Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1902 — OLDEST CHURCH BUILDING IN THE STATE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OLDEST CHURCH BUILDING IN THE STATE.

The old Goshen church building, in Boone township, Ind., has recently undergone repairs. This church was built by the Baptists in 1813. It is about 30 feet square, and is a log structure, with a board ceiling. There were formerly heavy hewn beams across one end of the auditorium, some six feet above the floor, on which the choir was located. The roof was originally

of clapboards, fastened by wooden pins, and with weight-poles tied down to hold the roof more secure. The door formerly swung on wooden hinges and was kept closed by a wooden pin. The building has been recently reroofed with shingles, and it now has a door with a modern lock. Church services are still held occasionally in the building.