Historical data and life sketches of the deceased ministers of the Indiana Conference of the Evangelical Association, 1835 to 1915, Volume I, Part 34

Author: Evangelical Church. Indiana Conference; Baumgartner, Samuel H; Haist, A. B
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio : Indiana Conference
Number of Pages: 412


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The Conference was incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana. At the first session the Conference organized a Mis- sionary Society, auxiliary to the General Missionary Society of the Evangelical Association. Also a Sunday-School and Tract Union Society was organized. In 1887, at the spring Conference session, a Church Building Society was organized, with W. G. Braeckly as president, E. J. Nitsche as secretary, and C. Stockhowe as treas- urer. The first treasurer of the Conference was Melchior Mayer, who served from 1876 to 1886. He was succeeded by W. L. Lueh- ring, who served from 1887 to 1888. After him came F. Theiss, from 1889 to 1892.


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THE ANNUAL SESSIONS OF THE SOUTH INDIANA CONFERENCE


1876, Sept. 15, Bremen, Ind ...... Bishop J. J. Esher, President 1877, Sept. 6, Huntingburg, Ind. . Bishop J. J. Esher, President 1878, March 14, Carmi, Ill. . Bishop Thomas Bowman, President 1879, March 20, Tabor, Ind .. Bishop R. Dubs, President


1880, March 11, Zion, Louisville, Ky


Bishop J. J. Esher, President


1881, March 31, West Salem, Ill.


Bishop Thomas Bowman, President 1882, March 31, Huntingburg, Ind. Bishop J. J. Esher, President 1883, March 22, Evansville, Ind. . Bishop R. Dubs, President


1884, March 20, Jonesboro, Ill.


Bishop Thomas Bowman, President


1885, March 19, Carmi, Ill. Bishop R. Dubs, President 1886, March 11, Mt. Carmel, Ill. . . Bishop J. J. Esher, President. 1887, March 17, Huntingburg, Ind.


. Bishop Thomas Bowman, President 1887, Oct. 20, 1887, Enterprise, Ill. . Bishop J. J. Esher, President 1888, Sept. 20, Carmi, Ill.


. Bishop R. Dubs, President


1889, Sept. 19, Marshall, Ill. Bishop J. J. Esher, President 1890, Sept. 18, Olney, Ill. ... Bishop Thomas Bowman, President 1891, Sept. 10, Mt. Carmel, Ill. Bishop Thomas Bowman, President. 1892, Sept. 8, Huntingburg, Ind. . Bishop Wm. Horn, President


PRESIDING ELDERS AND TIME OF SERVICE


John Fuchs, eight years; H. L. Fisher, five years (died in office) ; John Kaufman, was elected for two years as successor to Fisher, deceased, and served in all twelve years; F. Schweitzer, four years; H. Schleucher, four and one-half years. The latter was elected the first time for only three years, and his second term ended with one and one-half years when the Conference ceased to exist.


LICENSED AS PREACHERS ON PROBATION


Frederick Dauner and W. L. Luehring, September, 1877; Geo. M. Hallwachs, Frederick Theis, March, 1880; Gerhardt Koch, March, 1883; John Mundorf, March, 1884; Casper Doering, March, 1885; Andrew N. Fox, September, 1888; G. F. Winter, J. H. Griesemer and B. Schuermeier, September, 1889.


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DEACONS' ORDERS VOTED AS FOLLOWS :


To Christian Stier, 1877; to M. F. Finkbeiner, 1878; to W. L. Luehring and Ernst Bohlander, 1880; to G. M. Hallwachs and F. Theis, 1883; to E. J. Nitsche, 1884; to Fred. Dauner, John Mun- dorf and J. H. Schnitz, 1887, and Gerh. Koch, 1889.


RECEIVED INTO THE ITINERANCY


Christian Stier, 1877; M. F. Finkbeiner and W. L. Luehring, 1878; M. Koehl and H. Haas, 1879; G. M. Hallwachs and F. Theis, 1882; E. J. Nitsche, 1883; Jacob Mode and John Mundorf, 1886; Gerh. Koch, 1889; C. Kohlmeyer, 1890.


