which caused the formation of a new and independent Presbytery in February, 1810, and finally of the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination.
In the spring of 1831 this new church held its Gen- eral Assembly at Princeton, Ky. A communication was laid before this body from certain ruling elders of a Presbyterian Church in Washington County, Pa., asking information about Cumberland Presbyterians, and requesting that ministers of the new church should be sent to Western Pennsylvania. In answer to this request several preachers had come to Wash- ington County in the fall of 1831. Their preaching everywhere was attended with surprising results. Scores of anxious inquirers knelt at every service. The revival influence spread rapidly. Several con- gregations of the new denomination were organized in Washington and Greene Counties,
The two preachers named above-Bryan and Bird -had crossed the Monongahela, and were holding a meeting at an old Methodist meeting-house four miles from Brownsville, known as Hopewell. The usual result had followed, and a great revival was in progress. At the solicitation of friends of the new movement, these two ministers came to Brownsville to spend two days. Mr. Bird preached in the fore- noon of the first day at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Bryan preached in the evening. Crowds of people left their work to attend. the services. A large number of "seekers of religion" crowded the altar. Next day and evening the services were held in the Episcopal Church, and even greater results fol - lowed than on the day before. Many of the leading people in the town professed faith in Christ. Some who are yet living and who still occupy prominent places in society here were among the converts. The meeting ended with these two days, and, strange to say, no effort was made to organize a church, and the fruits of the two days' revival was gathered by the other churches of the town.
The Rev. John Morgan, who about this time be- came pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Uniontown, did not visit Brownsville till a good while later, but he and others still preached here oc- casionally. Among these early preachers the names of Le Roy Woods, S. M. Sparks, I. N. Cary, John Cary, S. E. Hudson, and W. E. Post are mentioned. As early as the year 1840 the last-mentioned min- ister began to hold meetings once or twice a month in an old stone building on Front Street, Brownsville (formerly the Black Horse tavern), standing on or near the lot now known as the Sweitzer property. Some time afterward the Baptists, who then had a flourishing congregation here, finished their church, which still stands on Church Street, and moved out of Masonic Hall, where they had worshiped hith- erto. The Cumberland Presbyterians now rented this hall, aud held services in it regularly every two weeks.
We are told that considerable success attended these efforts, but we have no record of the work until the spring of 1844. In April of that year a peti- tion signed by a number of the citizens of Browns- ville and vicinity was presented to Union Presby- tery, asking that body to organize a church here. The record informs us that after Presbytery duly con- sidered the propriety of the petition it was granted, and the Rev. S. E. Hudson was appointed to assist Rev. W. E. Post in said organization. For some reason this action was not carried out until five months later, Sept, 10, 1844. The Rev. J. T. A. Henderson was present and assisted at the organi- zation. There are thirty names on the original roll. Josiah Waggoner and William Robbins were elected and ordained ruling elders.
Mr. Post continued his labors with the congregation thus organized until October, 1846, The growth of
1 By Rev. J. M. Howard.
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the church was not rapid, the roll showing less than forty names at that date. The services were still held in Masonic Hall. From October, 1846, to April, 1847, "the congregation was furnished with preach- ing by supplies." Rev. J. T. A. Henderson, Rev. A. G. Osborn, Rev. A. M. Blackford, and Rev. Isaac Hague visited and preached for the congregation in this interval.
In April, 1847, Rev. Isaac Hague, now of Gales- burg, Ill., took charge of the work, continuing his services till the fall of 1848. In the mean time the place of meeting had been changed from the Masonic Hall, Brownsville, to the Methodist Episcopal Church, Bridgeport.
Mr. Hague's efforts were quite successful, and in one revival meeting there were thirteen additions to the church. Removals and deaths, however, left not more than sixty in communion when he closed his labors. Mr. Hagne lived in the country, and as his visits were only semi-monthly, he could not look con- stantly after the work as he might have done with a home in the midst of the people.
On June 23, 1847, William H. Bennett and James : M. Abrams were elected ruling elders.
The Rev. A. B. Brice succeeded Rev. Isaac Hague in the fall of 1848. He preached here one-half his . and in April, 1866, " he was called to supply the time till the fall of 1849. In January, 1850, he took church for an indefinite period." Mr. Henderson
charge of the congregation, giving his entire time to the work. Mr. Brice remained in charge of the work for six years, and during his stay "there were fre- qnent outpourings of the divine spirit and many were brought into the church."
