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In 1830 the town of Brookville was located and laid out, and thereafter services were held inside the town. The first place of worship within the borough limits, as then fixed, was a schoolhouse that stood near the present loca- tion of the jail. Services were also held occa- sionally in a house occupied by William Rob- inson, that stood near where Frank Christ now lives, at the east end of Water street ; and also in the first jail built, which stood on the northwest end of the courthouse lot, close to the alley. After the completion of the court- house in 1832 the congregation took its turn with others in worshiping there until 1852, when through the efforts of Rev. George F. Reeser, then traveling Brookville mission, as it was called, a little frame church was com- pleted on Jefferson street, on the site now oc- cupied by the United Presbyterian church.
The following was the advertisement for proposals for the erection of this first Meth- odist Church building in Brookville :
MECHANICS, SEE HERE !
Sealed proposals to build the Methodist meeting house in the borough of Brookville will be received by the undersigned on or before the first day of March. For particulars see plan and specifications with M. B. Travis, in Brookville.
M. B. TRAVIS. C. FOGLE. S. K. CLARK, Building Committee.
February 22, 1851.
Born in a log stable, nursed for a while in a thunder-gust mill, the church in 1853 was still poor-everybody was poor-and two thou- sand seven hundred dollars was a big debt, and to pay it the women of Brookville came hero- ically to the rescue. as the following notice and card taken from the Jeffersonian of June II, 1853, will show :
FOURTH OF JULY
We invite attention to the card of the ladies of Brookville in another column of today's paper. They are making preparations to give a dinner on the 4th, the proceeds, after paying expenses, are to be applied toward the liquidation of the debt on the M. E. church of our borough. From what we are able to learn, we are of opinion that the affair will be worth attending, and we hope the citizens of all parties and sects will unite in partaking of the good things which will be laid on the table at that time.
A CARD
The undersigned most respectfully announce that a dinner will be prepared by the ladies of Brookville on the ensuing anniversary of our national independ- ence, the proceeds of which will be appropriated for
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the purpose of liquidating the debt of the M. E. church in this place. A general celebration of the day by the citizens is in contemplation. Dis- tinguished speakers expected to address the assem- blage. All are cordially invited to attend. Good music will be present.
Committee of Invitation-Mrs. D. S. Johnston, Mrs. M. B. Travis, Mrs. Andrew Craig, Mrs. Col. Brady, Mrs. M. Caldwell, Mrs. G. W. Andrews, Mrs. C. Smathers, Mrs. Enoch Wilson, Mrs. D. C. Gilles- pie. Aliss Anna Harris, Miss M. Fullerton, Miss Anna Boucher, Miss Nancy Lucas, Mrs. L. Ring, Miss Rachel McCreight.
All the above mentioned are now deceased.
The profit from the dinner was six hundred dollars. The contract for the church was let to D. S. Johnson and William Reid in 1851, and the building finished by them in 1852. Contract price, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Size of church. forty by sixty feet. Dedicated in the summer or fall of 1852. Dr. Cook and Elder Moses Hill assisted Rev. George F. Reeser.
In May. 1856. this pioneer church was de- stroyed by fire. It was a frame building, and the loss was published at the time as two thou- sand five hundred dollars. There was an in- surance on the building almost covering the loss, but owing to some technicality the Lycom- ing Mutual refused to pay it, and although the matter was taken into the courts the church failed to recover. The trustees immediately went to work, and during the fall of 1856 and the spring of 1857 the church was rebuilt of brick. It cost about six thousand dollars. Contractors William Reid and. D. S. Johnson having charge of the work. Maj. John Mc- Murray worked as a carpenter on this build- ing. During the building of the new church. services were held in the Lutheran Church and courthouse until the basement of the new building was ready for use. In 1885 the con- gregation sold the Jefferson street property to the United Presbyterian congregation, and began the erection of the present church on Pickering street. The building was completed and dedicated in 1886. Its entire cost was eighteen thousand, two hundred and fifty dol- lars, including gas fixtures, furniture, etc. Of this sum ten thousand, four hundred and four- teen dollars was realized from the estate of Paul Darling, deceased. under the terms of his will. The building committee for this last church consisted of James E. Long. John Startzell, 1. F. Steiner, David Eason and F. 11. Darrah. Only Rev. Mr. Eason and John Startzell of this committee were yet living in 1900. F. N. Kreitler was the church treasurer.
and the contractor for the erection of the building was Martin Sadler, of Brookville. Mr. Sadler is dead, but Mr. Kreitler is living at Nebraska, Forest county, a noble, generous- hearted lumberman, distributing large sums in charity each and every year.
