Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-05-05
THE PyON EEN rRorESTANr C,sURII
OF CfzEBOYGAN.
Good Deeds. G0Od Fruits, Good
Prospects.

Prospects.
The First Methodist Episcopal church
of Cheboygan, the first Protestant church
in Cheboygan county, was organized
Oct. 10Th 1868, by Rev. V. G. BOyntOn,
presiding elder of Grand Traverse dis
trict, holding the first official meeting
OF that date, when board of Trustees
was elected, and the necessary business
for the formal organization of church
was transacted. A class had been form
ed by the Rev. VIM. Riley on the 18th of
the same month, consisting of five mem
bers, viz: Vim. Riley, +. A. Riley, Arthur
M. Gerow, Lewis Weston and M. j. Wes-
ton, after which ten others were added
viz: Charles Page, Chloe A, Rice, Barbara
A. Buel, Samuel Embury, Almeda Embu-
ry, Sophia Schwartz, II. V. Massey, Mar
garet II. Massey, A. d. Farmer and H. P.
farmer. A. ID. Farmer was appointed
the first class leader. The first board of
trustees consisted of three persons. viz:
VIM. Riley, A. M. GerOw and F. M. Sam
mons. The First building committee
were f. M. Summons, r. Patterson and
M. w. Horne. These were appointed
Aug. 18th, 1869. During this year the up
right building of the parsonage now in
use was completed. In Aug, 1872, the
Church edifice was dedicated. Rev. VIM.
Riley was the first Methodist pastor in
Cheboygan, and the first Protestant
minister in Cheboygan county, and re-
manned two years. He was jealous,
faithful minister of the gospel, and la
bored faithfully under many difficulties,
and succeeded admirably, and he is held
in high esteem by many now living here
who learned to appreciate him for his
many manly qualities of mind and
heart. He was the first Protestant min
lister here to perform the rite of baptism,
and the marriage ceremony, and to bury
the dead. He was succeeded Sept, 1870
by Rev. j. A. Vanvleet, who remained
one year, and was succeeded by Rev. j. A.
Wheeler. Sept. 1871. During Mr.. Wheel
er's pastOrate the church building was
completed and dedicated just before he
left for conference. He was succeeded
Sept. 1872. by Rev. s. L. Hamilton, who
remained two years. Sept. 1874, Rev.
j. w. H. Carlisle was appointed to this
charge, remaining one year, and was
succeeded Sept. 1875 by Rev. W. H. Ware,
who was succeeded Sept. 1876 by Rev.
Alonzo Rogers, who few months after,
withdrew and joined the Congregations
al church. Rev. G. d. NewcOmb was en-
ployed to supply the church during the
remainder of the year. Sept. 1897, Rev.
G. P. Whitecar was appointed to this
charge, and was succeeded Sept. 1873 by
Rev. A. P. Morrison, who remained one
year.
Sept. 1879, ChebOygan, with other ad-
jacent territory within the jurisdiction
of the Michigan conference was ceeded
to Detroit conference. The Methodist
church of Cheboygan since then has
be en- under the jurisdiction of Detroit
conference, by which Rev. Newell Newton
was appointed to the pastOrate of this
church Sept. 1879, who remained one
year. Sept. 1880 Rev. w. M. Campbell
was appointed to the charge and is still
pastor Of the church.
In March 1881, the work of repairing
and remOdeling the church edifice was
commenced, which resulted in the erec-
tiOn of an addition at the rear end OF the
church, making two cOmmOdious rooms
for prayer and class meetings and Sun
dunday school purposes. and the COM
plete renewal of the audience room, and
painting the outside, making it very
beautiful and pleasant place Of worship,
with seating capacity of about three
hundred. A very fine toned pipe organ
suitable in size to the capacity of the
building, was secured in time for the
reOpening of the church, which took
place July 10th, 1881. New carpets and
furnishing were secured by the ladies of
the congregation, who have ever been
foremost and active in every good work.
The cost of improvements, including or
gan, carpets and furnishing, was about
fourteen hundred dollars, and all paid
for. The parsonage also received much
needed repairs at the same time. which
were made by the pastor. Since the or
ganizatiOn of the church there have been
1872 names enrolled as members of the
church in Cheboygan. AZ of whom have
been added during the present pastorate.