Woodbury Church

(1876-)

Primitive Christian Dec. 5, 1876 page 781 Vol. 1 No. 49

 Martinsburg, PA., Nov. 22nd, 1876

Dear Brethren: -

  We hear from almost all the churches throughout the brotherhood, through our periodical. Except those close around it. They remain silent. A new district is springing up out of a part of Yellow Creek and a Part of Clover Creek district, Bedford Co., Pa., over which brother Jacob Miller from Yellow Creek is presiding.   On Saturday the 11th uit. This body met for the first time in council. The meeting was conducted as follows: after a few preliminary remarks by brother Jacob Miller, singing, prayer, and a select portion of Scripture was read appropriate to the occasion. It being an organized body made up of two other branches, it was thought necessary that an action be taken. It was the requested that the members from the Clover Creek church rise to the feet as an expression of sentiment to go hand in hand with the Yellow Creek. The same was followed by the brethren of the Yellow Creek.  All seem to be in love, union and harmony. The quest to building a meeting-house was then taken up and it was decided to build a house as centerabe as possible, 75X45 with basement at a supposed cost of $1,800, or $2,000. A building committee was then appointed, brethren John B. Replogle, Simon Snider and Adam Fredric, also a treasurer which was assigned to brother Jacob Guyer. Then came the trying time; freely ye have received, freely give. About $1,000 was subscribed. Many present did nothing. The time being short the meeting adjourned to view the grow upon which to build the house. The location was agreed upon on R. L. Replogle’s farm along the turnpike near his house, within a half mile of Woodberry.

D. M. Replogle.