In 1854 this church was incorporated under the name of "The Jefferson Street Congre- gation of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the Borough of Brookville." The names of the incorporators were George F. Reeser, D. S. Johnson, D. Fogle, W. W. Wise, H. R. Fullerton, Reuben Hubbard, Thomas Yeo- mans, S. I. Elliott, S. E. Warren, John Claw- son, Charles W. Windsor, Christ Fullerton, Daniel Silvis. George Brown. D. C. Gillespie, M. B. Travis, C. Fogle. L. D. Rodgers, M. Caldwell. James Moore, James Matson, Solo- mon Riggs. Only one of these incorporators is now living. Daniel Fogle, of Kansas.
The Brookville charge was first attached to the Shippensville circuit. Erie district, Pitts- burgh Conference, changed to Erie Conference in 1836.
The first session of the Erie Annual Con- ference taking place in Brookville was held from July 13th to July 19th. 1859. Bishop Matthew Simpson was presiding officer, and there were one hundred and twenty-six min- isters present. They were a primitive lot, and came on horseback mostly. About every one wore a linen duster. E. R. Brady published a daily Jeffersonian giving each day's pro- ceedings: six copies. fifty cents. I attended the day and night sessions.
The following pastors have served this church :
LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS
1833 Abner Jackson 1841-42 E. Coleman
1834 Ahab Keller 1843 John Graham
1835 John Scott 1844 T. J. Benn
1836 J. A. Hallock 1845 J. K. Coxson
1837 W .. Carroll 1846 J. W. Wriggles-
1838 Lorenzo Whipple worth
1830 H. S. Hitchcock 1847 I. T. C. McClelland
1840 D). Pritchard 1848-49 D. C. Wright
PASTORS LABORING IN FIRST CHURCH BUILDING
18:0-51 G. F. Reeser 1866
W. Hollister
1852 J. R. L.yon
1867-68 J. H. Starrett
1853-54 J. T. Boyle
1860-71 D. Latshaw
1855 John Crum 1872 B. F. Delo
1856-57 Thomas Graham
1873-75 R. B. Boyd
1858-59 E. H. Yingling 1876 A. L. Kellogg
1860 D). S. Steadman 1877-70 John O'Neill
1862 A. N. Coons
1882 R. S. Borland
1863-65 J. C. Scofield
1883-86 P. W. Scofield
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PASTORS LABORING IN THE SECOND CHURCH
1883-86 P. W. Scofield
1901-04 W. P. Graham
1886-88 John Lusher
1905-07 J. A. McCamey
1889-93 J. W. Blaisdell 1908-10 H. G. Hall
1894-95 R. M. Warren 1910 J. G. Cornwell
1896 F. H. Beck 19II George M. Hughes
1897-00 S. M. Gordon 1914-15 H. B. Potter
H. G. Hall was pastor from 1908 until his death, April 14, 1910; J. G. Cornwell served from May, 1910, to shortly before the con- ference of 1911; G. M. Hughes, from then to 1914; H. B. Potter, to present.
CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD OF BROOKVILLE METHODIST CHURCH
1828 .- First class organized with five mem- bers. First sermon in a log barn.
1829 .- First church organized with thirteen members, John Johnson, pastor.
1833 .- Abner Jackson appointed to Brook- ville and Ridgway circuit.
1834 .- The circuit divided, leaving a Brook- ville circuit of three hundred miles and thirty appointments.
1837 .- William Carroll appointed to the Brookville Mission District.
1850 .- The Brookville Mission, with twen- ty-six members, receives money from Mis- sionary society. George F. Reeser appointed pastor: J. J. McArthur, assistant.
1852 .- First church erected on Jefferson street, frame. The first Sunday school organ- ized.
1856 .- The frame church building destroyed by fire.
1857 .- The first brick church erected on Jefferson street.
1859 .- Erie Conference held in Brookville. Bishop Simpson presiding.
1866 .- Committee appointed to secure a par- sonage for the pastor.
1873 .- Erie Conference held in Brookville with Bishop Gilbert Haven presiding.
1876 .- Membership reported at one hun- dred and ninety-six.
1884 .- Lot purchased on Pickering street for the new church.
1885 .- The church building on Jefferson street sold to the United Presbyterians.
