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STAR CITY-(See Common Center.)
TABOR -- (See Elberfeld.)
TERRE HAUTE-(Taken up by South Indiana Conference in 1881 by J. F. Young and was served by Young, Stockhowe, Braeckly, Fuchs, Young, under the South Indiana Con- ference. For several years Brazil was served with it.) Wm. Koenig, '93; E. J. Nitsche, '94-5-6-7; B. Schuermeier, '98-9 ; F. Schweitzer, '00; W. L. Luehring, '01-2-3; C. Harms, '04; E. C. Ewald, '05-6-7-8-9; L. J. Ehrhardt, '10-11; E. W. Praetorius, '12-13; C. E. Geist, '14-15.
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FIELDS OF LABOR AND THE MINISTERS
TIPPECANOE-(See Lake Bruce.)
H. E. Overmeyer, '84.
URBANA-(Part of Wabash.)
J. Wales, '91; W. Wildermuth, '92; J. M. Dustman, '93; A. Geist, '94-5; J. E. Stoops, '96-7; F. E. Zechiel, '98; A. Geist, '99-0-1-2; F. Rausch, '03; M. L. Scheidler, '04-5-6-7; F. L. Snyder, '08-9-0-1; A. A. Knepper, '12-3-4-5.
VAN WERT-(Taken from St. Mary Circuit.)
G. A. Hertel, 1863-64; Chr. Wesseling, 1865-66; Ph. Porr, 1867-68; Wm. Wesseler, 1869-70; J. Keiper, 1871-72; J. F. Bockman, 1873; J. Wales, 1874; C. C. Beyrer, 1875; S. S. Albert, 1876; to be supplied, 1877; S. S. Albert, 1878; B. F. Dill, 1879-80-81; J. E. Smith, 1882-83-84; S. S. Albert, 1885-86; H. Arlen, J. H. Evans, 1887; F. Rausch, 1888-89- 90; J. E. Smith, 1891-92; Wm. Ackerman, 1893-94; D. D. Spangler, 1895-96; D. D. Speicher, 1897-98-99; D. B. Koe- nig, 1900-01-02; Aug. Geist, 1903; J. E. Stoops, 1904-05- 06; W. H. Mygrant, 1907-08-09; F. J. Stedcke, 1910-11-12- 13-14; B. Schuermeier, 1915.
VANDALIA MISSION-(Taken from Marshall Circuit.)
J. Trometer, 1858-59; C. Wessling, 1860-61; Geo. Schmoll, 1862; Wm. Wesseler, 1863; Wm. Wesseler, J. Beck, 1864; M. Klaiber, Aug. Scholz, 1865; M. Klaiber, F. Launer, 1866; C. Schamo, 1867-68; Geo. Kloepfer, 1869; F. Launer, 1870- 71; E. T. Hochstettler, 1872-73; C. Stockhowe, 1874-75. (Was ceded to the South Indiana Conf.)
VERA CRUZ-(See Linn Grove.)
WAUPECONG -- (See Bunker Hill.)
WABASH CITY-(See Miami Mission, Fulton.)
J. Miller, 1872-73; C. C. Beyrer, 1874; Fr. Launer, 1875; C. C. Baumgartner, 1876-77; J. K. Troyer, 1878-79; Geo. Schmoll, 1880; E. R. Troyer, 1881-82; J. Berger, 1883; Geo. Schmoll, 1884-85; C. C. Beyrer, 1886-87; J. Hoffman, 1888; Geo. Roederer, 1889-90-91; D. D. Speicher, 1892-93- 94; J. E. Smith, 1895-96-97; S. H. Baumgartner, 1898; A. S. Fisher, 1899-00-01; J. H. Rilling, 1902-03-04; C. H. Burgener, 1905; D. B. Koenig, 1906-07-08; F. S. Erne, 1909-10-11-12; P. L. Browns, 1913-14-15.
WABASH CIRCUIT-(Spikerville.)
(Spikerville), Ira Dawes, 1908-09-10; (Wabash Cir.), 1911; B. G. Smith, 1912; J. M. Lantz, 1913; J. S. Kroft, 1914; J. W. Thomas, 1915.
WABASH, NEAR LAFAYETTE-(See Danville.)
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INDIANA CONFERENCE
WANATAH-(See also San Pierre.)
A. Iwan, 1885; J. C. Schuh, 1886; A. S. Fisher, 1887-88; W. Wildermuth, 1889; B. F. Snyder, 1890. Added to Me- daryville. D. E. Zechiel, 1895; J. A. Tiedt, 1911-12. In 1913 united with San Pierre.
