West Lafayette Village Welcomes Churches Past and Present
Village of Churches hosts a proud community of culture and morals as West Lafayette showcases five churches including Methodist Protestant, Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, and Presbyterian. The article traces early organization, notable pastors, historic buildings, and the town’s religious and educational aspirations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Lafayette
Methodist Protestant Church
Methodist Episcopal
Baptist
M. E. Society
Thornton Fleming
Wilson Carp
G. Norman
Sarah Addy
Simpson
Worsip
Apd
Ist
John Beetham
Russell Avenue
N. B.stewart
Presbyyterian Society
J. H. Sinckford
Swan
Baptist Church
Russel Avenue
White Exes Phinns
White Eyes Plains Society
Wright
Brelsford
West Lafayette A Dreaming Village On The Tuscarawas Plain
Nature shaped West Lafayette into a fertile, scenic river town with sycamore shaded farms and well kept homes. The article praises its outlook, schools, churches, civic spirit, and the planned college site atop Vrain Hill, highlighting railroad access and progressive community life.
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Tuscarawas Valley
Hickory Flat
West Lafayette
Vrain
Sycamore
Tuscarawas
Pennsylvania
Nature
Tuscara
West Lafayette College movement gains steam amid land pledge
The Muskingum Annual Conference advances plans for a college at West Lafayette with a 29 acre site donated by Vincent Ferguson. A five member committee is authorized to raise funds and push a rapid canvass across Coshocton and surrounding areas, with over nine thousand dollars pledged so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Lafayette
Muskingum
Methodist Protestant Church
Ywestminister
Union
Coshoetun County
Fabor
Coshocton
Hospitable Delegates Named for West Lafayette Conference
West Lafayette hosts a list of guests and delegates for the upcoming conference. The roster includes George Norman A Wilson Henry Thompson John Cole Clifford Wolfe Rev N B Stewart and many others with multiple delegates and two candidates for Baxter Shafer and Mrs Skinner. The event traces to Attica 1608 with Rev W L Weils and ends with a biographical note on Thomas Orr ordained September 1882 and his later pastorates in Zanesville Pisgah Sandusky Adrian Steubenville and a Zanesville station assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coshocton
West Lafayette
Union
Franklin and Moore
Coshocton Mission Church
Rufus Richardson
Levi Reeves
Levi Cass
H. Sanford
Warner Stephens
J. H. Nichols
Israel Thrapp
S. Robison
John Baker
Wm. Baldwin
J. M. Woodward
Thomas Orr
J. A. Thrapp
David Truman
G. W. Hissey
J. Fr. Hamilton
W. L. Wells
S. A. Fisher
G. E. McManiman
M. L. Jennings
West Lafayete
George Norman
A. Wilson
Henry Thompson
W. 3S. Murphy
John Cole
E. C. Quillen
C. F. Stanssbery
Clifford Wolfe
E. M. Hoagland
J. M. McGregor
Rev. N. B. Stewart
C. P.aelor
T. J. Platte
J. H.gray
L. C. Leighinger
C. E. Shephard
R. D. Shephard
Sears
FL. H. Yarnaill
John Marx
McGrath
H. A. Sicker
D. C. Wees
W. W. Gadd
James West
W. M. Ixnight
Siii
A. W. Motz
EL A. EL Smith
M. Lee
Desegdte
Perry Chamberlain
O. DD. McKeever
D. L. Andrews
John Carroll
S. Cairns- Baxter Shafer
Skinner
Wm. Shafer
E. W. Bradley
Bessi
J. W. Rice
Geo. Taylor
L. Bowman
E. E. Leighinger
C. W. Stevenson
C. E. Stockdale
E. Looman
Jarius Leighninger
J. H. Teter
E. A. Leighninger
Coburn
Fletcher Chambers
J. B. Loos
D. C. Coburn
O. V. W. Chandler
Warren Love
S.S. Fisher
P.H. Woelfe
M. L. Jennies
F. A. Brown
John Waltera
J. P. Black
A. E. Black
A. W. Owens
Perry Grr
Adam Loeos
O. V. Sharrock
Noah Hi. MecClain
J. A. Selby
J. H. Garber
Lewis Leighninger
J. H. Hamilton
Win. Hastings
A. T. Beall
C. H. Beck
Rev
WL. Weils
W. A. Chalfant
B. F. Leighninger
C. O. Harvey
L. EB. Wolfe
T. WH. Scott
W. C. Scott
John Cooper
W. S. Cairns
Zanesville
Seldon Shurtz
T. J. Wert
W. S. Wert
Elizabeth Ferguson
E. S. Dobson
G. D. Clark
S. M. Johnson
Attica
Old Finias Chapel
Pisgah
J. D. Murphy
Sandusky Ciresté
Adrian
Michigan
Steubenville
Zanesville Station
President of the Conference Don C Cosuarn Profile
Don C Cosuarn, born in Beverly Ohio, spent most early life in Morgan County. He joined the Methodist Protestant Church at Mt. Olivet on Jan 4 1879 and was licensed to preach Aug 20 1879 by the Pisgah Circuit. He attended Sch college from 1897 for about three years and joined the Muskingum Annual Conference.
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Amore
Yonrincigles
Sauskingum
Methodist Protestant Church of
West Lafayette
Jus.Richardson
Loos
Ferguson Farm
W Ferguson
George Leighi
Leonard Rehard
Thomas Fosman Moses
James Ransopher
Switzer
George Wagoner
Yine Loos
John Klinger
Enn
Coshocten Circuit
Qisewo
Plainfield
Don C. Cosuarn
Beverly
Washington County
Ohio
Morgan County
Methodist Protestant Church
Mt. Olivet
Pisgah
F. A. Brown
W. S. Bush
C. H. Beck
Sffcent
Harrisville
Harrison County
George RB
Hannah M. Feesk
Harrisville High School
Adrian College
Muskingum Conference
Newcomerstown
Wellsville
Chuichsville
Coshorton County
Franklin College
Rev. Wells
Scio College
Bresville
Medina
A. P
Conference
Board of Foreign Missions
Coshocton County
Lecture at West Lafayette on The American Idea
In West Lafayette yesterday Reverend McCani man delivered a forceful lecture on The American Idea. He argued the evolution of perfected humanity in a perfected environment and stressed three guiding principles: the American school system the American Sabbath and American citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Lafayette
McCaniman
Nis
Biographies of Two Muskingum Conference Leaders
The piece profiles Rev. C. H. Beck born 1868 in Harrisville Ohio and Rev. W L Wells born 1849 in Coshocton County Ohio. It details Becks roles in the Muskingum Conference, education, ordination, pastorates, and resignations, plus Wells long service, presidencies, board roles, health notes, and character remarks from the conference.
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Slvania
Virginia
Jernon
Scicto
Sandusky
Israel Th
M. P. Church OF
Mlow
Great Organization
Granville
Knox
Gambier
West Lafayett
M. P
Environs
West Lafayette College
John Kirk
C.hi. Blades
Mrs. Williams
M. V. Shuman
VY. Ferguson
R. P. Hudnall
H. ©. Lucas
Prof
O. L. Palmer
Annie Far- Treat
A. K. Leighninger
I. F. Allen
Wls Bush and Sons
M. F. Leighninger
B. Gimmsley
A. Clendenaning
R.A. McCline
JT. B. McCormick
Wm. Burrell
Dc. Coben
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