About the year 1850, Oliver C. Cromlow was elected ruling elder. Dr. Brice was editor of the Cumberland Presbyterian, the organ of the denomination in Penn- sylvania and Ohio. This paper was for several years published at Brownsville, having been moved here from Uniontown.
About the close of Mr. Hague's labors it became necessary to change the place of holding the meet- ings, and the congregation moved to the old town hall in West Brownsville. The necessity of building a church began to be reconized, and subscriptions for the purpose were started. In the spring of 1848 a lot was secured in the upper part of Bridgeport, and a neat brick structure, one story high, forty by sixty feet, was erected. The plastering was finished in December, 1848, and the church was dedicated in February, 1849, Rev. Hiram Hunter, then pastor at Uniontown, preaching the dedicatory sermon.
The Rev. A. B. Brice, D.D., continued in charge of the church until April, 1855. His successor was the Rev. William Campbell, D.D., who also succeeded Dr. Brice as editor of the Cumberland Presbyterian. He continued to lahor as pastor and editor till April, 1857, when he resigned the charge of the church and took the paper to Pittsburgh.
The Rev. A. J. Swain became pastor in April, 1857, continuing to labor in that capacity four years,
till April, 1861. The record shows about forty ac- cessions in the six years following 1855. Rev. N. D. Porter succeeded Rev. A. J. Swain. This was the memorable year which marked the beginning of the great Rebellion. The work of the church was greatly retarded at the time by the prevailing excitement, but in January and February, 1862, there was an ex- tensive revival, with one hundred and fourteen pro- fessions and nearly seventy accessions to the church. Mr. Porter was assisted in this meeting by the Rev. Henry S. Bennett, of Brownsville, and Rev. G. F. Wright, of White Hall, N. Y. The congregation afterwards continued to enjoy a good degree of pros- perity, though there was no other extensive revival under Mr. Porter's ministry.
Freeman Wise had been made ruling elder in March, 1859, and that office was conferred on J. D. Armstrong in March, 1862.
Mr. Porter ceased to labor with this church in January, 1864. The congregation was without a minister until the July following, when Rev. G. W. McWherter was called as a supply, and continued in that capacity until April, 1865. The congregation was again without a pastor until July, 1865, when " Rev. J. T. A. Henderson was called for six months,"
divided his time between Brownsville and Hopewell. There had been very few additions to the church since the revival of 1862 until February, 1866, at which time, under Mr. Henderson's ministry, about thirty were added to the church.
At some time during the spring or summer of 1868 (the record does not show the exact date) Rev. J. T. A. Henderson resigned, and the congregation was again for a time without a minister. Rev. L. Axtell was next called as a supply, and continued for some months in that capacity.
About the 1st of November, 1870, Rev. J. H. Coulter took charge of the work. During the time of these frequent changes the church made little progress. In October, 1871, Mr. Coulter, assisted by Rev. A. J. Baird, D.D., of Nashville, Tenn., held a series of meetings of the most successful character. About forty were added to the church, and the work for a time received a new impetus. About the middle of June, 1872, Rev. J. H. Coulter resigned, and the con- gregation was without a minister until December of the same year, when Rev. J. M. Howard, the present pastor, was called. At this time there were many things to dishearten and few to encourage the friends of the struggling congregation. During the first two years of Mr. Howard's ministry here not more than a dozen joined the church, and this gain was balanced by losses by removals, dismissions, and deaths.
On the morning of the 8th of October, 1874, the church was entirely destroyed by fire, and there being no insurance on the property the loss seemed fatal to the congregation. Efforts were, however, immediately
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set on foot to raise funds to rebuild, and in the spring of 1875 work was begun on the present building. The congregation secured the use of what is known as "Templars' Hall," in that part of the town called " The Neck," and the regular services were continued there. The basement of the new building was ready to occupy Feb. 20, 1876. At that time an "opening service" was held, Rev. A. B. Miller, D.D., president of Waynesburg College, preaching an appropriate ser- mon. Rev. Henry Melville, then pastor of the Cum- berland Presbyterian Church in Uniontown, assisted in the services and preached in the evening. The new building and lot have so far cost about $7000. The congregation still worship in the basement, but the audience-room is to be finished this year (1881). The building committee having the work in charge consists of J. D. Armstrong, Seaburn Craw- ford, and George L. Moore.
