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Samuel M. Miller, also a Somerset County man, moved to Blackhawk County, Iowa, and was called to the ministry in the South Waterloo church; deceased.
Jacob A. Murray. See his biography.
James A. Murray. See the Murray family.
James Murray, son of Elder William A. Murray, was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, March 19, 1855. When fourteen years of age the family removed to Northeastern Ohio. With the exception of about four years spent in Iowa and Kansas in his early manhood, Northeastern Ohio has been his permanent home. On Thanksgiving Day, 1876, he married Miss Luie Hess, of Fre- donia, Kansas. She died August 4, 1879, leaving him with one son, Claude H., who is also a minister. In 1884 he was married to Miss Susan Bechtel, of Blair County, Pennsylvania. He was baptized July 8, 1877; elected minister, October 11, 1878; ordained November 14, 1903; served on Standing Committee in 1906, 1908 and 1911. He died July 31, 1913, aged 58 years, 4 months and 12 days.
Jacob Murray, son of James A. Murray; reared in the Ryerson Station church, Greene County; went with the Brethren and is an active minister and evangelist in Greene County. He was called to the ministry after the division.
Levi Murray, son of John Murray, a minister in the Wine- brennarian Church.
Joseph Murray, his brother, is also a minister in the Winebren- narion Church.
James Murray, another brother, preaches for the same de- nomination.
William A. Murray. See his biography.
Frank Blaine Myers, son of W. H. Myers, was born and reared at Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, July 6, 1878; graduated in normal English course in Juniata College, in 1899; spent two and one-half years in Bethany Bible School; elected deacon in the Ja- cobs Creek congregation in the spring of 1908; called to the minis- try November, 1909; advanced December 27, 1913; from August, 1911, to March, 1912, he was pastor of the Winona church, Minne- sota; from May, 1912, to November, 1914, he lived in the Jacobs
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Frank Blaine Myers and Wife.
Creek congregation; in November, 1914, they moved to Deer Park congregation, Minnesota; he was married to Miss Anne Reeves, daughter of Alfred H. Reeves, April 10, 1912.
Henry Myers, son of Elder Michael Myers, Sr., born and reared in Somerset County; elected to the ministry in the Middle Creek congregation; first elder of the same; moved West in 1853.
H. Smith Myers, son of Henry Myers, of Westmoreland Coun- ty, was an elder in the Jacobs Creek congregation; went to the Brethren and preaches for them at Scottdale and other points.
Jesse Myers, another Somerset man, moved to Waterloo, lowa; was a minister.
John B. Myers, son of Elder Michael Myers, Sr., moved from the Elk Lick church, where he had been called to the ministry, to Ohio, in 1854.
Jacob T. Myers, son of Elder Tobias Myers, was born Sep- tember, 1851, and reared in Somerset County; called to the ministry in the Middle Creek congregation some time in 1871. About 1872
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he became the pastor of the Germantown church, Philadelphia. While thus engaged he held a series of meetings in the Green Tree congregation, the latter part of 1876. This resulted in a call from Green Tree for Brother Myers to become their pastor. This he did in July, 1877. This pastorate continued till July, 1905, or a period of twenty-eight years. He still continued to be its elder. From September, 1905, to September, 1911, he served the Geiger Memorial church as pastor. He was ordained to the eldership in 1905. From 1911 to 1913 he lived at his home near Phoenixville, his health not permitting him to engage too actively in ministerial work. In 1913 he became pastor of the Parkerford church, where he continued till his death, 1915. He was married to Miss Belle Quinter in 1877.
Jonathan D. Myers, son of Josiah Myers, was born in Somer- set County, January 22, 1860; moved West and was elected to the ministry at Ramona, Kansas, September, 1890; ordained in 1900; was elder of the Dry Creek congregation, Iowa, some years, where he died December 18, 1915. He took sick at the dedication of the Robins church, which he had assisted in building.
Martin L. Myers. See his biography.
Tobias Myers. See his biography.
