. History of Delaware County, Iowa, and its people . church atGi-eeley, organized in 1883. by Rev. Ij. L. Ijockland. then i>asr(ir of the chargeat Edgewood. Among the memliei-s at tliat time were Jesse ierkins and wife,•lames Rutherford. and wif(\ ]\Irs. Alvira Wilson. Harris. Mrs. . Henry Box and daughter, Ciiarloffe l!ox, IMrs. A. A. Strong and Strong. Under Reverend Locklands faithful pastorate, the memb(>r-siiip increased in ntnnber and soon a Sunday school was established. Tlie firstmeetings of the society were held at Greeley, in the Univers
. History of Delaware County, Iowa, and its people . church atGi-eeley, organized in 1883. by Rev. Ij. L. Ijockland. then i>asr(ir of the chargeat Edgewood. Among the memliei-s at tliat time were Jesse ierkins and wife,•lames Rutherford. and wif(\ ]\Irs. Alvira Wilson. Harris. Mrs. . Henry Box and daughter, Ciiarloffe l!ox, IMrs. A. A. Strong and Strong. Under Reverend Locklands faithful pastorate, the memb(>r-siiip increased in ntnnber and soon a Sunday school was established. Tlie firstmeetings of the society were held at Greeley, in the Universalist Church. In1886 Reverend Lockland. by re(| returned to Greeley for the third was succeeded iu 1887 by Rev. E. J. Lockwood. under wliose administra-tion a house of worship was liuilf and dedicated. In 1913 Rev. B. A. Alexander came to this (liarge and during his stay re-modeled the church. The following pastors, in addition to the ones alread\Miiiitioned. have presided ovei- this chai-ge: Revs. .lohii Ganinmiis. DeWitt (. K .--. UlSTOKV OF DELAWARE COUNTY 28;i IVtiv. K. K. Lcaiuou. .Jt-sse Smith, Eobert Lusk. Charles Blakr, W. A. (jiil)boiis,•lohii IJunsoii, uikUt whose pastorate the parsonage was built; -J. B. Metealf,II. C. Crawford. Elmo Keller, Earl Carnahan and B. xi. Alexander. There was a Cuiversalist Church here at one time. It was established De-cember 28. 1865, at the residence of J. Baker. In 1868 the society built aliouse of worsliip and Kev. Joy Bishop was the This chiireh lost itslocal identity a number of years ago. Tadmoi Lodge, No. 225, A. F. & A. was instituted iiiidci- 15, 18()7, and received its charter June 3, 1868. Tlie first officeivselected and installed were J. PI. Nietart, W. M.; D. W. Jenkins, S. W.: JolniDrybread, J. W.: John Corell. Treas.: Luther Keyes, Sec; Jerome Baker, S. I).;Timothy Noble, J. D.: Lewis Wells, Tyler. The lodge has 121 members. Kob Morris Chapter No. 208. Order f]astern S
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