Cedarville United Presbyterian Church: Centennial of the Sanctuary, 1889-1989

In 1848 fifty ■embers of the New Light congregation living around the Xenia area split off fr o■ the Cedarville church and formed a new church in Xenia. They invited Dr. McMillan to beco■e their pastor. After prayerful consideration. he decided to re– main with the Cedarville church. where he served until his death in 1860. He was buried in Massies Creek ce■etery on the very spot where his pulpit had stood. In 1853. seven years before Dr. Hc– Nillan•s death. the old church buildings on Massie•s Creek were torn down. and the stones and bricks fro■ the two buildings were used to build a new church building. now Alford Auditorium (see next page). Dr. McMillan also, during his pastorate here, conducted an acade■y at his ho■e where young men were prepared for college and for business life. He was also a professor of the Reformed Presbyterian Se■ inary at Xenia and a trustee of Miami University. Mr. Robert Reid, writing after Dr. McNillan•s death, offered a prayer that the Great Head of the Church would, in His own - 5 -