Tobias T. Myers, son of Elder Tobias Myers, was born in Somerset County. With his parents he moved to Northern Illi- nois, where he was called to the ministry. He was called to the pastorate of the Philadelphia church about April, 1891. The first six years of Elder Myers' pastorate of the Carlisle and Dauphin Street church there were 171 baptized and sixty-two received by letter. Elder Myers continued to serve this congregation till he was called to the chair of New Testament theology in Juniata College, with the exception of one year, from May, 1901, to May, 1902. In 1895 Elder Myers made a trip through the Holy Land. His wife was Miss Florence Harshbarger.
Elmer F. Nedrow, born and reared in the Indian Creek con- gregation, was called to the ministry there on March 31, 1906. He lived some years in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, and taught in the college. Is now the elder of the Lake Ridge Mission, New York.
Robert A. Nedrow, brother of Elmer, was called to the min- istry in the Indian Creek congregation, November 1, 1897; ordained September 21, 1901; moved from his native county and taught in Hebron Seminary and Elizabethtown College; now resides at Lake Ridge, New York. He attended Juniata College.
John Nicholson, Jr., was a son of Elder John Nicholson, Sr., and was born in Fayette County, May 15, 1824. His father was an elder in the church thirty-five years, and was one of the first
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preachers in the Indian Creek congregation. John was married to Miss C. L. Pullen, of New York, April 1, 1849. He was installed into the ministry in the Indian Creek congregation by Elder Jacob S. Hauger in October, 1853. Here he preached until 1864, when he moved to Northeastern Ohio. He lived and preached in Col- umbiana, Stark, Tuscarawas, Holmes and Trumbull Counties till in 1881 he was called to the Amwell church, New Jersey, as a home missionary, where he served about two years; thence to Black- hawk County, Iowa, in 1883. During his services at that place the division in the Fraternity occurred and Elder Nicholson cast his lot with the Brethren. He at once became active in organizing Brethren churches in Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska and other States. In October, 1893, he moved to Rosena, California, where he served as pastor. He was an evangelist of ability. "He has probably preached as many sermons, and was instrumental in as many con- versions, as any man of his age in the Fraternity. He had as many as forty-two converts at one meeting."
George Patterson, a minister in the Glen Hope congregation some years; united with the Brethren.
Samuel J. Peck, moved from Somerset County to Illinois in 1868; thence to Falls City, Nebraska, in 1880, where he died Feb- ruary 23, 1882, aged 41 years, 11 months and 8 days. He was a minister about nine years.
Henry Pletcher, a minister in the Ryerson Station congre- gation, early moved to West Virginia.
Joseph Pysel, born near Berlin, Somerset County; when young moved to Maryland; called to the ministry in the same State; died at McHenrys, Garrett County, Maryland, in 1898, aged past 75 years.
James Quinter. See his biography.
I. F. Rairigh, son of Deacon John B. Rairigh, who moved from near Plumville, Indiana County, to Darke County, Ohio, in 1863. and to Delaware County, Indiana, about 1868; was married in Ohio and moved to the Thornapple church, Michigan, about 1867, where he was called to the ministry and eldership; now elder of the . Woodland (town) church. He was born in Indiana County, and is a grandson of Elder George Rairigh.
J. G. Rarick, brother of the above, was elected and ordained in the Mississinewa church, Indiana, and has had charge of dif- ferent churches and mission points.
J. W. Rarick, also a brother, was elected and ordained in the same church, and in addition to the home church had charge of seven churches at different times. Had charge of the Indianapolis Mission from its beginning, three years. Now is elder of the Four Mile and Bethel churches.
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George S. Rairigh, born and reared in Indiana County; called to the ministry in the Montgomery congregation; moved to the Johnstown church in 1891; ordained June 28, 1894; moved to the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1896; became associated with the work of the church in the Eastern District of Maryland, and did valuable work in the Brooklyn Mission; represented Western Penn- sylvania on the Standing Committee in 1896; did a great deal of evangelistic work in which he was very successful; when asked for a record of his meetings and the results, he replied that he had begun keeping account of his ministerial work, but when his services were so much in demand and his humble efforts were crowned with success, he stopped keeping his record, fearing it might make him vain; later in life he was sorry for his neglect; he made a trip to the Holy Land; died at his home in 1915.
S. F. Rairigh, son of the above, was born in Indiana County, moved with his parents to Johnstown, thence to Denton, Mary- land, where he was called to the ministry.
