Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03

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CarOthers, local preachers; Moses Starr,
Charles Magill, Matthew ThOburn, John
Beal, John Wartield, John Huff, William
Weekly, exhOrters; Matthew Simpson,
ST., Alex Armstrong, Robert Dent, Geo.
Brown, Zach. Smith, stewards; Andrew
Scott, Eli Matson, John PoulsOn, John
Covert, leaders.
The following preachers have been
Presiding Elders over this District, of
which this congregation formed part,
from 1924 to 1879:
1S24-27-William Lambdin.
1S2S-Daniel Limerick.
1929 -31-Joshua Monroe.
1S31-35-Wesley Browning.
| 1869, IA, '46-Samuel r. BrOcku-
nier-a man of giant mould, irrepressi-
bic fun, who lives in the memory of
multitudes, and of whom innumerable
anecdotes are related.
1S39-41-RObert Hopkins, who almost
attained the highest place in his Church,
and who now lives in hOnOred old age,
at Sewickley, Pa. a.i ia
1S41-43-Edward Taylor.
1S45-JOhn Spencer-a little later a
pioneer missionary to Oregon, where he
| still lives, a veteran of near 90 years.
1S47-Wesley Kenney.
1S4S -51-Gideon D. Kinnear.
52-5455-John Coil
| 1S53-James G. Samson.
1S55-59-John w. Baker.
lS59-63-John Mofit
1S63-67-James L. Deems.
1S67-71-James 5. Bracken.
1S71-75-Sylvester Burt.
1S75-79-JOs NJ. Carr.
The following is the list Of Pastors
from 1924 to 1879, with items of interest: ::
1S23-Wm. Lambdin, VIM. Knox.
1S24-JOhn Chandler. l find that my
authorities differ as to the pastorate in
1S23224. -
1S25-SimOn Lauck, Charles Thorn !;
Preachers house purchased by order of
Quarterly Conference, held April 20.
1926, for $6O-a very poor or a very
cheap one. -.s...5 s-r-s
1S26-Dani9l Limerick, Jas. Moore.
1S27-S. r. BrOekunier, ThOS. NJ. Hud
sOn-still living, a veteran of so years.
Whole amount contributed for the sup
port of the ministry this year, $249.22.
1S2S-T. NJ. Hudson, Wm, Upton.
1S29-Thos. j. Taylor, N. Calender
1S30-Wm. Knox, ThOS. Drummond-
TNAUu IftbCl 40 q 01lOOOu11
1S31-P. N. McGOWn, Jas. Mills. Mem
bership on Circuit, Gil, at st. Clairs-
vile, SO.
1872. p Kent, N. Calender.
1S33-David G. Merryman-died at
st. Clairsville, Oct. 13, 1S35-W. C. Hen
derSOn.
At Il Quarterly Conference held at
New Athens, May is, 1888, we note the
following record: Matthew Simpson, jr,
upon the recommendation of his class,
was licensed to preach, and also recon-
mended to the Pittsburgh Annual Con-
ference, as "A suitable person to be re-
ceived on trial into the Travelling Con-
nection." He has since become the ia
nous divine; and from 1852 has been
one of the Bishops of the NJ. E. Church.
1t is worthy of record, that on Tuesday
evening, May 90, 1879, accompanied by
Bishop Harris, he visited the NJ. E. |
Church in st. Clairsville, and preached a |
ever-tO-be-forgotten discourse Francis |
A. DightOn was also appointed to this |
work in 1888, and died in st. ClairsVille,
Dec. 20, 1898, and with d. c. Merryman,
sleep in the Methodist Cemetery, side by |
side, with Reys. W. K. FOutch and J. c. |
Taylor.
st. Clairsville was set off as separate
Oct. 25, 1884, at Quarter
ly Conference held at Pipe Greek Church,
and F. A. DightOn appointed as pastor.
contributed for the support of
the Gospel by this congregation in 1888,
S494 OS4. During this year the second
Church-a cOmmOdious brick edifice-
was built. Michael Carroll, Perry Hulse,
Eli Wells, r. E. Carothers, Matthew
James Arick, Robinson Ba-
ker, VIM. wilkins and George Shipman,
bought, as Trustees, from JOS. A. RAM
age and Sterling Johnston, lots on which,
the Church is now located, for $21O.
This Church was dedicated to the wor-
ship of God, by Rev. John Waterman, in
the early winter of that year.
1S34-Edward Smith-later the ia
nous anti-slavery advocate, seeding to
the Wesleyan Church. Primise Jones
received as sexton this year, $50.
1S35-Cornelius d. Battelle.
IS36-James c. Merryman. This year
st. Clairsville was organized into a Cir
cult, with two or more congregations,
so most of the time until 1860. I
1S37-James DrummOnd-now a vet
sran of so years, residing at Cadiz, O. 1
1885. r. Brockunier. S
1S40-Charles Thorn. S
1S41-Edward Berkett.
1927. n. Baird-sinee editor of /
Christian Advocate, now the
Yeteran p. Z. of Blairsville District,
Conference. i
1S43-David Trueman. {
1S44-David Trueman and Jos. Mont $
,Omery. Sunday School numbered 119. ,
1S45-4I-JOs. Montgomery, NJ. A. Ru- I
er.
1S47-E. Petty, C. II. Jackson.
1S4S-L. Petty and w. A Davidson. i
1S49-PardOn COOok, W. A. Davidson. Q
1S5O-PardOn Cook, j. j. McIllyar. 4
1S5l-Jas. Henderson, j. j. McIllyar. g
1S52-James Henderson. v
1851. NJ Rankin. t
1S54-W. C. p. Hamilton. 1
1S55-57-JOseph WOodroffe. v
1S57-59-S Y Kennedy. e
1859 "A. ID Mccormick. Il
1S6O-J. L. Deems. t
IS61-63-Jos. NJ. Carr. a
lS63-W. X. Foutch, who died Aug. n
1, 1864. aged "a years. Supplied this t
nd succeeding year by j. G. Taylor, j. a
4. ThOburn, w. X. Marshall and DR.. ii. u
V. Baker. e
1S05-Edward Ellison. v
1SG6-7O-John Grant. "
IS10-T3-W. +. Lauck. +;
1S73-76-John ID. Vail. \
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