394                         HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY

    Rock Run, a church in the north part of Dick Johnson township,
built in 1871 and dedicated on the last Sunday of the year.

    St. John’s, a German Lutheran church in Posey township, two miles
southeast of Staunton, built in 1871 and dedicated on the 15th day of
October.

    St. Peter’s, a German Reformed church in Harrison township, on
the former Bottron place, on the border of Owen county, three miles
northeast of Clay City, built and dedicated in the year 1874. The parson-
age maintained in connection with this church was wholly destroyed by
fire on the 20th of November, 1908, which was rebuilt and reoccupied
before the close of the winter.

    Sharon, an M. E. church in Dick Johnson township.

    Stwalley’s Chapel, an M. E. church at Bellaire, east side, built in
1881-82, dedicated on the 28th day of May of the latter year, named in
honor of Isaac Stwalley, deceased, who was a liberal patron and sup-
porter of the church.

    Union, a United Brethren church in Jackson township, near Hoosier-
ville, on the Brazil-Poland gravel road, originally built about then
remodeled and improved about the year 1880.

    Union, a Christian church in the southwest part of Lewis township,
originally a hewn-log house, built in 1855, but more recently a frame of
modern construction. John Neal was the pioneer pastor of this church.

    Wilson’s, a Free Will Baptist church in Lewis township, on the
James Wilson place, a mile and a half northwest of Howesville, built in
1903 and dedicated on the 10th day of August of the same year.

    Zion, a Christian church in the southeast part of Perry township,
built in 1892, and dedicated on the 25th day of December of the same
year.

    Zion, a German Reformed church in Cass township, near Poland.
This was one of the earliest church societies organized in the county, at
first holding meetings at the homes of the membership until the building
of a log school-house in 1842, which was occupied for worship two years,
when, in 1844, the first church was built, a log building 24x30 feet, at a
cost of $25.00. Ten years later a frame was built, of which the corner-
stone was laid on the 18th day of April, 1854. This house was 45x30x15,
erected at a cost of $925. Thirty-five years later, in 1889, was built the
present brick, 66x42 feet, at a cost of $6,000. The first regular pastor
of Zion was Rev. Zumpe, who was called to the position September 13,
1840, who remained in charge for the period of ten years, then, after an
interval of two years, again resumed pastoral charge, remaining with the
society for the period of fourteen years, making a total of twenty-four
years. He was succeeded on retirement in the summer of 1866 by Rev.
Joerris, who continued with the church eighteen years, until 1884. when
Rev. Geckeler became pastor for four years, from December 14, 1884, to