. History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania . Joseph Campbell, in 1812. Rev. Eleazer Wales, from Allen township,and the Rev. Mr. Rhodes labored here success-fully for a period before the Revolution—theexact date not ascertained. Rev. John Boyd was appointed by the Pres-bytery of New Brunswick and preached inSmithfielcl Church from 1813 to 1819. In 1816 lie reorganized the church, and ordained JohnTurn and Geishom Bunnell ruling elders. Rev. Jacob T. Field preached a short timeby appointment during this period. Rev. Na-thaniel Conkling, Rev. J. Force and Rev. JohnM. Dickey each s
. History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania . Joseph Campbell, in 1812. Rev. Eleazer Wales, from Allen township,and the Rev. Mr. Rhodes labored here success-fully for a period before the Revolution—theexact date not ascertained. Rev. John Boyd was appointed by the Pres-bytery of New Brunswick and preached inSmithfielcl Church from 1813 to 1819. In 1816 lie reorganized the church, and ordained JohnTurn and Geishom Bunnell ruling elders. Rev. Jacob T. Field preached a short timeby appointment during this period. Rev. Na-thaniel Conkling, Rev. J. Force and Rev. JohnM. Dickey each spent a few months in this Hunt, Gartner and Shepherd occasionallypreached here after the organization of the New-ton Presbytery. In 1832 Rev. Jacob T. Field was appointedstated supply for the congregations of Smithfieldand Stroudsburg, and in 1838 was installed aspastor. In consequence of his ill health theRev. B. J. Lane supplied the pulpit of the twochurches for six months, and in 1840 Mr. Fieldwas entirely laid aside by a paralytic THE OLD STONE CHURCH. Rev. John McNair then acted as supply for sixmonths. In 1841 Rev. Baker Johnson begauhis pastoral labors at Smithfield and MiddleSmithfield, and in 1849 the church at Strouds-burg was included in his pastoral charge. relinquished his care of the SmithfieldChurch in 1852, after serving for a period oftwelve years and six months. In 1853 the oldstone church was taken down and the presentbrick edifice erected on the same site. After theerection of the new church it was reorganized asa distinctly Presbyterian Church ; Rev. T. , Rev. John A. Riley and Elder Jere-miah Mackey were the committee apjxnnted bythe Presbytery of Newton for that Baker Johnson was also present. August11, 1853, the corner-stone of the new church waslaid. John D. La Bar, Findley Bush, SamuelDietrick and Robert R. Depui were chosen MONROE COUNTY. 1095 ruling elders December 27, 1853, when thechurch was re
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