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Mr. H. L. Brown was married February 7th, 1837, to Miss Sarah Belle Browning, of Indianapolis. They had nine children; of whom all but one are living, and most of them continue to be residents of Dayton. Mr. Brown and his wife united with the First Church, August 27th, 1842. She died in 1858. He cherished the most tender regard for her memory during the residue of his life, and instilled into the hearts of his young children such venera- tion and affection for their mother, that her will (as inter- preted by the father) was decisive on all points of duty or difference of opinion.
The following extract is from the Dayton Journal, of November 26th, 1878:
" Mr. Brown was active and energetic. What his hands found to do was done with all his power in the community in which he lived and in the Church of which he was a member. He was a member of the city council, and long a member of the school board, holding the office of presi-
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dent for years. He was president of the Dayton & Western Railroad Company while the work of construction was in progress, and for some years president of the Pioneer Society of Montgomery County. His zeal and activity in discharging the duties of all these positions were constant and continuous.
"The most notable characteristic in the life of Mr. Brown was his devotion to the cause of religion. His faith was strong and the sense of his Christian obligation was most acute. He was always ready with word and work to spread the knowledge of the truth among his fellow men, and never faltered in the discharge of Christian duty. He was president of the Montgomery County Bible Society, taking special interest in the fact that his mother had long occupied the same position. He was elected an elder in the First Presbyterian Church, November 13th, 1850. His activity in Christian work was specially manifested in the great interest with which he regarded the Sabbath-school. For many years he was superintendent of the Sabbath- school, sometimes retiring for a time and urging the accept- ance of the office upon some one else, and then called back again by the unanimous voice of the school, until about five years since, when he made his retirement from the office final.
" While occupying this position it was his custom to entertain the school at his house, inviting them by divi- sions, at intervals of a week or two. By this method he became personally acquainted with and could call by name every member of the school.
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" As a Christian, he was alike conspicuous for his loyalty to the Church of his choice, and for his broad charity and fraternal sympathy with all who bore the name of Christian. A firm friend and supporter of the pastor; a wise and candid counselor in all Church affairs; an ardent lover of the social prayer meeting, his death leaves a vacancy that will long remain unfilled.
"He was always ready to wait on the sick, and one of his methods of Christian work was to volunteer to sit up with any who needed such attention, and in the quiet hours of the night, as opportunity permitted, to minister to the spiritual as well as the bodily wants of the patient.
"Of fine social qualities, generous and hospitable, his house was a most delightful visiting place, where a guest could realize the largest meaning of the word welcome.
" All who knew Henry L. Brown, or were associated with him in Christian work, will recall with pleasure his earnest and ardent zeal, so trustful and so unfaltering. Of the Young Men's Christian Association he was a constant friend and valuable assistant. He was free from anything which approached religious bigotry, and every Christian, of whatever denomination, received from him the right- hand of fellowship. For his own Church, of course, his attachment was unvarying.
During the last year of his life, he commenced a history of the First Church but died before its completion.
" There probably never was a citizen of Dayton who
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cause of Christianity, and alleviate the sufferings of poor people, as Henry L. Brown. He, in fact, gave away, practi- cally, the whole of a liberal fortune for these purposes."
CHARLES H. SPINING.
Charles H. Spining, one of the early pioneers of this valley, was a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church for fifty-eight years.
He was born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, on the 7th of February, 1793. His father, Judge Pierson Spining, emigrated to Ohio in 1796. He brought his family across the mountains in his own wagon, and after stopping for a few years near Cincinnati, he removed to the farm, three miles east of Dayton, which has been well known for the past seventy years, as the home of the Spining family.
In early life, Charles H. Spining was engaged in a variety of pursuits. After a few years work on his father's farm, he engaged with Mr. H. G. Phillips as a clerk. He then entered upon the milling and wool-carding business, but abandoned this for merchandize, which he pursued, with some interruptions, until 1834, when he bought a part of the home property, built a house upon it, and re- solved to devote the remainder of his life to farming.
In 1825, he married Miss Jane Perlee, of Springfield, Ohio, by whom he had eight children. Some years ago he transferred the care of his farm to his son George, and moved to Dayton, residing with his son-in-law, Mr. Frank Mulford, until his death, which took place May 31st, 1879.
