We might, perhaps, have some slight idea in regard to vexatious
incidents of a financial character, judging from observation or
otherwise, but will name but one or two, and leave all the rest to
conjecture. In the year, or rather in the winter of 1871 and 1872 the
east end of the church building was blown almost entirely out by a
severe storm, so as to cost quite an expense to repair it, just at a
time when money was most difficult to obtain, and when it was almost
impossible to do the work, both discouraging factors. Then in 1919 a
fire occurred in the parsonage, which burned the entire roof and second
story, causing quite a loss of over one thousand dollars covered by
insurance, but still something to worry over. During the number of years
already named there have been fifteen different presiding elders on the
district, the first Rev. John Hayden, and the last the present
incumbent, Rev. J. M. Brown, whose names would probably not be
recognized unless it would be that of T. B. Hughes, D. C. Smith, Geo.
Minear or Rev. John B. Hill. The different ministers from first to last
are as follows and their time of service •

D. T. Sweem .............1853 to 1855
F.A. Piper ......1884 to 1886 
George H. Clark ..........1855 to 1857
W.F. Mair ................1886 to 1887 
J. M. Dawson 1857 to 1858
W.N. Groom .............
1887 to 1889 D. W. Robinson ...........
1858 to 1859
John Hanks .....
1889 to 1891 P. P. Brezee ..............
1859 to 1860
S.F. Bishop ..............
1891 to 1892 J. J. Stewart...
1860 to 1861
A.W. Haines
1892 to 1893 B. Barnhard
1861 to 1862
J.H. Armacost
1893 to 1895 B. Holland
1861 to 1863
W.H. Westfall ............
1895 to 1898 E. R. Frost ...............
1863 to 1864
J.C. Kendrick..
1898 to 1901 1. O. Kimble
1864 to 1867
H.F. Pugh
1901 to 1902 C. B. Clark ....
1868 to 1869
D. C. Smith .......
1902 to 1905 John Burgess
1870 to 1871
A.C. Edwards
1905 to 1906 J. G. Thompson ...........
1871 to 1873
George E. Monkman .......
1906 to 1911 U. B. Smith ...............
1874 to 1875
O.L. Pettett ..............
1911 to 1912 W. A. Presson ............
1875 to 1876
J.C. Coughlin ............
1912 to 1913 J. W. Robinson ...........
1876 to 1879
J.A. Monkman ............
1913 to 1916 W. G. Thorne .............
1879 to 1880
J. S. Freeland .............
1880 to 1881
J.H. Dillon
1916 to 1917 J. M. Coates ..............
1881 to 1883
J.E. Ward ...............
1917 to 1919 A. C. Keeler ..............
1883 to 1884
R.E. Hayes
1919