The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-31

William Spencer, Jopn Richie, George
Morris Thomas Wiles and Miller Y
This school continued TO be taught in the
I'D Finck tavern building for about eight
years, when the property was sold for the
nse of the public schools.
About the year 1929 the Somerset Secie-
tv was strengthened by the accession of
a leader ir the charge for many years, and t
his mantle of power still rests upon his
family in the church.
In the official list of 1861 | find James
Chilcotc. Recording Steward. with Charles
Nourse, Dixon Brown, and p Hnston,I
Stewards for Somerset; VIM Ream and
David Ream for Zion; and Mordecai Var
nell and John Kelly for Hopeweii. Lead +
ers at Somerset-O 7 Mohler, morning !
class; Martin Berkey and Hood, noon
class; James Chilcote, Monday night
class A B Leach, Tuesday night
class, and Gideon Ritchey, Wednesday
night.
Hopewell--Mordecai Yarnell and Mel
zar Kendall.
New Zion-Tsaac Cooper and George
Ritchey.
The Trustses of Somerset Station, 1912,
were-Enzor Chilcote, c Hood, Jacob
Knowles, Thomas Price, John Ritchey,
John Beckwith and G Morris.
Bishops Ashbury, McKendree, Roberts |
George, and others, have been here the
honored guests of John Mains, preaching
in succession in the house, the school |
house, the jail loft and the church. The
Fairfield circuit has become District,
the school house and cabin classes have be.
come trio Of congregations.
THE HoPEwELL CLASS.
In 1912 or 1913 class was organized to
meet at Abram Ham1sfar's (now Rush's)
of which Robert Chalfant was Leader, and
contained the following members: Mercy
| Chalfant, Abram and Hannah Hamisfar,
Charles and Margaret Hamisfar, Father"
and Mother Fitsmorris and their
daughter Elizabeth Miller, James and
Jane Benjamin, Polly Hutchins. Nathan
and Ella Benjamin, Daniel and Peggy
Miner, Jacob Miner. and Rebecca Miner,
(now Dennison) Sally and Frank Miner,
Thomas and Amy Kendall, Nelly and
Nancy Cane, and George Guysinger.
This class formed, in part, the basis of
Hopewell and Zion Glasses that were
formed about 1880. The Hopewell class
grew rapidly and in 1884 log built
church was dedicated by James McMa-
hon, preaching from John XIV. 5: II am
the vine, ye are the branches" 1t was call
Gu udlIdutS CuuTCu. Lie SiaoS UOOh VI
1940-41, now in the hands of Sister Coch-
ran, gives the class as follows: Robert O
Spencer, P E, VIM P Strickland and ]
Parker, preachers; Robert Chalfant, leader,
Thomas aud Amy Kendall, Jared and
Sarah Dennison, John, Margaret, Thomas.
Nancy and Elizabeth Randolph. Mary
Edwards Mary Wilson. Drucilla Fergu-
son, Rachel Foreman, Margaret Chalfant,
Jane Hinebaugh, Maxwell Edwards, Eliza
} beth Kelley, Elizabeth Bear, Thomas n
Edwards, Martha Thompson, David Var
: nall, George Cowen and Mary Ann Cowen,
, Amos Dennison, Mary Yarnall Lydia Ann
Edwards, Catherine Cox, Mary and
r Elizabeth Sturgeon, Mahala Dennison,
Emeline Ferguson. Margaret and Olive
q Hinebaugh, Eliza and Sarah Bateson,
Ebenezer Snellen, Robert and Elizabeth
, Emery, Louis Edwards, Robert, Mary Ann
Sarah and Comfort Chalfant, William
! Van Horn, Rebecca Cox (now Wilson J
3 Catharine and Margaret Cox and Elisha
, and Mary Wilson, Rev. James Kendall
4 was converted here, and was called to the
] ministry, entering the Ohio Conference in
1851.
r The present neat and commodious Hope
t we'll Church was built in 1860, when Rev
: James Mitchell was in charge, though the
t project was started the year before by Bro
t S c Riker. 1t was dedicated by Bro
t Riker, assisted by DIR. Frazer, P E, nc
: money being asked as for, as all the ex
= penses had been provided for beforehand
The first Hopewell Sabbath School wa
n said to have been organized in Bosman'
. school house in 1881 or '32
! In the winter of 1S72-73 I, gracious re-
. vival, under the Passionate of Rev. T
n Thomas, resulted i'll the accession of abou
/, forty persons, on probation; very larg,
d proportion Of whom now remain steadfas
as members in the church.
r NEW ZION.
j. Rev. James McMahon was appointed t.
:, the Somerset Circuit in 1884, and sool
after he arrived he was taken by Martin
: Berkey, then a young man, to the 10!
= school house near the residence of Davit
! Ream, ST., where he preached and organ
o lied class with young Berkey as leader
) A class-book, now in his possession, give
J. the following members, under date of Ma,
If q, 1885, Martin Berkey, leader; Rebecc'
Berkey, George Boor, Elizabeth BooI
Elizabeth Ritchey, Wilson Ritchey, Jane
r, Ritchey, George Ritchey, Jane Spencer
Eleanor Cane, Rachel Patten, Rebecc'
D. Boor, James Cane, Precilla Cane, Rache
: Hanah Cane, Rachel Hamilton
D. Berkey, Martin Boyers, Gideon Ritchey
n, Elizabeth Boor, Phebe Cane, Rebecc
Drury, Rachel Heron, Rachel Carr
n, Margaret Spencer, Edward Hamilton
Mary Hare, Merry Hull, Hester Stiles
Y. George Coleman, Jacob stateser, Jane
10 Hulches, William Patten, Elsy Benjamin
n Rebecca Fleehart. Elizabeth Ermine
Matilda Sharen and Hester Chilcote
es Total, 3S. Another roll gives the name
of William and Rachel Paden, Mahlon
P Gregg, Emily Gregg, Charles Hamisfal
Catharine Hamisfar, and Dorcas Davis
ID Ensor Chilcote is also mentioned as leade
Y. or assistant, though not a member of tn
class.
le James McMahon and F Meyers we1
ct preachers in 1S34-5, and during thi
m Conference year the present brick churc
52 was built, the ground on which it stand
is being donated by James Ritchey, Est
al This Church is hallowed by the presene
of its many dead, and by the memories {
as more than forty years of gospel labors; bt
ce it is nov ready to be taken down to Civ
as glace to something better.
G. A camp meeting was held in 1919 0
the Benjamin Farm" now owned b
tn John Bumcrat, where the preachers wei
probobly Charles Waddel, P f, Sodoi
he Bacon and Peter Stephens. In fss
e. another camp meeting was held near Zior
at which William Ream was converted
n and afterward became a strong pillar
D Zion. The number of full members #
IS. the past eight years is as follows; 1869, 20
n. 1870, 1876; 1871, 1877; 1872, 213; 1878, "a
p 1874 26O; 1875, 224; 1876, 254.
It is hoped that the present church bui
IT, ding will give place to a better one du
~ ing next SIMMER