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" 10. And God said, Let there be center given! and from the Divine Procedure descended the arm of strength unto the right, and the arm of strength unto the left; and from the arm of strength at the right proceeded vital electro-motion and communicated polarity; and from the arm of strength at the left proceededl re-attractive, electro-magnetic force, and created the horizontal; and the horizontal became the axis, and the points thereof the poles.
"12. And God made two great lights to rule the Zodiac, and to be for creative disclosure, disclosive manifestation, manifest glory, glorious radia- tion, interpentative aggregation; and thence vortices, vorticle suns, suns of vortices, solariums, vortiele planetariums, planets, floral universes, universal paradises, para lisical heavens, heavens of spiritual universes, celestial heavens, seraphic habitations, seraphimal universes, cities of heavenly seraph- ima, and final consociative universal intelligence in unity of innumerable individuality, in triunity of unfolding universes, adoring and ascending in beatification unto eternal life.
" 12. This is the Genesis of Nature: Not uncreated or self-originated, but created ;- not the progressive, upgrowing, upheaving, upmentalizing, upspirit- ualizing, upreaching struggle of a germ ;- but condescension infinite, creation voluntary, and bestowment merciful, of the Divine Creator; to whom be given adoration immeasurable and eternal: world without end!"
PACIFIC METHODIST COLLEGE-Formerly known as the California College- was started by Professor Anderson, of San Francisco, in the year 1855, as a private school, the building being one of the earliest erected away from the city of Benicia and the rising town of Vallejo. This school Professor Ander- son maintained until the year 1858. It was a frame building, but his undertaking having been crowned with a certain amount of success, he, in the mean time, erected a building of brick, fifty by eighty feet, as a college, while, attached to the principal erection at a distance of about seventy-five feet, a temporary structure was built two stories in height. There was also constructed a boarding-house of brick for the female department, and other
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houses in the grounds for the males. The building, as originally erected by Mr. Anderson, was situated on the south side of Ulattis creek, on block No. 8, in the village of Vacaville, Solano county.
In the year 1861, or possibly later, the Rev. J. C. Stewart, by dint of extreme labor, received an endowment from the people of Solano, and the adjacent counties, to the amount of twenty thousand dollars, with which and the interest on this sum, was the Pacific Methodist College started by the Pacific Methodist Episcopal Church South. Its first President was the Rev. J. C. Stewart, who would appear only to have served a year. C. S. Smyth was Professor of Mathematics. The next President was the Rev. W. T. Lucky, D. D., an office he maintained until the Spring of 1865. During his regime, though it was then reported for political reasons, the college was burned: This did not, however, interfere with the prosperity of the school, for on the destruction by fire of the principal edifice, a temporary use was made of a tent until after the exhibitions. The following term was commenced in a boarding-house arranged for the purpose, where they continued until the construction of the present building which is of brick. Considerable delay was caused, however, in the attempt to construct the edifice of concrete; this was a failure, from the consequences of a storm which washed all the necessary amalgamations away. The loss to the Methodist Episcopal Church South was considered to be between five and six thousand dollars. Almost imme- diately thereafter, a brick building of sixty by ninety feet was in the course of construction on an elevation of land overlooking the town that had been originally owned by Mason Wilson, who had exchanged it for other property to the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and which was completed in the year 1866 at a cost of twenty-five thousand dollars. Shortly after the erec- tion of the new college, Dr. Lucky resigned the presidency and was succeeded by the Rev. Mr. Gober, who held the position for one term and was in turn succeeded by Rev. J. R. Thomas, D. D., LL. D., who held it until 1871, when the College was removed to Santa Rosa, in Sonoma county, and became generally known as
The Pacific Methodist College .- The citizens of Santa Rosa and vicinity generously donated ten acres of land and erected thereon a spacious college building, at a cost of twenty-five thousand dollars. The present value of the buildings and grounds is estimated at thirty thousand dollars. The college grounds are situated in the north-eastern part of the city; the building is commodious, and affords accommodation for three hundred students. There are two literary societies in connection with the institution, which have neatly-furnished halls set apart to their especial , uses, while the libraries of these societies contain close upon a thousand volumes.
