The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-11
LOOKING BACKWARD.
A Glance at the Early History OF
MethOdiSm in Superior.
Continued from last week.

pclIOT. MT. DFltlOu SAW more lTultS loT
his labors III a single year than any of
his successors. When they arrived the
church was vet an unknown quantity,
| but they were able to bring order out
of chaos and the year closed with
good report to the annual conference.
A parsonage was erected, and, when
finished, was sold to Mr.. Britton, and
the present church edifice started, and
the total amount to complete it provid-
ed for before it was quite finished.
/ The membership was mere sed, i'll fact
the church was in a very prosperous
condition, over So, 800 being rlised dur
ing the year, and Methodsm again as
sumed her place In the ranks of the
christian workers in Superior.
Some months previous Mr.. Britton
and all persons supposed to be able to
contribute were enrolled by the finance
committee and their ability and dispo-
sition to contribute sized up, as it were,
though only known to those enrolling,
and after completion it was found that
the estimate was 81, 80. and, strange to
say, every one contributed all their es-
innate and many of them more, and all
was paid but 500, certainly an uncom-
mon occurrence in church building.
The building committee, }. ID. Whitney
and the writer, resolved that when the
money was gone work should cease, and
every Saturday night all bills were
paid and an itemiZed statement rend
cred Of the work, it being determined
that there should rest no Indebtedness
against the building, and that it should
not go the way of It's predecessors. 1t
was a year of self denying and struggle,
but all manfulv and womanly stood
shoulder to shoulder and the work was
accomplished. The Ladies' Aid under
the lead of Mrs. J. l.. Christie, ably
supported by Mrs. Idell, Mrs. Neil
Smith. Mrs. J. d. Whitney. Mrs. Mar
tin Pattlson and others, were able to
raise $3.50 toward the building besides
other expenditures.
Not only the members, but there
were others who interested themselves
III ','I "o'N' any. ~,
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church in kindly interest and gcneros-
ity, and for years afterwards served the
should not be forgotten.
Hon. Martin rattison, also, has
eor,.,I .,o ,.t,,,r,.b 30 = tr,,s,oa 70 .ha
,raSa,, ,i,na aod others corld ba mon
,ioDaa tor all ,ava IheraIIv and will.
;,o,,,
Nr Rritton on accornt of FAILING
booI,h do,;ao, to ,ot;ro IRON, tha active
n,i,ic,rv .t tLa ,Iosa If tho y.ar and
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IT,. c,rfo,on.a 81 1899 IN sosOion
po,i s,. ~, Pow r,,s Tr;s,,
vr . oa-,,ol tho church ono va,r Ray
NJ po,,,,,,, ,r,s Of t,,a gamma t;,,a mazda
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Mrs Nhas. fe'' presented lhe chufcii
Win d me organ "hicn - sun u" "Se'
MI j. H. hlthes WAS e4tcIeu SuPeiih-
taiy o! the he"Iy orSahiZeu SUNDAY
school, numbering ABOUT lorty mem
bers.
The hrst death among lis members
was stephen buhso' Oh "hlth hieh'lon
was made IN the carrier history OF Inc
church. Mr. bunSo was OF Negro ana
indian blood. Ills iather' Il Negro WAS
stolen out OF hohtrca by the lhu'ahS
ana Drought 10 me he"u oi 'iie lanes
Where ne AMER ""i"7 MAJ ieu an iiA''i"''
woman. lleii ''epi'ei' "'i''eu a. &
suitable age ne WAS scii' " -Noii'ie'i W
| be educated anu on ie'ui h'is '''ou DO
an interpreter TO heN' b'"lsoh a' l.
,fa"lo ana "1'el '"' ~ '''o '''i '''7'
/ hllssioI'' l''' ''',' Al 'i'''
! o.'eh Il sn'ue 70 ''io i''S
Dany, crossihs 10 tne acme COAST oii
horseback ana TO lluuson Day SEVERN
times an" MS 'e'it''S'e, I' "eio "a
ceeui'iSis li''',i'0,'"S 20 . '''''''e'
OF years nc vac It i0''' p t''''''i ''n'o''-
the lhuiihS anu ""7 " "c''ouS '''i II VA"
man, ana leu IN eNeH''ui NE. Al 'iie
time ol MS "t"th ne WAS ei-n's BIN
! years OF age ana ms last request was
that his biDle anu hymn oooh sno"'u