Dicen F. Ramsey, born and reared in Cambria County; was called to the ministry in the Conemaugh congregation, May 3, 1887; went with the Brethren in the division. Deceased.
James A. Ridenour, a minister in the Markleysburg congre- gation; also labored in other parts of the District; moved to Ohio and united with the Brethren; did some evangelistic work.
Herman H. Ritter, elected to the ministry in the Indian Creek congregation, November 1, 1897; is now an elder in the Mohawk church, Oregon.
Charles Roberts, elected in the Conemaugh congregation; moved to Waterloo, Iowa.
J. J. Rodaheaver, lived and labored in the Markleysburg and Jacobs Creek congregations; moved to Detroit, Michigan, in 1910.
Moses Rogers, oldest son of Ellis Rogers, was born and reared in Bedford County; elected in the Dunnings Creek congre- gation about 1843; moved to the Dry Creek congregation, Linn County, Iowa, about 1864, where he died February 21, 1865, aged 49 years, and 14 days.
Caleb Secrist, elected to the ministry in the Manor congre- gation in 1873; moved first to Kansas; thence to Talbot County, Maryland, where he resides.
W. A. Seibert, born and reared in Somerset County; called to the ministry in the Somerset congregation; went with the Brethren; now residing in Berlin.
Joseph B. Sell, lived some time in the Elk Lick congregation; then moved to Ohio.
Levi Shaffer, moved from the Elk Lick congregation to Water- loo, Iowa; a minister.
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J. B. Shaffer, elected to the ministry in the Rockton congrega- tion in 1905; is now with the church at Table Grove, Illinois.
Samuel Shaffer, elected to the ministry in the Conemaugh con- gregation; went with the Brethren; now residing in Johnstown; not active.
Isaac Shoemaker, elected to the ministry in the Jacobs Creek congregation; moved West and died in Clinton County, Missouri, in 1854, in his fifty-eighth year.
Daniel Shomber, moved from the Manor congregation to the West, and was called to the ministry in Kansas.
Henry Shomber, moved from the Manor congregation, and was called to the ministry in Kansas or Missouri.
C. J. Showalter, for a time a minister in the Ryerson Station congregation; moved to West Virginia; went with the Brethren in the division.
George Shumaker, early elected to the ministry in the Red Bank end of the Cowanshannock congregation; becoming dissat- ished he became the originator of a new sect which went by the name of "Shumakerites" or "Georgeites." After this religious body was maintained about a quarter of a century, it went out of existence, and Shumaker went to the Baptists.
Eugene H. Smith was born in Venango County April 6, 1858; a school-teacher; baptized by S. W. Wilt, May 11, 1878; married Miss Mary M. Fry, daughter of Elder Levi Fry, April 6, 1881; called to be a deacon, December 3, 1881; installed as a minister in the Cowanshannock congregation, October 23, 1884, by Elders P. J. Brown and J. B. Wampler. Went with the Brethren and is still active.
J. W. Smouse, elected to the ministry in the Cowanshannock congregation; labored there a while; did some evangelistic work; went with the Brethren.
David Snyder, son of Elder Adam Snyder, born and reared in Somerset County; moved West and is at present an elder at Raisin, California.
Andrew J. Sterling, son of Deacon John and Elizabeth (De- Bolt) Sterling, was born near Masontown, Fayette County; had a good education; joined the church in the Georges Creek congre- gation, March 21, 1869; elected to the ministry, in 1871; his labors were of a very pleasing character; also labored in the Ten Mile and other churches; went with the Brethren in the division.
John Speicher, born and reared in Somerset County; moved from there to Waterloo, Iowa, where he was called to the ministry.
M. N. Spicher, son of J. W. Spicher, of the Montgomery church, was elected there to the ministry in 1893; several years
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later he moved to Prince William County, Virginia, thence to the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Levi Stoner, a minister in the Jacobs Creek congregation, moved to Bremen, Ohio.