ADVANCED TO ELDERS' ORDERS


Geo. Berstecher, 1877; Jacob Mode and N. J. Platz, 1879; Christian Stier, 1880; W. L. Luehring and E. Bohlander, 1882; G. M. Hallwachs and Fred. Theis, 1885; E. J. Nitsche, 1886; John Mundorf and J. H. Schnitz, 1889.


DELEGATES TO GENERAL CONFERENCE


John Fuchs and H. L. Fisher in 1879; John Fuchs and John Kaufman in 1883; John Kaufman and Enos Troyer in 1887; John Kaufman and H. Schleucher in 1891.


TRUSTEES ELECTED FOR NORTH-WESTERN COLLEGE AND UNION BIBLICAL INSTITUTE


John Fuchs in 1876 and 1879; John Kaufman, 1882; W. G. Braeckly, 1885 (served two years) ; John Kaufman, again in 1887 and 1890.


DEATHS REPORTED


H. L. Fisher, 1880; Jacob Mode, 1887; M. Mayer, 1888.


SOME STATISTICS DURING THE YEARS OF EXISTENCE OF THE CONFERENCE


Converted : 206, 156, 197, 231, 156, 215, 152, 205, 207, 84, 204, 22, 163, 216, 104. 118. Total, 2,636.


Newly Received: 212, 198, 233, 293, 227, 303, 210, 218, 258, 127, 219, 41, 216, 239, 199, 154. Total, 3,347.


Membership: 1,776, 1,794, 1,896, 2,046, 2,145, 2,250, 2,293, 2,329, 2,399, 2,367, 2,374, 2,322, 2,384, 2,454, 2,348, 2,308. Net gain, 532.


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Collected for Conference Mission Work: $1,627.09, $2,205.86, $2,227.67, $1,753.97, $1,818.94, $1,704.81, $2,505.13, $2,381.35, $1,930.06, $1,940.97, $2,115.24, $1,673.72, $2,153.24, $1,353.13, $1,184.12, $1,323.19. Total for sixteen years, $29,898.49. One soul saved for every $11.34 missionary money contributed.


Schedule for Preachers' Salaries adopted in 1876: Married, $450.00 and $33.00 for each child under fourteen years; single, ordained, $250.00; probationers, $200.00; Presiding Elders, $800.00, with an additional $33.00 for each child under fourteen years. In addition each minister was allowed traveling and mov- ing expenses and a free parsonage. Total salary paid in sixteen years, $144,668.32; average per year, $9,041.75; average per min- ister, $418.60. A new schedule of salaries was adopted in 1883 and 1884, which meant a slight increase of salary.


SOME FACTS ABOUT MISSIONARY FIELDS


1876, St. Louis and Louisville Missions were left unsupplied, and the next year St. Louis was abandoned. Stewartsville was taken from Warrington Circuit and made a separate mission. Cin- cinnati Mission was ordered to be relocated. 1877, Conference sessions were changed from fall to spring. Stewartsville Mission was discontinued and, with Grayville, added to Salem charge on Olney District. Enterprise and vicinity was taken up as a mis- sion. 1878, Sandoval and vicinity was taken up as Sandoval Mis- sion. Stewartsville and Grayville were taken from Salem and added to Carmi. Harrison in Hamilton Co., Ohio, and vicinity was taken up as a mission. Enterprise Mission was added to Carmi. 1879, no new missions formed; only a few changes in boundaries. 1880, Jackson Mission in Missouri was taken up. Harrison Mis- sion was discontinued. Vandalia Circuit was changed to a mis- sion. 1881, a few changes were made in boundary lines, and Terre Haute was taken up as a mission; Jackson Mission in Mis- souri was discontinued. 1882, no report. 1883, two transfers of fields to another district. 1884, Evansville was made a station. 1885, Mattoon, Ill., was taken up as a mission. It was resolved that if the prospects seem to be favorable the missionary of Cin- cinnati shall take up Covington, Ky., as a mission field. 1886, no report. 1887, Sandoval Mission was discontinued. Covington, Ky., and vicinity was taken up as a mission. 1887, now again a fall Conference. Evansville was again made a mission. 1888, Owensboro was taken up as a mission conjointly with Rockport. 1889, the west portion of Louisville was taken up as a mission.


