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Robt. Graham
J. B. Briney
Enos Campbell
I. B. Grubbs
C. L. Loos
J. W. McGarvey
F: D. Power
Love H. ,Jamieson
D. R. Dungan SOME "STANDARD" CONTRIBUTORS
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tory of that growth is well-nigh the history of The Standard Publishing Company.
The company has entered its second half- century with a publishing plant second to none among the religious publishing-houses of the country, and with a publishing service that ex- tends to twenty-two thousand communities and is increasing day by day. This is all the more gratifying, as it is a tribute of a great people to an unswerving adherence to the guiding prin- ciples of the faith.
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F. D. Kershner
Geo. P. Rutledge Editor
Willard L. Mohorter
M. M. Davis
B. J. Radford
A. W. Higby
Cecil J. Sharp
A. Fairhurst
H. L. Calhoun CONTRIBUTORS OF TO-DAY TO "CHRISTIAN STANDARD"
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XXIII MONINGER, DAVIS AND ROWE
1876-HERBERT MONINGER-1911
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TERBERT MONINGER seemed like a star of the first magnitude let down from the sky, to shine brilliantly for a brief period and then all too soon go back to his native heaven. Who has ever influenced the Bible-school world as did this brilliant young man? Who like him has pre- pared books on teacher-training and other sub- jects which have been sent out by the million to encourage, enlighten and improve the Bible schools? He came at an opportune time. The schools and the churches needed an uplift, and he gave it to them. Some people live a long time and do nothing. Some people live a long time and do much. Few people live a short time and do much, and this may be said of Herbert Moninger.
He had a Bible-school vision and injected high purpose and ideas into the lives of others.
Some one has said when God would formulate a law for the reformation of a nation, he brings forward a man and puts him in a legislative hall. When God would furnish a tool for the lighten- ment of toil, he brings forward a man through whom it is done. And when a new epoch would begin in civilization, he brings forward a man who leads to the highest point. And so, when the church was ready for first-hand Bible study.
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God called Herbert Moninger out and up. Dur- ing the last hundred years, the period of Sunday- school life, the religion of Christ went forward more rapidly than in the eighteen centuries which preceded. The last fifteen years of Sunday- school life were greater than the rest of the hun- dred years. And this is the period of Moninger's leadership in the Sunday-school world. The Bible has come to be a more loved book, a more real book, a more intelligent book, through the great enthusiasm for Bible study which has grown out of the teacher-training work. All understand the real foundation of Bible study as they had not known it before.
. He was born at Lone Pine, Washington Co., Pa., Apr. 29, 1876, and passed to his heavenly reward in Cincinnati, June 21, 1911. He gradu- ated at Bethany College; took degrees at West Virginia University, at Butler and at Yale; preached at Tiffin, O., one year, at Steubenville three years; took a trip to the Holy Land and commenced work with The Standard Publishing Company in 1905. The rest of his life was de- voted exclusively to the Sunday-school work.
J. W. McGarvey said he was a remarkable man. No man among us accomplished, in so short a time, a work so large and far-reaching as he did in the department of the Sunday school; and the beauty of his work was constantly seen in the charm of good humor and cheerful- ness with which it was done. The pleasant smile which always beamed from his face seemed to pervade all of his writings, and make him uni- versally popular.
Who knows but that the Master has called him to do a still mightier and more joyful work
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Geo. A. Miller
P. Y. Pendleton
Herbert Moninger
E. W. Thornton
Edwin R. Errett
E. J. Meacham
Hallie M. Errett
De Forest Murch
Otto Stemler, Artist
BIBLE SCHOOL WORKERS. PAST AND PRESENT, STAND- ARD SERIES QUARTERLIES AND PERIODICALS
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among the multiplied millions of children in the spirit land who never enjoyed the Sunday school in this world! Our loss may be the gain of a people more worthy.
The friends of the Bible-school work have raised $25,000 and endowed a chair in Bethany College to the memory of Herbert Moninger. This chair will give special attention to training teachers and officers for Bible-school improve- ment. So the work of the short and brilliant career of the young Christian will be perpetuated in the ages to come.
