The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-08-13
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History Of the M E. Chprch.

/ SIns 1882 . mission of the&M. 4
e Church was established at this plac
called "Fort Findlay Mission an
3 held its first quarterly meeting
:. Duddleson's SchooLhouse, Nov. ]
: and Is, of that year, Rev. G. Jane
p. E., Elan Day and Benjami
) Allen,s Missionaries. Previous {
this time, however, Fort Findlay ha
; been visited by ministers connecte
with the Wyandot Mission, at Uppe
Sandusky, Ohio, among whom wer
Reys. 4. Thompson, &c. Gayi'
and j. Hooper, as Missionaries, an
!. Jacob Young and Russell Bigelow
: Presiding Elders.
The date of organizing the frs
class is not positively known. Som
think it was in 1929, while other
think it was about the time Of th
establishment of the Mission. Th
following persons constituted tn
original Society, and part of then
composed the first class, viz: JOIN
Baker, Mary Baker, Isaac Baker
Rebecca Baker, Catherine lSchwab
Jacob Foster, Mary Foster, Thos
Slight, Mrs. Slight, Sarah Carlir
(wife of S. Carlin), Aaron Baker
Elizabeth Baker, William Dewitt,
Henry Baker, Parlee .Carlin, Sarah
Carlin, and others whose names can
not be found >
The financial report atsthe first
quarterlyv meeting on the Mission,
from sixteen appointments, was
s6S.42-s5O being appropriated by
the Missionary Society and sl8,42
received from the classes
The charge was continued as a
Mission until the Conference of 1886,
the following being the ministers :
In 1928 Elam Day and Joseph
Newson. In 1S34-5 w. B. Brad
ford and McKendree Thrapp. with
III. p. Sheldon and L. b. -Gurley as
Presiding Elders. In 1856 Elan
Dsy and Mark Delaney. In 1867
the charge became self-supporting,
under the name OF "Findlay Circuit" ,"
H. Whitemsn and G.. w. Bracken-
ridge being the ministers. During
this year new church building, 40
by 90 feet, was built where the Par
sOnage now stands, on Main Cross
street, and cost 500. Previous to
this the Society worshipped in the
Courthouse and in private dwellings,.
In 1878 j. C. Conway and Z. B.
Hill were the ministers. In 1S39-40
5. M. Allen and W. c. Heustis,
Adam Poe being p. E. in 1889, fol-
lowed by w. Runnels the next four
years. In 1839-4O Jonas Wilson
md Richard Biggs were the ministers,
and in 1912 John Tibbles and
Henry Warner. During the latter
year there was an extensive revival
'f religion and many were added to
he church. In 1923 Harvey
Camp and Philip Start; 1854 III.
j. Dubois and Luke S. Johnson
J. T. Kellison being P. f. In
IS44-5 John Orr and j. C. Russell :;
IS45-6 r. S. Kimber and j. S. Kalb
It. Barksdell being p. L. In
-s46-7 Wesley }. Wells and J.
Mower; 1s47-S I. ]. Pope and c.
W. Brandsbe-ry-G. W. Brecken
'idge P. E. In 1859 J. Crabbs
md T. J. Pope; 1S49-50 w. S. Lunt
md Alanson Foster, With w. c..
Pearce P. E.
In fls59-51 Findlay was made a
station, with W. S. tunt. Pastor, and
n the same year a new church was
,uilt, 4S by so feet ~
The following were the stationed
minister's from 1852 until the present
lime, viz: j. A. Kellam, one year
D. Gray. one year; j. M. Holmes,
;wo years Thos. Parker, two years;
Z. B. Gurley, two years; G. Lease.
,ne year; J. S. Kalb, two years ;;
Joseph Wykes, three years and
Isaac Newton, three years. a.
In consequence of the insecurity
and uncomfortable location of the
Did church, the necessity for a new
edifice was discussed for several
years, and, 10 the fall Of 1865, it was
resolved to build as soon as possible,
and a subscription was started for
that purpose, which, in the spring of
1866, had reached $4,000. g.l
(The above, with a few correc.
tions and alterations, is copied. from
an srticle published in the HANCOCK
JEFFKRsoN1AHr of August IL, 1866,
and written by Rev. Joseph Wykes,
who, at that time, was pastor of the
church. ~
On Monday evening" May eel
1866 it WAS resolved to tear down
the old building, and proceed at
once with the erection OF the new
one, and on the same evening"
Ca. Croninger, H.R-Gage
and IS ID! Frey were appointed a
building committee. 93E4osg
The old building was torn down
in june, and the foundation of the
new one commenced the same month.
The cornerstone was. laid Sept. II,
1866, by the Rev. P. S. Donelson,
.. D., President of the Ohio Wesley
an Female College, Delaware, Ohio,