1886-1911
1886 .- The second brick church erected and dedicated in April. Building committee: E. H. Darrah, D. Eason, John Startzell, I. F. Steiner, J. E. Long. Rev. P. W. Scofield,
pastor. Membership reported two hundred and eighty-four. Between 1886 and 1911 there were admitted on probation nine hun- dred and forty-one.
1886 .- Erie Conference held its session in Brookville, Bishop E. G. Andrews presiding.
1905 .- Erection of new parsonage. Pastor, W. P. Graham.
1907 .- Plans being made for the third church building. Pastor, J. A. McCamey.
1908 .- The gift of the lot, corner of Jeffer- son and Pickering streets, presented by Frank X. Kreitler.
1910 .- The second church building sold to Mr. F. C. Deemer. August 10th, laying cor- nerstone. Pastor, John G. Cornwell.
1911 .- Dedication of the third church build- ing. Membership reported five hundred and thirty. Pastor, George M. Hughes.
PUNXSUTAWNEY M. E. CHURCII
The first church organized in Punxsutawney was the Methodist Episcopal. A class was organized in 1812 by Rev. Elijah Coleman, a local preacher of the Mahoning Methodist circuit. Baltimore Conference. There were forty-two appointments on the circuit and it took six weeks for the pastor to go around it. In 1824 the membership consisted of Jacob Hoover and wife, Jesse Armstrong and wife, Joel Stout and wife, Betsy Clawson and John Cary. During the first decade of its existence the Methodist class had no church in which to worship, but held services in the homes of the brethren and in Jacob Hoover's gristmill. The first Methodist church in Punxsutawney was a frame structure, built in 1823 on the site of the present Salvation Army barracks. About 1854 the little frame church was torn down and a commodious brick edifice was begun on the same site. The new church was not com- pleted until 1858, and during the interval services were held in various places, such as John Hunt's shop. Gaskill's store and in the old schoolhouse. The church met with finan- cial difficulties and was twice sold for debt, the last time by Sheriff Phillip H. Shannon in 1861. It was purchased by James E. Mitchell and by him deeded to the struggling congre- gation. The parsonage occupied was built in 1844, the lot having been given for that pur- pose by Mrs. James Winslow. The present commodious and beautiful stone temple, on the corner of Mahoning and Church streets, was erected in 1899. It is valued at fifty thou- sand dollars.
From 1825 to 1835 Punxsutawney was an
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appointment of the Pittsburgh Conference, Mahoning, Shippensville. Clarion and Brook- ville, and Ridgway Missions, respectively. The Erie Conference, Red Bank circuit, was formed in 1836. From 1850 to 1852 it was called the Mahoning circuit, and since 1853 has been known as the Punxsutawney circuit. Following are the names of the various pastors who have served this congregation: Elijah Coleman. 1822-23: Rev. Dorsey, 1824; Igna- tius JI. Tackett, 1825: James Babcock. 1826- 27: Nathaniel Callendar, 1828; John Johnson, John C. Ayers, 1829: Job Wilson, 1830-31; Abner Jackson. A. C. Barnes, 1832; Abner Jackson, 1833: G. D. Kinnear, 1834: Alored Plimpton. 1835: J. A. Hallock. J. F. Hill, 1836: Stephen Ileard, 1837: R. Peck, M. Him- baugh, 1838; G. F. Reeser, I. Mershon. 1840; G. F. Reeser. John Graham, 1841 : I. Schofield, William Monks. 1842: William Monks, D. H. Jack. 1848: S. Churchill, John K. Coxson, 1844: R. M. Bear. T. Benn. 1845; I. T. C. McClelland, 1846; J. Wigglesworth, E. Hall, 1847: I. T. C. McClelland. S. Hollen, 1848; S. Hollen. J. Whippo, 1849: J. Whippo, 1850; J. R. Lyon, J. J. McArthur. 1851; A. F. Reeser. 1852-53: 13. Hall. N. G. Luke, 1854; P. W. Sherwood, 1855; J. Howe, 1856; J. Shields. J. K. Shaffer. 1857: J. Shields. I. T. C. McClelland, 1858: N. G. Luke, F. Vernon, 1859: E. Marsteller. J. b. Hayes, 1860; C. M. Ileard. 1861; A. D. Davis, 1862-65; D. Lat- shaw, 1866-68: MeVey Troy. 1869-70: C. Jones. 1871; J. M. Ziele, 1872; M. Miller. 1873-75; Cyril Wilson. 1876-78; A. M. Lock- wood. 1879-81: J. H. Keeley, 1882-83: H. V. Talbott. 1884-85: Levi Beers, 1886; H. G. Hall. 1887-01: J. C. MeDonakl. 1892-93: J. W. Blaisdell. 1894: A. J. Merchant. 1895: T. W: Douglas. 1896-97: 1. G. Dodds, 1898- 1901 ; C. W. Miner. 1902 to 1910: 1910 to De- cember 31. 1911, the date of his decease, Hor- ace Mckinney: from January, 1912. 10 Oc- tober. 1912, the Y. M. C. A. Secretary of Punxsutawney: 1912 to 1916, B. A. Ginader. The Methodist congregation numbers ' about four hundred.
