History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio; their past and present, Part 31

Author: Nelson, S.B., Cincinnati
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Cincinnati : S. B. Nelson
Number of Pages: 1592

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In 1815, when Cincinnati had a population of 6,498, there were 264 Methodists. In 1830, with a population of 24,831, there were 1,035 Methodists. In 1860, with a population of 161,044, there were 4,085 Methodists. In 1890, with a population of 296,908, there were 6,000 Methodists. But these figures do not show the full growth of Methodism, as many Methodist families have removed to the suburbs.

As in our historical sketch we trace the organization of the Methodist congrega- tions chronologically we find that Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church is the repre- sentative of the first Methodist church building, which was erected in 1805-6 on Fifth street, near Broadway, and was long known as the "Stone church." In 1812, Cincinnati having a membership of 226, was constituted a separate charge. This charge was favored with the ministerial services of pastors of great ability, amongst whom were Rev. James B. Findlay, Bishop R. S. Foster, Rev. John Collins, Dr. Joseph M. Trimble, Dr. Joseph M. Mathews, Rev. T. F. Sargent, Dr. George C. Crum and Dr. Asbury Lowry. The present pastor is the Rev. James W. Magruder, who is carrying forward aggressive church work, sustained by a membership of 400, having a Sabbath-school of over 250 attendants, and a church and parsonage property valued at $90,000. The present church edifice for two generations has served its purpose well, being commodious, substantial and well lighted. Among its church officers are the venerable Thomas McLean, P. O. Connell, W. G. Roberts, J. G. Rutter, S. M. Martin, I. F. Tunison, Charles R. Martin, C. C. Startzman, James Neblett, E. E. Chambers and F. E. Clemons.

St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church is the living representative of the second congregation which was formed, and which built what was long known as the " brick church" at the corner of Fourth and Plum streets in 1819. This congregation subsequently removed to Central avenue, near Fourth street, and built a commodi- ous edifice which was named "Morris Chapel," and which was occupied until 1870, when it was sold, and the congregation removed to the present handsome St. Paul, which was built of stone at a cost of $175,000 on the southwest corner of Seventh and Smith streets. This congregation has been favored with the ministry of men of national reputation: Rev. William Herr, D. D., Dr. William Young, Rev. Dr. Granville Moody, Rev. John W. Weakley, D. D., Rev. C. W. Ketcham, D. D., Rev. Bishop Ninde, D. D., Rev. R. M. Hatfield, D. D., Rev. H. B. Ridgeway, D. D., and Rev. Bishop Isaac W. Joyce, D. D., have filled its pastorate. The present pastor, Rev. George K. Morris, D. D., is widely known as an able pulpit orator. In 1835 this church had a membership of 700, but several colonies have gone out from it, and it now has a membership of about 600, a Sunday-school of 390, and a church

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and parsonage property valued at $135,000. Among its official laity are Dr. C. G. Comegys, Hon. George W. Boyce, J. F. Wiltsee, Richard Dymond, W. G. Doering, H. E. Holtzinger, W. F. Boyd, Dr. J. M. Withrow, W. E. Brooks, J. P. Epply, W. F. Thorne and J. Cochnower; Harvey DeCamp, Joseph Rust, William Hart, William Glenn and John M. Phillips were amongst the charter members of this enterprise.

McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church is the representative of the third Society, and which was first known as Fulton. It is located in a substantial and commodi- ous brick edifice at No. 465 Eastern avenue, with Rev. Edward McHugh as present pastor. Its membership has grown from 190 in 1835 to 330, with a Sunday-school of 240, and a property valued at $16,000. Dr. G. W. Progh, L. W. Ross, Joseph Bailey, M. M. Garrett, G. W. Bryan, W. A. Crumme, R. Hammersley and J. L. Bliss are officers of the churchi.

Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church appears as a new organization in 1840, with a membership of 280. It is located on Webster avenne, between Main and Syca- more, and has a present membership of 260, a Sabbath-school of 440, and church property valned at $19.500; Rev. Charles W. Rishell, Ph. D., is the present pastor; John W. Dale, Prof. G. W. Harper, Dr. P. M. Bigney, Dr. Z. B. Vanzant, William Box, C. G. Vanzant, Jacob Schmidt, James Earley, Henry Dickens and Charles Ire- land are church officers.

Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, then called "Ninth street," situated on the north side of Ninth street, midway between Race and Elm streets, was the fifth Society organized, and appears in 1845 with a membership of 400, made up mainly of persons who had been communicants in Morris and Wesley. Amongst its pro- jectors were Hiram DeCamp, Adam Riddle, Moses Brooks, Rev. James P. Kilbreth, John S. Perkins, Judge M. B. Hagans, Edward Sargent, John Simpkinson and Alfred Simpkinson. Thirty-five years ago the commodious brick structure was dis- placed by an elegant edifice with a freestone front, and the name was changed to Trinity. Amongst the distinguished ministers who have filled its pulpit are Bishop Ninde, Rev. T. S. Studley, Dr. J. F. Chalfant, Dr. D. H. Moore, Bishop Joyce, Dr. Earl Cranston and Dr. Howard Henderson. The present pastor is Rev. Dr. E. S. Lewis. Amongst its present officers are Louis W. Wolff, Judge M. B. Hagans, George W. Coleman, A. R. Lafferty, Albert Stabler, A. O. Evans, Dr. M. T. Carey, Luke Kent and C. H. Blackburn, Esq. Other men who have been eminent laymen in this congregation are Charles H. Wolff. C. W. Rowland, Dr. John Davis and Dr. William B. Davis. After the removal of many prominent families to the suburbs Trinity has at present a membership of 400, with 300 in its Sabbath-school, and a church property valued at $75,000.

Christie Methodist Episcopal Church, the successor of " Ebenezer," was organ- ized as a charge in 1846, with a membership of 250. It is located at the corner of Court and Wesley avenue, and has at present a membership of 325, a Sabbath- school of 250, and church property valued at $33,000. Rev. Charles Ferguson, Rev. Dr. W. H. Sutherland, Bishop Ninde, Rev. William Runyan, D. D., Dr. Will- iam S. Robinson and Rev. M. LeSourd have been amongst its eminent ministers. Rev. C. L. Conger is the present pastor. The late James Gamble, John Pfaff, John Dubois and John T. Johnson have been amongst its useful laymen. Thomas H. Currey, J. M. Robinson, J. H. McGowan, J. H. Davis, W. H. Frillman, M. D. Joyce and F. A. Smith are present officers of the church.

East Pearl Street Methodist Episcopal Church was organized under the name of "Bethel " in 1846, with a membership of 116. The present building is on Pearl street, between Lawrence and Pike streets. Its representative families have gener- ally removed to the suburbs, leaving it with a present membership of 150, a Sab- bath-school of 100, and a church property valued at $15,000. Amongst its influential official members past and present are James McDonald, James A. Darby, Thomas Dodsworth, James Neblett, E. T. Harman, Thomas McIlvain, Julian Walker, John

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H. Dickerson, Frank W. Ball, James McDonald, Jr., W. H. Reed, William Badger, Nelson A. Walker. The pulpit has been supplied by Rev. J. W. Weakley, D. D., Rev. Adam Bowers, D. D., Rev. James Perregrine, Rev. J. B. Porter, Rev. D. L. Aultman, Rev. Dr. J. F. Loyd, Rev. C. T. Crum and others. The present pastor is Rev. D. J. Starr, D. D.

York Street Methodist Episcopal Church was organized as a charge, under the name of "Maley Chapel," in 1848, with a membership of forty. Twenty-five years later the present substantial edifice at the corner of York and Baymiller streets was. erected. This church has been served in its pulpit by Bishop J. M. Walden, Dr. W. W. Ramsey, Dr. D. J. Starr, Rev. A. N. Spahr, Dr. J. T. Bail, Dr. W. I. Fee, Dr. E. S. Lewis, Rev. Frank Mitchell and other men of note. The present pastor- is Rev. A. Austin. Amongst its useful laymen have been Dr. B. P. Good, E. S. Emerson, A. S. Butterfield, Zerah Getchell, P. J. Welsh, Henry Roever, A. A. Curme, Silas Snodgrass, Henry Daganar, C. G. Strahley, J. E. Q. Maddox, R. F. Enyart, William A. Megrue, E. O. Green, Timothy Davis, T. N. Lupton, H. T. Lippert, John L. Coulter and Dr. E. E. Stevens. At present York street has a membership of 300. a Sabbath-school of 300, and church property valued at $16,000.

In 1848 there was also organized the Raper Church Congregation, which erected a good edifice on Elm street near Findlay, with a membership of eighty-three per- sons, and which sustained a large Sunday-school and an efficient church work for many years, but which by changes in the population was transferred to the German Methodist, and subsequently passed into the possession of the Protestant Episcopal Church, by which the good work is still carried on. Rev. J. F. Forbus, William Snodgrass, S. L. Snodgrass, Thomas Fox, George Fox, and Rev. Daniel Harper were the founders of Raper Church.

