Title	Wesley Methodist Chapel
Subject	Church buildings; Methodists
Description	Erected circa 1831, the first sermon was preached by Reverend Lewis Hurlbut. The first trustees were John Woodburn, Charles Burnett, William Robinson, John Pugh and Charles Woodard. The first sextant was to "sweep the church, dust the pulpit and seats, make and keep good fires, light the lamps and extinguish the same, keep order in the house and receive a salary of $55.00 per year. The colored congregation was given seats in the gallery at the south end of the church. They soon built their own church called the A. M. E. Church (later Ebenezer) on 5th Street near Walnut." The building was reconstructed for the Grand Opera House in 1885. See Grand Opera House for further information.
Creator	Harry Lemen, photographer Eastman-Kodak Brownie Camera No. 2C model A, with No. 130 film.
Contributors	Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Date	Date unknown
Type	Negative (2-7/8"x4-7/8")
Format	Scanned negative, 1200 DPI, online JPG saved at 72 DPI 1000 pixels on long edge with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Scan is full frame of negative. No correction of film errors. Slight sharpness and contrast adjustments.
Identifier	"Lemen1075-wesleychapel"
Source	Early History of Madison and Jefferson County by the Current Events Club
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