First Wesleyan Methodist Church
Hume, New York
The First Wesleyan Methodist Church, was organized in 1843 by Rev. John Watson. The meetings for a year of two were held in the old log schoolhouse in school district No. 8. In 1845 the district having abandoned the schoolhouse the church removed it to the site of their present church, and for some years worshiped therein. June 4, 1850, a subscription paper was first circulated to raise funds to build a new church; on the 8th the foundation was commenced, and on the 25th the work of hewing timber commenced. Work on the frame was begun July 8, 1850, and it was raised on the 18th. Joiner work was commenced September 2d, and the building was finished for dedication Jan. 1, 1851, Rev. Dr. Luther Lee preaching the sermon. The church as been recently (1896) been repaired and modernized, and is to-day a beautiful little church. It was the pioneer church in Fillmore, and the first of its kind in this part of the county.
Early Members
- George Riley, trustee
- Sally Riley
- Jonathan Covell
- Harriet Covell
- Jonathan Emery, trustee
- Joel Cooper, trustee
- Orra Cooper
- Benjamin S. Snider
- Priscilla Snider
- James Smith
- Anna Smith
- L. E. Wiles, superintendent of Sunday school (1896)
Preachers
- John Watson, 1843
- J. Fields, 1845
- Mr. Pierson and Richard S. Phinney, 1848
- Phinney and P. Norris, 1849
- Z. T. Petty and Alanson Bixby, 1850
- S. D. Tronbly, 1851
- John Watson, 1852-3
- S. Phinney, 1854-5
- S. A. Leonard and G. W. Scudder, 1856
- S. A. Leonard, 1857
- E. P. Barnes, 1858-9
- A. Bixby
- G. M. Hardy
- William Pepper
- John L. Bush
- Howard C. Harris
- John Randolph
- William Willahan
- W. J. Houghton
- D. W. Ball
- G. W. Cooper - the church was enlarged, a steeple added and a bell purchased
- A. W. Hall
- Prof. A. R. Dodd
- A. L. Schuman
Town of Hume
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