Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . nection with some otherchurch, or by a supply appointed by the presiding elder or district present pastoral service is by Rev. F. E. Ball, pastor of Wesley MethodistEpiscopal church, Peoria. While the Methodist church at Alta is in Medina township, the early organiza-tion, and location of the church was in Radnor, and as its pastoral connectionsand residence are still there, it was thought best to so give its history. RICHWOODS TOWNSHIP -WERVVILLE METHODIST EPISCOP.\L CHURCH Th
Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . nection with some otherchurch, or by a supply appointed by the presiding elder or district present pastoral service is by Rev. F. E. Ball, pastor of Wesley MethodistEpiscopal church, Peoria. While the Methodist church at Alta is in Medina township, the early organiza-tion, and location of the church was in Radnor, and as its pastoral connectionsand residence are still there, it was thought best to so give its history. RICHWOODS TOWNSHIP -WERVVILLE METHODIST EPISCOP.\L CHURCH The only Methodist Episcopal church in Richwoods since Grace MethodistEpiscopal church was taken into the city, is the Averyville church. This societywas organized about 1894 by Rev. T. W. Mc\ety when he was pastor of Firstchurch, Peoria. The church was organized, in the village hall and its membersworshipped there for a short time. Shortly afterwards lots were purchased onMadison avenue from Mr. Luthy and the present church building erected at acost of about $2,600, beside the cost of the Uc^, 9r: f^, /^-^^^^ rutiuc ::—I HISTORY OF PEORIA COUNTY 201 This church now (January, 1912) has forty-five members with a Sundayschool of seventy-five members and an average attendance of fifty-two. The Ladies Aid Society, of which Mrs. Charles Koch is president, has thirtymembers. Frank McBridge is Sunday school superintendent. This church has always been served in connection with some other present connection is with the church at Putnam. H. Wakefield is valuation of the church property including furnishings is $3,950. CHAPTER XX THE TIME THAT TRIED MENs SOULS AN INTERESTING BIT OF UNTOLD HISTORY AS WRITTEN BY COLONEL RICE LINCOLN AND JUDGE KELLOGG The real trial of the characters of men occurs before the great outbreak inall revolutionary or critical situations when each man must align himself on oneside or the other of the great questions presented according
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