Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . %1890, Dr. Wishard and Mr. Edwards organized the churchat Lewistown, after holding services for five days in theMethodist church. That fall the church was enrolled byPresbytery with 23 members. Mr. Edwards was invited totake charge of the new field, in fact, it was with that under-standing that the organization was effected. Mr. Edwardsborrowed of elder S. E. McNair of TJtica, a freight outfit,consisting of four white horses, a wagon and trail, with. THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE AT was the first building- erected for school purposes i
Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . %1890, Dr. Wishard and Mr. Edwards organized the churchat Lewistown, after holding services for five days in theMethodist church. That fall the church was enrolled byPresbytery with 23 members. Mr. Edwards was invited totake charge of the new field, in fact, it was with that under-standing that the organization was effected. Mr. Edwardsborrowed of elder S. E. McNair of TJtica, a freight outfit,consisting of four white horses, a wagon and trail, with. THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE AT was the first building- erected for school purposes in what is nowFerg-us County. It was built In 1883. Mrs. W^nnifred Shipman-Erickson beingthe first teacher. The first preaching service in Lewistown was held in thisbuilding by Rev. Jacob Mills, D. D., of the Methodist Church. Before this theLewistown public school was held in a log cabin, the teachers in which wereMessrs. Edward Brassey, Arthur Maritz and Judge D. A. Meagher, Mr. Brassey^eing the first public school teacher in what is now Fergus County, in therear 1881-2. rrhich to move his furniture and library from White Sul-phur Springs to Lewistown, a distance of over 100 miles. Miss Anna D. Edwards, Mr. Edwards younger sister,ivas a co-laborer for four years. She was not only theiouse-keeper, but organist for church and Sabbath-school,teacher of the primary class, the leader of the Christian En- 422 HISTORICAT. SOCIETY OF MONTANA. deavor Society, and tlic music teacher for the
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