The Presbyterian Church

The Church was organized in the Baptist Church by the Rock Island Presbytery, March 26, 1872. A preliminary meeting had been held to invite the Presbytery to this action in the house of S. M. Kurd, on February 21st previous.

At the organization the following persons were received as members: Daniel and Mrs. Eunice Baldwin, William E. and Mrs. Sarah A. Haxton, R. A. and Mrs. L. Little, Jacob W. and Mrs. Hannah Jones, S. M. and Mrs. Emily Hurcl, N. H. and Mrs. Lura Blakely, Effie Blakely, Mrs. C. H. Graves, George H. Lincoln, George Kiiner. Mrs. J. Powers, Mrs. P. Wright. Mrs. John Whiffen, Clark BradLsh, William W. Winter, and

Mrs. Virginia L. Winter, and -------- Shanahan.

During the Summer the church was erected. Including the lot it cost $5,000. The Rev. N. D. Graves was pastor of the church about three years. Rev. Josiah Milligan, of Princeton, preached for them for some time, when the present pastor, Rev. J. D. Howey, was called. He has occupied the pulpit over one year. There are now eighty-six members, and a Sunday-school of one hundred scholars.

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