The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-06-07

at Kent!
Many of the good old fathers and
ars of that day have passed away,
Odd Uncle Andrew Friend, Joshua, JON
;tlen and Joa5, Coleman and Kent with
~ their mothelly wives, except I'm
Sarah, who is still with us and vino
MS always been since our Acquaintance
With her, consist ent member and
ftith a worker in The chur h, regular
in a.jeadence so Icing as hea h and
strength would permit.
That schc 81 house was used moi only
for the public school, but in which h e
was preaching, Sunday school and othe
.eligious SIS viz $ held I'D to about 1878.
Kevs. Laughlin, Feather, Snaps,
! Woodrough ard Baumgal'dner held
theil meetings there; Bro. S. F. CUP
/ nett. class leader.
! ''Ihe first church built in Friendsville,
J was commenced about 1877, and CON-
pleted when Rev. BaumgardHer was in
charge, and dedicated by Presiding FL
, der Rev. Bolton in the fall of 1879. The
! trustees at that time were Thomas H.
/ Cuppett, William H. Steele, D. A..
| Friend, David Kent and John T. Gary,
the latter being then appointed class
/ leader, filled that Office continuously for
twenty-four years and who was sue
ceeded by Bro. Thomas Fille, tie pres
ent incumbent. The church was great
improvement over the school in which
TO holo church services, and afforded
sufficient room until FIiendsvillc began
to build up as & town, when it was
found too small to seat the growing
congregations. About the time the
church was finished, or q short time
after, the property now owned bv Bro.
S. F. Cuppett, and standing immediate
~ opposite Bro. William Ryland's house,
was purchased for parsonage, and VIC
believe Revs. Baumgardner, Arnett,
+ Fsrd and Chr lived there, but tina
pro- e.ty was finally sold and the ,.res-
ent parsonage built. Names Of othel
pastors IN charge W TO 1879 were
! Eevs. Bollen, Chidister, Alnett, Ford,
II. E. Friend, Knots, Cox and Skid
more, The l9tter being in charge when
ii was decided TO sell the old, and lU d
, new and more commodious chrrch
Bros. j. T. Carey, d. S. Custe, L. E.
I Friend, 3. F. Friend End Cap. E. II.
Friend, with The pastor, constituted the
building committee The old church
was sold 10 Mr.. William Frederick, Jr.,
who later sold it to Mr.. James F. Gift
! fin, the present owner Of said hose
The new church VIZ dedicated hy Elder
Roberts. Names # ministers in charge
since tie dedication )c he now ch rel.
are Rvs. Hennen, y. A. Fiend and
w. II. Lister, The present astor in
= ~.
"Sirce tho church wa d eat d Their,
las .-u Il different t'sez SOM i'm
r.y11an,s made 10 the Thu Oh
E.our' hul nothing 10 com are wi.h
he amount expended n Improvements
IL ,ho last year. Tho LIesel5 Iast-l II
charge ha. been zoglolsly lalori to
o. Ike TIC -hyrch as como. ablc a-du,
t~--G.o Place # worship as possible, ~
which he, as well as those who have ).
literally contributed to the paymou. OF
ti-c cost tie Improvements, deserves
. 9 great deal Of credit.
''NoW having named some of The pc -
/ suIs we g. s. much admired and loved
as workers in the chU ch, we feel that
we must mention the names OF a few
! others who we frequently had the pleas
ure Of listening to, and sometimes their
! esteemed companionship at dinner.
Rev. Joseph Dewitt, who was so often
called upon to preach the funeral OF a
departed friend, and who was a regdlal
attendant at quarterly and protracted
J and other meetings, whose kind and en-
couregi~g words were very helpful;
Rev. Cui4eon Fergl son has also been a
faithful servant and reg Llar attend
ant at divine services; Rev. II. L.
Friend has been among US all his FIFE,
cxhortiag and preaching to The people,
giving his friends sound alvice; Rev.
,. L. Friend wha has been a strict
member o. The church Since as far hack
as we car remember and wlo has bee
very precise and upright all his life an
has filed many important positions il
lis church, as well a. many Important
-lic-s he has ally filled in his con s.,
Then comes our school associate, whC
! ", en- yong started out il the service
Of the Master-and who as we believe
has never turned back, but has gee
ahead doing MS duty and light as b,
w ,hC l'ght, with all his might. TX
was o. g leader when he was l
yo7Do and yc'y excellent one he was
We lcyel to hear m talk and tell Iii
experience, but he finally became Rev
D. a. F1ienl and left US for his circuit
yes, and there is Rev. Geo. E. Bishcff
the great Sunday school organizer an,
worker who is always ct work for In
church. would like to speak oG other
hut time nor space viii permit