. History of Huntingdon and Blair counties, Pennsylvania . entered upon pastoral labors in his newfield. On the evening of November 22d, Mr. Free-man was formally installed, Revs. J. J. Coale, Wil-liam Laurie, Samuel M. Moore, and William Pri-deaux conducting the exercises. On the petition of David Blair, Jacob Miller, JamesPorter, Theo. H. Cremer, William Orbison, DavidSnare, George Taylor, E. V. Everhart, Thomas P. Campbell, A. Harrison, John Whittaker, John Cress-well, A. W. Benedict, James S. Read, Samuel S. Whar-ton, Daniel Africa, James M. Bell, William P. Orbi-son, A. P. Wilson, John Re
. History of Huntingdon and Blair counties, Pennsylvania . entered upon pastoral labors in his newfield. On the evening of November 22d, Mr. Free-man was formally installed, Revs. J. J. Coale, Wil-liam Laurie, Samuel M. Moore, and William Pri-deaux conducting the exercises. On the petition of David Blair, Jacob Miller, JamesPorter, Theo. H. Cremer, William Orbison, DavidSnare, George Taylor, E. V. Everhart, Thomas P. Campbell, A. Harrison, John Whittaker, John Cress-well, A. W. Benedict, James S. Read, Samuel S. Whar-ton, Daniel Africa, James M. Bell, William P. Orbi-son, A. P. Wilson, John Reed, Thomas Fisher, .andJohn Glazier, members of the congregation, presentedto the Court of Common Pleas, Jan. 13,1843, a decreeincorporating The Huntingdon Presbyterian Con-gregation was made on the 15th day of April follow-ing. Trustees elected July 16, 1825, .Jacob Miller,Robert Allison, William Dorris, John Ker, andWilliam Orbison ; 1829, Robert Allison, JamesCoffey, James Gwin, John Ker, William Dorris,William Moore, William Simpson, William Swoope,. PRESB\r William Orbison, John (;. Miles, Matthew Wilson,and James Porter. The church organization for the year 1SS3 is asfollows: Pastor, Rev. D. K. Freeman ; Elders, HenryGlazier, William P. Orbison, Samuel T. Brown, Wil-liam Dorris, G. Barton Armitage, J. Randolph Simp-?son ; Clerk of Sessions, G. Barton Armitage; Deacons,Charles Kershaw, B. Frank Isenberg, treasurer;Trustees, John Read, president, John M. Bailey,secretary, J. Simpson Africa, .Tames A. Brown, Ho-ratio G. Fisher, John JI. JIaguire, John E. Smucker ;Treasurer, J. Simpson : Sexton, Samuel St. Johns Protestant Episcopal Church.—Manyof the earlv settlers of Huntingdon were Episcopa- 464 HISTORY OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. liaiLs, and it is Icnown that Dr. Smith on his frequently held services, but the date of the or-ganization of the church cannot now be found. Thissociety joined with the Lutherans in an effort to com-plete a
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