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VICE-PRESIDENTS
1853-1876, no record found; 1877-80, M. W. Steffey; 1881-2, Jos. Fisher ; 1883, M. Hoehn; 1884, E. L. Kiplinger; 1885-6, Jos. Fisher; 1887-9, John Hoffman; 1890, A. O. Raber; 1891-3, A. Geist; 1894-7, F. Rausch; 1898, S. H. Baumgartner; 1899, J. M. Haug; 1900-04, J. H. Evans; 1905-7, L. Newman; 1908-13, G. B. Kimmel; 1914, E. W. Praetorius; 1915, L. Newman.
SECRETARIES
1853-76, no record found; 1877, C. C. Beyrer; 1878-79, J. Hoffman ; 1880-82, C. C. Beyrer ; 1883-4, H. Arlen ; 1885-6. J. Hoff- man ; 1887-89, J. Miller; 1890-97, W. H. Mygrant; 1898-1906, J. O. Mosier ; 1907-10, J. W. Metzner; 1911-15, A. A. Knepper.
TREASURERS
1853-76, no record found; 1877-79, D. S. Oakes; 1880, Geo. Roederer ; 1881-1893, D. S. Oakes; 1894-97, Geo. Roederer; 1898- 1907, F. Rausch; 1908-11, P. L. Browns ; 1912-15, J. H. Rilling,
DELEGATES TO BOARD OF MISSIONS
1853-76, no record found; 1876-79, E. L. Kiplinger; 1880, M. W. Steffey; 1881, D. S. Oakes; 1882, E. L. Kiplinger; 1883, D. S. Oakes; 1884, M. W. Steffey; 1885-90, D. S. Oakes; 1891-99, D. Martz; 1900-1, C. F. Hansing; 1902-3, S. H. Baumgartner; 1904- 07, D. Martz; 1908-10, S. H. Baumgartner; 1911, J. J. Wise; 1912, L. S. Fisher ; 1913-14, J. W. Metzner ; 1915, J. J. Wise.
ALTERNATE DELEGATES TO BOARD OF MISSIONS
1853-75, no record found; 1876-79, M. W. Steffey; 1880-83, no record; 1884, E. L. Kiplinger; 1885, M. W. Steffey; 1886, C. C. Baumgartner; 1887, A. Geist; 1888, J. Berger; 1889, D. Martz; 1890, M. W. Steffey ; 1891-93, D. S. Oakes; 1894, J. M. Haug; 1895- 1899, D. S. Oakes; 1900-01, S. H. Baumgartner ; 1902-3, C. F. Han- sing ; 1904-7, S. H. Baumgartner; 1908, L. S. Fisher; 1909-14, L. Newman; 1915, J. W. Metzner.
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LOCAL SOCIETIES, FROM WHICH OUR LICENSED PREACHERS CAME
AKRON MISSION
1. J. S. Kroft .1906
2. A. D. Kroft .1908
BIPPUS CIRCUIT Bethel Class
1. H. Schleucher .1871
2. Wm. Wiedenheft .. .1883
3. J. H. Schnitz .1884 4. E. W. Schmalzried . . 1910 Bippus Class
1. W. HI. Brightmire. . . . 1883 2. Lloyd Folke .1911
BREMEN STATION
1. John Berger 1864
2. Geo. Zimmer 1864
3. Wash. Knoblauch .1869 4. L. Stock 1879
5. E. C. Ewald 1898
6. E. Q. Laudeman 1900
7. F. B. Walmer 1901 8. E. E. Miller .1905 9. Geo. S. Lozier 1911 10. O. O. Lozier 1914
BUNKER HILL CIRCUIT
Haupecong Class
1. J. M. Condo 1864
2. E. E. Condo 1866
3. S. S. Condo 1869 Zion Class
1. J. K. Troyer 1867
2. A. J. Troyer 1868
3. E. R. Troyer 1868
4. E. T. Hochstetler
1869
5. J. W. Loop 1873
6. A. S. Fisher 1887 7. II. W. Fisher 1888 S. J. M. Lantz 1903
CAMP CREEK CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS
1. Phil. Miller .1866
CARMI CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS Carmi Class
1. Chr. Ude 1857
2. J. M. Gomer 1859
3. Martin Speck . 1860
4. John Beck 1864
5. Jos. A. Maier .1866
CELINA CIRCUIT Hope Class
1. J. II. Stedcke 1876
2. J. E. Smith 1880
3. F. J. Stedcke 1894 Salem Class
1. J. H. Evans
1881
CICERO CIRCUIT
1. J. Fritz .1874
2. J. Harper 1889
Tipton Class
1. Dr. Diest
CULVER STATION
1. D. J. Pontius 1861
2. F. E. Zechiel .1888
3. S. I. Zechiel .1894
4. D. E. Zechiel .1895 5. D. A. Kaley 1903
CULVER CIRCUIT Burr Oak Class, Disc.
1. H. E. Overmeyer . . . . 1870
2. W. S. Tracy . . 1888
Germany Class
1. John Hofman 1858
2. Fred Hoffman 1860
5. James Wales 1868
6. C. Overmeyer 1909
Trinity Class
1. C. H. Burgener 1896 Grand View Class
1. Geo. C. Steininger .1887 2. B. Webb 1887 3. Phil. Buehler .1888 4. H. II. Steininger 1893 Jerusalem Class
1. II. E. Neff
Leiters Ford Class
1. D. Light 1872 Washington Class
1. E. B. Jones .1901
DANVILLE MISSION. DISC.
1. Jacob Funk . 1867
2. J. Dreisbach .1869
3. Aug. Geist .1872
4. E. D. Einsel .1873
DAYTON, COMMERCIAL
1. Geo. Berstecher 1872
2. J. A. Tiedt .1890
3. E. W. Praetorius . . . . 1904
DAYTON, WAYNE AVE.