WARSAW-(See Silver Lake.)
D. J. Pontius, '76; J. M. Dustman, '77-78.
WARRENTON-(See Elberfeld.)
WATERLOO-(A part of the DeKalb Circuit.)
R. Riegel, E. Einsel, '73; B. F. Dill, '74; A. Geist, '75-6; G. Freehafer, '77-8; C. C. Beyrer, '79-80; A. R. Schafer, '81- 2-3; J. E. Stoops, '84-5; I. B. Fisher, '86; W. H. Bright- mire, '87; W. H. Mygrant, '88-9-0; W. S. Tracy, '91; B. F. Bockman, '92; P. L. Browns, '93; C. M. Pierce, '94-5; D. E. Zechiel, '96-7-8; C. H. Burgener, '99-00; J. M. Smith, '01; B. F. Walmer, '02-3; W. H. Mygrant, '04; W. H. Freshley, 05-6; D. O. Wise, '07; to be supplied, '08; G. F. Zuber, '09; P. L. Browns, '10-1-2; A. Geist, '13-4-5.
WEST POINT-(Now Bippus.)
A. S. Fisher, '86; S. H. Baumgartner, 1887-8; W. Wilder- muth, '90; P. L. Browns, '99-00; H. Schleucher, '01-02; (Bippus) .
WEST SALEM -- (Taken from Mt. Carmel Cir.)
J. Hoffman, 1868; C. Wessling, 1869-70 ; Chr. Heim, 1871-2; B. Uphaus, 1873-4; C. F. Mathias, 1875. (From 1876 to 1892 the appointments were made by the South Ind. Conf.) G. Winter, 1893; J. Bruckert, 1894-5; H. Gocker, 1896-7; E. J. Nitsche, 1898-9; J. Mundorf, 1900-01; I. H. Griese- mer, 1902-3-4-5; H. Gocker, 1906-7; J. W. Feller, 1908-09- 10; G. A. Stierle, 1911-12-13; G. F. Zuber, 1914; Rev. Ker- lin, 1915.
WEST SALEM CIRCUIT-(Lancaster Cir., Enterprise. See also West Salem. Supplied by the South Ind. Conf., which also separated this field from the West Salem work.) (Lancaster), J. Mundorf, '93; P. L. Browns, '94-5; B. E. Koenig, '96; J. H. Rilling, '97-8; J. H. Schnitz, '99-00; C. McConnehey, '01-2-3; C. P. Maas, '04; F. Hartman, '05; F. Reutepoehler, '06-7-8-9-10; R. Wise, '11; G. F. Winter, '12- 13; (West Salem Cir.), F. W. Launer, '14-15.
WHITEWATER CIRCUIT-(A "charter member" of Conference.)
Peter Goetz, 1852-53; Phil. Bretsch, 1854-55; Chr. Glaus, 1856; Wm. Bockman and E. L. Kiplinger, 1857; Wm. Bock-
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FIELDS OF LABOR AND THE MINISTERS
man, 1858; M. Mayer, 1859; Fr. Wiethaup, 1860; Phil. Bretsch, 1861; Ed. Evans, 1862.
WINCHESTER-(See also Greenville Mission.)
J. H. Stedcke, '80; F. Launer, '81-2; J. Miller, '83-4; J. Mil- ler, E. E. Meyers, '85; G. Schmoll, '86-7; D. D. Spangler, '88; L. J. Ehrhardt, '89-90; Geo. Speicher, '91-2; C. W. Spangler, '93-4; D. B. Koenig, '95; P. L. Browns, '96; M. Krueger, '97.
WOLCOTTVILLE CIRCUIT-(A part of DeKalb Cir.)
H. E. Overmeyer, '87-8; J. E. Stoops, '89; H. E. Neff, '90-1; T. Carrol, '92-3; S. Hofferbert, '94-5-6; H. H. Reinoehl, '97; F. L. Snyder, '98-9; W. H. Mygrant, '00-1; J. W. Metzner, '02-3-4; S. I. Zechiel, '05-6; E, E. Greiner, '07-8; E. B. Jones, '09; D. A. Kaley, '10; J. Rees, '11-2-3-4-5.
YELLOW RIVER CIRCUIT-(See Bremen.)
YELLOW RIVER MISSION-(See Bremen Circuit and Nappanee Cir.)
