History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, State of Indiana, Part 70

Author: Goodspeed Bros. & Co.
Publication date: 1884
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Stewarts-M. E. Chace, J. W. Hinkle, Jetson Eaton, C. P. Riggs, James Wallace, A. N. Weir and A. J. Stewart.


Class Leaders-M. E. Chace, S. Shalter, James M. DeCamp and J. W. Royse.


The present church edifice was begun under the administration of W. H. Cornelius, and completed under Rev. J. B. Hamilton in 1849.


The parsonage was built under the administration of Rev. J. A. Ward in 1881, and is a very nice two-story frame residence. The church and parsonage are estimated to be worth $10,000. The church is out of debt, and peace and Christian fellowship prevail.


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THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.


The following sketch is by Elder J. W. Wolfe:


The Christian Church had been organized in the vicinity of what is now Sullivan Town, about the year 1535, by Joseph W. Wolfe and A. P. Law, the only ministers preaching for that church in this part of the country at that time. This church built a small frame meeting-house on Section street in Sullivan about the years 1848 and 1849. In the year 1854, they built an addition thereto, adding about fifteen feet to the length, built a cupola thereon and placed a bell therein.


This house answered all ordinary purposes of meetings for worship for about twelve years. In 1866, this house being too small to hold the andiences assembling from time to time. the church erected a brick house on Broad street, 50x75 feet, and twenty-five feet between floor and ceiling, at a cost of $8,000; bought a larger bell and placed in the cupola. The church has kept regular preaching and worship in its houses from its organization to the present time. The ministers who have preached for this congregation-first, Joseph W. Wolfe, William C. McBride and John S. Howard; afterward, the following, some regularly for a term, others of these occasionally: Michael Combs, Joseph Wilson, J. Z. Tay- lor, O. P. Miller, M. B. Blount, A. D. Filmore, James Blankenship, M. T. Hough, W. F. Ackman, C. H. Strawn, William Holt, Alfred Elmore, Alexander Engle, B. C. Sherman, David Walk, W. F. Black, P. K. Dib- ble, William R. Jewell, W. B. F. Treat, W. H. Tiller, B. K. Smith, Alexander Campbell, Isaac Errit, Joseph Hastetler, William Speer and others; and more recently, J. C. Layman, J. W. Ingram, Anderson Ward, James L. Griffin, - Boone, H. T. Buff and J. C. Holloway. In the meantime, the church has improved its house of worship, until it is now worth $10,000, and has at this time a membership of between 300 and 400. This church has paid all demands for house and ministers, and has money in its treasury and at interest.


Other congregations have been organized in the county, partly from its membership, all taking the Bible as their only creed or book of dis- cipline, all believing in the divinity of Christ and the Bible, rejecting all sentarian tenets and names for the church and its members, speaking where the Bible speaks, and remaining silent where it is silent.


BAPTIST CHURCH-SKETCH BY THE REV. FUSON.


The Baptist Church of Sullivan was constituted with sixteen mem- bers April 23, 1853. The council for recognition was composed of ten Elders and laymen, of whom three are now living-Rev. William Stansil, William W. Higdon and James Lloyd. The history of the Baptist Church is so intimately connected with the history of the Rev. William Stansil that we cannot write the one without sketching the other. He was born in 1800, and devoted his early life to preaching the Gospel in


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the Wabash Valley. Living in Knox County, and passing through Sul- livan to Middletown, Vigo County, to preach, he was induced by Dr. John E. Lloyd and others to stop in Sullivan and preach in the Methodist Church, which was kindly opened to the few Baptists at that time in Sullivan. This was continued for a year or more, and the organization effected in that house.


