History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . n preaching, and was society was incorporated about 1867, and intended toerect a church, but having some trouble about securing asuitable site, no church was built. The pastors of thischurch were generally hired in connection with otherchurches of the denomination in this vicinity. Among them were Revs. S. B. Smith, Albert Olmstead, Wheelock, , J. K. Welhnan, —?—- Pryor, Pixley, Joseph Hague, Joseph Selleck. The Sabbath-school work begun very early, an
History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . n preaching, and was society was incorporated about 1867, and intended toerect a church, but having some trouble about securing asuitable site, no church was built. The pastors of thischurch were generally hired in connection with otherchurches of the denomination in this vicinity. Among them were Revs. S. B. Smith, Albert Olmstead, Wheelock, , J. K. Welhnan, —?—- Pryor, Pixley, Joseph Hague, Joseph Selleck. The Sabbath-school work begun very early, and schoolswere organized at every school house as fast they werebuilt. Among the earliest was the one connected with theMethodist Episcopal class in district No. 8, of which JesseBrooks was the first superintendent. Many of the schoolswere organized through the eflorts of Deacon Upson, ofColdwater, who was very active in that work. For severalyears the several schools of the town were in the habit ofholding an annual picnic together, and out of this grew atown Sunday-school association, which was organized about ^. MAJOR TUTTLE.
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