SPECIAL MISSIONARIES, AGENTS, COLLECTORS, EVANGELISTS
E. L. Kiplinger, Agent for N. W. C., '64 ; J. Keiper, '73.
D. S. Oakes, Miss. to Oregon, '73.
J. Berger, Miss. to Germany, '73.
J. Gomer, Miss. to Galveston, Texas, '80 to '87.
J. M. Haug, Collector for Conf. Debt, '01. Aug. Iwan, Miss. to Oregon.
L. S. Fisher, Miss. to Oregon.
I. B. Fisher, Miss. to Oregon.
L. Newman, Evangelist.
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TABLET OF OUR LIVING MINISTERS-1915
Name.
Birth
Place of Birth.
When Licensed.
By what Conference.
Ordained Deacon.
Ordained Elder.
Years of Active Service.
Years of Local Service.
ITINERANT ELDERS
1 | segerter, A. B. . . . | May
7, 1885
Uhrichsville, Onio
1909
Indiana Indiana
1889 |1891|28
3 |Boyer, C. E.
June
23, 1879
Elkhart, Indiana
1907
Indiana
1909|1911 6
4 Breish, J. H. Feb. 10, 1867
Utica, New York
1890
New York
1896 1898 20 . .
5 Browns, P. L. July
14, 1863
Averville, Ohio
1893
New York
1895 1897 22 ..
6 Burgener, C. H. . June
14, 1859 Salem Church, Fulton Co., Ind. 1896
New York
1902
1904 16
7 Buyer, Jos. L.
May
21, 1860
Louisville, Kentucky
1895
New York
1897 |1899 20
8 Carter, J. W.
Sept.
2, 1845
Elizabeth, Illinois
1876
F. M.
1876
1878|36 3
9 Ehrhardt, L. J.
June
11, 1861
Muehlheim, Germany New York City
1881
F. M.
1888|1892 27
-I
11 |Erne, F. S. .
Feb. 21, 1876
Huntingburg, Indiana
1899
F. M.
1902 1904 16
12 Feller, J. W
April 21, 1869
Miami County, Indiana
1895
F. M.
1898|1902 20 . .
13 Feller, A. W. . .
Jan. 8, 1872
Miami County, Indiana
1902
W. M.
1909|1913
7
2
14 |Finkbeiner, Thomas
Feb. 6, 1870
Crediton, C'anada
1893
Illinois
1895 1897 10
..
15 |Freshley, W. H. .
Oct. 19, 1876
Rockport, Indiana
1900
Indiana
1902 |1904 115
16 Fisher, L. S.
April 26, 1856
Evansville, Indiana
1883
Indiana
1885
1887
29
3
17 Greiner, E. E.
Sept.
9, 1863:
Ottowa, Illinois
1900
Indiana
1902|1905 10
5
18 Griesemer, I. H.
Oct.
15, 1865
Lancaster. Illinois
1889|So. Indiana
1893 |1895
26
.
19 Geist, Aug.
Nov. 15, 1848
Harlem, New York
1872
Indiana
1874|1876 35 00
20 Geist, C. E
July
28, 1878
Waterloo, Indiana
1904
Indiana
1908 1911 8
. .
21 Haist, A. B.
Ang.
24, 1866
Oxford County, Ontario Laporte, Indiana
1887
Kansas
1890|1892 27
1
23 !! Iartman, F.
Feb. 1, 188]
Elkhart County, Indiana
1899
Mennonite
1903
1905 11
1
24 |Ileil, D. R.
Feb. 15, 1862
25 Held, J. H.
Feb. 26, 1865
West Salem, Illinois
1895
Indiana
1897
1900 17
5
28 Kaley, D. A.
Mar. 27, 1879
Near Culver, Indiana
1903
Indiana
1906
1909 12 ..
29 Kimmel, G. B
April 22, 1874
Dayton, Ohio
1897
Indiana
Indiana
1907 |1909 10 ..
31 Koenig, B. E.
July 11, 1873
Wabash County, Indiana
1908
Indiana
1910 1913
6 1
33 Laudeman, E. Q
17, 1869
Bremen, Indiana
1900
Indiana
1903
1908
13
35 Loose, R. W.
July
29, 1879
Wabash, Indiana
1899
Indiana
1903
1905 13
3
37 Maas, C. P.
Nov.
17, 1881
Rockport, Indiana Bryant, Indiana
1891
Indiana
1893
1895 24
39 Miller, E. E.
Feb.
2, 1865
Marshall County, Indiana
1905
Indiana
1907
1909 10
40 |Mosier, J. O.
May 22, 1862
1895
Indiana
1899
1901
18
2
41 |Mundorf, J.
Ang.