J. F. DAVIS
J. F. Davis, formerly of Portsmouth, O., de- parted this life in Florida in 1910. He was a true man of God. Though personally modest and retiring in nature, he was aggressive in building up the kingdom. He was a wholesale druggist in Portsmouth, and did a large, successful busi- ness. The church at Portsmouth, under his wise guidance, grew in numbers and efficiency. For years he was its strong financier. He might have gone into wealthy religious circles and found associates who were congenial and pleas- ant. He preferred to associate with the lowly and humble Christians who loved the Lord and the teaching of the primitive, apostolic church.
His home was always open to ministers of the Word. He gave much aid to the various mis- sionary enterprises of the church. The societies that were in deep need and made personal ap- peals to him always found a helping hand. He was a liberal giver to all the missionary societies.
He invested in men-young men for the ministry were aided to an education.
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To the Ohio Christian Missionary Society he was a liberal contributor. One year he gave $1,000 to start work in a county-seat in Ohio and the work failed, but he was not discouraged. Some years he kept his own books, to save $1,200 for the Lord's work. He gave at least $10,000 to the Ohio Christian Missionary Society in money and property, some of which will be available for future use. He was a modest, consecrated, godly man.
1827-JOHN F. ROWE-1897
For fifty years John F. Rowe was a preacher and defender of the gospel as presented in the New Testament. He was baptized by J. Harri- son Jones in 1848, and took membership in the church at Wooster. He graduated at Bethany College in the class of 1854. He was commended by Alexander Campbell as of good habits and exemplary character. He succeeded as a minis- ter in a single congregation, as at Springfield, Ills .; Cory, Pa., and in other places. He distin- guished himself as a writer in religious journals.
He was editor or associate editor of the fol- lowing papers: the Stylus, the Christian Sen- tinel, the Christian-Evangelist, the Akron Daily Argus, the American Christian Review, and the Christian Leader, of which he was the founder in 1886.
His ability as a writer was acknowledged by his contemporaries. He was a strong writer of editorials. He always had something to say, and he said it in a fearless way so that it commanded attention.
He differed from some of his brethren on the use of instrumental music in worship, on the .
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way missionary societies managed affairs, and on congregational singing.
He wrote: "It is not the inanimate organ that corrupts the worship, but it is the self- selected choir, generally composed of the least intelligent, of the least devout and prayerful, and of the least liberal of the congregation: composed of church-members and non-church- members; of the semi-godly and ungodly; of an organist who may be an infidel, playing for pay ; and of a chorister with no religious convictions, with no fear of God before his eyes, who selects the music to suit his own theatric or operatic taste; composed of giggling girls and empty- pated boys; composed of 'scientific musicians' who make every possible effort to ruin congrega- tional singing; in which they never fail to suc- ceed, to the disgust of God-fearing men and women. If a small organ-oh, ye heavens! not a pipe-organ !- were used as a tuning-fork is used, to pitch the tune and keep the time, and made wholly subordinate or tributary to con- gregational singing, I, for one, would urge no objection.
"I speak for myself, and for no one else, by saying that, as much as I despise an organ in public worship, I can go forward and perform my Christian duties and accomplish great good and lead a comparatively happy life-in spite of the organ.
"By the grace of God, I am determined not to be held responsible for the division and alien- ation of God's people by fighting over an organ! Place me where you will-among friends or foes -neither an organ nor a choir, nor feast nor famine, nor men nor demons, nor all the devices
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of men, shall, God being my helper, be allowed to destroy my usefulness in life."
He took a full part in the discussion of mis- sionary societies. He at first worked with the societies, but later changed his mind, maintain- ing that they were an oligarchic and plutarchic monopoly. He declared that they offered their patronage and protection to those who sur- rendered their individuality and bowed to the organized trust.
He gives a summary of his views on ques- tions of Christian life in the Christian Leader of 1896:
"We will continue uncompromisingly to con- tend earnestly-
"1. For a pure doctrine unmixed with tradi- tion.