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He was a man of extraordinary health, and reached his eighty-sixth birthday, with but slight experience of the ills that flesh is heir to.
A friend, referring to his last illness, has made the follow- ing record :
" Mr. Spining retained his mental faculties in full vigor till he sank into a state of insensibility, about two hours before he expired. During the five days of his illness, he was cheerful and happy. He knew that he had entered the dark valley, and that a very brief sojourn in this world yet remained for him. His life had been that of an earnest and devoted Christian, and its close was marked by triumphant manifestations of the presence of the Savior, in whom he had trusted.
"On Thursday, while his family were gathered around his bed -as it seemed to him - to witness his departure, he said, 'If this be death, then death is glorious.' He was asked if he remembered his old and favorite hymn, 'On Jordan's stormy banks I stand ?' ' Oh, yes;' was the reply, ' but there is no storm on the banks now.'
" On Friday, he raised his arm and pointing upwards, said, with enthusiasm, 'I see the glories of the heavenly world, and the angels waiting to take me home.' Then his arm dropped on his breast while he remained in silent contemplation of the glorious vision. His peace seemed to 'flow as a river,' and over his sanctified spirit, in its transit from earth to heaven, death had no terror and the grave no victory,"
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In a memorandum book, kept by Mr. Spining, appears the following :
"FEBRUARY 5TH, 1879 .- My Heavenly Father has, in mercy, added another year to my life in this lower world. I have to lament, that I have done so little in return for his kindness to me. Our years are swiftly passing away; eighty-six years old to-day !
"C. H. SPINING."
"But the long active life closed at last. It was a well- spent life. It was marked by a devotion to the right as taught by the Savior of the world. Mr. Spining had been a professor of religion for nearly three score years ; and his counsels and consistent life will not soon be forgotten.
"Of the family history it is scarcely necessary to speak. The faithful wife, who, for more than fifty-four years, had shared his joys and sorrows, survives him. Of the sur- viving daughters, one is the wife of Mr. D. W. Osborn, another of Mr. W. B. King, and a third of Mr. Frank Mulford-all well known and highly-respected citizens."
MISS MARIA BOYD.
During the past fifty years, no individual in Dayton en- joyed a more distinct personal notoriety than Maria Boyd. The only one who rivaled her in this respect was John W. VanCleve. Both were readily recognized as far as the eye could reach, and no stranger visiting our city could look for a moment on either without being moved to inquire, " Who is that ?"
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No-history of the notable Christians of Dayton will be complete, that omits a sketch of Miss Boyd, and though the writer possesses little knowledge of her ancestry, birth- place, age or education, yet has he sufficient evidence to prove her title clear to a place on the honor roll of the First Presbyterian Church.
It matters very little "what immediate spot " may have been the birthplace of Miss Boyd. We feel very sure it was of the least concern to her where she was born, or where she was to be buried. In her estimation life was too short to be wasted on such unprofitable inquiries. When she was born, is another question that would not repay in- vestigation. The date may have been written in the blank leaves of her bible, but, not being a part of the inspired volume, it could have little interest for her, and shall re- ceive little attention from us.
Miss Boyd was seldom seen in public without her basket -- that old familiar basket which was so often the signal of relief to needy expectants. Although she carried a basket, and made frequent journeys, she never rode, and I might almost say she never walked. Her gait was sui generis-a sort of compromise between a walk and a racking-pace. She was always in a hurry. Though small in stature, and frail in structure, she had wonderful capability of endurance, and seemed to possess a secret charm against casualties.
Her basket, gait, and bonnet constituted her distinguish- ing characteristics. The latter was unique, and demands a passing notice. In early life Miss Boyd was taught the
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art of millinery, and being of an ingenious turn, she in- vented a new style of bonnet, in which the advantages of utility were happily blended with modest comeliness. But in spite of its intrinsic value, the new bonnet failed to win the favor of the fashionable world. She however adhered to it as long as she lived. All other bonnets changed with the changing seasons, but the style of Miss Boyd's bonnet knew no change, nor shadow of turning; and, for this reason, it became an object of peculiar interest and noto- riety to the people of Dayton.