1. G. F. Spreng, Jr., O. Conf.
2. H. E. Thompson 1894
3. G. B. Kimmel .1897
4. M. W. Strahler
.1909
5. W. R. Kimmel 1914
DECATUR MISSION
1. A. Elzy .1894
2. A. Van Camp 1897
3. Chas. McConnehey . . . 1898 Furman Class, Disc.
1. D. D. Spangler 1887 2. C. W. Spangler .1892 Salem Class
1. J. S. Stoop 1883
2. E. B. Kern 1891
3. S. C. Kramer 1896
DEFIANCE CIRCUIT Calvary Class
1. P. L. Browns
.1893
2. L. E. Smith
.1906
DEFIANCE MISSION S. Olive Class
1. D. Jolly
.1889
EDGERTON CIRCUIT Oak Grove
1. Henry Maier . 1861
2. Rob. Rainey 1882
3. G. F. Zuber 1896
4. S. D. Rainey 1904 Salem Class
1. J. S. Meyer .1879
2. E. E. Meyer . 1885
3. H. E. Meyer 1886
Dublin Class
I. S. Dickover .1846
2. A. V. Scheidler 1868
3. B. F. Dill 1872
3. Sam'l Plantz .1861 4. Geo. W. Wales 1867 4. M. L. Scheidler 1887 5. C. M. Pierce 1887
6. W. E. Snyder
.1894
ELBERFELD CIRCUIT.
Tabor Class
1. Adolph Dassel .1862
2. W. L. Luehring .1877
3. S. J. Luehring
4. II. Holzgrafe
5. B. Schuermeier .1889
Sommerville Class
1. C. Kohlmeier
1857
ELKHART, GERMAN, DISC.
1. C. Kerstetter 1865 2. D. E. Fox 1883
ELKHART, WATCHTOWER, Disc.
1. I. B. Fisher 1877
2. Geo. B. Holdeman .1884
3. W. S. Mills
1893
4. Arthur Weyrick
1897
5. Roy Garl 1897
6. Geo. C. Lutman 1902
ELKHART, FIRST CHURCH
1. C. E. Bover .1907
2. M. O. Herman 1910
3. C. Berger
1915
ELKHART, BETHEL CIRCUIT Salem Class
1. David Garl .1856
2. D. S. Oakes 1862
3. P. Thornton
.1862
4. Ad. R. Schafer
1871
ENTERPRISE, ILLINOIS
1. Chr. Stier
1875
2. H. Gocker 1893
3. J. W. Feller
1895
EVANSVILLE STATION
1. Jacob Miller ......
.1866
FT. WAYNE STATION
1. L. S. Fisher
.1883
GRAYVILLE MISSION
1. Jacob Mode
1872
GREENVILLE MISSION
1. Peter Roth
1859
2. Chas. Schamo
.1864
3. Wm. H. Flurkey 1913
HICKSVILLE, OHIO
1. E. R. Roop
1909
HUNTINGBURG
1. Fr. Wiethaup 1847
2. Wm. Bockman
1853
3. Geo. Koch
4. W. Wesseler 1855 5. M. Krueger 1856
6. C. Stockhow
.1871
EAST GERMANTOWN
New Lisbon Class, Disc.
1. Adam Hartzler
7. Gerh. Koch
1883
.1865
9. M. W. Sunderman
.1896
10. B. Reutepoehler
8. Fr. Rentepoehler
1893
1899
2. S. S. Albert
.1865
3. Jacob Huntsinger
.1872
11. F. S. Erne
1899
384
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LOCAL SOCIETIES FROM WHICH OUR PREACHERS CAME
HUNTINGTON
1. Sam. Beverly 1892
2. R. F. Jamison 1892
3. D. D. Sult .1896
-4. G. D. Eastes 1907
Meyers Class, Disc.
1. J. M. Dustman 1874
INDEPENDENCE, DISC.
1. M. Klaiber
1858
INDIANAPOLIS, FIRST
CHURCH
1. W. G. Braeckley 1870
:2. John Abrams
1871
3. C. F. Brauer
1872
4. C. A. Hirschman
.1906
.5. H. E. Eberhart
.1914
6. H. L. Meyer
.1914
North Mission, Disc.
1. Geo. Streicher
JULIETTA, DISC.
1. C. F. Hansing
2. C. F. W. Hansing :1875
Indian Creek, Disc.
1. J. Harper .1889
JONESBORO, ILLINOIS, DISC. Ebenezer Class
1. F. Theiss
KENDALLVILLE STATION
1. Geo. Diegel
2. Wm. Ackerman
.1876
3. E. B. Conklin .1888
LAKE BRUCE CIRCUIT
1. J. M. Rogers 1891
2. A. F. Wiesjahn 1896
River Bank
1. II. Prechtel .1872
2. U. H. Carey
.1894
3. E. E. Werner .1898
LAKE CREEK, ILLINOIS, DISC.
1. Casper Dochring ... .1885
LAKEVILLE MISSION
Tabor Class
1. Ira Steele
LANCASTER
1. J. 11. Griesemer .1889
2. R. C. Wise .1909
LARWILL, DISC.
1. L. F. Coverdale ...... 1876
LINN GROVE CIRCUIT
Lima Class
1. Dr. C. C. Baumgartner.1870
2. E. H. Baumgartner . . 1910
3. E. E. Roberts . . .1915
Vera Cruz Class
1. Jacob Sutter 1874
2. S. H. Baumgartner
.1887
Salem Class
1. John Fox 1853
2. Fr. Geisel 1855
3. Ed. Habbegger 1915
LOUISVILLE STATION
1. Fr. Maurer .1869
2. Geo. Roederer 1874
3. John Bruckert 1875 4. Geo. Hallwachs 1885
5. F. C. Stierli
6. G. A. Stierli 1899 7. J. J. Maier 1904
8. Irvin Roederer
.1911
LOUISVILLE, TRINITY MISSION
1. Rob. Tiersch .1893
2. J. L. Buyer .1895
MARKEL CIRCUIT
1. W. Il. Mygrant .1882
2. E. Hauser .1909
MARSHALL CIRCUIT
1. Geo. Schmoll 1861
2. John Kaufman 1864
3. N. F. Platz .1874 Big Creek Class
1. M. F. Finkbeiner .1859
2. John Mundorf 1884
3. Ben. Buehler .1899 North Corydon, Disc.
MISHAWAKA CIRCUIT
1. Mich. Zimmer .1855
2. A. A. Knepper 1905
3. Irvin Spencer 1906 Coal Bush Class
1. L. J. Ehrhardt 1888
2. U. G. Gillman .1907
MISSISSINAWA, DISC.
