TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page, TOC, Forward

CHAP. 1 Apostolic Christianity before Otterbein, p. 1-7

CHAP. 2 William Otterbein and the German Reformed Church, p. 8-16

CHAP. 3 Martin Boehm and the Mennonites, p.17-20

CHAP. 4 German Immigration in the Eighteenth Century, p.21-31

CHAP. 5 The Evangelical Movement among the German Immigrants, p.32-39

CHAP. 6 Early Years of the Church, p.40-43

CHAP. 7 Planting the Church in Virginia, p.44-51

CHAP. 8 Extracts from Newcomer's Journal, p.52-65

CHAP. 9 The Early Preachers, p.66-69

CHAP. 10 Reminiscences of Some of the Early Preachers, p.70-88

CHAP.11 The Transition from German to English, p.89-93

CHAP.12 The Church in the War of 1861, p.94-98

CHAP.13 The Church in Recent Times, p.99-105

CHAP.14 Movements toward Union with Other Churches, p.106-112

CHAP.15 Concerning Slavery and Intoxicants, p.113-118

CHAP.16 Concerning Secret Societies, p.119-123

CHAP.17 List of Preachers: Chronological, p.124-130

CHAP.18 List of Preachers: Alphabetical, p.131-146

CHAP.19 Bishops, Missionaries, and Others, p.147-154

CHAP.20 Biographical Sketches of Ministers, p.155-189

CHAP.21 Early Deaths among Ministers, p.190-192

CHAP.22 Church Dedications, p.193-202

CHAP.23 Sketch of A. P. Funkhouser, p.203-213

CHAP.24 The Church and Education, p.214-219

CHAP.25 The Virginia Conference School, p.220-223

CHAP.[26] 27 A Digest of the Conference Minutes, p.224-309

CHARGES, 1921, p.309

CONFERENCE ROLL, 1921, p.310-312

GENERAL INDEX, p.313-315

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History of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Virginia Conference

by A. P. Funkhouser

CHAPTER XXII

CHURCH DEDICATIONS

Note: "Built by" refers to the minister in whose pastorate the church was built. "Built through" refers to the person or persons mainly instrumental in effecting the work.

Alpine, Berkeley Springs circuit: built by C. D. Bennett; dedicated August 6, 1905, by A. S. Hammack; cost, $550.

Antioch, on New Creek circuit; built by J. H. Brunk, 1899, dedicated by Bishop Weaver; cost, $1,000; a school-house previously used forty years.

Bayard: built by W. S. Rau; dedicated by H. H. Fout, November 19, 1906; cost, $2,100.

Belmont: dedicated 1884, by A. P. Funkhouser; cost, $1,000.

Berkeley Springs station; frame; built by G. W. Howe, 1869; dedicated 1870 by Bishop Weaver; cost, $1,000; second church (concrete block) built by Geo. P. Hott; dedicated June, 30, 1907, by Bishop J. S. Mills; cost, $6,578.84; parsonage (concrete block) built 1903 by E. E. Neff; cost, $4,200.

Bethel, on Toms Brook circuit; built by Henry Jones; cost, $800.

Bethel, on Lacey Springs circuit; built by J. M. Eavy; built through A. C. Long and Betty Flook; dedicated by J. W. Howe about 1889; cost $1,000; preaching for many years previously in the old school Lutheran near by.

Bethlehem; brick; built through the Shueys; dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner, cost, $1,300; one of the first preaching points in the valley; at this place during the Annual Conference in 1852 Bishop Glossbrenner took the first missionary offering ever taken in the denomination, Bishop Erb presiding; second church built by G. A. McGuire; dedicated by A. S. Hammack September 21st, 1918; cost, $7,320.

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Big Pool: built by M. D. Mayselles; built through N. E. Funkhouser; dedicated August, 1911, by A. S. Hammack; cost, $1,500.

Blairton: built by J. H. Ford; dedicated April 14, 1918, by Bishop W. M. Bell; cost, $12,000.

Bluff Dale, Albemarle circuit; dedicated by J. W. Howe.

Bridgewater: originally the private property of ------

Hoover, with entrance at rear; after Hoover was drowned, bought from executors about 1858 with money raised by J. Markwood and wife; never much congregation; sold by quarterly conference and Act of Assembly through J. W. Howe; of proceeds, 40 per cent given to Augusta circuit parsonage at Spring Hill, 60 per cent to district parsonage at Dayton, the first and only presiding elder parsonage; cost, $500.

