Cherokee County Churches |
Cherokee County Churches |
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Methodist Church |
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Diamond Center Methodist Episcopal Church The Diamond Center Sunday School was organized in the following manner: A meeting was called for the purpose of organizing in Sub-district No. 2. It was moved and carried that we have a Sunday School. The following officers were then elected for the balance of the year: Mr. J. C. Fairfield, Supt., Mrs. May Boylan, ass't. supt., Mrs. Nettie Sanders, Sec't.; and Mr. Samuel Neville, treasurer. The first meeting of the Sunday School was held in the Diamond Center School May 18, 1879. Throughout the following summer months there was an average attendance of 36 persons. There was raised and paid out for supplies during that time $5.00. For the next half-year there was an average attendance of 30 and supplies cost $9.37. This was a Union Sunday School for sometimes. In the 1880 records only twice is there made mention of the preachers who served the people at that time. On Sept. 3, 1882, Rev. T. Maxey was present and favored the School with a few remarks. Again Nov. 26, 1883 Rev. McKliver was present and offered remarks. The School was probably organized denominationally in 1880 by Rev. Parfit but not until 1886 does it become the regular preaching point of an appointed man of the Conference. J. W. Southwell seems to be the first appointee. The following data shows the appointments throughout the years that have followed as well as other interesting facts about the Church. The dates are as nearly correct as it is possible to get them. Diamond Church was dedicated in 1886. 1886-87--J. W. Southwell was appointed to the Cherokee Circuit. The Circuit consisted of the following: Diamond, Goodhope, Silver and Mt. Zion 1887-89--G. J. Corwin was appointed to the charge but took work in Dakota instead. J. T. Lee was transferred from Merrill to the charge. Diamond and Goodhope are made a charge to themselves. 1889-80 F. J. McCaffree. No records show that anyone besides him served the charge at this time. 1890-91 W. A. Richards. 1891 Aurelia and Diamond become a Charge. 1891-92 Hugh Hay. 1992-94 E. M. Glasgow. 1994-95 A. S. Black. 1995-98 A. E. Slessor. 1898-01 H. B. Green. 1901-03 O. M. Bond. 1903 The Annual Conference which met at the Whitfield Church in Sioux City made the Diamond Church a charge of itself and for a period of time it was supplied with Morningside Students. 1903-05 J. G. Waterman. 1905-07 G. W. Eggleston. 1907-08 L. F. Troutmen. Diamond is with Aurelia for this year only. 1908-09 Irwin A. Engle. 1909-10 Alfred Leazer, served until Mar. 1, 1910. 1910 B. W. Reiner, served from Mar. 1 to July 1, 1910. 1910 Geo. J. Wood, served from July 1, to conference. 1910-11 A. W. Hunter probably served through March 1911. There are no records to verify this supposition, however, the people say that he served a little while in the early part of this year. Oct. 1912-13 Rev. Charles Yotter, who recently had a pastorate near Correctionville, takes charge. 1913-14 Rev. I. O. "Oscar" Hall (also served Good Hope M. E.). Morningside student Rev. Kuhns was a guest preacher in November 1914. Oct. 1915 Rev. N. M. McCoy appointed to Diamond and Good Hope churches. 1916-17 After an absence of a year, Rev. Oscar Hall returned. He left Sept. 20, 1917 to attend a theology school in Colorado 1918-1920 Rev. Harry M. Burns. Transfers to Gowrie in 1920. 1936 Church disbanded; most members transferred to Aurelia church. |
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