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Also at this Conference (1950) Southern Ohio churches had given assurances for one hundred twenty families. The committee had also received forty-eight assurances from other denominations, and it had sent assurances totaling eight hundred seventy-eight for churches throughout the area. Twenty Southern Ohio churches were reported to have DP's located in their congregations, and four were waiting for the assignment of DP's.
As of July 11, 1953, the committee reported as follows: Total number of DP's and Volksdeutsche arrived on Southern Ohio Church of the Brethren assurances 308
Total number of DP's and Volksdeutsche arrived on assurances of other denominations in Southern Ohio District sent through Southern Ohio Committee 125
Total number of DP's and Volksdeutsche arrived on assurances sent through Southern Ohio Committee but located in other districts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, New Jer- sey, and New York 225
Total number of DP's and Volksdeutsche on assurances sent through Southern Ohio Committee 1,110
Southern Ohio churches that have taken an active part in the Displaced Persons Resettlement Program are:
Bear Creek 6 Potsdam 4
Bradford
3
Salem 13
Brookville 3
Sidney 3
Cedar Grove 2
Trotwood 5
Donnels Creek 24
Troy
6
Fort McKinley
2
Pleasant Hill
6
Greenville
3
Springfield
Middle District
8
Gratis
New Carlisle 7
Poplar Grove
Oakland (resettled at or
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Lower Stillwater
Pleasant Valley 13
West Dayton
Also up to the close of 1953 a total of forty-nine exchange students have lived in Brethren homes in Southern Ohio.
L. John Weaver
Nevin Coppock Ray M. Petersime, chairman
The record of the district in the field of Brethren Service is thus seen to be very commendable,
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6. WOMEN'S WORK
From Sisters' Aid Society to Women's Work to Women's Work Council; from a single district secretary to a Board of Aid Societies to a Cabinet of Women's Work; from a bit of sewing and chatting to flood and hunger relief to missions, homebuilding, Bible study, peace, temperance, and children. These mark the sure and steady growth of the work of the women of the district and the scope of their interests.
The work of the women, first known only as the Aid Society, was well established in the district soon after the turn of the century. Available records would indicate that the first aid society in Southern Ohio was organized in the Covington church in 1893, followed by West Dayton in 1895, New Carlisle in 1900, Greenville in 1901, Salem and Trotwood in 1902, East Dayton and Pleasant Hill (Newton) in 1903, and Hickory Grove (West Charleston), Oakland, and Painter Creek in 1904.
Up to 1912 there seems to have been no district activity. In that year Mina H. Bosserman, the first district secretary, perhaps elected that year, gave a report of the local societies for 1912. It was the first record kept. Photostatic copies of the report were secured and are shown here.
In 1913 the Circleville church asked for district meeting to authorize a district-wide meeting of the women of the aid societies, to be held in connection with some other district convention, "in which to have a meeting such as will promote better, more systematic and far-reaching work." The request was granted and committees on ministerial and Sunday-school meetings were directed to plan for such meetings.
The next year, 1914, the women asked district meeting to elect a district secretary of the Sisters' Aid Society. It was passed, and Catherine Hollinger of Greenville was elected.
The new secretary made her first report to district con- ference in 1915. In the report were listed, along with other
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items: three churches not heard from; one church quoted Matthew 6:3; fifteen churches sent twenty-five cents' fee; meetings held, four hundred twelve; monies received, $874.84;
Report for 1912
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paid foreign missions $70; paid home missions $91; three new organizations. The report was gratefully accepted with this notation following: "This District Conference grants that the price of providing a bed in the China Boys School be pledged; the pledges to be given through the local Aid Societies."
From here on annual reports were made to district confer- ences. In 1918 the report was given by Mrs. Levi Minnich, district secretary pro tem. In 1919 Mrs. Mina Bosserman was secretary; her report showed the work of the local societies
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appointed by the district meeting, to be known as the Official Board of Aid Societies of Southern Ohio. One was to be the secretary-treasurer.