METHODIST CHURCH-CLARION MINES
In 1833. at what was then called Beman's schoolhouse. Revs. Abner Jackson and Chester Morrison made this point one of their twenty- nine preaching places on the two hundred and fifty miles of the Brookville and Ridgway Mission circuit. Oliver Ega had preached in this neighborhood in 1829.
Although this point was regularly visited by
the Methodist ministers, it was not until 1845 that, under the pastorate of Revs. John K. Coxson and Il. M. Chamberlain, a society was organized. This year a class of several mem- bers was formed, namely: Mr. Allen Giles, Mr. Henry M. Kinney and wife, Mr. David Crider, Samuel Beman and wife and others. This church has been known under the various names of Brockway's, Beman's, Balltown, Sibley's, and (to-day) East Clarion Mines, or Crenshaw. The appointment has belonged to the Pittsburgh, Erie, Baltimore and now again to the Erie Conferences. In 1854 Revs. N. Shaffer and N. W. Colburn, of the Baltimore Conference, established another preaching point in Snyder township, at the Frost school- house, one and a half miles southwest of Brockwayville. A class was formed there, composed of Jerome Woodbury, leader ; Abial R. Frost and wife, Joseph W. Green and wife, John Johnson and wife, and Lewis Grant and wife. The meeting place of this class was changed in the spring of 1860 to the old frame schoolhouse in the west end of Brockwayville.
The ministers in 1860 were Rev. J. K. Men- denhall and Rev. R. W. Scott, of the Erie Con- ference. These were succeeded by Rev. O. G. McIntyre ( who served the class as pastor in 1862), of the Brockwayville circuit. The membership increased, and at the end of Rev. Mr. McIntyre's year the church undertook the erection of the building on a lot which was ceeded to Joseph W. Green, Alonzo Matson, Jerome Woodbury. James McMinn and Wil- liam Tolbert in trust. The next pastor. Rev. George Moore, was the pioneer minister ( about 1862-63) to live in Brockwayville. In July. 1864. Rev. David Latshaw, in his army blouse, preached in the new church, then seated only with planks, laid on blocks; Rev. P. W. Schofield, 1866-67: Rev. George F. Reeser, 1868-60; Rev. J. L. Mechlin, 1871-73; Rev. C. C. Hunt, 1874-75; Rev. J. W. Martin, 1876-78; Rev. L. Wick, 1880-81; Rev. E. R. Knapp. 1882-84; Rev. C. W. Darrow, 1885- 88; Rev. W. W. Dale, 1889-93; Rev. J. L. Stratton, 1894; Rev. D. A. Platt, 1895-1902; J. W. Blaisdell, 1902-1907 : J. H. Jelbart, 1907- 1910: J. E. lams, 1910-1913; W. P. Graham, 1913-1014; G. Harshaw, 1914-16.
WARSAW CHARGE-M. E. CHURCHI
Warsaw charge now is composed of three societies, and is now known as the Richards- ville charge. It was organized in 1857. when the services were held in private houses. In 1855. the pioneer church was erected at May-
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ville, in East Warsaw, Rev. Josiah Flowers, presiding elder. Rev. Thomas Graham preached the dedication sermon. Among the pioneer members of the church at Mayville were Rev. Philo Bowdish and wife, George Frederick and wife, Eli Irvin and wife, P. . Crossbey and wife, Jacob Raught and wife, and Rev. Peter Chamberlin and wife.
The second church built on the Warsaw charge was Zion, erected at Schoffner's Cor- ners, in Polk township, on the farm of Jacob McFadden, in 1863, Thomas Cravan, con- tractor. When Zion congregation was first organized in 1849 there were only these seven members: Philip Hetrick and wife, Jacob McFadden and wife, John Dixon and wife, and Mother Black. John Dixon was the last survivor of these. The present edifice was built in 1900 and dedicated in 1901.
