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MOUNT OLIVET .*
This church, having its house of worship in Hanover Town- ship, Beaver County, Pa., was organized January 1, 1876, by a committee from the Presbytery of Washington, consisting of Rev. J. T. Fredericks, Rev. S. Forbes and Ruling Elder D. M. Pry. About sixty members were enrolled. Four elders were elected, three of whom were ordained and installed the next day.
FIRST MEMBERS .-- Maria Beatty, Thomas M., Sarah A. and Sarah Butler, Lizzie J. Cain, Isaac and Millie Green, Tacy J., William A., David B., Mary J. and Nancy A. Hutchinson, Michael, Mary E., Elizabeth and Ida Kronk, Lizzie O. Kennedy,
* By REV. JAMES B. LYLE.
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SKETCHES OF CHURCHES.
Dianah and Ida ). Lutton, Mary L. Lance, David, Elizabeth, William L., Sarah J., George L., Sarah, Levi F., John R. and James A. Morris, Hugh, Mary, James and Eliza A. Miller, John, Nancy and Mary Mixter, Cyrus and Margaret McConnell, Mary McCoy, William, Elizabeth and Elvira McCally, John and Mary McCormick, Elizabeth McMurtrie, Martha McCoy, Catharine Obany, Thomas Plunkett, James and Martha C. Russell, Anna M. Reed, David, Mary and Emily Strauss, Wellington W. Smith, Thomas and Emma E. Torrence, Elizabeth and Saman- tha Toland and Mary A. Wilson.
PASTORS .-- WV. H. Hunter, 1878-85 ; James B. Lyle, 1888.
RULING ELDERS .- Cyrus McConnell, M.D., ordained January 1, 1876; Michael Kronk, ordained January 1, 1876; David Morris, ordained January 1, 1876; William McCally, ordained 1882; Samuel Gorsuch, ordained 1882; William McCague, or- dained 1882.
HOUSE OF WORSHIP. - Built in 1876. Cost, $2,500.
REVIVALS .-- Rev. S. A. Hunter, now a missionary in China, began evangelistic labors in the vicinity while yet in the Semi- nary (1875), preaching in the groves and school-houses of the vicinity. This work was greatly blessed in the conversion of many, and for bringing together in one body those who were already disciples of our Master. This work continued with such power and to such a degree that soon it was deemed advisable to effect an organization, which was mainly brought about through the untiring efforts of Mr. Hunter. The church since has had a steady and permanent growth, a blessing to the people and to the neighborhood, liberally supported by the whole com- munity.
SABBATH SCHOOL .- Organized 1876.
NAMES OF SUPERINTENDENTS .-- Cyrus McConnell at two dif- ferent times, Samuel Gorsuch, William McCally, Thomas Butler, Robert Moore and David Strauss conjointly.
Nine classes and teachers, with an attendance of one hundred.
STATISTICS .- The membership of the church is about one hundred and five. An effort is made each year to take a collec- tion for all the boards, with a liberal response to most of them. The salary paid is $500 for half time.
VIII. STATISTICS AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
APPENDIX No. I. [ Statistics gathered from Presbyterial and Synodical Records.]
PRESBYTERY OF REDSTONE -- 1781-93.
"At a meeting of the Synod of New York and Philadelphia, held at Phil- adelphia ye 16th of May, 17SI,
The Rev'd Messrs. Joseph Smith, John McMillan, James Power, & Thad- deus Dodd, having requested to be erected into a separate P.b.y, to be known by the name of the P.b.y of Redstone, the Synod grant their request, and appoint their first meeting to be held at Laurel Hill Church, the third wednesdy of September next, at II o'clock A.M."
First Meeting. " Wednesdy, Septembr ye 19th, 1781.
The P.b.y met according to the appointment of the Revd. Synod of New York and Philadelphia, at Pidgeon Creek, as the circumstances of some of the members, by reason of the incursions of the Savages, rendered it impracticable for them to attend at Laurel Hill. U. P. P. S.,* the Rev'd. Messrs. John McMillan, James Power and Thaddeus Dodd; Elders John Neil, Demas Lindley and Patrick Scott. Absent, The Rev'd Joseph Smith.
The P.b.y. was opened by Mr. Dodd, with a sermon from Job xlii-5, 6.
The P.b.y. then proceeded to the choice of a Moderator and Clerk : whereupon, Mr. McMillan was chosen Moderator, and Mr. Power Clerk for. the ensuing year.
