The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04

grew it WAS thought advisable to have rcgu-
lar service. and Rev. +. II. Fcetharu, Il local
preacher from Dulath offered hi, services
and well he performed his duties, walking TO
and from services to his home in Duluth /
winter long, getting but little rcmun,1 alton.
Rev. +. II. Fcclham will never be forgotten
fpr his >ympa'h by and assistance in the early
struggles of the society. As he served his
native country and its Christian queen, Ieav-
ilg arm on the field of battle as a tcsti-
monial OF his loyalty, 50 he fl hfuIly scrv, Il
the church of his choice and his God and Is
still doing valiant service as a minister Of t. e
gospel At first the use of the prcsbyt,r an
church was given the society. until II ely
na! procured Il pastor. after which the Mctho-
di>ts held service in the Middlctowu school
house, having from ten 20 twenty in attend
ance. AT times others ministers preached to
them. among whom were Rev. Silas BELLS
and Rev. Mr.. webb. father Of ". II. Webb.
and also Of Mrs. John liuwson Rev. JIG. Law
son. presiding elder OF the Eau Claire dis
trict. came by Invitation of the society and
held a quarterly service in the court house
and looked the field over as to The ;Idvis
ability OF sending Il pastor.
The first board of trustees uf this o.
ganizat:on composed of the following
persons: ohas. FEET. J. b. Whitney. VI. stew
art. {. G. Merritt, J. l.. Christie and 5 T.
Tubbs, and were appointed April 81, l>>-
Ii was discovered that there were two lot
b longing to the society and it was G'cttl, d
~ make an effort to bui.d Il church building,
and i'll reporting the proceedings f
the meeting Mr. thr.>tc, then editor
of the TIMES. stated thu donations to- thi,
81,
cur friends desiring to hep the good work
should communicate with ore of the trustees
at once. Us We We desire to erect II sui stantiIl
building The coming on. R"Iucmbcr the
cheerful and liberal givcr." Mr.. George 4
McCrcary, of Philadelphia. saw this p;p,r at
the home OF a friend and WAS attracted hy
the article. and asking his friend FOR the paper
the next day. wrote the trustee, asking
Few business question, rcgariiHg The pros
poets of the church. resulting afterwards in
his making an oTtr OF t25J a. the last pay
mcnt ON two thousand dollar church and
giving Bishop simpson a Il reference. Mr..
McCreary up to this time was nev.r In
Superior, nor did he own Il dOiIar'S worth Of
property here then or since. Certainly hc
was a typical cheerful and liberal GiycE."
The offer was acc cptcd ana the final result
Ing on the conner OF Thompson avenue and
Sixth street the following year.
In April ISL. yOung man by name "
g. Harper from tho NorihwcsteruI University,
Chicago. came to take the Passionate - the
society aud remained few months. and
shortly after. in the month If October H.
Rev. Q. 4. Brittou came. being sent By tn"
West Wisconsin conference with {. Iui,-
~:onary appropriation OF go Tor nearly =
year the society used the pr"sbyi"I ian
church. Without parsonage or church there
was everything to do. and Mr.. Eriltuu ana
wife went bravely To work soliciting sub
scripiiOns and gathering those Of the Mr;hU-
dit persuasion into the fuld. also cOuIeuc-
Ing the building Of parsonage. while this
wa~ being done the pastor aud family fO4nd
a home with :. +. Tubb- and family. ia The
spring the parsonage va, finished ami the
pastor moved Ia. Iili- house j. now UwHC
aud occupied hy Judge -. L. Roberts. uc'S
parsonage having been built ou the rnIl.sr
Of Sixth street and Thompson lyenue.