Francis Stump lived in what is now Elk Lick Township, Som- erset County, from 1783 to 1799, when he sold his farm. The deed reads, "between Francis Stump, minister of the Dunkard So- ciety." He undoubtedly moved to Kentucky, at about the same time that Elder George Wolfe, Sr., moved there from Fayette County, as we find both of them associated with Brethren Adam Hochstetler and Benjamin Hoffman in the work there in the be- ginning of the nineteenth century. Brother Stump was a descend- ant of Elder Peter Becker, of Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Abraham Stutzman, son of Elder Jacob Stutzman, was born and reared in what is now the eighth ward, Johnstown, Cambria Coun- ty. He was married to Sarah Schrock. He was elected to the min- istry in the Conemaugh congregation. He was elder of the same, as his father had been before him. He preached in both lan- guages, but mostly in the English. With his family he emigrated to Ohio in 1870, where he died, January 8, 1884. He preached forty-three years.
H. W. Strickler, born near Connellsville, Fayette County, on the old Strickler home, April 24, 1836. He is a son of Jacob D., and a grandson of Henry Strickler, Sr., who settled there in 1752. H. W. was reared on his father's farm, till 1854, when he came to Illinois. He married Mary Jane Hardy, of Mendon, Illinois, June 6, 1856. He taught singing Sundays and nights six years. He was baptized by Elder David Woolf, April, 1875; elected to the ministry in the Mill Creek, now Liberty, congregation, Adams County, November 29, 1875; ordained by Elders John Wise and John Metzger in November, 1880, in his own house near Loraine, when the Loraine church was organized. Still active.
Michael J. Thomas, born in Preston County, West Virginia, January 1, 1832; moved with his parents to Fayette County when two years old; married Miss Sarah A. Zimmerman, May 10, 1863; called to the ministry in 1864; to the eldership in 1885; served in the ministry thirty-three years, the first twelve in Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia, and the rest in Iowa; moved to New Virginia, Iowa, in 1876; died August 23, 1897.
James M. Tombaugh was born in Washington County, No- vember 10, 1857; baptized at the age of twenty-one by A. J. Sterling; called to the ministry in the Ten Mile congregation, and advanced there by P. J. Brown; in the division he went with the Brethren; moved to Ohio; holds the degree of A. B., from Waynes- burg (Pennsylvania) College; several years president of Ash-
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land College; in 1900 he was a member of the Brethren Publica- tion Board.
John B. Wampler, born in Armstrong County, January 8, 1837; is of German and Scotch nationality; baptized June 20, 1858; mar- ried Eliza Beer, March 3, 1864; September, 1868, elected deacon; called to the ministry June 20, 1874, all in the Cowanshannock con- gregation; advanced June 22, 1875; ordained March 15, 1884, by Elders P. J. Brown and J. W. Beer; went with the Brethren in the division; an evangelist; a writer; author of several maps and charts and tracts; died at his home at Apollo, Pennsylvania, Febru- ary 26, 1913; buried in Prospect cemetery; funeral conducted in his home by David L. Little, of the Church of the Brethren.
Jacob O. Walters, an elder in the Conemaugh congregation, moved to Linn County, Iowa, where he died October 20, 1872; aged 69 years, 3 months and 26 days.
Josiah L. Weaver, born and reared in the Shade Creek con- gregation, Somerset County, a Juniata and Bethany Bible School student, and a school-teacher, was elected to the ministry in the Shade Creek congregation March 31, 1902. Has for several years been pastor of the Bellefontaine church, Ohio.
Mahlon J. Weaver, a brother, is a Juniata graduate, and was called to the ministry in the Shade Creek congregation, in 1899; July, 1907, he became the pastor of the Pittsburgh church; in June, 1912, he became the pastor of the Everett church, Bedford Coun- ty, where he still resides. He does considerable evangelistic work. For several years he was a member of the historical committee, and rendered valuable help. These brethren are sons of Jacob A. and Lavina (Hoffman) Weaver.
B. F. Weimer. See the Murray family.
W. Clay Wertz, son of John A. Wertz, was born and reared in the Johnstown church. He is a Juriata graduate and followed teaching a number of years. He was called to the ministry in the Johnstown congregation on June 30, 1904. In 1910 he moved to Waynesboro, where he now resides.
Paul Wetzel lived in the Elk Lick congregation several years during the seventies.
Robert Whitacre, born in Lycoming County, January 24, 1821; is of German and Scotch extraction; moved to Armstrong County in 1823; married Miss Sarah Stauffer, November 16, 1843; both were baptized in June, 1850, by Elder James Quinter; elected dea- con in 1852; minister in 1856; in the division he went with the Brethren.
