Church review . erably increasedmembership and a growing Sunday-school. The next pastor was the Rev. T. , who remained until the Springof 1876. In August. 1874, the corner-stone of the present brick edifice waslaid, and in April following the build-ing was dedicated. Bishop E. G. An-preaching in the morning, andthe Rev. R. R. Meredith, in the even-in g. The Rev. Arza Hill succeeded as pastor, in 1876. and was re-appointed the following Spring. Dur-ing the latter part of his second yearthe religious outlook was encourag-ing. The Rev. W. H. Wardell, who fol-lowed him in 1878. rec
Church review . erably increasedmembership and a growing Sunday-school. The next pastor was the Rev. T. , who remained until the Springof 1876. In August. 1874, the corner-stone of the present brick edifice waslaid, and in April following the build-ing was dedicated. Bishop E. G. An-preaching in the morning, andthe Rev. R. R. Meredith, in the even-in g. The Rev. Arza Hill succeeded as pastor, in 1876. and was re-appointed the following Spring. Dur-ing the latter part of his second yearthe religious outlook was encourag-ing. The Rev. W. H. Wardell, who fol-lowed him in 1878. received a consider-able number his first year, as the fruitsof the revival in Hartford under thelabors of Moody and Pentecost. Atthe end of three years. Mr. Wardell wasfollowed by the Rev. C. S. Williams,who remained one year, but in thisshort pastorate, a debt of $2,000 on thechurch edifice was removed, and ahouse was secured for a parsonage bythe placing of a mortgage upon thechurch building and another upon the. TH PARK METHODIST IJPISCOlAI, CHURCH. 8 THE CHURCH REVIEW. flOUSt itStlf. The Rev. M D. Buell was the nextpastor, serving until the earl) summerof 1884. \ large number were addedto the church, mostly from the Sundayschool, and some needed additionswere made Lo thi church furnishings. The Rev. S. Beiler succeeded in August, 1884. The Chapel wasbuilt at this time, bj Mr. WilliamBoardman, as a memorial to his saintednted to tin- Church as anexpression of his interest in the Sunday-school, ol which he was the firslsuperintendent. Mr. Beilers successoi was the S. Kavanagh, appointed in theSpring of [886, and under whommany additions were made to themembership, the auditorium was re-frescoed, a better musical instrumentwas added, and a handsome memorialwindow, the gift of the children of Mr,and Mrs. Galusha Owen, deceased, wasplaced at the lefl of the pulpit. Tin- Rev. V MacRossie was successor i Mr. Kavanagh, and remained un-til [891. The membership conti
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