The first regular session was opened in Santa Rosa in August, 1871, with A. L. Fitzgerald, A. M., as President and Professor of Mental and Moral
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Science; C. S. Smyth, Professor of Mathematics; Charles King, Professor of Languages; and Miss Florence Miller in charge of the Primary department.
The scholastic year is divided into two sessions of twenty weeks each. The ensuing session will begin on Thursday, the 31st of July, 1879.
The two literary societies, the ULATUS (gentlemen) and THALIAN (ladies) meet weekly in their respective halls for practice in writing and speaking.
Nuclei of three libraries are already formed; one for the Ulatus Society, one for the Thalian Society, and one for the College proper. The largest and best of these is that of the Ulatus Society, consisting of six hundred and fifty volumes of the standard English and American authors.
Candidates for a degree have the choice of five courses of study. Three are for gentlemen : two in letters and in science. Two are for ladies: a special course in letters, and a special course in science.
The degree of "Mistress of Arts" will be conferred on students who complete the special course in letters.
The degree of " Mistress of Science" will be conferred on students who complete the special course of science.
For the current year the following are the
Officers of Instruction and Government :- Rev. W. A. Finley, A. M., D.D., President and Professor of Mental and Moral Science; Ferdinand Kenyon, A. B., Professor of Mathematics; O. H. Roberts, A. M., Professor of Latin, Oriental and Modern Languages; E. J. Griffith, A. M., Professor of Natural Science; W. A. Finley, A. M., Professor of Greek Language and Literature, W. A. Long, Principal in Commercial Department; Miss M. C. Lucky, Primary Depart- ment; E. J. Griffith, A. M., Librarian and Secretary of Faculty; Miss L. Werlein Ware, Teacher of Instrumental Music; Mrs. P. Titus Gleason, Teacher of Drawing and Painting; Mrs. L. Werlein Ware, Teacher of Vocal Music; Miss Nannie V. Hendley. Assistant in Music Department.
Four prizes were given for the year 1878-9, one for the best oration; one for the best essay; one for the best declamation, and one for the best select reading. Students who receive first or second honor, will have their names read with honorable mention, in public assembly, on the days of their graduation.
First term begins Thursday, July 31, 1879; first term ends Thursday, December 18, 1879; second term begins Monday, January 5, 1880; second term ends Thursday, May 20, 1880.
In such a work as this, we take it that no fitter place could be found for the perpetuating of those who have distinguished themselves at this college, we therefore reproduce a list of the Alumni, dating from the year 1863, and regret that it is beyond our power to do more than place their names on the pages of the History of Sonoma County.
ALUMNI .- 1863, Charles Allison; 1864, Alexander Dunn, Irving P. Hen-
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ning, William A. Finley; 1865, Campbell P. Berry, John F. Campbell,* Samuel G. Creighton, Z. Butler Donaldson, E. Melissa Allison,* H. J. Alli- son (Mrs. Mansfield), Matthew F. Johnson, Josiah M. Kirkpatrick, Samuel G. Palmer, J. Crittenden Wilson, Laura E. Lucky (Mrs. Duncan), H. M. Wil- liams (Mrs. Vail) ;* 1867, Leeman Haile,* James T. Hardin, Thomas K. Howell,* William W. Moreland, Lewis C. Renfro, John L. Seawell,* Mary C. Lucky; 1868, William T. Johnson, Henry Martin; 1869, William T. Cocke,* Robert E. Moore, Benjamin S. Wood; 1870, John H. Seawell, James S. Ramsey, Lewis W. Thomas, Rebecca J. Fisher (Mis. Blandford); 1872, John W. Haile, Ada Millington (Mrs. Jones); 1873, John S. Sanders; 1874, Laura Holman (Mrs. Fortson), Sallie Northcutt (Mrs. Bogg;), Annie Peterson; 1875, Flora McDonald (Mrs. Hall), Emma C. Mitchell (Mrs. Wilson), Blythe Simmons (Mrs. Maddux), Bettie Wilson (Mrs. Gray); 1876, Lee Cook, C. H. E. Hardin, Arthur M. Johnston, Ferdinan I Kenyon, La Fayette J. Maddux, J. W. McCoy, A. P. Woodward, Sampson B. Wright, D. Curtis Clark, J. W. Ferguson, Nannie V. Hendley, Lizzie M. Yates, M. Jennie Wright, Mary B. Baily (Mrs. Jones), Bertie Mitchell, Kate Smyth, Jennie Smyth; 1877, Jasper N. Davies, N. A. Hawkins, W. P. Johnson, M. M. Golman, Minnie G. Jolin- son, J. C. Simmons, Jr., C. R. Vann, Mary Fine, Nettie Barr, Toma C. Pen- dergrast; 1878, Seth Millington, Angie S. Farmer.
