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

by their now splendid editice on lots
adjoining. Superior grew slow while
Duluth was making great strides
toward city. and ut this time, 1869,
numbered twice the inhabitants of the
former.
The next preacher to be sent to SUI
perior WAS Rev. J. Il. Creighton. and
he tells us it took him sixteen days
via Milwaukee to reach Superior, arrlv-
my on Sunday. October Doth, 1869, AMI
it would seem that he did not find the
field prosperous one, but heriocally
set 10 work to erect a place of worship,
which he successfully accomplished, but
which being burdened with debt be
yond the ability of the people TO meet,
soon passed out of the hands of the
Methodists into the hands of the Catho-
lies. though not until a most heroic
effort was made to save it to the church.
X. Or. Coburn told the writer that he
alone put over s. $50 into it without
avail. Again the Methodists became
homeless, the society was broken up
and became almost extinct, many going
to Duluth and clsew where, and is said
that at one time stephen BungO alone
remained. This was l..a church ) death.
In ISL the building OF the " i. Railroad
into town and the cOiumcnCcmant Of the con
Struction of the Omaha and the historic All
Line" brought new life and enterprise. and
Mcthodi-n. after a slumhcr OF seven or eight
wears awOte the third tim" to take ht 7
place in the ranks OF Christian workers. Only
one OF the number that comprised the second
organization remained and none OF the or
iginal number OF the FIST. though Mrs W
Hacker became Il mCIGber in 1910, some three
wears after the second organization. J. ID
Whitney and wife were among the first OF
the corners in the month of July, ISL, then In
August : F.. Tubbs and family. after which
the families Of \. y. Doe. Chas. Felt. NJ. stew
art. j. l.. Christie and others. until there
we're thirteen that belonged TO the class.
The first attempt to rcOrganizc Methodsn
was in the month OF August. ISL. The writer
hearing the singing OF There i Il Fountain
Filled With Blood etc. in front Of his place
OF business, investigated the source and
found Il cU.ore1 man, bent backward
with age, Instead Of forward a. i usual
with long SAT- in hand, seeming '
enwraPt with the words of the song. Thu
proved 10 be stephen BungO. Of whom We vii
have something to say later on. On benz
asked as to his church relations he said that
he was a Methodist and gave very iutcres' ,
ing account Of himself and informed IL
that lie thought there were two mort
! Methndi>ts in town and il was agreed that
the f. lowing sunday We would 20 together
and call upon the>" persons. Tie f"lIO"in-
sunday We started. according TO agreement
J we visited first Mrs. &C Merritt aud family
/ corner of X. Avenue and Bay street. in thC
I house now occupied BY y. y. Doe. To hel
was stated the intention Of organizing
/ Methodist class. which she expressed Il viii
! Iiu-nc,S to Join and assist and assured
! Us her husband would gladly do 80 on his -
! turn from the Minnesota woods. After the
reading OF a portion Of the scriptures anC
PRAYER, MR.. l. ". Hacker was called upon
corner Of l.. a scnuc and 9TH. and she also va
{ plea>ed to unite. From thi, time on a -harI
/ look out wa kept for Nrthudi~ts and sooi
( J. II. Whitney and wife were added, and Mrs
Martin PattiSon and Mr.. David Lang signi
lied their Willingness TO assist, ana other
/ were addeGi from time TO time until thirtrei
were enrolled Mr.. Tubs attended the quar-
terIy meeting in Duluth ard the superior
/ work was assumed by their pastor, Eev. l.
} H. Schuanate. until other arrangements couiL
be made. :. Z. Tubs was appointed class
/ leader and encouragement Wa extended u
/ the new organization. Rev. l.. H. >humat.
mad. several visits 10 superior and prra che
/ his first sermon about the l>t Of October anC
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