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Prot es tantism in Michigan:
by Pilcher 1812
Being a Spec ial His tory of the M.E . Church
HISTO RY OF PROTEST:\r\TI Sl\1 J); MI CIIIG,\r\.
Some oppositions and some competitions have been encountered, but this valley has been thoroug hly M e thodized. In 18 40 and
184 1, a good deal of effo rt was made in this region by two o r three
young preachers of the imme rsio n faith to convert the people to their
belief. but without an y very co nside rable success. This effort led o ne
of them to deliver a di scourse specially o n th e subj ect of bapti sm. in
which he took occasio n to comme nt o n the co mmo n objection to the
imm e rs io n of the three tho usand on the cby of Pe ntecost. to ,,·it, the
want of wate r. "\Vhy," said he, "that is a ve ry fri vo lou s obj ectio n.
The re was 110 difficulty at all; for the ri ve r J o rdan run s ri;..:ht al o ngthere by J eru salem, a nd fu rnisheJ pl e nty of \Yater. The re \\'as no di Ai cul ty at a ll. " This s tate of things gave rise to the fo llo \\'ing incid ent
at a ~ua r t e rl y l\ feeti ng held in the to wn of Eag-le. in l\lay, IS-t.r.
O n the Sabbath, during his discourse, th e Pres idi ng Elde r -E. H.
Pilcher-took occasio n to allude to the subject of baptism, and referred to th e ve ry oft-re peated obj ection to infant baptism , that is,
that pe rso ns beco me dissatisfi ed \\'ith it when they com e to years of
maturity: a nd made som e re ma rks in an s\\·er to it. Just at that
point in his discou rse, R c,·. L. Chatfield, " ·ho sat in the desk of the
school -ho use behind him , pull ed his coat. The Eld e r looked around,
wh en Mr. Chatfi eld arose. rema rking as he d id so, "lf o ne be prophesy ing . a nd a nything be n :,·ealecl to an o the r that sitteth by. let the
first ho ld hi s peace." I-I carin.!::· this. the Elde r sat d o\\'n, a nd he went
on, " I wa nt to tell a n incide nt \\' hich occu rred \\'i th me once." Said
he : " I was baptizing a fe w years ago, during \\'hi ch a young lady
came to me, and said she ,,·is hcd me to ba ptize he r. But. said I,
have you no t been bapti zed ? She said she had bee n imm ersed /n
wate r, but she did no t consid e r that ba ptism, as the Sc riptures say
we mu st be baptized wit!t wate r." Th e a pplicatio n \\'as easy. \ \'h en
he fini shed this story, he sat down, and the Presiding E lde r wen t o n
wi th his discourse, jus t as if no interruptio n had occurred.
Befo re leaving this pa rt of the coun t ry, we wil l ta ke the liberty
of prov iding a brid no ti ce o f_two me n \\'hose n a~ es a re a ssociated
with the work he re , Larmo n C hatfi eld a nd A lle n S taples.
R E\·. L\ IntoN CII ATFtE I.D was bo rn in Windham . G reen Coun ty,
in th e Stale of N ew Y o rk, in I 8 12. His fath e r \\'a:-. a l><'aco n in
the J>r('s bytcrian C hu rch, a nd the son was tho ro ug hly in structed in
the dot trin es of tk tt C hurch. l3ut, while he was ye l a hoy, his soul
revolted ag-ainst th e doct rin es of C~ l v ini s m, and. \\'h <' n he: came to
hea r the J\.1cthoclists preach the doctn _n es of free g race-free salvation fo r a ll who would receive it- he JOyfully accepted th e doctrine,
a nd was conve rted to God in his ea rly youth ; but, no t finding the help
Protestantism in Michigan
by Pilcher
HISTORY O F
1812
t'l~OTESTANTISM
IN MICHIGAN.
339'
which he needed, as he exp ressed it, "he fell from g race." When he
was a young man, he came to Michigan, and settled near Tecu mseh~
The re, under the preaching of Rev. J oseph Bangs, at the age of
twenty-t,vo years, "he renewed his covenant with God, and joinecL
the Methodist Episcopal Church."
In the Official rvlinutes of the :M ichigan Confe rence for I 87 6, it
is said of him: "Always of a religious turn of mind, he though t out
those fun damental doctrin es of Christianity for himself, and, searching
the \ \T o rd of God for authority, stored his mind with the truths he·
found the rein-tru ths which, in afte r years, proved their value in his.
matchless controve rsial discourses upon Calvinism, the Doctrine of
Decrees, R eprobatio n, and the Final Perseverance of the Saints..
H e was, emphatically, a doctrinal preacher, who would, in a sermon.
of an ho ur o r more, probe to the bottom the fallacies of Calvinism~>
Unitarianism, and Universalism.
•· Immed ia tely after joining the Methodist Episcopal Church, he
en tered upon the work of the ministry, was licensed as an exhorter,.
and took his first work, as a subordinate, in the old Ohio Conference·
of 1 S35. and was sent to Mou nt Clemens. In r 836, his name appc.:ars in the Mansfield Conference fvlinutes, [tha t is, in the Minu tes
of the 1\Tichigan Confere nce held at Mansfield Ohio], and he was.
sent to Plymouth, and there he was married to a Miss Lorimer.
