The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-25
srArlsrtcs 81 THG CHURCH
REeisTER
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TIE uafistiCs to b. entered in cur
tmEruFed church register have been
utfainsi Cor sf Johns church from
en- reCurds of church. quarterly con
tereucs annual conference records.
tuscriptious en- tomb stones. the coun-
w IntFss oncs and the memory Of
en- compiler. and entered in a regis
trr. covering a period from 1860 20
datr A. this church vas among the
orlEiuaI appointments az Marion cir
Cuit suhraciug the entire county In
1EEg or 1853. sheu through the itin-
sranf system 20 me Methodist church
a. sd ~ Methodism vas sOwn.
trnEiuE forth beautiful harvest
thruuEhuuf fhf County. I believe that
ths pubHUafiuu of the statistical items
suterUd lu thai register viii not only
o. of iufsresT to the few remaining
oIf timers uou living on the western
niurs Of the sunsets radiant gov.
and othsrs uho have been connected
uifh 10 church from time 90 time
aE msubsrs and pastors. but % many
of IN laity and perhaps others in
shouinE ths provisions for the pre-
afrtauon of the history OF all the
churChes within the jurisdiction OF
~ Methodist Episcopal church.
soufh
nurinr ~ year 1852 or 1858. a so
cistysas organized a. Barcos school
huuse within . fee hundred yards
of uhsrC a. Johns church now stands.
and supplied With monthly appoint
ments DurinE the year 1850. a sub
atanfial framed church building was
erected and named s. Johns owing
a. ths ser between me states In lS6l-
1895 fhaf building Was neither ceiled
uor painfed bui Was considered good
euuuEh to bold q district conference
in 1anuary 1875. presided over by
hishup Pieroe During the year 1898.
fhs GA huilding vas superseded by
en- splendid church edihce. erected in
ciuss proximity Co ne old building
a. Which anothrr district conference
uas bid n June. 1890. presided over
~ ~ a. a saunders. r. r
tanuay O.. ls60. the leading origi-
uaI members of 81 Johns church
consisted of e. member.
heceiFei by vows from 1850 TO
dafe-lg5 members
heceivod hy certificate from 1869 TO
dafe-Ig5 members
Receiyed hy order of church confer
enos from 1859 % date member.
Total membership-3ts members.
Dismissed by certificate from 1860
g. date-l2i members
Dismissed By uithdrawals from 1860
90 date 81 members
nsmissed By order of church con
fereucs from 1859 10 date-54 mem
bert
Dismissed By expulsion from 1860 TO
dafe--I member
Removed b. death a. members from
tt60 f0 iafe-7g members
Total Iismissad-2s6 members.
Present membership az the church
Is MEMBER
Of the original members were Dan
tei Rarco and Mary his wife. who
ucre ~ parents of stephen. William.
1oseph and Thomas Barco. who, with
their wives Arcadia. sanford. Caroline
and susan respectively. were origi-
nal members Also Albert Clark.
Thomas brink and John J. Gornto.
fhoir wives. and others
During ne period above stated
there have been over 50 marriages Of
the member while members OF the
church naptisms 90 infants have
ben dImcuit Co obtain. only twenty
entered
In tho register. tn name OF each
member b. ECONOMICALLY entered.
vhen. how. and by whom received,
vheu and how disposed OF. whether by
better withdrawal By order Of church
conference. expulsion or death
n..frr. e.. sceo o. ~.