Biographical and historical record of Putnam County, Indiana .. . When: the house was done, James Armstrongi preached the dedicatory sermon. Some of? the first members of this church were Amos| Robertson, Benjamin Jones, William Talbort,I James Talbott, Reese IIardesty, William Hol-I land and William G. Duckworth. Such as; these and their associates were the pioneersj of the Methodist Episcopal church, most, if? not all. of whom have gone to their first organization of a Presbyterianchurch in Greencastle and in the county waseffected by the Rev. Isaac Reed, August 12,1825. Mr. Reed
Biographical and historical record of Putnam County, Indiana .. . When: the house was done, James Armstrongi preached the dedicatory sermon. Some of? the first members of this church were Amos| Robertson, Benjamin Jones, William Talbort,I James Talbott, Reese IIardesty, William Hol-I land and William G. Duckworth. Such as; these and their associates were the pioneersj of the Methodist Episcopal church, most, if? not all. of whom have gone to their first organization of a Presbyterianchurch in Greencastle and in the county waseffected by the Rev. Isaac Reed, August 12,1825. Mr. Reed at that time was laboringunder appointment of the Connecticut Mis-sionary Society, and lived in Owen County,near Gosport. He says that to form thischurch required much previous labor inpreaching, visiting and traveling. This or-ganization afterward became Duringits existence the members held meetings iitthe Methodist church. Among the earlymembers of this society may be mentionedJames M. Ilillis, Mrs. llillis. Mh. GeneralQrr and Mrs. L. R. TOWNSHIP SKETCHES. 215
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