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Owensboro and Rockport Mission was separated into two mis- sions. Jonesboro Mission was made a circuit. 1890, only bound- ary changes were made. 1891, a few fields were changed into new missions by changing boundary lines. It seems the new missions in new localities were all failures excepting Terre Haute, which also had serious difficulties to encounter.


SOME MISCELLANEOUS FACTS OF INTEREST


At the time of the division of the Indiana Conference, the mother Conference gave her newly born daughter on her earthly journey, as an act of Godspeed and good will, the respectable sum of $1,800.00 to launch her missionary activities. The new Con- ference also assumed $1,800.00 as her share of the Conference debt.


In the session held in September, 1877, this Conference en- tered into the compact of North-Western College and Union Bibli- cal Institute, and took an active interest in these educational in- stitutions, and always in her succeeding sessions maintained that the intellectual training and the culture of heart of the young peo- ple is an urgent necessity, because education is one of the chief means of winning them for God and the church, and to make them useful citizens of our land. This Conference believed, also, that the sooner the Gospel truths are inculcated intelligently, and a general acquaintance with the studies relating to literature, phil- osophy and sciences are properly understood and made subservient to the Gospel of Christ, the better for the young people and the church ; hence the necessity of training and culturing of mind and heart in their formative period, when the religious and social life is much more readily influenced and developed. It was especially impressed upon the hearts and minds of parents that they should bring up their children in the fear of God and avail themselves early of the educational opportunities in the church for the benefit of their children.


Much stress was also laid upon the careful establishment of religious homes, as the basis of prosperity and healthful develop- ment of the churches; the need of sending the children to catechet- ical instructions and to Sunday-schools. Their vote on a General Conference recommendation relative to secret orders was 22 against and none for them. So also the vote on the recommendation of remarriage of divorced persons stood 22 for and none against.


A very timely resolution was also adopted in 1879, criticis- ing severely the National Congress for holding sessions on the


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Lord's Day, and agreed that no candidate for Representative in Congress should be voted for who does not obey the law of God respecting the Christian Sabbath. This attitude and protest was in perfect order and should still receive the stamp of hearty dis- approval from religious bodies.


At the session of 1881 it was reported that the Louisville Mission property was sold for $3,200.00, of which $1,500.00 was cash. Louisville Station received $500.00 of it toward erecting its parsonage. There being a deficit in the salaries of some men, it was ordered that half of the deficit shall be paid out of the Publishing House dividend, which is mentioned by the secretary as a Conference liberality which might have the most serious re- sults for preachers and congregations.


The two Presiding Elders, J. Fuchs and H. L. Fisher, and C. Wessling and W. G. Braeckly, were appointed a historical commit- tee to gather historical facts for the second volume of the Church History of the Evangelical Association. In 1882 W. G. Braeckly was appointed as representative of the Conference to attend the final examinations and graduating exercises at North-Western College.


In 1883 the Conference had a church debt of $3,436.91. This Conference adopted favorable resolutions relative to the work of the Woman's Missionary Society in the church and believed the time had come for such an organization. Strong resolutions were also adopted relative to abolition of intemperance, which was stated as a very great, if not the greatest, evil in our land. The temperance question and its enforcement was much needed in some quarters of these districts.


From 1884 to 1889 the Conference sessions were greatly dis- turbed by internal conflicts that required long and tedious investi- gations, and worked disastrous results from which the territory has not yet fully recovered.