Application was made in behalf of Muddy Creek and the S .- fork of Ten Mile, in conjunction, for supplies, and also for liberty to apply to the P.b.y of Donegal. Adjourned to meet to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock. Con- cluded with Prayer."
* The initials of four Latin words, which signify that " After Prayers " -- the per- sons whose names follow-" Took Seats."
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Ministers and Licentiates Received.
Oct. 15, 1782. March 11, 1783.
June 21, 1785.
April 17, 1787.
Nov. 11, 1789. April 17, 1792. Nov. 14, 1792.
Rev. James Dunlap, from Presbytery of Newcastle. Rev. John Clark, from Presbytery of Newcastle. Rev. James Finley, from Presbytery of Newcastle. Rev. Sam'l Barr, from Presbytery of Newcastle. Rev. Robert Finley, from Presbytery of S. Carolina. Rev. Jacob Jennings, from Reformed Dutch Church of N. Y. & N. J.
Sam'l Mahon (Licentiate), from Presbytery of Carlisle.
Licensures.
April 16, 1788.
John Brice, James Hughes. August 13, 1788. Joseph Patterson, James McGready.
August 20, 1789. John McPherrin.
Nov. 12, 1789.
Samuel Porter.
April 23, 1790.
Robert Marshall.
Dec. 22, 1791.
George Hill, William Swan.
Nov. 14, 1792. April 19, 1793.
Thomas Marquis, Boyd Mercer.
Ordinations.
Nov. II, 1789. April 21, 1790.
Joseph Patterson, to be pastor of Raccoon & Montours. James Hughes, to be pastor of Short Creek, Va., and Upper Buffalo.
April 22, 1790.
John Brice, to be pastor of Three Ridges and Forks of Wheeling, Va. John McPherrin, to be pastor of Salem and Unity. Samuel Porter, to be pastor of Congruity and Poke Run.
Relations Dissolved.
April 17, 1788. April 22, 1789.
Between Rev. John Clark and Church of Lebanon. Between Rev. James Dunlap and Church of Dunlap's Creek.
June 12, 1789.
Between Rev. Samuel Barr and Church of Pittsburgh.
Dismissals.
Sept. 30, 1790. 'April 20, 1791. June 29, 1791. Oct. 17, 1792.
Rev. Samuel Barr, to Presbytery of Newcastle. James McGready (Licentiate), to Presb'ry of Orange. Rev. Robert Finley, to go to the State of Kentucky. Robert Marshall ( Licentiate), to Presbytery of Tran- sylvania. Samuel Mahon (Licentiate).
Oct. 17, 1793.
Deaths.
April 19, 1792. May 20, 1793.
Rev. Joseph Smith. Rev. Thaddeus Dodd.
Sept. 22, 1790. Sept. 22, 1790.
David Smith.
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Ruling Elders.
In the twelve years during which Presbytery remained undivided, 41 meetings were held, of which 22 were west of the Monongahela River. The total. of elders enrolled was 108. Five others are incidentally named. Of the whole number, nearly one-half belonged west of the river. Twenty- three are identified as belonging to churches now in Presbytery of Wash- ington. During the first six years, thirty-six per cent. of attendance was by these 23. During the whole twelve years, thirty-three per cent. The names of these 23 have already been given. In the interest of general history. the names of all the others are subjoined, together with the churches to which they belonged, as far as ascertained, The names arranged in order of time :
Mt. Pleasant .- John Neil, Moses Latta, William Latta, Hugh Martin, John Giffin, John Jack, John Baird.
Sewickly .- John Perry, John Robertson, John Fulton, William Baird. Chartiers .- John McDowell, James Bradford, Josiah Scott, Thomas Brac- ken, James Foster, Moses Coe, James Allison.
Bethel .- James Dinsmore, James Brice, James Kirkpatrick, John Vance. Lebanon .- Aeneas McCallister, Alex. McClure, William Wightman, John Shields.
Dunlap's Creek .- Robert Adams, Charles McClain, Daniel Reeder, An- drew Frazer, John Parker.
Laurel Hill .-- John Allen, Samuel Finley, James Wilken, Joseph Morrison, Samuel McClane, James Finley, James McClane, John Travis. Rehoboth .- Edward Cook, John Wright, John Power, Robert Moore.