In February and March of 1876 an extensive re- vival of religion prevailed in this church. Mr. How- ard, the pastor, was assisted by Rev. A. J. Swain. There were, growing out of this revival, about fifty accessions to the church. The Sunday-school had grown from about forty in 1872 to more than two
hundred, being at this time the banner school in the county.
In October, 1877, there was another extensive re- vival. At this time the pastor was assisted by Rev. W. S. Danley, of Carmichael's, Greene Co. More than sixty members were added to the church. In the spring of 1877 the " Murphy temperance work" had begun in this church, and a large number who had been reclaimed from intemperance joined the church during the revival in October.
In February, 1881, the church enjoyed another re- vival, which resulted in about one hundred professions and about fifty accessions to the church. The Rev. Samuel McBride, pastor of the Cumberland Presby- terian Church of Mckeesport, and Rev. A. W. White, pastor of Hopewell Church, assisted the pastor.
In September, 1874, John S. Pringle, John Springer, and Geo. L. Moore were chosen ruling ellers; these, with J. D. Armstrong, constitute the present board of elders.
The number now on the church roll is about two hundred. The Sunday-school has about two hundred, with an average attendance of one hundred and thirty. The present pastor has been here nearly nine years.
BULLSKIN TOWNSHIP.
THIS township is on the northern border of the 'township has been developed with rich returns to the county, the second from the east. Its general length owners of the lands, whose agricultural value, too, compares not unfavorably with other lands in the county. from north to south is about nine miles, or about double its width. The eastern boundary is formed by the Chestnut Ridge, which separates it from the The attractive appearance of many parts of Bull- skin caused many claims to be made at an early day, before the question to the proprietorship of the lands was determined. Hence there was in the township a patent issued by Thomas and Richard Penn, in the belief that they had a right to the soil. It was granted to William Robertson, Jan. 12, 1771, and covered the valuable lands lying on both sides of Jacob's Creek, between Lobengier's and Snyder's mills. Ralph Cherry successfully disputed the va- lidity of this patent, and the litigation which arose therefrom covers many pages of the records of the courts. Although Robertson failed to dispossess Cherry, it sppears that the latter did not perfect his claim until many years after his settlement. The survey was not made until 1787, several years after the warrant was issued. Ten surveys in the township were made earlier. townships of Salt Lick and Springfield ; on the south is Connellsville ; on the west are Tyrone, and West- moreland County, Jacob's Creek separating the latter from Bullskin; and on the north is Westmoreland County. The area embraced within these bounds is about 24,320 acres of land, varying from rolling to mountainous, the western half, in general, being till- able. The township is drained south and west by Mounts' Creek and its affluents, White's, Butler's, Spruce, and Yellow Springs Runs, Jacob's Creek, and Green Lick Run. Most of these are constant streams, and afford good mill-seats. Their valleys vary from a quarter to half a mile in width, and are fertile, while their hillsides are usually quite produc- tive. The celebrated Connellsville coal-beds underlie the western part of Bullskin, while in the eastern part iron ore of excellent quality and almost unlim- ited quantity abounds. Fire-clay also is found in In the list of original surveys in what was formerly Bullskin township appear the following-named per- many localities. Much of the mineral wealth of the
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sons as the owners of the number of acres of land set opposite their names :1
Names. Acres.
Names. Acres.
William Arr .. 391
Casper Etling. 249
Henry Adams. 21
Joseph Eicher 292
D. B. Adams. 55 Clifford Elder. 185
Christian Ansman. 366
Margaret Butler. 83
Fred Banders 357
Conrad Bates.
89
Charles Foster 418
William Nob. 328
Jacob Swink
William Smith 339
Thomas Brown
Jacob Farry 536
James Nob. 354
John Smith. 426
Joseph Brooks.
250
Abel Faulk .. 48
Philip Flack 28 Job Nob. 323
Samuel Nob 365
1 o ert Spear.
David Berg 282
George Batchelor.
Peter Bucher.
154
Everhart Goff. 487
Solomon Nob
360
Jacob triekler
200
George Burton
398
Valentine Giesy. 6S
Frederick Nob 412 James Sonel]
197
Samuel Black
400 1
Ahram Gallentine 42
| Joseph Nob .. 179
George Swink 30
Charles Brewer.
333
John Galloway, 219
Joseph Ogden
374
llenry Sheets Jacob Shee's
205 27
Philip Boul. 429
Richard Phillips
406
David Turner.
54
Alexander Bailey.
