History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

HISTORY OF OAKLAND COUNTY

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life was infused into the waning congregation. Dissatisfaction was
shown as the Methodist Episcopal class prospered, which finally resulted
in about twenty-eight members withdrawing and forming a Congregational society, they controlling the church property. The Methodist
Episcopal members held services in the church once in two weeks by
paying one-third of the expenses, together with interest. On December
4, 1883, a board of trustees of the First Methodist Church of Highland
was organized. The present church was dedicated November 4, I886.
The church at Clyde was first organized about 1855, the first meetings being held in a brick schoolhouse south of the village, and also in
the schoolhouse in Rose township about the same time. In 1857 or i858,
the old Baptist church at White Lake, four miles east of Clyde, was
used for a meeting place. In the early seventies a small church was
built at Clyde, on Wheeler's lot, where meetings were held. The meetings at White Lake were soon after discontinued, part of the congregation meeting at Davisburg and the remainder at Clyde with the new
church. Those who united with the congregation already located there
built the present church, this event taking place in 1885.
At Hickory Ridge, three miles west of Clyde, meetings were held in
the stone schoolhouse at an early date. In 1868-9 the present church
was built, where meetings are now held.
These three churches, Highland, Clyde and Hickory Ridge, are
united in what is known as Highland charge, and are served by one
pastor. The following pastors have served the church since its organization: J. M. Holt and A. B. Clough, I866; G. M. Lyon, I883; 0.
Sanborn, 1884; J. A. Rowe, i886; Henry King, 1887; Rev. Hubbell,
1888-9; Rev. Wood, I890-91; Rev. Samuel Graves, I892; Rev. O'Dell,
1893; Rev. E. P. Pierce, 1894-5; Rev. A. S. Tedman, i896-8; 0. J.
Perrin, I899; F. W. Ware, i9oo to the spring of 1902, Rev. H. Hindle
completing the year; Rev. L. B. Dupries, 1903-4; Rev. T. B. McGee.
I905; Rev. W. J. Coates, I906; Rev. R. E. Winn, 1907-09; Rev. W. J.
Bailey, I910; Rev. F. E. MAock, 1911 to the present time.
The present membership of the charge is seventy-five, as follows:
Highland, thirty; Clyde, seventeen, and Hickory Ridge, twenty-eight.