Round Hill .- George Shields, Thomas Wilson, Joseph Pierce, Andrew Howell.
Pittsburgh .- Robert Galbraith, John Wilkins, William Dunning. Pitts Township (Beulah) .- James Milligan, Thomas Sands. Raccoon .- William McCandless, Alex. Bailey, Alex. Wright. Montours .- James Ewing, Alex. McCandless, Samuel Riddle. Unity .- James Parr, William Waddell, John Donaughey. Salem .- Peter Wallace.
Congruity .- James McKee, John Shields, Thomas Armstrong. Poke Run .- John Hamilton, Joseph Thorn.
Fairfield .- James Wilson, Daniel Hendricks.
George's Creek .-- Joseph Caldwell.
Church connection not ascertained .- John Rob, Alex. Mitchell, Samuel Sorrels, John Gaston, John Hopkins, James Moore, John Thompson, Jolin Shannon, William Steel, Robert McCombs, Samuel Holliday. James Barr, William Sloan, John Guthrie, Thomas Hall, William Gordon, John Steel, John Moore.
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PRESBYTERY OF OHIO-1793-IS19.
"At a meeting of Synod of Virginia, held at Winchester, the 25 of Sep- tember, 1793, the Rev. Messrs. John Clark, John McMillan, Joseph Patter- son, James Hughes and John Brice having requested to be erected into a separate Presbytery, to be known by the name of the Presbytery of Ohio, the Synod granted their request and appointed their first meeting to be held at Buffalo, on the fourth Tuesday of October next, at 12 o'clock. The Rev. John Clark was appointed to open the Presbytery with a sermon, and preside until a new Moderator should be chosen."
First Meeting. Buffalo, Tuesday, the 22d of Oct., 1793.
The Presbytery of Ohio met according to the appointment of the Synod of Virginia, U. P. P. S. the Rev. Messrs, John Clark, John McMillan, Joseph Patterson, James Hughes and John Brice. Elders: John Miller, Josiah Scott, John Riddle, William McCullough, John McWilliams, Robert Lisle and Joseph Coe.
The Presbytery was opened by the Rev. John McMillan, with a Sermon on Micah 2: 13. The Presbytery proceeded to the choice of a Moderator and Clerk for the ensuing year. Whereupon, Mr. McMillan was chosen Moderator and Mr. Brice Clerk.
Applications for supplies were made from Mill Creek, King's Creek, White Oak Flats, and the Mouth of Raccoon.
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Synod having appointed the Presbytery of Ohio, in conjunction with the Redstone Presbytery, to superintend the Seminary of learning at Canons- burg, Presbytery ordered that the minutes of Synod respecting that institu- tion be transcribed into minutes, which are as follows : ( Vide, published Minutes of the Presbytery of Redstone, pp. 80, 81.)
Presbytery appointed Mr. McMillan to be their Stated Clerk.
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Presbytery, taking into consideration their great need of divine aid, et cetera. (Vide ante, page 10.)
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Presbytery adjourned to meet to-morrow at 9 o'clock. Concluded with prayer."
Ministers and Licentiates received.
April 22, 1794. Thomas Marquis, Lic., from Presbytery of Redstone.
August 21, 1794.
Thomas Moore, Lic., from Presbytery of Redstone.
Oct. 29, 1794. Boyd Mercer, Lic., from Presbytery of Redstone.
Oct. 25, 1796. Samuel Ralston, Lic., from Presbytery of Redstone.
April 26, 1797. William Woods, Lic., from Presbytery of Redstone.
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Oct. 26, 1797. August 27, 1799. April 15, 1800. Jan. 19, 1802. March 2, 1802. Oct. 5, 1803. June 26, 1805. Oct. 17, 1805. April 18, 1811. Jan. 3, 1815. Oct. 18, ISI5.
Jan. 7, 1817. August 26, 1818. Oct. 20, 1818.
Rev. John Kennedy, from Presbytery of Newcastle. Rev. George Scott, from Presbytery of New Brunswick. Andrew Gwin, Lic., from Presbytery of Redstone. Rev. John Anderson, from Presbytery of Orange. William Wylie, Lic., from Presb'y of West Lexington. Rev. James Dunlap, from Presbytery of Redstone. Rev. Matthew Brown, from Presbytery of Huntingdon. John Wright, Lic., from Presbytery of Redstone. Thomas B. Clark, Lic., from Presbytery of Hartford. Rev. Alex. Cook, from Presbytery of Hartford. Thos. Hoge, Lic., from Presbytery of Tyrone, Ireland. Rev. Lyman Potter, from Muskingum Association. Orbin P. Hays, Lic., from Hampden Association. Rev. Thomas Hunt, from Presbytery of Redstone.
