his appointments, Mt. Gilead, Forest and Horse Prairie were enrolled, as
the fruit of his labors, and added to his circuit. At this early date he
had also a preaching station at Caddo near Durant, and the distance
across his circuit of appointments, from Caddo eastward to St. Paul at
Eagletown, was 118 miles.

In 1886 when the Synod of Indian Territory was formed by the union of
three Presbyteries having 24 ministers, his circuit included 8 of the 43
churches that were then enrolled. He continued to serve all of these
churches four more years.

Previous to this latter date, 1890, he was the first and only
Presbyterian minister that preached the gospel to the colored people of
Indian Territory. During that period, he laid the foundation for most of
the churches, that are now enrolled in the Presbytery of Kiamichi and
give employment to a half dozen ministers. He was now advanced in years
and beginning to feel the infirmities of age. He relinquished, in favor
of two new men from a distance, all of his circuit of churches, except
Oak Hill and Forest, which he continued to serve three more years, or
until 1893. He was then at the age of 70 honorably retired by the
Presbytery, after a long and remarkably successful career in the gospel
ministry.

CIRCUIT OF CHURCHES

The following exhibit of the churches he established and served is as
nearly correct as it is possible at this date to make it.

Post office Church Services Church Work Members Years
began organ- dropped of
ized by service
Stewart
Doaksville 1856
Pine Ridge 1858
Caddo 1860
Horse Prairie 1863 1870? 1890 27
Wheelock Oak Hill 1868 1869 1893 30 25
Goodland Hebron 1868 1872 1890 12 22
Frogville New Hope 1869? 1872? 1890 38 21?
Grant Beaver Dam 1874 1881 1890 15 16
Eagletown St. Paul 1877 1878 1890 18 13
Lukfata Mt. Gilead 1883 1885 1890 25 7
Wheelock Forest 1885 1887 1893 7 8
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About 1890