1. J. Schamber 1874
2. S. Hofferbert 1888
Schwartz Class
1. J. C. Schuh 1865
MT. CARMEL STATION
1. B. A. Mayer
1914
MIZPAH, SOUTH BEND
I. N. F. Platz .1895
2. Edw. Greiner .1900 Nappanee Mission
I. C. D. Ringgenberg ... 1897 NAPPANEE CIRCUIT Ilepton Class
1. Peter Burgener .1848
2. Phil. Haney 1914
Island Class
1. W. Pinkerton .1878
2. Lloyd Haney 1911 Jerusalem Class
1. John Stover
NEW PARIS CIRCUIT
Harrison Center Class
1. S. H. Pontius 1888
2. B. F. Fehnell 1887
NORTH WEBSTER CIRCUIT
1. J. F. Bockman 1871 2. F. L. Snyder 1887 3. F. W. Hart 1888
4. B. F. Snyder .1886
OLNEY STATION
1. Chr. Heim 1864
2. Fred Launer .1866
3. Ben. Koenig 1896
Grand Prairie, Disc.
1. Jacob Grueneisen .... 1861
PHILLIPSBURG CIRCUIT Vandalia Class, Disc.
1. J. M. Kronmiller ..... 1853 Wolf Creek Class, Disc.
1. E. Bohlander .....
... 1873
J'ares Chapel
1. C. Schlotterback
.1910
PORTLAND MISSION
1. John Rees .1888
2. W. H. Stowell
. 1909
3. E. D. Haley
.1912
PORTLAND CIRCUIT Bear Creek Class
1. J. W. Metzner
1891
Bethel Class
1. Phil. Orth .1883
2. Laf. Orth 1894
1. David Black
.1879
RICHMOND, DISC.
1. Wm. Koenig
... 1869
RIDGEVILLE CIRCUIT Emmettsville Class
1. J. E. Young 2. J. J. Wise .1893
3. D. O. Wise
1905
ROCKPORT
MISSION
1. Mel. Mayer
.1855
2. C. P. Maas
1902
Zoar Class
1. Chas. R. Koch
.1873
2. W. H. Freshley
.1900
ROYAL CENTER
Common Center Class
1. D. R. Heil 1901
2. J. M. Kistler
1912
Lucerne Class, Disc.
1. Levi Newman
1893
Bell Center, Disc.
1. W. Bernethy .1896
Royal Center Class
1. Allen De Witt
.1915
2. R. Handschu
.1915
SALEM, FULTON CO., DISC.
1. John Kiplinger 1856
2. E. L. Kiplinger 1856
3. Sol. Wildermuth 1859
4. S. Kiplinger
1861
5. Wm. Wildermuth 1839
SOUTH BEND, GERMAN
1. Geo. W. Freehafer 1871
2. C. C. Beyrer 1873
3. Aug. Iwan 1876
4. E. J. Nitsche
1881
5. Louis Neitzel 1882
SAN PIERRE CIRCUIT San Pierre Class
1. J. L. Buyer, Jr. . . . . . . 1911
2. Jac. Arndt
.1915
385
INDIANA CONFERENCE
Bethlehem Class
1. Wm. Lueder .1869
2. F. C. Wacknitz .1913
Wanatah Class
1. Carl Kalwitz
.
. . . 1871
SCOTT CIRCUIT
Grand Victory Class
1. Geo. A. Hertel
.1859
St. Paul Class
1. W. H. Reihle 1894
SYRACUSE MISSION
1. Lloyd Launer .1914
Ebenezer Class
1. Moses Beyrer
Ott's Class, Dise.
1. John Rookstool
.1853
TERRE HAUTE
1. And. N. Fox
.1888
2. John Sturtz 1893
URBANA STATION
1. D. D. Speicher .1885
2. C. D. Wendall .1891
3. Geo. E. Speicher
.1891
4. Peter S. Speicher
1892
1852
F. Schuerman
.1850
5. Chas. E. Geist
1904
6. J. Louis Speicher
1908
7. Geo. Pullman
1910
8. Earl Snyder
.1910
VAN WERT MISSION
1. J. O. Mosier
1895
2. Jac. Bohyer 1897
WABASH
1. F. Rausch 1884
2. F. F. McClure 1899
3. C. W. Schlemmer .190.
4. J. W. Thomas .1915
WABASH CIRCUIT
Zion Class
1. Ira Dawes
.1908
WAKARUSA, DISC.
1. D. H. Hoover .1885
2. C. A. Wright 1908
WARSAW, DISC.
1. H. Strickler
.1848
WATERLOO CIRCUIT
County Line Class
1. Geo. Fredrick
1875
Pleasant Hill
1. H. H. Reinoehl
.1889
WEST SALEM
1. C. F. Mathias 1861
2. C. Harms 1895
3. O. L. Markman 1895
WOLCOTTVILLE
CIRCUIT
1. A. O. Raber
.1878
Entered Licensed Indiana by other Conferences
Conference
FROM OHIO CONFERENCE
1843
A. Nicolai
1843
1843
Chr. Glaus
.1843
1845
J. Trometer
.1845
1849
Peter Goetz
These came to Illinois Con- ference before organization of Indiana Conference :
1853
Jacob Fisher
1853
Sam. Miesse
.1828
1856
A. B. Schafer
.1830
1856
L. Schuerman
.1850
1856
M. Alspach
1855
1856
M. Hoehn
1856
Geo. Kloepfer
1841
1858
Phil. Schwartz
.1846
1859
Rub. Riegel
.1846
1860
Phil. Schwille
1864
B. Hoffman
1864
J. Rosenberg
1865
Peter Wiest
1870
C. Tramer
.1856
1898
Wm. Engle
1900
W. H. Brightmire .1883
ILLINOIS CONFERENCE
1852
B. Uphaus
.1848
1852
B. Ruh
1852
1852
G. Franzen
1850
These were licensed in the II- linois Conference :
1853
G. G. Platz
.1844
1856
Phil. Bretsch
1873
C. F. Hansing
1896
Thom. Finkbeiner
1897
J. H. Breish
1902
C. D. Rarey
1899
E. J. Oliver
.1899
IOWA CONFERENCE
1867
Jacob Keiper
.1849
KANSAS CONFERENCE
1865
Phil. Porr
1850
1873
John Beck
1864
1873 Sol. Shoof
1911
C. II. Hartman
PITTSBURG CONFERENCE
1886
S. B. Kring
.1850
1912
W. J. Weyant
MICHIGAN CONFERENCE
1868
Rub. Riegel again .. 1846
1870
F. F. Meyer
1873
M. Speck
.1860
1865
Aug. Scholz
1891
J. M. Haug
.1857
1865
Eli Grim
Wm. Honstadt
Ed. Evans was licensed by the Indiana Conference in 1859. He was from Compton, Michigan.