At the session of 1885 the members of the South Indiana Con- ference sent a resolution to the Indiana Conference, urging the reincorporation of their Conference with the original mother Con- ference, believing that this would be for the general good and in- crease of the work of the Lord in both Conferences, that the diffi- culty in stationing the preachers properly could be largely over- come, and that it would have the endorsement of the church socie- ties. To this solicitation the Indiana Conference replied as follows in 1886, after having acknowledged the receipt of the inquiry of the South Indiana Conference relative to the feasibility of reunit- ing the two Conferences: "In lieu of the fact that the matter of


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reincorporating the South Indiana Conference with the Indiana Conference belongs to the General Conference transaction, and because of its importance and connected circumstances, it was thought best for the present to remain separate, but we will give the matter further consideration, and if it seems feasible and de- sirable on both sides, then take the necessary introductory steps to present the matter to the next General Conference." Upon this friendly reply from the Indiana Conference, the South Indiana Conference, at its session in 1887, again urged the reincorpora- tion, reiterating their former reasons for so doing, reasserting the conviction that it would be for the best of both Conferences, and expressing the fond hope that the Indiana Conference would give this matter the most favorable consideration.


At the General Conference, held in Indianapolis, Ind., Octo- ber, 1891, the matter of reincorporating the South Indiana Con- ference with the Indiana Conference was presented by the South Indiana Conference for favorable consideration. Without oppo- sition from the delegates of the Indiana Conference, the General Conference ordered the reincorporation as desired, which reincor- poration took place at the Indiana Conference, held April, 1893, in Dayton, Ohio. The statistics show that during the years of sep- arate work the South Indiana Conference had made a net gain of 532 members.


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JOSEPH LONG


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JOHN SEYBERT


WILLIAM W. ORWIG.


JACOB EVANGEL


ALBRIGHT FOUNDER OF THE


IATION.


JOHN J. ESHER


REUBEN YEAKEL


BISHOPS OF THE EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION, NOW DECEASED. (


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BISHOP THOMAS BOWMAN


BISHOP S. C. BREYFOGEL


BISHOP WM. HORN


BISHOP S. P. SPRENG


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TABLET OF CONFERENCES


CALENDAR OF TIME AND PLACE OF CONFERENCE SESSIONS WITHI PRESIDING OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES


Years and Dates.


Place of Sessions.


Presiding Bishop.


Secretaries.


Assistant Secretaries.


¡No.


0|1852, June 10|Naperville, Illinois.


John Seybert.


|J. J. Esher


|C. A. Schnacke.


1 1853, June


1 E. Germantown, Ind.


Jos. Long.


A. Nicolai.


S. Dickover.


2 1854, May


31 E. Germantown, Ind.


John Seybert.


A. Nicolai.


S. Dickover.


3 1855, May


30 Ott's, Elk Co., Indiana. 4 Mt. Carmel, Illinois.


Jos. Long.


A. Nicolai.


5 1857, Sept. 23 E. Germantown, Ind.


John Seybert.


A. B. Schafer.


J. Keiper.


6 1858, Sept.


S Coal Bush, Indiana.


Jos. Long.


M. Hoehn.


M. W. Steffey.


7 1859, Sept.


7 Indianapolis, Indiana.


John Seybert.


M. Hoehn.


M. W. Steffey.


8 1860, Sept. 5 Dayton, Ohio.


Jos. Long.


M. Hoehn.


M. Mayer.


9 1861, Sept. 18 Indianapolis, Indiana.


W. W. Orwig. Jos. Long.


M. Mayer.


M. Klaiber.


11 1863, Sept.


9 Marshall, Illinois.


W. W. Orwig. M. Hochn.


M. Klaiber.


12 1864, Sept.


8 Indianapolis, Indiana.


J. J. Esher.


M. Mayer.


M. Klaiber.


13|1865, Sept. 14 South Bend, Indiana.


Jos. Long.


M. Mayer.


M. Klaiber.


14 1866, Sept. 13 Evansville, Indiana.


J. J. Esher.


MI. Mayer.


M. Klaiber.


15 1867, Sept.


5 Dayton, Ohio.


Jos. Long.


