The Cumberland Presbyterians, now a part of the regular Presbyterian denomination, took a prominent part at an early day in church development in McDonough County. A flourishing congregation existed for a time at Macomb, but this was disbanded for a time, but has since been reorganized and has a church at 515 East Jackson Street, with REV. R. B. FISHER, pastor. The Beersheba (or Argyle) congregation of this denomination was the first to be organized in the county - its organization taking place with a membership of nine, at the residence of JOHN MCCORD, in the southwestern part of Emmet Township, January 13, 1834, REV. P. C. JEWEL officiating. This church remained at its original location until 1854, when it moved to Argyle Church, in the southeastern part of Hire Township. Other churches of this denomination - some of which have since gone out of existence by consolidation with neighboring church organizations - include: Sugar Creek Church, organized at the residence of A. J. FOSTER early in 1836, by REV. WILLIAM C. MCKAMY; Walnut Grove Church, organized with twelve regular members, April 28, 1838, by REV. PETER DOWNEY, CYRUS HAYNES and ELDER JOHN MCCORD, under the auspices of the Rushville Presbytery - was finally removed to Good Hope; Industry Church, organized at the home of THOMAS ADKISSON, November 3, 1843, under the name of "grindstone Church", with twenty members; and West Prairie congregation, in Eldorado Township, which had one of the best rural church buildings in the county, erected in 1867 at a cost of $3,300. REV. JAMES RUSSELL who had been a chaplain during the Civil War, presided over the last named church as pastor for a time.