THE MINISTRY


forever. There were some meetings, through the ministration of brethren
of this country, and of Wales, that should not, if indeed they can, be
forgotten.
     The first Welsh sermon in the counties was delivered by the Rev.
John H. Evans, a minister with the Calvinistic Methodists at Prairieville,
Waukesha County, who died about five years ago in Dodgeville-and
this in the log house of Peter Jones, near Peniel Church. There was no
sermon after that for ten months, i. e. until the arrival of the young
preacher, Thomas Foulkes, who at the time was not ordained.
     From now on it will be advantageous for us to follow the history
of the ministry in connection with each denomination by itself. The
same order taken with the conventions will be followed, without trying
to adhere to the time of their beginning in the counties.

             THE MINISTRY THROUGH THE WESLEYANS

     It fell to the lot of this industrious communion to labor on the east
side of the Settlement. One Welsh church was organized by them in
these counties, called Bethel (see page 168). The first brother to labor
with this denomination was the
     REV HUMPHREY JONES.-His parents had come (see 22, page 48)
to the Settlement in 1852 and made their home on Section 12, town of
Rosendale, where they finished their earthly journey. His brothers, Hugh
and John, together with his sister, Susanna, are heads of families and
living in Calumet County of this state. He was for a time in New York
State, so that he did not come to labor here until 1855. Mr. Jones at
that time was a likeable young man, as is seen by his photograph in
this book; he had a strong and beautiful voice, and a spirit on fire
with love of the truth and a desire to save sinners. All this made his
voice (goslef) at times charm the heart and sweep everything before him.
His "doctrine would drop as the small rain upon the tender herb, and
as showers upon the grass." He was an instrument for edifying and de-
lighting God's saints and for winning many sinners to the Saviour. He
went on a visit to Wales and it is reckoned that he had to do in a special
way with the great religious revival in 1859-60 in the old country and
here. Because of his great labor his health broke down, until his nervous
system was impaired. He was under treatment in the hospital for mental
diseases for some years, to the great grief of thousands. He had a
restoration of health to a degree and began to preach again. He shep-
herded Bethel Church again for a time; and after that he went to the
state of Minnesota, where he was called away from all troubles to dwell
with the Lord. He died at Chilton, Wis., May 8, 1895.
     REV. THOMAS HUGHES.-He was born in Denbighshire, Wales, and
was married to the sister of the Rev. Samuel Davies, "the second."
He was
a carpenter; and he went to America from the city of Liverpool in 1850.
His wife died and she was buried in Utica, N. Y. He was a minister
of South Trenton Church, Oneida County, N. Y., for quite a long time.
He married the second time in 1860; and the same year he came to this
Settlement, to shepherd Bethel Church. He was the chief instrument
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