She left his s ide, in six or eig ht m o nths, to join the hosts of the
rc.:clec med . ln the year rSJS, he was sent to Lyon s charge, th en
embracing the territory now covered by the thri,·ing town of Portland. Here he assisted at the fune ral of Phil o Bogue in 1839. a nd,.
two years a fter, was married to Mrs. Eliza Uogue, by Rev. A llen
Staples, of blessed memory. Servin g two years upon the Lyons .
Circuit, he was then appointed Presiding Elder of the Shiawassee·
District. F o ur years of District work, traveling fro m Grant! Rapids.
to Sagin aw, pron:d hi s efficiency, and, at the expiration of his term
here, he \\·as se nt. as Presiding Elde1·, to the Adri::m District.
•· H <'n: he li ved, at Adrian, fo1· three years; poorly paid, but:
laying upo n the hearts of the people such g rand truths that, far and
near, there remains indelibly fixed in the m :nds of those who heard
him, p rofound impression s of the preaching o f L<~;rmon Chatfield."
Although his early school advantages were very limited, he was,
very accurate in 'the use of lang u;Lge, and, thoug h he was ig nora flt
of the technical rules of logic, he understood how to reason logically,.
and was a man of great power in the pulpit. He died a t Portland,.
Ion ia Cou nty, where he had resided fo r many years, in August, 1876•.
full of days and good fruits.
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ii!ICIIIGAN CONFERENCE, 1876.
•
JviiCHIGAN
CONFERENCE
Held in Niles, Mich., September 13-18, 1876.
BISHOP 1-j:AVEN, Presiding.
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GEO. B. JOCELYN. SccrclmJ'·
nett•.r. H. Riehnr<l~, .r. W. Cnw·
thorne, A. A. Ounton, II. F.
mlmi.'Cxion?
J)ou!!'hLr, John W. llollowell, ''·
By tr:111 ~fe r: l'. 0 . .IJoyulou, Wnkcll.;l<l, '1' . •]. Con:!den. E. C.
ChnmiJcrs,
F. (;age, J. U. ::!ldufrom Des .\lolucs.
n er-:.!4.
QtiJ;ST. !!. ll"ho m ·r. Adn.illr.d OIL
Qt;J·:ST. 10. lin.< 1/.r Chm·ac/N" of
Tri11ll
cu.clt l 1t"Cildtcl•lt.':tami11r.d!
Williom: llnrpcr, ' Chnrlcs W.
Strictly.
l'icro;un, .Tuhn C. lrJnnl, Dnnicl
C. Hiclll, ;l\:or<"cllu s W. Darlin)!, Qur.sT. 11. llm•c aroy [,<Jca/c(/ l
.Tolm 'f. Gluvcr, ~lar•lmll ~1.
None.
t:alll·n , Jo:plmlilll ::;. llulou, .ru,,
A. llarn ~s. ,\r'"' G. l'urlsh, ,John QUEST. 12. JlntJt: rwy ll"ilh<lmoonl
:\. Urcn<ly, Allison 0. Duwus-1 :!.
W. II. Spnrlin~;.
QUI~T. 1. /{moe
('m~(rl't"'~ by
twenty-two he renewed hiR eovcnnnt with God, nnd joined tloc
Methocli>t Epi~copal Church. II ~
irnrnc<liotely entered upon tloo
work of the rnini Mtry, wo" liccn "e'l
as nn exh o rter, nnd tnok hi• lir><L
work, under the prcsidin:! cltl,r,
within the ho uml•ofthoolol Ohi<•
Confcren!'e in l:l~ii, nou.l wu" Nent.
to i\lount Clemens. In l:l!IG he
wa~ rcccivcc.l on trinl. uru.l wu:4
"cut to Plymouth, whcro he wn~
mnrricd to a Mi•• Lnrimo rc, whc•
left hil-l ~it.Jc in ,;b: or cigi•L rnouth-.
to jnin the h o• t ~ o f the redeemed.
In 18!16 he wu" Ncnt to J.,·on• ·
/l("riL Trail.•· Cllnr~c, tlwn c111hraciuu the. ter-
auy F.ul<l"ctl 1/fi,,
1'ran.':fd' or
11~
QugsT. !l. ll"h u ](rmuifl "" 1'1'ial! Ql!J:HT. 1:1. Jfmv: ""!!
.fi':n·ttl, nut/ to rrlwt (.'w~(ci'N;ccf
AmoH i\1. Cnnltl, Holocrt 11.
J. If. ,1[ 'c;.,,.lfl, t o I.uui~iotnn;
lln·nlly, Clnoullcey Ynn A nl;en
f.'. If••!I<·•, to Columbia lliYcr;
-3.
W. E. .l\cwlon, t o ltuliu-3.
QUIIST. 4. 11'/m arr ..ldmillrd iuto
ftl/1 ('m11u•t•/im1!
Q u r:s·r. H. Jlm'l!nuyl~m f:rJ>dlc<ll
I.nfaycltc Thulol ~. W<!~lcy A.
None.
llun ~hc o~cr. O r ri n II. Whitmore,
hnoCfi I I. Thotn oo~, \\'illinm 1,. QuR~T. 15. Jf111 oc ""!! JJicd l
l.nrmon
Chnlnclll, Nutlmn
Tllolcn, .Junullmn )1. \\'hltncy
~lou nlr-:!.
-li.
Qmt~T.
r,, lrhn fll'f' IJ,,.
/Jrttt'tm:• of
1. L.\tUION C uATvn:t.u wnR horn
in Wimlhnon, Orecnc Cnunt.v, New
Yurk, wllcro hi~ pnrcut~ owned n
" mnll lilTiu, upon w h ich he ~~> ent.
hi< cnrly )'O!IIT" in lnbor• nbuoa nnt.
