Shelby  County,  Indiana
Churches

New  Lights

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Chadwick's History of Shelby Co., Ind.                161

          The New Lights was an early-day church in this country, but aside from holding a few meetings in Shelby county (in Marion township) nothing further developed of it here. It is claimed, in fact, that it originated with a few minds living at one time in Marion.

[Chadwick's discussion of churches moves to St. George Lutheran church-pmf]

Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana, by Edward H. Chadwick, B.A., assisted by well known local talent, B.F. Bowen & Co, Publishers:  Indianapolis, IN, 1909, page 161.
Submitted by Marita Bolson

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          New Lights. ----   Although there were a few adherents of this particular faith in the county at an early day there was no permanent organization.  Meetings were occasionally held in the neighborhood of Marion, and indeed it is claimed that one of the first religious gatherings was of the few New Lights who reisded in that vicinity.
          Grange Hall Church which is the only one of said denomination in the county was organized by  Peter Baker, but a few years ago.  [Continued on page 400-pmf]
History of Shelby County, Indiana, Brant & Fuller, 1887, page 399.
Copied by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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