30, 1861
1884 So. Indiana
1887
1889 31
42 |Mygrant, W. H.
Oct.
26, 1850
1883
Indiana
1888
1890|32
43 Newman, L ..
May 5, 1859
Logansport, Indiana
1893
Indiana
44 Nitsche, E. J.
Feb. 7, 1852
Sachsen, Germany
1881
Indiana
1884 1886 34
45 Praetorius. E. W.
Oct. 1, 1882
1904
Indiana
1908
1889
27
1
47 |Rees, J.
June 23, 1850
Montgomery County, Ohio
1888
Indiana
1890|1892|27
48 Rilling, J. H.
Jan. 28, 1862
West Bend, Wisconsin
1897
Indiana
1898
1901 |18
.
49 Reutepoehler. F. . . .
Huntingburg, Indiana
1893
Indiana
1904 1909 15 6
50 Scheidler, M. L ... Nov. 28, 1865
Wayne County, Indiana
1887
Indiana
1889 1891 27
1
51 Schuermeier, B. . . .
Jan.
1, 1870
Haubstadt, Indiana Defiance, Ohio
1906
Indiana
1908 1911 S
1
53 Snyder, F. L.
Sept. 12, 1866
Whitley County, Indiana
1888|
Indiana
1890 1898 25
1
54 Snyder, W. E ...
Dec. 23, 1872
Wayne County, Indiana
1894
Indiana
1896 1898 18 3
56|Spangler, C. W. . .
Dec.
16, 1869
Near Decatur, Indiana
1892
Indiana
1894 1896 14 9
57|Speicher, D. D ...
Feb.
8, 1855
Weinsburg, Ohio Celina, Ohio
1894
Indiana
1900 1911 10
59 Steele, Ira
May
15, 1875
St. Joseph County, Indiana . Germany
1899
Indiana
1901
1903 15
62 |Tiedt, J. A.
Mar. 15, 1864
1890
Indiana
1892
1894 25
63|Tracy, W. S.
Oet.
25, 1852
1888
Indiana
1894
1907 26
1
65 |Weisshaar, G. A ..
May
22, 1883
Wuerttemberg, Germany
1908
N. E.
1904
1906 13
.
67 |Wise, J. J.
Oct.
18, 1861
Emmettsville, Indiana
1893
Indiana
1896
1901 20
68 Wise, D. O.
Oct.
10, 1873
Emmettsville, Indiana Winnipeg, Canada
1908
Indiana
1910 1912 7
. .
70 Young, J. E ..
Nov. 9, 1868
Emmettsville, Indiana
1900
M. E.
1902
1906 .
71 |Zechiel, D. E .... . . Aug.
28, 1860
Culver, Indiana
1895
M. E.
1897
1899
120
72 Zuber, G. F.
Dec
2, 1871
Brvan, Ohio
18961
M. E.
1908 1910
8 11
.
22 Hartman, C. II.
Dec.
18, 1863
C'ass County, Indiana Gibson County, Indiana
1904
Indiana M. E.
1903
1912 5
26| Harms, C ..
Ang. 20, 1857
Indianapolis, Indiana
1906
Indiana
1911 1913 5
1901|1903 14 .
30 Knepper, A. A
June 20, 1879
Waupecong, Indiana
1896
Indiana
1901 1903
19
.
32 Kroft, A. D. .
Sept.
Sept.
Jan.
28, 1871
Howard County, Indiana Wauseon, Ohio
1903
Indiana
1905
1908
11
1
36 |McClure, F. F
Jan. 9, 1870
1902
Indiana
1905
1908 13
. .
38 Metzner, J. W
Jan.
6, 1869
46 Rausch, F
April 11, 1856
1884
Indiana
1886
1890 So. Indiana 1894 1896 25
52 Smith, L. E ..
April 16, 1884
Mar. 25, 1867
Near Decatur, Indiana
1887!
Indiana
1910 1914 7
1907 1910 9
.
61 Sunderman, M. W.
Jan. 2, 1873
Huntingburg, Indiana Germany
Geauga County, Ohio Bangor, Michigan
1901
Indiana
1911 1913 6
1
66 Wevant, W. I .. . .
Mar. 16, 1876
Weyant, Pennsylvania
1902
1901
Indiana
1907
1909
9
5
69 Wright, C. A
Sept.
26, 1875
: : :
2 Batangartner, S. H.
Mar. 2, 1860
Near Vera Cruz, Indiana
1887
1888
F. M.
1893
1895 |27
10 Evans, J. II.
Dec.