The Executive Officers and Trustees .- Trustees: Rev. J. C. Simmons, Dixon ; Rev. S. W. Davies, Santa Rosa ; Rev. T. H. B. Anderson, Colusa ; Rev. C. Chamberlin, Santa Rosa; W. S. M. Wright, Santa Rosa; Rev. L. C. Renfro, Chico ; Hon. C. P. Berry, Wheatland; Judge Jackson Temple, Santa Rosa; Rev. W. F. Compton, Santa Rosa ; E. T. Farmer, Santa Rosa ; Rev. L. D. Hargis, Ukiah; A. Fine, Santa Rosa; W. B. Brown, Collinsville; Rev. T. C. Barton, Woodbridge ; Wick B. Parsons, San Francisco; W. F. Goad, Colusa ; Rev. S. Brown, San Jose; Hon. R. C. Haile, Suisun; Rev. George S.m, Chico; W. E. Cocke, Santa Rosa; Rev. J. C. Pendergrast, Lake- port; Rev. W. M. Winters, Salinas City ; Colonel J. A. Hardin, Santa Rosa ; Rev. H. B. Avery, San Jose. Officers : Rev. W. F. Compton, President; R. C. Haile, Vice-President; Rev. L. C. Renfro, Secretary ; W. E. Cocke, Treasurer ; Agent, Rev. W. A. Finley; Visiting Committee for 1878-9, Rev. C. Chamberlin, Rev. W. M. Prottsman, Rev. C. Y. Rankin, J. M. Preston ; Finance Committee, W. S. M. Wright, E. T. Farmer, A. Fine; Collector, E. J. Griffith; Janitor, Thomas Totton.
Sunta Rosa Commandery of Knights Templar .- This Order was organ- ized under dispensation March 11, 1878, the charter being granted April 11, I879. The charter members being Sir Leonard Harrison Buckland, Sir Thomas Phipps Baxter, Sir Samuel Bard, Sir Arthur Lockard Cox, Sir Milo Smith Davis, Sir Guy Emanuel Grosse, Sir George Ashbury Johnson, Sir John McIlmoil, Sir James Clark Mailer, Sir Byron M. Spencer. The
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original officers were : Sir George Ashbury Johnson, Eminent Commander ; Sir Byron M. Spencer, Generalissimo; Sir Leonard Harrison Buckland, Captain-General ; Sir Thomas Phipps Baxter, Prelate; Sir Guy Emanuel Grosse, Senior Warden; Sir James Clark Mailer, Junior Warden; Sir Samuel Bard, Treasurer; Sir Arthur Lockard Cox, Recorder; Sir Milo Smith Davis, Warden; Sir John Mellmoil, Sentinel. The membership to October 8, 1879, was thirty-two; and officers elected April 23, 1879 : Sir George Ashbury Johnson, Eminent Commander; Sir Byron M. Spencer, Generalissimo; Sir Leonard Harrison Buckland, Captain-General; Sir Thomas Phipps Baxter, Prelate ; Sir Guy Emanuel Grosse, Senior Warden; Sir James Clark Mailer, Junior Warden ; Sir Samuel Bard, Treasurer ; Sir Milo Smith Davis, Recorder; Sir Edward Neblet, Standard Bearer; Sir Robert Press Smith, Sword Bearer; Sir Augustus Leander Fisher, Warden ; Sir Elijah Thompson Farmer, First Guard; Sir Francis Marion Caldwell, Second Guard; Sir Anton Francis Korbel, Third Guard; Sir Martin Van Buren Vanderhoof, Sentinel. Stated assemblies on the first Wednesday of each month.