EAST PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE
1855 Chr. Wessling
. . . 1855
1863
11. L. Fisher
.1857
GERMANY CONFERENCE
1885 H. Weisshaar
Entered Indiana Conference
Licensed by other Conferences
SWITZERLAND CONFERENCE
1872 Jac. Schmidle 4
JAPAN MISSION
1891
Kichinosukee Kaneko
. ..
1890
Wakatubo Masutura
These were merely licensed as Japan Conference was not yet organized.
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
1852 M. W. Steffey
. ... 1849.
1852 Jos. Fisher
.1849
These two were first members of the Illinois Conference until the Indiana Conference was or- ganized.
1865
Chr. Ade
1880
J. W. Kemmerling . 1880
1886
T. Carroll
1854
1896
C. D. Rarey
.. 1895
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
1862
M. Koehl
1875
H. Lyons
1875
1880
D. Martz
1880
1888
S. Hofferbert
.1888
1909
J. S. Young
1910
G. A. Weisshaar
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH
C. F. Mohr
OLD MENNONITE CHURCH
1903
Frank Hartman
APOSTOLIC HOLINESS CHURCH 1909 Ambrose B. Aegerter .... 1910 Wm. Maxwell
These names could not be classified from lack of informa- tion. Dates show when they were licensed by the Indiana. Conference :
1855
Carl Heiden
1857
Josh. Paulin
1859
Sol. Blaser
1864
A. Parker
1864
G. Kuttler
1864
Chr. Braun
1867
1868
Chr. Harte
1869 Jasper Atkinson
1870
Levi Grim
1871 Jac. Young
1871 Jac. Ressler
J. Reiner
1873 1876 Jac. Kolmer
1876
L. T. Coverdale
1879
G. W. Bryson
1884
C. Benner
1896
Harry Smith
1897
T. M. Birdsell
386
RECEIVED AND LICENSED ON PROBATION SINCE 1852
Received and Licensed as Preachers on Probation since 1852.
EXPLANATION :- In the carly part of the Conference, as was customary in the Evangelical Associa- tion, for the Quarterly Conference, as well as the Annual Conferences to issue licences to applicants as preachers on probation. When such as had received Quarterly Conference licenses, came to Confer- ence for work, they were simply received into the itinerancy on probation. This accounts for records of some who were received into the itinerancy, without saying that they received license as preachers on probation. Now Quarterly Conferences endorse class recommendations to preach, and can examine applicants on the Disciplinary questions. And only such as have been advanced to deacon's orders and enter the Superannuation Fund can now be received into the itinerancy .- IIISTORIAN.
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1853-Henry Strickler, John Fox, John Ruckstuhl, Wm. Bockman and J. M. Kronmiller.
1854-None.
1855-Carl Heiden, Fr. Geisel, Wm. Wesseler, Melchior Mayer and Chr. Wessling.
1856-Elias L. Kiplinger, John Kiplinger, David Garl, Wm. Her- tel and Michael Krueger.
1857-Josh. Paulin, Con. Kohlmeier, Chr. Ude.
1858-John Hoffman and Mathias Klaiber.
1859-Peter Roth, J. Mich. Gomer, Edw. Evans, Geo. A. Hertel, Sol. Blasser.
1860-Frederick Hoffman and Martin Speck.
1861-Sam. Kiplinger, Jacob Krumeisen, Chr. Mathias, Geo. Schmoll, Dan. J. Pontius, Sam. Plantz, Henry Maier.
1862-Peter Thornton, David S. Oakes, Adolph Dassel.
1863-
1864-A. Parker, G. Kuttler, Moses Beyer, Chr. Braun, Joh. M. Condo, John Beck, John Berger, Carl Schamo, John Kauf- man, Geo. Zimmer, Chr. Heim.
1865-Salem S. Albert, Aug. Scholz, Adam Hartzler, Eli Grim, J. Chr. Schuh.
1866-Phile. Miller, Eli Condo, Fr. Launer, Jacob Miller and Jos. A. Mayer.
1867-Wm. Honstadt, Geo. W. Wales, Henry Funk, Jac. K. Troyer. 1868-James Wales, Chr. Harte, Aaron Scheidler, And. Troyer, Enos R. Troyer.
1869-Wm. Koenig, Eli T. Hochstetler, Wm. Lueder, Jasper L. Atkinson, Wash. Knoblauch, Wm. Wildermuth, Jac. Dreis- bach, Fr. Maurer, S. S. Condo.
1870-Levi Grimm, Hiram E. Overmeyer, Wm. G. Braeckly, Cleo- phas C. Baumgartner.
387
INDIANA CONFERENCE
1871-John Abrams, Geo. W. Freehafer, John F. Bockman, Adam R. Schafer, Jac. Young, Carl Kalwitz, Henry Schleucher, Chr. Stockhowe and Jac. Ressler.
1872-Jac. Mode, C. F. Brauer, Geo. Berstecher, Henry Prechtel, Jac. Huntsinger, Aug. Geist, B. F. Dill and D. Light.
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1873-John Stover, Sol. Shoop, J. W. Loop, W. H. Jones, Earnst Bohlander, C. C. Beyrer, Ed. D. Einsel.
1874-J. Reiner, Nim. J. Platz, Geo. Roederer, J. Fritz, Jac. Sut- ter, J. Schamber and J. M. Dustman.