M. Mayer.


M. Klaiber.


16 1868, Sept. 10 South Bend, Indiana. 17 1869, Sept. 9|Olney, Illinois.


J. J. Esher.


M. Klaiber.


C. Wessling.


18 1870, Sept.


S Indianapolis, Indinaa. 7 Louisville, Kentucky.


J. J. Esher.


J. Berger.


M. Klaiber.


21 1873, Sept.


11 E. Germantown, Ind.


J. J. Esher.


J. Berger.


J. A. Mayer.


22 1874, Sept. 10 Noblesville, Indiana.


2 Mt. Carmel, Illinois.


J. J. Esher.


MI. Hoehn.


J. A. Mayer.


24 |1876, Sept. 11 Bremen, Indiana.


T. Bowman.


C. C. Beyrer.


D. S. Oakes.


25 1877, Sept. 20 Linn Grove, Indiana.


J. J. Esher.


C. C. Baumgartner. D. S. Oakes.


26 1878, Apr.


18 Urbana, Indiana.


R. Dubs.


C. C. Baumgartner.


D. S. Oakes.


27 1879, Apr.


17 Bremen, Indiana.


R. Yeakel.


C. C. Baumgartner.


D. S. Oakes.


28 1880, Apr. 29 1881, Apr. 30 1882, Apr.


I Indianapolis, Indiana. 7 Elk., Watchtower, Ind. 6 Waterloo, Indiana.


T. Bowman.


D. S. Oakes.


1I. Arlen.


31 1883, Mar.


29 E. Germantown, Ind.


27 Rochester, Indiana.


T. Bowman.


D. S. Oakes.


H. Arlen.


33 1885, Mar.


26 South Bend, Indiana. 1 Dayton, Ohio.


T. Bowman.


H. Arlen. H. Arlen.


C. C. Beyrer.


37 1889, Apr. 38 1890, Mar. 39 1891, Mar.


7 N. Paris, Indiana.


T. Bowman.


S. H. Baumgartner.


G. M. Ilallwachs, J. M. Dustman.


41|1893, Apr. 42 1894, Apr.


6 Dayton, Com. St., O. 5 Indianapolis, Indiana.


T. Bowman.


S. II. Baumgartner.


J. Il. Evans, G. M. Hallwachs.


43 1895, Apr.


4 Elk., Watchtower, Ind. J. J. Esher.


S. H. Baumgartner.


J. H. Evans, L. J. Ehrhardt.


44 1896, Apr. 45 1897, Apr.


I Wabash, Indiana.


J. J. Esher.


S. H. Baumgartner.


T. Finkbeiner, L. J. Ehrhardt.


47 1899, Apr.


T. Bowman.


S. H. Baumgartner. J. H. Evans.


T. Finkbeiner, L. J. Ehrhardt.


48 1900, Apr. 49 1901, Apr.


11 Berne, Indiana.


T. Bowman. .J. H. Evans.


T. Finkbeiner, L. J. Ehrhardt.


50 1902, Apr.


10 South Bend, First Ch. T. Bowman.


J. H. Evans.


T. Finkbeiner, L. J. Ehrhardt.


51 1903, Apr. 52 1904, Apr. 53|1905, Apr.


T. Bowman.


J. H. Evans.


A. B. Haist, L. J. Ehrhardt.


54 1906, Apr.


Win. Horn. J. II. Evans.


A. B. Haist, L. J. Ehrhardt.


55 1907, Apr.


S. C. Breyfogel. J. H. Evans,


J. H. Evans.


A. B. Haist, S. H. Baumgartner.


57 1909, Apr.


7 Elkhart, Indiana.


S. C. Breyfogel.


.J.


Il. Evans.


A. B. Haist, A. G. Stierli.


58 1910, Apr. 59|1911, Apr.


7 Wabash, Indiana. 6 Berne, Indiana. 4 Dayton, Ohio.


S. P. Spreng. T. Bowman.


J. H.


Evans.