Santa Rosa Encampment, No. 53, I. O. O. F .- This Order was instituted in Santa Rosa on December 14, 1875, the charter members being: J. J. McClelland, A. G. Shannon, A. P. Petit, George T. Gregg, C. D. Frazie, W. R. Morris, William Strom; the original officers being: C. D. Frazie, C. P .; A. G. Shannon, H. P .; J. J. McClelland, S. W .; William, Strong; William R. Morris, Treasurer; A. P. Petit, J. W .; S. T. Coulter, Guide. The Encampment now consists of thirty-three members, while the office bearers for the current year are : D. S. Sacry, C. P .; S. T. Coulter, H. P .; A. Shep- herd, Seribe; H. L. Howe, Treasurer. Meets at Odd Fellows' Hall on the first and third Mondays of each month.
Santa Rosa Lodge, No. 53, I. O. O. F .- This Lodge was instituted Feb- ruary 28, 1856, the following being the charter members : John Hendley, Jacob M. Gallagher, Adam Shane, W. R. Smith, James A. Reynolds, Horace B. Martin, Julio Carrillo and W. M. Menefee. The order held their meetings in the Good Templars' Hall, No. 222 Third street, until the completion of their own building, at a cost of eighteen thousand dollars, on the corner of Third street and Exchange avenue. The first officers were : John Hendley, N. G .; W. R. Smith, V. G .; Adam Shane, Recording Secretary ; N. McC. Menefee, Treasurer. The present membership is one hundred and thirteen. The Lodge meets at Odd Fellows' Hall, on Thursday evening of each week, while the office bearers for the current term are : T. L. Thompson, N. G .; E. P. Colgan, V. G. ; William Acton, R. S .; J. L. Jourdan, P. S .; J. A. Eveleth, Treasurer.
Purity Lodge, No. 33, I. O. G. T .- Was first organized, May 14, 1861, in Temperance Hall, 222 Thirl s'reet, there being seventeen charter mem-
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bers. The following were elected officers: William Churchman, W. C. T .; Maud Latimer, W. V. T .; Frank W. Brown, W. S .; T. J. Smith, W. F. S .; Caroline E. Hood, W. T .; W. W. Morrow, W. M .; J. W. Town, W. I. G .; C. G. Ames, W. O. G. The receipts of the first meeting amounted to five dollars and fifty cents. At a meeting held June 18, 1861, it was resolved that the initiation fee for males shall be three dollars, and that of females fifty cents. The last meeting of this lodge was held on November 17, 1868, when, as the records show, there were not sufficient members present to proceed with business. There had been another lodge organized about 1855, called the " Pride of the Valley." Both of these surrendered their charters, and on February 27, 1870, a new charter was granted to:
Santa Rosa Lodge, No. 370, I. O. G. T .- The charter members being : Harry Rich, D. S. Lacey, Harry T. Case, C. T. Barnes, T. H. Barnes, Benjamin Farmer, James Morrow, Jr., S. Childers, J. D. Stockton, Rebecca Stockton, P. B. Owen, Mrs. L. R. Latimer, Miss. A. Small, James Roberts, W. Churchman, J. M. White, O. D. Metcalf, Miss S. M. Baxter, J. T. Littaker, Mrs. Dora Metz- ler, W. H. Mead, Walter Ferrall, Mrs. E. Hodgson, V. Fortson; the officers appointed were: D. S. Lacey, W. C. T .; Mrs. S. R. Latimer, W. V. T .; Rev. G. D. Pinneo, W. C .; Walter Ferrall, W. S .; Miss Fannie Farmer, W. A. S .; O. D. Metcalf, W. F. S .; Miss T. M. Baxter, W. T .; James Morrow, Jr., W. M .; Miss Abbie Sinall, W. D. M .; Rebecca Stockton, W. I. G .; James Roberts, W. O. G .; Mrs. Dora Meztler, W. R. H. S .; Miss Lizzie Fortson, W. L. H. S .; I. D. Stockton, P. W. C. T. The present membership is fifty- seven, and officers for the current year: W. C. T., S. I. Allen; W. V. T .. Maggie Lyons: W. S., Emma Childers; W. A. S., T. F. Organ; W. F. S., Frank W. Cooke; W. T., Mrs. C. M. Shepherd; W. M., Henry S. Cooke; W. D. M., Clara Murbar; I. G. C., Joseph Childers; W. O. G., D. S. Sacry; P. W. C. T., Jacob Harris; W. C., Mrs. Ella L. McGeorge; W. R. H. S .. Neelie McIlmoil; W. L. H. S., Gyda Swenson.