1875 -- Chr. Stier, Carl F. W. Hansing, Jac. Kolmer, Geo. Fredrick, Henry Lyons and John Bruckert.
1876-Wm. Ackerman, L. T. Coverdale, J. H. Stedcke, Aug. Iwan. 1877-Israel B. Fisher.
1878-Wes. Pinkerton, A. O. Raber.
1879-J. E. Moyer, G. W. Bryson, David Black and Lawrence Stock.
1880 -- Joh. E. Smith, David Martz and J. W. Kemmerling.
1881-Edw. J. Nitsche, John H. Evans.
1882-Louis Neitzle, Wm. H. Mygrant and Rob. Rainey.
1883-Dan. E. Hoover, Dan. F. Fox, Wm. Wiedenheft, Phil. A. Orth, Jos. E. Stoops, Wm. H. Brightmeier and Lorenzo S. Fisher.
1884-Geo. B. Holdeman, Fred. Rausch, John H. Schnitz and C. Benner.
1885-Dan. D. Speicher, Emil E. Meyers, G. Streicher.
1886-Henry E. Neff, Henry E. Meyers.
1887-Sam'l H. Baumgartner, Albert S. Fisher, Geo. C. Steininger, C. M. Pierce, Monroe L. Scheidler, Dan. D. Spangler, Fred. L. Snyder, B. F. Fahnel, B. Webb.
1888-Phil. Buehler, John Rees, Fred. E. Zechiel, Leo. J. Ehrhardt, Harry W. Fisher, W. S. Tracy, Fred. W. Hart, Silas H. Pon- tius, E. B. Conklin and Sam. Hofferbert.
1889-Henry H. Reinoehl, D. Jolly and J. Harper.
1890-John A. Tiedt, Wakatubo Masutura, a Japanese, licensed by our Conference before Japan Conference was organized. 1891-Geo. E. Speicher, John W. Metzner, Ed. B. Kern, Jesse M. Rogers, Chas. D. Wendall and a Japanese, Kichinosukee Kaneko, licensed for the same reason as the above.
1892-Chas. W. Spangler, R. F. Jamison, Peter S. Speicher, Sam'l E. Beverly.
1893-Phil. L. Browns, W. S. Mills, Levi Newman, J. Stortz, Rob. Tiersch, Howard Steininger, Henry Gocker, J. J. Wise, Fred Reutepohler.
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1894-H. E. Thompson, Wm. E. Snyder, A. S. Elzy, Frank J. Stedcke, Wm. Reily, Laf. L. Orth, U. H. Carey, Sam I. Zechiel.
1895-Dan E. Zechiel, Otto Markman, Noah F. Platz, Jos. L. Buyer, John W. Feller, John O. Mosier and Chas. Harms.
1896-Chr. H. Burgener, D. D. Sult, W. Bernethy, Alb. Wiesjahn, Geo. F. Zuber, Ben E. Koenig, Martin W. Sunderman, Harry Smith and Sam. C. Cramer.
1897-Arth. E. Weyrick, Roy E. Garl, Gust. B. Kimmel, Chr. D. Ringgenberg, Jac. Bohyer, Ans. Van Camp and F. M. Bird- sell.
1898-Emil E. Werner, Ed. C. Ewald and Chas. McConnehey.
1899-Frank F. McClure, Benj. Buehler, Frank S. Erne, Ben. Reutepoehler, Ed. J. Oliver, Gust. A. Stierle.
1900-Edwin Q. Laudeman, Edw. Greiner and Wm. H. Freshley. 1901 -- Dan. R. Heil, Frank B. Walmer and Everet Jones.
1902-Geo. L. Lutman and Chas. P. Maas.
1903-John M. Lantz, Daniel A. Kaley and Frank Hartman.
1904-Sch. D. Rainey, J. J. Meyer, Elmer W. Praetorius and Chas. E. Geist.
1905-Alb. A. Knepper, Edw. E. Miller, Ira Steele and David O. Wise.
1906-Irvin G. Spencer, Sim. J. Kroft, Lloyd E. Smith and Carl A. Hirschman.
1907-Clyde E. Boyer, U. G. Gilman and Geo. D. Eastes.
1908-Ira C. Dawes, J. Lewis Speicher, Chas. A. Wright and Adolph D. Kroft.
1909-Earnst R. Roop, W. A. Stowell, Chancy D. Overmeyer, Earnst Hauser, Rudolph C. Wise, Amb. B. Aegerter and M. L. Strahler.
1910-Mentor O. Herman, Edw. H. Baumgartner, Wm. Maxwell, Geo. Pullman, Chr. Schlotterbeck, Earl Snyder and E. W. Schmalzried.
1911-Irvin G. Roederer, Geo. S. Lozier, Jos. L. Buyer, Jr., Lloyd Haney, Lloyd Foulke.
1912-Edw. D. Haley and James Kistler.
1913-Wm. H. Flurkey, Fred. C. Wachnitz and D. P. Claypool.
1914-Floyd W. Launer, Ora O. Lozier, Phil. Haney, Harry L. Meyer, Herb. E. Eberhart, Walter R. Kimmel, Bern. A. Mayer.
1915-E. E. Roberts, J. W. Thomas, Carl Berger, R. W. Hand- schu, Allen DeWitt, Jacob Arndt.
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Received from other Conferences and Churches.
