History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Omaha and suburbs . place, he remained with these people worshipingand officiating in a small and uninviting house tothe end of the year. Without ambition to try todo much, very little was wrought for the better-ment of the charge; not even was any promisingattempt made to provide a more commodioushouse. The question, however, was often broached,and particularly the need was canvassed frequently,but no decision to make an effort was reached,much to the discomfiture of interested part of town was building up, and hence thepopulation incr
History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Omaha and suburbs . place, he remained with these people worshipingand officiating in a small and uninviting house tothe end of the year. Without ambition to try todo much, very little was wrought for the better-ment of the charge; not even was any promisingattempt made to provide a more commodioushouse. The question, however, was often broached,and particularly the need was canvassed frequently,but no decision to make an effort was reached,much to the discomfiture of interested part of town was building up, and hence thepopulation increasing, making the necessity forimproved accommodations for worship more andmore apparent; but the courage of the Church wasnot of such measure as to lead to any decisiveattempt, though the $500 of Mr. Roes bequestwas held in reserve for such purpose. 123 METHODISM IN OMAHA, David Marquette, an earnest pastor and tirelessworker, was appointed by Bishop Harris to thisyet feeble but determined charge in the fall of1879, and enjoyed a term of unqualified REV. DAVID MARQUETTE. He had not much more than entered upon hispastoral work till he began gathering subscriptionsto purchase a lot upon which to erect a new churchand parsonage. His efforts were so encouraging . 124 METHODISM IN OMAHA. to himself and his brethren that a site was selectedand the ground purchased at the south-west cornerof Tenth and Pierce streets, at a cost of Si, a respite of twelve months and the sale ofthe old property was consummated, Mr. Marquetteproceeded to accomplish the building of a newhouse of worship. He was the instance also of theerection of a two-story preachers house. To carry out his plans the persistent preacherwith unflagging interest kept up the canvass formoney till he had gone over the best part of thecity, applying personally to men in the railway,express and business offices. He obtained a largenumber of small sums, and enough to risk thefinishing of the building ready f
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