History of Saint Louis City and County, from the earliest periods to the present day: including biographical sketches of representative men, Part 165

Author: Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas), 1843-1898
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia : L.H. Everts
Number of Pages: 1358

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The committee, after consultation, recommended that application should be made to the City Council to appropriate some funds for the relief of the sufferers, and that a committee of five should be appointed to solicit subscriptions in each ward. The suggestions of the committee were acted upon, and the following gentlemen were nominated to collect gratuities :

For First Ward, Matthias Steitz, H. G. Soulard, John Dunn, William Horine, and John Withnell. For Second Ward, Hiram Shaw, S. M. Sill, J. G. Barry, George Morton, and John J. Anderson. For Third Ward, John B. Sarpy, J. B. Brua, A. L. Mills, T. B. Targee, and Gibson Corthron. For Fourth Ward, George A. Hyde, Col. George Mead, Robert P. Clark, J. B. Camden, and Jacob Hawkins. For Fifth Ward, N. Aldrich, A. Carr, John Leach, John Whitehill, and J. G. Shands. For Sixth Ward, Dennis Marks, W. Field, James Gordon, and T. O. Duncan. There was also a committee appointed to distribute among the sufferers the sums collected from private bounty.

On Dec. 3, 1845, another public meeting was held, at which George Collier presided, and Henry B. Belt was secretary. A committee, consisting of Hon. Bryan Mullanphy, Gen. Nathan Ranney, Unit Raisin, Capt. Connoly, Edward Bredell, H. D. Bacon, Ed- ward Tracy, M. De Lange, Maj. A. Wetmore, Mr. Meyers, Alex. Kayser, Dr. R. P. Simmons, was ap- pointed to inquire into the condition of the poor of the city. The committee reported to an adjourned meeting the following day that a supply of fuel was more needed than anything else, as that the article was selling at eight dollars per cord for wood, and twenty cents per bushel for coal. The following gen- tlemen were appointed for the several wards to inquire into the cases of suffering and want in the same :

First Ward, A. Wetmore; Second Ward, N. Ranney ; Third Ward, Edward Tracy; Fourth Ward, Capt. Connolly ; Fifth Ward, Alex. Kayser ; Sixth Ward, B. Mullanphy.

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This led to provisions for ample relief at that time. A meeting of the citizens was held at the court-house Jan. 7, 1847, for the purpose of adopting some meas- ures of relief for the suffering poor. John Simonds was called to the chair, and C. C. Cady appointed secretary. The meeting resulted in the appointment of a committee of seventy to take whatever measures were necessary for the relief of the destitute. The committee was composed of-

Sixth Ward, William Vandeventer, Col. A. P. Field, Peter Brooks, Gregory Byrne, Charles B. Anderson, D. W. Dixon, Dr. E. B. Smith, Calvin Case, Maj. Dobyns, John Sigerson, Larkin Denver, A. P. Ladew; Fifth Ward, Dr. Reuben Knox, Lyman Farwell, John Leach, John B. Carson, John Whitehill, Samuel Gaty, David Tatum, Capt. Sparhawk, Laurason Riggs, William Brannagan; Fourth Ward, George Collier, J. B. Brant, H. T. Darrah, C. B. Parsons, Samuel H. Peacke, Wm. T. Christy, Wayman Crow, William Nesbit, Asa Wilgus, Demetrius A. Magahan, N. E. Janney; Third Ward, Bernard Pratte, Dr. Anderson, Dr. Linton, Col. L. V. Bogy, H. L. Patterson, George K. McGunnegle, Edward Walsh, W. P. Fisher, P. B. Tiffany, Edward Bredell, Col. Keemle, Col. A. P. Field, B. Mullanphy ; Second Ward, John Wolff, John Simonds, Patrick Ryder, Robert Campbell, Dr. Julius Henry, Charles S. Rannels, John H. Watson, D. D. Page, George R. Taylor, A. B. Chambers, Charles Jacoby ; First Ward, Col. P. M. Dillon, H. Milking- ton, C. Urici, Charles Huth, Wm. Glasgow, Jr., Judge David Chambers, John Black, D. B. Hill, Matthias Steitz, John Dunn, D. D. Donovan; township, R. Barth, Ernest Angelrodt, Adol- phus Meier, Col. J. P. Thompson, H. D. Bacon, Henry Chou- teau, Neree Vallé, Isaac McHose, John Withnell, H. Paddle- ford.

