photograph >From Utica, New York newspaper April 25, 1908 * Rev D. F. Pierce, again Presiding Elder, Comes to the Utica District from Arsenal Street Church, Watertown. * Rev D. F. Pierce D.D. Esteemed Methodist Clergyman Who comes to Utica from Watertown. Rev D. F. Pierce D.D. who comes to this city from Watertown. Presiding elder of the Utica District --- Methodist Clergymen in the Northern Conference. For the past six years he has been pastor of the Arsenal Street Church in Watertown going to that church from Utica where he had been presiding elder for four years. Thus in returning to the Utica District he comes back to familiar churches and to old friends, who will mix and sincerely welcome him. Prior to his filling his first charge, he was presiding elder in this district. He was continued for 5 years in Rome where he was pastor of the First M. E. Church. He also preached for a time in Ilion and Herkimer and had filled many important chairs in the conference. *  Rev. Dr. Pierce is a delightful gentleman and a most earnest Christian worker. His ministerial career has been uniformly successful. He is a powerful and convincing teacher and readily gains the good will and enthusiastic cooperation of his congregation. He establishes at once a bond of sympathy between himself and the people to whom he ministers and thus multiplies himself as an agency for good. He is a D.A.R. man, being a veteran of the civil war in which he served as a soldier and every pin__ in which he has served the "boys in blue" have been his friends. In Watertown deep regret has been publicly expressed over his departure. But what is Watertown's loss is Utica's gain and Rev. Dr. Pierce will be warmly welcomed here. His home in Utica will be 21 Brinkerhoff Avenue. ================================================  My notes: Rev. David Franklin PIERCE [1849-1936] was my maternal step-grandfather; he was married 3 times, the first time to Mary JARDIN, the 2nd time to Addie PHILLIPS with a daughter, and the 3rd time to Martha [Mattie] A. POWERS CROSIER. He was the son of Rev. Mial R. PIERCE and Provider or Provida M. REXFORD of Oswegatchee, St. Lawrence Co., New York [NY]. Siblings of Rev. David F. PIERCE were: James PIERCE m. Maria HASKELL, Emma L. PIERCE m. Albert FINNEY, Minnie A. PIERCE m. George A. SMITH, Seymour PIERCE enrolled Oct. 10, 1861, at Potsdam [college], and Mary PIERCE. Thanks to John S Wilkinson of Rome NY for this transcription. Janice Jordan <jnrose@webtv.net>