Gospel Messenger, The (1922) . er congregation, and Jan. 17, became a separate congregation. In October, 1919,Eld. J. H. Cassady began a series ofevangelistic meetings in the assembly room cjf the court-house and- continued for three weeks. As an immediateresult of the meetings, forty-three members were addedto the church. The need of a suitable church building soon became apparent. The membership, under the inspiration of Eld-J. H. Cassady, set herself the task of raising the neededfunds for a modern churchhouse in Somerset. A ra°svigorous campaign was launched in the spring of
Gospel Messenger, The (1922) . er congregation, and Jan. 17, became a separate congregation. In October, 1919,Eld. J. H. Cassady began a series ofevangelistic meetings in the assembly room cjf the court-house and- continued for three weeks. As an immediateresult of the meetings, forty-three members were addedto the church. The need of a suitable church building soon became apparent. The membership, under the inspiration of Eld-J. H. Cassady, set herself the task of raising the neededfunds for a modern churchhouse in Somerset. A ra°svigorous campaign was launched in the spring of 19-0-Not only were the members of the Somerset church so-licited, but the churches surrounding. This canvass was THE GOSPEL MESSENGER—June 10, 1922 365 further extended to all churches in the county. The Dis-trict Conference, seeing the need of a church here, gavepermission to canvass the District for funds. The Fi-nancial Committee secured the services of Bro. V. , of Elgin, III., who devoted more than eight weeks. (immunity The Church at Somerset, Pa. of hard work to a canvass of the various congregationslor the raising of funds. For almost a year the congregation was without aresident minister. The preaching during this time wasdone, for the most part, by the ministers of WesternPennsylvania. May 3, 1920, Bro. C. G. Hesse, of Norris-lown, Pa„ was elected as the first pastor. He began hiswork Sept. 10. Jan. 3, 1921, the church unanimously decided to beginthe new church building the first of the following a month later they met and accepted the plans ofLewis Keiper, of Johnstown, Pa., whose services as archi-tect had been secured. March 2, ground was brokenfor the new building. Tb,e work progressed rapidly andInly 24, in the presence of severalhundred people, theservice for the laying of the corner-stone was held. This is a brief summary of the outstanding events inthe history of this church from the time of its organiza-tion to the present. And now a
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