The first committee was Mrs. Levi Minnich, Mrs. Mina Bosserman, and Mrs. Levi Zumbrum.
The succeeding members elected were: Mrs. Edward C. Funderburg, 1922; Mrs. J. A. Robinson, 1923; Mrs. Levi Min- nich, 1924; Mrs. Van B. Wright, 1925; Mrs. J. A. Robinson, 1926; Mrs. Levi Minnich, 1927; Mrs. Van B. Wright, 1928; Mrs. J. A. Robinson, 1929; Mrs. Charles Zunkel, 1929.
After 1930 there was no report of who the officers were, since the women asked that year for the privilege of electing their own officers. In 1930 the report appeared as of "Women's Work," by which name reports appeared thereafter. By 1939 the officers changed the organization to include one woman selected to represent aid societies, another mothers and daughters, another peace and temperance, and another mis- sions. In 1941 they reported a cabinet with officers representing aid society, missions, mothers and daughters, Bible study, and peace and temperance. Now members of the cabinet represent aid, missions, homebuilders, Bible study, peace and temperance, Bethany Hospital, and children.
The reports for all these years indicate a continued interest in home and foreign missions. Supplies and equipment were provided for Camp Sugar Grove after its establishment. In 1942 the women approved granting a scholarship fund of $250 for a Bethany Seminary student each year. This con- tinues to the present time.
In March of 1947 it was decided to provide the support of one foreign missionary. The first recipient of this support to the amount of $712 was Harriett Bright on the China field. At present this support is given for Betty Brooks Campbell on the India field.
The women of Southern Ohio responded promptly to the call for material aid in World War II. Supplies were provided for the civilian public service camps, and in the meeting of February 21, 1942, a special offering was taken for civilian public service and relief. An offering for Brethren Service
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continues to be a part of each district women's meeting. A sample of the projects supported in the more recent years is noted in the report of 1949. They included:
National Women's Work $1,559.43
Mrs. Calvin Bright, China 787.00
Bethany Seminary 280.49
Southern Ohio missions 450.00
Bethany Hospital and Charity Fund
235.00
Bethany scholarship
250.00
Foreign and [home] missions
115.00
Leper colony, Nigeria
7.00
Aid fund 50.00
Frontier nursing in Kentucky
138.00
Manchester College student
132.00
Brethren Service
577.00
Camp Sugar Grove
250.00
American Bible Society
50.00
The first women's camp was held at Camp Sugar Grove in 1949. This became an annual affair and the attendance at the last camp, 1954, was one hundred seventy-two women. In addition to the camp in 1949 the cabinet planned an annual training session, or workshop, for local women's work officers. In 1954 those in attendance included two hundred thirty local church officers.
The attendance at the District Women's Work conferences taxes the capacity of the larger churches of Southern Ohio and is perhaps one of the largest in the Brotherhood. There has always been strong leadership which has been called, not from a few churches, but from a large number of the churches of the district. The cabinet is entitled to be represented at the meetings of the District Board, but the board makes no effort to supervise this phase of district activities.
7. MEN'S WORK
"Men's Work" means the men of local churches and/or of the district organized for Christian work in the local congregation or in and through the district.
In 1923 the men of the Middle District church organized as a "Brothers' Aid Society" with seven members. Three functions were chosen: personal evangelism, helping the poor, and enriching the spiritual life of the church. Other congrega- tions subsequently organized men's groups.
The Annual Conference of 1926 asked districts and local congregations to organize their men. The next year, 1927, a member of the cabinet of the Brotherhood men's organization came into this district and in a meeting at the West Dayton church, in which nearly one hundred fifty laymen were present, assisted in setting up a district cabinet. It was com- posed of Harry McPherson, of West Dayton, president; Joe Wise, Piqua, first vice-president; Walter Campbell, West Alexandria, second vice-president; Orion Erbaugh, Trotwood, third vice-president; and Harry Royer, Bradford, secretary- treasurer. Southern Ohio was the second of the districts of the Brotherhood to organize. The first meeting was held the next month, March 13, at the Dayton Y.M.C.A .; at this meeting it was decided to ask the men of each local church of the district to organize.
