The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-05-17

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Dun CHRUCHEs. --Ottumwa Is well sup
piled with Churches, and our people are
pre-eminently church going people. We
doubt If there Is city of the size of this
where larger proportion Of the popula-
ton attend regularly some place of wor-
ship. Our streets about the time of Divine
Service on Sabbaths, will attest this fact
We have at present six church edifices,
occupied by the Congregationalists, the
Methodists, the Baptists, the Catholics, the
Christians and the Presbyterians, and the
Episcopalians, who now occupy a Hall in
a business block, are building church.
The Congregationalists have q very eli
gible property, corner ofSecond and Court
streets, on which is a meat wooden build
ing with steeple and bell, and W hich will
sest some 200. 1t Is well flied. There /,
an excellent Choir and an Organ. Rev. s.
Brown has been Pastor ofthe church about
eighteen months, and his ministrations
have been very acceptable to the church
congregation. Four children belonging to
three families, Were baptised last Sabbath.
There - a largo Sabbath School connected
with the church. ..
The Methodist e. Church h,lve House
OF worship on Fourth, near the corner of
Court, a large Stone building, capable os
accommodating, we should judge, about
four hundred. A new front and other i'm
provsments are TO be made this season,
costing about s., coo. The Society is alarge
wealthy and inte!li sent one. They have %
fine Choir and Organ. Rev. w. +. Cowles
is the Preacher i'll Charge. His ministra-
tons have been eminently successful. in
promoting the interests of the church in
various ways, such as buildinga parson-
age and improving the church edifce now
IN progress. A large Sabbath School is in
successful operation.
The Baptists have a neat House OF wor-
ship on Court street, just above the Court
House. Rev. s. II. Worcester, whose la
bors with the church for anumber of years
was very efficient in increasing it's men,
bership, building the church, resigned his
Pastorage some year ago, on account Of i'll
health. and the church has not been sup
piled until yesterday, when Rev. S. L.
BurghaIn, entered upon the duties Of Pas.
tor. He con.es highly recommended as a
man and preacher. They have large
Sabbath School and a large and worthy
mem bership. 80 .-@
The Catholics have a. large and costly
stone Cathedral, at the corner OF Court and
Fourth st., not yet entirely Completed
When it is, it will be one OF the finest
church editices in the State. 1t has a large
bell and an organ. The congregation is
very large, with three or four exceptions,
we presume, the largest in the State. Rev.
John Kreckle has managed the affairs of
the Parish for quite number Of years,
and has been remarkably successful In
everything pertaining to the welfare of his
charge. There is connected with the
Church, n Sabbath School and Seminary,
the Sisters of tho Visitation.
The E.,iscopalians have a large, intelli-
gent and influential congregation in this
ti;y. and have commenced an elegant and
costly church building at the corner of
Fourth and Market streets. They Worship
tn the mean time, in a hall Oh Front St.
Opposite the otrulnwu House. They have
IN successful operation Sabbath School,
Il good Choir and an Organ. Rev. w. +.
Lloyd was the very able and worti,y Rector
until recently, when lie WAS succeeded by
Rev. j. d. Ryan, late of Des Moines, who
has JUS, entered upon Ills duties, We trust
90 the mutual satisfaction Of the Parish and
himself. The church, which we hope will
mont Ia the city. Tg T.. rIs r.rr
Dr.,s t,,-s.,,.
pietins large imposing and beautiful
church edificc at the corner of Fourth and
Green Sts., ut a cost of some $4,000. 1t is
decidedly a credit 10 that Society, and an
ornament to the city. The church is large
and in a fiourishing condition. Rev. j.
III. MeElroy, who has had charge of the
church Tor many years, since its organiza-
ton We believe, isan able preacher and
good man. They have Sabbath school
In successful operation, and an excellent
Choir. ta As
The Christian Church, a numerous and
exemplary Society, founded many years
Ago, occupy the Old Court House building.
occupying very convenient site on Mar
ket, near Second street Rev. Ira C..
Mitchell, AS preacher and man, tleserv-
y popular with the congregation, has been
laboring here the past year, during which
time several have been added to the
church.
There are other denominations of chris
t'ans here, who have occasional services,
such as the Unitarians, Universalists,
Bwedenborgians, Cumberland Presbyteri-
ans, now recollected, who will probably
In due time be better accommodated for the
prosecution oftheir work.
The above sketch has been hastily pre-
pared from memory. and may not DO
strictly accurate, owing to our limited OPP
portunities for detailed information in re-
gard to p1apy different denominations
We have thought some information on the
subject would be acceptable to those who
may be seeking information about Ottum-
wa. We take pleasure i'm adding, that al
though so great diversity Of opinion on
religious faith and practice prevails here,
yet we believe q remarkably good state of
universally. All seem willing to let 9TH
srs worship God according to the dictates Of
their uwn conscience, which is as it should
be.
PERsoNAL.-We had the pleasure OF a
call to-day from Mr.. A. l.. Chamberlain. of
Agency City, County Coroner. Mr.. G. is
doing fine mercantile business at Agen-
cy, besides attending to the onerous duties
of his Office. Mr.. C.informsu US that Agen-
nyCity is prospecting this season to great
err extent than for several years past