"2. For a pure gospel unsullied by human speculation.
"3. For a pure worship, free of worldly trim- mings and meretricious appendages.
"4. For the union of God's people exclusively upon apostolic precept and example.
"5. For the pure Christian life without pre- tense of hypocrisy.
"6. For peace and harmony among brethren.
"7. For a competent Scriptural eldership, church discipline and the independency of the congregations, free from outside interference or dictation.
"8. Against all innovations upon the order of Heaven to the extent of my ability."
All in all, John F. Rowe was a strong advo- cate of the faith, and, as a writer, was excelled by few, if any.
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XXIV
THE FIELD OF LITERATURE
AUTHORS.
ATWATER, JOHN M .- Book of Sermons.
AZBILL, W. K .- Science and Faith.
BAXTER, WILLIAM-Life of Walter Scott, Life of Knowles Shaw.
BOGGS, JOHN-The Christian Luminary.
BOTELER, MATTIE-The Conversion of Brian
O'Dillon, Like as We Are, The Evolution of Juliet, Joe Binder's Wild Westing, Shut In, Lights on Scriptural Truth, Sermon Notes from the Ministry of Jesus.
COOLEY, LATHROP-Book of Sermons.
DEAN, B. S .- Outline of Bible History.
ERRETT, ISAAC-Walks about Jerusalem, Talks to Bereans, Evenings with the Bible, The Que- rists' Drawer, Debate with Tiffany on Spirit- ism, Linsey Woolsey, Life and Letters of Geo. A. Flower, Life of Judge Reid, Letters to a Young Christian.
FARIS, LILLIE A .- The Sand-table.
GOODWIN, MRS. M. M. B .- Laurel Leaves (poems). GREEN, F. M .- Standard Manual, Christian Mis- sions, Life of J. A. Garfield, History of Hiram College, Life and Times of J. F. Rowe.
HALL, ALEXANDER WILFORD-Universalism Against Itself, Immortality of- the Soul, Prob- lems of Life, Here and Hereafter.
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HAYDEN, A. S .- History of Disciples on the West- ern Reserve, Polymathist, Melodeon.
HAWLEY, EDWIN H .- How to Remember.
HINSDALE, B. A .- The Jewish Christian Church, Genuineness and Authenticity of the Gospels, Jesus as a Teacher, Ecclesiastical Tradition, The Old Northwest.
MCLEAN, ALEXANDER-Handbook of Missions, Cir- cuit of the Globe, Missionary Addresses.
MEACHAM, E. J .- Training to Teach, Manual for Funeral Occasions, Pastor's Ready Reference Record, How to Get the Crowd.
MILES, MRS. M. F .- Dr. Carl Brown.
MOFFETT, ROBERT-Seeking the Old Paths.
MONINGER, HERBERT-The New Testament Church, Training for Service.
PARKS, J. G .- An English Grammar.
PIERSON, A. C .- The White Church.
POUNDS, JESSIE BROWN-The Iron-clad Pledge, A Popular Idol, Norman McDonald, A Woman's Doing, Roderick Wayne, Rachel Sylvestre.
RAY, JOSEPH-Ray's Arithmetic, Ray's Algebra.
RUTLEDGE, G. P .- Pushing the World Along.
SMITH, C. C .- Life of Jacob Kenoly, Historical Sketches.
THORNTON, E. W .- Common Sense, Pocket Les- son Commentary, Superintendent's Record Manual.
TYLER, J. Z .- Talks to Young People.
UPDIKE, J. V .- Book of Sermons.
WALTERS, ZELIA M .- Lessons in Child Training, The Magic Window.
WELSHIMER, P. H .- A Bible-school Vision.
WOOLERY, L. C .- Life and Addresses of W. H. Woolery.
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W. A. Moore
R. E. Elmore
C. M. Yocum
Chas. L. Garrison
C. R. L. Vawter
Justin N. Green Army Y. M. C. A.