Henry Wise, son of Elder Adam Wise, of the Ryerson Sta- tion congregation, Greene County, was called to the ministry in the
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same congregation. In the division he cast in his lot with the Brethren and is now located in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
John Wise. See his biography.
James Widdowson, born and reared in the Manor church, Indiana County, is a graduate of Juniata College, and is giving his attention to teaching, having taught in Indiana, Cambria and Hunt- ingdon Counties, Pennsylvania, and New York, Colorado and Maryland. He was elected to the ministry in the Manor church, but has not been of much help, because of his teaching; teaches in Maryland.
David Wise, born and reared in the Ten Mile congregation, was elected and served in Ohio.
Samuel W. Wilt, elected in the Cowanshannock congregation; went with the Brethren.
Joseph W. Wilt, also elected in the same congregation, moved to Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he was ordained, and where he preached a number of years. He now has charge of the Juniata Park church.
C. A. Wood, son of Elder George Wood, was reared and elected to the ministry in the Clarion congregation; united with the Church of God, and now preaches for them in Cleveland, Ohio.
J. J. Yoder, was born near Berlin, Somerset County; removed with his parents to Kansas; he is an elder, living on College Hill, McPherson, Kansas; is a member of the General Mission Board; also a member of the Mission Board of Southwestern Kansas and Southern Colorado.
Jacob S. Zimmerman, son of Elder S. P. and Mary (Beam) Zimmerman, was born in Jenner Township, Somerset County. He united with the church at Maple Spring, during a meeting held by Elder D. H. Walker, in 1888, at the age of seventeen. On Oc- tober 21, 1893, he was called to the ministry in the Quemahoning congregation. Beginning with 1889 he taught seven terms of school. He entered Juniata College in the spring of 1897 for Bible study. Though he remained for only two terms, yet it was there that his eyes were first opened to the great truths of the Bible. In 1900 he moved to Waterloo, Iowa, which he still calls his home, though he is there but a small part of his time. He served the Mission Board of Northern Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota as District Evangelist; also as District Secretary during 1910 and 1911. He entered Bethany Bible School in 1909, and has taken three years of work there. He is now serving his third year as field worker for that institution. The year 1914 he served the Dis- trict of Washington as District Missionary Secretary. At the Seat- tle Conference in 1914 he was chosen a member of the General
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Sunday School Board. As field worker for Bethany he is out all of his time conducting evangelistic meetings and Bible institutes. In this work he has traveled across the continent. He annually travels from 4,000 to 7,000 miles. In 1892 he chose for his life companion, Kathryn Cable, who has remained and still is remain- ing "by the stuff," making it possible for him to be out in the work.
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CHAPTER XVI.
Miscellaneous. STATISTICS.
The following statistics are compiled from reports received during 1915 and are as nearly correct as possible. The member- ship of the District is 7,650 in the thirty-five congregations. There are 124 ministers, of which number forty-seven are elders. Of this number quite a few are not active, mostly on account of old age. We lack but a few of having 300 deacons. There are seventy- nine church buildings, which, with the parsonages and all church property, are valued at about $280,000. There are twenty-nine Christian Workers' Societies and twenty Sisters' Aid Societies.
Including several union schools we have seventy-five Sunday- schools, with an enrollment as follows: Main schools, 6,773; Cradle Roll, 1,106; Home Department, 774; total enrollment, 8,653. The statistics for 1915 are not in print yet, but according to the 1914 reports our District ranks first in the number of schools, in the number enrolled in teacher-training classes, in the number of schools holding teachers' meetings, in the amount of the total collections for the year, in the number of Cradle Roll pupils, in the number of pupils converted during the year, and in the number of Front Line Sunday-schools.
Age of Ministers .- It is a matter of interest to note the age of our departed ministers. Of the 127 whose ages are given, only two died under thirty, six in the thirties, twelve in the forties, fifteen in the fifties, twenty-five in the sixties, thirty-four in the seventies, thirty in the eighties and three in the nineties. The youngest one was Samuel Berkey, aged 26 years and 5 months, and the oldest one was Peter Livengood, who is said to have reached almost one hundred. The average age of these 127 is 68 years, 6 months and 25 days. This is a remarkably high average, especially when we take into account the fact that ministers have to expose themselves to all kinds of diseases and weather.
