The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-10
CEDAR M. E. CHURCH
History of Its Forty Years by Its
Present Pastor.

lCnurcn, recently neiu, ueFelop"u soine
Interesting history. The present pas.
tar. Rev. Mcbride, read the following
sketch during the meetings:
"This society was organized as a
class in the fall of 1868 by Rev. D. G.
lSmith, pastor of Kirkville circuit, and
became and for six years was part
of Kirkville circuit The class as first
Iorganized consisted of G. d. Dorm and
lwife, r. w. Moore and wife and a
Miss Myers. Rev. e. H. Warning was
the presiding elder. During the win
4 ter of 1910 Bro. Smith had Won
derful revival at Cedar in the then un-
finished church. The first mail to bow
at the altar for salvation was VIM.
Fox, and he was followed by more
than 60 others, many of them being
heads of the best families in the COM
munity. Bro. Smith in the fall of
1870 reported so full members and
lprobationers. -r .
During the summer OF 1870 Bro,
Smith succeeded in finishing the
church at Cedar and the one at Kirk
vile, and on the Sunday before Con-
ference mad them both dedicated.
Bro. smith was succeeded in the
fall Of 1870 by Rev j. G. Bartin, now
an honored superannuate of the Iowa
conference, living in South Ottumwa.
Bro. Bartin had fully intended to be
with us in this reunion but a recent
severe illness prevented. He told
the pastor that he had many reminis-
cences to speak about. ,'.''
Bro. Bartin remained two years and
was succeeded in the fall of 1872 by
Rev. McClintoc, whose ministry ex-
tended over another two years. - /
am not able to tell what became of
Bro. McClintoc. '-' /
The annual Conference of 1874 took
Cedar from the Kirkville circuit and
placed it with Concert, Fremont, Fair
view and Greenwood, and called it
Cedar circuit, and 1t has been Cedar
circuit to this day.
This Conference of 1874 sent Rev.
Michael See as pastor and G. N. Pow
er rs presiding elder The first quar-
was held at Concert on the 18th day
of December, 1874, with Geo. N. Pow
ers in the chair and Bro. G. B. McFall
as secretary.
s- The first business transacted was
the. election OF A. D.5rColeman and G.,
d. Dorm to fill vacancies on the Board
at Cedar Chapel At the second quar-
terly conference, held at Fairview,
the question was asked: What
amounts have jbeen appropriated for
the various beneyolences? For mis-
sions, $3.50; for church extension, $40;
and for miscellaneous benevolences,
sos; bishop, sf1, making total of
$246. | notice farther that at this
second quarter the pastor received
$20S.35 and the presiding elder 500,
and this on the next spring after the
noted black Friday panic Of 1873. Fol-
lowing this up find that for the year
Bro. See did receive the sum OF
$776.75, the presiding elder $50 and
the bishop $11, making total of min,
isterial support of $867.S5, which was
more comparatively than $1,000 would
be now. Bro. See preached his semi
centennial sermon at the Iowa Con-
ference held at Ottumwa in 1895.
Three years later he went to his re-
ward.
G.. N. Powers died on October &c,
1892. BroSee was succeeded in 1877
by C. w. Shepherd, now deceased,
who died May 81, 1898. Bro. Shep-
herd was succeeded in 1878 by Geo.
Neulton, who later on transferred out.
Bro. Neulton was succeeded in 1879
by Bro. w. H. H. Smith, who trans
ferred to the Upper Iowa Conference
and it is reported that he is now dead.
l find the name Of Banner Marks,
presiding elder, appearing on the min.
utes of 1876, and the name of W. G.
Wilson on those of 1880. The com.
plete quarterly conference minutes
ends with the year 1882. =.
Bro. Smith was followed in the fall
of 1882 by E. P. 'Mfchner, who served
the next two years and was succeed
ed in 1884 by o. ]. McFadden, and he
in 1885 by e. J. Pike, now dead. Bro.
Pike was one Of the first men Of the
Iowa Conference that l became ac-
quainted with. He was so approach
able, so easy to get acquainted with.
Bro. Pike died in November, 1904. He
was succeeded in 1888 by Bro. A. Lat.
inner, who transferred out Bro. Lati.
mer was succeeded in 1892 by Bro. j.
B. Hill, who served the circuit two
years. At the annual Conference &c.
dar was, cut off from Fremont, or Ere
mont was cut of, from Cedar, and &C.
dar. was made the head of the circuit
and so remains today. Just how OF
when Fremont became the head OF
1.-THE circuit is lost, as there are nc
records. Cedar circuit consisted ther
of the same four places Of worship as
now, namely, Cedar, Fairview, White
Oak and Wright. Rev. A. C. Boyd was
sent as pastor of the new circuit ant
remained one year. Bro. Boyd was
the finest penman that has been here
in the II years. He is now living II
the east and we hear good reports
from him.
Bro. Boyd was succeeded in 1898 BY
REV. G.. w. Byrkett, who Is now ar