The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-05-11
NEW FREE METHODIST CHURCH
To be Dedicated With Appropriate
Ceremonies Sunday Morning,
May 18th, 1910.


nesta will be formally dedicated to the
worship of God next Sunday morning at
IL o'clock.
The general district quarterly meeting
and holiness convention of the Oil
City District, Oil City Conference, will
be held during this week and will be
in charge of Rev. M. B. Miller, District
Elder. Services began Tuesday evening
at 1880 and will be continued each evening
of the week at the same hour. A morn
ing and afternoon service will also be
held each day at $3.50 and 2:30. The quar-
terly conference will be held Saturday
morning and Saturday afternoon a meet
ing of the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the district will be held. The
dedicatory service takes place Sunday
morning at II o'clock, the sermon to be
deliyered by Bishop VIM. Pierce, of
jamestown, N. Y. There will also be
afternoon and evening meetings. All the
ministers of the district are expected to
be present.
The early history OF Free Methodism
in Forest county will not differ materially
from the establishment of new society
in any community. The first protracted
meeting was held in 1874 at East Hickory
in the grove back of the NJ. +. church, in
charge of Rev. K. w. Hawkins, presid-
ing elder. A society was organized and
placed in charge of Rev. Mr.. Henning.
A church was built there about 1878. The
good work spread to other parts of the
county and in the summer Of 1879 the
first camp meeting was held in Tionesta.
At the close of the camp meeting Bishop
Hart and wife conducted series of meet
ings in the old Universalst church. A
class was organized and in 1880 lot was
purchased on lower Elm street from S.
II. Haslet, on which very commodious
aud comfortable ch urch building was
erected. This was occupied until last
year when it was disposed of to James
Haslet. The congregation then wor-
shipped in the old NJ. E. church until
the first Sunday in February last, when
the structure which is now to be dedi-
Gated was completed and made ready for
occupancy. The class is now in flour
ishing condition and is pressing on with
a firm faith in God for greater prosperity
10 the future. We give below list Of
the ministers who have served the class
since its organizations:
1879 1851. Barnbart.
lSSl-W. W. Browne.
lSS2-D. B. Tobey.
1888 james T. Brennan.
1SS4-John d. Rhodes.
1885 M. L. Schooley.
l8S6.S7-S. Sager.
18SS-S9-A. d. Gaines.
1890 9l-F. +. Shoup.
1892. ga. T. Sager.
1894 95-F. F. Shoup.
1896 OF. e. Glass.
1898 OF. W. McCleland.
1900 H. Miller.
19Ol-02-R. McGsrvey.
10000 05 -R. A. Zahniser.
1906 H. d. Call.
19O7-08 90 e. l.. Monroe.
The new church edifice stands Oh a
very slightly location on East Bridge |
street, is centrally located and easy of
access. The lot was presented to the con-
gregstion by Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Fore
man, of Tionests. The building is 32x45
feet, with nine foot two-story vestibule
at the southwest corner and a pulpit al
cove at the rear. There is also base
ment for furnace room. The side walls
are l3 feet to the square and the roof has
a half pitch. The walls are of wire-cut
red brick veneer, laid on a substantial
foundation of native sand stone, the win
dow and door trim ings being of Beres |
sand stone. All the interior wood work |
including the pews is of Georgia yellow
pine, finished natural. The windows are
If ground glass. The building is plas-
cred throughout, and the walls and fine
Irched ceiling have been beautifully dec
,rsted by artist G. F. Rodda. At the
1ase appears dark brown wsinscot,
with frieze of lighter shade. The walls
ire of ecru blending into lighter shade
or the ceiling. Both the walls and cell
ng are surrounded by border of rose
lesign in dark green and white, giving
very pleasing effect The auditorium
will seat com fortably 275 persons. Work
IN the building was begun in Septem Der,
900, and it was finished early in Febru-
'ry, most of the work being done by diff
erent members of the congregation. The
'ost Of the structure will be about $500,
of the lot, which was valued at
800. We congratulate the congregation
IN the completion of their handsome new
lome and trust it will prove Joy and
Inspiration to them for many years to