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E. E. Holsopple, May 22, 1915,
Joseph Widdowson, May
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Mark Fyock, May
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Meetinghouses.
The Manor meetinghouse, two miles southeast of Green- ville, was erected in 1854, and remodeled and rebuilt in 1886.
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Purchase Line Church, Manor Congregation.
The Purchase Line house was built in 1868, and was re- modeled, rebuilt and enlarged in 1899. The Belsano house, near the town of Belsano, was built in 1873. A few years later a church was built at Crooked Creek, but some of the members moving away weakened the work there. We also have an interest in the union house in Diamondville, where monthly appointments are kept up. We also have the Penn Run house, which we bought from the United Presbyterians in 1905 at a cost of $562.50. This was repaired and an ad- dition built to it, making the entire cost about $1,000.
In numbers the Manor church is, perhaps, no exception from the ordinary. Sometimes it grows in numbers, then dwindles down. In 1862 there were some over 125 members, but about that time there was an exodus of the Helmans, Wassams, Nisewongers, Mapeses, and others; until the mem- bership was less than 100. About 1874 there was a reaction favorable. Numbers were baptized, but because of the close- ness of financial matters, many of our members, who de- pended on employment for subsistence, went to the railroads and shops for employment. This drew numbers to Johnstown, Altoona, and other railroad points, until more than one-third
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of our members were transplanted to the congregations at the points named.
Taking a retrospect, I can point out members helping con- gregations in nearly all of the Western States from the Ohio to the Rocky Mountains, and possibly farther west. There are nearly a dozen of our boys preaching elsewhere. One of our young brethren, Quincy Holsopple, and one of our young sisters, Olive Widdowson, are on the India Mission Field.
We have four Sunday-schools, two Christian Workers' Societies and one Sisters' Aid Society. The present officials are: Elders, Joseph Holsopple, inactive on account of age, J. W. Fyock and W. N. Myers; minister, D. R. Berkey ; deacons, H. F. Berkebile, Joseph Chapman, J. M. Fyock, Mark Fyock, Nelson Fyock, S. L. Fyock, E. E. Holsopple, H. A. Holsopple, J. D. Minser, A. C. Ober, Jacob Shaffer and Joseph Widdowson.
Penn Run Church, Manor Congregation.
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MARKLEYSBURG.
Markleysburg congregation is located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was a part of the Sandy Creek congrega- tion, located partly in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and partly in West Virginia, but was cut off from it in 1879, and in October of the same year was organized into a separate con- gregation.
Ministers who lived and labored in this territory before the division of the Sandy Creek congregation : Elder Jacob Thomas, Alexander Thomas, John Boger, Larkin Hall, a fine scholar and great debater, who had an all-night debate with the learned school-teacher, Jacob Rush, who afterwards be- came a minister in the Church of the Brethren, John L. Hook, who lived just across the line in Maryland, Michael J. Thomas, Christian Harader, Philip J. Brown, Andrew Umbel, Michael Thomas, Jacob Beeghly, Samuel C. Umbel, William Thomas, and James A. Ridenour.
Probably a few of the foregoing labored in the Markleys- burg congregation. In addition to these there were: Solomon Bucklew, John H. Myers, Jeremiah Beeghly, Jasper Barnt- house, Marshal J. Weller, Marlin J. Maust, Silas Fike, and Jacob J. Rodehaver.
Two young brethren, Ortha P. Thomas and Roy Umbel, were elected to the ministry, but were not installed into office. Christian Harader moved to Iowa, where he died. Philip J. Brown moved to Ohio and died there. Larkin Hall died in Marshall County, Iowa, whither he had moved. James A. Ridenour moved to Ohio, and afterward united with the Progressives. Solomon Bucklew, in 1887, moved to Illinois, returned in 1914, and left again in 1915. John H. Myers moved to Somerset in 1893 and returned in 1903, and died August 11, 1913. Jasper Barnthouse moved to Uniontown in 1903. J. J. Rodehaver moved to Mount Pleasant, Marlin J. Maust to Everett and Silas Fike to Georges Creek.