IIi• pnrent..• were unnhlc to ~i>•o
their "on but n fe w 111ntothH of
~chuolin;: in the ~._li:--tri r L t>choo1
1
mall cl1i~ ..with 1\ ~ h nrL cnut~u ()J
Qur~~T. G. 11"/.,, nre lht /Jmcuu.t •if
ncHth·n• ic lruiuiiiJ! whi<..·h lac Parnctl
the ,...,.!'Ctlll<l ( .'ICI."l..'t!
in uftcr ,\'COfl'( titr hitll:iCJf, COilFred. ) 1. ,Jan!.!:-<, .lnm c:~ ~1. !'1-litnlctl hi ~ ~ch oln~ti c ctlut·atiuu ;
llol.oiu,on . Or:und E. \\'i~hl man , yet "o well dill he prolit loy c,·en
John J . ~1 ',\ll blt-r, E •hmrcl :\. these linait.ctl n<.lvnutngc!-l, thnt. in
Whilw:un, ,Jo lon \\". ll:tl!owcll, the <lny". of loi• pulpit power no
l!:1rtin V. Horl;-7.
mn n wn~ mQrH accurut.o Hl the ll :-4C
of l nn(!un~e thnn he. Ilo loud
QUF.ST. 7. IF/.o '""'r lll'm · R/rclrd rnro ~kill in lil ti n g wonl" into
ami fJrtllliuftl J.."/1/rr.• 1/ti.'f yrur l
l« 'I'1'4C ~t• lllCil t'U.'4 to I'XJ'I'C!-oM hi K Cllf·
Allocrt J), N•·wlon, \\'111111111 l11'14L thuu:;l•l:-t. 'l'lwug-h hi:-t pat'··
~tindu.·u mh, E1lwnrd J\. Tullll l' f', c nt/'\ were mcmhcr:-t of the Prc~
llur(on U . Cnrroll, ,J:unc:; .\1. h\'tcrinn Church, their ~nn uum'Aikcu-6.
il'c:<tctl 11 oli• lil<c lor the tenet• of
.luh11 Cnlvi11, nntl ear ly soul!ht
Qur.~T. ::;. 11"/.o m·c the SuJx:r•w- c\'(•1',\" oppt•rtunit.\' l.(l nh:-ccnt. laimuH·r,u·y JI1Wic'hcrx I
l"df fl'i)HI the :o:t•n·icc~ of the
T. II. lli~nrll , \\". J I. Bruelt· Claurch wl11•rc l1i:4 t'tai,l fat her,
~~)'. \\' . \\" . .John•nn, .J. Jom•n, th e <h' ncnn, wor~hi ped ,no11lh n•to n
li. l'en~dly , l:i. <l. Blanclwnl , U\\"lt\" tO the lfiOI'(; CO II;!CIIin J III COtW. A. l!o·o ns on , (:co. ~- Bnrm•s in!!.'Ja ou~o or tlao t.hou dc~pi~c d
-s.
~ l cthodbt •. Tli• h cnrt WIL• oneo:
tuucloed with tlo" f••rvent preuch·
QUF.ST. !l. 11'/.o are 1/.r. SttpcmiL· inl! o f the Mcthodi•t p renehcrs,
1Ulfl(Ct/ J'J'CIIdiCJ',' i!
nnu he cnrly •ought nnd lound
.llcnry II. llnll , J. W. Hulin , S. 1lou S aviour. 111 Inter yun~ his
~lcclt•, 0 . S. Un\'llnnd, J . 1'. iu\·nrinhlo tcl"timony wn~, "I J!Ol'C
nobt, A. Hillin~o:s. (;. A. Ynn noy locnrt tu .Je"u" whon n b oy."
!lorn, II. Morgan, T .•J. IIIII n IloW<!\'or. for 11 t.i111o, Ill" ll o up>ronohcll nnonloootl, ho lo•t hi ~
W. Chnpln , If. l',•ntll"ld, \\'.'
lcpklns, J. 11. l'itc~c l, I. Ben· wpe i11 Chri•t. A~ tho ugc of
Chr J.irsl t,,'f,,,'l.~ I
·
l.nfnycltc DoHI<I ~. \\'r•h-y A.
lluns her~o:cr, Orrin II. WhiltnOI'l'o
.lnm<"B II. Thom n•. William J,.
Tilden, .lot::olhan M. \\'ltilncy,
,fohn \\". llallcn!Jarh-7.
r: l
8
ritory nnw c:ovorcd 1.\' Lhc tlarh··
iiiJ: i.c.wu of Po rt.lunJ, wlwru ho
rcnnoincu two ycnrs. In HH 1 ho
wn~ nanrricd t,o ~tr~. Eli?.n lloJ,:uc.
lie "'"" n ext nppointc<l prc;.id·
inJ,C chh·r uf thu ti hiuwnl'414t'c lJir~·
tricl. l•'uur ycurx of lli:ll rict work.
trn•·cling frmn Grnnd Jln,·en to ·
~nl{i nnw, pro\'Cll hi ~ c llicicnc\·,.
untl ut the t:xpirntiuu or IIi~ tcriu
hcru ho wnx NCIIt ns prC'~idin\!
cldl!r to tho Allriun Di•trict. In.
the ycnr 1 ~1<18 h i:~ h ealth li•ilc<l,
und h oo wn:~ pluectl up•m the li><t
of ~upcraunuutc!'l . 'l'wo ~·cnr.i Inter ·
hewn~ rcn<lonittc.I, with ioupro•·c<l
health, :uul nppoiutctl to J ,au~inz
Charge. l:icr\'lng the c hurgo two
ycnr:i, he wus trans ferred an tho
liolluf IA."o3 tn lt\ock Hi<·rr Confer·
en ct·, nnu ~tntion eu nt l!ock lo nl,
lllinui•. In ISM h e returned tn
Lho Mie higuu t"onfcrcncc, and.
wn~ lol'ntctl , nt. hi:-t own rc qu~~t. .