This committee made collections, and a second com- mittee was appointed on distribution, consisting of-

First Ward, David P. Hill, treasurer; Charles Huth, C. Ulrich, H. Pilkington, B. Soulard. Second Ward, G. H. Tay- lor, treasurer ; Nathan Ranney, Charles S. Rannels, David Keith, Henry Keyser. Third Ward, Henry Von Phul, treas- urer ; Adam L. Mills, Charles R. Hall, J. C. Bredell, Henry T. Blow. Fourth Ward, William C. Christy, treasurer; Theron Barnum, Wayman Crow, H. R. Singleton, C. C. Whittlesey. Fifth Ward, Laurason Riggs, treasurer; Dr. R. Knox, John Whitehill, L. Farwell, Joshua Tucker. Sixth Ward, Dr. Donelson, treasurer ; Col. William Chambers, A. P. Ladew, W. Vandeventer, G. Byrne. Township, Robert Barth, treas- urer; Adolphus Meier, John Withnell, H. D. Bacon, Augustus H. Evans.

During the prevalence of the cholera in St. Louis in 1849, Mayor John M. Krum called a public mass- meeting to adopt measures for the relief of the sick and suffering poor, and later in the year another mass-meeting was held " for the relief of the chil- dren made destitute by the prevailing epidemic." At the latter meeting ample measures were adopted by a committee consisting of Hiram Shaw, John H. Gay, Waldemar Fisher, T. B. Hudson, W. W. Greene, W. D. Skillman, A. J. P. Garesché, John S. Blane, Edward Hale, Francis Toncray, John R. Hammond, Rudolph Bircher, A. Riddle, John

R. Hammond, and Nathaniel Childs, who operated under the supervision of the Committee of Public Health, comprised of R. S. Blennerhassctt, Trusten Polk, G. Thomas, A. B. Chambers, Isaac A. Hodges, J. M. Field, L. M. Kennett, Lewis Bach, William G. Clark, T. T. Gantt, H. L. Patterson, and Thomas Dennis.

The following extract from a local paper in 1852 shows the feeling existing among the citizens of St. Louis regarding charity and benevolence :

" The present year has been one of signal instances of noble- hearted contributions to objects of general utility and public benevolence. There was the subscription of twenty thousand dol- lars by H. D. Bacon to the Mercantile Library Association, then Col. O'Fallon built and donated to the Medical College the elegant edifice at the corner of Seventh and Spruce Streets, at a cost of more than twenty thousand dollars, for the purposes of a dispen- sary for the use of the poor. He has also made provision for the perpetual payment of one thousand dollars per annum for the support of the dispensary. Recently the lady of one of our citizens has been instrumental in securing ten thousand dol- lars for the purpose of erecting an asylum for poor widows, or a 'widows' home.' In this ten thousand dollars there are six one-thousand-dollar subscriptions ; and it may be mentioned, to the high honor of Col. O'Fallon, that in addition to a sub- scription of one thousand dollars to this object he subscribed fifteen acres of valuable land near the city to the same. It is a noticeable fact in St. Louis that our young men are among the most generous contributors to benevolent objects. Of the six who subscribed one thousand dollars each to the Widows' Home, three are among our young business men, Messrs. H. T. Blow, William Belcher, and H. D. Bacon. The same week that Mr. Belcher subscribed to this object he subscribed one thousand dollars to the church under charge of the Rev. Mr. Homes, and Mr. Bacon, as is well known to many, has, with unbounded liberality, entered into the same enterprise."