The following brethren have served in the deacon's of- fice : Francis Shirer, Christian Thomas, Michael Umbel, George J. Thomas, Moses R. Thomas, Abraham Miller, Milo Thomas,
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Elijah Umbel, Sylvanus Thomas, Andrew Chrise, W. H. Thomas, Lloyd Umbel, Amos Umbel, Marcellus W. Fike, Francis J. Thomas, Andrew Dennis and Joseph A. Weller.
Solomon Bucklew was the first elder in charge. When Jacob Beeghly and John H. Myers were ordained, in 1880, he resigned. Jasper Barnthouse was ordained in 1896. Samuel C. Umbel was called to the eldership in 1906 and is the present elder. Jeremiah Beeghly, an aged elder, also lives in the con- gregation.
In the division of the Sandy Creek congregation the Bethel meetinghouse fell to the Markleysburg side. This house was built in 1865. The Pleasant View house in Mark- leysburg was erected in 1879. The first sermon in this house was preached by Elder Jacob Thomas, by special request, when he was eighty-five years of age. This was Saturday evening, October, 1879. The next day Elder H. R. Holsinger delivered the dedicatory sermon. The Asher Glade house was built in 1890 and dedicated by Jeremiah Thomas. Union chapel was built in 1892. One Methodist, one Lutheran and one Brethren (Jeremiah Thomas) minister took part in the dedicatory services. Sand Spring house was built in 1898, and dedicated by Elder Jeremiah Thomas.
Four Sunday-schools are in session in the congregation, though not entirely conducted by the members of the church. There is one Christian Workers' Meeting. To assist the two aged elders, S. C. Umbel and Jeremiah Beeghly, and Brother M. J. Weller, Elder J. J. Shaffer was appointed by the elders of the District in 1915. The names of the present deacons follow : Andrew Chrise, A. Dennis, M. W. Fike, A. Miller, A. M. Thomas, Harry Thomas, F. J. Thomas, M. R. Thomas, S. Thomas, Amos Umbel, Elijah Umbel, Lloyd Umbel, M. T. Umbel, and Joseph Weller.
MEYERSDALE CONGREGATION. By C. G. Lint.
When Meyersdale became a separate congregation in 1877 it had one minister and three meetinghouses-Meyers-
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dale, Berkley's Mills and Hochstetler, or Greenville. In 1878 John R. Lichty and Harvey M. Berkley were called to the min- istry, the latter, however, declining the call. In 1880 E. K. Hochstetler, Samuel P. Maust and Uriah D. Brougher were called to the ministry and installed. The same year the Pro- gressive element began asking for privileges that the member- ship at large could not consent to, and four of these, showing a strong spirit of insubordination, were disowned from fel- lowship. In the spring of 1881 twenty-eight withdrew their fellowship. These, with the four previously disowned, thirty- two in all, were organized into a church by H. R. Holsinger, and placed under his care for a season.
The local membership, having passed through a severe or- deal, now numbering less than 200, decided the same year to build a meetinghouse upon the site of the old one, large enough for love-feast purposes. In 1882 the old house was razed and the present structure erected. In the fall we held a very pleasant love feast, Elder D. P. Sayler officiating. The work of the church now moved along very pleasantly, now and then adding to its membership. In 1887 we had a two weeks' meet- ing, conducted by Elder John S. Flory, upon which occasion sixty-five were added to the church.
The Hyndman church was bought from the Evangelical Association. Brother Thomas Hardin and D. K. Clapper were elected ministers at that place. John R. Lichty moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho. In 1891 Brother D. K. Clapper moved in- to the congregation, and in 1906 he moved into Meyersdale. Brother E. F. Clark, after having lived in Meyersdale several years, moved to Washington, District of Columbia, in 1905.
In 1913 the congregation was divided and Greenville made a separate congregation. E. K. Hochstetler, who was or- dained to the eldership November 4, 1905, became the elder of the new congregation.