. Jacob Marts was elected Permanent Chairman; Thomas Black and Stephen Ballard, Deacons; John Grigsby, Clerk. The Rev. Stansil soon removed from Knox County to Sullivan, and was pastor of this church for twelve consecutive years. During these years fifty-three re- ceived the hand of fellowship, swelling the number to about seventy members. As early as 1854, steps were taken by the church, which led to the building of the house now occupied on Jackson street, but the records do not show when it was completed. In 1863, the Rev. R. M. Parks took the charge of this church for some six months, after which the Rev. Stansil resumed the charge for four years. In January, 1868, Elder Stansil resigned the work, and from July following, Rev. Alexan- der Rhodes, of Ohio, supplied the pulpit for about ten months. In September, 1869, the Rev. L. W. Bicknell took the charge of this church, which he retained for about two years.


From January, 1872, Rev. M. C. Clark, for one year. From Novem- ber, 1873, Rev. T. N. Robertson, one year. From May, 1876, Rev. R. A. Taylor, for two years. After this, there was no regular work done for some time, Rev. J. M. Stansil and others preaching occasionally. In April, 1880. the Rev. G. P. Fuson was engaged to preach monthly. Under his administration the church property has been greatly improved, and the flock, which had become greatly scattered, gathered into the fold again, with others, making the present number about eighty. Of the original sixteen, only two remain-Willoughby Nichols and Zarilda .J. Reed.


In this day of temperance agitation, we could not fail to note the attitude of this Baptist Church on that question fourteen years ago. The following preamble and resolutions, which were adopted by said church, we copy word for word from their church record: "Whereas, The Bible forbids the use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage; and, as it has been intimated that liquor sellers have made screens for the benefit of. church members, Therefore, Resolved, That we and our brethren are absolutely forbidden to touch, taste or countenance the use or sale of in- toxicating liquors as a beverage. And now, in the presence of this church and community, and before Almighty God, we do most solemnly promise and pledge ourselves to do all in our power to secure total abstinence in our church; and that we will use every possible and lawful effort to pre- vent the sale of intoxicating drinks as a beverage in our country; and that we earnestly entreat our brethren to abstain from every appearance


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of evil, and never be seen entering a liquor shop; and, further, that we, as a church, do hereby make it a bar to fellowship, for any of her mem- ers to use or encourage the use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and that such will most certainly be called to account, if found guilty." Father Stansil, after watching the progress of this church for more than twenty years, is living in retirement in the eighty-fourth year of his age, and with his aged companion awaiting the summons to the upper and better church.


Trustees-David Bailey, N. Davis and John T. Beasley.


PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.


On the 31st of August, 1857, the Presbyterian Church of Sullivan was organized, by the Rev. Joseph W. Blythe and John M. McCord. assisted by Elders William Collins, of Carlisle Church, and Thomas Magill. There were sixteen members at the organization, three of whom are still living-D. J. Hutchison and I. H. Mckinney and wife. This church belonged to the old school body, until the union of the old and new in 1869. The meetings held at the organization were in the old Methodist Church.


D. J. Hutchison and Robert Griffith were the first Elders. The total membership for the twenty-six years has been 348; the present mem- bership 160. The following is the list of ministers who have supplied this church: J. L. Martin, of Vincennes, occasionally, from 1858 to 1859; F. R. Morton, of Princeton, occasionally, from 1859 to 1860; J. S. Gil- more, 1860 to 1861; S. B. Taggart, 1861 to 1863; Joseph Cook, 1864 to 1865; John Montgomery, 1865 to 1868; S. N. D. Martin, 1869 to 1870; J. S. Robertson, 1872 to 1876; J. H. Mateer, 1877 to the present time. The meetings were held in the Methodist Church, the court house, the parsonage and other residences. During the ministry of the Rev. Gil- more, a subscription was taken for building a house of worship amount- ing to $1,700, the minister giving $100. This, with $500 from the Church Erection Fund, made the original cost of the house $2,200. The building committee-D. J. Hutchison, L. A. Stewart, A. W. Smith and James Kelley -- made a contract for the work, but, the war beginning soon after, they tried to be freed. The builders, however, held them to their agreement, and with a very worthy showing of self denial and pluck, the work was done and paid for in the time specified.


