|
Michigan Jackson Mi.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Our little community did not have the religious advantages derived from the preaching of the gospel during the summer; but in October 1830, the Rev. John D. Pierce, a Congregational minister, preached in a barn—the most convenient place which the settlement at that time afforded—the first sermon ever delivered in Jacksonburgh. Mr. Pierce was one of the first white men who settled in Calhoun county. On his way to his destination he had stopped on Saturday night at the house of Mr. Lemuel Blackman, and on Mrs. Blackman's learning that he was a minister, a most cordial invitation was extended to him to preach, which , he accepted. The joyful news spread rapidly that the barn had been prepared, and that religious services would be held there by a regular minister of the gospel.
On Monday Mr. Pierce proceeded to his destination. He became one of the most distinguished citizens of Calhoun county and of the state. Few men were more widely or more favorably known than he, and his-labors in the cause of religion and education for a period of over forty years have left their stamp upon the institutions of this state, and will cause his name to be held in reverence by all who shall become acquainted with the history of those who laid the foundation of our religious and educational institutions.
Jackson
Section 1
Page 24
|
|
Please consider making a donation to help keep these sites alive.
Thank you
|
