Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1892 — Church History. [ARTICLE]

Church History.

And now as another unpleasantnes has been settled > y Presbytery, all parties acquiesced m the decisiou. We find now in the full of 1852, after Rev. Chestnut had been laboring with the church for about four years, we have the following fact which show a very good degree of success: Received by letter, - - 2(i On examination, - - .15 Making 41 We find also that during the same lim e there were dismissed from this ohuroh l a persons, leaving the membership 31, a real gain of 22 members. Rev. Chestnut desorved a great deal of c.iedit for his untiring energy, earnestness and salt-sacrifice 1 for the church. It was largely through his efforts that the church was built and furnished. The members, and in faot everybody, was poor at that time, and they only sueoeeded boonuse “they had a mind to the work," and Goa blessed their efforts and crowned them with success. It required a great deal of work to get the material together. The soft lumber was bauled from Crooked Creek, twelve miles beyond Monticello, a distance of about forty miles. There is a great difference between then and now. I suppose we could build a ohuroh now that would cost twelve thousand dollars with more ease than, that one was built for twelve or fourteen hundred dollars. Rev. Chestnut dosed his earthly labors some years ago, has gone to his reward, and his works follow him. His wife lived till something over a year ago. She was living with her daughter, Mrs. Fletcher Monnett, when the Lord called her to her heavenly home. Though she suffered a great denl.the last few years of l or life, she was cheerful and resigned to God’s will, is now happy in His presenoe and will be forevermore. Many of those who were as-ooiated with thorn in the early straggles of this ohurch have also gone to meet their reward in heaven. Elders Barkley, Coen, Wright, Milroy, Hutton, and James Ritchey have all left us. But one of the old Elders remains, and he is waiting.

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Jesse Grubb has moved into a part of McCoy’s doable tenement house on south side of river. J. A. Sharp has retarned from Kentl&nd to Rensselaer. A litle son of George Besse, Jordan township, died lasl Monday, aged about six years. Elder Lemuel Shortridge died at his home in Keener township, Monday last, aged about 72 years. Remains were interred at Boone Grove, Portor county. Over the Hill to Cleveland, Nels Randle moved into the ’Squire Yeoman property, on Fjont street, Tuesday. Geo. W. Norris, Hanging Grove township, brother of James Norris, of this plaoe, died last Saturday, aged about 41 years. The lot ad joining property of J as. W. Douthit on the north, has been purchased by tLe trustees of the P. Baptist church. The Ladies' Exchange will'hereafter occupy the room one door east of Rensselaerßank, in the Novels House. Chas. Hamnond has moved to Mt. Ayr and Charlie Yeoman has moved into the property vacated by Hammond. Uncle Robeit Kepner is visiting his brother at St. Elmo, 111. Alf Collins has rented his farm, near town, to Al. J. Worstall. S. H. Duvall expects to move with his family to South Bend. Rev. B. E. Utzl'as moved into the W. Coen property, near residence of David Nowels. Father Babh nnd family aie making preparations to move to Wiscoonsin. John Schanlaub now occupies his own property, adjoining town on the west." The entertainment given by the Rensselaer sohools on the evening of the 22d, was attended l y a large and appreciative audience. Circulating Library—next Monday evening.

The White Cirouit Court sent VanArsdel to the pen for two years for manslaughter. Henry Maekey. marble man, recently bought two lots in Leopold’s New Oklahoma. J. G. Reynolds and wife are visiting Mrs. Wolvetton, sister of Mr. R., who is quite ill, at Chalmers. Gospel Temperance Meeting at the Mi- sionary Baptist church Sunday afternoon. Sermon by Rev. U. M. McGuire. Mina Luella, daughter"of Rev. James T. Abbett, formerly of this place, died at MeMinnville, Oregon, Feb. sth, aged four years and four months. The blue birds, harbingers of spring, are putting in their appearance. Tom McCoy and Delos Thompson have gone east in search of first class horses. “A little more grape, Captain Bragg.”— Evidently Captain Bragg will have to repeat to the Tammany Braves, at the Chicago Convention, concerning Grover Cleve’and: “We love him the more for enemies he has made!”