25, 1859
1894
Canada
1897 |1899 19
1907
1911 11
.
27 Hirschman, C. A ..
July
31, 1881
Near Bippus, Indiana
1905
1909
Illinois
1913
1915 1
1910 S
Dayton, Ohio Wabash, Indiana
1885
Indiana
1887 1889 30
58|Stedeke, F. J ..
Aug.
11, 1869
1904
Indiana
60 Stierle, A. G ..
Dec.
11, 1874
1896
Indiana
64 |Walmer, F. B. .
Feb. 16, 1870
1903 1905 13
1
Pittsburg
1890 1892 25 2
55 Spangler, D. D. . . .
Van Wert County, Ohio Marshall, Illinois Shanesville, Ohio
1889
15, 1872
34 Lantz, J. M.
1911 |1913 | 6| ..
-
96
1895 1902 22
April 27, 1854
TABLET OF OUR LIVING MINISTERS-1915
Name.
Birth
Place of Birth.
When Licensed.
By what Conference.
Ordained Deacon.
Ordained Elder.
Years of Active Service.
Years of Local Service.
INTINERANT DEACONS
I | Baumgartner, E. 11.
Aug. 12, 1868
Linn Grove, Indiana
1910
Indiana
1912
5
2 Ilaney, C. L ...
Nov.
1, 1890
Milford, Indiana
1911
Indiana
1915
3
3 Herman, M. O.
Nov. 21, 1883
Elkhart, Indiana
1910
Indiana
1915
4 Kistler, J. M. .
Jan. 30, 1888
Royal Center, Indiana
1912
Indiana
1914
3
5 Lozier, Geo. S.
Mar. 23, 1884
Bremen. Indiana
11
1911
Indiana
1914
2
6 Platz, N. F. .
June 12, 1857
Gilead, Miami Co., Indiana
1895
Indiana
1909
9
11
7 Pullman, Geo.
Dec.
11, 1887
Urbana,
Indiana
1910
Indiana
1914
2
8 Roederer, J. G. ...
July
19, 1890
Wabash, Indiana
1911
Indiana
1915
1
9 Schlemmer, C. W ..
April 26, 1878
Wabash, Indiana
1906
U. B.
1912
5
3
10 Smith, B. G. . .
May 3, 1883
Denver, Colorado
1912
Indiana
1912
6
11 |Wacknitz, F. C. .
Aug. 22, 1889
Medaryville, Indiana
1913
Indiana
1914
2
12 Winter, G. F ..
April 10, 1856|
Oriole, Indiana
1889 So. Indiana
1894
26
.
PROBATIONERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE
1 | Arndt, Jacob
Mar. 28, 1SS8
Near San Pierre, Indiana Tipton County, Indiana
|1915 1915
Indiana Indiana
3 Flurkey, Win. H ..
4 Haley, E. D ....
Oct. 18, 1868
Burbank, Ohio
1912
Indiana
1
5 Haney, Phil. E. ...
July 18, 1884
Marshall County, Indiana Peoria, Illinois
1915
Indiana
7 Launer, Floyd W ..
April 10, 1882
Cromwell, Indiana
1914
Indiana
S Lozier, Orvill O ...
April
5, 1891
Bremen, Indiana
1914
Indiana
9 |J. W. Thomas ...
Oct. 31, 1874
Hamilton County, Indiana
1915
Indiana
. .
SUPERANNUATES
1 |Buehler, Phil.
May
4, 1855
1888
Indiana Indiana
1891 |1893|19| 8
2 Boekman, J. II.
Dec.
4, 1847
Seneca County, Ohio Iluntingburg, Indiana Wuerttemberg, Germany Baden, Germany
1863
Indiana
1865 1867 39 13
4 Krueger, M ..
Mar.
10, 1834
1856
Indiana
1858 1860 37 22
5 Lueliring, W. L. . .
Feb.
22, 1850
Haubstadt, Indiana Germany
1871
Indiana
1873 |1875
7 Stoop, Jos. E. ....
Dec.
23, 1851
1883
Indiana
1885 1887 21 11
8 Weisshaar, HI . .... Nov.
27, 1848
Near Decatur, Indiana Wuerttemberg, Germany
1873
Ger. C.
1875 1877 20 22
SUPERNUMERARIES
1 |Dustman, J. M. .. .
