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586 HISTORY OF S T ~ K COUNTY.<br />
Mrs. Carrie Nelligczn, August, 1886. The lnembership at present is<br />
sixty-six; value of property, $5,500. \JT. F. Patt, Dr. Boitrclinan and<br />
A. 8. Thompson, the present superintendent, have had charge of the<br />
Sunclay-school. The class numbers 120. Another class of the Free<br />
Will Baptists was fountled at Seeley's Point, where they built :t church.<br />
This class inclucled the Whittens, Geers, Mrs. Al>mrn Phenis, Mrs.<br />
Avery, Mrs. Risedoi.ph, Yeter Risetlorpll and his brother. The ch~u.cl~<br />
bililtling was 1110 vecl to Uoytl's Grove bv the Campbellite society, who<br />
pi~rchased it from the 13aptists. The 0sceol;t Sunclay-school C'onvention<br />
TVRS organized in November, 1869, wit11 Mr. IAomman, president,<br />
anct Dr. W. I. Hall, secretary.<br />
The Con,g)*egntion~~d CYhwch dates back to November 38, 1869.<br />
Elder J. $1. Sticlcney hacl nri appointment to preach at 13raclforc1, but<br />
oivlng to a Congregat.ionallst preacher's appoint~nent of salne date,<br />
Bapt~st services were acljourned, lea,ving the Congregation:~1 ~nelllbers<br />
to organize a churcll uncler Rev. 13. M. Roy. This is the fii-st mention<br />
of the organization of a society of this denomination at I3r;~clforcl.<br />
Meetings were held at intervals up to 18'74.<br />
St. JOILIL'S Catholic CYILLCPCI~ of Br~dforcl was detlicatecl Jannary 8,<br />
1876. The bnilcling coinnlittee comprisecl 0 wen Sharl;ey Micllitel<br />
Real, John I-Iickev, Tllo~nas Powers, Eclwa,rcl IIarty ancl Wrtlter<br />
Hennebury. The bld members cornprisetl the fi~nlilies of above naulecl<br />
together with the BIcSherrys, the Rathges, Patrick Colforcl, Michael<br />
I-Ierron, the 0 wens, James Casey, several IIartys, J nmes Gor~vnn,<br />
Florence Driscoll, W. Mowberry, Jnrnes &Ii1r1)Iiy. John Carroll,<br />
Thoin;~s Keating John McIntee, Tlloinas Fox, John O'Urien, Jaloes<br />
O'Brien, Frecl, Dlcliman, the Smiths, Jos. Hennessy, James NcNi~lty,<br />
Patrjck Finnigan, C. I\Ic&Ia.nus. Jolin Mahony, William Mahany,<br />
Ed~varcl Walsll, Micht~el Dunn, .James Sl~erlocli, 11). Russell, the<br />
Floods, T holnas Ilickey, Tl~olnas Cooney, Luke Clocle, I'atrick Fapn,<br />
John Cleary, John McKeighan sncl nilichael Malone. Father<br />
O'Gara McShane canle here in 1875, and lait1 the founclt~t,ions of the<br />
church. I'ather Swift was also here as a visitor. Father &loore came<br />
in 187'3, ancl was succeerled by Rev. Canon J. Moynillan, who coniillencetl<br />
the parish records in April, 18'79. Father Cullen was a visiting<br />
priest here (luring Father I\ilovnihan's visit to Europe. The latter<br />
wiks succeeded Auwst 1, I)y key. 11. Uelbnere of the tlioccse of<br />
Peoria, i~ native of Vest l~lanclers. There itre sixty hmilies or over<br />
300 persons belonging to the congregation. T1.1e cllurch building is<br />
40x80, with steeple, alicl well finished througE~out at a cost of nbo~lt<br />
$6,000. Tlle St. John's Temperance Society is proverbial for strict<br />
adherence to tile principles of the first great apostle of total abstinence<br />
- Father Theobaltl Mattthem.<br />
Protestccl~t hj,iscoy~al (~~I,zLI~cJI.- On July 17, 1883, Rev. George<br />
Moore, then at \Vyoming, gttve evening services in 13ratlford as iLn esperiinent<br />
-the house was \yell fillet1 sncl twenty-six 1neml)ers were<br />
found in ant1 ;r,bout the toivn. July 25, a business meeting :.lT;-bs held<br />
at William Harvey's, ancl papers were drt~~rn up and signed to send<br />
Bishop Burgess at Quincy requesting his aid ant1 spprov:~l in 0rg.mizing<br />
as a lnisclion station uncler the name of St. James. Both being
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