Union Aid Society of Santa Rosa .- This estimable society was organized in the study of the pastor of the Baptist Church in February, 1878, with about twenty members with the following office holders: Mrs. W. H. Nash, president; Mrs. F. M. Dimmick, vice president; Mrs. J. C. Gamble, secretary; Miss Herrick, treasurer. Stated meetings are held on the last Friday of each month at the Baptist Church. The society is eminently a benevolent one, therefore the city is divided into districts, there being two directors for each of them; their duties are to relieve those afflicted individ- uals who may be in immediate want, and draw on the society for the amount paid, at the same time reporting such cases of suffering at the regular meetings. The report of the secretary shows that during the first year end- ing in February 1879, there had been paid out in cash nearly two hundred dollars for such things as groceries, etc., there had been made contributions of clothing which swelled the aggregate of expenditure to between four and
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five hundred dollars. The officers for the current term, except that Mrs. Nash has resigned the presidential chair to Mrs. F. M. Dimmick, are the same. The present membership of the society is thirty.
The Sonoma Democrat .- The first number of this paper was issued in Santa Rosa, October 16, 1857, by A. W. Russell, who continued its publica- tion until August 20th of the following year, when he disposed of it to E, R. Budd and S. H. Fisher. Three months afterward Mr. Fisher retired and was succeeded by B. F. Pinkham. Under the administration of Messrs. Build and Pinkham, a novel occurrence took place in the annals of Pacific coast journalism. The proprietors holding opposite political views, Mr. Budd a Democrat and Mr. Pinkham a Republican, could not agree as to the policy of the paper, and for a time it came out one side Democratic and the other side Republican, the elitors comb itting each other's political views with as much zeal and earnestness as if they had represented rival establishments. But this did not continue more than one or two numbers of the paper, when Mr. Bu Id purchased the interest of Mr. Pinkham and became its sole proprietor. In April, 1860, the Democrat was purchased by Thomas L. Thompson, the present proprietor, who immediately enlarged and improved its typograph- ical appearance. Up to this time the piper had only a limited circulation and influence, but the well known energy and industrial zeil of Mr. Thomp- son soon placed it as one of the first county papers in California, and it became a welcome visitor in the homes of thousands. During the war period, from 1861 to 1865, the Democrat was a powerful agent in holding Sonoma county to its primitive Democratic faith. While it met with strong opposi- tion from its political opponents, its independent consistency and reliability as a disseminator of news were universally commendel, and a state reputa- tion was established by the paper. Though zealous in its support of true Democratic principles, politics have always been made a secondary consider- ation to its advocacy of all measures and enterprises tending to advance local interests, and it has been an invaluable auxiliary to the development of the varied and extensive natural resources of Sonoma and adjacent counties in which it circulates. In 1861, before the establishment of telegraph lines in the county, Mr. Thompson, its proprietor, in conjunction with Mr. Weston, of the Petaluma Journal, inaugurated a pony express to convey dispatches from Napa (the nearest telegraph station) to Petaluma and Santa Rosa, and thus the people of Sonoma county were provided with war news by extras issued from the Democrat and Journal offices two days in advance of the mails and express. In 1866, a Hos cylinder press (the first in the county) was added to the office, and the paper again enlarged, the make-up being changed from four to eight pages, and the composition increased from one hundred thousand to two hundred and thirty thousand ems, one ha'f of which is devoted to editorial, local news and miscellaneous matter, all of which is set up by compositors in the office in which the Democrat is printed
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and published. The office is furnished with steam power presses, and is equipped with a job office complete in all its appointments. Only first-class workmen are engaged in the composing room and job department, sometimes as many as fifteen hands being employed about the establishment. Since 1860, the Democrat has given employment to more men at better wages than any other single establishment in Sonoma county. In 1868, Mr. Thompson disposed of the paper to Peabody Ferrall & Co., and in the summer of 1871 re-purchased it, since which time his brothers, R. A. and F. P. Thompson, have been actively associated with him in the editorial and business depart- ments, until the appointment of F. P. Thompson as State Printer by Governor Irwin in 1875, and the election of R. A. Thompson as County Clerk in 1877. The effort of the Democrat to build up and develope the varied interests of this and the adjoining counties has met with a warm and appreciative support. It has now the largest circulation of any interior paper in north- west California, and not less than five hundred copies are mailed weekly to subscribers in the Eastern States.
