Hurley, Turner Co., SD - 1888 Methodist Church Records

	This information is from "Palmer's Directory of the Methodist Episcopal Church 
	for Dakota Conference - 1888" by Rev. John G. Palmer. Page 104 - 106

	Information transcribed by Joy Fisher, http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000031


                  Hurley

	In 1880 Rev. C. W. Batchelder had charge of the work in Turner county. He
organized classes at various points and began the work of building a church edifice
at Swan Lake, which was then the county seat of Turner county. Rev. L. W. Miller
followed in having charge of Parker, Swan Lake and Lennox. During this yeat the
church was completed at Swan Lake, the church costing $600. In 1882 Rev. C. P.
Stiles was pastor for Centerville, Swan Lake and Hurley. In 1884 Rev. F. A. Burdick,
while pastor for Parker, preached for six months in Hurley, and organized the first 
class with ten members. About six weeks before the session of 1885 Rev. Morey Clyde
was sent to take charge of the work at Hurley, and at the conference of 1885 Hurley 
appears in the list of appointments, supplied by Rev. I. A. Sparks. In 1886 Rev. M.
Clyde again became pastor. The church edifice at this time was out alone upon the 
prairie, at the site of the deserted town of Swan Lake. The C. & N. W. R'y having 
built through the country and made its station at Hurley, the people of Swan Lake
had moved thither. It was now determined to remove the church, and Rev. Clyde became
one of the laborers in this undertaking. In this work he injured his thumb, which
gave him no uneasiness at the time, as it seemed to quickly heal. Soon after it
strangely swelled, became very painful, and caused blood poisoning. About Christmas 
time Rev. Clyde started to Tankton to consult a surgeon, reached Centerville where 
he was to change cars, and remarked to a friend that he thought he would wait for 
the next train. His friends have not seen him since, and the mystery of his 
disappearance is as great as ever.

	Rev. I. A. Sparks returned from school at Mitchell and filled out the balance
of the year with acceptability. In 1887 Rev. T. Carson was appointed to this work,
but was removed after a few weeks at his own request. Rev. Thomas Alcock is supplying 
the work for this year. At present there are 55 members and 3 probationers.

	Trustees - Wm. H. Conklin, W. E. Wortman, C. M. Pier, N. M. Basye, A. L. 
		Piper, E. E. Berry, A. A. Basye, C. Jenson, James Zuver.

	Stewards - W. H. Stodard, E. E. Berry, A. L. Piper, Samantha Pier, 
		N. M. Basye.

	S. S. Superintendent - Christian Jenson.

	Class Leaders - H. J. Benson, A. L. Piper, N. M. Basye.

	Names of Members
Last Name      First Name
Allen          Perry
Allen          Salina
Allen          Sarah
Andis          (Mrs.)
Basye          A. A.
Basye          Maggie
Basye          N. M.
Benedic        C. P.
Benson         H. J.
Benson         James
Benson         Mary
Berry          Anna S.
Berry          E. E.
Clayton        Martha
Conklin        Clara
Conklin        W. H.
DeFreese       Dirk
DeFreese       Maggie
DeFreese       Ubby
Gitchell       Anna
Hurshie        Elizabeth
Jenson         Christian
Jenson         Jennie
Layne          Bertha A.
Layne          M. E.
Layne          Sarah
Masters        Hattie
Moore          May
Morice         Betsy
Murdock        Mary
Palmer         Blanche
Palmer         Elizabeth
Palmer         George
Palmer         Henry
Palmer         Mary
Palmer         Nathan
Pier           Samantha
Piper          A. L.
Piper          George
Piper          Sarah
Selby          Matilda
Skinner        Bertha
Smith          Hiram
Smith          Mary E.
Smith          Rosetta
Smith          Roxa
Smith          Simeon
Smith          William
Stodard        Emma
Stodard        W. H.
Sumner         Blanche
Withee         Charles
Withee         Nellie
Wood           Elizabeth
Wortman        Alice B.
Wortman        W. E.
Zuver          James
Zuver          Martha