A. B. Haist, A. G. Stierli.


60 1912, Apr.


61 1913, Apr.


2 Indianapolis, Indiana.


J. H. Evans.


E. Q. Laudeman, A. G. Stierli.


62 1914, Apr.


J. H. Evans.


A. B. Haist, A. G. Stierli.


63 1915, Apr.


1 Linn Grove, Indiana. 7 Kendallville, Indiana. 5 Huntingburg, Indiana.


J. II. Evans.


A. B. Haist, A. G. Stierli.


64 1916, Apr.


654277642175


2 Indianapolis, Indiana. 7 Bremen, Indiana. 6 Rochester, Indiana. 5 West Salem, Illinois. 4 Ft. Wayne, Indiana. 2 Huntingburg, Indiana. Wm. Horn.


Wm. Horn. J. H. Evans.


T. Finkbeiner, L. J. Ehrhardt.


S. C. Breyfogel.


J. HI. Evans.


T. Finkbeiner, L. J. Ehrhardt.


46 1898, Apr.


4 Louisville, Kentucky.


Wm. Horn.


S. H. Baumgartner.


T. Finkbeiner, L. J. Ehrhardt.


3 Rochester, Indiana. 2 Dayton, Ohio.


S. C. Breyfogel.


C. C. Beyrer.


H. Arlen.


J. J. Eshier.


C. C. Beyrer.


S. H. Baumgartner.


J. J. Esher.


C. C. Beyrer.


S. H. Baumgartner.


T. Bowman.


S. H. Baumgartner. S. C. Breyfogel. S. H. Baumgartner.


Geo. Roederer.


40|1892, Apr.


2 Urbana, Indiana.


S. C. Breyfogel.


S. H. Baumgartner.


M. L. Scheidler, L. J. Ehrhardt.


T. Finkbeiner, L. J. Ehrhardt.


34 1886, Apr. 35 1887, Mar. 36 1888, Apr.


31 Rochester, Indiana.


J. J. Esher.


H. Arlen.


D. S. Oakes.


C. C. Beyrer.


5 Decatur, Indiana,


4 Elk., Div. St., Ind. 27 Portland, Indiana. 26 Bremen, Indiana.


J. J. Esher.


D. S. Oakes.


C. C. Beyrer.


J. J. Esher. R. Dubs.


D. S. Oakes.


H. Arlen.


D. S. Oakes.


H. Arlen.


32 1884, Mar.


J. J. Esher.


M. Hoelin.


M. Klaiber.


19 1871, Sept.


J. Miller.


20 1872, Sept. 12 Elkhart, Indiana.


J. J. Esher.


J. Berger.


R. Yeakel.


M. Hoehn.


J. A. Mayer.


23|1875, Sept.


Jos. Long.


M. Hoelin.


M. Klaiber.


G. G. Platz.


M. Klaiber.


10 1862, Sept. 17 E. Germantown, Ind.


John Seybert.


A. Nicolai.


S. Dickover.


4 1856, June


379


A. B. Haist, L. J. Ehrhardt.


56 1908, Apr.


J. H. Evans.


A. B. Haist, A. G. Stierli.


J. II. Evans.


A. B. Haist, A. G. Stierli.


S. C. Breyfogel. Wm. Horn. S. P. Spreng. T. Bowman.


R. Dubs.


R. Dubs.


Gco. Roederer, J. M. Dustman.


INDIANA CONFERENCE


Conference Officers since 1852.


VICE-PRESIDENTS


A. B. Schafer, 1862-3; Jos. Fisher, 1864; M. W. Steffey, 1865- 68; John Fox, 1869; G. G. Platz, 1870; J. M. Gomer, 1871; M. W. Steffey, 1872-75; Jos. Fisher, 1876; M. W. Steffey, 1877; E. L. Kiplinger, 1878-79; M. W. Steffey, 1880-3; Jos. Fisher, 1884-93; J. M. Haug, 1894-6; D. S. Oakes, 1897-07; J. Kaufman, 1908-12; Aug. Geist, 1913-15.


