The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-22
THIS is PRESBYTERIAN WEEK
Continued From First Pape.)

TORS OF the Presbyterians. Rev. Stoet.
ser then closed the meeting with n
brief prayer.
Names Of Pastors and Term Of Ser.
vice.
Rev. Cyrus Beecher. Bristol. from
1881 to 1874.
Rev. William p. Harshe. from 1916
to 1854.
Rev. Reuben Lewis, from 1856 to
1889.
Rev. W. w. Campbell. from 1859 to
1852. E"
Rev. James H. Flanagan. from 1869
to 1872.
Rev. C. C. B. Duncan. from 1872 to
|1s77.
Rev. A. A. Jamison, from 1878 to
1882.
Rev. James B. Reed, from 1882 to
1889
Rev. l.. Twinem. from 1889 to 1891.
Rev. Chester p. Murray, from 1891
to 1898. aa r:a
Rev. L. W. Barr. from 1893 TO 1899.
Rev. II. G. Stoetzer, from 1900 to
the present date.
Note: From 1890 to 1881 various
ministers supplied the church and so
far as is now ascertained the follow:
Ing served the church at intervals in
the order named: Revs. Marshall,
Dunlap, Cooley, Caldwell, Allen. Mar,
Gus. Adonls II. Ralston, Green r.
Condlt. ,Ashbel G. FairchId. S. Reed
and Elisha D. Barret. Revs. Marcus
and Allen organized the church in
1915.
Tonight Dr. Frank Chalfant, of
We!h Sem. China, will lecture on the
subject, Conditions in China since
the Boxers outbreak. Rev. Chal
FAINT is an interesting talker and his
subject is one of unusual interest.
The following article taken from a
Moreantown paper. of 1885, gives an
account of the Semi-Centenial of the
Sugar Grove church. held at the STU
gar Grove Presbyterian church,
Stewartsville. Monongalia county, in
August, 1885, this church being n
branch of the Fairmont Presbyterian
church.
The first record of this church
runs thus: The Rev. Cyrus Beecaer
Bristol. missionary under the As.
sembly Board. commenced preaching
on Stewards run in December, 1891.
From time to time a few members
were added to the church at,Middle-
town, now Fairmont.
In 1885, eighteen persons, members
at Middletown. but residing on Stew.
arts run, requested to be organized
intg separate church. This was
done by Mr.. Bristol in William Stew.
arts house. now s. C. Stewards, Au-
gust !, 1895. The roll of original mem.
bers is as follows:
William Stewart. and Elizabeth, his
wife; Evan Stewart, and Jane. his
wife; John Stewart, and Elizabeth.
his wife; Asa Hall, and Elizabeth, his
wife. John Lough; Isaac Cordray;
John Pratt, and Eannah. his wife;
Isaac Cox; Mary Kelley; Archie
Stewart, Melinda Cordray, Elizabeth
Tough and Nancy Barrackman.
William Stewart, John Tough and
John Stewart We're elected and or.
dained elders. In 1886, Isaac Cor
dray was added to the session. and in
1856, Matthew Lough and Charles
Brand, The first three are deceased;
the latter three survive and constitute
the Session.
During these long fifty years the
following gospel ministers have sup.
piled the pulpit. preaching one after.
noon in each month. ana communion
services In May and October of each
year have been held: Rev, C. B.
Bristol, and Rev. w. p. Harshe, OF
Fairmont church. and Revs. Davis
Biggs. Hooper. White, Jimeson, Dick
ey and Finuey. of Morgantown church.
The Sugar Grove Church has had
in all l01 members, and has generally
reported at Presbytery from 30 to 40
members. This year it has "a. Oh
the original Is members surviving,
and several others who became mem.
bers since. were present at the or.
ganization so years ago. The four
survivors are Isaac Cordray, aud his
sister. Elizabeth Lough, Melinda
Tough, with Mrs. Kelley the last
named in her S6th year. was not able
to be present
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