W. Grant Smith
Harry F. Rector
Joseph Keevil CINCINNATI PREACHERS OF RECENT YEARS
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ZOLLARS, E. V .- Baccalaureate and Convocation Sermons, The Commission Executed, The Sabbath.
PAPERS PUBLISHED BY DISCIPLES OF CHRIST IN OHIO (1917)
The Christian Standard, Cincinnati, George P. Rutledge.
The Missionary Intelligencer, Cincinnati, F. M. Rains.
The American Home Missionary, Cincinnati,
F. W. Burnham, G. K. Lewis, R. M. Hopkins. The Ohio Work, Cleveland, I. J. Cahill.
The Ohio Counselor, Cleveland, Mary A. Lyons.
The Christian, Uhrichsville, J. A. Canby.
The Ashland Christian, Ashland, A. B. Robert- son.
The Canton Christian, Canton, P. H. Wel- shimer.
The Christian, Columbus, Dr. J. A. Sanders.
The Christian Messenger, Alliance, C. B. Rey- nolds.
The Christian Monitor, Warren, Walter Man- sell, F. W. Brown.
The Christian Monitor, Cincinnati, Mrs. M. M. B. Goodwin.
The Evanston Christian, Cincinnati, Justin N. Green.
The Youngstown Christian News, Youngstown, Wm. Dunn Ryan.
The Norwood Christian, Norwood, C. R. Stauffer.
The Mansfield Christian, Mansfield, M. L. Germey.
The Lookout, Cincinnati, De Forest Murch.
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Christian Leader, Cincinnati, F. L. Rowe.
The Dayton Christian, Dayton, H. C. Burk- hart.
The Christian Assistant, Niles, W. H. McLain.
Portsmouth Messenger, Portsmouth, C. R. Oakley.
The Christian Oracle, East Liverpool, John Mullen.
The Akron Disciple, Akron, L. N. D. Wells.
Boy Life, Cincinnati, Mrs. Augusta T. Errett.
Girlhood Days, Cincinnati, Mrs. Augusta T. Errett.
Something Doing, Cincinnati, De Forest Murch.
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Thos. Munnell A. C. M. S.
I. N. McCash A. C. M. S.
F. W. Burnham A. C. M. S.
C. C. Smith Negro Work
R. H. Miller A. C. M. S.
F. M. Rains F. C. M. S.
A. McLean F. C. M. S.
Walter W. Bruns Y. M. C. A.
LEADERS IN ORGANIZED WORK
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XXV OUR ORGANIZED WORK
THE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY. IN October, 1849, 150 delegates chosen by churches of Christ met in Cincinnati and organ- ized the General Christian Missionary Society. By an act of the Ohio Legislature in 1851 it was incorporated, and later the name was changed to "The American Christian Missionary Society." Alexander Campbell was the first president and James Challen was the first secretary.
Several progressive steps led up to the organi- zation of the society. In 1845 the four churches of God in Cincinnati organized "The American Christian Bible Society." The first year the society received $1,046, which was expended for expense and paid out for Bibles and Testaments.
Then a Sunday-school and Tract Society was organized in Cincinnati, and later changed the name to "The Publication Society." The Chris- tian Age and Sunday School Journal were pur- chased, and published for two years by this society. The Bible and tract societies met at the same time and place, and the meetings were re- ferred to as "The Anniversaries." In 1849, as already stated, a large delegation of preachers and others attended the "Anniversaries" and organized the American Christian Missionary Society. The earlier societies were merged into
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it. Benjamin Franklin declared: "The object of the society is to send the gospel to destitute places in our own country."
In the sixty-seven years of its organization the society has established 4,137 churches, bap- tized 225,133 persons and gathered as many more into the churches. It has expended $3,041,560.15. Last year the society organized thirty-seven churches. The receipts last year exceeded $250,- 000. The Ohio disciples have been no insignifi- cant factor in promoting the object of this society.
The Board of Church Extension belongs to this society, and its assets are $1,309,040.20. Headquarters, Kansas City, Mo. There is also a Bible-school department.