Licensures.
Oct. 25, 1797. Oct. 17, 1798.
Samuel Donnell.
John Watson, Joseph Anderson, Thomas E. Hughes. Smilie Hughes.
Dec. 20, 1798. April 17, 1799. June 26, 1799.
James Snodgrass.
Elisha Macurdy, Joseph Stockton.
August 28, 1799. John McClain, William Wick.
Abraham Boyd, Samuel Tait, James Satterfield.
June 25, 1800. Oct. 22, 1800. May 1, 1801. Oct. 29, 1801. April 23, 1802. Oct. 19, 1802. Oct. 20, 1803. June 27, 1804. Aug. 22, 1805. Oct. 17, 1805.
Robert Lee.
Robert Patterson.
Cephas Dodd, Stephen Lindsley, William Woods, Jr. Robert Johnston, Alexander Cook.
Jacob Lindsley.
Nicholas Pittenger.
William McMillan, John Rea.
Johnston Eaton.
Reed Bracken, Andrew McDonald, Cyrus Riggs, James Robinson, Samuel Woods.
Abraham Scott, Clement Vallandigham.
Jonathan Lesly.
Moses Allen.
James Scott.
James Cunningham, Thomas Hunt.
William Jones, Joseph Stevenson.
George Vaneman.
John Matthews.
Joseph S. Hughes.
Andrew K. Russell.
Ezekiel Glasgow, Michael Law. Ira Condit.
June 25, 1806. June 3, 1807. June 24, 1807. Oct. 20, 1807. June 30, 1808. Oct. 20, ISO8. Dec. 22, 1808. June 22, 1809. Oct. 18, 1809. April 19, ISIO. Oct. 17, 1810. Oct. 17, 1811.
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April 21, 1812.
William Johnston.
Oct. 21, 1812. James Hervey, Andrew Wylie.
Oct. 20, 1813. John Reed.
June 29, 1814.
James Smith.
Oct. 20, 1814.
James Wright.
January 4, 1815.
Micaiah Fairfield.
April 17, 1816. Obadiah Jennings.
April 22, 1818.
Archibald Hanna.
January 15, 1819. Jacob Cozad.
Ordained and Installed.
June 12, 1794. Thomas Marquis, to be pastor of Cross Creek.
August 21, 1794. Thomas Moore, to be pastor of Ten Mile.
April 29, 1795.
Boyd Mercer, to be pastor of Pigeon Creek and Pike Run.
Nov. 29, 1796.
Samuel Ralston, to be pastor of Mingo and Horse Shoe Bottom.
June 27, 1797. William Woods, to be pastor of Bethel and Lebanon.
August 28, 1799.
Thomas E. Hughes, to be pastor of New Salem and Mount Pleasant.
June 24, 1800. Andrew Given, to be pastor of Pigeon Creek and Pike Run.
June 26, 1800.
John Watson, to be pastor of Miller's Run.
August 20, 1800. Joseph Anderson, to be pastor of Richland, Short Creek and Cross Roads, Western Territory.
August 27, 1800. John McClain, to be pastor of Montours.
August 28, 1800. Elisha Macurdy, to be pastor of Cross Roads and Three Springs.
Sept. 3, 1800. William Wick, to be pastor of Hopewell and Neshan- nock.
Nov. 19, 1800.
Samuel Tate, to be pastor of Upper Salem and Cool Spring.
Nov. 26, 1800.
James Snodgrass, to be pastor of Steubenville and Island Creek, Western Territory.
June 24, 1801. Joseph Stockton, to be pastor of Meadville and Sugar Creek.
June 26, 1801. Robert Lee, to be pastor of Amity and Big Spring. March 2, 1802. James Satterfield, to be pastor of Moorefield and Upper Neshannock.
March 5, 1802.
William Wylie, to be pastor of Fairfield and Upper and Lower Sandy.
Nov. 9, 1803.
Jacob Lindley, to be pastor of Waterford, Ohio.
August 22, 1805. John Rea, to be pastor of Crab Apple and Beech Springs, Ohio. June 19, 1806. John Wright, to be pastor of Hockhocking and Rush Creek, Ohio.