In the summer of 1914 Elder W. M. Howe became the pastor of the congregation and located in Meyersdale. Be- sides the large, evergreen Sunday-school in Meyersdale, the church has a large interest in two mission union schools.
Meyersdale Church and Parsonage.
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In addition to these, there are a Christian Workers' So- ciety, a Sisters' Aid Society, teachers' meetings and a Friday night Bible class for all. May 5, 1915, S. P. Maust and D. K. Clapper were ordained to the eldership.
The officials of the church are: W. M. Howe, pastor and elder in charge; other elders, C. G. Lint, S. P. Maust and D. K. Clapper; minister, D. W. Long; deacons, B. B. Dickey, J. M. Gnagey, H. L. Griffith, M. C. Horner, C. A. Just, Harvey Miller, S. J. Miller, E. J. Schrock, Joseph Shellbear and Philip Thomas.
During the latter part of 1915 Elder J. H. Cassady held a series of meetings, during which nearly a hundred united with the church. Since the church has a regular pastor new life is manifesting itself.
Only the first part of this history was given by Elder Lint.
MIDDLE CREEK.
When, in 1849, the church in Somerset County was di- vided into four congregations, the western part was named Middle Creek. It is a large territory, extending from Con- fluence to the mountains, a distance of about thirty miles, while in width it is about sixteen miles.
At that time Henry Myers was elder and Jacob S. Hauger was minister. Brother Hauger had been elected in 1835. Myers' services were in the German language, while Hauger used both German and English. The first election after the organization resulted in calling Brethren Solomon Lichty and Martin L. Myers. Since no records were kept in those days it is difficult to know in what order the following brethren were elected: Adam F. Snyder, Jonathan Lichty, Abraham Hostetler and John Dull; Jacob D. Miller and his son, Edward S. Miller, 1854; Michael Kimmel in 1850; Valentine Blough and William S. Myers in 1867; Tobias Myers and Cornelius Berkley ; John Schrock, and William Miller. Of the above, Brethren Dull, W. S. Myers and W. Miller did not preach. Following these were: Jacob T. Myers, 1871 ; John H. Myers
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and Wesley A. Adams, 1875; Isaiah C. Johnson and George W. Lowry, June, 1883; Herman A. Stahl and Robert T. Hull, June 20, 1890; John W. Wegly, 1897 ; H. H. Kimmel and W. H. Meyers, 1900; M. J. Brougher and Jacob W. Sanner, June, 1906; Samuel A. Meyers, May 29, 1911, and Rufus D. Case- beer, May 20, 1915. Brethren C. A. Just and Emerson Pyle were at different times elected, but did not see fit to accept the call. Brother Pyle has since been installed.
Besides these there have moved into the congregation, at different times, Josiah Berkley, Silas Hoover, Uriah D. Brougher, N. B. Christner, I. B. Ferguson, Joseph Beam, A. D. Christner and B. B. Ludwick. The following have moved out of the congregation: Henry Myers, Jacob S. Hauger, Solomon Lichty, Martin L. Myers, Jonathan Lichty, Abra- ham Hostetler, John Dull, Edward S. Miller, Tobias Myers, J. T. Myers, John H. Myers, W. A. Adams, I. B. Ferguson, A. D. Christner, M. J. Brougher, J. W. Sanner, I. C. Johnson and B. B. Ludwick.
The following brethren are said to have served in the eldership: Henry Myers, Jacob S. Hauger, Solomon Lichty, Martin L. Myers, Jonathan Lichty, Adam F. Snyder, Josiah Berkley, Valentine Blough, Silas Hoover, U. D. Brougher, H. A. Stahl and R. T. Hull.
In the number of meetinghouses Middle Creek easily stands first in the District. The first one was erected before the congregation was organized. It was a love-feast house, 40x60 feet, and was built at Middle Creek in 1848. This church was in constant use forty-five years and was replaced by a more modern structure in 1893. Another early church was the one at Pleasant Hill, in Milford Township. This seems to have been a union church at first. A new one took its place in 1906. The Plank Road (or Grove) church in Somerset Township was another old one. It is no longer in use. The Hauger, or Union house, was located two and a half miles from Rockwood. This is not in use now. In 1856 a church was built on land donated by Jacob D. Miller, several miles north of Somerset, and called the Fairview church.
