The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-25
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cessors. in considerations Of ten shill-
ings. a lot containing three rods and
seven perches.
This lot is located on the south side
of what is now Main street just west
OF Chestnut, and was used as a bur
sal ground from 1853 down to shortly
after the close OF the Civil war.
In deed made by the same party
ION May a 1900. reference IS made to
the south side Of the meeting house,
This proves that sometime prior to
the 1900 a church building stood on
It's lot hut its eract Location and the
time of Its construction is not known.
First Methodist Church. Z, +.
The Methodist Episcopal church
built small brick church partially
on the ground Of the Randolph acad-
envy on the brow of the hill east1of
overlooking First street where they
worshipped for man years. The date
this. church was built is not known.
1t is certain, however, that it was
used as a house OF worship in 1927.
In 1868 they built, a new church
building on the south side of Pike
street east of Second, and are now
(19G9) constructing another building
on the northeast corner Of Second and
Pike streets lat the old milestone.
Presby terrain Church.
The Reverend Asa Brooks UNDER
took the. building OF a Presbyterian
church in 1929 in C1arksburg. but he
died before Its completion and was
buried under the building. This church
stood on the Southeast corner of Sec
sond and Main streets where the pres
ent church. built In 1893. now stands,
on the site of the first jail.
The Catholic Church.
The first services of the Catholic
church in C1arRsbnrg were held along
in 1852 and 1853, when the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company began
the construction OF It's road, for the
benefit of the Irish laborers.
For some time the congregation me.
in building that stood where the
Waldo hotel is now located. Father
Brannon is remembered as among the
first priests. The present. church
building was built In 1865 the lot
having been decided by James NJ. Jack
son in 1854.
charge of the congregation for many
years prior to his death in 1903. He
was a man of great executive ability,
accomplished great good in his long
pdSlOTdlS, SLUOQ WILL I14S OAAl4oAS
of his church, and was much loved
and esteemed by all who knew him,
Irrespective of religious belief.
In 1901 David DAWSON conveyed
two and one-half acres sto the pres
ent members OF the Baptist meeting
house on. Simpsons creek, adjoining
lands surveyed for Joseph Wilkinson
and their successors, and to all other
persons adjoining thereto t'for a house
III. = tAN
or and for a burial yard, they to have
the choice in the ground for that de-
nomination to erect their meeting
house thereon, and a second choice
for Presbyterian meeting house for
divine Worship"
This plot Of ground is included in
the 400 acres patented to Andrew, the
father of DAVID in the year 1874, and
near the present town OF Bridgeport.
At the time tbs deed was made, the
meeting house was already built. but
the time OF its construction is not
known.
Seventh nay Baptists.
built log church at Salem, two
stories high, OF 1ewed logs.
In 1858 this building gave way for
a frame one, and In 1900 the present
brick building was constructed on the
same site.
In 1sos-o9 church was built at
Lost Creek by the Seventh Day Bap-
fists which was replaced by a brick
building in 1870.
The Methodist Episcopal church.
South. was built in C1arksburg on the
corner of Chestnut and Main streets
in 1854.
Preacher ClnwsOn.
Samuel Clawson was an old fash
toned regular fire and birthstone kind
of a preacher. and his lurid style and
vivid descriptions stirred the souls OF
his auditors.
Upon one occasion while preaching
a sermon one of the congregation
smiled at his comments on the devil.
Turning to him the preacher said:
II suppose you do not believe in a
devil, but thank God the time is not
far distant when you shall be chained
down to helTs brazen floor and the
devil with his harpoon shall pierce
your reeking heart, and pile the red
hot cinders of damnation upon you as
tall as the pyramids OF Egypt until
1T shall fry out the pride ofyour fat
to grease and gudgeons OF hell"
In 1852 a Baptist brick church was
built on Pike street. Clarksburg.
which is still standing, but not used
for worship, the congregation oc-
cupying new building on the corner
OF Pike and Sixth streets.
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