First Baptist Sesqui Centenary Spire Marks Village History
Grace Hiltbrand chronicles Farmerville's church evolution from 1828 to post Civil War times. The Dutch Reformed and Baptist factions clash before uniting, with key figures like William Rappleye, Burgren Covert, and Dr. J Byington Smith shaping growth, a new brick church, and a notable 6000 dollar fundraising effort. The era includes migrations, a famed organ, and community life on Seneca Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hiltbrand
Lakes
Lodi
Tiler Chli
New Jersey
William Rappleye
Burgren Covert
Farmerville
Winfield Scott
Interlaken’s growth from village charm to modern hub
The text traces Interlaken’s evolution from a devotional landscape with early church art to a bustling early 20th century village. It highlights electrification, a two story school, a new railroad station, summer tourism, ferry links, and major factories. It notes strong Baptist and Reformed church ties, social coalitions, and local pioneers like Carrie Slaght and ordained ministers. The piece ends with a call to spiritual renewal as missions advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interlaken
Finger Lakes
Our Church
Lehigh Valley
Cayuga Lake
James Quick
Busy Bee
Kidders
Mobil
Ernest Hillbrands
The
Baptists
Ford
Christian Endeavor
McKinley
New York State
Seneca County
Susan B. Anthony
Seneca Falls
Bloomers
Bloomer
Miliar
Carrie E. Slaght
America
Elizabeth Black
Geneva
China
John Freestone
Abram Brokaw
Baptist Church
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First Baptist
Mexico
Seneca Street
David Wilson
Brokaw
J.P. Rappleye
Daniel Mizener
Charles Finney
J. Byington Smith
John Smith
Meneely
Switzerland
Lincoln
Far West
Farmer
Baptist and
Reformed
J. M. Chadwick
Arch Chadwick
Jordan River
Catherine Cokefair
Cayage
Trumansburg
First National Bank
Waterloo
Hannibal
Interlaken, N.Y
New York
Howard E. Jones
Leroy Covert
Joseph Dickerson
Willard
Georgia
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