Through the enterprise mostly of the younger members of the congre- gation, the handsome and convenient parsonage, on the north end of the ground, was erected during the summer of 1877. The Sunday school, through the persistence of some of the earnest and faithful ones of this church, has neither yielded to heat nor cold during all these years, but has kept steadily at its work in training the young in the truths of


.Sketch mostly by Rev. Mateer.


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the Bible, and endeavoring to lead them to the practice of its pre- cepts. The present officers are: W. G. Young, Superintendent; Miss Lou Smith, Assistant; W. E. Woods, Treasurer; Blanche Briggs, Secretary; Florence Stewart, Organist; Bessie Millner, Assistant. Officers of the church-Elders, J. H. Wilson, J. J. Thompson, Thomas Campbell, George Goodwin, W. W. Johnson and W. G. Young; Deacons, L. A. Stewart and Murray Briggs; Trustees, John F. Curry, John C. Chaney, John T. Hays, Ferdinand E. Basler and David Crawley.


THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.


Situated near the Evansville & Terre Haute depot is a frame house, which was built in 1867-68 by William Greenlee as contractor, under the supervision of Father McCarty, who was visiting Sullivan as a missionary at that time. The money to build it was raised by donation, a great part of it by those not members of this church, for which they now have the profound thanks of this congregation.


At that time there were only five or six Catholic families here, and they mostly poor. In 1868, Father Alderning took the place of Father McCarty, and held services once a month until 1872, when he had seats put into the church. Then Father McIvoy until about 1876. Father Lewis until about 1881. Since that time, divine services are held every third Sunday in the month by Father Francis, at about 10 o'clock, A. M., vespers and instruction in the afternoon. Communicants now about fifty. Seats free. This has been considered a mission, and has been at- tended by a priest from Terre Haute of the order of St. Francis.


BEORET SOCIETIES.


Sullivan has had quite a number of what are known as secret socie- ties, which have been organized and conducted with more or less suo- cess. The first of these in Sullivan, as remembered by the remaining of the first settlers, was a division of the Sons of Temperance. This lodge was organized in 1848 or 1849, and had a very great influence in this com- munity for several years. A great proportion of the citizens of the town and adjacent country became members.


They built for themselves, Maj. Stewart bossing the job, a good two- story frame hall, near the southwest corner of the square, and were in- strumental in restoring to sobriety and good citizenship many who had become slaves. to intemperance. Among these we cannot refrain from mentioning the name of Squire McDonald, who was a noted example of this class, and maintained his integrity during life, and ever afterward was remembered for his genial, generous and noble characteristics. Dur- ing the season of 1849, this order had a public mass meeting in the grove near the southeast corner of the square, where probably two thou- sand persons were present. The ladies of the town by their contribu-


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tions had procured a very beautiful Bible, which was presented to the order on this occasion. The. address appropriate to the order and its worth, and to the offering and its teachings, its warnings, ita promises and its blessings, upon a work of this kind and upon its workers, was made by Mrs. J. W. Hinkle. The response thereto was made by Dr. W. M. Crow- der. This Bible is still in the hands of the family of Maj. Stewart. The order went to Carlisle on the Fourth of July of that year, and had a gala day, all taking dinner at the hotel of Benson B. Riggs.


About this time, the fiery and fighting temperance lecturer, Ross, vis. ited Sullivan and delivered several lectures in the seminary. Again the order was out in procession, with banners flying, attracting and stirring the hearts of those early settlers. During the year 1850, the friends of tem- perance procured the signatures of a majority of all the voters of the town, asking the Legislature of the State to grant us a special act, forever pro- hibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage in the town. The reply to this petition by Dr. James K. O'Haver, the Representative from this county, was that the Legislature was about to revise the laws of the State, would pass some general law on this subject, but would not pass special acts. Since that time, we have had organization and re-organi- zation of Good Templars, Royal Templars, etc., who have been doing their work, sometimes doing it very well, sometimes haltingly. In 1855, we had prohibition for about six months, when the law was declared unconstitu- tional by Judge Perkins. Since that we had local option for a short time, which reduced the number of our saloons. The State Legislature soon repealed or changed that law, and so the contest has gone on between temperance workers and the liquor traffic-the former saving some, the latter destroying very many. We cannot close this article without placing upon record the fact that after the various opinions held and advocated during these years by the temperance workers-some advocating the regulating or the restraining of the sale of intoxicating drinks, believing it not to be the use but the abuse that was hurtful; others have wanted to restrain and derive profit therefrom by high license; others have ad- vocated local option; others prohibition. But the sentiment has advanced until every temperance organization in the land, and almost every tem- perance worker, has settled down to the conviction that the only relief from this curse that rests upon us is the prohibition of the manufacture and sale of all intoxicating liquors as a beverage; and in front of the temperance work in this State we now recognize the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, with its capital stock of $100,000, and its host of indefatigable, life-long. workers.