Broadway: built by C. D. Helbert; dedicated by Bishop Dickson, 1891; cost, $1,500.

Buckhall, Prince William circuit: built by A. V. Vandersmith; dedicated by A. S. Hammack, February 18th, 1905; cost, about $1,000.

Buck Hill, Jones Spring circuit: built by J. G. Ketchem; dedicated July, 1911, by W. F. Gruver; cost, $600.

Cabin Run, West Frederick circuit: weatherboarded and plastered; built probably by B. Stickley; improved by W. J. Miller about 1875; cost, $600.

Cedar Grove: dedicated by J. D. Donavan, about 1888; cost, $500.

Cherry Grove: built by W. F. Gruver and J. D. Donavan; dedicated about 1890 by J. N. Fries; cost, $600.

Cherry Run: built by D. G. Brimlow, 1914; dedicated November 1st, by A. S. Hammack.

Churchville: built by J. E. Whitesel, 1878; dedicated by Z. Warner; cost, $3,500; old church built in partnership with the Methodists.

Clay Hill, Rockbridge circuit: built, 1856; dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner; cost, $600.

Claysville, New Creek circuit: built by William Fout, about 1850-55.

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Colvinstown, Edinburg circuit: built by J. D. Freed, 1872; dedicated by Bishop Weaver; cost, $1,500.

Crabbottom, Pendleton circuit: dedicated 1902, by A. P. Funkhouser.

Cumberland: built by A. J. Secrist; dedicated December 20th, 1908, by W. F. Gruver; cost, $6,604.81.

Dayton: dedicated June, 1878 by Bishops Glossbrenner and Hott; cost, $2,500; built by A. P. Funkhouser; burnt down 1904; second (brick) dedicated 1904, by Bishop W. M. Weekley; cost, $6,100; addition dedicated by Bishop W. M. Bell, April 14th, 1918; cost, $5,000.

East Point: dedicated about 1895 by J. W. Hicks; cost, $1,000; preaching in free church near by for at least forty years; Noah Shuler (?) a member of first congregation.

Edinburg: built 1850; cost, $500.

Fountain: built by C. P. Dyche; dedicated May 6th, 1906, by George P. Hott; cost, $1,495.

Fern Hill, Swift Bun circuit: built by Carl W. Hiser and E. E. Miller, 1919; cost, $1,350.

Fairview, at Laymansville: built by J. F. Snyder, 1900; dedicated by H. H. Fout; frame; cost, $1,200; seating capacity, 300.

Fairview: built, 1869 by P. H. Thomas, dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner; cost, $1,000; class now disbanded.

Fairview: built by W. L. Childress, 1896; dedicated by A. P. Funkhouser.

Friendship: first church built 1867 by J. W. Howe (?), cost, $800; second by C. H. Crowell about 1890; cost, $1,000.

Friendship, Inwood circuit: built by W. J. Lower, 1868; cost, $1,000.

Greensburg: first church (brick) built about 1878 by J. W. Kiracofe, cost, $1,500; second, built 1889 by W. F. Gruver; dedicated by J. D. Donavan; cost, $2,500; previous preaching in a log church burned during the war; brick parsonage built by J. W. Howe, 1874, at cost of $1,500.

Greenway: built by S. K. Wine, 1899; dedicated by Dr. Carter; cost, $1,200.

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Grove Hill: dedicated by J. W. Howe about 1867; new church dedicated 1894; cost, $1,000.

Harrisonburg: first church built 1896-97; second church (stone) built 1917-18; dedicated June 1st, 1918, by Bishop W. M. Weekley; cost, $93,000; construction manager, E. C. Wine; building committee, F. W. Liskey, J. R. Liskey, D. H. Liskey, W. I. Good, and J. E. Pifer; parsonage built 1911; cost, $3,600.

Herwin Chapel: built near Linville by G. B. Fadeley; dedicated by W. L. Childress, 1899; cost, $800.

Hazlewood, on Prince William circuit: bought 1895 from Presbyterians for $120.