Our Sisters .- Would space permit it would be a pleasure to write a strong chapter on the work of the sisters of our great District. In the early settlement of the country they willingly en- dured the hardships of pioneer life, often suffering, perhaps more keenly than their husbands, the privations and homesickness in-
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cident to establishing new homes in the forest. The willingness with which the ministers' wives shouldered the cares and responsi- bilities of the homes, while their husbands went everywhere preaching the Gospel, is very commendable.
To our mothers belongs much of the praise for giving to the Brotherhood our strong and self-sacrificing ministers. Many a mother, like Hannah of old, dedicates her unborn son to the Lord. While he is growing up she endeavors to train him for the Lord's service. It is a sad comment on our school-life, and society in general, that frequently, after our children go out from the godly influences of the home, their environments are such as to dwarf their spiritual growth.
Our District long ago began to recognize woman's place in the activities of the church. In our Sunday-schools, prayer meetings, councils, Christian Workers' Societies, ministerial meetings, Sun- day-school conventions, Bible institutes, as leaders of song, dele- gates to conferences and conventions, and other responsible posi- tions, she has long ago been given due recognition; also as mis- sionaries in our city work and to the foreign field. In all of these spheres she has shown herself equal, and in some instances, su- perior, to her brethren.
In the Aid Society our sisters have a field entirely their own, and they are working their field well. Hundreds of dollars are earned every year by the Dorcases with their needles, and many hearts are cheered by their donations and other acts of charity.
Our District has also developed a respectable number of evan- gelists and writers. Thousands have been added to the church through the evangelistic efforts of many of our ministers. Many splendid essays from the pens of our writers have appeared in our church literature, and a few good books have been produced. In holding series of meetings we were among the first. As early as 1842 Brother James Quinter held a series of meetings in the Ten Mile congregation, with fifty-two accessions to the church.
MINISTERS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, 1916.
Names Address Congregation No. of Years
Served
Ankeney, Frank, R. D. 2, Shelocta, Pa., Plum Creek, 5
*Bailey, Arthur, 578 Grove St., Morgantown, W. Va., Mount Union, 5 *Barnthouse, Jasper, 8 W. Craig St., Uniontown, Pa., Georges Creek, .32
Beabes, Newton E., Hooversville, Pa., Quemalioning, 5
Bealım, J. C., Elk Lick, Pa., Elk Lick, .25
Beam, J. C. W., Fourth St., Johnstown, Pa., West Jolinstown, 4
Beeghly, A. J., R. D. 2, Friedens, Pa., Brothers Valley, 7 *Beeglily, Jeremiah, Markleysburg, Pa., Markleysburg, 58 Berkey, D. R., R. D. 3, Marion Center, Pa., Manor, 8 *Berkley, Albert U., 37 Derby St., Jolinstown, Pa., West Jolinstown, 22
*Berkley, Josialı, R. D. 1, Rockwood, Pa., Middle Creek, 54
*Berkley, N. W., 420 Ferndale Ave., Johnstown, Pa., West Jolinstown, .15