The general periodical movements on the part of the citizens culminated in the formation of the St. Louis Provident Association in 1862, with the object of looking after the interests of the poor of the city not otherwise provided for by churches or other be- nevolent bodies, of providing them with suitable cm- ployment when expedient, and of otherwise aiding them in such ways as might be deemed most judicious. As an organization it depended almost entirely for its support on public confidence in its directory and the principles upon which it was governed, which were, briefly, to relieve no case except upon personal inves- tigation, and only through the visitor of tlre appli- cant's district, and then to give only necessary articles, to prevent interference with the sphere of churches and charitable associations, and to prevent applicants from receiving assistance from various charities at the same time. In 1863 the association was incorporated by an act of the Legislature. During the epidemic which prevailed in the city in 1866 the calls upon the association greatly increased. The County Court, with

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commendable liberality, gave five thousand dollars to assist the poor, to be dispensed by the Provident As- sociation. The officers of the association then were Joshua Cheever, president ; William Downing, vice- president ; S. A. Ranlett, treasurer ; and J. W. Mc- Intyre and Levin H. Baker, secretaries. The direc- tors were William Downing, Levin H. Baker, Joshua Cheever, Henry C. Yeager, Thomas Morrison, James P. Fiske, J. W. McIntyre, Jolın R. Lionberger, J. P. Doane, and D. K. Ferguson. The incorporators of the association in 1863 were M. M. Harrison, J. W. McIntyre, T. B. Edgar, R. I. Lockwood, John R. Lionberger, Joshua Cheever, Thomas Morrison, Edward D. Jones, William Downing, and Levin H. Baker. Its officers in 1882 were-

George Partridge, president ; George II. Morgan, secretary ; Directors, George Partridge, Henry S. Platt, John W. Donald- son, John W. Larimore, Charles Forthwein, R. M. Scruggs, Dwight Durkee, John R. Lionberger, George S. Drake, S. M. Dodd, Augustus Knight, Robert Dougherty, T. B. Chamberlain, John T. Davis, Charles W. Barstow, Joseph W. Branch, John C. Fischer, James M. Corbitt, G. Sessinghaus, George A. Baker.

The depot of the association is at No. 1416 Cham- bers Strect. From its organization until Nov. 1, 1881, the association had expended for the poor of St. Louis $418,657.42.

In 1867 an association of Protestant ladies was organ- ized in St. Louis for the gratuitous maintenance and liberal education of Southern female children whom the calamities of war have deprived of other means of edu- cation. The best schools of such different Protestant denominations as were desired by parents or guardians were selected, as near the respective homes of the pupils as eligible, and every care was taken to secure the welfare and happiness of those committed to the association. The officers of the association were : President, Mrs. Jane E. Lewis; Treasurer, Mrs. Archibald Robinson ; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Wil- liam N. Beall ; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Pamela H. Cowan.

Bible and Tract Societies .- In the year 1814 two missionaries, Messrs. Mills and Smith, mentioned elsewhere, visited St. Louis and awakened an interest in the minds of several persons regarding the circula- tion of the Bible in the city and State, but at that time nothing was accomplished to this end. In 1817 the first Bible Society west of the Mississippi was es- tablished in Washington County, Mo. On Dec. 15, 1818, a mecting of the citizens of St. Louis was called at the court-house for the purpose of forming a Bible Society. It was largely attended, Col. Rufus Easton presiding, and John Simonds being secretary. A con- stitution was adopted declaring that, " impressed with

the importance of a general circulation of the sacred Scriptures, we, the undersigned, agree to form ourselves. into a society designated by the name of the Missouri Auxiliary Bible Society." On December 22d follow- ing an adjourned meeting of the society was held at the residence of Rev. Salmon Giddings, at which the following officers were chosen :

Nathaniel B. Tucker, president; Stephen Hempstead, Col. Alexander McNair, and Rev. James E. Welsh, vice-presidents ; Col. Samuel Hammond, treasurer; Rev. S. Giddings, secretary ; Col. Rufus Easton, Rufus Pettibone, Rev. John M. Peck, John Jacoby, Charles W. Ilunter, John Simonds, Thomas Jones, directors.

In an annual report a few years later the executive of the society, referring to the original formation of the organization, said,-

" It is fully in the recollection of some present that at that pc- riod irreligious principles and contempt for the holy Scriptures were openly avowed. Societies for their circulation met with sncers and ridicule. Those who ventured forward in the Bible cause counted the cost. They enlisted with the determination to persevere."

