The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-22
CANTON CHURCHES.
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CHURCH OF GOD.

CHURCH OF GOD.
Is located on East Tuscarawas street Rev. NJ M
Beck, Of West Lebanon, o.. pastor. This is PLAIN
brick structure surmounted by small spire CON
tanning no bell The church is 6OxlO feet and viii
seat 15O persons comfortably Itwas built In 1876,
at cost of $500, and is not yet free from debt
Inside the church is rough plastered, with plain
benches and a small gallery, The illumination IS
furnished by coal oil lamps, and the heating ap-
paratus consists Of two stoves The congregation
consists of 50 communicates, They believe In
immersion and accept the Bible as their iounde-
ton rock. The society was organized about eight
years ago. by Rev. Mr. Beck, The sunday'school
has 800 children enrolled, with an average attend
ance of l50. The trustees are Messrs, H. BeI2,
John Phillips and John H. Brennan. We were
disappointed in not meeting the pastor ana
gather the above facts from Mr.. R, Betz, the gro
Ger on TuscaIawas street. one Of the trustees Ihe
EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION,
Church was next visited, and the pastor, Rev s.
B. Kring was chiefly conspicuous by his absence
but his ladylike daughter furnished several IN
teresting points In the way Of news The church
Is a wooden structure, with spire, ana presents
an exceedingly modest appearance to the outside
world. Down stairs is the lecture and Sunday
school room, lighted with gas, and low ceiled,
supported by double row OF posts that are more
useful than ornamental. The wooden benches
are plain and hard enough to make visitor
doubt the theory Of future punishment small
cabinet organ furnishes music. Notices OF
scriptural nature hang on the rough plastered
walls. while couple Of heating apparatus
warm up the worshippers in the chilly season.
The church, on the second floor, is little gem,
and redeems the feeling of disappointment felt
in viewing the lecture room beneath IL mas
handsome grained peWs, capable OF seating ABOUT
$50 with fine pulpit surrounded by neat altar
rail. Stained windows light up the house by DAY
and gas at night The walls are white finished.
There is no gallery. Preaching in the morning is
conducted in German, and English in the even
ing sunday school scholars number l9O The
church is to be frescoed next year, so as to keep
pace with other more protentious houses of wor.
shin. for nowadays a church is nowhere that is
mot elaborately frescoed and supplied with all the
modern improvements for worshipping God. Mr.
King belongs to this Conference and came from
Van Vert Ohio, in April, 1877 The Church has
over one hundred communicates and cost S0VOJ
and is still in debt The belief is about the same
as the Methodsts, and the Institution was started
in 1900 by Jacob Albright, German. They are
sometimes called the Holy Rollers" for what
reason the reporter is unable to say. Miss Iillie
Diehold is organist and the congregation does the
singing,
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Is located on the corner of Tuscarawas and Plum
streets. Presbyterian ministers on missionary
..,.z ,,,,,, 30 ,,ist Couton ohout19OQ They held
service in the log court house on North Market
street Rev. Joshua Beer organized Church in
formally in 1911, but there are no authentic rec
ords Of this organization. From 1877 to 1917
James Adams visited the Church and there is the
record of several marriages solemnized by him.
In 1920 Rev. Wm. Mclean took charge in the
brick court house. On November 18th, 1870, the
first Sunday school ever orpanized in this county
was started by Mr.. McC can, open to persons OF
all denominations, Sc scholars In attendance
Among the earliest teachers were James HazIett,
E. Porter, C. B. Cummins, NJ. Hickman, Miss
Fogle Louisa Coke sister Of Mother Webb, and
others The church membership in 1921 was n,
The record goes on to state that Mr.McClean leit
and sued several parties for back salary and OBJ
tanned judgment, and quantity says; "Of Mr. NC
Clean we have learned nothing except that ne
was an Englshman by birth and was quite stylish
in appearance The society had numerous ups |
and downs until 1867, when they built church.
which was dedicated April 2Sd, 1871. The slruc-
ture cost S56OOO with debt of "a 400 still remain
ing. The building is of stone and fine looking
but lacks tower for financial reasons, Inside,
on ground floor, is the Sabbath school room' 20
on the roll, has dark stained pews new and
pleasing feature in Sunday school Work Is the
song roll" which is displayed in large type, en-
abling all the classes to sing the hymns without
the trouble to hunt the place in the hymnbook'
Mr. John F. Clark is superintendent and Mr.. D. u
Palmer assistant Two little rooms adjacent are
for the infant and intermediate classes. The
married peoples Bible class room is richly car
Deted and we'll appointed, while the young la
lies Bible class meets in the pastors study, (whO
~ the way, is single man, There are nineteen
classes in the school,
Up stairs is the church proper and one OF the
,eatest in the city. Handsome rose windows and
rescoed walls, with carpeted floor and cushioned
eats which are welDigh too comfortable and
make this very pleasant house OF worship
handsome gas chandeliers do duty in the even
ng, A gallery seating t5O occupies the rear
he room is heated by three Loize furnaces
PERSONAL SKETCH.
Rev. W Jeffrey Park the present pastor, came
ere in November 1873 and is q native Of West
IN Pennsylvania and graduate of Jefferson
ollege of the class of 1861 and took his theOlo-
ical degree at Allegheny City, Pa, In 1866. His
rst charge was the Presbyterian Church in Fred
ricksburg, Wayne Co., Ohio, where he remained
Or eight years and three months and then re-
loved to his present pulpit in our city. As be-
,re remarked in speaking of the young ladies'
ible class. he is single man, with bright in.
elligent face and very pleasing address, and to
i'm the writer is indebted for the courtesy he.
bowed in taking the writer through the church
nd showing up the main points Since he came
ere there have been about 2C0 additions to the '
hurch, which now embraces 2S7 communicates
nd with removals, deaths, ETC., this number is
bout double that at the beginning OF his pas
,rate, The church will seat $50. He has mar
led twenty-five couples, baptized ffty-two adults
nd forty.hree infants, and ndofioiatedatfOrty three
uneras The trustees are Messrs. G. 9. Snyder
I. A. Troutman, E. D. Ely, ], B. Robins and G.
/. Hayward.
THE CHOIR
consists of Mrs Oscar Tucker, organist at one Of
,sty & Co.'s cabinet organs; Leader-Mrs James
Sourbeck; sopranos--Mlas Mary Pearson, Miss
LATHE Willis, Miss Mary Young, Miss Cora Housel,
Iiss Mary Best; Alto-Mss Kate Bierce and Miss
aura Bloom; Basso-Messrs. John Robbins, J. +.
lark, ]. B. Rose, Horace Rose and Martin Bal
ard The choir has 10 Tenor. Mr.. j. B. RoEe Is
very fine artist and has good bass voice, Not
eing acquainted with the others, personal men.
on is necessarily omitted. Last Thursday this
1ciety had a pleasant picnic at Meyers Lake,
here croquet held full sway. The young men
,oked gay and fair, and the young ladies, as
sual were radiant in their war paint Of divers
Olors.
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