,\ t tho Me•>io n of Conferen ce held'
in 1668 he "'"" rc·ndo nittcd, nnd
:trmtlOtl n !-4UJlCI'unnuatcc.J. relation.
'J'hi:-t wu~ hi ~ ln::'L nppcnrnncc nt
the ~t·at <lf Con ference. Aller
thnt lois lifo wn• •pent i u coonnntniun with Ontl und tho quiet
m~~ocintinn~ of hi:t homo.
L:onnon Chutli<:ltl died nt the
rc:-;illcu cu of hi~ HOH-in- lnw, F. G.
Lee. M.D., in l'ortlan<l, ~lichi~:lll,
nftct· un iil n c~ :-' of I'(C\"Cil dll.,.M,
ll e uttcudc<l Church •111 S uml11y
mornin,:t. nncl in the c\·~ nina complooinctl II litth: of Ui<trC:I:I. - .\[Oil·
cluy nwrniu;.: hiH conclition. wn:-ulurauin!,!, 1111tl cuch I'(UCccctlin:.!
h~•ur only n~:-: urcd the ccrtuint.y of
In~ <:url y dcpurture. 'l'hr.uu~h the
week he remuincu mo~t ot: the
time in a comutoRo t\Lalo 1 • thou!!h·
fooiling every m oment. Ilis wife,
n ow ngc·d :ond in very fcohle
hcnlth 1 With hiH KOII, \V. \V.
llo;!uc, nnd fooon ilv, nnd Dr. Lee
nntl .wife, lin)!~ rcJ fond ly h_r hi•
bcdtud(~ 1 wntcln t~}t nnd etu·in~ ft•{'
the RUUcrer .. Neighbor~ nnu riJIIi•
1 1-t
!U l L Ul V :\.~
LlL\ l' J!..hl ', ~' "-.c.,
p :1.thizi nz fricnt1~, with ca}!C·r :lt- : li e h:td toih·d, wept, a nd prayed '
l<:'ltic•n, were pn·>Cnt in the h om e for the :<ah·at it>tl o f the pcnplc " t'
(\f ~<•rro ,,· . Rut :-.tcp hy rttcp F a· Berrian :'priu:,:-t fvr_uann·t.han two
tlk r Chatfidd went tlown t•• the 11 y ear<. At l.t>l. lu• tk-trc wa,;
f.Ht·nt rh·cr, mul :tt l.WO o'dt)..: k rcalizctl ; :L ;,!'r ac1flt1" r c fn rma t wn
~unUay mornin$:!. July 2:;, 1 ~ ; t; , :'Wept th~ place: : :--c•UC:' h:ul bc: n
l1c c ro..-:-,:d on:r to tho bctt4..: r lanJ. con,·crtcd, ut hl the wt~rk _wa:4 .~tall
For abo ut th·c venrs hi' mc11wrv " Uitw (111, wh\.\ll the (•aptal11 o f the
h :lll :tltth>>t l'Oillplet~h· l'ailc.l hini. i'.o,l e \\':\S >til.ed hy di; e:t><·. IIi.<
iii~ p:t:--t has hc<:ll 'to hiut :~ a 1a:o:t s trt11 0 11 w : ~:' p n :achc• l ·lanu:'ry
l:l! Hh· cat•c :<-cen in a m i~t c,f clvud. 2-L At th e cln~e o f t.he ll teellll~
• Y~.:t onc place wu:; clear n.s the held J anuary :!G, lac call\.·d upon
,:unlhdn : fof!.!'('ltin~ n acn, nud all prc:--cnt t n join h int i n a tonevent~, nnd time•. h~ lflokccl to ~ec ration til (; lld, n11.! the n led iu
t he ~To~:,;. auJ ('~l'IITl)o' TC'IIl ~ln bl•f\.'J r~·l)'Cf.. 'fhaL Wa:-1 the. b :-:t ti1:1c
l'l.'rt >t. In. Ins. wnnd~nnr,'>' of ."" W•tce was l~t·anl Ill publtc.