In speaking of this bonnet to a friend, our distinguished fellow-citizen, Miss Eliza Holt, once said, "I must confess I do not covet the bonnet Miss Boyd wears on earth, but I would be very glad to wear her crown in heaven."
It would be interesting to know more of Miss Boyd's early life, and the circumstances under which was planted the good seed that in later years developed a character of the highest moral and religious excellence-but we do not even know who her parents were. We do not know that she ever had parents ; but we do know that she had a great many poor brethren and sisters, a great many poor and helpless children, and a great many sick friends,-and she never neglected any of them. Her house could not hold them all, but her heart did. Day by day, rain or shine, through mud and snow, for years upon years, this angel of mercy carried comfort to the dying and destitute, and never grew weary in her labor of love.
She carried food to the hungry, drink to the thirsty, clothing to the naked, medicine to the sick, and glad tidings
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to the dying. " Was she rich enough to supply all this ?" No, but her Father was. He was the largest landed pro- prietor in America. He owned the cattle on a thousand hills. The gold of California and the silver of Nevada were His. His stores of corn and wine, wool and cotton, were inexhaustible. The milk and honey, the fruits, flow- ers and fountains of the whole earth, belonged to Him. This rich Father of Miss Boyd had some faithful stewards in Dayton, and from them she obtained all needed supplies. Now and then she discovered an unfaithful steward, who hoarded, for sordid purposes, what God meant for man- kind. When these refused to share their God-given wealth with the destitute, she prayed for them, and passed them by. There were enough who knew she was the King's daughter, to gladly honor her requisitions.
A Dayton clerk heard his employer refuse to give a lady a contribution for some benevolent purpose. It was just before dinner. After dinner, Miss Boyd entered on a similar errand, and her request was promptly complied with. The clerk, observing the fact, afterward referred to it, as an evidence of the charitable influence of a good meal -but the employer said he was mistaken - adding, "I would almost as soon have a millstone about my neck, and be cast into the Miami, as have Maria Boyd go to heaven with the report that I had denied her help for the poor."
Such, in brief, was the character of this noble woman, as that character has impressed itself on the writer.
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The memory of her good deeds will long be cherished by the people of Dayton. Who that knew the large com- . pass of her charity can fail to note how appropriate to her experience are the words of Job :
"When the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: When the ear heard me, then it blessed me, Because I delivered the poor that cried, And the fatherless and him that had none to help him.
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame:
I was a mother to the poor, and the cases that I knew not I searched out. My glory was fresh in me, and my basket was replenished in my hand, And they waited for me as the rain, and they opened their mouths wide as for the latter rain."
Miss Boyd died on the 2d of April, 1879. It is believed that her age was not less than four score years.
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After the 1818 Roll of S. S. Scholars was printed, the author's attention was called to the fact that all male scholars, whose surnames began with the letters N, O and P, were omitted. On careful investigation it has been discovered that the leaf containing the missing names was removed from Mrs. Bomberger's Alphabetical Register. It is difficult to conceive of but one motive for suppressing the publication of these names-and it would be interesting to know whether this sacrilege should be credited to a widower or bachelor !
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, DAYTON, OHIO,
APRIL 1, 1880.
REV. LEIGH RICHMOND SMITH, PASTOR.
ELDERS.
FRANCIS MULFORD, Clerk. JOHN F. EDGAR, WM. A. BARNETT,
AUGUSTUS F. PAYNE, CHARLES U. RAYMOND, EDWIN A. PARROTT,
JOHN H. THOMAS.
DEACONS.
OLIVER P. BOYER, JOSEPH D. DUBOIS,
DAVID A. BRADFORD, DAVID W. STEWART,
HOUSTON LOWE.
TRUSTEES.
JOHN W. STODDARD, WM. CRAIGHEAD,
SAMUEL B. SMITH, GEO. L. PHILLIPS,
ROBERT I. CUMMIN.
HUGH CONOVER, Treasurer.