409
John Harlon 407
245
John Truby
442
Jesse Bracken 330
George llogg
295
John Purdon .... 411
Peter Truby 402
Ebenezer Branham 387
Henry Horseman
418
Eleazar Perkins IST
373
James Truby 403
John Brewer. 67
George J. Hill.
449
Samuel Pritts.
342
Andrew Trapp. 999
David Bloom. 148
John Hazleton 150
William Palner.
160
George Trump. 122
llenry E. Brown 119
Price Higgins 385
191
Peter Tederow 152
Adam Culler 226
William Harbaugh
447
Daniel Kesler. 153
Jacob Thorpe, 440
John Cumpton 297
Ann Connell 307
Samuel Ilanseminger 96
Robert HIney. 103
Mary Ruston
408
Andrew Trapp
446
Adam Clipliver. 410
George latfield 13
Andrew Robertson 207 Michael Taggart.
321
Zichariah Connell 600
Joseph Hoff hans. 13
Juho Rearden. 400
Andrew Trapp
224
Rachel Cherry 297
John forhold. 248
Stephen Rearden 400
Henry Ullrey ..
152 14
Ann Cherty. 403
Stakely Higgins. 285
William R. arden. 400
400
Ilenry M. Ullrey
108
Thomas Cross ... 344
Robert hwin. 134
437
Daniel Witt ..
William Cayman .. 438
Joseph Jarvis 230
Ralph Cherry. 403
William Joiles. 400
Jacob L. Wilson. S4
Zachariah ('onnell 147
300
John King
290
Hiram Connell. 404
Solomon Kern 425
414 | James Mckeown 198
Easter McKee ... 92
Catharine Senff. 100
Abraham Wortman 416
Thomas Connell. 380
187
Peter Kesslar ...... 308 and 345 George Kesslar. 145
William Sap 254
Adam White ..
llenry White .. 543
Alexander Cummings 148
Andrew Kesslar.
John Stay. 418
James Warren. 114
Thomas Crawford ..
432
Philip Kalp, Jr. 147
William Cule ... 417
John Kehle. 307
Martin Klippart 54
Enos King. 106
John Kitheart 300 Peter Dilly .. 305
268
Frederick Dumbauld. 46
Abraham Davis 188
Joseph Lawnes 436 Adam Deitz.
David Dumhauld ..
Peter Dumbauld ..
161
Edward Doyle .....
426
Gustav X. Lencke. 6
Jonathan Lyons
John Dark 400
John R. Lohr 23 William Daik 400
Jolin K. Lohr. 3
George J. Park
421
John McLean. 334
Benjamin Davis.
334
Ludwig Miller
221
John Dunwoody
392 Frederick Miller 10
Israel Dean. 390
415
Harry Messer .. 173 James Dugan ..
412 Michael MeKendrick 200 Peter Dirk 416 John G. Miller 21 John Dagan. 400
John Meason 435 John Douglas, 393
Andrew Donglas 435 Philip Meason 359
John Martin. 319 Simon Douglas 404
Wilham Dugan 413
Isane Meason. 113
Archibald Murphy 403 Abraham Dumbauld 306
Names. Acres. |
Names. Acres.
John Meason. 103
Reuben Skinner. 159
John Muir .. 302
Samuel Skinner. 205
John Miner. 25 Richard Skinner. 290
David Miller. 47 William R. Solomon. 228 7
Isanc Meason 295
David S. Spear.
John Stephenson. 419
William Norton, Jr. Robert Neil
299
James Neigh 437
William Newbold ...
411
Thomas Shields 832 141
John Foreman 382
Ludwig Nogle 208
John Nob. 367 James Smith. 4:2
Peter Smith.
439 212
Frederick Berg
375
John Fremberger. 400 Killian Guering. 330
100 Hogh Guering 333
Sampson Nob. 456
William Smith
403 . Niebolas Smith. 28
William Boyd. 239
Edmund Brewer 400
Adam Hatfield. 338
William Orr.
391
Simon Truby 402
William Boyle ... 364
Richard Hay wood.
414
John Harbaugh. 462
Thomas Ruston 402
Andrew Trapp
425
Reuben Thorpe 239
Alexander Cummings 150
Abraham Colladay 399
Adam Ilubley 150
Dennis Rearden ..
Brice Rajin 394
James Russ 404
Daniel Resler, JJr. 333
Conrad Rushenberg 100 !