~nnd :,c !1!!:1111 Hll!l!.dcd .m lns cur· fhat gcrzuon nud prayer-<uc!t a
hl·r con terence gathc r mgs, nrh.l r.~:l,"l'r, tn<l, n:-: ~\·crncll. to b:mgw nuld ~ccm to be i n the COIII~:lll\' j llln~df and cm ,gn·cataon n~ht
ot Ilirarr! L~w. \~'!llinrn C. Con;- u p into til~ p r C:o0\'1h.'c t~f l;od-can
fort. Bt·u.puntn S:uun, .Joseph J ('n- nc,·cr he tor¥('ttcr.r by t.ho:-<-c '":ho
n in ~r:o, (; cO T!!C :::)mith, nnd o ther:;. heard t he m . JJunn'..! h r:- last Ill I n hi:-:. las t dnn; u ~I\' bn\' ~, ru,· ncs:-' he w:a:-;. p ~o.·r rcctly Tl'::~ i g u cd,
b~dl.lrc n," '~ ere word; o ftc'n n~t>it r,•·:wcful , and .triun!ph:\111. I[ it
In< h p<.. llts lnst appnrc ut ctlnrt tau plt-a.- erl l• ~>.tl, tt w ould abo
o f eon:-<."HtU:--nc:--:' wn~ nn attem pt ha,·c plc:t:--cd hr111 to ha\'C Lccn
to k n eel l,y hi ~ heJ~i,le in l•r:tycr. pcrlllitted to take iut n th e Church
H e r~maincJ npnn hi:i k ncc:-4 a tlac m :my who dc=--irctl to enjoy
few lllOtllCnts. nml t hen W:\5 a<- tha t pri ,· ilcg~ at hi" ha ntls; but
,:i,t_N l t o hi• ' b ed, thence to be he wtll he in wait in~ to greet
C':lrrkd in :t fe w u av ~. loy low in!! them in the uprcr >~lltCUt:tr.'·· The
b:1n ds. to his l a ~t f,·~tin~ place. p rayer o f h i~ hf\! was ~ranted , he
"Tlr) dcaJ m en s h all live."
r'c\1 at hi, l" ' ' t at t he f rom . '· l3ut
d ctoriuu~ h i~ r:tll , (hr he ro:-~c as
!!. :\' ATIIA ~ )( o t'~T died 1-\ ·b· he fell,'' lik e the \' lu111eJ wurrior
mary 2 . I i G, nncr n hrie f ill· frnnt the !icltl v f oi• coufliet au .!
n('::;::~, ut th e pn~onnnc in Bl!ninn glr.ry, to b e u J\>rc\'cr wi th the
Sprin~~, in the fitty~ixth venr of Lord."
IIi ~ bcrea,·cd eoltlpnnion, son,
h'" U~:c. li e w:ts hnr11 in l! ;Jrri ~ ·
h urC'h, \\' t;Stcrn \'ir1fiuia ; (':line d aughter. brethren Ill the min·
to .\1 ichig-:111 w ith hi:ot pan· n t~ in is try, nnd r n ulLitud c~ ot friend:;
l 5-.55: ex p(." ri cnc~d eon ,·crt in~ 1!r:\C'C ~II O\'cr this penins ula, nrc entheir tc.trs
in hi:ot thirtet.:n t1t \'tnr: '' :t!" li- abled to "ec t ltruu!!h
1
("(•n:-"cd to prench 'in H•·l", aud .t the gate th nt. t\ let\. uj nr" for
j••illnl t he ~I iehi:,!hll CCIIlli: rcm·~ them .
o n trial in I Nt. l l i< lin<t np·
p<•intom·Ht wa< J.y., n•: ll<·X t H1 o,·h· Qn:sT. IG. What i.• t he :ilali.~ticul
Hcp<>l'l;
t.,.;tcr ; th"·n lvcatcU thn·<.: \'l':&T'S,
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i t.iuf\r.Jnt tni nb.trr. in t h e ~mu c
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IsA AC TA\'Lt>H, P.E.
t f'. 0 .. Alltt ou.)
,J,tcl;son, W. J . A ldricll.
All.Jion. H i/lit fl/1. II. 1\:rrine.
Pcn!lcltl 1 /J. l hum.
l
:\athan ~l ouut W;tt' m ar r icJ to
.M i» ~ l atilda ~'."'i"" " :-;,.l't· ~-.
l '-4:;, uuc.l Wg-t·tlu.: r t ill')' :--han·d
t ile triul,.; an d triu uaph:-t uf piOil\.'\.'f
i:i " "'nmt life.
Brvthe r ~l u u lll'~ lnst dn.r~ nnJ
lo~fb were glorio u:il)' triu111phtu1t.
l lannvcr. T. II. .],,,.,J.-c..~.
J.it"hlieltl, . I. """ ·'&cr!Jcr.
Olin·t , .I. -~-- F'ildc.
~losco w, ll ri!flol /~trrc/1 .
c;in.trcJ, lr;Uimn J /. nuldvcl:.
<2u iucy , f,', £. 1/aiyht.
K indcr h0(1 k, tn h e. ~ upplictl.
Butll·r, S. 1'. 8t,·ic:kltuut.
:\ lkn ,
Jfa rblc.
.Junt·svilh·. J . II. Jl,tt.".
l !c~H.l i n;,; . .]. 1'. lcldiu.'l·"·
I 'umb1·ht, to b e s uppli ed .
Ha n son, C. II. /~'IIi."(.
Os;co, .If. /Jrol/'~oilllt.
:\or tl\ .\datnS, lritfittm JJ. 1'(/1
(lcorgt IJ. Jv,·cl!fll , l'rt:sitlent· ~
11. 1/opkiu.• 0111 1 u. 1:. I I'~
Prnft.!~.:.;or:; in .\ lbinn ( 'o1Jc,, n
rnPrnher~ of \1 \)i t)U Q . -~
Cunfcr\!r~cc. l
ua rtu fJ
r:.
T. ' ·!fOil, Finanrial J\)!'Cilt or .u
b io u Collt-;;e-mem bc r of lit~
mer (ltmrte r!.l· CoHfcr..:n cc.
J.
~ I LES DISTIUCT .