The National Benevolent Association was or- ganized in 1887, and sustains thirteen great insti- tutions-hospitals, homes for the aged and Chris- tian orphanages. The headquarters are in St. Louis, Mo. The Cleveland Christian Orphanage is under the general management of the Benev- olent Association.
While the American Christian Missionary Society has its headquarters in Cincinnati, it takes in the whole country in its field of operations. It publishes a monthly-The American Home Mis- sionary.
The Board of Ministerial Relief is the organ- ized agency through which the churches of Christ care for their aged and disabled ministers, widows and the orphans of ministers and retired missionaries. It is incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana, and the headquarters are at Indianapolis, Ind. Last year the offerings amounted to $50,127.
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THE FOREIGN CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY
The Foreign Christian Missionary Society has its offices in Cincinnati, O. The object of the society is to make disciples of all nations. It was organized in October, 1875, at Louisville, Ky. The disciples in Ohio have always taken a lead- ing part in its work. Isaac Errett was the first president. As secretary and president, A. McLean has been connected with the society for thirty-five years. In the Missionary Intelli- gencer of February, 1917, he gives a resume of missionary operations of the disciples of Christ during the thirty-five years.
Thirty-five years ago the Foreign Society had six missionaries, and they were all in Eu- rope. Now we have missionaries in China, India, Japan, Africa, Cuba, Tibet, Mexico, Porto Rico, Argentina and Alaska. The Foreign Society alone has 187 missionaries and 803 native help- ers-pastors, evangelists, teachers, colporteurs, nurses and Bible women. Then we had no mis- sionary literature. Now we have missionary books; the Tidings, the Intelligencer, the Home Missionary, Business in Christianity, and the Philanthropist.
Thirty-five years ago the receipts of the American Christian Missionary Society amounted to less than $7,000; the Christian Woman's Board of Missions, to less than $8,000, and the Foreign Society received about $13,000. Last year the American Christian Missionary Society received $230,875; the Christian Woman's Board, $439,840; the Foreign Society, $522,716; the National Benevolent Association, $202,385; the Board of Church Extension, $196,973; the Board
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Richmond Street Christian Church
Mrs. C. N. Pearre
Mrs. R. R. Sloan
Mrs. M. M. B. Goodwin
OHIO WOMEN WHO HELPED TO ORGANIZE THE C. W. B. M. AND GAVE AID TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS
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of Ministerial Relief, $50,127; the Board of Edu- cation, $208,438, and the Men and Millions Move- ment has $4,000,000 pledged over and above what comes through the regular channels.
Thirty-five years ago the Foreign Society owned no property on any of the non-Christian fields-no church building, no home, no hospital, no school, no orphanage, no printing-press. Now it owns 167 church buildings worth $117,830; 60 missionary homes, worth $13,235; 25 hospitals and dispensaries, worth $63,279; 4 orphanages, worth $134,671, and 4 printing-presses, worth $8,000, and they publish about eight million pages of literature annually. Children's Day is now established, and the Bible schools last year gave $99,530.
THE CHRISTIAN WOMAN'S BOARD OF MISSIONS Was organized, in the Richmond Street Church, Cincinnati, O., on Oct. 24, 1874. This his- torical church is held in grateful memory all over the world for this event-where seventy- five women banded themselves together to go forth to win the world for Christ. This was the first board that claimed the world for its field.
On the first page of the first record-book, which is now more than forty years old, appeared the above facts. In May, 1875, the first auxiliary was organized in the Euclid Avenue Church, Cleveland. Later in the same month, at Steuben- ville, the Ohio Christian Missionary Society held its annual convention, and at this meeting the women gathered early in the morning and adopted resolutions to present to the brethren. Upon receiving them, the president caused a resolution to be recorded, to the effect that this
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new Woman's Board would receive the sym- pathy, prayers and support of the Ohio Chris- tian Missionary Society. The State secretaries and agents of the O. C. M. S. gave help to the work and assisted the women in organizing auxiliaries. Mrs. Sarah Bartlett, of Brooklyn Village, was the first life member and first pres- ident. She, however, resigned, and Miss Phebe Allen succeeded her. Next in order are the pres- idents of the Ohio Christian Woman's Board of Missions : Mrs. C. C. Smith, Mrs. B. E. Ayles- worth, Mrs. Henry Gerould, Mrs. Frederick Truedley, Mrs. E. B. Wakefield, Mrs. M. F. Miles, Mrs. M. J. Grable, Mrs. A. R. Teachout, Mrs. Anna R. Atwater, Mrs. F. E. Dilley, Mrs. S. H. Bartlett, Mrs. M. E. Baker, Mrs. F. A. Cramer.
