The Methodist Episcopal Church here was organized about 1860, with Rev. John Foster as pastor.

The church has been very pros­perous. It owns a $3,000 stone edifice, which, however, has become too small to accommodate its congregation, and the subject of a larger building is now being discussed.

It has a membership of 265, 120 having united with the church during the revival of last winter, under the preaching of Rev. H. T. Davis, who has been Presiding Elder in Nebraska for fourteen years. The Sunday school numbers about two hundred and twenty-five.

The Presbyterian Church of Beatrice Was organized in 1869, by the Presbytery of Nebraska City.

Its first pastor was Rev. Benjamin F. McNeil, who was succeeded by Rev. James Griffes. Rev. Thomas S. Vaill, Rev. L. W. B. Shryock, Rev. W. H. McMeen, Rev. H. F. White and Rev. A. B. Irwin have successively been Pastor of this church.

The church cost $3,500. It has a membership of about one hundred and fifty, with 200 pupils in the Sunday school.

Christ Church.—In the month of April, 1871, the Episcopal Church organized as a mission station, in charge of Rev. J. E. Roberts, and two years thereafter was organized as a parish, under the name of Christ Church, Rev. J. S. Colton, rector in charge, and in the summer of 1874, a very neat and commodious church building was erected at a cost of about $3,000.

It has a membership of about forty, and Rev. Dr. McNamora is rector.

The Christian Church.—This church was organized in October, 1872, with a membership of twenty-five.

They worshiped in a rented hall until the fall of 1874, when, on the first "Sabbath of Oc­tober, they dedicated their new church, which cost $2,500 to erect.

Rev. J. M. Williams began his labors as pastor in 1875, but on ac­count of ill health resigned in 1875.

They are now without a pastor, but services are conducted by some of the Elders every Lord's Day.

They have a membership of about ninety-five at present.

The First Baptist Church of Beatrice was organized in the fall of 1873 by Rev. Dr. Webb, with eighteen members, and during the fol­lowing year a very neat edifice was erected, at a cost of about $1,400.

Rev. S. P. Nason succeeded Dr. Webb, who in turn was succeeded by Rev. George Soott, the present pastor.

They have amembership of about ninety, with a good Sunday school.

On the 14th of December, 1874. the United Brethren organized a church in Beatrice, and employed Rev. W H. Shepherd as their first pastor.

They came into possession of a valuable tract of land near Beatrice in 1875, by devise of Mrs. Elizabeth N. Joseph, late of Etna, Ohio, by the aid of which they erected a very commodious church in 1876.

They have a good membership. Rev. J. H. Embree was succeeded by the present pastor. Rev. P. P. Landon.

The German Baptists, commonly called "Dunkards," organized a church in the country on the ninth day of June. 1875. with a mem­bership of about twenty, which has increased to about eighty.

Rev. Uriah Schick officiated as their minister in the organization of the church, and was succeded by Rev. William Price, who was elected on that day.

Henry Brubaker. Isaac Dell and Thomas Graham are also active ministers in the denomination.

The German Methodists organized a church in Clatonia Precinct in 1870, and a church was enacted in 1871, at a cost of $1,000.

It is doing well, and has a membership of about one hundred and thirty-four.

In 1875, the Lutherans organized a society, and have erected a parsonage, schoolhouse and Church, and are doing well.

In Adams Precinct, in 1874. the Methodist Episcopal Church organized a society, and now have a good church and parsonage at that place. The Baptists have a church in the same precinct, with a membership of about fifty.

 History of Nebraska - 1882