History
The Mt. Lebanon Presbyterian Church was organized May 22, 1853, at the Stewart Meeting House near the Lexington Road, two miles southeast of Otisco, Indiana. It was also known as “Seed-tick” and the cemetery is still known by that name.
There were ten charter members, all from Mt. Vernon Church. A committee of two, Rev. J.G. Atterbury and Elder Haines, from the Salem Presbytery, assisted in the organization. William Hartman was elected ruling elder and Cyrus Park a deacon.
The church was under the care of the Madison Presbytery until 1867, after which the Salem Presbytery was in charge. It is now in New Albany Presbytery (written in 1963). In 1866 meetings were held in the Oakland School House, at the present site of Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Sunday School was organized in the early forties by Cumberland Church and has continued down to the present day.
In the year 1868 a committee collected funds to fence in the cemetery. The deed of the lot for the present church building and the cemetery was deposited in 1869. Conard Hartman gave ths lot. Thomas Prall also donated additional ground.
It was decided a new building was needed, and it was completed and dedicated October 11, 1871. Native timber was used and was donated by some of the members. The pews are solid walnut, made of timber donated by George Clark. The flooring was donated by John Kirk and is still in use.
Electric lights were installed in 1948. A basement was dug in May 1953.
(This history was obtained from the Todd-Dickey Rural Training Parish history manual written in 1963. Any reference made to “present day” refers to the year 1963.)
There were ten charter members, all from Mt. Vernon Church. A committee of two, Rev. J.G. Atterbury and Elder Haines, from the Salem Presbytery, assisted in the organization. William Hartman was elected ruling elder and Cyrus Park a deacon.
The church was under the care of the Madison Presbytery until 1867, after which the Salem Presbytery was in charge. It is now in New Albany Presbytery (written in 1963). In 1866 meetings were held in the Oakland School House, at the present site of Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Sunday School was organized in the early forties by Cumberland Church and has continued down to the present day.
In the year 1868 a committee collected funds to fence in the cemetery. The deed of the lot for the present church building and the cemetery was deposited in 1869. Conard Hartman gave ths lot. Thomas Prall also donated additional ground.
It was decided a new building was needed, and it was completed and dedicated October 11, 1871. Native timber was used and was donated by some of the members. The pews are solid walnut, made of timber donated by George Clark. The flooring was donated by John Kirk and is still in use.
Electric lights were installed in 1948. A basement was dug in May 1953.
(This history was obtained from the Todd-Dickey Rural Training Parish history manual written in 1963. Any reference made to “present day” refers to the year 1963.)
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