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Show They lived in the small adobe house and it continued to serve as the church manse until it was replaced with a new structure in 1914. Rev. Gillespie reports on the transaction as follows: " The deed for our property in Brigham - is dated October second, 1877. After came the canceling of the mortgage which had given me much anxious thought, until it was finally settled by Dr. Kendall, who sent me his quarter's salary for that purpose, with strict orders not to make it known. . . .The Home and Foreign Missionary Society of . Brooklyn (NY) afterward returned him the money, and built the new church." Construction on the church building began the same sununer, with Watkins and Carson contracted as the builders. Enough local support was found to encourage him to search for property on which to locate a church and a home. Although he met with considerable opposition, he was finally able to purchase the lots at 71 and 77 North Main for the sum of $750 paid to John M. Bridges on Oct. 2, 1877. Bridges is said to have been a "disaffected Mormon" anxious to leave the city. Rev. Gillespie began holding services in the adobe home located on the property in February, 1878, but the combination of local opposition coupled with scarlet fever and diphtheria in the family kept him from moving the family from Corinne until June 13, 1878. The original church located at 77 North Main Street was built in 1878. with this early picture showing the Rev. Samuel L. Gillespie in the center of the front doorway . 2 |