W. HOIII~S(I~ 1 I'. E.
:\'ilcs. If. .II. Joy.
ll:.rch:wun , If. l!".,rfltiuftlou.
)latl.awun, f... I~ l·i:•YI"·'Ou.
Dayton. /, . .If. l femot/1 .
:-;,.w llutl!llo, r:. II". r:,../;, 9 .
nri<l!!l'lllnn . .J. b: 1r,u,,(.., .
' 1. Joseph, /. /(. . I. ll'i!fhtmm<
ll:mon llm·u,r, ,,.. II . Sflllrliug
('olu mo, 't:. U. 1~'1/iofl.
~I ill uur:::-h . ./. H. Uclcn.
Sil ver Creek. K A. \\'bit wnm.
Ucrrian Spriu:::-s, .·1. J. Hu..:~<'dL
l'okag-on, '/'. T. f ,"rurgr.
F.zl w:mls buriJh. /•: I. Bdl.
Cnssopo lis, ,J. 11: /f. 1:u r lwt.
I.a (; r.urg-c, .JviPt lf.,yl.
Oowa:.riac, / . IJ. J;z/lmrm.
D~cul ur, ,J. Jl. A ikm.
Keeler, 1:. Ghirk.
ll:: rtfo rd , S. ('. ll'ol(l(/rm/.
l b n ~or, ClrurlL·s W. Pie rson.
l.:t wrc ncc, S . Jl. ,")'fL.,•/ e.
l'a w Paw,.]. 1\. Stm·k .
La wton, U·i/?icwl P,·ou ly.
~l :uee ll u s, I. ll"i/.<ml.
@5,8 00.
T hree Hi\·cn;, ,J. IV. .llil/cr.
Q uEST. U:i. 11"/tat/w.< bcc11 collected Con stuutinc, (.'. IJ. fu .
ull. lh c.fiJr(yuin!J (.'/uim~, an(l /w w \\' hi: c Pig-con, J . H'clMi cr.
~ loll villc, 1·. U . /Juyulmt.
Ita.'( it /xN, aJ>Jllktl l
Jult11 Jl. R eid, Corre.po ndin)! ~
8 1 ,5 3G G4 ,
rtlnry o f t\lio•i.,nnry l;()(l!ll
w hich was d b l rib ntcd nrnong
--mo·rnllc r o f l\ilcs Quortn!l
claimu nts.
l;onfc rc ncc.
fie ~1. t : ir :anl. ():;:--cc•. ~( u~co w, ~ l a
t-rtn , Charlotte, Grund L cd;,!c.
.Mnthertou, Lo well. Rnckli.nl.
l:'purtn Center. Uerlin, llayt<>n.
aruJ Ht.- rria n ~priug-:e, t o the luttt-r
o f \\ llic h h e lla,l \teen uppuintt·d
{ .,r th e thirJ vcnr. On rnn:,t. of
t lal•::-e claa n.!c ~ · he remai ned tw,)
~ · a r::., 111111 hi:-- labflr:i Wl·rc lar,:tch ·
<o!•·•:<ed "' wiuni n:! sou l~ to Chri,i.
1)u r ing- hi:-: ulini =-- tr.o,· o f nh () ut t hir:'-three ,·car~ h e t, ,q (.,: ill tO tlac
t • illtn.· h u ju'ltl probatit•ll a Uoutt wo
tt ,.. u:-auc.1 lin· hurhl n ·d pen-ou~.
Tt1 C tl bjcc·t. t'f lai,; J 1 rt·~a chiucr ap·
l"''"'·d t., lie uut 1;1111e or worldh·
I· rtuu c , hut t ht· :-.al \'atitJII nf :-.nul;.
'fi;,. t liuU><lll<l" wbo kuew him
n ill al,!n:c wi th 11~ in :"'ll~· in1! th:u
ia· wa:-- uu c mi u ~utly p u r\_'-nain tlt·tl
t h ri;ti:m lllllll , g-•·11ial fri~ lltl. nn.\
L itlt r'u l m iui:..h· r ( I f the l; u:--pc l.
l i) t u .
I
I
)turshn:l , II. II. //all.
Coldwutcr. /. f'o!ly.'(lwll.
lli llo. dn l ~. A. II. t:illr/1.
~la rC II !!I}, 8 . /J. r u U II!/o
PnrLD3 1 (). 1 '. Old:~.
Cun corol, S. f ,. 1/otmillmt.
~i os h e n· illc. 1-.'. /J. Nofu n.
Tclc•HtShn.
1,. A"'cl/t'!J!I·
ll u rn c r ..\~ J·h.o~,,.,, tf,
::>out h .~lhi u n, \\' . .\ . lhtuijlJcrg cr.
l.ihc rly, J. II. 'l'a~r ll tl'.
r:.
K ;\ LAMA ZOO OIST !U CT.
II .
c.
PECK, 1'. E.
Knl:tm u?.oo 1 //. f.: Spr.ucr.r.
llnttlc Cn·c~ , 1•. II. /~crcc.
Sehoolcm ll, J. ll'hilc.
Po rk ville, S . S. ll'i/:~u11.
~!cn dou, ./. 1>'. 11'/rile.
8•~urgi s, .1. ft'r''"''"'·
Colon . M. / . Smith.
Burr Ook, ,J. II'. ll'h ile.
!:ilt•ntl, ,,... 1. '/i,wer.
llron ~on , .r. L'l•tbiur.
No rth llarn,·iu, to l>c s u pplied.
