The Holt County sentinel., 1900-10-26
History Of the Evangelical Associa-
ton in Holt County No.

the Evangelical Association 10 this coun-
ty. This 10 Centennial year with Us as
a church, and services commemorating
this event are being held throughout
the bounds OF the church.
In 1900 Rev. Jacob Albright, under
the blessings OF God, orgaDIzed the first
three classes in our church, consisting OF
about 20 members, in the eastern part
;. OF Pennsylvania. The present member
shin is 10000. We have q annual con-
fereoces, % in the United States. ] in
Canada, . in Germany in Switzerland
and in Japan.
The work was first carried on in the
German language, but nov We preach
the Gospel in several langnages. We
have lO3l Itinerant, and 5ll local minis
ters, and 1919 churches. The Kansas
conference, 10 which the fields uf laber
in Mjes,uri belong. was organized IN
1864 with ) ministers. The conference
at present has l02 ministers NJ churches
and 6,OS1 members.
The beginning OF the work IN Holt
county, dates back 10 the year 1860,
when two families, Mr.. Ulrich Bucher
and Mr.. Adam Rung moved from the
stale Of Indiana. and located near Ore
gon. The same year Rev. ii. Haas was
appointed To take charge OF the work in
this county.
To October 1866 Joseph Anselment.
Henry and Dan el Zachman, with their
families moved from Ohio and located
mt N,ckell's Grove. The following win
Lar Rev. Haas held his first protrated
meeting at the Nickell's Grove school
house, assisted by Rev. Temer. The
meeting reeulted in the conversion of
eight Or ten persons.
In the spring of 1861, Rev. John
Wusrth was appointed To this mission
and served it for two years. About this
time the first class was organized with
Adam Rung as class leader and Jussph
Anselment, exhnrter Tne first quarter
~ conference WIS held May 25sh, 1867,
at the home Of Father Anselment. Dur
ing the summer OF this year, the first
Evangelical camp meeting was held 10
the county under the management of
the Pres iding Elder Rev. j. +. Schroeder.
This meeting was blessed OF God in the
conversion of large number OF souls
and the building up of the society in
general.
The following winter Rev. Wuerth be
gan a meeting in the Nickeli's Grove
school house, but the attendance he
coming very large the services were
moved To the Baptist church 10 the
neiRhborhood, and continued about four
weeks resulting in about thirty convsr.
sisns. From that church the meeting
was moved 10 the Kunkle factory half
mule east OF Oregon and continued four
weeks longer.
Here the Lord also blessed their lab
. ors and about thirty five souls were led
to Christ. In the year 1868 brick
church 36x46 feet was built at a cost OF
$500, at the same place where the Nick
ellis Grove church now stands. This
WIS the first Evangelical church IN Holt
county. A few years later this church
was blown down and the present church
WIS erected. The Nickeli's Grove society
has very interesting history. Though
small in it's beginning, in the year 1868
it's membership had already Increased to
about 75 From this society which might
properly be called the mother church OF
the Evangelical Association IN this coun
ty, have gone out members into other
parts of the county. and formed the
nucleus OF new societies, s. that at pres
ent Va have five churches in Holt coun-
ty, and God is still bIessir & the work.
The Kansas conference has been held
twice in the Nickeil's Grove church.
Tne first time WAS in 1868 and again
few years later. This society has re
commended six young men to be minis
tsrs Of the Gospel. Three Of these are
still in the active work. Rev. j. IL. Kip
ling.r is stationed at Osborne, Kansas,
Anu IS6N. i. DoNcFs a. 4NO"tohr AA'sh
sas. Rev. F. w. Vogel,en was sent as
missionary to Japan several years ago
and is now presiding elder Of the Japan
conferences.
or the large membership at Nickell's
Grove in 1868 only Henry Hershnsr re-
maine. Some have moved away and a
large number have been called to their
eternal reward. We are not able to give
a c.,m pIete list OF thcsa who have died,
but we will give the names OF all that
Wa can remember.
Susan Gutknecht, John Snyder, Mary
Zachman, Fred Dreher, Christian Feitz,
EIrzabeth Bucher, Philip Fuhrman,
Adam Rung and wife. Ulrich Bucher
and wife, Joseph Anselment and wife,
Samuel Vosel and wife, Mary OFT, Eli
zsh-th Fuhrman. Adam Heyer, Anna
Ho ,iy, Agnes Armack, Elizabeth Hersh-
ner Gslvin, Geo. OFT, John Feuerbacher.
and Mrs Kretzner.
The society in Oregon WAS organized
in 1884 with z members as follows: Dan
iel Kunkel ST., and wife, Daniel Zach.
man and wife, Daniel Kunkel Jr., Mol
lie Kunkel, Elizabeth Schlotzhauer,
Anna Rostock and Mary Vogan.
Only two Of the original members re
main, they are Daniel Zachman and
wife. In the fall OF 1895 the Oregon
church was built aud dedicated January
1896. The membership then WAS only
II. now. we have 40 members. "The
Lord has done great things for us,
whereof we are glad"
May He continue with us in wonder
fui saving and keeping power.
H. Z. MYERS,
Pastor Evangelical Church.
1t Happened in u Drug Store.
s-One day last winter lady came to
my drug store and asked for brand OF
-,o,,b p,edtcine that / did not have IN