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HI JLL\ 29. 1937.is YearFirst Sermon Preached in 1847Rev. Briar Was Minister; Hobbs Cabin Served As Church.X.nety :: service to theisrr.^n.: is the record estab-1 Lr.ed by V'- ?.!tUr.odist church j in Dvlt. tn.s summer. The first* reJ.g.ous m.eet.r.g _n the com-, nnu.t;. . r.vla .n Ihv Hobbs**. caa.n _n I347 when the Rev.Briar prenm.cd he first sermon . ever hc_rd in Delr.l. Hobbs chifn-— - _• — —V •• ^3 r V •» kv- A JTJtirita 2- trie COu.n.The first Me:noc.st society ■. “.vat oraamzec in Delhi in 1852.* • Tne Re*. George Clifford was. i saat-Cned there in -854. A year■ later r.e and Elder Farnsworth, a Bc.pt.st m.raster held a very1 successful rew.ul. Among the 5 converts wore two who after-* ware emered the Methodist■ ministry Rev. S. Knickerbocker 1 and Ret. vr.lliam Glassner.■iIn 1855. the Methodists erected ' a church costing $1500 which _ was afterwards sold to the Cath-’ oiic church. The Her. Mr. Davis* '--.as appc.r.tec to tr.e charge but 1 after a snort illness, died aboutthe middle of the year. Rev. Mr.* Soule v.t.5 elected to fill out the 1 year. K:s successor was Rev.: Isaac Xewton.? The Catholic cr.urch purchas-t ed the builcir.u from, the Meth-i odists in 1363. Rev. R. McGrath i. and Rev. J. F. Xu gem were ear--1 ly pastors. Tr.e Catholics occu-rt • ^ . • • • • 4 « . * » ^ •J * n - ZJm m 'C lt;nptr f•T new building was completed* lt;several years age.• * Services Held in Log Courthouse.iZrrly church services were- sometimes held in tr.e log court- house which ser: ^-d manv our— poses aside from being the seat of tr.e county get ernment.Ir 1922 a diamond anniversary: celebration was held in the : _ Methodist church. Rev. Smith.• I was pastor at mat time.’ J Following are the names of- | some of the ministers who have• j served the Delhi community. i Revs. Ketcnum. ihompson. Cobb,N* Holm. Salisbury. Crlnklaw. Beal, i Green. McBride. Linn. Lesznon, J Presifr.Il. Stubbs. Skinner. Cow-! g:lh Kreuge. Lusk. Cook and i Soule.!! I* . ~j c’ urch anniversary such as this I; should not pass by unnoticed. C-urcr.es c*f th.s o are cf in-es'-.made taluc tu ur.v com-I Has Interesting Collection.ii „-■ iI •* . o—r — r — :~1 Mrc T-T......-----... c 2.;J copy o: the New York Herald ] pr.ntcu :n Apr.l. 365. announcing t.te assassination of President - Lirr un and the shooting o; Sec--*'o column rules were turned up?, be down presenting a broader tint surface giving the impress--£u of a paper edged in black. ; te paper already named John V.hikes Brot.t as t.:e possible as-a...v-ie .n•* s— ■ '‘- ' -r'-k _ . .... V.. vr- . j *— •. — ».■ * ” * ■ *'*w *27— — p - cs... _ «- ..... . . . v. i . L. ... —^«* ** v •. * * n v. -• - . . * ...r» % « .% • W• ^ ^Oon5t Foroetrv i inv
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Hopkinton Leader
Hopkinton, Iowa, US
Thu, Jul 29, 1937
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