9, 1852
Iluntington County, Indiana
1874 1887
Indiana Indiana
1878|1880|23|18
2 Fisher, A. S. ..
2, 1855
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Indianapolis, Indiana Holmes County, Ohio
1872
Illinois
1873 1875 36 7
4 Hoffman, Jolin
Sept. 20, 1837
1858
Indiana
1860 1862 34 23
5 Koch, Ger ..
April 12, 1842
Huntingburg, Indiana
Hagerstown, Indiana
1887
Indiana
1894|1896
8 21
7 |Reinoehl, II. II.
Jan. 12, 1845
1890
Indiana
1892|1894 18| 7
8 Roederer, Geo.
Oct. 23, 1850
1874
Indiana
1877 1879 32 9
9 Rogers, J. M.
1856
1891
Indiana
1893 1895
4|20
10 Schnitz, J. H ..
Sept. 11, 1859
Indiana
1887 1889
11 |Troyer, A. J.
Ang. 27, 1831
Holmes County, Indiana Holmes County, Indiana
1868
Indiana
1872 1874
.
13 Wildermuth, W
Oct.
7, 1843
Fairfield County, Ohio
1869
Irdiana
1872 1881 12 18
LOCAL ELDERS
1 |Cramer, S. C. .
Dec.
8, 1872|
Salem, Decatur Co., Indiana
1896
Indiana
1899|1901
·
2 Jones, E. B.
3 Mills, W. S.
May 24, 1869
Union City, Indiana
1893
Indiana
1895 1899 14
8
LOCAL DEACONS
1 |Buyer, J. L., Jr. ..
Feb. 27, 1889
Louisville, Kentucky Henschelheim, Bavaria
1911
Indiana
1913|
4
2 Danner, F.
April 11, 1841
1877 So.
Indiana 1887
2 36
3 Garl, R. E.
1897
Indiana Indiana
1911
18
4 Kohlmeier, C.
Dec. 25, 1834
Venebeck, Germany
1857
1906
Indiana
1911
9
6 Scheidler, A. V. ..
June
5, 1840
1868
Indiana
1874
47
7 Speicher, P. S ....
1852
1892
Indiana
1905
8 Steininger, II. II ..
1863
Snyder County, Pennsylvania 1893
1896
Indiana
1891
..
. .
10 Zimmer, Geo ...
Dec. 17, 1825
Alsace. France
1865
Indiana
1865
2.48
1871
1873|1877
. . . .
3 Kaufman, J.
Aug.
13, 1834
1877 So. Indiana
1880 1882 33 7
6 Schleucher, H . ....
Mar.
15, 1848
Wayne County, Ohio Baden, Germany Fulton County, Indiana Huntington County, Indiana
1868
Indiana
1869 1876 2 45
12 Troyer, E. R.
June
20, 1843
8150
5 Kroft, J. S. .
Feb. 20, 1867
Kosciusko County, Indiana Wayne County, Indiana Holmnes County, Ohio
Indiana
1895
..
. .
9 Wiesjahn, A. F ..
April Jan.
1888 1890 26
3
3 Hansing, C. F .. .
April 16, 1849
1883 So. Indiana
1889
6 Pierce, C. M.
Aug.
15, 1869
1914
Indiana
6 Handschu, Ralph. .
June 21, 1886
. .
2 De Witt, Allen ...
Ang. 18, 1891
1911|1913
1859
.
97
1884
INDIANA CONFERENCE
Name.
Birth
Place of Birth.
When Licensed.
By what Conference.
Deacon.
Ordained
Ordained Elder.
Years of Active Service.
Years of Local Service.
LOCAL PROBATIONERS.
1 |Bierrie, E. C.
June 28, 18671
Wells County, Indiana
1900
M. E.
2 Bucks, J. W
Feb.
16, 1845 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania 1878
1894
Indiana
4 Dawes, 1. C.
Wabash County, Indiana
1908
Indiana
5. Eberhart, H. E. .
Dec. 1, 1891
Indianapolis. Indiana
1914
Indiana
6 Mayer. B. A.
Oct.
6, 1887
Mt. Carmel, Illinois
1914
Indiana
7 Meyer, H. L. .
Ang.
30, 1890
Iluntingburg,
Indiana
1914
Indiana
8 Gillman, U. G.
Mishawaka, Indiana
1907
Indiana
9 Kimmel, W. R. .
Dayton, Ohio
1914
Indiana
10 Reihle, W.
1894
Indiana
11 |Schlotterbach, C.
Proble County, Ohio
1910
Indiana
12 |Schmalzried. E. W.
La Gro, Indiana
1910
Indiana
13 Snyder, Earl F ...
Mar. 30, 1891
Decatur. Indiana
1910
Indiana
1
14 Sult, D. D. . .
1896
Indiana
15|Miller. J.
