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Title: Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Historical Society of Montana
Subjects: Montana -- History Periodicals
Publisher: Helena, Mont. : Rocky Mountain Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Montana State Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Montana State Library

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arly free from sectarianism. Asa body, it simply fell into the hands of the Presb^^teriandenomination. It was the outcome of the Christian fidelityof one man, William W. Wickes, at that time senior elderin Dr. T. L. Cuylers church, Brooklyn, N. Y. As presidentof a mining company he came to this camp, which was namedfor him by the Alta Mjontana Co., and remained there forabout a year, superintending the construction of the worksof the company. He studiously observed the Sabbath andheld meetings in a reading room which he himself built athis own expense for the men. Subsequently he brought tothe camp his nephew. Rev. Thomas A. Wickes, who hadgiven up the ministry on account of broken health, and hadhis co-operation in religious work for the men. Their jointlabors resulted in awakening an interest in Christian work.Ere long this sentiment resulted in the Christians of the var-ious denominations, represented in the community, takingaction, organizing themselves into a church and by unani-
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THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WICKES. 1. William W. Wickes. 3. Rev. Thomas N. Todd. 2. Rev. T^homas A. Wickes. 1- Rev. T.yman E. Hanna. 5. Elder Herbert O. Nasli. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HISTORY. 399 mous vote decided that it should he a Preshyterian Churchout of regard to William W. Wickes, who had doue so muchfor the moral and religious welfare of the men before his de-parture. The denominations represented in this action were Meth-odist, Congregational, Lutheran, Presbyterian and UnitedPresbyterian, the representation being in the order named.

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