Joan, You already know the way to the North Butler Presbyterian Church. To reach it you took Rt. 68 a few miles, until you branched to the left and went a short distance to the church. The Concord Presbyterian Church is located near Hooker, PA. In much earlier times Hooker was known as Middletown. Again, you'd take Rt. 68 east, but just a tiny way out of Butler, you'd go under the 422 bypass and get in the left lane and turn left. You will be on Rt. 38. You'll pass the dam on the right where Butler gets their water from. Go until you come to the village of Hooker. There will be a crossroads. On the left is what was previously Kuhn's Country Store. Turn left. The church will be about a third of a mile on the right side of that road. The quaint article you requested on Concord Presbyterian Church and her "six daughters" follows. It is, as it appeared, in the Thursday edition of The Citizen, August 16, 1900. G. History of Concord Church A reunion was held at Concord on the 8th inst. between the mother church and all the offspring. The history of the Concord Presbyterian church is an interesting one. About the 1st of August 1799, Rev. McFerrin, a pioneer preacher called together a handful of early settlers of Concord and vicinity and preached to them under an oak tree near the site of the present church, this was the beginning of Presbyterianism in the northern part of the county. Rev. McFerrin organized a church a year or two later and called it Concord, he continued to be the pastor for 25 years or until 1822. The next year Rev. John Coulter was called to be pastor at a salary of $20.00 per year, one half to be paid in cash and the balance in grain to be delivered to the nearest mill, he continued to break the bread of life faithfully until 1864 or a period of 41 years. The following year Rev. J. H. Marshall was called to take up the work and so continued until death called him away in 1889 or a period covering 25 years, thus the three faithful pioneer ministers preached the word of God to Concord for 90 years. Rev. J. H. Wright followed Rev. Marshall, but was called to his reward after preaching only one year. In the fall of 1894 the present pastor Rev. R. L. Alter took up the work. The church has a membership of about 250. She is the mother of six olive branches. The first of these to have seen the light was Pleasant Valley, she was born in 1845 and although 55 years old her natural powers are unabated, she has 80 communicants. Two years later or in 1847 her second daughter was born, she was called New Salem, she has renewed her youth since Rev. Alter has been feeding her with spiritual pabulum and her children number 140. In 1848 another swarm came from the mother hive and flew over to Oakland township, located in a grove and was christened North Butler, her honeymakers number about 70. The mother had a rest for 12 years, then another daughter was born in 1860, she was named Sunbury, she has been working for the Master for 40 years and has 190 members. In 1875 the old church christened her fifth daughter, Fairview, this child is only 25 years old, but she has 75 faithful members. The youngest and one of the fairest of all the daughters was born on the 28th day of May, 1880, and is just of marriageable age. Rev. Decker named her North Washington, she started life with 23 members, but now has 140, who are trying to serve the Master. These daughters are all fair to look upon, they are imbued with the spirit of their mother Concord. There has never been any strife nor discord in the big family and with one accord they are doing the Master's work, they comprise the Presbyterians of twelve townships. On the 8th inst. the daughters met to give the old lady a housewarming, they found her in the best of health and as sprightly and joyous as in her young days. Rev. Decker who has matrimonial alliances with four of the daughters presided at the meeting and attested to the fact that their family relations were always happy. Rev. Miller prayed for the aged mother and all her assembled children, then Detmer Kuhn gave an address of welcome which made us all feel at home. Samuel Glenn and Rev. Mr. Jacobs of Detroit gave words of advice and cheer. The children all bid the mother a happy good-bye and promised her another visit in 1901. O.P.Pisor, Secretary