Indiana
... .
. .
Illinois
1 37
3 Carey, W. Il.
.
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EXPERIENCES OF OUR PIONEER PREACHERS' WIVES
Experiences of our Pioneer Preachers' Wives
The heroism and endurance of the wives of the pioneer preachers of the Indiana Conference, in the face of untold hard- ship, privation and loneliness, demands our recognition and ap- preciation. Gladly do we lay at their feet these few well-earned flowers. A more noble band of patient sufferers can scarcely be found the world over, and in no other calling of life can their likeness be seen. Modern affluence, with all its comfort and ease, can hardly form any adequate conception of the trials and heart- aches which it was their lot to endure.
With husbands far away on long and dangerous itineraries, they were left behind to care for their families as best they might. Mother had to take the place of the father as well as that of her own, and upon her rested the entire care of the children. She was very often necessitated to go out and earn their food and clothing; many times facing empty flour bin, bare cup- board, depleted pocket-book, while her hungry brood was cling- ing about her, and crying for food. For months and months such a thing as meat and coffee were not to be found in the par- sonage.
When sickness came, bringing its burning fevers and great sufferings, there were no doctors at hand, and those that could occasionally be gotten were nothing more than mere "experi- menters." It rested upon mother to be physician, nurse, house- keeper and all. No wonder then that they often collapsed be- neath the load. The lonely night-vigils with her sick children were made hideous and gruesome by the howling of hungry wolves, the profanity and wild yellings of drunkards and the prevalence of thieves lurking in the shadows without. What agonies were endured by these faithful souls, no mortal tongue can tell.
When father did finally return from his long itinerary, his younger children did not know him any more, and treated him as a stranger and intruder. Soon he had to go onto his itinerary again. No matter what the needs of his home might be, he must push on, for he is a winner of souls, and the King's business dare not be delayed. We need not even mention that many of our pioneer preachers' wives died of sheer homesickness.
The houses in which they were compelled to live were usually isolated, located off in the woods. These were very small-a
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room or two-and a garret above. They were so poorly con- structed that the elements could beat their way right in, and the biting cold of winter held high carnival. The bit of furniture that was to be had was crude and uncomfortable. A few rough chairs, a plain table, old-fashioned rope beds with straw ticks completed the number of their belongings. Such a thing as a rocking-chair, or a lounge or a musical instrument, was unheard of in a preacher's home of these pioneer days. Books and other reading matter to cheer and instruct were very scarce, and noth- ing was to be had to help spend the long wintry evenings with profit. Child literature was even more rare and as inappropriate as rare. The daily life, if it had not been so constantly a fight for existence, would have been exceedingly monotonous and a humdrum affair.
Most of the school-houses and churches were located far from their homes, and none of them had any conveyance to bring them there. Yet the preacher's family was supposed to be an example to the entire community in godliness, and punctual in attendance upon all the meetings of the church. The condition of those early days baffles all description. One needs but consult the few re- maining pioneer ministers' wives and children, who still have these old-time experiences loom up before them, often to haunt them as the nightmare, to get any adequate description. Is it then to be wondered at that not many of their sons and daughters have entered the calling that cost their parents so much hardship? May the memory of these saints, these heroines, be held in high- est regard among us, and may the few remaining pioneers re- ceive every attention and kindness at our hands!
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TABLET OF OUR DECEASED MINISTERS
Name.
Date and Place of Birth.
Time and Place of Death.
Burial-place.
When Licensed.
By which Conference.
Years in Active Service
Years in Local Service
Years in Service in
Other Conferences.
Total Years in Service.
When Ordained Deacon.
co When Ordained Elder.
TABLET OF OUR DECEASED MINISTERS-1915
Ackerman, Wm.
. . . | Mar.
21, 1851, Kendallville, Indiana. | May
6, 1897, Celina, Ohio.
11876
S
3
21
1880|1882
Albert, S. S.
..
Dee.
4, 1812, Union County, Pa.
Ang.
21. 1886, Minneapolis, Minn. Minneapolis, Minn. 1855
1870
11
21
.
..
Berger, John
.
:Aug.
. Feb.
11, 1859,
Feb.
2. 1894,
Huntington, Ind.
Huntington, Ind. No. Webster, Ind. N. Webster, Ind. Medaryville.
San Pierre, Ind. Louisville.
1873
Indiana Indiana Indiana
31/2
1
13
13
12 1873 1875
Bruckert, J.
Aug.
15, 1845,
Germany.
Oct. 9, 1910.