It became a custom then to have a men's meeting in connection with the summer assembly. In 1930 a meeting was held at New Carlisle, with Otho Winger as speaker. A father and son meeting was held at the Salem church that same year, with R. H. Miller as speaker.
Then there is a lapse in the records until 1937. But the practice of having a special session for men at the summer assembly continued. Also sessions were held in connection with the women's meetings.
In 1937 it was decided to have the district council (cabinet)
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made up of two ministers and three laymen. In this same year the plan of having each local men's group appoint a "key worker" was promoted. The district cabinet or council would work through the key worker. Following this, sectional meetings were set up to which the men from the churches included were invited. Cabinet members were assigned sections.
The first winter mass meeting was held in February 1938 at the Pitsburg church. It was a rural life study conference.
By 1939 one third of the congregations of the district had men's organizations, and thirty-four churches were con- tributing to the district financial budget.
The first mass meeting at Ludlow Falls, held in June of 1941, attracted over one thousand three hundred for the afternoon program and one thousand one hundred for the evening program. Since that time a mass meeting has been held here each summer, usually in August. In latter years a meeting came to be held also in the winter. In 1949 the first men's camp was held at Sugar Grove. This was over the Labor Day week end.
The activities and projects of Men's Work in the district have varied. They began with personal evangelism and in the years to follow included:
Inspiring greater lay activity in the local church.
Temperance, local option, programs, and road signs.
Sugar Grove-labor, constructing cabins, and financial aid. Go-to-church campaigns.
Hamilton church building fund (five hundred dollars pledged in 1938).
Programs at the Brethren Home at Greenville.
Programs at Southern Ohio mission points.
Promotion of Lord's Acre projects.
Co-operation in Brethren Service program.
Co-operation in the Heifers for Relief project.
Revival meetings at Kentucky mission churches.
Dormitory fund for Manchester College.
Assistance in building a parsonage at Turkey Creek.
Support of the displaced persons program.
Promotion of the Gospel Messenger club program.
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Help in purchasing a car for the pastor at Turkey Creek.
Establishment of a scholarship fund of three hundred dollars for Southern Ohio ministerial students.
Promotion of use of Church of the Brethren road signs. Furnishing volunteer labor in construction of the district parsonage.
Landscaping the district parsonage lawn.
The budget of the Men's Work Cabinet has varied from five hundred dollars at the beginning to two thousand five hundred dollars at the present time. The present officers are: Virgil Cassel, Greenville, president; Edwin Hunn, Bear Creek, vice-president; and Harvey Grisso, Springfield, secretary. The other members of the cabinet are Leland Emrick, Pleasant Hill, and Byron Miller, Painter Creek.
The District of Southern Ohio has an enviable record for the number of its men who have volunteered to serve on boats and airplanes carrying heifers, horses, goats, bees, and eggs to needy areas of the world.
