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��The Church of (lod. located in Jolms' Addi- tion, corner of Orchard street and Maude avenue, was organized in 1870, In' Rev. J.AV. Senseuney or Sencsenny. of Upper Sanduslcy . Some of the first members were John F. Miles. J. W. Myers and John Foreman. The church (a frame) was erected in 1871. at a cost of $G,600 ; before this, the meetings were held in the schoolhouse. 8ome of the Pastors are . H. Betts. G. W. Wilson. M. Coates and J. S. 3IcKee. The present Pastor is Solomon Cline. The membership is fifteen. The Sunday school was organized in the fall of 18(j9. by L. J. Bouar. Superintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday School. It first met at the dwelling of Mr. A. W. Lobach. and after- ward in the schoolhouse until the church was

��erected. ]Mr. James Hamsher became Super- intendent on the retirement of Mr. Bonar in November. 1870.

A society calling themselves Believers in Christ worship in a small church located on East Market street, erected about 18G3. at a cost of $1,500. It was first organized in 1850. and the early meetings were mostly held at the private dwellings of Mr. Frederick Lautz and .Mrs. ]Minn. These, with Mrs. Case, Mrs. Brehm and a few others, formed the first society. Their first minister was Joseph Bella. The present membership is about sixty ; and the present minister, S. Sorg. A Sunday school was organized in 1868. and is still in a healthy, con- dition, with a memliership of alwut twenty-five.

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