SABBATH SERVICES, 10§ A. M. ; 7, 7} OR 8 P. M. SABBATH-SCHOOL, 2 P. M. IN DAYTON VIEW, 33 P. M. CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER MEETING, WEDNESDAY, 7, 72 OR 8 P. M. YOUNG PEOPLE'S PRAYER MEETING, MONDAY, 7, 7} OR 8 P. M.
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ROLL OF MEMBERS.
Anderson, Mr. Henry. Soldiers' Home.
Anderson, Mrs. Anna Eliza 26 Williams Street.
Arnold, Mrs. Ritta .. Dayton View.
Arnold, Mr. James O Dayton View.
Dayton View.
Arnold, Mrs. Thirza.
Arnold, Miss Carrie E. 131 North Perry Street.
Ayers, Mr. William S.
131 North Perry Street.
Ayers, Miss Susie W
131 North Perry Street.
Bain, Mr. Wm. Springfield, Ohio.
Baldwin, Miss Eliza. Missionary to the Indians.
Barnett, Mr. William A
S. W. Cor. First and Jefferson Streets.
Barnett, Mrs. Laura Easton S. W. Cor. First and Jefferson Streets.
Barnett, Miss Mary Easton S. W. Cor. First and Jefferson Streets.
Barnett, Miss Elizabeth J. S. W. Cor. First and Jefferson Streets.
· Barnett, Mr. William W S. W. Cor. First and Jefferson Streets.
Bell, Mrs. Margaret. 117 Buckeye Street.
Belville, Mrs. Elizabeth M 24 Wilkinson Street.
Belville, Mr. Jacob J 191 East Third Street.
Boyer, Mr. O. P ..
211 Third Street.
Bradford, Mrs. Eliza.
Beavertown Pike.
Bradford, Mr. Johnson P
Beavertown Pike.
Bradford, Mrs. Martha Jane
Beavertown Pike.
Bradford, Mr. David A
403 West Second Street.
Bradford, Mr. Richard.
403 West Second Street.
Bradford, Mrs. Sarah. 403 West Second Street.
Bradford, Mr. George. Beavertown Pike.
Bradford, Mrs. Amanda Beavertown Pike.
Bradford, Mr. Allen Beavertown Pike.
Bradford, Miss Jennie. Beavertown Pike.
Black, Mr. George A 323 West First Street.
Black, Mrs. Mary C
323 West First Street.
Blair, Mrs. Priscilla. S. E. Cor. Second and Wilkinson Streets.
Blair, Miss Grace S. E. Cor. Second and Wilkinson Streets. Brelsford, Mrs. 33 Green Street,
Dayton View.
Ayers, Mrs. Susannah
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Brenner, Mrs. Josephine Augusta. 574 West Second Street.
Brown, Miss Harriet.
83 Jones Street.
Brown, Mr. Ashley 115 South Wilkinson Street.
Brown, Mrs. Emily C. 115 South Wilkinson Street.
Brown, Mrs. Sarah G S. W. Cor. Second and Perry Streets.
Brown, Miss Mary Jane 402 W. Second Street.
Brown, Mrs. Emma C. N. E. Cor. Fourth and Perry Streets.
Butterfield, Mrs. Fannie East Patterson Street.
Butterfield, Miss Fannie. East Patterson Street.
Butterfield, Miss Lizzie East Patterson Street.
Carpenter, Mr. James W S. W. Cor. Third and Ludlow Streets.
Carpenter, Mrs. E. I S. W. Cor. Third and Ludlow Streets.
Carpenter, Miss Hattie T S. W. Cor. Third and Ludlow Streets.
Carpenter, Mr. James W., Jr Green and Jackson Streets.
Chalmers, Mrs. Jeannette. Simms Street.
Clark, Mrs. Anna C. 11 Bridge Street. Cochran, Mrs. Mary Tippecanoe, O.
Comly, Miss Rebecca R. Children's Home.
Conover, Miss Mary 360 West First Street. Craighead, Mrs. Jeannette A 129 West Third Street.
Craighead, Mrs. Rebecca. S. E. Cor. Second and Wilkinson Streets.
Craighead, Mrs. Margaret W 536 W. Second Street.
Crane, Mrs. Sarah S. N. W. Cor. First and Wilkinson Streets.
Cridland, Mrs. Maggie Liberty Street.