1853, G. G. Platz, Ill. Conf .; Sam'l Miesse, Ohio Conf. (local) ; Phil. Bretsch. 1856, Geo. Kloepfer, Ohio Conf. 1858, Phil. Schwartz, Ohio Conf. 1859, Reuben Riegel and Sam. K. Miesse, Ohio Conf. 1860, Phil. Schwille, Ohio Conf. 1864, Bath. Hoffman and J. J. Rosenberger, Ohio Conf. 1865, Chr. Ade, of the U. B. Church; Peter Wiest, Ohio Conf .; Phil. Porr, Kansas Conf. 1867, Jacob Keiper, Iowa Conf. 1870, C. Tramer, Ohio Conf. 1872, H. Price. Jac. Schmidle, Switzerland Conf. 1873, John Beck, Kansas Conf .; Martin Speck, Michigan Conf .; Chas. F. Hansing, Ill. Conf. 1875, M. Koehl, M. E. Church. 1880, F. F. Meyer, Mich. Conf. 1885, H. Weishaar, Germany Conf. Reuben Riegel, Mich. Conf. Wm. Ackerman, Oregon Conf. 1886, Tim Carroll, U. B. Church; S. B. Kring, Pitts. Conf. 1887, B. F. Snyder, Dak. Conf. 1891, J. M. Haug, Mich. Conf. 1893, the So. Ind. Conf. ministers: W. G. Braeckly, E. Bohlander, G. M. Hallwachs, J. Kaufman, Wm. Koe- nig, W. L. Luehring, J. Mundorf, E. J. Nitsche, N. J. Platz, H. Schleucher, J. H. Schnitz, Fr. Schweitzer, H. Weishaar, M. F. Finkbeiner, I. Griesemer, Ger. Koch, B. Schuermeier, F. Stierle, Rob. Tiersch; as locals, Chr. Heim, J. M. Kronmiller, J. A. Maier, G. G. Platz, M. Speck, Wm. Wesseler, Fr. Wiethaup, Fr. Dauner, C. Kohlmeier, Philemon Miller, J. Miller, local from M. E.'s. 1895, J. E. Stoops, Ore. Conf .; J. M. Smith, C. S. and John Jupin from the M. E. Church. 1896, C. D. Wendall, Des Moines Conf .; Thom. Finkbeiner of the Ill. Conf .; C. D. Rarey from the U. B. Church. 1898, Wm. Engel of the Ohio Conf. (local) ; J. W. Lowle from the M. E.'s (local) ; J. H. Breish from the Ill. Conf .; J. H. Rilling from Wisconsin Conf. 1899, I. B. and L. S. Fisher from Oregon Conf .; A. Riemenschneider from Ill. Conf. (local). 1900, J. Trythall of the U. B. Church (local) ; W. H. Brightmire from the Ohio Conf. (local elder). 1901, C. A. Row, of the Reformed Church (local elder). 1903, D. A. Kaley and E. C. Bieri (local prob.) from M. E. Church; H. Hardy of Church of God (local deacon), J. H. Heldt of the M. E. Church (local deacon). 1904, E. R. Troyer of Ill. Conf. (local elder) ; A. R. Stull of the Ill. Conf. (prob.). 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, F. C. Stierle of the Ill. Conf. (local elder). 1909, C. W. Schlemer of U. B. Church; G. A. Weishaar of the Ger. M. E. Church (local probationers) ; A. B. Aegerter of the Apostolic Church as applicant for license. 1910, E. B. Jones of the Apostolic Holi-
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ness Union as preacher on probation; T. J. Russell of the Free Methodist Church (local elder) and J. W. Carter of the Platte River Conf. 1911, L. J. Ehrhart of the Texas Conf .; C. H. Hart- man of Kansas Conf. 1912, W. I. Weyant of the Pittsb. Conf .; Byron G. Smith of the Free Methodist Church; Jos. Whinery of the Friends Church (local prob.) ; S. Hofferbert's name was l'e- stored to the list of local elders. 1913, D. P. Claypool of the Naza- rene Church, as probationer; W. S. Mills of Ohio Conf., local elder; R. W. Loose of the Ill. Conf. as deacon. 1914, C. E. Boyer from Presbyterian Church.
Ordained as Deacons since 1852.
1852, Peter Burgener, Jos. Fisher. 1853, Ger. Franzen. 1854, Mich. W. Steffey, Ber. Ruh. 1855, Henry Strickler, Wm. Bockman, John Fox, John M. Kronmiller. 1856, Geo. Koch. 1857, Mich. Alspauch, Fr. Geisel, Mel. Mayer, Chr. Wessling Wm. Wesseler, Jac. Trometer. 1858, Mich. Krueger. 1859, Con. Kohlmeier, Chr. Ude, Josh. Paulin, Dan. Bartholomew, Eli L. Kiplinger, John Rie- gel. 1860, John Hoffman, Sam. K. Miesse, Math. Klaiber. 1861, Edw. Evans, John M. Gomer, Geo. A. Hertel, Peter Roth.
1862, Martin Speck, John Kiplinger. 1863, Geo. Schmoll, Henry L. Fisher. 1864, David S. Oakes, Chr. Heim, Fr. Frillman. 1865, John Kaufman, Geo. Zimmer, Mich. Zimmer, Carl Schamo. 1866, John Berger, A. Parker, Sam. Kiplinger, Chr. F. Mathias, Chr. Ade. 1867, Chr. C. Schuh, Ad. Hartzler, Salem S. Albert, Dan. J. Pontius. 1868, Fr. Launer, Jac. Miller, Jos. A. Mayer, Eli Condo, J. K. Troyer. 1869, Geo. W. Wales, And. Troyer. 1870, James Wales. 1871, Jac. Maurer, S. S. Condo, Wm. Lueder, Wm. Koenig.
1872, Wm. Wildermuth, Enos R. Troyer, Eli Hochstetler, Hiram E. Overmeyer, Moses Beyers, Sam. Planz. 1873, Joh. F. Bockman, Herman Schleucher, Chr. Stockhowe, John C. Young, Wm. Braeckly, H. Funk. 1874, Geo. W. Freehafer, Aug. Geist, E. D. Einsel, Fr. Brauer, Chas. C. Beyrer, Ad. R. Schafer, Aaron V. Scheidler. 1875, Geo. Berstecher. 1876, Nim. J. Platz, Jac. Mode, B. F. Dill, Cleophas C. Baumgartner. 1877, Geo. Roederer, John Bruckert. 1878, J. M. Dustman. 1879, J. Ben. Fisher, Henry Prechtel, Aug. Iwan, Jac. Huntsinger. 1880, Wm. Ackerman, A. O. Raber, J. Fritz. 1881, Henry Arlen, D. Martz.
1882, none. 1883, J. E. Smith. 1884, none. 1885, J. E. Stoops, Wm. H. Brightmire, Rob. Rainey, C. F. W. Hansing, Lon. S.
