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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".

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".

Here in this little church building many a youth has heard the first sermon preached, and many of the aged who are still among us here awakened to the duty of Christianity. The first grave opened on this burying ground was that of "little Johnny" who had been the flowers of three summers - a child of William {{Surname|Lang}}, in 1830. It was the afternoon of the 2nd day of November and the little boy with meekened face and folded hands was placed above his lovely little tomb in the woods, and the light of the world shone upon him the last time forever! But, many a grave has since been gathered to that of little Johnny. Many of the early settlers who strove hand in hand in subduing the wilderess here are resting side by side, while the little church building,still shadowing forth the sacredness of its ancient simplicity, seems though in silent reverence to hold communion with the peace of their ashes! It is here that the

Here in this little church building many a youth has heard the first sermon preached, and many of the aged who are still among us here awakened to the duty of Christianity.  

 

The first grave opened on this burying ground was that of "little Johnny" who had been the flowers of three summers - a child of William {{Surname|Lang}}, in 1830. It was the afternoon of the 2nd day of November and the little boy with meekened face and folded hands was placed above his lovely little tomb in the woods, and the light of the world shone upon him the last time forever! But, many a grave has since been gathered to that of little Johnny. Many of the early settlers who strove hand in hand in subduing the wilderness here are resting side by side, while the little church building, still shadowing forth the sacredness of its ancient simplicity, seems though in silent reverence to hold communion with the peace of their ashes! It is here that the aged Daniel {{Surname|Davidson}}, perhaps the latest of the Revolutionary heroes, lieth entombed.