Cummin, Mr. Robert Irvin. Beckel House.
Davies, Mrs. Louie.
S. W. Cor. Ludlow and First Streets.
Dickson, Miss Harriet J. 362 West First Street.
Dickson, Miss Maria Jane 362 West First Street.
Dickson, Miss Lucretia G 362 West First Street.
Dickson, Miss Augusta G 362 West First Street.
Dickson, Miss Ellen P 362 West First Street.
Dryden, Miss Araminta I.
S. W. Cor. Linden Avenue and Simms St.
Dubois, Mr. Joseph D. 3 St. Marys Street. Dubois, Mrs. Meroa W. 3 St. Marys Street.
Dubois, Miss Carrie L. 3 St. Marys Street. Ealy, Albert E., M. D. 37 West Second Street.
Ealy, Mrs. Effie C 37 West Second Street. Eaton, Miss Mary. Soldiers' Home.
Easton, Miss Ruth L S. W. Cor. First and Jefferson Streets. Eaton, Mrs. Ann 16 Roe Street. Edgar, Mrs. Caroline L. Wayne Street.
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Edgar, Mr. John F 138 West Second Street.
Edgar, Mrs. Effie A. 138 West Second Street.
Edgar, Miss Jennie A 138 West Second Street.
Edgar, Miss Isabel R 138 West Second Street.
Edgar, Miss Elizabeth B 138 West Second Street.
Eells, Mrs. Susan M California.
Finley, Mr. William. 123 Maple Street.
Finley, Mrs. Lucinda 123 Maple Street.
Forrester, Miss Julia Ann. Franklin Street.
Geiger, Miss Emma. S. W. Cor. Fifth and Jefferson Streets.
Green, Mrs. Lucy R S. E. Cor. Second and Ludlow Streets.
Green, Mr. John W S. E. Cor. Second and Ludlow Streets.
Grundy, Mrs. Ellen S
Dallas, Texas.
Haas, Mr. Isaac 124 East First Street.
Haas, Mrs. Mary 124 East First Street.
Haas, Miss Anna Catharine. 124 East First Street.
Haas, Mr. Walter 124 East First Street.
Haas, Mr. Charles. 13 Franklin Avenue.
Haas, Mrs. Kate.
13 Franklin Avenue.
v Hall, Mrs. Eliza Phillips 12.2.227 North Wilkinson Street.
Hall, Mrs. Mary DeSoto, Missouri. Harbine, Mrs. H. F. Linden Avenue.
Harris, Mrs. Delia. Wayne Street.
Harris, Mrs. Mary Ann 433 West Fourth Street.
Harris, Miss Drusilla 433 West Fourth Street. Harries, Mrs. Mary E. Harries Station.
Harries, Miss Elizabeth H. Harries Station. Harries, Miss Louie Harries Station.
Hatfield, Mr. John M. 511 East Second Street.
Hatfield, Mrs. Joanna F 511 East Second Street.
Herrman, Mrs. Margaret. Wayne Street.
Hetzel, Miss Mary
. Covington Pike.
Hill, Mrs. Elizabeth G S. W. Cor. Second Perry Street.
Hjelm, Miss Sofie Matilda
Houghtelin, Mrs. Jane.
23 South Wilkinson Street.
Houghtelin, Miss Sarah M.
23 South Wilkinson Street.
Holtzer, Mrs. Eliza 111 North Main Street. Holtzer, Miss Lizzie. 111 North Main Street.
Hosier, Mrs. F. M. 32 May Street.
Howell, Mrs. Mary D.
374 West Second Street.
Humphreys, Mrs. Emma.
Lehman Street,
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Huston, Mrs. Elizabeth. Springfield Pike.
Huston, Mrs. Fannie Springfield Pike.
Inman, Mr. R. I. Chaumont, N. Y.
Jacobson, Mr. August. Omaha, Neb.
Johnson, Miss Elizabeth
138 West Third Street.
Johnson, Miss Isabella.
138 West Third Street.
Kemper, Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Kerr, Miss Ruth.
Wolfcreek Pike.
Kirker, Mrs. Christina 1102 East Fifth Street.
Kyle, Mrs. Elizabeth Tippecanoe.
