Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . Wells County Churchhouse. feast was held in J. M. Fikes buggy-shedon his farm. While from the very be-ginning a union school was conducted,on April 8, 1902, the Brethren organizeda Brethren Sunday school, appointingF. M. Dunn superintendent. During thesummer of 1906 a churchhouse was membership is now official body stands with Wm. elder; J. R. Smith, EdwardFike, Frpnk Dunn, and A. B. Long asdeacons. This congregation lacks not first settlership, for a unmber came atthe same time and in a body. They, atleast most of them, secu
Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . Wells County Churchhouse. feast was held in J. M. Fikes buggy-shedon his farm. While from the very be-ginning a union school was conducted,on April 8, 1902, the Brethren organizeda Brethren Sunday school, appointingF. M. Dunn superintendent. During thesummer of 1906 a churchhouse was membership is now official body stands with Wm. elder; J. R. Smith, EdwardFike, Frpnk Dunn, and A. B. Long asdeacons. This congregation lacks not first settlership, for a unmber came atthe same time and in a body. They, atleast most of them, secured homesteadsthe fall before. We were then thirty miles from ourtrading town, Wolseley, but since thena new railroad has been built and thenearest railroad town, Osage, is nowtwelve miles from the churchhouse. The members met in Sunday-schoolwork a few Sundays after they were onthe prairie, also preaching and prayer S3. A Canadian Church. meeting were added. These serviceswere enjoyed in a tent, but we felt theneed of a house of worship and an or-ganization, and July 29, 1903, Eld. J. , from Bowbells, N. Dak., underthe auspices of the district mission board,effected an organization. Thirteen letters were presented thatday but many more were present whoseletters were presented soon after. Bro. Abram Buck was chosen elder,and has served the church in that capac-ity since. The churchhouse was finished suffi-ciently enough in August, 1903, to holdservices therein. The house is 28x36built by the direction and managementof J. G. Porter; The cost at completionwas about $1,150. Four love feasts, five childrens meet-ings, two young peoples programs, onejoint Sunday-school convention by ourfour schools and four harvest meetingshave been enjoyed in the churchhouse. The first Sunday school was a unionschool, with E. E. Macy, first Brethren Sunday school beganin September, 1903, with D.
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