Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . erial Missionary, visited us. He saidto me, Suppose you go camping next summer into the Flat-head Valley and see what the prospects are for missionarywork, Mr, Linnell died that year. In September, 1886,mv wife and I, who had been married bv Mr. Linnell in Jan-uary of the same year, started for the Flathead, campingby the way. Mrs. Fishers two younger brothers belongedto the party. On September 12th, 1886,1 preached in the Ashley school-house from the text, Seek ye first the Idngdom of was the first Protestant sermon ever preached i
Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . erial Missionary, visited us. He saidto me, Suppose you go camping next summer into the Flat-head Valley and see what the prospects are for missionarywork, Mr, Linnell died that year. In September, 1886,mv wife and I, who had been married bv Mr. Linnell in Jan-uary of the same year, started for the Flathead, campingby the way. Mrs. Fishers two younger brothers belongedto the party. On September 12th, 1886,1 preached in the Ashley school-house from the text, Seek ye first the Idngdom of was the first Protestant sermon ever preached in whatis now Flathead County. The school-house was made oflogs, |)ut up by the neighbors, and designed to be school-house, court-house, dance-hall and town-hall as well a schurch. During this vacation, which lasted one month, Ipreached at three points, Ashley, Selisli and Sheldon. Thenext autumn I visited the valley several times and was askedto come and organize churches at Ashley and Selish. Itwas December 1, 1887, when I moved into a 14x20 cabin. THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND MANSE AT LEAVISTOWN. Miss Anna D. Edwards.
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