The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-21


the whole WORK at the herd of the lake
as a district by itself, and the appoint
ments were as follows: Superior dist
riot w. Haw, presiding elder; Superior
City, w. Iaw; Bayfield,, to be supplied
Oneota. to be supplied. Duluth was
| unknown and should have remain
ed so. Two years later than this, the
site Of the city of Duluth WAS q forest
the old Duluth at that time situated
On Minnesota Point, consisted of few
cabins ana total population OF thirty
| eight After eleven days journey
through tie wilderness" the record
says, and this simple statement IS elo-
luent, 1.-THE preacher arrived with his
+amily, on the 9th of Oct, 1867, lie
J 'ound on record as members Of the
| church, at the head OF the lake, the
| following thirteen persons: Il. q. Co
| 1urn, Martha Coburn, Charles Felt,
| Caroline Felt, l.. W. Palmer, IL. d..
| Coburn, l.. II. Palmer, NJ. Elliott, l..
|
Margret Bungo, and Charlotte CoburG.
Stephen Bungo, by the way, was a re
markable genius; an interpreter to the
| Indians for the missionaries; an ear
| nest christian and according to his
| own account 1.-the first white man at
at the head of the lakes" and he was
| of Indi African extraction He died
| on Jan, 81, 1881, and was buried in
the Superior cemetery. \ neglected
grave marks his resting place-a
noblcr monument is worthier re-
| membrance of the good old man, and
the old settlers would spend their
money well to raise tomb over his
grave and place a tablet in. this church
to his memory.
To quote the record once more" The
Oneota class was organized on the 30th
OF August, 1865, and was composed of
the following persons: l.. ii. Merritt,
III. Merritt, J. Merritt, +. w Merritt,
Martha Ayers, Alvira Ayers, and
Emelia Ayers. During the year a
number were converted and added to
the church, SO that at the close there
were reported twenty members and
nine probationers.
So assured We're the town-site pro
prietorS of success that they fixed their
prices, and waited for the corporations
to come in and buy. But strange to
relate, the corporations did MT come
in, but undertook to build city on the
rocks near Duluth. They We're the
laughing stock of the whole neighbOr-
hood, but in 1870 they had a population
of 3,I31, while Superior, with supreme
advantages, had to be content with l.
l22. To return:-Bro. William IIaw
| Was returned for second year and
succeeded III organizing a beard of
trustees at Duluth and the following
notice appeared in local paper:
AT an adjourned quarterly meeting
for the Lake Superior circuit of Meth
odist Episcopal church held at Oneota,
July 9th, 1869, the following named
persons were elected trustees for the
Duluth and Cneota circuit of the NJ.
+. church, viz: Geo. G.. Stone, \. +.
Parker, II. Elliott, J. b. Wheeler and
A. Merritt. We design hereby to eX-
press cur thanks to Mes$rS Nettlaton
X Sargent for their very generous do
nation of lot - on Second street in
Duluth, for the erection OF church
building thereon, and also to the many
friends who have expressed q willing
ness to assist us III other ways III the
building OF said church
WM. IAw, Preacher in charge"
Thus Duluth Methodism was grow
ing with DulIth city Willie Superior
Methodism was moving slowly with
Superior city.
The conference of 80 sent J. Il.
Creighton with a missionary appro-
priation Of $i20. Bro. Creighton tells
us that he had IS days journey (by
way of Milwaukee, and arrived in SUI
perior Sunday evening, October Goth,
1869. During the year" he says,
very little has been accomplished
spiritually, although our prayer is that
seed may have been sOWn that shall
bear fruit here and in eternity" Our
main attention." he adds, has been
given TO securing place of worship.
| God has blessed our efforts SO far, that
and nearly ready for Dedication The
church here referred to is the present
Roman Catholic church on Third
street The 18th of December, 1870,
saw this church dedicated under the
paStorate of W. d. Bennett. This
brother says of this period: From the
beginning of the year congregations
have been very small and the state of
! business affairs in the town very dis
coaraging.' The fact was Duluth was
/ the centre of attraction and Superior
was fast becoming depopulated so that
i'll 1850 there was 4 population of only
Go in the whole township. Bayfield,
was included in the Superior charge.
rather large circuit-and brother
Bennett speaks of Bayfield, as being in
a tlourishing condition. lie says:-"I
made trip of 80 miles through an un-
Inhabited wilderness in January, to
visit Bayfield,, which resulted in max
ing Bayfield, a separate charge, while
/ Superior WAS united with Oneota and
/ Tompson, MINI.
/ After this there is a blank in the rec
/ ords until Bro. John ITaw was appoint
7 ed, but there is good deal of history
wrapped up in the Is years Superior
had missed its golden opportunity and
continued to wane, 50 much, indeed
/ that Tire church could not pay its debts,
and the pretty little church built III
4 10, was sold to the Catholics in 1876 on
mechanics liens. Seven years rolled
round and the little company of Meth
q cd Ct v1-arn r,n+apt r., ,,-.,,.-I,;.,