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==Religious Services==

==Religious Services==

In 1812 Green had the first sermon preached. Among the earliest institutions of all nations are those which record religious worship.  It has been so from the beginning. The uninstructed savage will infer the existence of a God and His attributes from the general order and mechanism of nature. The temporary irregularities of the natural world around us, even lead to religious veneration of the unknown Power which conducts it. Incited under these impulsion's and elicited under aspiration at the truth of Christianity, those who made the first settlement upon the soil of Green sought early to assemble for to worship. So, the first sermon preached in Green was delivered on the evening of the 8th day of October in 1812 in the little round log cabin dwelling of Michael {{Surname|Thomas}}, which was already stated "the first abode of man" in the township. There were but two families in Green at the time, but this cabin not standing very far from the East Union line, some came from that township, making a congregation of sixteen. Early in the evening

In 1812 Green had the first sermon preached. Among the earliest institutions of all nations are those which record religious worship.  It has been so from the beginning. The uninstructed savage will infer the existence of a God and His attributes from the general order and mechanism of nature. The temporary irregularities of the natural world around us, even lead to religious veneration of the unknown Power which conducts it. Incited under these impulsion's and elicited under aspiration at the truth of Christianity, those who made the first settlement upon the soil of Green sought early to assemble for to worship.  

after perhaps a dozen had convened at the cabin of Mr. Thomas, a young minister called "The Rev. Mr. {{Surname|Gray}}", who being stationed here as a missionary was seen coming along on horseback, winding around through underbrush and frost-bitten butter weeds, when all ran out to meet him.

 

So, the first sermon preached in Green was delivered on the evening of the 8th day of October in 1812 in the little round log cabin dwelling of Michael {{Surname|Thomas}}, which was already stated "the first abode of man" in the township. There were but two families in Green at the time, but this cabin not standing very far from the East Union line, some came from that township, making a congregation of sixteen. Early in the evening

after perhaps a dozen had convened at the cabin of Mr. Thomas, a young minister called "The Rev. Mr. {{Surname|Gray}}", who being stationed here as a missionary was seen coming along on horseback, winding around through underbrush and frost-bitten butter weeds, when all ran out to meet him. Under "fervent greetings warm" he pressed their hands exclaiming, "I believe I have found my little flock in the desert!" After supper of venison and was served from the table made of split clapboards, the minister took his text from the 9th verse of the 72nd Psalms: "They that dwell in the wilderness shall now nefore Him". His discourse was congruent, eligible, sweet and impressive - commending his little flock to Him who smiled upon the "Faithful" in the wilderness of old.

 

The first house of worship erected in Green was the old woo-colored churchlet still standing on the eastern border of the village Smithville. On the 16th days of June 1830, James {{Surname|Hazlett}} conveyed by deed a lot of about 1 1/2 acres of ground to the Presbyterian Church congregation of Green in appropriation for a church yard and burying ground, whereon this little church building was erected in the fall of the same year. The job was undertaken and executed by John {{Surname|Graham}} and Hugh {{Surname|McIntyre}}. Nearly all christian denomination then here aided in building this house, and for many years of nearly all denominations from different townships met here to worship. Disputations on doctrinal points were not indulged in there, but under motives of purity and one-ness of heart were then the greetings at the "Shrine of Grace".