HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY                              393

in Washington township, east of Bowling Green, close to the Owen
county line, in 1869, dedicated by Bishop Bowman, October 31 of the
same year.

    A Missionary Baptist church was built on the Dempey Seybold place,
in the extreme north part of Dick Johnson township, in 1897, by Thomas
E. Hays, contractor.

    Mt. Zion, a United Brethren church in Harrison township, on the
former John Moyer place, on the old Bowling Green-Middlebury road,
two miles northeast of Clay City, built in 1866 and dedicated in the latter
part of the year, by Elder Elwell, as remembered. This society, known as
the “Kauble Class,” had previously worshiped in an old log dwelling
house on the Moyer place. On the 17th day of February, 1866, a board
of trustees was appointed and instructed to proceed to build.

    New Hope, a Missionary Baptist church in Harrison township, on
the macadamized road from Clay City to Brunswick, two and a half miles
south of Middlebury, built in 1892 and dedicated on the 4th of September
of the same year, so named for the reason that the membership of this
church at the time of its institution had previously been a part of the
Good Hope flock at Middlebury.

    Oak Grove, an M. B. church in Lewis township, on the county line
road, three-fourths of a mile north of Jasonville, built in 1850, the society
organized by John Edmonson, who was the first pastor.

    Otterbein, a United Brethren church on the county line, three miles
south of Bowling Green, standing on the Owen county side, so named
in memory and honor of P. W. Otterbein, the founder of this denomina-
tion, named in this connection for the reason that the congregation here
is composed of Clay as well as of Owen county people.

    Oxford, an M. E. church, a mile or more north of the city of Brazil,
at the point of North Forest avenue’s crossing Otter creek.

    Peniel, an M. E. church in Dick Johnson township, a half-mile south
of Bee Ridge church and cemetery, built in 1892 and dedicated on the
3d day of July of the same year. The name of this church is a selection
from Bible terminology, taken from the account given in the 32d chapter
of Genesis of the change of Jacob’s name to Israel, meaning the place of
meeting God face to face. It is usually spoken with the accent on the
first syllable, which should rest on the second.

    Pleasant Run, a Missionary Baptist church, a mile and a half south
of Cory, built in 1870-71, first occupied in the month of May of the lat-
ter year, when Rev. Samuel Slavens preached jointly the funeral sermon
of George and Latham Huff, so named from location, standing near the
course of a small rippling branch of Eel river bearing this name.

    A Primitive or Predestinarian Baptist church in the south part of
Posey township, on the Lower Bloomington road, formerly at Clover-
land, then moved and located at this point.