SECRETARIES


J. J. Esher, 1852; A. Nicolai, 1853-6; A. B. Schafer, 1857; M. Hoehn, 1858-60; G. G. Platz, 1861; Mel. Mayer, 1862; M. Hoehn, 1863; Mel. Mayer, 1864-67; M. Hoehn, 1868; M. Klaiber, 1869; M. Hoehn, 1870; John Berger, 1871-3; M. Hoehn, 1874-5; C. C. Beyrer, 1876; C. C. Baumgartner, 1877-9; D. S. Oakes, 1880-4; H. Arlen, 1885-7 ; C. C. Beyrer, 1888-90; S. H. Baumgartner, 1891-9; J. H. Evans, 1900-15.


TREASURERS


G. G. Platz, 1862-3; M. Hoehn, 1864-73; J. M. Gomer, 1874-9; C. F. Hansing, 1880-81 ; C. C. Beyrer, 1882-4; Aug. Geist, 1885-96; F. E. Zechiel, 1897-9; A. S. Fisher, 1900-12; J. O. Mosier, 1913-15.


STATISTICAL SECRETARIES


The first Committee on Statistics was appointed in the ses- sion held in 1862. The office of statistician began about 1888. In 1862, John Fox; 1863, M. Krueger; 1864-6, J. M. Gomer; 1867, E. L. Kiplinger ; 1868-9, J. M. Gomer; 1870, M. W. Steffey; 1871, Geo. A. Hertel; 1872-3, M. Klaiber; 1874, J. M. Gomer ; 1875, D. S. Oakes; 1876, W. G. Braeckly; 1877-9, J. M. Gomer; 1880, C. F. Hansing; 1881, Aug. Geist; 1882-3, C. C. Beyrer; 1884-5, Aug. Geist; 1886, S. B. Kring; 1887-90, A. O. Raber; 1891-99, A. S. Fisher; 1900-04, A. B. Haist; 1905-07, C. D. Rarey ; 1908-10, E. Q. Laudeman ; 1911-1915, W. H. Freshley.


EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS OF CONFERENCE JOURNALS SINCE 1891


Editors


Publishers


1891- 4, S. H. Baumgartner


1891- 2, S. H. Baumgartner


1895- 6, Fred Rausch


1893- 9, M. L. Scheidler


1897- 9, M. L. Scheidler


1900- 3, Thom. Finkbeiner


1900- 3, J. H. Evans


1904, O. L. Markman


1904- 6, J. H. Rilling


1905- 6, J. H. Rilling


1907-11, D. D. Spangler


1907-11, D. D. Spangler


1912-15, C. A. Hirschman


1912-15, Carl Hirschman


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CONFERENCE TRUSTEE BOARDS


The Conference Board of Trustees is elected as a whole for a term of three years, and trustees are eligible for re-election. According to an additional article, which was added to the "Arti- cles of Incorporation," the first Board was elected in 1894.


The following Boards served :


1894-D. S. Oakes, J. M. Haug, D. Martz, C. F. Hansing, Aug. Geist.


D. S. Oakes resigned in 1895, and J. H. Evans was elected to fill the vacancy.


1897-J. H. Evans, D. Martz, D. S. Oakes, Aug. Geist, C. F. Hansing.


1900-C. F. Hansing, S. H. Baumgartner, J. H. Evans, A. S. Fisher, D. Martz.


1903-J. H. Evans, S. H. Baumgartner, C. F. Hansing, A. S. Fisher, L. Newman.


1906-L. Newman, L. S. Fisher, A. S. Fisher, D. Martz, S. H. Baumgartner.


1909-L. Newman, L. S. Fisher, A. S. Fisher, J. O. Mosier, E. M. Ray.


1912-L. Newman, E. M. Ray, L. S. Fisher, J. W. Metzner, J. O. Mosier.


L. S. Fisher resigned in 1914, and J. J. Wise was elected to fill the vacancy.


1915-J. O. Mosier, E. M. Ray, J. W. Metzner, J. J. Wise, L. Newman.


