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M E CHURCH SOUTH LOCATED AT CAIRO THROUGH THE EFFORTS
LARGELY OF REV C BABCOCK WAS CONSTITUTED AS A CHURCH ORGANIZATION
IN 1868,JOHN HOAG AND WIFE,WILLIAM MOODY AND WIFE,WALKER WRIGHT AND
WIFE,HARRIET JOHNSON,SARAH SMITH,MRS SHAW,AND MRS LAMPTON BEING THE
ORIGINAL MEMBERS.A FRAME HOUSE OF WORSHIP IN WHICH SERVICES ARE
NOW HELD WAS BUILT AT A COST OF $1,400 IN 1873,AND WAS DEDICATED
THE SAME YEAR BY DR W G MILLER.THERE ARE NOW 68 PERSONS IN THE
CHURCH.THE FOLLOWING NAMED PASTORS HAVE SERVED AS SUCH IN THIS
CONGERGATION.REVS C BABCOCK,L RUSH,DAVID BLACKWELL,J S TODD,
WALTER TOOLE,L BREWER,J C CARNEY,GEORGE W QUIMBY,AND LASTLY THE
PRESENT INCUMBENT J S TODD.
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