The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-10-25
From the Christian Advocate.
lNorth.Western Ohio Historical
-1l Notes.

| -lt NOteS.
/ The article under the above cap.
ton, in your issue of the I'd inst,
contains many errors some, per.
haps, the fault of the printer, some
the fault of the writer. As such
notes may be preserved and used by
the future historian, it is important
that those errors should be corrected.
Ny personal knowledge of Endlay
and the region round about began
with 1884. Previous to that l can
not say whether the statements con-
tanned in that article are correct or
not, but there are so many errors in
it after that date, that / doubt the
correctness of what is before it. g..
J~ne.- .hAnld- he John James. 1t is
not likely that Russell Bigelow and
Jacob Young were both presiding
elders, and T. Thompson, E. c.
Gavit, and j. Hooper, were all of
Wyandot mission the year previous
to 1882. Beginning with 1884, ]
will copy the article as printed in the
Advocate, and put my corrections in
brackets. In 1884 VIM. B. Bradford
and M'Kendree ,Thrapp, preachers,
L. B. Gurley, presiding elder. HI.
0. Sheldon perhaps visited the place
as an agent for Norwalk Seminary.
Bradford left the circuit early in the
Spring, and did not return In
1895 Elam Day and Mark Delaney.
In 1886 Findlay mission became self
supporting, and was made Findlay
circuit, with H. Whiteman and G.
w. Breckenridge, pastors. During
this year church 40 by so feet was
built on the present parsonage lot. at
a cost of 500, In 1887 J. o. Con-
away and A. S. Bissell. In 1888 j.
o. Conaway and E. r. HILL In
1881 S. NJ. Allen and VIM. C.
Huestis, preachers, A. Poe, presiding
elder. In 1910 James1 Wilson and
Richard Biggs. In 1841 John Tib-
balls and Henry Warner, preachers,
Wm. Runnels, presiding elder. This
year an extensive revival prevailed
and the membership was greatly in
creased. In 1912 H Camp and
Philip Start. This year. also, there
was good revival on the circuit
about 200 conversions. In 1s43 Fl.
G. Dubois and Luke :. johnson,
preachers, j. T. Kellam, presiding
elder. In 1874 John Orr and j. c
Russell. In 1S45 R. S. Kimber and
j. S. Kalb, preachers, T Barkdull,
presiding elder. In 1916 W j.
Wells and Samuel Mower. FIN 1s47
w. j. Wells aud W. ii Seely | In
1S4S I. j. Pope and C. B. Brande
berry, preachers, G. W Brecken
ridge, presiding elder. FIN 1S49 the
North Ohio Conference met in Find
lay, August 1st In 1S49 T. j. Pope
and John Crabbs. In [1S50l w. S.
Lunt and Alanson Foster, preachers,
w. C. Pierce, presiding elder. lat
the Conference in Bellefontaine, in
1851, Findlay was made a station,
w. S. Lunt, pastor. During this
year a new brick church, 4S by 80I
feet, was begun. In 1852 j. A. Kel-
lam, pastor. In the Spring of 1858
the church was dedicated, DR.. Thorn
son and A. Poe officiating. At the
Conference at Mt. Vernon, Findlay
became the head of Findlay district,
j. A. Kellam, presiding elder, D.
.Crov noutor Tbap folIowod TooobI
NJ. Holmes two years, Thos. Parker
two, L. B. Gurley two, re-. Lease
one, j. S. Kalb [two,I J. Wykes
three. Jnder the pastoral care Of
brother Wykes the Church in Find
lay enjoyed healthy prosperity
A subscription was raised, and a
beautiful church was begun which is
being carried forward to completion
under the faithful and energetic Ia
bors of brother l. Newton. E
JOHN S. KALB.