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they were obliged to adjourn the meeting for that time. 

 This was the beginning of a feeling which finally resulted 

 in the building of the first Universalist church in Cohocton. 



As will be seen by referring to the history of the first 

 Methodist Episcopal Church in Cohocton, that church was 

 built by the united means of all denominations, — with the 

 express understanding and agreement that it was to be free 

 to all denominations when not in use by the Methodist, and 

 they were to use the house Sunday mornings only, except 

 when they held their regular quarterly meetings ; at such 

 times they had the use of the house the whole day. This 

 agreement was faithfully lived up to till the time mentioned 

 above. As might be expected, this action upon the part of 

 the Methodist brethren aroused a spirit of opposition 

 among those calling themselves Universalists, and they de- 

 termined upon building a church of their own. A meeting 

 was held Sept. 19, 1859, at which D. H. Wilcox was 

 chosen chairman. At this meeting a regular church 

 organization was formed, and Franklin Larrowe, Amos W. 

 Chase, and D. H. Wilcox were elected trustees. A sub- 

 scription was circulated and enough subscribed to warrant 

 the commencement of erecting a church at once. Among 

 the more liberal in giving for this purpose were such men as 

 John Larrowe, Franklin Larrowe, Alburtas Larrowe, N. J. 

 Wheeler, F. N. Drake, Amos W. Chase, E. A. Parmenter, 

 David Parmenter, P. F. Horr, T. S. Crosby, Stephen 

 Phillips, Benjamin Warner, John Kellogg, 0. C. Smith, 

 G. E. W. Herbert, Austin Hall, S. D. Shattuck, and 

 others. The church was commenced in the summer of 

 1860, but not completed and dedicated until September, 

 1863. Rev. J. M. Austin, of Auburn, N. Y., preached the 

 dedication sermon. It is located on Maple Avenue, is a 

 fine building, and cost about $8000. 



Soon after the dedication the society engaged the services 

 of the Rev. M. Tuller, who remained with them about two 

 years, since which time they have had no settled pastor and 

 only occasional preaching. 



The doors of this church have always been opened 

 cheerfully to their brethren in Christ, no matter by what 

 name they may be called. During the years 1872 and 

 1873 the Presbyterian society being without a house of 

 worship, they were given the free use of this church, and 

 are at present occupying it, their own church undergoing 

 repairs. In talking with a prominent member of the Uni- 

 versalist society he said : " Our society have a fine church, 

 well finished and furnished, free from debt, and we are 

 happy to be able to furnish so respectable a place for wor- 

 ship to those of any other denomination who believe in 

 God as the Maker and Ruler of all things." 



ST. Peter's (catholic) church, cohocton. 



This church is situated at the village of Liberty. Rev. 

 Michael Steger was the first missionary priest who officiated 

 here with a view of erecting a church edifice. He built the 

 present St. Peter's church in 1861. The building is a 

 frame structure, 34 by 48 feet, and cost about $1400. The 

 first board of trustees consisted of Conrad Shults, John 

 Gehrig, and Theodore Lichius. 



Since Father Steger, the following priests have officiated 

 here as missionaries, holding services once a month : Rev. 



F. R. Mazuret, Rev. L. Yanderpoel, Rev. M. J. Darcy, 

 Rev. S. B. Gruber, Rev. A. Bachmann, Rev. E. Niebling, 

 and Rev. A. Geisenhoif. 



Rev. Joseph Feuger is the present resident pastor. The 

 present trustees are Matthew Haag and Jacob Stein. 



ST. Paul's (Lutheran) church, cohocton. 



The original members of this church formerly belonged 

 to the Lutheran Church at Perkinsville, in the town of 

 Wayland. On account of the distance which they had to 

 go to attend worship, it was decided to establish a church 

 at Liberty, which was done in 1860, under the ministry of 

 Rev. Mr. Strobel. The building, when erected, was 30 by 

 40 feet, and since then an enlargement of 16 feet has been 

 added to the rear end. 



The first trustees were Philip Zimmer, Henry Swingle, 

 Henry Hengle, Philip Bortz. 



The following ministers have served this church in the 

 order named : Rev. Mr. Hasscarl, Rev. Edward Werner, 

 Rev. M. During, Rev. F. Spindler, Rev. Edward Barman, 

 Rev. August Weisel, Rev. Mr. Himmbler, and the present 

 pastor. Rev. Mr. Herr. 



EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN ZION CHURCH, COHOCTON. 



This church is situated southwest of the depot, at the 

 village of Liberty. The building is a plain wooden struc- 

 ture, 30 by 40 feet, and was erected as a house of worship 

 by the society which separated from St. Paul's Lutheran 

 Church, in 1869. Rev. Mr. Beauragard was the first pas- 

 tor, under whose ministry the building was erected. Since 

 him have been Rev. Mr. Tele, Rev. Jacob Smith, Rev. Mr. 

 Hernlein, Rev. Jacob Bockthaler, Rev. Jacob Steinhenser, 

 and the present pastor. Rev. Louis Zuber. The present board 

 of trustees of the society consists of Philip Volts, Philip 

 Dantz, and Godfrey Flashman. 



METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF NORTH COHOCTON. 



So far as can be ascertained, the first Methodist services 

 were held in this part of the town in 1816, by Rev. Mr. 

 Adgate and Rev. Micah Segar, an elder brother of Prof. 

 Segar, formerly of Lima. These ministers formed a class, 

 of which the following persons were members : Eleazer 

 Dewey and wife, James and Mary Moulton, Abigail Moul- 

 ton, Timothy Dewey and wife, David Lusk, Caleb Boss and 

 wife. Among the earliest ministers were Revs. Fowler, 

 Arnold, and Cummins. It has been impossible, in the 

 absence of records, to obtain the names in full and times 

 of service of all the ministers, but the following, furnished 

 by Mr. Rice Moulton and others, may be presumed to be a 

 tolerably correct list : Revs. Zina J. Buck, Cyrus Story, 

 Benager Williams, Stephen Trimbly, Henry Wisner, Wil- 

 liam Jones, George Wilkinson, Theodore McElhenny, 

 Robert Parker, Joseph Ash worth, Pingree, J. B. McKin- 

 ney, Verannus Brownell, Samuel Parker, Atchison, Pinder, 

 A. C. Hayward, Anderson, Spinks, Hall, and Sanford. 

 Since 1850 the records show the following' ministers: Rev. 

 Henry Harps, 1851; Rev. John J. Brown, 1853; Rev. 

 John Knapp, 1855; Rev. Mr. Dunnegan, 1856; Rev. A. 

 D. Edgar, 1858; Rev. Stephen Brown, 1862; Rev. W. 

 W. Mandeville, 1864; Rev. J. Dunnegan, 1865-66; Rev. 