Heifer Project, Inc. of New Windsor, Maryland, furnished the editor the names here recorded. They include all Church of the Brethren men and also a number who are members of other denominations. The list is complete as of January 1955. Paul Bang, Route 2, Bradford
Richard Lee Barga, Route 1, New Madison
Earl Thomas Barnes, 1217 Oakdale Avenue, Dayton
Reynolds R. Bascom, 395 15th Avenue, Columbus
Alvin J. Beachy, Route 2, Plain City
Homer Edward Beachy, Amlin
Joseph J. Beachy, Route 2, Box 137, Plain City
Elmer G. Beason, Route 2, Morrow
Edward E. Beatty, 306 S. Washington, Greenfield John Bendik, 36 West Lane Avenue, Columbus Osa D. Biser, Route 1, Troy
Francis B. Bishop, Jr., 207 Crestview Road, Columbus William Black, 1337 West 3rd Avenue, Columbus Charles D. Blend, 37 West Como Avenue, Columbus 2 Don Bortner, Route 1, New Madison
Rutherford J. Bowman, 856 North Euclid, Dayton Thomas F. Broadstock, Route 2, New Madison
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Robert E. Brown, 116 West Church Street, Urbana
Paul R. Brumbaugh, Route 2, Tipp City
Ralph W. Brumbaugh, Route 2, Tipp City Robert Brumbaugh, 2004 Needmore, Dayton William H. Bruner, 426 West Main, Eaton Charles E. Bryant, Route 2, Bradford
Edward D. Buettner, 1150 Harmon Avenue, Hamilton Rudolph Burger, 225 Victoria Drive, Dayton
James F. Canan, 216 Hart Avenue, Greenville Jarrett Chavous, 191 17th Street, Columbus Carl Eugene Clark, 785 Hamlet Street, Columbus Reverend Mckinley Coffman, 2400 Hill Avenue, Middletown Richard S. Collier, 12 University Place, Columbus
Maynard P. Coppock, 39 Virginia Avenue, Dayton 10 Jesse W. Combs, 719 Park Avenue, Piqua Willis C. Crose, New Madison
Harold A. Delaney, 3044 Sagamon Avenue, Dayton 9 Ralph M. Delk, Route 1, Laura
Gale E. Denlinger, Route 10, Dayton
Joel R. Denlinger, Route 7, Dayton
Milford E. Denlinger, Route 10, Dayton Victor V. Diller, Route 1, New Carlisle,
Robert A. Ditmer, 1105 Maple Avenue, Piqua
Ward N. Ditmer, 1105 Maple Avenue, Piqua
Glenn C. Dowell, Jr., 1346 Bryden Road, Columbus Junior K. Drew, New Madison Ray Dull, Route 1, Brookville
Vernon S. Dull, Route 1, Box 240, Brookville
Robert DuVal, 413 Harrison, Springfield
Robert D. Edgar, 14181/2 South 4th Street, Columbus Charles Edge, Route 1, Piqua Jerry T. Emrick, 2815 Genesee Avenue, Dayton Arthur W. Engelhard, Box 83, Bellbrook
William C. Epstein, Jr., 120 Woodburn Avenue, Dayton Alonzo E. Erbaugh, Route 10, Dayton Herbert F. Erbaugh, Route 1, New Lebanon Lowell L. Erbaugh, Route 4, Dayton Russell Erbaugh, Route 2, New Lebanon Sam Erbaugh, Route 4, Dayton
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Harold W. Etter, Route 2, Brookville
Glen H. Fisher, 214 East Main Street, Trotwood
Raymond R. Fletcher, 2051 Mayfair Road, Dayton 5
Ericus E. Foor, 116 East 16th Avenue, Columbus James C. Fourman, Route 2, Arcanum Ralph J. Foureman, 230 Oakwood, Greenville
Palmer M. Graver, 3125 Wold Avenue, Cincinnati Charles Gray, 619 Broadway, Piqua
Harvey M. Grisso, Route 2, New Carlisle Reverend Harold C. Grunewald, 515 East 3rd Street, Dayton 2 Alfred H. Guthrie, Jr., 1214 Laidlaw Avenue, Cincinnati Edward H. Hammon, 5117 Wilmington Avenue, Dayton Donald T. Harper, 2105 Sullivant Avenue, Columbus Elbert R. Harris, 1640 Indianola Avenue, Columbus Paul W. Harry, Route 2, Versailles
Frank E. Hart, 540 Clark Street, Hamilton
Harry L. Hart, Casstown
Ronald Hartman, 392 Babbitt Street, Dayton 5
R. F. Helstern, Route 1, Brookville
R. L. Honeyman, West Milton
Keith Hoover, Route 1, Covington
Norman L. Isbell, 1673 Maryland Avenue, Columbus George Jascheck, Route 3, Greenville