U uion Cily, II. r.. Orilltndetl·
l3urlin l!ton, J. II. /(......
Jlthcn s. to b e Fnpplietl.
Wauk e~luna, lu ' '" AUpt•li ed.
Lno.r, ,\ . M. (: ourtl.
Cli UJnx, R. S. JJt.d,c.·wr··y.
While Ilall an d ~fontag nc, D . .JI
Sar:tuac, ..1. J. ll"h rrlt~·.
Wrml.
V ~ rg-cu u cs. T . .1. Stxuccr .
\\ O<>dl:mc!, .J. Jt.,[lt'r(.,.
Bmwna, .]. DI'Uf>CI'.
llubbanlsto wn, W illia111 .11. Ball. Shelby, f,. .!. G'r·ij/ill.
ll url, J. _\~ l>•rybm.
Orleans. ~'·· J]n i!J.
l'alu, .11•../J. l'u,·ro/1.
P ent wate r, II". r. r;,>:l·''"'/1.
Lyons. t:. /-.'. 1/.,1/i.</er.
Crystal nud C rystal Ir:uian )!i3·
sion, F rank ~! 'Co ,·.
Ornn,L!c, fl. A. l~',;tUp.t.
m,·cnon •md Hil·crlo n Indian
Cttr>oll Cih·, .'i. 1\ilzmi/l,·r.
Duu ll.1· ami.Se!Jc wn, . I. D. K'crclo11.
~li ssi o n , ,J . e. F lovd.
L thldi n dnn. :1. F.'. i-rtdmm.
~tuil· aud Pcw:\nlo, F. Ulas..;,
Bo wne, JJ. Jl'. / 1tr.-c,, ,s,
Snu blc Hil·er, to be s u;)l,licd.
Slu·rid:m nnd llu shocll, D. C. 1\tnber. to b e s up)'licd.
Heed City nud I.Saluwin, /f.
' lUchl.
\\"est ville, t n h e supplied.
U<.t/1.
Nash ville, C. r:. Tlwuott.<.
ll<::lrscr. J. II. Thow:uo.
Evart,
II. I frllrt.
::iL. L oui~. //. IJ. ,fnrda~t.
Farwell, lo be su p;•licd.
U reck c nricl~c. to be supplied.
)l ount P leasant . ll"m. If. n-a,.e.
Ithaca, C. Vun :\u kcn.
L3kC V!cw , J . .lfaw•lf
A lm:r . .!. //ilk
Elm !l ull, to be supp li ~u.
mll Brook, t o be wp plicd.
Slrcrmun
C it~', to b e s up plied.
GRAt\ D RAPIDS D IST R ICT.
L A::\S l:\'G DISTHI CT.
l sabdl:l lnuinu ~li ~s io n, to be
0. F. B.< H ~ES, P. E.
T. ll. ll A:'IGS, P. E.
s upplied .
Grand llnpids : Diri ~ i on -st rcc t ,
Lnnsin~ : C•·ntml C hurch , E.
T. P. 1/ilclrcth.
(;ool•y. ./•<>< .
GRAND THAVER8E OIST.
&:contl ·st rret, JJ. r:n.qlr.
Fin;t Church. :1. :1. H••l(c.
A. P. ~{ OOHE, l'.E.
C!ty Mission . .J. A. Sprague.
Charlotte
.
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s.
f(,r.
·
Ad3, '{. 1'/r!//IIWII .
Tra\·c rse Cit1·, )f. )f. Callen.
~ntou
Rapids.
ll"illi•llll
J),,~,t.
Cannonsbur!!h, II. If. 117/itmau.
~ l anist ce,
IJ. {ij//r/1 .
\"crmon t,·illc, II". .]. -"•ciJ1.
CcduSrrin!!'S. R. U. GnurJ;>I'<I .
F mnkfflrt, :\. r.. l'a rish .
Ch esl~r, to lw supplier\.
Rockford, (;. f... l'olt .
l3c:lr
L:tk
e,
to
be s uppli<!tl.
l'olten ·ille, A. 0. Oo wns.
~•rt:~o J. )1. R olrin ~o n .
E lk Rapids ami Indian )lissio n,
C:r:tnd
l.c<lge.
R.
S.
l'mll.
Cazenovia. H. fl. Bready.
u: :•:tiuclu•tnnll.
llcwitt . .}. t:oc /irk .
s-.w~~~:o..1. :\. l3nr nes.
No rthport a nd Indian ;\{ission ,
llath, 1,'. :1 . ./.z··" kc.•.
ltllddlerillc, f .'. lri•tlr.
J
ohn :\ . Br~a th·.
Lc>l ie. ,\ -. f .. ll•·""k•ray.
A!ukn. to uP. supplied .
Old )!ission, IJ. if. T,ulllflm.
Onotu.lng-a.
B.
W
.
s,uifh.
ln'lng, 0. B. Whitmore.
N o rwood , ~1. W . Dnrli nJ!.
Hh·ers. to be s u pplied .
Hutlnh'l!, fl. IV. Sli el'llwu.
Charlel'oix, \\". L. Tilde n.
BITOn Center, 0. 1::. W ight man . .\ l:tple Ha!)ids. I·: U. Prwmau.
South
Arm an d Clmrl t·l·oix In·
•
D u Plnin, /J. 1'. II"O<><lttr d .
Kuntert:y, ,\: D . .llru·.<h.
d i:m Mission, t o be s upplied.