In 1819 an auxiliary Bible Society was established at St. Charles, and accomplished good results in the country in the forks of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, and "among the soldiers at Council Bluffs."

For several years the society, as stated at that time, did little more " than to be almoners of the bounty of the parent institution, and to circulate a box of Bibles, barely retaining its existence." In 1825 efforts were made to revive it, and the following well-known citi- zens were associated with it as officers :

Col. John O'Fallon, president; Rev. Andrew Monroe, Rev. Thomas Ilorrell, Hon. Thomas II. Benton, vice-presidents ; Rev. James Keyte, secretary ; Rev. J. M. Peck, assistant secretary ; Rev. Salmon Giddings, treasurer; Charles S. Hempstead, Jo- siah Spalding, Joseph V. Garnier, Thomas Essex, Dr. H. L. Hoffman, Dr. John Young, managers.

The latter part of the following year found many of those who had been identified with the Bible So- ciety interesting themselves in the formation of a tract society. This movement resulted in the organ- ization, on Dec. 11, 1826, of the Missouri and Illi- nois Tract Society, auxiliary to the American Tract Society in New York, the object of which was " to promote evangelical religion and morality by the cir- culation of religious tracts, and to aid the parent so- ciety in extending its operation." The officers of this society for the first year were-

Rev. Thomas Horrell, president; William Collins, vice-presi- dent ; Rev. S. Giddings, corresponding secretary ; John Rus- sell, recording secretary; Rev. James Keyte, treasurer and agent; Rev. J. M. Peck, Rev. John Drew, Stephen Hempstead, executive committee.

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In February, 1843, in accordance with a public notice read in the pulpits of the various Evangelical Churches, a meeting was held in the Fourth Street Methodist Church, having for its object the formation of an evangelical association. On motion of Rev. Dr. Bullard, Rev. Dr. Potts was called to the chair, and stated the object of the meeting and the character of the society to be formed. H. M. Field was chosen secretary. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Boyle, Bullard, and Wall, was appointed to report a constitu- tion, which they did in a short time, and the title of " The Evangelical Society of St. Louis" was adopted, its objects as stated being to " promote the moral and spiritual interests of the inhabitants of the city by the distribution of Bibles, religious books and tracts, and personal visitation." The following officers were elected :

President, Capt. John Simonds; Vice-Presidents, Revs. A. Bullard, D.D., William S. Potts, D.D., I. T. Hinton, J. H. Linn, Joseph Boyle, H. M. Field, G. Smith, W. M. Rush, D. W. Pollock, L.S. Jacoby, G. W. Wall; Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Heath ; Sec- retary, Moses M. Pallen, M.D .; Treasurer, S. A. Kellogg; Ex- ecutive Committee, Rev. Nathaniel Childs, Jr., William M. Mc- Pherson, David Keith, J. A. Ross, R. R. Field, Seymour Kellogg, John Schoettler.

The society was in existence several years, and ac- coniplished much good.

In 1847 the Missouri Bible Society was established, and among its promoters were Hon. Peter G. Gam- den, Hon. Edward Bates, Trusten Polk, George K. Budd, J. B. Crockett, H. S. Geyer, Nathaniel Childs, David Keith.

The St. Louis Young Men's Christian Associa- tion .- On Thursday evening, Oct. 13, 1853, twenty- three young men from various churches of this city met in the lecture-room of the Second Baptist Church to deliberate upon the expediency of the formation of a St. Louis Young Men's Christian Association. At this meeting it was unanimously decided that an or- ganization should be effected, and a committee of five, consisting of George W. Tracy, S. B. Johnson, Charles C. Salter, Henry W. Rice, and John T. Campbell, with the chairman, was appointed to draft a con- stitution and by-laws, to be presented at an adjourned meeting to be held one week thereafter in the lecture- room of the Second Presbyterian Church. This com- mittee met from evening to evening in pursuance of its duty, and finally, on Oct. 1, 1853, permanently organized under the title of " The St. Louis Young Men's Christian Association," at the Westminster Church, by the election of E. W. Blatchford, presi- dent; A. Henry Forman, secretary ; Isaac Wyman, treasurer. On Sunday evening, November 13th, the first public meeting was held in the Second Presbyte- rian Church. The evangelical churches throughout