ODD FELLOWS.


Sullivan Lodge, No. 147, I. O. O. F., was organized under a charter granted by the Grand Lodge of Indiana, July 18, 1854. The charter


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members were: William Wilson, H. S. Hanchett, Eli Bowyer, Henry K. Wilson and John S. Howard. The growth of this lodge has been con- stant and healthful since its organization, except during the war of the rebellion. The hall of the lodge, with charter, books, and all its other property, was destroyed by fire on the night of the 27th of November, 1862.


During this time of the lodge's destitution and the nation's strife, the life of the lodge depended npon the fidelity of a very few earnest members. We find of these few yet in the lodge, Murray Briggs, James W. Hinkle, Dr. J. J. Thompson and William Greenlee.


A new charter seems not to have been issued to the lodge until March 23, 1869. Since that time, the perpetuity of the lodge has been beyond question, its prosperity having been without check. It now numbers eighty-two members in good standing, of the very best men of the town and vicinity.


The lodge owns its own hall, a very commodious one, well finished and furnished, being the second story of Nos. 3 and 4, Wilkey & Allen's brick block on Jackson street, near the southwest corner of the Public Square.


The influence of a lodge like No. 147 is undoubtedly to better those gaining membership therein.


Since its organization, it has paid large amounts in relief and benefits to its own afflicted members and their families, and no mean amount to aid the needy outside of the order, as some of the relief committees could attest; and still the assets of the lodge, in real and well secured personal estate amount, to the sum of $4,367.05. The present elective officers are William Joice, N. G .; J. C. Briggs, V. G .; T. P. McBride, Secretary; O. H. Crowder, Treasurer; Thomas B. Eaton, P. S .; U. Coul- son, James M. Decamp and Joseph H. Reed, Trustees.


In connection with this Odd Fellows' Lodge is a prosperous Encamp- ment branch of the order. Officers: T. P. McBride, C. P .; John Bla- lock, H. P .; James M. Lang, S. W .; Joseph H. Reed, J. W .; W. S. Smith, S .; J. P. Stratton, T.


Also, a Uniformed Degree Camp: J. C. Chaney, Commander; James M. Decamp, Vice Chancellor; William Joice, Officer of Guard; Mark Farley, Treasurer; James M. Lang, Secretary.


FREEMASONS.


Sullivan Lodge, No. 263, A., F. & A. M., was organized under a dis- pensation from the Grand Lodge of June 9, 1859, with W. H. Cornelius, W. M .; Alex Knog, S. W .; Willis G. Neff, J. W., and Joseph W. Briggs, Secretary, and continued to work under the dispensation until May 30, 1860, when the Grand Lodge granted a charter, with Lafayette Stewart, W. M .; John S. Dukate, S. W .; Ziba Foote, J. W., and Israel W. Booth,


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Secretary. Although the beginning was with few members, and under some difficulties, their labors have been rewarded. The lodge now num- bers 112 members. They own their own hall, a beautiful structure, be- ing the third story of the brick block at the northeast corner of the pub- lic square This hall is furnished in the latest and richest style, and is valued at $4,000. The present officers are: James A. Marlow, W. M .; H. J. Hays, S. W .; Joseph A. Reed, J. W .; P. McEneney, T .; James M. Decamp, S .; John T. Beasley, S. D .; James M. Lang, J. D .; B. S. Wolfe and N. Davis, Stewards; L. Stewart, Thomas Burton and Thomas F. Bland, Trustees.


INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF SULLIVAN.


Sullivan was incorporated December 8th, 1853, by the act of the County Commissioners, William Beard, Levi Maxwell and Jacob Hoke, on & petition dated August the 20th, 1853, signed by the following names: John J. Thompson, H. S. Hanchett, Robert M. Griffith, John Richards, James Martin, John Bridwell, William C. McBride, Elias Walls, H. S. Orr, Alfred Turner, Alex Talley, William P. Hale, James Mckinley, John T. Turner, Thomas J. Carey, John T. Gunn, William E. Catlin, B. Hasselback, William Wilson, Chester O. Davis, James W. Hinkle, John Eaton, James H. Chase, Craven Reed, Sheb. O. Reed, G. W. A. Luzader, C. W. Eaton, Squire McDonald, John B. Hughs, M. E. Chace, James H. Reid, B. C. Sherman, Pleast. Miller, E. Bowyer, Alex Snow, Daniel Brickey, John S. Davis, Milburn Reed, Eli Shepherd, Andrew Turner, S. Nichols, J. P. S. Reed. W. N. Humphreys, B. V. Wible, Benjamin Stice, W. B. Ogle, D. Turner, W. Holland, J. B. Grigs- ley, Solomon Draper, S. J. Dooley, W. B. Ogle, Jr., A. McIntosh, G. W. Hanchett, W. Griffith, Isaac Copeland, John E. Lloyd, M. Kirkham, William R. Benton, Isaac Stewart, L. H. S. Orr, James McIntosh and B. H. McGrew. Petition verified by James H. Reed and E. Bowyer. Survey made by William S. Hinkle, surveyor; making 129.79 acres. Population, 350, taken by Robert M. Griffith.


We cannot give a catalogue of the town officers which have been elected from year to year, as the early town records are lost, or so mis- placed as not to be accessible, and the returns of the same, which should be in the County Clerk's office, are in the same condition.


The first Town Board we find the certificate of is that of 1855: B. C. Sherman, R. A. Moore, James W. Hinkle, George N. Graham and Eli Bowyer, Trustees; James Kelley, Marshal, Clerk, Assessor and Treas- urer.


1857 -- Thomas McIntosh, David Reed, W. E. Catlin, Daniel Brickey and James Mckinley, Trustees; Charles P. Cochran, Marshal; Homer Davis, Treasurer; J. P. Dufficey, Clerk, and David Butcher, Assistant.


1862-William E. Catlin, G. S. Coffman, Benjamin Timmons,


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Charles Scott and Levi Maxwell, Trustees; Samuel. Wall, Marshal and Assessor; J. W. Wolfe, Clerk and Treasurer.


1866-William E. Catlin, A. M. Murphy, James Kelley, Peter Secrist, John Milner, Trustees; C. Taylor, Clerk; T. C. Lovell, Marshal.


1867-William E. Catlin, W. K. McGrew, Peter Secrist, James A. Catlin, Clerk and Treasurer; T. C. Lovell, Marshal.


1870-J. W. Wolfe, J. S. Palmer, M. H. Eaton, J. T. Musick and A. Snow, Trustees; James Burks, Clerk and Treasurer; James A. Baker, Marshal.


1872-J. W. Wolfe, S. S. Coffman, U. Coulson, William McCammon and Jeff Able, Trustees; P. R. Jenkins, Clerk; B. R. Lucas, Marshal. 1874 J. W. Wolfe, A. B. Stansil, William Miles, J. R. Mckinley, Philip Thurman, Trustees; Jo L. Stewart, Clerk and Treasurer.


1875-James A. Catlin, A. B. Stansil, U. Coulson, Thomas J. Rob- bins and James H. Mckinley, Trustees; William H. Burks, Clerk and Treasurer.


1876-J. W. Wolfe, W. Benefiel, W. Miles, P. R. Jenkins, and G' L. Speake, Trustees; W. H. Burks, Clerk and Treasurer.


