Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-22

after the needy ones.
Early in Mr.. Hageman's pastorate,
the first Women's Missionary society
was formed, and continued for a con-
siderable time. In the spring of 1881
the West Side Sunday School was or
ganized, and in 1883 Mrs. Poor gave
ground for building and the chapel
was completed and occupied in the
summer of 1884 This was the be-
ginning of the church's missions. Rev.
Hageman's pastorate closed in the
fall of 1881.
On April 2, 1882, a committee was
appointed to purchase a house and lot
for parsonage. Rev. William R. Stew
art was the next pastor, installed on
August 8, 1882, serving until the time
of his death, June IA, 1885.
The first annual meeting of the new
ly constituted Board of Trustees was
held February "a, 1888, they. being
Messrs. Ely Wright, F. P. Stone, Alex
Stewart, Jas. Montgomery, G. E. Fer
nald, ]. M. Smith and C. S. Curtis. On
the 9th of April, 1884, Jas. Mont
| gomery and Jacob Mortenson were
elected as Elders, as it was desired to
have larger number, and they were
ordained the following June.
The use of the Presbyterian church
to the M. E. people was offered in
1884, while they built their church.
| Thomas G. Smith, d. d., was in
stalled as pastor February 8, 1886.
During his period the w. G. T. U.
aroused much interest in temperance.
DR.. Smiths resignation was accepted
by the church on May 27, 1888. Early
in this year the Young Peoples society
organization was perfected, having
been started some two years previous.
On August 81, 1888, Rev. w. o. Car
rier was chosen pastor. His installa-
tion was set for the second Tuesday
of December in the above year. In
1889 the Ladies' Missionary society
was organized, and in the fall of 1890
a Junior c. E. was organized. Agnes
Markstrum assisted in this work.
In the summer of 1891 Knowles
| chapel on the Eau Claire river, was
built and furnished, and a student mis-
sionary engaged for the summer. The
West Side Ladies' Aid society was
| organized October l, 1892. In the
spring of 1893, Wayside Chapel at
Trappe was built with some outside
aid and small church organized in
1896, the result of Sunday school
having been organized by Rev. Jos.
Brown in 1890 at that point.
f. p. Stone and A. H. Clark were
elected Elders April 6, 1898, and or
dained April %, 1893, the latter be-
coming Clerk of Session instead of
S. p. Ireland, who had served since
1880.
In 1894 Kelly chapel was built
through the efforts of Messrs. Good
willie and Ross,f ollowing the organiz-
alton early in 1892 of a flourishing
Sunday school, and church was or
ganized at this point in 1903.
Early in 1895 Rev. Carrier visited
yypt and Rev. Alfred S. Badger
served as stated supply for the time.
In October. 1895, Rib Hill Mission
was organized and successfully con-
tinued for some time, and others as
time went on.
The first church building had been
long outgrown and in the spring of
1896, the site for the new building was
bought, manse moved and remodeled,
and manse and old church building
sold. The corner stone was laid July
4, and the building dedicated February
21, 1897.
A Mems club was organized in 1897.
The Sixth Ward mission was organized
and in the fall of 1898, the chapel
building, known as Hull Memorial was
undertaken and completed. Rev. j. C.
Strand became Home Mission pastor
in 1897 serving until the fall of 1898.
In September 1898, Rev. Carrier Wis
tied Company G in Porto Rico at the
earnest wish of many friends.
New Elders B. w. Smith and E. r.
Gates were ordained November 6, 1898.
In September 1899, Miss Monnie Cuff
was engaged as church helper and
city missionary, serving until 1901. AL
SO in 1899 the church undertook the
support of foreign missionary pastor
Rev. F. G. Knauer until 1904, when
he returned and arrangements were
made for the care of Rev. F. E. Field
in China.
On August 16, 1900, the resignation
of Rev. Carrier as pastor was accepted,
and at that time the church had 466
members, which showed considerable
growth. November II. 1900, Rev. S. N.
Wilson, d. D., was called and installed
in January, 1901.
In February. 1901, and later, the new
fields to the west of this city at Edgar,
Stratford and Fenwood were under the
care of Miss Nettie Fielding and
churches at the two former towns were
organized in 1903 as a result of her
and Rev. K. Knudson's labor.
Prof. j. M. Coyner served as local
home missionary for a short time. In
dividual Communion Cups were first
used June 80, 1901. The church debt
VIZ win
the annual meeting, April IA, 1901. In
1902 the church calendar was author
lied to be issued. April 2, 1903 the
Board of Trustees reorganized under
the Articles of Incorporation.
Messrs. ]. A. Johnson, C. A. Parker,
j. H. Yost and B. A. Benson were
elected to the Eldership and ordained
on July 10, 1908.
Mrs. Mary Poor, one of the charter
members of the church, and a veritable
mother of the church during the years
of its early struggles, died February 4,
1904.
Rev. X. Knudson served as local
home missionary from the fall of 1904
to June l. 1905.
Rev. Jacob Patch and his wife were
also among the early workers of the
| cnurch. Rev. Patch was the stated
supply for the Wausau church in 1871,
and was active in the early develop
ment of the Presbyterian church. He
organized the churches at Phillips and
Marshfield and preached the first ser
men ever delivered where the city of
Merrill now stands, when there was,
to use his own words, more than
three and less than six houses at that
place"
/ Among those we'll known in our city
and who took active part in the
lchurch's struggles are Misses Margaret
and Leila Armstrong and Miss Emily
Chubbuck.
Rev. Wilson resigned as the church's
pastor and left here in August, 1905
At that time the church had 63S men,
bers. During Rev. Wilson's pastorate
the fiftieth anniversary of the church