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Fisher. 1886, Geo. B. Holdeman, Phil. A. Orth, Fred Rausch. 1887, Dan. D. Speicher. 1888, John H. Evans, Wm. H. Mygrant, Emil E. Meyers, Alb. S. Fisher, H. E. Neff. 1889, S. H. Baum- gartner, Monr. L. Scheidler, Henry E. Meyers. 1890, John Rees, Sam. Hofferbert, Fred E. Zechiel, Fred L. Snyder, Dan. D. Spangler. 1891, B. Frank Snyder, Phil. Buehler, Silas H. Pontius.
1892, John A. Tiedt, Henry H. Reinoehl. 1893, Ishmael H. Griesemer, Leo. J. Ehrhardt, John W. Metzner, Jesse M. Rogers. 1894, Frank R. Jamison, W. S. Tracy, Chas. W. Spangier, Benja- min Schuermeier, Geo. F. Winter, Chas. M. Pierce, R. J. Harper. 1895, Phil. L. Browns, Rob. Tiersch, Howard H. Steininger, Henry Gocker, Levi Newman. 1896, Sam. I. Zechiel, Jacob J. Wise, Wm. E. Snyder, Dan. B. Koenig. 1897, Abr. B. Haist, Chas. Harms, J. L. Buyer, C. D. Rarey, Dan. E. Zechiel, Carl Kalwitz. 1898, James H. Rilling, Otto L. Markman, John W. Feller. 1899, John O. Mosier, Sam. S. Cramer. 1900, Chas. McConnehey, Frank J. Stedcke. 1901, Emil Werner, Gus. B. Kimmel, Alf. F. Wiesjahn, Ben. E. Koenig, Elmer J. Oliver, Martin W. Sunderman.
1902, Frank S. Erne, Wm. H. Freshley, Chr. H. Burgener, Edw. E. Greiner. 1903, Edw. C. Ewald, Frank B. Walmer, Frank F. McClure, Edw. Q. Laudeman. 1904, Arth. E. Weyrick, Fred. Reutepoehler. 1905, John M. Lantz, Chas. P. Maas, Peter S. Speicher. 1906, Daniel A. Kaley. 1907, G. Adolph Stierli, Schuyler D. Rainey, Dan. R. Heil, Dav. O. Wise, Edw. E. Miller, Geo. C. Lutman, Alf. A. Knepper. 1908, Chas. E. Geist, Elmer W. Prae- torius, Lloyd E. Smith, Geo. F. Zuber. 1909, Clyde C. Boyer, Geo. D. Eastes, Alb. W. Feller. 1910, C. A. Wright, Adolph D. Kroft, Ira C. Steele, J. Lewis Speicher. 1911, Simon J. Kroft, Roy. E. Garl, Gus A. Weishaar, Ambros B. Aegerter, E. B. Jones, Carl A. Hirschman, E. R. Roop.
1912, Chas. W. Schlemmer, Edw. H. Baumgartner. 1913, Jos. L. Buyer, Jr. 1914, Geo. Pullman, Geo. S. Lozier, James M. Kistler. 1915, I. Roederer, F. C. Wachnitz, M. O. Herman, L. Haney.
Ordained as Elders since 1852.
1852, Bernh. Uphaus. 1853, Jacob Keiper. 1854, Jos. Fisher, Peter Burgener. 1855, 1856, Mich. W. Steffey. 1857, Wm. Bock- man, John Fox, John M. Kronmiller. 1858, Bernh. Ruh. 1859, Mich. Alspauch, Fr. Geisel, Chr. Wessling, Wm. Wesseler, Mel. Mayer, Jac. Trometer, Geo. Kloepfer. 1860, Mich. Krueger. 1861, Chr. Ude, Dan. Bartholomew.
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1862, Math. Klaiber, John Hoffman, Josh. Paulin, Elias L. Kiplinger. 1863, Edw. Evans, John M. Gomer, Peter Roth. 1864, Geo. A. Hertel. 1865, Henry L. Fisher. 1866, Geo. Schmoll, Chr. Heim, David S. Oakes. 1867, John Kaufman. 1868, Chr. F. Mathias, Carl Schamo, John Berger, Sam. Kiplinger. 1869, Ad. Hartzler, Salem S. Albert, A. Parker, Dan. J. Pontius, Chr. Ade. 1870, Fr. Launer, Jac. Miller, Jos. A. Mayer, Chr. C. Schuh. 1871, J. K. Troyer.
1872, James Wales. 1873, Wm. Koenig, Jac. Maurer, Sam. S. Condo. 1874, Hiram E. Overmeyer, Eli T. Hochstetler, Enos R. Troyer. 1875, Wm. G. Braeckly, J. C. Young, C. F. Hansing, C. Stockhowe. 1876, E. D. Einsel, Geo. W. Freehafer, Aug. Geist, Ad. R. Schafer, Chas. C. Beyrer, A. Troyer. 1877, John F. Bockman. 1878, B. F. Dill, Cloph. C. Baumgartner. 1879, John Bruckert, Geo. Roederer. 1880, J. M. Dustman. 1881, I. Ben. Fisher, Aug. Iwan, H. Prechtel, Wm. Wildermuth.
1882, Wm. Ackerman, A. O. Raber. 1883, D. Martz, Henry Arlen. 1884, 1885, John E. Smith. 1886, 1887, Lorenzo S. Fisher, Jos. E. Stoops, Rob. Rainey, Carl F. W. Hansing, Wm. Brightmire. 1888, Phil. Orth. 1889, Geo. B. Holdeman, Dan'l D. Speicher, Fred Rausch. 1890, Wm. Mygrant, Alb. S. Fisher, Henry E. Neff. 1891, Sam'l H. Baumgartner, Monroe L. Scheidler, Emil E. Meyers. 1892, John H. Evans, Fred E. Zechiel, Sam. Hofferbert, Dan. D. Spangler, John Rees. 1893, Phil. Buehler, Silas H. Pontius. 1894, John A. Tiedt, Henry H. Reinoehl. 1895, Leo. J. Ehrhardt, Ismael H. Griesemer, John W. Metzner, Jesse M. Rogers. 1896, R. F. Jami- son, Benjamin Schuermeier, Chas. W. Spangler, Chas. M. Pierce. 1897, Thom. Finkbeiner, Phil. L. Browns. 1898, Sam. I. Zechiel, Dan. B. Koenig, Wm. E. Snyder, Henry Gocker, J. M. Smith. 1899, C. D. Rarey, Abr. B. Haist, Dan. E. Zechiel, Jos. L. Buyer. 1900, Chr. Harms, Otto L. Markman. 1901, John O. Mosier, Sam C. Cramer, James H. Rilling, Jacob J. Wise.
