St Josephs Parish School History and Leadership Timeline
The article traces St Josephs parish school history from early shelter in a fire station and library basement to the Old Red Brick building purchased in 1925, reconditioned for a parish school, with St Josephs school active from 1927 until the mid-1950s when it was deemed unsafe. Equipment and books moved to a new school on October 2 1956 under Rev E A Cone. Pastors since Father Maher's death in 1904 included J J Nelson 1904 1928, J Curtin 1928 1935, T Loftus 1935 1939, J Moriarty 1939 1952, E A Cone 1952 1958, E Lew 1958, F Kelley since September 1958. Parish numbers exceed 378 families and Catholic students from surrounding parishes attend St Josephs High School. The writer notes Eveleen McDermott and contrasts Welton area Seven Day Baptist writings with Shoemaker.
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St. Joseph’s School
E. A. Cone
Maher
James J. Nelson
James Curtin
Thomas Loftus
John Mori
St. Joseph’s
St. Joseph’s High School
Eveleen McDermott
Disbanded Churches in DeWitt List Short-Lived Roots
Six of the original ten churches in DeWitt have been disbanded with brief tenures. Notable closures include St Peters Episcopal 1858 1861 Union Church 1850 1857 Free Methodist 1888 1922 Baptist 1952 1922 United Presbyterian 1855 1931 and Christian.
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DeWitt
St. Peters
DeWitt Observer Centennial Section Notes 1964
Presbyterians began meetings in the Good Templars Hall, later DeWitt Memorial Co., as part of the town’s church history. The复Centennial issue details local religious groups and meeting places dating to 1852 and beyond.
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Dewitt Observer
Good Templars
DeWitt Memorial Co
Shoemaker Fought Spiritualism Movements in DeWitt
During his tenure as publisher and editor of The Observer, S. H. Shoemaker opposed numerous efforts to organize Spiritualism groups in and around DeWitt. He argued that cultism would turn away from Biblical justification and undermine community values.
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S. H. Shoemaker
The
Observer
DeWitt
Shoemaker
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Seven Day Baptist Church
Welton
Jagee
P. J. Maher
St. Joseph’s Church
Donald Elder
Arnie Howes
Arnie
Atlas Tires
11Th St. CU. S
R. C. Smith
5Th Avenue
9Th St
Doc” Hartle
Standard Oil Company
Landfair
W. J. Landfair
John Kock
DeWitt Marble & Granite Works
M. Maloy
Mr. Landfair
Mr. Kock
Rock OF Ages
6Th Avenue
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