Bunkerhill.
1875
Indiana
20
12
3
35 1877 |1879
*Burgener, P.
Feb.
12, 1820, Switzerland.
April
16, 1889, Plymouth, Ind.
Prethy Lake. Greeneastle.
1864
Indiana
Indiana
3
11
14
1868
...
Carroll, Tim.
July
19, 1834, Ashland County, Ohio. June
15, 1894,
Mansfield, Mo. Now Paris, Ind. Silver Lake.
Freeport, Ill. New Paris, Ind. Silver Lake.
1854
U. B.
S
32
40 52
...
Caufman, John
April
25, 1816, Pennsylvania.
Aug. April
25, 1863,
Carmi, Illinois. Ottawa, Illinois.
1862
Indiana
1/2
32
37 1848 1850
Ewald, Ed. C.
Nov.
24, 1870, Bremen, Indiana.
Mar. 11, 1911,
Pern, Indiana.
1898
Indiana
4
17
16
37 18781
Fisher, H. L.
Mar.
18, 1828, Lebanon, Pa.
.lune
20, 1880,
Olney, Illinois.
1857
13
6
4
23
1863 1865
Fisher, Harry
Sept.
14, 1861, Tusearawas Co., Ohio. March 3, 1892,
Aug. 2, 1897, Logansport. Ind.
1851
Illinois
41
4
1
4 . 46 1852|1854
*Franzen, Gerh.
Dee.
29, 1818, Prussia, Germany.
Aug. 1, 1881,
Roek Run. Ill.
1851
Illinois
1
29
31
40
....
....
Garl, David .
July
29, 1825,
Mar.
25, 1863,
Dee.
12,
1875,
Marion, Ohio.
1843
22
3
14
5
3
22
*Goetz, Peter Gomer, JJ. M.
.
Feb.
27, 1807, Ross County, Ohio.
Feb. 18, 1882.
W. Liberty, Iowa.
W. Liberty, Iowa. Carmi, Illinois.
1859
Indiana Indiana
22
11
1861 1863
Hansing, Carl
Mar. 25, 1852, Julietta, Indiana.
Mar.
15, 1895,
Bunker Hill.
Howard Co., Ind. 1875
Hartzler. Ad.
Det.
21, 1836, Pennsylvania.
Oct.
19, 1878,
Noblesville.
Haug, John M.
Nov.
15, 1836, Germany.
Sept.
18, 1904,
Indianapolis, Ind.
1856
13
35
48
1858 |1860
Heiss, S.
July
10, 1803, Lancaster County, Pa. Feb.
9, 1883,
Elkhart, Ind.
Olney, Illinois.
1864
11
....
43
54
1864 1866
June
Germany.
Sept,
3, 1894,
Braeckly,
Wm. G .. . Sept.
22. 1849,
Germany.
May
, 1913,
Huntingburg. Bunker Hill.
1848
Illinois
12
27
21/2
41/2
...
.
49
3
1/2
* Dickover, S.
Feb. 3, 1836,
Wayne County, Ind.
Nov.
16, 1883,
1846
Illinois
.
9 1903 1905
Finkbeiner, M.
April .
28, 1827, Germany.
May 25, 1904,
Marshall, Illinois. Olney, Illinois.
lToward Co., Ind. Howard Co., Ind.
1888
East Pa. Indiana
2
2
·
30 1853| .
Freehafer, Geo. Frederick, G.
Dec.
April
1, 1831,
Stark County, Ohio.
April
30, 1905,
Hudson, Indiana.
Hudson, Indiana.
1975 1856
Indiana
2
4
· 7
Goeker, Henry .
July 12. 1870, Alsace, Germany.
Feb. 18, 1915,
Elberfeld, Ind.
Elberfeld, Indiana. 1893
Ohio Indiana Ohio
4
25
29 33
....
July 24, 1891,
Carmi, Illinois.
Grim, Levi .
1870
1
8
14
14
|1867 |1869
.......
Heim, Christ. .1Dec.
18, 1824, Switzerland.
May
30, 1907,
*Those marked with an asterisk are eharter members of Conferenee.
+ Many years.
#Dotted lines signify that information was not at hand or in some cases of ordination, advancement was never made.
§ One month.
101
C'ondo, E. E.
July
12, 1846,
Wayne County, Ind.
April 18, 1880,
18, 1889,
Dassell, Adolph
Mar.
5, 1830, Germany.
Dee.
12, 1891,
Oakland, Cal.
Elkhart, Indiana. Oakland, Cal.
1863 1892
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