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This was abandoned many years ago, the Summit church, at Geiger, taking its place. A house was bought at Kingwood, in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, now called Fairview. Since 1905 the second building has been in use at this point.
Next we name the Center church, in Middle Creek Town- ship, the Laurel Hill Creek church, in Jefferson Township, Summit church, named above, in Somerset Township, Scull- ton church, in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Moore church, in Jefferson Township, Husband church, in Lincoln Town- ship, and last the new church at the Pike, dedicated in 1915, and taking the place of the Plank Road and Laurel Hill Creek churches. A further notice of both meetinghouses erected at Geiger, which are owned jointly by Middle Creek and Brothers Valley congregations, is found in the history of the latter congregation. The congregation, therefore, has at present eight churchhouses and a half interest in another. Seven Sunday-schools are in operation.
At the time of the organization there were three deacons : Jacob Lichty, Jacob Miller and Simon Hauger. Other old deacons who were probably called to the office in the con- gregation were: John M. Kimmel, Cornelius Berkley, William S. Myers, Hiram Hauger and Jacob Good. Present deacons :
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Joseph W. Meyers, E. B. Knepper, A. A. Miller, Herman Baer, D. F. Walker, Madison Brougher, John Rees, William Saylor, William Bittner, Joseph F. Meyers, Mahlon Meyers, Peter Speicher, Nelson Saylor and William Miller. Present ministers : Josiah Berkley, Silas Hoover and R. T. Hull, elders ; J. W. Wegley, H. H. Kimmel, H. W. Meyers, S. A. Meyers, and R. D. Casebeer, ministers.
MONTGOMERY.
This congregation, territorially, covers all that part of Indiana County north of the old Purchase Line and east of the Mahoning Road, which leads from the town of Indiana to Punxsutawney. There are now, or have been, members be- longing to this congregation living in Jefferson County.
It was about the year 1845 when Samuel Spicher and George Rairigh, Jr., with their wives, moved here from Arm- strong County. They soon called for preaching and Elder George Rairigh, Sr., and Elder Joseph Shumaker, from the Cowanshannock congregation, responded to the call and had some conversions. Other members soon moved in, so that by the year 1852 an organization was effected, and Peter Beer, then a promising young brother, with perseverance and good judgment, was elected to the ministry. Brother Beer minis- tered to the spiritual needs of the people with such diligence as his limited. temporal resources justified, till 1876, when he moved to Clearfield County and worked up the Rockton con- gregation.
The organization was effected at the home of Cornelius Rowley, and as stated above, Peter Beer was elected to the ministry and Jonathan Berkey to the deacon office. J. W. Spicher was elected to the ministry in 1854; Mark Minser, a minister, moved in from Jefferson County in 1868; George S. Rairigh was elected in 1879; M. H. Spicher was elected in 1893. Brother Minser was ordained in 1877. He moved to the Manor congregation in 1880, placing his letter there Sep- tember 12, but by the request of the Montgomery congre-
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gation he continued the oversight of that congregation. After his death, in 1895, Elder J. Harvey Beer had the oversight un- til 1903.
George S. Rairigh moved in 1891, to the Johnstown con- gregation, where he was ordained to the eldership, and sub- sequently moved to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where he became connected with the work of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and did valuable work in the Brooklyn Mis- sion. Brother M. N. Spicher moved to Prince William Coun- ty, Virginia, and thence to the Eastern Shore, Maryland. This left the congregation with only one resident minister, J. W. Spicher. But the faithful old brother was anxious for the prosperity of the congregation and called for the election of ministers. The result was that D. R. Berkey and Oran Fyock were called in 1907.