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June 26, 1806. June 3, 1807. June 24, 1807.
William McMillan, to be pastor of Two Ridges and Yellow Creek, Ohio.
James Robinson, to be pastor of Crooked Creek, Clement Vallandigham, to be pastor of New Lisbon and Long's Run, Ohio.
Dec. 2, 1807.
Moses Allen, to be pastor of New Providence and Jefferson.
August 23, 1808. James Scott, to be pastor of Clinton, Frederick and Ebenezer, Ohio.
June 21, 1809.
Joseph Stevenson, to be pastor of Three Ridges and Forks of Wheeling, Virginia.
August 22, 1810. Andrew McDonald, to be pastor of White Oak Flats.
June 20, 1811.
Thomas Clark, to be pastor of Crab Apple, Ohio.
Jan. 15, 1812.
Michael Law, to be pastor of Montours.
June 23, 1813.
Andrew Wylic, to be pastor of Miller's Run.
April 20, 1814.
James Hervey, to be pastor of Wheelingtown and Forks of Wheeling, Virginia.
June 25, 1817.
Obadiah Jennings, to be pastor of Steubenville, Ohio.
Ordained as Evangelists.
August 28, 1799. Samuel Donnell, to go to State of Tennessee.
April 26, IS03. Stephen Lindley, to go to Marietta, Ohio.
Dec. 14, 1803.
Cephas Dodd, to labor as stated supply at New Provi- dence, etc.
July 12, 1808.
Abraham Scott, to labor in New Connecticut.
July 12, 1808.
Jonathan Lesly, to labor in New Connecticut.
Jan. 21, 1817. Thomas Hoge.
Installed.
Sept. 14, 1799.
Rev. George Scott, to be pastor of Mill Creek and The Flats.
April 20-23, 1802. Rev. John Anderson, to be pastor of Upper Buffalo.
Oct. 16, 1805.
Rev. Matthew Brown, to be pastor of Washington.
March 28, 1815.
Rev. Alexander Cook, to be pastor of Bethany.
May 27, 1817.
Rev. Moses Allen, to be pastor of Raccoon.
May 25, 1818.
Rev. James Snodgrass, to be pastor of Island Creek, Ohio.
May 20, 1819.
Rev. Thomas Hunt, to be pastor of Two Ridges and Richmond, Ohio.
April 16, 1799.
April 16, 1799.
Relations Dissolved.
Between Rev. Boyd Mercer and churches of Pigeon Creek and Pike Run. Between Rev. Joseph Patterson and church of Mon- tours.
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July 1, ISO1. Dec. 14, 1803.
April 20, 1808.
Between Rev. Wm. Wick and church of Neshannock. Between Rev. Thomas Moore and church of Ten Mile. Between Rev. James Robinson and church of Crooked Creek.
June 29, 1808. June 29, ISO8.
Between Rev. Jacob Lindley and church of Waterford. Between Rev: John Brice and churches of Three Ridges and Forks of Wheeling.
Dec. 22, 18OS.
April 19, 1810.
Between Rev. John McClain and church of Montours. Between Rev. john Rea and church of Crab Apple.
August 22, 1810. Between Rev. William McMillan and church of Rich- mond.
June 23, 1812.
Between Rev. Joseph Stevenson and church of Forks of Wheeling.
Oct. 21, 1812.
Between Rev. William McMillan and church of Two Ridges.
April 21, IS12.
Between Rev. Joseph Anderson and church of Short Creek, Ohio.
June 29, 1814.
Between Rev. James Hughes and churches of Short Creek and Lower Buffalo.
Oct. 15, 1816.
Oct. 16, 1816.
Between Rev. Joseph Patterson and church of Raccoon. Between Rev. Moses Allen and churches of New Prov- idence and Jefferson.
Oct. 16, 1816.
Between Rev. James Snodgrass and churches of Steu- benville and Island Creek.
April 16, 1817.
Between Rev. Cephas Dodd and churches of Upper and Lower Ten Mile.
April 16, 1817.
Between Rev. Andrew Given and church of Pigeon Creek.
May 28, 1817.
Between Rev. Andrew Wylie and church of Miller's Run.
Oct. 21, 1818.
Between Rev. Thomas B. Clark and church of Crab Apple.
Dismissals.
Oct. 21, 1800. April 21, ISO1. March 5, 1802.