William Rice. 153
Rice Wolfe. 410
William Wolfe. 392
James Connell. 405
John F. Knoll. 123
Henry Schlater. 107
John Fap .. 429
Andrew Wild 291
John Crist ..
168
Isaac Cee:l.
219
Peter Ke-slar. 395
Thomas Small 224
Michael Sentl. 105
George Shamand. 125
Daniel Young. 125
George Yobu. Michael Senff 330 312 Henry Corpening. 199
John Stiers .. 200
Of the foregoing surveys those of George Batchelor and Peter Bucher, both in Salt Lick, were made in 1785. William Boyd's, called "Spring Hill," situ- ated on Mounts' Creek, was made in June, 1786, and was bounded by the lands of Edward Doyle, Robert Beall, Lewis Flemming, William Connell, and the Vance heirs. Doyle's survey was made in January of the same year, and extended to the lands of Isaac Meason, Ann Stephens, John Stephenson, and the Vance heirs. Thomas Flemming had his survey made in December, 1785.
The survey for John Cumpton was made first in 1769, by Col. Crawford, for Col. Thompson. The re- survey was made in 1788. The survey made for Alex- ander Cummings, April 23, 1788, was called "Little Hopes," and the land was described as being one mile north of the Turkey Foot road, where it crosses Indian Creek. Both of the last-named surveys are in
1 Ouly part of the surveys in Connellsville are here given.
301
William Stewart 215
Thomas Fleming 301
George Frame. 416
F. Banders 399 SS
Jesse Bracken 341
Jacob Nob .. 390 George Swink. 106 258
Ilerman Gebhart 753
David Nob
Christian Perkey
William Potter
William Robertson
1 Charlotte Ruston 286
Philip Rajin.
David A. Witt. 23L
William Wood. 418 Benjamin Wolfe. 362
John R. Connell
Thomas Rice. 297
Isane White. 281
John Cary ..
James Cummings, 233
Philip Dumbauld .. 349
John Knowsing r. 201
Philip Kalb,
John King 263
James Long. 442 Presley Carr bane .. 209
Abraham Dumbauld. 425
Jacob B. Miller TO
William Donglas
Jaines M. UUrey
Richard Juhaston .. 426
William Crawford
Robert Hood. 406
James Stephenson. 306
Eliza Elder 32
Hannah Meason. 2019
Jacob Wyland.
41
487
BULLSKIN TOWNSHIP.
Springfield. Abraham Dumbauld had a survey made for four hundred and twenty-five acres, Nov. 21, 1785, on the "Great Salt Creek," and gave the name of "Plum Bottoms" to the lands, which are, in part, now the property of Judge D. W. C. Dumbauld, of Salt Lick. John Martin's survey, in the same town- ship, made October, 1785, was called " Additional Stones." William Norton's survey was made March 12, 1782, and was described as being "on the road to the salt-works, between the Cranberry Glade and the falls in Bullskin, north of the land of James Neigh."
John Stephenson's survey, for four hundred and twelve acres, called "Strict Measure," was situated on the south side of Jacob's Creek, and surveyed Dec. 16, 1785, " in consequence of a certificate issued" by the commissioners for adjusting the claims to un- patented lands in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in support of the following voucher : No. 106, Virgina Survey, Youghagania County."
The survey for George Hogg was made March 3, 1837, locating a warrant of April 4, 1794, granted to Isaac Meason. The tract was located on the waters of Mounts' Creek, "and had on it a furnace, gone to decay, old houses, sixty acres cleared, a few families residing thereon, and appear to have been settled about forty years ago." J
John McLean's survey, called "Fertility," was made Jan. 8, 1787, for three hundred and thirty-four acres, on Salt Lick Creek. Christian Perkey had a sur- vey made on the same stream, on the middle road from Cherry's to Jones' mill, and situated partly in Westmoreland County. Survey dated 1789.
Many of these land-owners were actual settlers at the time the surveys were made, and not a few of them had lived in the original township of Bullskin a score of years before the metes and bounds of their lands were officially determined. In 1788 the follow- ing were the owners of property :
Win. McCormick.
Isaac Sissell.
Reason Reng .n.
Robert Allison.
Nathan Young.
Edward Ross.
Zachariah Connell. John Finney.
John Bakersheld.
Philip Jones.
Mary White.
George Bucher.
Adam White.
Ludwig Shick.
Abram Gardner.
Philip Brinker.
James Morrow. Joba Kitheart.
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