Beracha Church 110th Anniversary History Shared
Mrs. James R. Stuchell read a history of Beracha United Presbyterian at the 110th anniversary in Plumville on August 19. The account, based on congregation minutes, traces the church from 1824 with Rev. Blair and elders through later pastors, Union in 1858, growth of Sabbath school, organ addition, and the 1930s revival to 150 members and a 274 Sabbath school attendance.
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Beracha United
James R. Stuchel
Plumville
Beracha United Presbyterian Church
Beracha
Stuchell
Mra. Studiel
Ma‘honing
Associate Presbyterian Church
Allegheny Presbytery
Blair
Kirkland
John Clyde
Heberling Homestead
Presbytery
David Blair
Hilder Getty
Indiana Church, Cams
McKee
Samuel Briggs
Indiana County
Purchase Line
Gilgal Presbyterian Church
Heradia
Thompson Blays
Joan Hindman
Christopher Stuchell
Andrew Morrow
D. W. Douds
Morrow
Weare
Robert Morrow
John Telford
Associate Presbyterian
Associate
Reform Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Denomination
Telford
John McEwen
R. J. Hopkins
John Stuchell
Wilson Morrow
D. W. McLane
McLane
J. R. Stewart
William Morrow
Abner Briggs
John Stewart
D. H.blair
First Mission Society
Mary K. Stewart
Amanda Kirkpatrick
Rebecca Miller
The
Zenannia Worker
Sadier. Blair
Thos, Morrow
James Anderson
H. K. Miller
W.D. Ewing
Smyrna
Mahoning
Joseph Kirkpatrick
Milton Allison
James McLean
David Morrow
H. B. Miller
A.S. Morrow
Wil Hamsport
Indiana
Ewing
James Miller
A. 5. Morrow
Copeland
Beryl Seanor
D. H. Hill
Harry Jamison
Cheeks
James Sturgeon
Buckhalter
Shane
W. O. H. Garman
Garman
James Edwards
Frank Rankin
James Stuchul
Plumcreek
Atwood
Dayton
Conemaugh
Kiski Presbytery
McCall
H. M. Zimmerman
Verne Douds
Reed Stuchul
Harry Shaffer
Reed Studios
P. Co. U
Martha Zimmerman
Miriam Hill
Miriam Tall
H{ll
Lakeside
Local Notables Visit and School Prank Highlight Ashlar Note
A parade of visits from families including the Dill Lambing and Wilson groups, plus a brief school anecdote from The Ashlar about a ten year old signing Mae West to an arithmetic paper after a wrong answer. The item notes several local residences and a minor accident involving Alfred Bair. The closing lines recount a quip about firing a housemaid and a china joke.
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Marion
Mae West
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Tames Studios
W.W. Hopking
Don McCurdy
Hwing
Sturgeon
Smead
Altho
R. J. Morrow
Matthew Streams
Albert McCausland
Jimmy
Brown
Big Girls’ School
Brown’s Boot Shops Shoes and Hosiery
Blairsville
the Savings: Trust CO
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Charles Lambing
Chicago
Frank Lambings
Ross Wilson
James Bair
Apollo
T. C. Bair
Clyde Clark
Robert
Frank Lambing
Charles
Joe Coulter
M. @. Findley
Missey Margaret
Lula
Bird Green
Sally Henderson
Harry
Kittanning
J. 8. Ewing
Alfred Bair
Thelma
Apollo Steel Mills Relief Association
Griftle Park
Hubert Long
Irwin
I. M. Long
J. R. McConnell
John
Rural Valley
Roscoe
Jennie McNell
Frank Piper
Saltsbury
Cloud Nixon
William
Emma Lambing
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Nan
China
Japan
H. B. Vogel & CO
Philadelphia Street
G.C. Murphy Coo