Rev. Samuel Donnell to Presbytery of Transylvania. Abraham Boyd, Lic., to Presbytery of Redstone.
Rev. Messrs. Thomas E. Hughes, William Wick, Sam- uel Tate, Joseph Stockton, Robert Lee, James Sat- terfield and William Wylie, by order of Synod, to constitute the Presbytery of Erie.
William Wood, Lic., to Presbytery of Erie.
Robert Patterson, Lic., to Presbytery of Erie.
April 20, 1802. Sept. 30, ISO2. Oct. 20, ISO2. April 20, 1803. April 17, 1804. June 27, 18044.
Alexander Cook, Lic., to Presbytery of Erie. Robert Johnston, Lic., to Presbytery of Erie. Nicholas Pittenger, Lic., to Presbytery of Erie. Rev. Thomas Moore to Presbytery of Redstone.
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August 20, 1806. Johnston Eaton, Lic., to Presbytery of Erie.
Dec. 24, 1806. June 23, 1807. Dec. 24, 1807.
Cyrus Riggs, Lic., to Presbytery of Erie.
Reid Bracken, Lic., to Presbytery of Erie.
Samuel Woods, Lic., to Presbytery of Washington (Chillicothe).
Oct. 21, 1808.
Rev. Messrs. Stephen Lindley, Jacob Lindley, John Wright, James Robinson and James Scott, by order of Synod, to constitute the Presbytery of Lancaster (Ohio).
Oct. 21, 1808.
April 18, 1809.
April 19, 1809.
April 21, 1809. August 1, 1809. Oct. 4, 1809. April 18, 1810. Oct. 3, 1810. April 17, 18II. April 22, 1812. Oct. 21, 1812. April 21, 1813. June 22, 1813. June 29, 1814. Oct. 19, 1814.
Rev. Clement Vallandigham, by order of Synod, to Presbytery of Hartford (Beaver), (Shenango). Thomas Hunt, Lic., to Presbytery of Redstone. James Cunningham, Lic., to Presbytery of Lancaster. Rev. Jonathan Lesly to Presbytery of Hartford. George Vaneman, Lic., to Presbytery of Lancaster. William Jones, Lic., to Presbytery of Lancaster. John Matthews, Lic., to Presbytery of Erie. Joseph S. Hughes, Lic., to Presbytery of Lancaster. Andrew K. Russell to Presbytery of Newcastle. Rev. James Dunlap, D.D., to Presbytery of Redstone. William Johnston, Lic., to Presbytery of Redstone. Ezekiel Glasgow, Lic., to Presbytery of Hartford. Ira Condit, Lic., to Presbytery of Erie.
Oct. 17, 1815.
Nov. 27, 18:7.
Rev. James Hughes to Presbytery of Miami. James Smith, Lic., to Presbytery of Lancaster. James Wright, Lic., to Presbytery of Hartford. John Reed, Lic., to Presbytery of Redstone.
Jan. 15, 1819. Rev. Thomas Hoge to Presbytery of Redstone.
Deaths.
July 13, 1797.
Rev. John Clark.
Nov. 30, 1802. Rev. John Watson.
August 26, 1811. Rev. John Brice.
Deposed.
Oct. 17, 1810.
Rev. John McClain.
License Withdrawn.
June 19, 1816. Michaiah Fairfield.
Ruling Elders.
In the twenty-six years during which the Presbytery of Ohio included in its bounds the field now belonging to Washington Presbytery, it held 139 meetings. More than a score of these were at outlying points north and west of the Ohio River, for the purpose of ordaining and installing a pastor on some new field ; a few were pro-re-nata, and a few were called
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during the sessions of Synod, or were otherwise special, all which were scantily attended. Excluding these, there were about 100 regular stated meetings, the Presbytery meeting usually four times in the year. Of these, about 70 were held in churches now belonging to Presbytery of Washington, and nearly all the remaining 30 in the two neighboring churches of Chartiers and Raccoon.
The total of elders enrolled was about 250. The names of about 100 of these, identified as belonging to churches now in Washington Presby- tery, have already been given. Others, not yet identified, belong of right to this list. To promote a fuller classification, and also in the interest of general history, the remaining names, excepting a very few not legible, are here subjoined, together with the churches to which they belonged as far as ascertained :
Chartiers .- James Foster, 1793: John McDowell, Thos. Bracken, James Allison, John Neil, Geo. Craighead, Thos. Briceland, Saml. Logan, Richard Johnston, John Phillips, John Hair, Jacob Howey, Saml. Miller, 1817.
