Greater Indianapolis ;the history, the industries, the institutions, and the people of a city of homes . el so lonj;. The Methodists worshipiied in a hewed logliuilding on the south side of Maryland street,at the alley between ^feridian and Illinoisstreets, from to 1829. Then they ereetetlii biiek ehuieh at the southwest eorner of(irele and ^Meridian stieets. whieh they oeeu-]iied until 1846, when the walls cracked, andit was torn down and rephieed by a moresubstantial building, which still stands, re-modeled as a business block. The first brick J. P. Lindernum, 1853; J. II. Noble, 1854-


Greater Indianapolis ;the history, the industries, the institutions, and the people of a city of homes . el so lonj;. The Methodists worshipiied in a hewed logliuilding on the south side of Maryland street,at the alley between ^feridian and Illinoisstreets, from to 1829. Then they ereetetlii biiek ehuieh at the southwest eorner of(irele and ^Meridian stieets. whieh they oeeu-]iied until 1846, when the walls cracked, andit was torn down and rephieed by a moresubstantial building, which still stands, re-modeled as a business block. The first brick J. P. Lindernum, 1853; J. II. Noble, 1854-5;James Hill. 1856-7: E. T. Fletcher, 1858-9;C. D. Battelle. 1860-1: S. T. Gillett, 1862-3;Wm. McK. Hester, 1864-6; Chas. X. Sims,1867-9; R. Andrus. 1870. The presidingelders were James Havens, 1842-3: Lucien 1844-5: Edward R. Ames, 1846-9: C.\V. Kuter. : James Havens. 1851: B. 1852-5: AVm. C. Smith. 1856-9: JamesII. Noble, 1860-1: James Hill, 1862-5: S. T.(iillett, 1866-7: B. F. Rawlins. 1868-70. Apart of have been mentioned. LucienW. Berry was a notable man. both as a. THK THIRD WESLKY 1S4G.(Fi-om an old cut.) church cost $3,000; the second $)00. In1842 the conference divided Indianapolis sta-tion into two charges, making Meiidian streetthe dividing line: and the .Methodists east ofit formed Koberts chapel. In 1S45 the west-eiii cliai-ge was again divided. Wesley chaiielremaining as the central charge. whil(>Strange chapel was built for the Mcthnilistsvvesl of the canal. The pastois of Weslev fha|>(l lo 1870 wereLucien W. Berry, 1842-3: AV. W. Hibhen,1844: Wm. V. Daniels, 1845-6: F. (. Holli-dav. 1847-8: J. S. Bavless. 1849: B. F. (; AV. C. Smith. 1851: John Keariis. 1852;Vol. 1—38 preacher and an educatoi. He was madepi-esident of Asbury Iniversity in 1849, tosucceed Dr. Simpson. He remained there fiveyears and then resisrned. AVithin a year hewas elected president of Iowa Wesleyan Uni-versity. From tlieie he


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