The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-02-24
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By OUTWARD B. BROWN.
The Crellin Methodist Church.

BY DURW ARD b. BROWN
The Crellin Methodist Church.
Since the people of Crellin are OBJ
serving the thirtieth anniversary of
the building of their church, it is ap-
propriate that there be published
record of the preachers who have
served at Crellin. We have undertaken
to secure this information concerning
the Methodist preachers, and doubt
less there will appear shortly SINH
Ian record of the United Brethren
preachers.
The first preacher of whom we have
any knowledge is one William Jun
kins, who preached at Crellin 'occa-
sionally and baptized several persons
who are now numbered among the
older residents of the community.
In 1886, D. B. Orr, then on the
Grantsville charge, began preaching
regularly at Crellin. The work which
he began over forty years ago pros
pered and services have been held
here regularly since his time. D. B.
Orr is still an active preacher, being
now at Mount Clare, near Clarksburg,
West Va.
In 1887, Crellin was transferred to
the Aurora charge, where it remained
for twelve years. During that period
the preachers were j. c. Rexroad
(18S7-1S90); A. A. Nichols (1890-9D;
T. R. Faulkner (1891-1S95); j. L. B.
Jones (1895-1899). John C. Rexroad
died at Evansville, W. Va, September
p, 1892; Mrs. Jemima Rexroad, his.
widow, lives in KingwOod, West Va.
A. A. Nichols died at Pond Gap, W.
Va, May 2, 1911. Mrs Nichols lives
in Williamsburg, Pa. T. R. Faulkner
died at Albright, where his widow
continues to reside, on August 80,
1923. ]. L. B. Jones served on the
work five years and it was during his
pastorate that the present church edi-
fee was erected. Mr.. Jones had been
a drunkard, we aretold, but after con-
version became an effective minister.
The present Methodist church at Ter
"a Alta was also built under his pas
torate, following that of Crellin. In
later life Mr.. Jones suffered from
poor health. He transferred to the
west and there became involved finan-
cially. He was convicted on a charge
Of forging a note for $40 and follow
ing his incarceration in the Nebraska
penitentiary committed suicide while
confined therein.
From 1899 to 1901, Crellin was on
the Mountain Lake Park charge, J. H.
Funk and ]. S. Harvey being the
preachers. J. H. Funk is now preach
ing at Wolf Summit, w. Va. Shortly
after the conference of 1901 Crellin
was again put on the Aurora charge.
J. H. Koch was pastor 1901-19O3.
He is now preaching in the west. or
northwest. L. A. McNemar was pas
tor 1903-f905. He is now living about
five miles west of Grafton. R. o. Phil
lips was pastor 1905-1907. He is at
present engaged in preaching at Sis
tersville, Va, w. M.Lister was pas
tor 1907-190S. He is living in Hunt
ington, w. Va. A. M. Crabtree was
pastor 1908-1910. He is now pastor of
Stealey church in Ciarksburg. E. G.
Hutchinson was pastor 1910-1911. He
is now pastor at Junior, W. Va.
In 1911 the Aurora charge was d.
vided and Crellin, Corinth and other
appointments were grouped together
as the Corinth charge. The pastors
have been:
D. L. Reid (1911-1912) who died
March A of last year at Sayre, Pa,
after having been in Tucson, Arizona,
few years; Theopilus Mccoy (1912-
1914, now in very poor health at
Triadelphia, w. Va, near Wheeling;
| Nelson S. Hill (1914-1916), now on
the Edray charge, Warrington, w. Va;
]. W. Idleman (1916-1918), now on
the Boulder charge, Eagle Rock, Va;
Frank McCamic t191S-1921), now, at
Pennington, w. Va; William Ander-
son G921- 1920; Durward B. Brown
(1924-). On January II, 1926, the
Corinth and Deer Park charges were
combined with d. B. Brown as pastor