Delegates to General Conference since 1852.


1855-S. Dickover, Geo. G. Platz, Jos. Fisher, Jacob Keiper and And. Nicolai.


Alternates: Chr. Glaus and Phil. Bretsch.


1859-Abr. B. Schafer, Geo. G. Platz, Jos. Fisher, M. W. Steffey, Phil. Bretsch.


No alternates.


1863-M. W. Steffey, Geo. G. Platz, M. Hoehn, A. B. Schafer, Jos. Fisher, John Fox.


Alternates: And. Nicolai and Fr. Wiethaup.


1867-M. Krueger, M. W. Steffey, Mel. Mayer, G. G. Platz, M. Hoehn, A. B. Schafer, Joh. Fox.


Alternates: Jos. Fisher, H. L. Fisher.


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1871-M. W. Steffey, Joh. Fox, M. Mayer, H. L. Fisher, M. Krue- ger, Eli L. Kiplinger.


Alternates : J. M. Gomer, M. Hoehn.


1875-M. W. Steffey, H. L. Fisher, M. Krueger, E. L. Kiplinger, John Fox, J. Kaufman, M. Mayer.


Alternates :


1879-M. W. Steffey, Eli L. Kiplinger, M. Krueger. Alternates :


1883-E. L. Kiplinger, C. C. Baumgartner, D. S. Oakes, M. W. Steffey.


Alternates :


1887-M. W. Steffey, D. S. Oakes, Aug. Geist, C. C. Baumgartner. Alternates : C. F. Hansing, D. Martz.


1891-D. S. Oakes, D. Martz, H. Arlen, M. W. Steffey. Alternates : Aug. Geist, C. F. Hansing.


1895-D. Martz, C. F. Hansing, J. M. Haug, D. S. Oakes, J. H. Evans, S. H. Baumgartner.


Alternates: Aug. Geist, A. S. Fisher, J. Kaufman.


1899-S. H. Baumgartner, C. F. Hansing, D. S. Oakes, D. Martz, J. H. Evans, Geo. Roederer.


Alternates : A. S. Fisher, J. M. Haug, M. L. Scheidler, F. E. Zechiel.


1903-S. H. Baumgartner, J. M. Haug, D. S. Oakes, C. F. Han- sing, J. H. Evans, A. S. Fisher, Aug. Geist.


Alternates : F. Rausch, M. L. Scheidler, W. G. Braeckly.


1907-L. S. Fisher, S. H. Baumgartner, J. O. Mosier, D. Martz, D. D. Speicher, J. H. Evans, J. H. Breisch.


Alternates-W. G. Braeckly, M. L. Scheidler, A. S. Fisher.


1911-J. O. Mosier, J. W. Metzner, S. H. Baumgartner, J. J. Wise, L. S. Fisher, J. H. Breisch, J. H. Evans, W. G. Braeck- ley.


Alternates : G. B. Kimmel, M. L. Scheidler, L. Newman.


Lay Delegates: Geo. W. Frederick, Chas. Braitling, Ezra Kimmel, F. H. Hersh.


1915-J. J. Wise, J. W. Metzner, S. H. Baumgartner, J. O. Mosier, J. H. Evans, J. H. Breish, G. B. Kimmel, L. S. Fisher. Alternates : E. W. Praetorius, J. H. Rilling, L. Newman.


Lay Delegates: C. L. Hartman, Wm. Mertz, G. W. Fred- erick, W. H. Ecki.


Alternates : N. Barnheisel, F. Hersh.


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Officers of the Indiana Conference Missionary Society.


PRESIDENTS


From 1853-1875, no record found; 1876, J. Kaufman; 1877-9, Jos. Fisher ; 1880-2, M. Hoehn; 1883-6, M. W. Steffey ; 1887, A. R. Schafer; 1888-1899, D. Martz; 1900-7, S. H. Baumgartner; 1908- 1914, L. Newman; 1915, E. W. Praetorius.




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