Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . Wehad Bible Readings of our own in place of preachingservices. Snow fell heavily over our valley in the winterof 80 and 81, and drifts used to form in front of the school-house, so that it was a usual sight that first winter for theundersigned to be seen heading his Sunday-school partywith a shovel on his shoulder, to cut a channel through thedrift to the school-house door. In the spring of 1882, Rev. William E. Catlin and familycame to A^liite Sulphur Springs, having been preceded twoyears by the elder sons. This family was always active in
Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . Wehad Bible Readings of our own in place of preachingservices. Snow fell heavily over our valley in the winterof 80 and 81, and drifts used to form in front of the school-house, so that it was a usual sight that first winter for theundersigned to be seen heading his Sunday-school partywith a shovel on his shoulder, to cut a channel through thedrift to the school-house door. In the spring of 1882, Rev. William E. Catlin and familycame to A^liite Sulphur Springs, having been preceded twoyears by the elder sons. This family was always active inthe religious life of the town. Mr. Catlin was a Congrega-tional minister and retained his ecclesiastical connectionwith the Congregational Association of Montana, but heand his family placed their church membership in the Pres-byterian Church. For twenty years he was pastor-at-largein the community, always answering to the call in case ofwedding, funeral or vacant pulpit. During the four yearsthat the writer was pastor at White Sulphur Springs, f.
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