Elder Brice Sell, of the Middle District of Pennsylvania, had the oversight for a number of years until 1912, when Oran Fyock was ordained and is the present elder. J. W. Spicher died in 1909 and D. R. Berkey moved to the Manor congregation in 1912, so Brother Fyock is the only minister at this time.
The following deacons have been elected : Samuel Rairigh
Old Montgomery Church, Montgomery Congregation.
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and Henry Spicher; Daniel Rairigh, in 1876; W. G. Walker, in 1877; A. H. Brilhart, in 1891; Frank Fyock and John Rairigh, in 1892; D. R. Berkey, in 1904; Harry Brilhart, in 1908.
The first meetinghouse was erected in 1873, named Mont- gomery, after the township in which it is located. This house was remodeled in 1906 and is the only one in the congrega- tion. The present membership numbers eighty-four. A good Sunday-school is maintained, with an enrollment of eighty. It was organized some time before the church was built and was held in a township schoolhouse.
MORRELLVILLE.
This is one of the new congregations carved out of the West Johnstown congregation. A number of years ago some members settled in this part of the city, and a meeting place was secured and meetings were held. In 1902 a substantial meetinghouse was erected on D Street, between Fairfield and Barron Avenues. More members moved in, successful series of meetings were held, regular preaching services were con-
Morrellville Church.
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ducted twice a Sunday, and an evergreen Sunday-school was carried on. There was one resident minister, Solomon E. Dorer, and from January 8, 1903, to December 31, 1908, Harvey S. Replogle, a young minister and school-teacher, also resided there. A part of this time Brother Replogle served as pastor and the congregation grew encouragingly. Brother Leonard R. Holsinger, after he was elected to the ministry, January 13, 1910, continued living here till February, 1911.
The membership continued to grow till it was decided to secure a pastor for Morrellville alone, and Brother John W. Mills took up the pastoral work February 1, 1914. When the congregation was organized, March 15, 1915, the mem- bership was nearly 250, and the official board consisted of Solomon E. Dorer, John W. Mills and James F. Ream, min- isters in the second degree, and John Wissinger, Amos Camp- bell and William I. Strayer, deacons.
An election was held for deacons, on March 15, 1915, and Jehu Allison, P. M. Edminston, Charles Kimmel and Albert Howard were chosen.
In the spring of 1915 the meetinghouse was arranged so as to be suitable for holding love feasts. The Sunday-school is evergreen and a Christian Workers' Meeting and a Sisters' Aid Society are being maintained; a teacher training class is also maintained.
MOUNT UNION.
The Mount Union congregation is the result of home mis- sion activities by the Brethren near the middle of the nine- teenth century. The dates and names of the first workers are not known. Ministers from the Sandy Creek congregation came across Cheat Mountain and held services in "Cheat Neck." Workers from the Second District of West Virginia came down into the Monongahela River Valley. Emigrants from Pennsylvania settled on the newer lands of West Vir- ginia, and their ministers visited them occasionally and held services. The influences of the Georges Creek congregation
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finally prevailed, and Monongalia County became a part of that congregation.
Services were held in schoolhouses and churches of other denominations, but in 1883 the Mount Union church was built for the central point, three miles north of Morgantown. Eld- er James Quinter preached the dedicatory sermon.
A list of the early members is not available, but some of the members since 1870 were: John Ganz, minister; Oliver Miller, James Hamilton and family, R. C. Ross, deacon ; J. F. Ross, Harriet Reed, Rebecca Hoard, Ross E. Reed, minister ; Joseph Bixler and family, Millard Reed, Omozine Reed, Eliza- beth Ross and Silas Pugh and family.
Some of the ministers laboring in this field were Joseph I. Cover, Andrew J. Sterling, J. C. Johnson, J. H. Myers, Solomon Bucklew, Alpheus DeBolt, Jeremiah Thomas, Jasper . Barnthouse, John A. Glick and Obed Hamstead.
When the Mount Union house was built, in 1883, there were about thirty-five members in the county, and eighteen years later, in 1901, there were only about that number. So, at the March council, a vote was taken to organize a new con- gregation, and see if the work would not prosper better. The vote was ratified by the Fairview council a little later, and the
Mount Union Church, Mt. Union Congregation.
