River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-12-04

Mr.. Powell's offer to get all the rock
we wanted in his quarry, which was
done by the members and friends Of
the church contributing their labour
and team work. Among those con-
trlbutlng labour or material were
Henry Walden, son of Elisha Walden,
Philip Saline, G. W Chaplin, William
Brown of Mann Valley, Moses Gibbs
and Thomas FL. Parker, of England.
D. G. Davis of Eau Gale contracted
to furnish all the lumber at SO per
thousand feet, and the best shaved
shingles at S1.50 per thousand.
Civil War Broke Out
The foundations were laid and the
framework up and partly enclosed
when the Civil War broke out in the
Spring of 1861, and number who had
signed to furnish money, material or
labour went to the front. Some Of
them never came back. Among the
latter were Henry Walden and George
Chaplin, who were killed.
The doors and windows were then
boarded up and the unfinished edifice
stood that way for some time. In the
Fall of 1862 N. C. Whitney came as a
supply and Rev. William Hamilton,
Presiding Elder Several attempts
were made to finish the building, but
very little was ACCOMPLISHED.
Rev. Mr.. Whitney
When Rev. Mr.. Whitney came every
thing looked discouraging. No church.
No Parsonage, and but few members
left in the village Finally Mr.. Whit
ney rented the house that Arthur
Chapman now lives in. We accepted
the offer Of our Congregational friends
and used their church until our church
was finished. When Rev. Whitney
came he found five classes in the Cir
cult organized.
The Stewards were John Mann, Eli
sha Walden, Edward Hammond, VIM.
Conley, George Jacobs and Joseph
Stephens. The class leaders were Geo.
Twist, j. G. Waldron, John Mcdonald,
Elisha Walden and John Alverson.
Trustees-E. Hammond, E. Walden
and Joseph Stephens. Local preach
ers-N. Shafer and William Conley.
Five Classes In Circuit
There were five classes in the Cir
cult as follows:
Pierce Valley. w. Alverson,4 Lead
.er; S. Barnes, Virginia Barnes, Levi
Caldwell and wife, M. G Copley, Lydia
A. Comstock, Abby Comstock, B. R.
Comstock, Theodore Danforth, G. II.
Davis, Catherine Davis, E. Hammond,
Sarah Hammond, Sarah Hickock, Silas
McIlroy, John McIlroy, Elizabeth Nc
Ilroy, Nancy McIlroy, David Rollin, S.
A. Rollin, Mary Rollin, Samuel Rollin,
Ira Tubbs, Hannetta Tubbs, t. T..
Tubbs, Rebecca Tubbs, NJ. G. Pierce,
20 members.
Clifton-John Mcdonald, leader;
Ellsworth Childs, S. Eaton, Phoebe
Eaton, Mrs. Everetts, G. B. Jacobs, M.
G. Jacobs, James Mcdonald, Mary
Mcdonald, M. Mcdonald, A. M. Pool,
VIM. Potter, NJ. Rissue, M. G. Shafcr,
James Wilkinson, Mrs. Wilkinson,
John VIM, Anna Vim, Leander Da-
Wis, Sarah Davis.-21 members.
Mann Valley.-G. w. Twist, leader;
VIM. Brown, Eliza Brown, John Mann,
Eunice Mann, Nathaniel Mann, Matthew
Mann, Juliet Mann, Sarah G. Mann,
Richard Mann, Stephen Mann, Martha
Mann, Peter Griffin. Samantha Grit
fin, Rachael Twist, Sarah Conley. VIM.
Conley, local preacher.-17 members.
Scott School House-Elisha Valid
en-, leader; A. M. Lapham, Hannah
Lapham, E. Scott, Mary Scott, Lydia
Scott, F. Walden, James Mapes, Eun-
ice Mapes.-9 members.
River Falls.-J. C. Waldron, leader;
Samuel Rollins, Mrs. Rollins, A. Roll
llins, Mrs. A. H. Waldron, Sarah Chap
in, Hannah Moore, VIM. A. Tozer, Jas.
M. Tozer, Joseph Stephens, Hannah Z.
lStephens-11 members.
Sunday School Started
In 1868 Sunday School was organic
led with Mrs. Pillsbury (nee Darling)
las President, and Mrs. H. E. Stephens
Assistant superintendent, and Mrs.
Abby Darling, Secretary.
In the Fall of 1868 Rev. VIM. Egbers,
Ia local preacher of Hammond, was ap-
pointed preacher in charge, with the
Rev. VIM. Hamilton Presiding Elder.
Rev. Egbert came down and preached
ever alternate Sunday afternoon. He
was well liked as a man and as a
preacher and did all he could to al
vance the cause of God.
Name Of District Changed
In the Fall Of 1864 the name of the
District was changed to the New Rich
|mond District, and the Rev. Mr.. Egg
bert was reappointed preacher, with
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton Presiding Elder.
In 1866 Rev. A. B. Smith came, and
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