Fowler , .f. s. lfot nle•-.
Roll4nd, ll"il/ilrm l'npliu.
P etosl;ey, tu be ~UIJ !'liCd.
St. John's, .f. / /(w.ill•m.
Vtnturn. to be supplied .
Cheboyl!:an nnd ~l ncl;i cnw , .4.
UYi<l, S. /'. lltto'II(J'.
Gmndrille, In be Enppliccl.
l wycr.<.
Ol;cmos, J . H. l.'ac/lr..ll.
KutkC)!OII, c. L . l~tl'll ltlll'l.
Litt le Tmn:rsc. J. ~[. Whitncv.
~lason, . 1. A . Knuppm.
~cg Lak e,
.lias/a.•.
Ccnlml nud T o rch Lulie, to ·be
fl cllcrmc , JVilli•w t J(ilry.
Cooper-rille, t o be supplied.
s up plied.
Sprin_!!'po rt, S . .II . .llcrrill.
l!arcnn:~, J. J. )I ' A !lister .
Spe n~er CrcPk, to b e s upplied .
Tompldns , U. Jfa.<on.
lltrlin, /,. IV. l'•zlki"·'·
Clnm Lnkc, Lafa.n·ttc DoJ d s.
Waylmnd , /,. Ikltl"drk .
Mantou nud }'yfc Lala·, J.'. Jl.
UIG RAPIDS D ISTRICT .
lbrtin. T. C/urk.
J)eztz.
fl. 1'. II >:~D EIISO~ , l'.E.
Lamont, C. II. /oishrr.
, ~{on ro<! Center and She nnan, r:,
F.dgertou, t o be ~upplicd.
Big Bupids, L. 1'm·,-.
S. llick.•.
Morley, ,\ -. & 11mlcl·s.
A lmira nnd Inland, L'l b e sup·
IONIA DISTRICT.
Ilownrtl City, E. ::>. H o lm .
plied.
J. I. Tlu r: LL, P. E.
Pierson ·and S1tnd Lnkc, ..! . G. G len Arbnr, to lle s upplied .
lk•<ch.
~onla, A. J. Eldr«l.
A;;hto n , tu be s u pp lied .
Coral, John T. G!o1·er.
!UDY!IIc, A. R. lluftgs.
Lon:; L ake, t o be s n pp:ied .
.llomtl.
~nnllc Circuit, J. W. Hallen· Frem ont Ccute r, Crf),
Q UEST. 23. ll"htrt mul tclltn .<hall
Twin Lnkcs, t o he s upplied .
cb.
tilt 11at C'·mt<re~tcc be liPid!
llcsperin, J. :1 . l "rm J·i, et.
r~rtlllnd 1J 11~ Rritl.
ww~ll, JJ. 0. /Jail.
Ferry nod Bc11vcr, t o b e snp· At Grand Hapitls , Mich. T ime
ph t~d.
Elluton, B. S. "Ifill•.
not g iYc n.
()fblcmo, Willi:tm llarpcr.
f,sles ~u r)!h. !.. ll'. r:arl.
tu2u;tn, r:. f). Drap.:r.
Stdf~rd. J. S. l ~zlotlittc.
Pnlrlcrillc. J. &ynluu.
ikhlnnd. /-.'. If. lJ•tg.
r..o1.cr. G. II". """!!·
P!Ainwdl, J. I~ Furce.
ouc:;o. '~'· 7'. J/(zu . l nlu·crp.
~lke"' ll · f... .If. J:.'d llovntl.•.
lerr ~alls. tu be su p~li ed.
BIOO m i n~<hl c . ..1 . 1. Gray.
11r2r Luke ~Iiii o, r.w. DvnaltLsuu.
lrrlnt;ton, F. W. J n u cs.
!orJih llnnu, //. H. /'. r;·kcr.
Douglt!Ss, S. !'. Jlczoill.
f. D. Jfrmnwrty, P ro fco~o r in
Gmrr<tL Biblical l n; titutcmcm~~r of Ka:amazon Quurttrly Conference.
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CALIFOR N IA
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c 0 NFE RENO E
Held in Stock ton, Ca lifornia, September 13-18, 1876.
BISHOP HARRI S, Prtsiding.
Qo~T; 1. Hnt•e
'
H . B. HEACOCK, S ecretary.
mzy F:utrrccl tlri.• Ueorl!in: F:. Sh(l<trm, fro m Cen- QuEST. 2. 1r Ito ntc Acimill«l on
by 7'rtw .'!J'cr o;· R,•. t ral Illinois: S. ·u. TVf.ld .uul ll.
1'1'inl ?
OdiltlUIM!
J:~,./lry, from O rel!'lll ; II. "-'·
Jnm cs H. White, Clrarlcs S .
/'.'rlfJCII,. fro m E ns t t)hiu. lly rc·
By I runs fer : E. 1\cm l flll, fro m n<lntt>~ •on : (;l'Or~e W. Bt·ntty llns wcll , ,Jo hn S. Fisher, Snm u l'l
Dtl Moine.• ; U. ;1/i/lanl, from froru Eric, locat ed in un:1- 7. ' A . Hc<ldlug-4.
~•v;re>t ce
Larmon Chat field.
( Se e also in "I ndian s " file, Uppdr Dra ve r of
Fi li ng Ca binet
r~ a<ll.erial on Indi en s convert ed u nd e r Cha tf ie l d,
v1ho took h i s n ame.
Chatfield, Larmon