Clem H. Jones, 8464 Anthony Avenue, Cincinnati 15
John C. Jones, Route 2, Arcanum
John Lee Jones, 113 Rubicon Street, Dayton 9 Abram Kaufman, Amlin
Paul J. Kaufman, Amlin
John E. Kauffman, Route 2, Box 149, Plain City Raymond R. Kauffman, Route 2, Box 149, Plain City Wilburn H. Kerr, Jr., 143 Cassingham Road, Columbus Harold J. Kiracofe, 405 Seven Mile Drive, Eaton Murn B. Klepinger, 21515 Smithville Road, Dayton Rugh Knudson Klippel, 196 Brevoort Road, Columbus Richard L. Lammers, St. Marys
Donald E. LaRue, 262 Morrill Avenue, Columbus
Charles Eugene Lenker, Route 1, Rossburg
Joseph A. Lenker, Route 1, Rossburg
Eugene C. Lett, 1836 Harrisburg Pike, Columbus
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William S. Liggins, 60 Jefferson Avenue, Columbus Earl Linder, Route 1, Alliance
Arthur Leon Livingston, Route 1, New Weston
Robert C. Lodwick, 5163 Paddock Road, Cincinnati Wilbur Long, Route 1, Bradford Jack W. Lowel, 1108 South Ohio Avenue, Columbus
James Q. Lutz, Box 173, Verona
Joseph P. Mack, Route 1, Bradford
Isidoro Martinez, 641 Rich Street, Columbus
John Miller, Plain City
Marvin S. Miller, Route 2, Bradford
Norman Miller, Route 2, Bradford
Gola Mink, Plain City
Wendell Mink, Plain City
George G. Moodler, 1004 Gainesborough Road, Dayton William Earl Neel, Route 3, Arcanum
Reverend Ross L. Noffsinger, Route 2, Springfield
Don Oaks, Route 1, Clayton
Ernest L. Oaks, Route 1, Clayton
Arthur Oda, West Milton
Martin Oda, West Milton
John J. Overholt, Uniontown
Alfred L. Parletter, 3209 North Warren Avenue, Columbus Ivan Patterson, Route 4, Dayton
Robert V. Patterson, 3217 West 3rd Street, Dayton
W. V. Patterson, 3217 West 3rd Street, Dayton
Harry Paugstat, 352 Heikes Avenue, Dayton
Charles Lynn Peeks, 65 Sprague Street, Dayton Roy Peters, New Lebanon
Andrew A. Petry, New Madison
Carl Michael Petry, 204 Broadmoor Boulevard, Dayton
R. Everett Petry, 611 Young Street, Piqua
Fernando Pineda, 450 East Town Street, Columbus William W. Raabe, 2446 Delbert Road, Columbus Paul E. Reever, 104 West Salem Street, Columbus
William Rich, Route 2, Box 104, Piqua
Paul W. Rodenheffer, St. Marys
Harry Rose, 999 Hill Street, Cincinnati
William G. Seremetis, 37 West Frambes Avenue, Columbus
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Robert H. Shamansky, 525 South Drexel Avenue, Columbus Frederick D. Shank, Route 7, Box 187, Dayton Harold Shanks, Route 2, Bradford
Thomas B. Sheridan, 2913 Ridgewood Avenue, Cincinnati Frank Shuler, Jr., 909 Oakwood Avenue, Columbus Wesley John Simon, Oberlin College, Oberlin Cassius M. Simmons, 328 Edgewood Avenue, Dayton 7 Lowell E. Simmons, 328 Edgewood Avenue, Dayton 7
Donald D. Sitler, 6849 Beechmont Avenue, Cincinnati Donald P. Smith, 1632 Mears Avenue, Cincinnati 30 James Stebbins, Alpha
Ernest Davis Steffen, Route 1, Apple Creek John Stevens, 334 Aberdeen, Dayton
Henry L. Strawser, 108 East First Avenue, Plain City
D. Emmert Studebaker, Route 1, Tipp City
Wilbur J. Stump, New Lebanon
George L. Stutsman, Route 2, Box 38, Piqua Fred W. Teach, Route 3, New Carlisle
Wilbur F. Teach, Route 2, Springfield Stephen W. Thompson, 141 Victor Avenue, Dayton
Hilliard W. Thorpe, 2615 Oakmont Avenue, Dayton Fletcher Twitty, 1336 Kent Street, Columbus Jorge Maurique Valldejubi, 1640 Indianola Avenue, Columbus Robert Walcutt, 1216 Everett Drive, Dayton
Ralph B. Walker, 229 West 11th Avenue, Columbus Richard L. Walker, Danville
Phillip B. Wallick, 322 Wonderly Avenue, Dayton Robert F. Warman, 377 West 9th Avenue, Columbus Marlin E. Weaver, 308 Liberty Street, Bradford Paul Weaver, Route 5, Salem