Law, Miss Maggie F
140 West Fourth Street.
Law, Miss Sallie M. 140 West Fourth Street.
Law, Mrs. Jennie B 140 West Fourth Street.
Lee, Mrs. Alida B.
1802 East Third Street.
Lee, Miss Clara N
1802 East Third Street.
Lee, Miss Minnie H
1802 East Third Street.
Leechman, Mr. Alex
Soldiers' Home.
Leas, Mrs. S. 417 West Fourth Street. Lindsley, Miss Abigail
29 East First Street. Lowe, Mr. P. P. 113 South Main Street.
Lowe, Miss Sarah P 113 South Main Street.
Lowe, Col. John G 125 South Main Street.
Lowe, Mrs. Marianna L. 125 South Main Street.
Lowe, Mr. Houston 29 East First Street.
v Lydenberg, Mrs. Marianna 417 South Perry Street.
Marble, Mrs. Jessie .. 16 Roe Street.
Marshall, Mr. R. D. 353 West First Street.
Marshall, Mrs. Elizabeth R
353 West First Street.
Mayer, Miss Emma 555 West Third Street.
Mayer, Miss Louie.
555 West Third Street.
Mayer, Miss Elizabeth 555 West Third Street.
McCook, Gen. Alexander McDowell United States Army.
McCook, Mrs. Kate Phillips. Washington, D. C.
McCleary, Miss Margaret Isabel Pleasant Hill, Ohio.
McDermont, Dr. Clark E 212 West Third Street.
McDermont, Mrs. Mary Eliza. 212 West Third Street. Means, Miss Eliza. 605 Jefferson Street.
Metzler, Mr. George
6 Wyandot Street.
Metzler, Mrs. Mary 6 Wyandot Street. Miller, Mrs. Caroline North Perry Street. Miller, Miss Caroline. N. W. Cor. Second and Wilkinson Streets.
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Miller, Mrs. Margaret Ann. 417 South Perry Street.
Miller, Mrs. Sarah. 376 West Second Street.
Moodie, Mrs. Eleanor 18 North Wilkinson Street.
Moodie, Miss Emma G. 18 North Wilkinson Street.
Moore, Mr. Leonard. .310 West First Street, West of Perry.
Moore, Mrs. Mary G 310 West First Street, West of Perry.
Morrison, Mrs. Ann 267 Lafayette Street.
Moxham, Mrs. Mary. Springfield, Ohio.
Mulford, Mr. Francis
S. W. Cor. Second and Perry Streets.
Mulford, Mrs. Jane.
S. W. Cor. Second and Perry Streets. Myers, Mr. Charles
Myers, Miss Louie
Xenia, Ohio.
Newcom, Mrs. Catharine V. .. Wilkinson Street, bet. Second and Third.
Padley, Mrs. Mary Ann
610 East Second Street.
Parrott, Col. Edwin A Oakwood.
Parrott, Mrs. Mary May.
Oakwood.
Paulsen, Mr. Christian
19 East Second Street.
Payne, Mr. Augustus F
.529 West Fourth Street.
Payne, Mrs. Mary Isabella
529 West Fourth Street.
Payne, Miss Mary K.
529 West Fourth Street.
Perrin, Mrs. Elizabeth
259 Lafayette Street.
Perrine, Mr. James F
1802 East Third Street.
Perrine, Mrs. Julia
1802 East Third Street. Phelps, Mr. William A 1821 East Third Street.
Phelps, Mrs. Annie C
1821 East Third Street.
Phillips, Mrs. Margaret Jane
24 West Fourth Street.
Phillips, Mr. George L
29 West Fourth Street.
Phillips, Mrs. Adele B. 29 West Fourth Street.
Phillips, Mrs. Lucy S. W. Cor. First and Ludlow Streets.
Phillips, Mr. Horace.
368 West Second Street.
Phillips, Mrs. Nannie. 368 West Second Street.
Phillips, Miss Sophie S. W. Cor. First and Ludlow Streets.
Porter, Mrs. Letitia P. Fifth Street.
Pratt, Mr. William P. 114 East Fifth Street.
Pratt, Mrs. Sarah A 114 East Fifth Street.