Berkley, S. J., R. D. 2, Meyersdale, Pa., Summit Mills, 3
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Names Address Congregation No. of Years Served
Blough, Charles W., R. D. 1, Hollsopple, Pa., Quemahoning, 5
*Blough, Jerome E., R. D. 5, Johnstown, Pa., West Johnstown, 29
Blough, Norman H., Davidsville, Pa., Quemalioning, 9
*Blongh, Perry J., Hooversville, Pa., Quemahoning, 18
Blue. Elmer D., R. D. 1, Johnstown, Pa., Pleasant Hill, +
Bond, William, White, Pa., Indian Creek, Bowman, J. L., R. D. 1, Conemaugh, Pa., Pleasant Hill,
*Brougher, M. J., 126 Washington St., Greensburg, Pa., Greensburg, .10
Brubaker, W. N., Rockton, Pa., Rockton, 18
*Bucklew, Solomon, 541 Highland Ave., Morgantown, W. Va., Mt. Union, 51 Burkhart, J. S., R. D. 3, Box 10, Johnstown, Pa., Johnstown, 49 Casebeer, Rufus D., Somerset, Pa., Middle Creek, 1
*Clapper, D. K., R. D. 1, Meyersdale, Pa., Meyersdale, 25
29
*Cleaver, Geo. D., Curwensville, Pa., Rockton,
Cleaver, Urban, R. D., Grampian, Pa., Rockton, 4
*Coffman, T. R., 1120 Greenfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa., Pittsburgh, 6
Coleman, J. P., 16 Osborn St., Johnstown, Pa., West Johnstown,
25
Davis, P. S., Springs, Pa., Maple Glen, 1
*DeBolt, Alpheus, Masontown, Pa., Georges Creek, 33
Detwiler, Edgar M., 14 Sell St., Johnstown, Pa., West Johnstown, 9
Dorer, Solomon, 161 Spring St., Johnstown, Pa., Morrellville, 32
*Eicher, J. K., Mt. Pleasant, Pa., Jacobs Creek, 39
Fanst, A. G., R. D. 1, Windber, Pa., Rummel, 11 Ferguson, I. B., R. D. 1, Boswell, Pa., Qnemahoning, 23
Fike, Silas W .. Elliottsville, Pa., Georges Creek, Fox, Lemuel R., Mt. Pleasant, Pa., Jacobs Creek, 1
*Fry, W. H., R. D. 1, Windber, Pa., Shade Creek, 14
*Fyock, Abraham, New Paris, Pa., Dunnings Creek, 28
*Fyock, J. W., R. D. 2, Lovejoy, Pa., Manor, 24
*Fyock, Oran, R. D. 1, Rochester Mills, Pa., Montgomery, 9
fearhart, Earl, Mt. Pleasant, Pa., Jacobs Creek,
Glover, H. H., 81 Morris St., Uniontown, Pa., Georges Creek, 1
"Gnagey, Joel, Meyersdale, Pa., Summit Mills, 52
Hamilton, Wm. E., Morgantown, W. Va., Mount Union, 5 Hamilton, W. J., Champion, Pa., Tront Run, 14 · Harden, Thomas, Hyndman, Pa., Greenville,
Harshberger, C. W., Johnstown, Pa., Johnstown, 16
Harshberger, J. M., 722 Horner St., Johnstown, Pa., Johnstown, 4.9
Harshberger, Lori B., Johnstown, Pa., Johnstown, 6
Heisey, Herman B., R. D. 6, New Bethlehem, Pa., Red Bank, 6
Hetrick, D. A., New Bethlehem, Pa., Red Bank, 25
Hochstetler, E. K., Sand Patch, Pa., Greenville, 35
Hollopeter, Jason B., Pentz, Pa., Rockton, 5
Holsinger, I. E., 736 Taylor Ave., Avalon, Pa., Pittsburgh, 9
"Holsopple, Joseph, R. D. 2, Clymer, Pa., Manor, 50
Hoover, Silas, R. D. 6, Somerset, Pa., Middle Creek, 44
Horst, M. Clyde, 1026 Bedford St., Johnstown, Pa., Johnstown, 11
.Howe, W. M .. 325 Beachley St., Meyersdale, Pa., Meyersdale, 23
*Hull, R. T., Bakersville, Pa., Middle Creek, 26
Idleman, R. T., R. D. 2, Scenery Hill, Pa., Ten Mile, 17
Johnson, C. C., 5886 Burchfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa., Pittsburgh, 12
Johnson, Wallace, Uniontown, Pa., Georges Creek, 1
Kimmel, H. H., R. D. 3, Somerset, Pa., Middle Creek, 16
Kitchen, A. R., R. D. 2, Mahaffey, Pa., Chess Creek, 20
