. Butcher's pioneer history of Custer County : and short sketches of early days in Nebraska . der T. B. McDonald. The plea for the restoration of primitive Christianity has met wdththe usual amount of difiicuHies and opposition in Custer sounty, as the pleahas been against division and creed. The first jjreacher of the plea for areturn to primitive preaching and practice in the county was Elder E. , w^ho lives at Broken Bow and preaches at various places. ElderEubank and wife came to what has since become Custer county in 1874. was the first county superintendent of scho
. Butcher's pioneer history of Custer County : and short sketches of early days in Nebraska . der T. B. McDonald. The plea for the restoration of primitive Christianity has met wdththe usual amount of difiicuHies and opposition in Custer sounty, as the pleahas been against division and creed. The first jjreacher of the plea for areturn to primitive preaching and practice in the county was Elder E. , w^ho lives at Broken Bow and preaches at various places. ElderEubank and wife came to what has since become Custer county in 1874. was the first county superintendent of schools of Custer county, andhis wife the first school teacher. AND SHORT SKETCHES OF EARLY DAYS IN NEBRASKA. 351 The first Church of Christ in the connty was organized by Elder L. a much loved and venerable fatlier in Israel, who still resides nearArnold near the scene of his first labors in the connty. Father Coi-rell, ashe is familiarly calkMl, moved to Arn(»ld in the sprinji of 188P>, and preached hisfirst sermon there on A])ril 1st to twenty-five hearers. Meetin<;s were held. Christian Cliurcli Buildiog, Brolieu Bow, from a kodac picture. in the house of William Frazier for a time, until a church was organized,which occurred on July 11, 1884, with thirteen charter members. The following- are some of them: L. J. Correll, Mattie Correll, Marcellus Sargent, Wil-liam Frazier. Charles Tremble and wife. Brother Mottit and wife, and fourothers. During the year 1885 Elders Henderson and Correll held meetings,with ten added to the membership. A church was built the same year anddedicated by State Evangelist R. C. Barrow. Brother Barrow commended themembers for building and dedicating to the Lord a house built of lumber,while they were contented to live themselves in sod houses. The church atArnold has had protracted meetings at different times, conducted by ElderCorrell, Elder J. T. Smith. Elder E. D. f]ubank and perhaps others. In theyear 1889 Father Correll held a m
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