1877-J. H Wilson, W. H. Crowder, W. Miles, J. Ernest and T. Hawkins, Trustees; W. H. Burks, Clerk and Treasurer.


1878-J. P. Statton, A. Marchino, James A. Baker, Thomas J. Rob- bins and John H. Robertson, Trustees; Theodore Harper, Clerk and Treasurer.


1879-James Eaton, W. H. Crowder, C. L. Davis, W. MocCammon and Jeff Abel, Trustees; R. A. Moore, Clerk; William Curtis, Marshal.


1880-J. Eaton, P. Hyde, C. L. Davis, W. McCammon, J. H. Rob- ertson, Trustees; R. M. Dear, Clerk and Treasurer; G. W. Dooley, Mar- shal.


1881-J. Eaton, J. A. Catlin, $, Barnes, A. Mcclellan, and W. E. Aydelotte, Trustees; N. Davis, Clerk and Treasurer; B. R. Lucas, Mar- shal.


1882-R. H. Crowder, A. Marchino, John T. Haxell, Trustees; T. B. Eaton, Clerk and Treasurer; B. R. Lucas, Marshal.


1883-Present Board-R. H. Crowder, Adam Marchino, John T. Haxell, William H. Burks and William E. Aydelotte, Trustees; Thomas B. Eaton, Clerk and Treasurer; B. R. Lucas, Marshal. August 10, 1880, there was an election to incorporate Sullivan as a city. For, 81; Against, 169.


POPULATION-POSTMASTERS.


The population of Sullivan in 1853, 350. The population of Sullivan in 1860: white, 935; colored, 14; total, 949. The population of Sullivan in 1870: Natives, 1,348; Foreigners, 48; white 1,389, colored, 7; total, 1,396. The population of Sullivan in 1880, 2, 161. At present time about 2,500. The first Postmaster of the Sullivan Post Office, after its establish-


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ment in 1842, was Sanders M. Howard, whose hat, it is said was his prin- cipal delivery box; he delivering from it to those favored ones to whom mail matter was addressed, as he met them. His successors have been James H. Reid, James W. Hinkle, John P. Dufficey, John H. Wilson, William N. Humphreys, M. E. Chace, John S. Moore, James Martin, Josiah Martin, Isaac M. Brown, U. Coulson, James A. Hays, U. Coulson.


ADDITIONS TO SULLIVAN.


1. James B. Holloway's Addition, made December 20, 1853 -- two and three-eighth acres of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 34, Town 8, Range 9; twenty lots.


2. James W. Brodie's Subdivision of Outlot No. 12 into ten lots, August 19, 1854.


8. James H. and William Reid's Subdivision of Outlot No. 3 in- to eleven lots, April 18, 1855. -


4. James H. and William Reed's Subdivision of the north half of Outlot No. 4 into twelve lots, April 18, 1855.


5. Crowder heirs' subdivision of Outlots 1, 2 and 8 into twenty-six lots, April 28, 1855.


& Snow & Cochran's Addition on the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 27, Town 8, Range 9 north, of and adjoin- ing Outlots 8, 4 and 5-thirty-one lots; September 8, 1855. Original entry by Thomas F. Lee January 31, 1843.


7. Dizon's Addition, made October 8, 1855, on the southeast quar- ter of the southwest quarter of Section 27, Town 8, Range 9-fifty-six lots. Original entry by Job Walls December 29, 1839.


8. Gray, Watson & Bloom's Addition, May 29, 1856, of the south- east quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 27, Town 8, Range 9- 107 lota. Entered by Job Walls December 29, 1837.


9. W. C. McBride's Subdivision of the east half of Outlot No. 9 into eight lots, December 25, 1857.


10. G. W. A. Luzader's Subdivision of Outlot 19 into nine lots, May 15, 1858.


11. Owen's Addition, made January 3, 1861, in the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 28, and the northeast quar- ter of the northeast quarter of Section 33, Town 8, Range 9.




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