This small but devoted Christian band held weekly prayer meetings in their homes until a log schoolhouse was erected in their midst in 1850. Rev. Mr. Wright, of Brookville, preached several times in the schoolhouse dur- ing the year 1850, and Rev. F. W. Smith fol- lowed him.
The pioneer quarterly meeting of the class was held December 13, 1857, by Presiding Elder Josiah Flowers, at the home of Philip Hetrick, who was the first class leader. He was succeeded by A. T. Reigle, who officiated for several years. Fulton Schoffner followed Mr. Reigle as class leader, and John Schoffner also became leader.
Services were held in what is now Warsaw in 1842 or 1843 in a log schoolliouse near Temple's. It was called the Barren's class.
This is a list of the pastors and dates of their service, from the time Zion church was made a regular pastoral charge: D. C. Wright, 1848-49; F. W. Smith, 1854; J. K. Menden- hall, 1855; George Moore, 1856-57; Gabriel Dunmire. 1858-59: J. W. Weldon, 1860.
Richardsville church was erected in 1872. Pastors: Rev. Orley H. Sibley, 1886; Rev. W. B. Holt, 1887; Rev. J. C. Wharton, 1888- 00; Rev. H. F. Miller, 1891-93; Rev. A. G. Mills, 1894-96; Rev. W. R. Buzza, 1897-98 : Rev. Lewis Wick, 1900-01 ; J. K. Adams, 1901- 04: J. E. Drake, 1904-06; E. H. Frampton, 1906-09 ; D. R. Palmer, 1909-10; Orley H. Sib- ley. 1910-15: W. Springer, 1915-16.
EMERICKVILLE M. E. CHURCH
The "Moore" church is located in Pinecreek township, about one mile east of Emerickville. The names of the pioneer members were Mary
Zetler, James F. Moore, Sarah P. Moore, Laura Moore, Emiline Moore, George Zetler, Elizabeth Zetler, John Long and family, as well as others. In 1870 the present building was erected. The church was organized in 1853 by the Rev. J. T. Boyle. The pulpit has been filled by Revs. Bashline, Baker, Groves, Hicks, Frampton, Peele, Felt, Wilkinson, La- verty, Wick, Jones, W. B. Holt, to 1886; A. L. Brand, 1887-88; J. H. Jelbart, 1889-93; W. S. Gearhart, 1894; J. G. Harsha, 1895; A. G. Mills, 1897-98; J. P. Hicks, 1899-1901 ; Albert Sydon, 1901-03; W. H. Garnett, 1903-05; D. E. Baldwin, 1905-07; Orley H. Sibley, 1907- IO; S. L. Richards, 1910-14; D. O. May, 1914- 16.
(See Meade Chapel, below.)
BELLEVIEW CIRCUIT
About fifty years ago Salem Church, on the Holt farm, in Beaver township, was the only Methodist Church in that section of the county. In 1874 two new churches were built, viz .: Belleview was dedicated December 25, 1874, and Beaver, in July, 1875. In 1876 a new church was built by the Mount Pleasant con- gregation. In this year Langville was made an appointment, and all these appointments belonged to the Troy circuit. In the fall of 1887 Langville erected a church building. In the summer of 1883 a parsonage was erected at Belleview. Since the formation of Belle- view charge the following pastors have served : Revs. Laverty, Burns, Jones, Talbot, Hogis, R. M. Felt, 1886-87; H. A. Teats, 1888-89; W. S. Gearhart, 1890; Lewis Wick, 1891-92 ; Ed. Platt, 1893, first six months ; F. S. Heath, last six months ; J. H. Jelbart, 1894-96; Joel Smith, 1897-99; George Collier, 1900-01; K. T. Jaquay, 1901-04; J. K. Whippo, 1904-05 ; J. E. Allgood, 1905-08; J. C. Wharton, 1908- 10; H. J. Slater, 1910-11; C. C. Mohney, 1911-12; E. W. Chitester, 1912-16.
SUMMERVILLE M. E. CHURCH
Tradition claims that Methodist services were held in what is now Summerville by straggling preachers as early as 1822. But the first authentic account we have of services is in 1825 at the house of Darius Carrier.
The pioneer quarterly meeting was held in the house of Nathan Carrier, by an elder named Swayze. The pioneer class was organ- ized in the summer of 1830. The members were Rev. Philip Clover (a local and the pioneer class leader), Abraham Milliron, John
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Welsh, Euphrastus Carrier, Hiram Carrier, James McElvaine, Nathan Carrier and their wives. A widow, Mrs. McElvaine, belonged also. In 1830 Summerville belonged to the Pittsburgh Conference and was in the Ship- pensville circuit.