William Welde, 3106 Sagamon Avenue, Dayton 9 Ralph E. Wilkens, 5230 Wilmington Road, Dayton Robin S. Wilson, 252 Brevoort Road, Columbus Howard O. Wiser, Route 4, Dayton Henry A. Yoder, Route 2, Box 146, Plain City Jonas J. Yutzy, Route 1, Box 79, Plain City Erwin R. Zeller, 140 South Cassingham Road, Columbus Frederick A. Zimmer, Jr., 3474 High Street, Columbus Clifford E, Zimmerman, Route 1, New Carlisle
8. THE BRETHREN HOME
The Brethren Home at Greenville was authorized by a special district meeting held at Fort Mckinley in February of 1902.
At a meeting held at Donnels Creek in 1896 a committee had reported on solicitation, previously authorized:
Money subscribed $7,716.75
Endowments
1,660.00
Total
$9,376.75
Committee expenses $ 27.70
A collection, at the district meeting, to defray these expenses amounted to $27.91.
It was decided to continue the committee, urging an immediate canvass "in the several churches, and if the required amount, $20,000.00, be subscribed by August 1st, they, with the officers of this meeting, call a Special District Meeting, for the purpose of presenting plans and specifications for the buildings, to adopt constitution and by-laws, also to appoint a Board of Directors to control said Home."
At the next district meeting, in May 1897, the Committee on Old Folks' Home asked that they be relieved, that all previous subscriptions be laid aside and new ones be taken, that work be begun anew, and that a new committee of five who were in full sympathy with the work be appointed. It also recommended that an orphans' home "be taken in con- nection with the Old Folks' Home."
This report was accepted, a committee of five was appointed, a collection was taken for the expenses of the relieved committee, and it was decided to raise funds as follows:
"O. F. and O. Home in cash $10,000.00
Endowments $10,000.00
Total $20,000.00"
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The new committee reported in 1898 that "after canvassing about half the territory we found we had about $7,000.00. Taking that and the former canvass as a basis, we estimated an entire canvass would give us about $12,000.00. Hence we decided to stop canvassing-because, in our judgment, it would be impossible to raise the amount."
The report was accepted and it was decided to "drop the subject of Old Folks' and Orphans' Home."
The next year the district turned down a request from Southern Indiana to unite in promoting an old folks and orphans' home.
By the persistence of the membership a query came the next year, 1900, asking district meeting "to favor the establish- ment of an old folks' home for the aged and infirm poor members that are or may become as such on the charities of the several churches of Southern Ohio." Ten thousand dollars in cash and endowment was recommended. The paper was lost, but another query, worded differently, was deferred for one year, and it was decided to send a committee to the Annual Meeting to meet with the "'Association of Old Folks' and Orphans' Homes,' glean all useful information possible referring to such work, and impart said information to the churches of Southern Ohio." Thus the movement was kept alive.
This investigation was reported the next year. The fol- lowing is of record, in the minutes of district meeting of 1901:
1. After considerable investigation the meeting decided in favor of establishing an Old Folks' and Orphans' Home.
The following recommendation was then considered and passed: We recommend:
1. That a cash fund of $10,000 be raised to meet expenses of rearing said home.
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