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52 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. Rev. Thomas VV. Hynks, D. D., Who was born in Kentucky in 1815, and who died in Greenville July 26, 1905. Came here in 1S51; County Superintendent ot schools for 20 years, a minister 60 years. Wilson, H. W. Blizzard, E. R. Gum, Mrs. N. R. Bradford, Mrs. K. M. Bennett, Mrs. E. A. Gulllck, Mrs. Jennie Warren, Mrs. Lena Davis, Mrs. Minnie Easley, Mrs. Alma Davis; Superintendent of the Sunday School, J. Seaman; Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Wm. T. Easley; Treasurer, Dr. Fred C. Jones; Secretary of the church. J. H. Ladd. Presbyterian Church. (EMUR.\CING THE HISTORY OF THE CONGRE- GATIONAL Church.) By the Reverend W. B. Minton. MARCH 10, 1819, a church was formed in Bond county called "Shoal Creek church," embracing all the Presbyterians in the county. The center of this congregation was in what was called the "Ohio Settlement" about six miles north of Greenville. In 1S2 5, Shoal Creek -was divided into three. Bethel, :Shoal Creek and Greenville churches. In 1832, Greenville and Shoal Creek were united under the name of Greenville. This church enjoyed the labors of Rev. Solomon Hardy, William J. Eraser, A. Ewing, William K. Stewart and James Stafford up to 1S3S. The house of wor- .ship. which was built at the time Shoal Creek church and Greenville church united, was located about two miles north of the village of Greenville, on the left hand side of the Killsboro road, near what is now known as Hazel Dell Cemetery. This was known as an old school church. In 183S. under the leadership of Dr. D. C. Lansing and those who sympathized with his views a new school church was organized in Greenville. They commenced a house of worship in 1S39 and dedicated it January 1, 1843. This is the building which stood for sixty years on the site of the present Carnegie Library. In 1846 the congregation worshippins; in this house became Congregational in its internal government, though still retaining its exterior Presbyterian connection. In 1870 those members preferring complete Presbyterian polity united with the old school people, who had erected a church in Greenville in IS 4 4-5. The remainder took the entire Congregational order. The ministers who have served, for a year or more, this church, which passed through the different changes in form of government just mentioned, are as follows: Revs. D. C. Lansing, 1838- 41; Robert Stewart, 1841-9; John Ingersoll, 1850-1; George C. Woods, 1852-7: F. A. Armstrong. 1857-9; G. W. Goodale, 1862-5; M. M. Longley, 1868-72: M. A. Crawford. 1879- Sl; Isaac Wolfe, 18S2-3; R. Adams. 1883-6; A. L. Grindley, 1887-90; L. E. Jesseph,, 1891-3; J. P. Preston, 1893-5. As has been stated, in 1845 the old school Presbyterian church people erected a building in Greenville. The union of 1871 wiped out all distinctions of new school and old school, and the Presbyterian and Congregational churches of Green- ville remained as the outgrowth of all the past fifty years of changes from 1819 to 1871. In 1840 Rev. James Stafford became pastor the second time of the church worshipping near Hazel Dell, and was pastor when the new church building was erected in town, during the years 1844 and 184 5, and continued with this church until 1850. He was followed by these brethren: William Goodner, 1850; William Hamilton, 1851-2; T. W. Hynes, 1852-07; Arthur Rose, 1867; George Fraser, 1809-7 2; N. S. Dickey, 1873-6; Albert B. Byram, 1877- 80: Wm. H. Hillis, 1881-3; O. G. Morton, 1884-7; Joseph Swindt, 1887-1891; George J. E. Richards, 1891-1900; W. B. Minton, 1900 to the present time. Going back once more to 1870 and 1871. we find the Presbyterian and Congregational churches existing side by side with varying success until October 23, 1897, when the Presbyterian house of worship burn- ed. The Congregational people at once invited the homeless Presbyterians to share with them the Congregational church building and together it was arranged that Rev. George J. E. Richards, then pastor of the Presbyterian church, should become the minister of the two congregations, which were like two rain drops on the window pane, very close together, yet distinct. On the first Sabbath in April. 1898, the two drops got so close together that they coalesced around the communion table and as a united church have since had place and influence in Greenville, under the name and polity of the Presbyterian church. In 1902 and 1903 the united church erected the present commodious and comfortable house of worship at a cost of $9,000. The membership of the church, according to the last report to the General Assembly, is 377. The present elders are James Hepburn, Dr. N. H. Jackson. H. C. Burton, S. S. Trindle, Prank P. Joy, S. Curtis White, Alfred Maynard, W. D. Donnell, Geo. Colcord. W. T. Carson, Col. J. B. Reid, Robert Fangenroth. Of these James Hepburn has been in continuous service since 1872. The deacons are W. O. Holdzkom. W. A. McLain, Walter Joy and H. Allendorph. The trustees are W. O. Holdzkom, James Wafer, Horace McNeill. Walter Joy and A. D. Ross.
Rev. \Y. B. Mintox, Pastor of the Presbyterian Churih since June, 1900. The Sunday School officers are, Superintendent, Alfred Maynard; Assistant Superintendent, W. A. Mc- Lain; Superintendent of Primary Department, Mrs. W. A. McLain; Assistant Superintendent Primary Department, Miss Eula Carson: Superintendent of Home Department, Mrs. W. T. Carson: Superintendent of Cradle Roll, Miss Ola Coen: Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Lizzie Colcord; Librarian, Bertha Drayton: Organist, Misses Hattie Carson and Mabel Grube. Including Home Department and Cradle Roll, the school reports 3(59 members. The Senior and Junior Christian Endeavor Societies are well attended and doing good service. The Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. Women's Home and Foreign Missionary society is progressive and faithful. Rev. T. W. Hynes, D. D., who died in July, 1905, in his ninetieth year, had the honor of serving the church for the longest time, 1852 to 1SG7. fifteen years consecutively, and for short periods since, for a few weeks or months as the church had occasion to look to him for his always acceptable services. The present minister is Rev. W. B. Minton, who began his ministry with the church in June, 1900. Since his coming the new church has been built and dedicated free of The Old Presbyterian Culri^h, Built in 184-5 and destroyed by fire in 1897. The Presbyterian Church. 53 debt. The outlook is full of encouragement. THE Baptist Church. By Mrs Ellen R. Stearns. Baptist church of Greenville was organized September 18, 1S36, with six members: Lemuel Blanchard, Charles Norton, Eunice Norton, A. N. Norton, Elizabeth Norton and Sibbel Blanchard. In 1842 the total membership was forty-two. From that time the E. Richards, Pastor Presbyterian church from December 15. 1891, to April 1, 1900, noy\' a resident of Mt. Carmel, Illinois.
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LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINO
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