Pretzman, Mrs. Susan West Water Street.
Ralston, Mr. John. 323 West Fourth Street.
Ralston, Mrs. Catharine.
323 West Fourth Street.
Ralston, Miss Maria Bickham. 323 West Fourth Street.
Ralston, Miss Kate 323 West Fourth Street.
Raymond, Mr. Charles U. 374 West Second Street.
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Raymond, Mrs. Jennie H. 374 West Second Street. Rench, Mrs. Mary 221 West First Street.
Rench, Miss Joan 221 West First Street.
Reynolds, Mrs. Jennie C. Huffman Hill. Richey, Mrs. Ruth South Perry Street.
Robertson, Mr. Peter. S. W. Cor. Wilkinson and First Streets.
Robertson, Mrs. Emma L S. W. Cor. Wilkinson and First Streets.
Rogers, Mr. George W
119 South Main Street.
Rogers, Mrs. Elizabeth 119 South Main Street.
Rogers, Miss Anna C 119 South Main Street. Rogers, Miss Grace
119 South Main Street.
Rogers, Miss Helen Fowler 119 South Main Street.
Shoe, Mrs. Martha Jane
Pleasant Hill, Ohio.
Sims, Miss Sidney Anna.
Columbus, Ohio.
Smith, Mrs. Eliza Stoddard.
233 North St. Clair Street. Spencer, Mr. William 345 West Water Street. Spencer, Mrs. Mary 345 West Water Street.
Spining, Mrs. Jane S. W. Cor. Second and Perry Streets.
Spining, Miss Elizabeth Y 35 West Water Street.
Stauffer, Mr. C. B. Lehman Street.
Stauffer, Mrs. Carrie M Lehman Street.
Stewart, Mr. David W
35 West Water Street.
Stewart, Mrs. Sarah S 35 West Water Street.
Stewart, Miss Emily McAlpin. 35 West Water Street.
Stewart, Miss Margaret. 35 West Water Street.
Stewart, Mrs. Mary McG Santa Barbara, California. Stewart, Miss Katharine W Santa Barbara, California. Stockstill, Mrs. Josephine. S. W. Cor. Second and St. Marys Streets. Stoddard, Mr. Asa P. St. Louis, Missouri.
Stoddard, Mr. John W
Dayton View.
Stoddard, Mrs. Susan K Dayton View. Stout, Mrs. Virginia T 370 West Second Street.
Strong, Mrs. Harriet A 361 West First Street.
Strong, Miss Hannah 361 West First Street. Strong, Miss Martha. .361 West First Street.
Strong, Mr. Nathaniel
361 West First Street.
Strickle, Miss Rebecca West Water Street.
Stroup, Mr. John.
Xenia Pike.
Stroup, Mrs. Rachel J Xenia Pike. Stroup, Mrs. Mary O Soldiers' Home.
Sunderland, Mrs. Mary
322 West Fourth Street.
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Tate, Miss Anna Martha No. 1 Bridge Street.
Tenney, Mrs. Louisa California.
Thomas, Mrs. Lydia S. Wooster, Ohio.
Thomas, Mr. John H 410 West Second Street.
Thomas, Mrs. Linda Rogers 410 West Second Street.
Thompson, Mrs. William C 1608 East Fifth Street.
Underwood, Mr. John I .. 562 West Second Street.
Underwood, Mrs. Mary L 562 West Second Street.
Van Ausdal, Mrs. Mary C Dayton View.
Wade, Mrs. Mary .. .35 West Water Street.
Wallace, Mrs. Belle K Miami City.
Weaver, Dr. J. M.
Soldiers' Home.
Weaver, Mrs. S. J Soldiers' Home.
Wead, Mr. John Stewart .. Lebanon Pike.
Wead, Mrs. Sarah R.
Lebanon Pike.
Wead, Miss Mary Lizzie. Lebanon Pike.
Whitmore, Mrs. Sarah Belle 83 Jones Street.
Weigel, Mrs. Matilda. .. 1102 East Fifth Street.
Wight, Mr. Collins 379 West Second Street.
Wight, Mrs. Martha Jane .379 West Second Street.
Wight, Miss Sarah. 379 West Second Street.
