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70 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
preaching from Elders French, Hartwell, Hanks, Tucker, Abbott,
Rigdon and Call.
Elder Call was the first settled minister in the toAvnship, and, in
fact, betAveen Cleveland and the "Indian Land." He settled on a
farm in 1820, on lot 7, range 5. Here he resided until he died
in I860, at the age of eighty.
The Baptist Church was really founded and sustained by Elder
Joshua Phillips, whose name AVHS first to be signed to the articles of
agreement. He was dismissed at his own request in 1833, and the same
year Elder Algood was secured to preach half the time. In 1837 Elder
Wood preached in the same Avay, and in 1838 Elder P. Latimer AVIIS
secured. He became a settled minister in 1839. In 1840 II. C. Sylvester
took Latimer's place, and was succeeded in 1842 by Elder Warren.
During his ministry he engaged the services of a celebrated revivalist,
Elder Weaver, and the entire township was stirred as never before. In
1844 Elder Blake was called to be pastor, and that year the first Sunday
school was organized. Blake AVHS succeeded in 1845 by Elders Storrs
and Bloomer, and in 1847 by Henderson; he in turn, in 1848, by Wilder,
and he by Willoughby in 1851. During his ministry the slavery Question
agitated the church, and by a vote of seventeen to tAvo it declared
that no slave holder should rcrfeive the hand of fclloAvship.
The Congregational Church was organized in 1823 by Rev. A. II.
Betts and S. B. Sullivan, with nine members. Mr. Betts preached.
occasionally until 1829. At this time they secured the services of
Everton Judson to preach one-third of the time for tAvo years. After
that E. Barber preached a year, followed by Joseph Crawford tAvo
years, who, in turn, Avas succeeded by J. C. Sherwin in 1840, who
remained until 1851. He Avas eminently successful, and very much
beloved by his congregation and the entire community. - He was succeeded
for a short time by James Scott. G. C. Judson followed him in
1852 and remained one year. In 1853 John Purlin came, and in 1854
was succeeded by F. A. Demming, who remained three years. He Avas
followed by E. M. Cravath, AVIIO remained until 1863, when be entered
the army as chaplain. In 1864 T. B. Penfield filled the pulpit, folloAved
by George Candee, from 1865 to 1869. Sidney Bryant remained a
few months and was followed by a year's pastorate of J. C. Thompson.
He was succeeded by Henry BroAvn, whose ministry was very short..
In 1871 Levi Loring accepted the call and remained until 1874. A. D.
Hall folloAved' him and left in 1878, to go to Japan as a missionary.
N. S. Wright became stated supply at that time, and was follq^d by
Abner A. Pipes, who became stated supply until 1883. Then William
Jones succeeded as a licentiate, and afterward became settled as pastor
and remained until 1886, when J. J. Rice took charge of the church.
Quarrying was begun by Joshua Phillips on land aftenvard owned
by J. M. Stahl. He had sold the land to Eldridge, but desiring to build
himself a house, he reserved the use of the stone for a year. Elder
Phillips, Avith an eye to business, secured a large number of teams and
employed the hours of that year in getting out all the stone that hq