Hishman, Hardy circuit: built by G. A. McGuire, and T. J. Coffman; dedicated August 18th, 1917, by A. S. Ham-mack; cost, $1,300.

Inwood: built by P. B. S. Busey, 1895; dedicated by Bishop Kephart; cost, $1,500; parsonage built by Busey, 1897, at cost of $1,000; practically rebuilt 1915.

Jenkins Chapel, Hardy circuit: struck by lightning and burned to the ground 1918; no insurance; restoration begun by T. J. Coffman; built by B. F. Spitzer; dedicated by W. G. Clegg 1920; cost, $1,500.

Johnsontown, W. Va., Christian church bought and remodeled under leadership of I. Summers; dedicated June 25th, 1916.

Keezletown: built about 1850 on land given by Amos Keezle; second church by S. L. Baugher; dedicated by A. S. Hammack, November 25, 1917; cost, $1,100.

Keplinger Chapel in Brock's Gap: log, built through George Keplinger; dedicated by Bishop Markwood about 1858; cost, $500.

Kessell, South Branch circuit: built by J. W. Wright, 1917; dedicated by A. S. Hammack; cost, $2,300.

Keyser: first church (frame) dedicated August 7th, 1904, by Bishop W. M. Weekley; cost, $5,350; built by S. R. Ludwig; second church corner stone laid September 4th, 1921; to be built of white vitrified brick; to cost $60,000; W. A. Wilt, pastor.

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Lacey Springs: built through A. C. Long; dedicated about 1877; cost, about $3,800.

Martinsburg mission station begun 1867, worshiping in Ridenour's stone house till a church was completed the same year, and with Smoketown, Greensburg, and Friendship as outside appointments; the old church followed by a new; pastors—W. J. Lower (1867-70), J. W. Howe (1871-5), A. M. Evers (1875-6), J. K. Nelson (1878-80), J. E. Weidmeyer (1880), J. M. Underwood (1881), J. D. Donovan (1882), M. F. Keiter (1883), M. D. Mayselles (1884), J. R. Ridenour (1885-9), J. B. Chamberlain 1891-95), O. W. Burtner (1895), J. F. Snyder (1896), W. F. Gruver. New church dedicated October 8, 1912 by Bishop T. C. Carter; built by W. F. Gruver; cost, $21,000.

Manassas: church and parsonage bought of the Methodists through efforts of L. C. Messick, 1917.

Midland in Prince William county: built by G. W. Stover; dedicated by A. P. Funkhouser about 1893; cost, $1,000.

Mount Bethel, Augusta circuit: built by G. W. Rexroad 1890; dedicated by A. P. Funkhouser; cost, $1,000.

Mount Carmel: built by J. W. Hicks in second year of his pastorate; cost, $800.

Mount Carmel: built 1873 by James Whitesel, dedicated by Bishop Edwards; brick; cost, $2,000; seating capacity, 350.

Mount Carmel in Brock's Gap: built by M. F. Keiter; dedicated about 1877 by J. K. Nelson; cost, $300.

Mount Clinton: built by J. W. Howe; dedicated by Bishop Hott, October, 1880; cost, $1,300.

Mount Hebron, Toms Brook circuit: built by J. Rue-bush about 1846; dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner; cost. $1,000; preaching for many years in Blind's log school-house near the church, on the land of Jacob Funkhouser. father of G. W. Statton's first wife; third church built 1897. by L. W. Lutz, dedicated by J. D. Donavan,—a frame building seating 250 and costing $650; remodeled by F. B. Chubb 1915; cost, $2,250.

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Mount Hebron, West Frederick circuit: built by George McGuire; dedicated by A. S. Hammack, July, 1911; cost, $700.

Mount Hermon, Edinburg circuit: built by J. W. Hicks; cost, $800.

Mount Horeb: built through M. G. Jones; dedicated by Bishop Edwards, 1878; cost, $1,500.

Mount Olive: built 1885 by Snowden Scott, dedicated by J. W. Hicks; frame; cost, $1,000; seating capacity, 250.

Mount Olive: built 1869 (?) by J. K. Nelson; cost, $800; preaching many years in Jenkins' schoolhouse.

Mount Pisgah, Augusta circuit: log church built by Jacob C. Spitler about 1850; cost, $500; second by S. K. Wine, 1884; cost, $1,200; dedicated by C. I. B. Brane.