Bethel .- Robt. Jewell, 1795; James Morrow, John Vance, James Kiddoo, Thos. Alexander, Wm. Fife, Samuel Wilson, 1814.
Lebanon .-- Samuel Cochran, 1800; John Snodgrass, 1817.
Raccoon .--- John Riddle, 1793; Alex. Wright, Wm. McCandless, Thomas Hays, Alex. Bailey, Thos. Miller, Benjamin Chestnut, 1816.
Mingo .- Aaron Williams, 1796; Wm. Ramage, John Happer, John Pol- lock, Alex. Torrence, Benjamin Williams, 1813.
Williamsport .- James Hair, 1817.
Miller's Run .- Wm. Brice, 1801 ; Nicholas Smith, 1802.
New Providence .- John Flenniken, 1805; Andrew McClelland, James Flenniken, 1816.
S. Fork Tenmile .- Abijah McClain, 1808; Wm. Cree, 1808.
Pike Run .- Isaac Leonard, 1799 ; Caleb Leonard, 1802.
Bethany .- George Herriott, 1816; Thos. Jeffrey, 1817.
White Oak Flats (Mt. Carmel) .- Wm. McDonald, 1811.
Forks of Beaver, etc .- Alex. Wright, 1800; John Montieth, 1801.
Crab Apple .- Robt. Mccullough, 1801 ; Win. Mccullough, Thos. Marquis, 1808.
Beech Springs .- Samuel Dunlap, John Miller, Wm. Watt, 1811.
Indian Short Creek .- Richard Mckibben, 1802 ; James Clark, ISo2.
Richland .- Wm. McWilliams, 1805 ; Arthur Erwin, 1So7.
Steubenville .- Thos. Vincent, 1804; John Milligan, David Hoge, James G. Henning, 1818.
Two Ridges .- James Cellars, 1812; Geo. Day, 1817.
Church connection not ascertained .- John Alexander, 1818; Joseph Alex- ander, 1819; Wm. Baird, 1796; Robt. Bovard, 1799: Win. Bell, 1801; Isaac Barnes, 1812; Robt. Brown, 1817; James Black, ISIS;
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Thos. Black, 1819; Wm. Coulter, 1798; Wm. Coultrough, 1799 ; Hugh Cunningham, 1802; John Cain, 1817; Robt. Campbell, 1807 ; Reuben Cary, ISIS; Robert Dool, 1810; Andrew Dickson, 1811 ; Asa Emerson, 1805; Samuel Excell, 1819; John Fleming, 1805; John Glenn, 1793; Wm. Gordon, 1795; John Gaston, 1805: George Gunn, 1815; Nathl. Gordon, 1819; Manuel Hoover, 1802; John Hindman, 1813; Thos. Hoge, 1815; Henry Jennings, IS15; John Jones, 1816; Moses Lowther, 1800; John Lindley, 1801; Josiah Loury, 1807; Ziba Leonard, 1808; John Moore, 1794; William Matthews, ISoo; James Mitchell, 1801; Andrew McClain, 1802 ; Daniel McGregor, ISO4; John Maxfield, 1807; Samuel Meeks, 1811; Robt. Morrison, 1813 ; Saml. McClain, 1818; Thomas Pryor, 1799; Wm. Porter, 1802 ; John Reed, 1795; Samuel Ramsey, 1800 ; Thos. Robinson, 1803; John Rea, ISO5 ; James Reed, ISIo; Mat- thew Reed, 1816; Stephen Riggs, ISIS; John Steel, 1794; James Stevenson, 1804 ; Thos. Stevenson, 1816; Samuel Thompson, 1807 ; Edward Vaughan, 1817 ; Andrew Vaneman, 1817; Horace Wol- cott, ISOS; Thos. Wilson, 1812; Thos. White, 1813; William Wylie, 18:6.
Of the foregoing but few attended more than once or twice. Many of them were from west of the river. Of those who attended more frequently, the following are conspicuous : Samuel Ramsey, 8 times ; Saml. Thompson, 6; John Moore, 6; Thos. Rob- inson, 5; John Gaston, 4; James Reed, 4; and Wm. Gordon, Hugh Cunningham, Andrew McClain and Saml. Meeks, each 3 times.
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