The pioneer church edifice was erected in 1843 during the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Jack.
Pastors : 1 .. G. Merrill. 1886-88; Levi Beers, 1889-91; F. S. Neigh, 1892-94; Thomas Pollard, 1895; W. S. Gearhart, 1896-98; J. E. Hilliard, 1899; W. H. Robinson, 1900-04; C. J. Zetler, 1904-10; J. A. Lyons, 1910-15; S. F. Miller, 1915-16.
REYNOLDSVILLE CHURCH
Reynoldsville was made a separate charge in 1875, under Rev. W. M. Martin. In 1877 it was turned back to Emerickville and re- mained until 1878, when it was again made a separate charge under D. E. Planett, who erected and paid for a six-thousand-dollar church. Rev. J. C. McDonald succeeded Rev. Mr. Planett and remained three years, Rev. C. Peters succeeding him in 1886; W. H. Bunce, 1887-90; W. P. Murray, 1891 ; P. J. Slattery. 1892-94: J. W. Crawford, 1895-96; C. C. Rumberger, 1897-98; P. A. Reno, 1899- 1903: J. A. Parsons, 1904-08; J. F. Black, 1908-13; W. J. Small, 1914-16.
SIGEL M. E. CHURCII
In the year 1850 Rev. G. F. Reeser organ- ized what was known as the Kahletown class. Prior to that time there were but four Meth- odists in that vicinity, to wit: Jacob Kahle and wife and Nathan Smith and wife. The pioneer class was organized at the Red school- honse, near where the church now stands, with seven members. About this time James Buz- ard and wife came to Eldred township and reinforced the congregation. Mr. Bizard was an official member until his death. Jacob Kalle was the pioneer leader as well as a local preacher for many years. The pioneer church building was erected in 1853. Nathan Smith, James Buzard and the Kahles were the active members. Pastors: Revs. D. A. Platt, 1886- 88: Clinton Jones, 1889-92: Lewis Wick. 1893-94; Abraham Bashline. 1805-07: George Collier. 1808-09; W. F. Collier. 1900-03; Or- ley HI. Sibley, 1903-07; W. V. McLean, 1907- 10; John Walls, 1910-13; Milo Butts, 1913-15: J. L. Buck, 1915-16.
HOPEWELL M. E. CHURCH
"Hopewell," on the Ringgold charge, was organized in 1839, by Revs. R. Peck and M.
lleinebaugh. The pioneer class consisted of Daniel Swisher, Elijah Swisher, Lizzie Swisher, Adam DeHaven, C. DeHaven, Joseph Elder, Elizabeth Martin, Henry Palmer and Barbara Palmer. Daniel Swisher was the pioneer class leader. The pioneer church was built in 1840, and was a commodious log struc- ture thirty-two by twenty-eight. Rev. Mc- Vey Troy was then pastor.
In 1886 a new church was erected, now Frostburg. Pastors: Rev. W. J. Barton, 1886-88; J. E. Brown, 1889-90; John Framp- ton, 1891-95 ; C. J. Zetler, 1896-99; W. O. Cal- houn, 1900.
Valier, the same appointments as Frost- burg from 1886.
EBENEZER M. E. CHURCH
Near the spot where the Ebenezer Church now stands there stood in 1854 the Wallace schoolhouse, in which in the spring of 1854 Rev. James Gillfillan began to hold religious services. He had but two members, G. W. Kahle and his wife. This appointment be- longed to what was then known as the Corsica charge, but soon after it was transferred to the Washington charge. In 1863 Rev. George Moore was pastor, and under his administra- tion the Ebenezer church was built.
ZION CHURCHI
Zion Church was organized in 1853 by Rev. J. T. Boyle, with twenty-five members. The first services were held in a log schoolhouse, which was burned down, and the congregation then built a small house on David Steele's farm, which was used until 1860, when the Zion church was built, three miles north of Brookville, on the Clarington road.
David Steele was leader at the time the class was organized, and retained that position for seventeen years, when he entered the ministry and was appointed to the Clarington charge. Rev. Mr. Steele later joined the United Breth- ren congregation and held the office of pre- siding elder.
WESLEY M. E. CHURCH-BARTON CHAPEL
This church was organized in 1839, by Rev. John Monks, and Wesley Chapel was built in 1854. In 1886 a new church was built.
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