Mount Pleasant station: built by H. Tallhelm about 1870; dedicated by Bishop Weaver; cost, $1,000.

Mount Pleasant, Berkeley Springs circuit: built 1870; cost, $500.

Mount Pleasant, West Frederick circuit: built about 1857 by I. Baltzell; cost, $500.

Mount Solon, Tom's Brook circuit: built by F. B. Chubb; dedicated by A. S. Hammack, May 28th, 1916; cost, $1,250.

Mount Tabor: built before Lacey Springs.

Mount Tabor, Berkeley Springs circuit; re-dedicated by A. S. Hammack, September 12th, 1909; S. D. Skelton, pastor.

Mount View, Churchville circuit: dedicated August 4th, 1901; cost, $850.

Mount Vernon, at Shendun: log; built through -Spitler, 1828; second, dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner, 1878; cost, $1,000.

Mount Zion, Elkton circuit: dedicated by J. W. Howe about 1870; cost, $300; new church dedicated by C. I. B. Brane, 1898; cost, $1,000.

Mount Zion: built by Levi Hess, 1855; dedicated by Bishop Markwood; cost, $1,000.

Mount Zion, New Creek circuit: built by W. J. Miller about 1875; dedicated by Bishop Weaver; cost $1,000.

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Mount Zion above Mount Solon: dedicated by J. Mark-wood 1849, a great revival immediately following, conducted by W. Knott and G. Huffman; cost, $800.

Mount Zion, Rockbridge circuit: dedicated by A. S. Hammack June 1903; construction begun by W. S. Rau, completed by brethren of the appointment, led by C. S. Yago; cost, $1,000.

Naked Creek: built about 1875; dedicated by J. W. Howe; cost, $500.

Otterbein: built about 1834 on land donated by David Whitmore; Jacob Miller, carpenter.

Otterbein, Albemarle circuit: built 1875 (?); cost, $300.

Otterbein: first church built by W. J. Miller, 1870; cost $600; second by W. H. Sampsell, 1898; cost, $1,000.

Otterbein: Edinburg Circuit; old time church; first building built about 1840; second church built by F. B. Chubb; dedicated by Dr. J. A. Funkhouser, September 9th, 1914. Mr. 0. Funkhouser gave the pipe organ; total value. $6,000.

Petersburg, W. Va.: built by J. W. Stearn; dedicated June 18th, 1917, by Bishop W. M. Weekley, G. H. Whitesel. construction manager; cost, $9,750.

Pikeside, Inwood circuit: built by W. D. Mitchell, dedicated August 10th, 1913.

Pleasant Grove: built 1838, and $300 raised the day of dedication; logs hewn in the woods near by, those for the south side being given by the father of Elijah Huffman, those for the east by Jacob and Peter Whitesel, those for the west by Abram Funkhouser, those for the north by Jacob Pifer; each party gave six of the 24 benches; dedication by Reeser; pulpit at first on north side; Pifer a carpenter and worked on the church; George Huffman and William Knott had a great revival here; new church built by A. J. Secrist; dedicated 1915 by A. S. Hammack; L. W. Swank a leader in the work; cost, $2,400.

Pleasant Hill, Jones Spring Circuit: dedicated by Bishop Weekley, August 1st, 1915; built by D. G. Brimlow; cost. $1,200.

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Pleasant Plain, Inwood circuit; built by J. R. Ridenour, 1885.

Pleasant Valley: first church built 1860; burned 1862; second built by P. H. Thomas, 1868; dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner; cost,, $1,000.

Prize Hill, Albemarle circuit: finished by W. S. Rau, 1896; dedicated by A. P. Funkhouser; cost $700.

Red Bud, Inwood Circuit: built 1882 by John M. Hott; cost $1,000; reopened by J. W. Howe, 1896.

Reed's Creek, Franklin circuit: built by A. P. Walton 1898; cost, $500.

Ridings Chapel: built about 1888; cost, $1,000.

Riverton, W. Va.: built by J. W. Brill, 1900.

Ridgely: built 1916 through the instrumentality of the Virginia C. E. Society; cost, $3,000. Tabernacle built by H. E. Richardson and dedicated by A. S. Hammack.