The State secretaries are: Mrs. Ida Sloan Weeden, Miss Jessie Brown, Mrs. B. F. Powers, Mrs. A. C. Pierson and Mary A. Lyons, just clos- ing her twenty-fifth year of service.
From 1875 to 1882, $36,817.27 was raised for the work. Since 1882 to 1917, $529,449.78 has been raised, making a total of $566,623.94 by the Ohio Christian Woman's Board of Missions.
Apr. 1, 1917, there were 270 auxiliaries and 8,563 members, and they raised in the year just closed, $46,338.56.
The State employs Mary A. Lyons as field secretary, who in the past twenty-five years has attended 945 district conventions, making two or' more addresses in each; also attended twenty- five national and thirty State conventions, and averages about 170 places visited each year.
The state publishes the Ohio Counselor bi- monthly.
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Mrs. Sarah Teachout
Mrs. Julia Gerould
Mrs. M. E. Miles
Miss Mary A. Lyons
Miss Bettie Wilson LEADERS AND
Mrs. A. R. Atwater Mrs. Jessie B. Pounds HELPERS, OHIO C. W. B. M., 1917
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MARY ALICE LYONS
IN the National Capitol at Washington is a room devoted to statuary of eminent citizens of our country. The statue of only one woman ap- pears-Frances Willard. The founder of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union is rightly entitled to a marble statue. She helped to start in motion a movement for temperance that is triumphing. School-teacher that she was, she has become the teacher of temperance to the world.
Mary Alice Lyons, for twenty-five years the leader in the Christian Woman's Board of Mis- sions in Ohio, is a marvelous teacher of good things. She teaches lessons of frugality by her early life; she teaches persons who have made mistakes in religion to correct those mistakes by conforming to New Testament instruction ; through her faithfulness, perseverance and self- sacrifice, she teaches what one consecrated person can do, and what an army of such women can do when organized in Christian Woman's Board of Missions work.
Bartholomew Lyons, her father, was educated for the Roman Catholic priesthood, and had a good knowledge of Latin, which he used during a long life assisting at mass. Her mother was En- glishborn and a Protestant. She united with her
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lover and husband in the Catholic Church. Bar- tholomew Lyons was an example of devotion, never omitting to give thanks at his table, and also trained his large family of five boys and three daughters in the doctrine of the church.
For ten years after marriage the Lyons family lived in Cleveland, and then moved on a farm in Medina County. The young people had not the best opportunity for an education, and learned to be self-helpful. Mary did sewing and other things leading to self-independence. She taught school. A Bible fell into her hands and she became interested in reading it. She com- pared it with the Douay Bible, and could not reconcile the teaching of the Catholics with what she read. A "History of All Religions" fell into her hands, and she decided that the "Disciples of Christ" were in the right. On Christmas Day, 1881, she confessed her faith in Christ, and on New Year's day, 1882, was baptized by H. R. Cooley, in Cleveland. Mary says "this nearly broke her father's heart." After twenty years, he became reconciled to his daughter's course. She had dignified womanhood and her faith, and he became reconciled and loved his daughter.
She attended high school, taught by W. H. C. Newington, and says she owes much to him for what education she has. For three years New- ington and his wife were her teachers, friends and counselors. She then taught school and secured funds to begin college work at Hiram. She spent five years at Hiram, graduating in 1893. She was a student volunteer and desired to go as a missionary, but failed to pass medical examination. In her college Junior year she was appointed secretary of the Ohio C. W. B. M.,
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