Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-09-04

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voted disciple Of Izaak Walton, Rev
Manus is popular divine in Minera
Point, and is loved by all who know
him. One Of the last acts Of Governor
Hoard was the anixing Of his signature
TO commission appointing Rev. Ne
Manus chaplain Of the Sd Regiment
National Guard Of Wisconsin.
PRIMITIVE METHODIST CnuRCH.
This society Is probably the largest
In the entire community 1t has q
membership Of over 275--the members
are noted for their interest In al
missionary and charitable enterprises
It's organization dates from Feb, l849
It's first pastor was Rev. John SHARP
who remained In charge for four years
The present edillce Is entirely to small
TO meet the wants OF the rapidly In
creasing congregation, and steps have
been taken with n view OF erecting a
more commodious structure which will
be built with all the modern improve
ments and will be one Of the hand
soonest church building in the city,
The society Is In u prosperous condition
and free from debt The Sunday
school has n membership Of 800, and
the young people have very active
and successful Christian Endeayor
society,
The following are the names Of the
committee on the new church enter
prize:
W. Penberhy, j. Brewer, Mrs i. IIadhed,
Mrs. II. j. Penhnegon Miss susnn Penhnlle.
gon; with Rev. y, Il. Cbubb, president, and Mr.
Phil Allen, Jr., Secretary.
The form Of church has not been
decided upon
The present pastor of the church,
Rev. s.. r, Chubb, was born in York
shire, England, Nov. 26, lSio, was the
youngest Of five children (threo sons
and two daughters) Ills father, the
Rev. w. Chubb, was an honored min
lister of the T. NJ. church for over forty
years; his mother was also preach
eress for similar length OF time. All
the family are strict Primitive Meth
odists in the old country. Mr.. Chubb's
parents have been dead for several
years. He came to this country nearly
fourteen years ago, and joined the
Eastern Conference, In which he
labored until the commencement of
his passionate In this city. Most of his
ministry has been In Ohio and Penn
sylvania. lie left Wilkes Barre, Pa,
where he was pastor of the First
Church, to become the minister here.
Owing to the change of residence,
consigned upon the profession followed
by his father wiz: the ministry, Mr..
Chubb In his early years attended
more than one school Of instruction
After years of this kind of educational
progression, no finally finished up his
scholastic career Mt an academy in
Shropshire, Eng, the Principal of which
was the great Prof, Cook, l.. H. D.
To crowds of people has he preached
In the city of his struggles for literary
honors, since the days of study and
plod. The church in which he now
breaches holds Ave hundred people,
and It's seating capacity is tested Sun
day after Sunday.
ST, PhVL CATHOLIC ClilkCH.
Among many of the first arrivals
In Mineral Point away back in its
infancy, Mt time when mining was
the sole enterprise, many were Irish
men and Catholics. 1t was several
years before people formed themselves
into u congregation. The first Cath
Ollie priest to arrive ut Mineral Point
was Rev. Father Mazzuchelli an
Italian. The first time the holy sac.
rilice of the mass was celebrated was
back in 1889, by this priest This
service was conducted in an old log
shanty, situated near what is now the
German Catholic church. The early
Catholics did not have many church
advantages In those days in this city.
In 1871 Rev. Maz2uchelli ceased
his visits to this place Mineral Point
then fell to the charge of Rev, James
Cause, French priest, in 1871, In
1912 ground was secured for a church
site, four lots being in the tract, all
of which was donated two lots by
John +. O'Neil and one lot each by
Thomas l.. Burnett and Frank j.
Dunn.
The first Catholic church was erected
in Mineral Point the year following,
under the charge of Rev. James
Cause. The building was n substan-
tial one, 20Xi0 feet in dimension
constructed of limestone and sand
stone. 1t is said that to this church
many of the old settlers drove twenty
five and thirty miles with OK teams,
coming the day before, and remaining
two nights in town, returning the
third day. Those were the Christian
spirits that laid the foundation of
Catholcity in this section,
The sacrament of confirmation was
first administered to this congregation
July 26, 1851, by Rev. j. NJ. Henri,