Ridings Chapel, Frederick circuit: built by J. C. S. Myers; dedicated September 6th, 1908 by A. S. Hammack; cost, $1,802.

Roanoke: first church built by S. L. Rice, 1895; a second church was built in N. W. Roanoke, and discontinued in 1906; a new church was re-located and built by C. H. Crowell; dedicated September 29th, 1907, by Dr. Parrett; cost, $15,372.

Salem, near Singers Glen: built during civil war and dedicated by Bishop Glossbrenner; probably the only United Brethren church built within the Confederacy; old Methodist Episcopal church at Green Hill bought and moved to Salem; built by J. W. Howe and W. J. Miller; cost, $500.

Salem, Elkton circuit: built by J. H. Brunk; dedicated November 16th, 1902; cost, $800.

Salem, Inwood circuit; built 1879; reopened October 13th, 1907, by W. F. Gruver.

Shady Grove: dedicated by Bishop Weaver about 1870, after payment had been hanging so long that Presiding Elder Howe had the quarterly conference authorize a sale; debt paid by new subscribers; cost, $1,000.

Shiloh: built by W. H. Clary about 1844; cost, $800; second church built 1917 by F. B. Chubb; cost $1,400.

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Singers Glen: built jointly by United Brethren and Baptists, the Baptist interest being afterward purchased; dedicated about 1881; cost about $1,000; second church (brick), Donavan Memorial, built by J. H. Brunk; dedicated May 27, 1906 by E. U. Hoenshell; cost, $5,650.

Sir John's Bun: built by W. L. Childress 1897; cost, $1,000.

South Mill Creek, Franklin circuit: built by A. P. Walton, 1899; cost, $550.

Smith's Creek, Franklin circuit: built by A. P. Walton, 1899; cost, $800.

St. John's, Franklin circuit: built by J. W. Stearn; dedicated by A. S. Hammack, 1906.

Staunton: First church sold to Church of the Brethren; second bought of the Baptists, 1904; cost, $4,000; remodeled 1905; valued at $16,000.

Stokesville, Churchville circuit; built 1905; cost, $600; dedicated by A. S. Hammack.

Swift Bun; dedicated 1870; log; cost, $300; second by J. W. Brill; built about 1900.

Sharon, at Reliance: first church built by P. H. Thomas 1869 at cost of $700, dedicated by J. W. Howe; second, by J. E. Hott, 1887; cost $1,000; first preceded by partnership church.

Shenandoah City: dedicated 1896; cost, $1,500.

Spring Hill, Augusta circuit: built through William Patterson, about 1828; cost, $1,000.

Sunrise: built 1885; cost, $1,000.

Tabor: built 1854; cost, $600.

Thompson (?): built by W. J. Miller; dedicated about 1875; log; cost, $300.

Toms Brook: built by M. F. Keiter about 1875; cost, $1,500; parsonage built by B. Byrd about 1891; cost $1,000.

Tye River, Augusta circuit: built by A. Hoover, dedicated by J. W. Howe, 1870; log; cost, $300.

Union Chapel: built through D. W. Brenneman about 1885; cost, $1,000.

Union Chapel: built by W. B. Berry, 1888; dedicated by J. W. Howe; cost, $1,000.

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Verona; dedicated by J. W. Howe 1890; cost, $800; second church built by J. C. S. Myers and W. S. Rau; dedicated by W. F. Gruver, May 31st, 1908; cost, $3,250.

Walker's Creek: built 1852; the Presbyterian half-interest bought out.

Westernport: built by I. M. Underwood, about 1879-80. Rebuilt.

Whitesel's: built about 1824; deed made some years later by Peter Whitesel to George Whitesel, Simon Whitesel, and George Lutz; this log church rebuilt after a great revival, the first meeting being led by C. W. Stinespring, about 1874 at cost of $500; weatherboarded, new windows, change of pulpit and benches; Daniel Sandy (?) one of the principal movers in this; new church built about 1893 and dedicated by Bishop Hott; cost, $1,000.

Winchester: built by G. W. Howe, 1872; dedicated by Bishop Edwards; cost, $2,500; parsonage built by J. R. Ridenour during his second year's pastorate; at cost of $1,000.

Yocum, Franklin circuit: built by J. W. Stearn; dedicated September 13th, 1914, by A. S. Hammack; cost, $1,200.

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