Knavel, Peter, Scalp Level, Pa., Scalp Level, 42
Knavel, Chas. S., Rummel, Pa .. Rummel, 1
Knepper, L. S., R. D. 2, Berlin, Pa., Brothers Valley, 1
Knopsnyder, William, Freed, Pa., Indian Creek, 14
*Lint, C. G., Meyersdale, Pa., Meyersdale, Little, David L., Vandergrift Heights, Pa., Bolivar, Long, Daniel W .. Garrett, Pa., Meyersdale, S
61
Ludwick, B. B., Mt. Pleasant, Pa., Jacobs Creek, 10
*Manst, S. P., Meyersdale, Pa., Meyersdale, . 37
*McDowell, C. A., R. D. 2, Somerset, Pa., Qnemahoning, 16
Meredith, Harry. 321 Eagle St., Mt. Pleasant, Pa., Jacobs Creek, 1
Meyers, W. H., R. D. 2, Somerset, Pa., Middle Creek, 16
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1
Darr, John J., R. D. 6, Somerset, Pa., Quemahoning,
18
6
*Elder
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HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF THE
Names Address Congregation No. of Years
Served
Meyers, W. S., R. D. 1, Somerset, Pa., Middle Creek,
49
Meyers, S. A., R. D. 1, Somerset, Pa., Mid:lle Creek,
5
*Mickle, T. B., R. D. 1, Almm Bank, Pa .. Dunning's Creek, 15
Miller, B. W., R. D. 1, Indiana, Pa., Plum Creek. 28
Miller, George H., Schellsburg. Pa., Duunings Creek, 21
*Miller, P. U., R. D. 2, Berlin, Pa., Brothers Valley,
Miller, S. G., Livermore, Pa., 39
Mills, J. W., D St., Johnstown, Pa., Morrellville, 11
Murphy, R. D., Rummel, Pa., Runnel, 11
Myers, C. E., R. D. 2, Indiana, Pa., Plum Creek, 28
*Myers, W. N., R. D. 3. Clymer, Pa., Manor. . 15
Nedrow, J. Lloyd, Jones Mills, l'a .. Tront Run, 10
1
*Pearce, S. W., 724 Horner St., Johnstown, Pa., Johnstown, 16
Peck, J. W., R. D. 2. Meyersdale, Pa., Smmmmit Mills, 3G
36
*Peck L. A., Port Hill, Pa., Maple Glen, . Pletcher, I. R., Jones Mills, Pa., Indian Creek, 10
* Pollard, R. T., Garrett, Pa., Berlin, . .37
Ream, Jas. F., R. D. 2, New Florence, Pa., Morrellville, Reed, R. E., Morgantown, W. Va., Monnt Union,
Reiman, Ralph W., Berlin, Pa., Brothers Valley, 1
*Replogle, H. S., Scalp Level, Pa., Scalp Level, 20
Ribblett, D. C., R. D. 2. Johnstown, Pa., Johnstown, 12
Rummel, W. H., R. D. ,5 Johnstown, Pa., West Johnstown, 4
Sanner, Jacob W., Casselman, Pa., Ligonier Valley, 10
*Schrock, W. G., Berlin, Pa., Brothers Valley, 35
Shaffer, D. E., 462 Overhill St., Morgantown, W. Va., Mount Union,
Shaffer, L. G., 705 Horner St., Johnstown, Pa., Johnstown. 16
*Shaffer, J. J., R. D. 2, Berlin, Pa., Brothers Valley, 23
Shober, S. U., Somerset, Pa., Brothers Valley, 18
Shumaker, D. F., 661 Cypress Ave., Johnstown, Pa., Johnstown, 6
Statler, Foster B., R. D. 1, Windber, Pa., Rommel. 1
Strayer, P. C., R. D. 3. Johnstown, Pa., Johnstown,
*Umbel, S. C., Markleysburg, Pa .. Markleysburg. 60
*Walker, D. H., R. D. 5, Somerset, Pa., Brothers Valley, 30
*Walker, G. K., R. D. 1, Shelocta, Pa., Plum Creek, 9
Waltz, B. F., Elk Lick, Pa., Elk Lick,
Wegley, J. W., R. D. 1, Somerset, Pa., Middle Creek, 19
Weller, M. J., Farmington, Pa .. Markleysburg, Widdowson, Jas., Dixonville, Pa ..
Wolford, W. E., Ligonier, Pa., Ligonier Valley, 14
$Yoder. Geo. E., Elk Lick, Pa., Elk Lick, 10
#Zimmerman. S. P., R. D. 1, Hollsopple, Pa., Quemahoning. 42
* Elder.
23
Neiderhiser, Emmanuel, Mount Pleasant, Pa., Jacobs Creek,
2/9/2013
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