The Santa Rosa Daily Democrat was started in July, 1875, receiving Eastern and Coast telegraphic news reports, and met with the most promis- ing reception. Its publication was continued until August 12, 1879, four years, when, on account of the general depression in trade and prevalent " hard times," it was temporarily suspended until a revival of business takes place.
The Santa Rosa Times is the first Republican paper published at the county seat. It was founded by George H. Marr, who purchased the old material of the Press from W. A. Wheeler, in the latter part of 1874, and issued the first number January 14, 1875. For a year or so Mr. Marr con- ducted the Times as an independent sheet, but fell into the Republican line in the campaign of 1876. Under his management it was an ably conducted journal. It was outspoken and courageous in all matters affecting the welfare of the people. To it, more than all other influences combined, is due the unearthing and exposure of many peculations and frauds in the management of county affairs.
Mr. Marr died in March, 1878. The paper was edited and published by the administrator, J. B. Armstrong, until May 6, 1878, when it was pur- chased by T. N. and J. W. Ragsdale, the present owners. They purchased new type, an engine, and three steam presses, to enable them to keep up with the work that rapidly increased with the growing influence and circu- lation of the Times. Since the 22d day of September, 1879, the office has issued a daily and weekly edition. The office is one of the best fitted country printing houses in the State.
The Times is prosperous, filling a want long felt-a Republican organ at the county seat. Backed by an intelligent, and growing party, and receiv- ing the sympathy of a large class of good citizens, interested in the purity
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and honesty of local government, it has unflinchingly continued the war begun by Mr. Marr, on all rings and theives in high places, until some of the worst publie abuses have fallen.
Since the foregoing was written, it is with deep regret that we record the untimely demise of T. N. Ragsdale, on December 6, 1879.
Santa Rosa Bank .- To E. T. Farmer is due the credit of establishing the first bank in the city of Santa Rosa. When others had not enough confidence to invest he guaranteed them an interest on their capital, and launched the . enterprise, certain of the future of Santa Rosa as a business center, though at that time the population numbered not more than a thousand. The bank was incorporated August 11, 1870, with a capital of one hundred thousand dollars. E. T. Farmer was elected the first President, and C. G. Ames the first Cashier-Mr. Farmer is still in his original position. The first office of the bank was on Third street, in the store of E. T. Farmer. The building at present occupied on Exchange avenue was erected in 1872. In 1873, the capital stock of the bank was increased to three hundred thousand dollars.
Savings Bank of Santa Rosa .- This institution was organized in 1873 with a capital stock of one hundred thousand dollars, A. P. Overton was elected first President. F. G. Hahman-a name identified with the town from the day the first step was taken in its location down to the present time-was appointed by the Directors the first Cashier. The bank was first opened in Hood's building on Main street. In 1874, the present elegant quarters on Exchange avenue were constructed at a cost of fourteen thou- sand dollars. This institution has been a success from its start.
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