The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-12-19


Finney, from the New School.
The first meeting of the united Ses-
sion was on the 2lst day of April,
1885. Rev. A. j. Mcmillan was Mod.
orator and Miss Mary M. Graham
was received into the church from
the church at Steubenville. It was
fitting that she as the first member
received should be seal of the union
between the two churches. Old
School by birth and training, Now
School by her domestic affiliations
here, she represented truthfully the
eXcelliencies of both bodies. She be-
came the wife of VIM. l.. Bartlett,
dwelt among us until few months
ago and then went to her heavenly
rest, leaving blessed memory be-
hind.
The next few years were the golden
age in the history of the church. Mr..
Mcmillan, the new pastor, was man
of rare Judgment and earnest piety
and the church grew rapidly. An ex-
tensive revival the year after the re-
union brought in a host of the earn
est young people of the neighborhood.
AS the church had two church build
ings, they met for worship in the Old
School building and used the other
L.
Ian became the principal.
In conversation with Mrs. Sarah
M. Kaler of Athens, learned some
thing of the choir in those royal days.
From disorganiZed and discouraged
handful, in single year the church
grew to nearly one hundred MEM
bers. We now approach modern
times which we may leave for the
future historian.
Mr.. Mcmillan was succeeded both
in the pastorate and academy work
by Rev. Thos. M. Stevenson, who was
pastor here from 1869 to 1887, with the
exception of two years from 1878 to
1880, when his place was supplied by
Rev s. P. Dillon.
The church reached it's maximum
in membership under MI. r.Stevenson's
pastorate numbering at one time
nearly one hundred and fifty. Many
came in on profession of faith, and an
element originally Lutheran was alb
sorbed, among whom was one of our
present members of the session, Geo.
Souders. During the latter years of
this pastorate, emigration and death
sadly depleted the ranks. After Mr..
Stevenson's removal Rev. G. G. Hart
supplied the field for a time.
Your present pastor began his la
bors here July 9Th, 1889, the day of
Mrs. Hughes departure to the better
land: During my absence as Presby-
terial missionary in 1891, my place
was filled for one year by my brother,
Rev. Park w. Taylor. We have suf-
fered largely by death and removal
but many members have been re-
ceived and we have absorbed nearly
all of the members left of the u. b.
Church on Two Mile.
Tho church now numbers one hun
dred and twelve members. These
are scattered over wide territory.
A boundry line starting at the resi-
dence of Samuel Magee and extend
ing around the congregation would
touch the residence of the Rannells
Bros, Mrs. Henrietta Wilson, HI. X.
Wright, VIM. Welch, Il. s. Meldrim,
Alfred Souders, Mrs. Chidister, Miss
Rosa O'Neil, John Miller and l.. D.
Fuller and would include more than
fifty square miles. The church has an
active Chaistian Endeavor society,
Woman's Missionary society and
Sabbath school. It's elders are VIM.
Bartlett, Geo. Souders, II. s.. Meldrim
and F. A. Hughes. It's trustees are
Thomas Magee, Jas. l.. Hughes, VIM.
Nimon and HI. X. Wright. The
church has sent three of its sons into
the ministry: Francis Bartlett, w.
w. Gist and Theodore Bracken.
In closing let me call your atten-
tion to some practical lessons.
1st. A lesson of thanksgiving to
our Heavenly Father for the heritage
which comes to US through the pray.
ers and labors of these fathers and
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