the city were closed, and the clergymen representing eight different denominations participated. The pres- ent association of the same name was permanently organized Dec. 16, 1875, after a preliminary meeting November 4th preceding in the pastor's study of the then Union Methodist Episcopal Church, now the prop- erty and home of the association. The original officers were H. C. Wright, president ; F. L. Johnston and Dr. L. H. Laidley, vice-presidents ; Charles C. Nich- olls, recording secretary ; S. J. Junkin, registering secretary ; E. D. Shaw, corresponding secretary ; E. Anson Moore, treasurer. The early meetings were held in a small room in a hotel corner of Twelfth and St. Charles Streets, kept by Mrs. L. H. Baker, until early in 1876, during the meetings conducted by Messrs. Whittle and Bliss at the Rink, and through their agency the association made such progress that on March 30, 1876, with a membership of one hun- dred and fifty, rooms were rented in the Singer Building, corner of Fifth and Locust Streets. Soon after this it became practicable to employ a general secretary, and Walter C. Douglass, then a young convert, was appointed to the position, which he con- tinues to fill. In September, 1876, the growing membership and increasing work necessitated a sec- ond removal to 620 Locust Street, in which building were fitted up a pleasant reading-room, a large hall for prayer and business meetings, social gatherings, lectures, concerts, etc., and an office for the general secretary. The association was chartered Nov. 30, 1877, Messrs. E. Anson Moore, F. H. Bacon, and H. M. Blossom being the incorporators.

In January, 1878, a third removal was made into more commodious rooms at 704 Olive Street. As the result of efforts on the part of Rev. D. L. Moody, at the close of his labors in St. Louis during the winter of 1879-80, and through the aid of citizens, the as- sociation was enabled to purchase, May 4, 1880, from the trustees of the Union Methodist Episcopal Church, the property which it now occupies, at a cost of thirty- seven thousand five hundred dollars.

The building was crected by the Union Presbyte- rian Church (an independent organization), and Messrs. Page & Bacon, then the leading bankers of the city, were the principal contributors to its ercction, as well as to the support of Rev. Mr. Homes, its pastor ; but when this banking firm failed, and Mr. Homes retired from the ministry, the congregation became disorgan- ized and eventually dissolved. On March 14, 1862, they sold their church to the Methodists, who paid them for it thirty-seven thousand three hundred dol- lars. It had cost to build, including parsonage and furniture, ninety thousand dollars.

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The lot has a frontage on Eleventh Street of one hundred and two and a half feet by a depth of one hundred and twenty-one feet. The building fronts on Eleventlı Street, and runs back on Locust Street the entire length of the lot. The square tower at the southeast corner of the building is one hundred and forty five feet in height, and commands a fine view of the city. On the first floor of the building is a large and commodious reading-room. Directly in front of the main entrance and to the left of this are the offices of the general secretary, assistant secretary, and sec- retary of the German branch.

To the left of the side entrance to the building on Locust Street is a large, pleasant, airy hall, in which arc held all the noon-mectings, the Sunday-school, etc. The upper floor, formerly the main auditorium of the church, is used for concerts, lectures, larger gospel meetings, and as a public hall for outside lectures. It is handsomely carpeted, and has a capacity for one thousand persons.

The former church parsonage, a building of ten rooms, adjoining the main building on the north, has been converted into a free dispensary for the relief of the indigent sick from all parts of the city. The German Young Men's Christian Association united with the general association on July 16, 1880, with a membership of one hundred and twenty-five. The association has two branches for railroad work, one in East St. Louis, where a handsome and commodious building has been erected on ground leased for a nom- inal sum from the Vandalia Railroad. The building was put up at a cost of two thousand dollars, which was defrayed by the several railroad and transporta- tion companies centring here, and they also unite in providing for its maintenance. It contains a reading- room, wash-rooms, barber shop, etc. The other branch is in the Union Depot building, where the association has established a reading-room, with checker-boards, dominoes, and chess.