1902, John W. Feller, Levi Newman. 1903, Martin M. Sun- derman, Gus. B. Kimmel, Ben. E. Koenig. 1904, Chr. H. Burgener, Wm. H. Freshley, Frank S. Erne, Chas. McConnehey. 1905, Edw. E. Greiner, Chr. D. Ringgenberg, Frank B. Walmer, Frank Hart- man, Frank F. McClure, Edw. C. Ewald. 1906, 1907, W. S. Tracy, H. Gocker. 1908, Edw. Q. Laudeman, Chas. P. Maas, John M. Lantz. 1909, Alf. A. Knepper, Edw. E. Miller, David O. Wise, Fred Reutepoehler, D. Alfred Kaley. 1910, E. W. Praetorius, F. Zuber, Chas. E. Geist, Lloyd E. Smith. 1911, Clyde E. Boyer, Frank J. Stedcke, Dan. R. Heil.
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1912, C. A. Wright, John H. Heldt. 1913, Carl A. Hirschman, Ambros B. Aegerter, Gus A. Weishaar, Alb. W. Feller, Adolph D. Kroft, E. B. Jones. 1914, E. R. Roop. 1915, R. W. Loose.
Credentials Voted Ministers to other Conferences.
1857, to S. Dickover and L. Schuerman to Ill. Conference. 1862, to B. Ruh to the Ill. Conf. 1865, to J. Rosenberg to Ohio Conf. 1867, to Peter Wiest to Ohio Conf. 1870, to D. J. Pontius to Iowa Conf .; Chr. Ade to Mich. Conf .; to E. E. Condo to Ill. Conf. 1874, to Jacob Ressler; Jacob Keiper to the Ill. Conf. and And. Parker. 1875, to R. Riegel to Mich. Conf .; to H. E. Over- meyer, but replaced it in 1876; Chr. Glaus to the Ohio Conf., but died before it could be deposited in this Conf. 1876, to Edw. Evans and J. Schmidli to the Kans. Conf .; to S. S. Condo to the Ohio Conf. 1879, to E. D. Einsel, to Platte River Conf., and Jacob Maurer to the Oregon Conf. 1880, to B. F. Dill to Mich. Conf. 1884, to Fr. Launer to Oregon Conf. 1885, to E. L. Kiplinger to the Platte River Conf .; Wm. Koenig to the So. Ind. Conf. 1886, to Geo. Streicher to Neb. Conf. and D. E. Hoover to Kans. Conf. 1887, to B. F. Fahnel to Kans. Conf. and L. S. Fisher by appoint- ment of the Board of Missions to the Oregon Conf. 1888, to I. B. Fisher to the Oregon Conf., and Aug. Iwan to the Texas Conf. by appointment of the Board of Missions. 1889, to John Berger to the Cal. Conf. 1890, to J. E. Stoops, by Board of Missions to Ore- gon Conf .; to H. E. Meyers to the Kans. Conf .; to H. Weishaar to the So. Ind. Conf., and to M. Hoehn to the Ill. Conf. 1891, to A. O. Raber to the Presbyterian Church. 1892, C. C. Beyrer and H. E. Neff to the Presbyterian Church. 1893, to D. J. Pontius to the Texas Conf .; to J. C. Young; H. Ailen to the Presbyterian Church. 1894, to W. H. Brightmire and W. S. Mills to the Ohio Conf .; G. M. Hallwachs to the Ill. Conf. 1895, to F. C. Stierle to Ill. Conf .; B. F. Snyder to the M. E. Church. 1896, to R. Tiersch to the Erie Conf., and H. E. Thompson to the Ohio Conf. 1897, to C. S. Jupin to the M. E. Church. 1899, to C. D. Wendall to Des Moines Conf .; to W. H. Engel to E. E. Meyers. 1900, F. E. Zcchiel to the Reformed Church, and W. E. Brightmire to the M. E. Church. 1901, to C. D. Rarey to Texas Conf., and Wm. Lueder. 1902, to J. M. Smith. 1903, R. F. Jamison to Ore. Conf .; J. Harper and Benj. Buehler. 1904, to A. S. Elzey. 1905, J. E. Moyer and J. J. Maier, G. F. Spreng, Erie Conf .; J. Wales, to
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Mich. Conf. ; O. L. Markman to M. E. 1906, to E. E. Werner, M. E. 1907, S. I. Zechiel to Kans. Conf. 1908, to L. J. Ehrhardt to Texas Conf .; A. Riemenschneider to Ill. Conf., and E. R. Baker to Ohio Conf. 1910, to S. J. Luehring to Cal. Conf. 1912, to H. Gocker to Wash. Conf., and C. D. Rarey again, to M. E. Church, Wash .; M. W. Strahler to Presbyterian Church. 1913, to T. J. Russell to M. E. Church; to C. E. Boyer to Presbyterian Church. 1914, to Geo. D. Eastes to New Light Church. 1915, G. A. Stierle to Cal. Conf .; F. C. Stierle, W. E. Weyrick, M. E. Church; J. L. Speicher to the U. B. Church.
Errata.
Page 57-to the list of Appointments after name of F. Brauer, "Wabash-1", should be added.
Page 93-1st line under Wabash City, should read "Brauer" in- stead of "Launer".
Page 118-the second paragraph should begin "While Pastor of Wabash Circuit, he met with."
Page 236-fourth line from the bottom of page should read "he sang with the newly organized Conf. Quartette".
Page 237-first line, should begin, "get to sing with it, except at this first session".
Page 97-under Itinerant Deacons, item number 6, should be transferred to list of Local Deacons.
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