. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. and when without a minister, he often read a sermon, aided byBrother Martin who took charge of the introductory and conclud-ing services. The congregation has a comfortable edifice, erected(luring the ministry of Rev. A. T. Hendricks as appears fromthe following record made by him in the session book: October 382 HISTORY OF PIKE COUNTY. 1, 1854. This Sabbath was the first ever spent by the church intheir own house. It was with evident delight that they convenedand united in the observance of the Sacrament of the LordsSupper. May it be truly a hou
. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. and when without a minister, he often read a sermon, aided byBrother Martin who took charge of the introductory and conclud-ing services. The congregation has a comfortable edifice, erected(luring the ministry of Rev. A. T. Hendricks as appears fromthe following record made by him in the session book: October 382 HISTORY OF PIKE COUNTY. 1, 1854. This Sabbath was the first ever spent by the church intheir own house. It was with evident delight that they convenedand united in the observance of the Sacrament of the LordsSupper. May it be truly a house of prayer and praise. Theeligible lot was donated by Joseph P. Glezen, the lumber byKobert P. Hawthorn, and the bell by Mrs. Hendricks with theassistance of her two brothers, two sisters and a brother-in-law,viz.: Jasper W. Blythe, Cranberry, N. J.; James E. Blythe,Evansville, Ind.; Mrs. Elizabeth Butler, Carrollton, Ky.; Haynes, Bardstown, Ky.; and George Green, Trenton, The present number of communicants is about BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. CHAKLES D. ALEXANDEE, a native of Pike County,was born on the farm, where he now lives, February 25, is the second of nine children in the family of Jesse andMaria Alexander, both natives of North Carolina, from whichState, in 1824, they came to Pike County. They bought a farmin Washington Township, upon which they afterward father died in April, 1851, and the mother followed him tothe grave in 18(35. Charles D. remained with his parents, work-ing on the home farm until he was twenty-five years of age. Hethen went to Jasper, where he worked at the coopers trade fortwo years. At the death of his father he returned home andmanaged the farm until his marriage. He then located on a farmeast of Petersburg, where he remained two years, after which heremoved to another farm, which he sold to Morris Tucker. Hethen removed to Petersburg where he was engaged in the agri-cultural imple
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