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1913-1922
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In 1913 Brother George H. Blood, Sr. placed an advertisement in the Gleaner for a man to be employed as a route salesman for the Natick-Framingham Oil Company.  The ad stipulated that the position was open to someone who would be missionary minded and who would help in the work of the local church.  Benjamin H. Hartman a young salesman for the John Hancock Life Insurance Company in New Jersey responded to that ad and was employed by George H. Blood, Sr.   Although Brother Blood seldom if ever attended the Natick-Framingham Church, he had a concern for it.  The early church usually met in homes as early as 1915.  Prayer meetings were held in members’ homes around the towns of Natick and Framingham. 

Elder Jones and Elder Rice would come to Benjamin Hartman’s home to preach.  Also there was Elder Moffit, president of the Massachusetts Conference who came occasionally.  Eventually, Elder Walter H. Howard was assigned to the Natick-Framingham district.  The need of a centralized place to meet was soon apparent.

Elder Joseph Schnetzler, Home Missionary of the conference was down to secure a hall in Framingham where the group was to be reorganized.  David Hartman’s father, Benjamin Hartman and Elder Schnetzler searched the area and selected the Knights of Pythias Meeting Hall.

Elder Walter Howard and Benjamin Hartman went together searching out all isolated members and Middlesex County and thereabouts to get them to join the new church being reorganized in Framingham.  These are a few of the families that joined:
Mr. Albert and Mrs. Edna Rafuse
Dr. and Mrs. Patten and son Merrill Patten
Mr. and Mrs. Louis and Lottie Grieshaber, son and daughter Carl and Hilde
Brother Lancaster, sisters Sterns, Bernice and Theodore
Henrietta Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Chase
Mrs. Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan ayer
Mrs. Dadman and daughter Evangeline
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, son Stanley and daughter Louise
Mrs. Cripps and son Harris
Mr. and Mrs. George Smithlyn
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Hartman
Mrs. Henry Ellis
Mrs. Rodell
Mrs. Rice
Mrs. Cram and two daughters