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to 1901, Rev, N. E. Cleaver followed from 1901 to!9of>. Rev. L. D. Olt followed, from 1907 to 1909, 2nd he w as succeeded in 1909 by Rev. C. C. Snavely, who continued to be pastor until 1 9 1 1, he being succeeded by Rev. Alexander Scott, who has been pastor since 19 12 . During the pastorate o f Rev. P. P. Sirawinski the congregation purchased the inter­ est of Rev. I. H. Torrence in the church building, thus freeing themselves from debt. In 1900 the church w as remodeled and the tower raised. The church property is valued at $25,000. and the parsonage, which w as pur­ chased some years ago. is valued at $2,500. In the fall o f 1 9 1 1 the church building was repainted and rqxapcred and electric lights in­ stalled. In the year 19 14 a pipe organ, valued at $2,500. W'as installed, one h alf of the cost being paid by Andrew Cam cgic and the rest of the money collected by the people. This organ w as dedicated Ju n e 7, 19 14, Rev. J. B. Stine, D. D ,, district superintendent, preach­ ing the dedicatory sermon. In the early part of the year 19 13 an oflkial hoard w*as organized according to the pro­ visions of the church discipline, the brard consisting of the trustees, stew'ards. Sunday scIkk)! superintendent, president of the £ p w'Orth League, superintendent of the Junior League and president of the I,adies* A id So ­ ciety. The official Ix>ard for 19 14 w as as follow s: Rev. Alexander Scott, president; P. J . K eefer, Arthur F ry, W . R . Rice, Howard Klinger, G. W . Kean. J . B. Lloyd, Henry Grove, David (Irove, M. L. Bloom, trustees; S. F, Ricketts, H. H. Gcrringer, D. Roderick, A. M. Robin­ son, G. W. K car, Mrs. Llara Young, Mrs. John Bookmiller, M rs. Calvin Diehl, Mrs. Floraicc Baylor, William Snyder, Jam es 1lodge, V. n. Snyder, Helen Kelly, Mrs. Elizabeth P eifcr, John Koundsley, P. J. K eefer, stewards. T he superintendent of the Stind.iy school in 19 14 w as W. B. Lunger. and deserving o f great credit for the work which has hccn done and for the manner in which the M aster’s Kingdom has been ad ­ vanced in tlut |H>rtioti of the town. They have ever been true to the motto placed upon the church building when it was erected: " E v e r welcome to this House o f God arc strangers and the poor.”
 * rhis has been a hard working congregation

S t. Jo h n 's Efaftgelical Lutheran Church T he German speaking portion of the L u ­ therans organized into a separate body after the division in 1856, when the new church was built on Pine street. T his new organizati’cd until his death in 1874. n 18 7 s Rev. J. W. E arly became pastor o f this church, in connection with Mahoning and I,azarus Clttirches, in other parts of the coun­ ty. H e w as succeeded, about 1885, I. R. G roff. M r. G roff was succeeded by Rev. V). H. Fogleman. Subsequent pastors have l>ecti Rev. George W. Frilsch and Rev. W. M. Geiger.

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Em anuel Exangelicat Church Ser*ices w*ere held at inter*als in DanviUe hy the pastors of the Evangelical denomina­ tion previous to 1867. In that year I!. A. Stokes w as appointed to serve the mission at this place. H e remained two years and estab­ lished a small congregation, but did not suc­ ceed in building a house o f worship. scr*ices being held in Thompson’s Hall. In 1869 K cv. R. H. Davis was made pastor, and his efforts were o f great benefit to the little band of O iristians constituting the local representatives o f tliis denomination. I l e succeeded in collecting a sufficient sum to warrant the construction o f a church, and in the fall o f 18 7 1 the present frame building, situated at the com er o f East Front and Iron streets. w*as dedicated, having been com­ menced in 1869. There is no record of the names of the first members, but many of them are still living at this writing. T he succeeding pastors of the church have liecn as follow s: Rev. W. E. Deiweiler. 18 7 2; Kev. W. H. Buck. 18 7 5 : Rev. R. W. RatdaKnugh. 18 76 : Rev. R. S. O rwig, 18 7 7; R e v. George Hunter. >88o; Rev. Z. llorn b ergcr, r 8 S i; Rev. J. M. Brader, 18 8 2: Kev. A. S. Baumgardner, 18 8 5; Kev. IL A. Stokes. 18 8 8; Rev. J. F. Dunlap', 18 9 1: Rev. S. S. Mtm>cy, 1894: Rev, J. W omelsdorf, 18 9 5 : Rev. T. G. Whitmire, 18 9 7: Rev. J. F. Howcr, 18 9 8; Rev. Iv B. IXinn. 19 0 2: Rev. H arry M insker, M)o6; Rev. W. N. W allis. 19 0 7 : Rev. C. D . NIoore, 1 9 1 2; Rev. C. E. ,Allison. 19 14, the present pastor. During the pastorate o f Rev. II. A . Stokes