Williams, Mr. John. 553 West Fourth Street.
Williams, Mrs. Mina 553 West Fourth Street.
Williams, Miss Bertha. 553 West Fourth Street.
Williams, Miss Theresa. 553 West Fourth Street.
Wilson, Miss Mary Ann 86 South Ludlow Street.
Wilson, Miss Sarah M 86 South Ludlow Street.
Wolf, Mr. John Covington Pike.
Wolf, Mrs. Zreldia. Covington Pike.
Wolf, Miss Elizabeth Covington Pike.
Wolf, Mrs. Susan H 3 Bridge Street. Wonderly, Mrs. Sarah Jane Lebanon Pike.
Wright, Mrs. Eliza A Springboro, Ohio.
Wyatt, Mrs. Mary C. 19 West Water Street.
Young, Mr. Benjamin G. G. Huffman Avenue.
Young, Mrs. Maria Isabella Huffman Avenue.
INDEX.
Early Settlement of Dayton
Organization of First Church 7
Log Cabin Meeting House 7
201-10
Subscription for New Brick Church 8
Rev. James Welch's Pastorate. 9
Act of Incorporation.
11
Burying Ground Donated.
12
Qualified Voters ...
13
Purchase of Church Lot on Ludlow Street
14 15
The First Church Bell.
16
The First Sabbath-School.
17
Rev. Ahab Jenk's Pastorate.
18
Rev. William Graham's Pastorate.
18
Rev. Franklin Putnan, Stated Supply
18
Revival of 1828.
19
Rev. James C. Barnes' Pastorate.
20
Revival of 1843 ..
20
Church Rebuilt .. 21
22
Character of Mr. Barnes 23
Rev. George Barnes 24
Schism of the Presbyterian Church.
24
New and Old School Division 25
Cause of the Division. 25
26
New School Colony.
27
Rev. Dr. Anderson's Pastorate
28
Rev. Dr. Anderson's Resignation
30
Rev. Dr. Anderson's Visit to Kentucky. 31
Rev. F. T. Brown, Supply 29
The Central Church 41
Rev. Dr. D. Gurley's Pastorate.
42
Mission Church . 42
Dr. Gurley's Letter of Resignation and Reply of the Congregation 44
Rev. James A. Brookes' Pastorate .. 48
Miami City Colony 49
50
Rev. Dr. Thomas' Pastorate.
51
New Church Built. 54
Building Committee 54
Superintendent 55
Memorial Tablet .. 56
Final Building Report of Trustees 57
Rev. John McVey's Pastorate. 59
Rev. George A, Funkhouser, Supply
61
First Brick Church.
Rev. Backus Wilbur's Pastorate 17
Resignation of Mr. Barnes
Pan-Presbyterian Movement.
Resignation of Mr. Brookes
Slavery and Rebellion-their Influence on the Churches. 51 53
144;
INDEX.
Rev. Benjamin B. Warfield, Supply ...
61
Rev. Leigh Richmond Smith's Pastorate
62
Church Music. 63
Discipline. 69
Church Fire
74
First Dayton Sabbath School ..
75
Mr. Bomberger's Register of Pupils, 1818
77
Church Mmembership.
82
Ruling Elders.
83
Deacons
84
Trustees
85
Treasurers
86
Collectors.
88
Church Revenue.
88
Contributions
BEQUEST OF --
Miss Mary Strain. 90
Dickinson P. Thruston
91
Abraham Overlease
91
Survey of the Church.
92
The Old Burving Ground
95
Church Organization.
97
Ladies Church Society
9.S
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES-
John Miller 99
Obadiah B. Conover
100
Mrs. Sarah Conover.
101
Mrs. Eliza S. Phillips
102
Robert Edgar 105
Judge Steele. 106
William King
109
Joseph Barnett 112
Mrs. Sarah Bomberger
114
Dr. Job Haines. .
116
Mrs. Susan C. Stoddard
119
Miss Sarah Fenner
121
T. A. Phillips ..
122
H. L. Brown
125
128
Charles H. Spining. Miss Maria Boyd
130
List of Officers of First Church 135
List of Church Members in 1880
136
Col. John G. Lowe
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