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Wiles Hill Church, Mount Union Congregation.
new congregation was formally organized on September 14, 1901, under the name of Mount Union. Virgil C. Finnell and Walter J. Hamilton were elected to the ministry, Miles Ham- ilton and Silas Pugh were elected deacons to assist R. C. Ross and Joseph I. Johnson, who had served the Georges Creek congregation, and Elder Jasper Barnthouse was chosen for bishop and presided over the congregation for a number of years.
During the summer of 1901 John A. Glick, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, preached in the M. P. church on Walnut Street, Morgantown, one Sunday evening. A number of young mem- bers from Mount Union were present. One of them, W. J. Hamilton, got a vision of a Brethren church in town. At the following council in January he proposed the opening of a mission in Morgantown. A committee composed of himself, R. E. Reed and Millard Reed, was appointed to secure a room. Nothing was available, so he persuaded his father, Miles Ham- ilton, and his uncle, Francis Hamilton, to buy a lot and build a room 24x32 feet for Sunday-school. Thus the Wiles Hill
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Mission was opened in July, 1902. A little later Thomas H. Miller and family located in town. He, being a minister, was a great help to the new work. Sylvanus M. Annon and family also moved to Morgantown, and became a great pillar in the mission. He was ordained to the eldership while residing here.
On September 11, 1909, Arthur Bailey and Ezra A. Wolfe, two of the new converts, were elected as deacons. A brick churchhouse, 36x40 feet, was then erected, and dedi- cated by Elder H. C. Early, August 14, 1910. Two ministers, William E. Hamilton and Arthur Bailey, were elected at the love feast the evening before, as Brethren Miller and Annon had moved away. John Osborn and Frank Pugh were elected deacons on December 13, 1911. Walter J. Hamilton moved away in 1912, and on March 8, 1913, Daniel E. Shaffer, J. M. Pletcher and John Osborn were elected to the ministry. Arthur Bailey was ordained to the eldership, and in the spring of 1915 Elder Solomon Bucklew moved into the congregation, becoming both the elder in charge and the pastor.
There are two Sunday-schools, a Christian Workers' So- ciety, prayer meeting, teacher training class and teachers' meet- ings. The present official board consists of Elders Solomon Bucklew and Arthur Bailey ; ministers, Ross Reed, William E. Hamilton, Daniel E. Shaffer; deacons, Silas Pugh, Ezra A. Wolfe, Frank Pugh, Miles Hamilton.
PITTSBURGH.
At the District Meeting held in the Shade Creek congrega- tion, August 22, 1899, S. S. Blough was directed to go to Pittsburgh, to look up a city mission field, the District Meet- ing assuring him a support. On May 27, 1900, Brother Blough, who in the meantime had selected a location and had moved his family to Pittsburgh, taught the first Sunday- school lesson, in the front room of his own home at Number 8 Camp Street, on Herron Hill. There were present Samuel C. Cover, Mrs. Etta V. Cover, Cyrus Replogle, Joseph Rep-
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logle, Sylvanus Rishel, S. S. Blough, Mrs. Mary W. Blough. and Carman G. Blough, then four and one half years of age. Two services each Sunday forenoon were held until Novem- ber, 1900, in the missionary's home.
Soon it developed that there were other Brethren in Pittsburgh, and, because the most of them were located in, or near to, Hazelwood District, it seemed wise for Brother Blough to move to Lytle Street, Hazelwood. On November 18, 1900, the first meeting in Moore's Hall, on Hazelwood Ave., in Hazelwood, was held. In the meantime night meet- ings once a month had been held at the home of Brother D. F. Troxel, in Wilmerding, and at other homes of brethren and friends throughout the city, and although the regular meet- ing place of the mission on Hazelwood Ave. was very unat- tractive, because of its location over a livery stable and imme- diately adjacent to an undertaker's room, there was . much faithfulness manifest on the part of the members in these humble beginnings.
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