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Franklin Memorial Methodist Is Oldest Church In Dunbar Region»-Erlilor's hole; This U Ihc third and fJnJt]* article a series telling ot i*)imhar horoughand iis historical data througli the vcars.IBy MtLs ix£m: Marietta rT»Alii( ScJn^ifd rn»hJr CcrrrspojidtnrThe oldest church ve find Inithe district is the Franklin\S[e-|morial* Meibodi?t church. It was'organirart in (he old log school itFranklin cemetery.. After thisschool house washiirneri another one vcas hiiilt of slono and it was here that they held services until 1870, when Ihey moved to I he stone schecl vhcrc the hricki school no'.v sianlt;ls, until ihcir presenl diorch was bulH fts’e years later.[luiH also at Ihis time was tho^ rrrsbytcrin) church. There were only IhrOf families ot Prcsby-uilans here, namely, Thomas W.-Wall. James R. McDowell andJoseph Pauli, and the men dc* cidcrl lo build a handcar, and^ with permission from the railroad,' they traveled with their farrilirs lo all end service.s in Connellsville. There heiig more sno^nheri added lo ihe church during the year 1880-70, a train called. *The Church Traill,*' was chartered for S7^0 )^er Sun day. Several years later (nil fare was demanded from all ivcoplo ‘rovelinp on the, cnr w'hich rciniltcd in the building ot the present churches, Ihc Presbyterian. rranklin Memorial and ihe St. Aloyslus R. C. church. The Prrshyteri/^ii church was built and dedicated on November 9, IB74.Up until 1873, ihc Catholics nl-lendoH srrvicrs in Conncllsvlllc, taking advanlnpe ot the ''Church Train/* when father Brady, ct Mycrsrlsle, begin holding services in Maurice Kcaly's house which resulted In the building ot the present church in Chvirch Hill.The Epi.scopal church, or the St. John’s church m the Wilderness, began its early services in Ihc home of Kdmund C.’ Pechin vrhD at lhal lime supcclnton-rkiil ot the Dunbar Iron eampnny. lu 1877 ail acre ot ground was, d on Died hy Samuc) Dickson, of Philadelphia, being ohlaincd by Major A. R. DeSaullcs, svhio succeeded Mr. Pechin as superintendent ot the Dunbar Iron company. It was dedicated in the fall nt 1881. The Parish House was built in IP07 anti Inicr the recrca-fion Kill was huillUntil 1S78 The .Melhodlst Fplsropal church nieiiilicrs also worshipped in Coti-nelMvillr iinlil IB76 when services were hcU\ here In (be As-sotiafloii biiilduig And later in the school house lliat sal where the memorial now stands. The mcm-ber.ship of Ibc church grew imltl they had rnough members to organize a church. The cIniTch \sas built on the spnt where Ihe Standard Garigc now stands, and was .'deslrnypd by fire in 1802 Theproscnl church wa.s built in Con- sorlntion was orpanizeri In 1878,nB|li.nlle street under Ihe lradCT-| King Dr,id l.otlge. Indopenrientpesior, Hcv.ship of the church ■-•jnrdcr. ir IR73: KiiigUls ot Mlv-f’ross”. I la,series of mecliiigs held in isao. Ijsling 'imlil the de.nih nfllic Hsrpers school house rcsiillcri Louis Smillev in li)34; .t.C.U.A.M.in Ihe organiration of the Raplisl'i,, iggg. igsUng until the Anier-church on Jmuiary 20. 1887. ar.dl 1^.371 J^cjion organized in* 1024: ou May 22. 1802, a building gf America in 1024.inlltp| comprised of W. C. Smith,John Bill me, D R. Andmon,Adam Rankin and l.oiiis M,ier was olccicd ami the biiildlug cam-paigEi was Mmlod. The corner stone w'as laid that same j*ear on .lune 2nlh and the church was dvdiemcd January 28, IR04. The 'Parscracn was huiU and completed in lOll. The nevv Sunday, school rooin.v huill helween the church and the iiarsoiia.ee, were, comiilcted rlurine Ihe end of World |War II and dedifnied to mombers' of the church arri Sunday .^rhnol serving in Iho last sv.ir.The Young Men’s Chrislian As*.
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Uniontown Evening Standard
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Sep 08, 1950
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