E. Anson Moore was the second of the three presidents whom the association has thus far had. The present board of officers consists of F. L. Johnston, president ; H. C. Wright and I. M. Mason, vice-pres- idents ; H. H. Wright, recording secretary ; H. E. Knox, registering secretary ; W. H. Mason, corre- sponding secretary ; E. P. V. Ritter, treasurer. Paid officers : Walter C. Douglass, general secretary ; Geo. W. Jones, assistant secretary ; Jacob Kessler, secre- tary German branch.

and C. R. Springer being the incorporators. Its object was, at first, the carc of young industrial women, but this care has since been extended to aged men and their wives. The Women's Christian Hone was first located in rented rooms on the corner of Fifth and Poplar Streets. The corner-stone of the present building, No. 1812 Washington Avenue, was laid in May, 1876, and the building occupied in January, 1877. There is also a Branchı Memorial Home at Grand and Magnolia Avenues. The presidents of the association have been Mrs. J. E. Allen, 1869 to 1875; Mrs. C. R. Springer, 1875 to 1882. The first board of directors consisted of Mrs. J. E. Allen, president ; Mrs. A. H. Burlingham, corresponding secretary ; Mrs. C. R. Springer, recording secretary ; and six vice-presidents. The present board is com- posed of Mrs. C. R. Springer, president ; Mrs. D. Arnold, corresponding secretary ; Mrs. Q. J. Drake, recording secretary ; and six vice-presidents.

Colonization Societies .- In March, 1825, a pub- lic meeting was held in the Methodist Episcopal Church to take into consideration the propriety of establishing in St. Louis an auxiliary to the American Colonization Society. Rev. Salmon Giddings was chairman, and Rev. James Keyte secretary. . On motion of Hon. William Carr Lane, it was resolved that it was expedient to form the society, and Messrs. A. Monroe, S. Giddings, and J. Keyte were named as a committee to draft a constitution. The perma- nent organization was not, however, effected until 1828, when Hon. William C. Carr was chosen presi- dent ; Col. John O'Fallon, Hon. James H. Peck, Dr. William Carr Lane, and Edward Bates, vice-presidents; Theodore Hunt, Edward Charless, Henry S. Geyer, Charles S. Hempstead, Thomas Cohen, Robert Wash, H. L. Hoffman, John Smith, Joseph C. Laveille, Salmon Giddings, John H. Gay, and John M. Peck, managers ; Josiah Spalding, corresponding secretary ; D. Hough, recording secretary ; H. Von Phul, treas- urcr. The title of this organization was the St. Louis Colonization Society, auxiliary to the American Society. In 1831 the officers of the society were-

William C. Carr, president ; William Carr Lane, first vice- president ; Henry S. Geyer, second vice-president ; A. McAl- ister, third vice-president; A. Gamble, fourth vice-president; Henry Von Puhl, treasurer ; Beverly Allen, corresponding sec- retary ; D. Hough, recording secretary ; Managers, Henry S. Potts, Thomas Cohen, John Shackford, John Finney, J. V. Garnier, John H. Gay, H. R. Gamble, John K. Walker, A. L. Johnson, Edward Bates, N. Ranney, E. J. Phillips.

The St. Louis Women's Christian Association We find no further record of this organization. On the 26th of July, 1839, the friends of the American Colonization Society met, pursuant to adjournment, was organized November, 1868, and chartered Jan. 5, 1870, Jane E. Allen, Mary A. Edgar, Anna C. Moore, Clarice C. Partridge, Emily R. Stevens, ! at the Methodist Church. The committee to which

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was assigned the duty of preparing a constitution for the Missouri State Colonization Society, and furnish- ing a list of candidates for the same by its chair- man, Logan Hunton, presented a constitution and list of officers. The officers, who were unanimously elected by the meeting, were-

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History of Saint Louis City and County, from the earliest periods to the present day: including biographical sketches of representative men, Part 165

Author: Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas), 1843-1898 Publication date: 1883 Publisher: Philadelphia : L.H. Everts Number of Pages: 1358

Author: Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas), 1843-1898
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia : L.H. Everts
Number of Pages: 1358