St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church, then called "Park street," was organ- ized in 1850 with a membership of 184 persons. Dr. David Lee Starr, A. Webb, James DeCamp, Hastings Utley, and J. W. Asher were charter members of this. congregation. St. John's now has a membership of ninety, a Sunday-school of 115, and a church property valued at $15,000, located at the corner of Carlisle and Park streets. Rev. E. S. Gaddis is the pastor, and H. B. Patterson, J. W. Ashen, A. R. Pugh, Samuel Holden and A. W. Ninall are the church officers.

Finley Methodist Episcopal Church, on Clinton street, near Cutter street, was. organized in 1852 with a membership of 100. For several years it maintained one of the largest and most prosperous congregations and Sabbath-schools in Cincinnati, under the superintendency of Charles H. Wolff and C. E. Brooks, but by removals. its members have been reduced to a present membership of 160 and a Sabbath- school of 300. Its church property is valued at $13,000. Rev. G. Roughton is the. present pastor.

Mount Auburn Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1852 with a mem- bership of forty-nine. The leading spirits in the enterprise were John L. Whet- stone, Moses Brooks, Rev. Erwin House, and Rev. John F. Wright. For forty years it occupied an eligible site at the corner of McMillan and Auburn avenue, but in 1893 this property was transferred to the German Methodist, and a handsome stone edifice of modern architectural design and appointments was erected on Maple avenue. This church has a present membership of 130, a Sunday-school of 115, and a church property valued at $30,000. Rev. R. H. Rust, D. D., is the present. pastor, J. L. Whetstone, James M. De Camp, Samuel Wells, Oliver Kinsey, C. W. Cole, H. P. Mann, D. Hildreth, N. B. Mullen, Dr. W. H. De Mitt, Dr. A. R. Walker, Dr. George Good, Vincent Klick, and Herman Nippert are church officers, with Dr. J. M. Leonard and Prof. G. M. Hammell, local preachers. In 1853, an. independent Methodist Church was organized under the name of "Union Chapel," which for about twenty years maintained a successful organization, but at length disbanded, its members going mostly to the St. Paul congregation.

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Walnut Hills Methodist Episcopal Church became an independent pastoral charge in 1854, with a membership of forty. For many years it worshiped in a small frame structure on McMillan street, but now occupies a beautiful and com- modious property on the corner of McMillan street and Ashland avenue. It has also two successful Mission stations. Its pulpit has been occupied by distinguished men, amongst whom are Rev. James Stephenson, Dr. H. B. Ridgeway, Dr. A. B. Leonard, Dr. J. J. Reed, Dr. William N. Brodbeck, Rev. Thomas Harris, Dr. A. S. Keen and the late Dr. J. H. Bayliss. Rev. Dr. Simon McChesney is the present pastor. The present membership is 550, with a Sabbath-school of 300, and a church property valued at $75.000. J. S. Perkins, John Simpkinson, Alfred Simpkinson, Edward Sargent, Dr. I. D. Jones, Augustus Wessell, T. Pickering, J. W. Cotteral, George H. Thompson, J. H. Clemmer, Samuel Ellis, W. B. Ebersole, Dr. John E. Jones, William T. Perkins, J. E. Q. Maddox, J. B. Martin, Dr. R. L. Thomas, and Gen. B. R. Cowan are amongst its official members.

Columbia Methodist Episcopal Church, having occupied a site for about twenty years on Eastern avenue, in 1893 completed a beautiful new edifice on Columbia avenue, and removed into it with a membership of 160 and a Sabbath-school of 250. The church property is valued at $5,000. Rev. S. G. Pollard is pastor, and Charles Crapsey, E. W. Pettit, Dr. John T. Booth, C. W. Short, Walter Tasker, J. H. Rog- ers, E. F. Rardon, W. E. Mears and Thomas Dressel are church officers.

Pendleton Methodist Episcopal Church, at Delta and Columbia avenues, has a brick edifice valued at $12,000, a membership of 170, and a Sabbath-school of 200. Rev. Henry Hersha is pastor.

Fairmount Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1861, and has a present membership of 180. a Sabbath-school of 220, and a church property valued at $10,000. Rev. W. H. Sutherland, D. D., is the pastor. A small society also exists at North Fairmount, of which Rev. W. M. Brown, D. D., is pastor.

Camp Washington Methodist Episcopal Church has a present membership of 130, a Sabbath-school of 250, and church property valued at $6,000. Rev. William P. McVey is the present pastor.

Cumminsville Methodist Episcopal Church, formerly Wright Chapel, has a mem- bership of 270, a Sabbath-school of 260, and a fine new stone church edifice valued at $20,000. Rev. Creighton Wones is pastor, and William Gosling, C. L. Doughty, R. M. Brasher, J. C. Heywood, Joseph Tarrant, Dr. A. A. Corbett, and C. F. Rapp are church officers.

Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1892, and has built a taste- ful and costly stone edifice. Its first pastor is Rev. Heber D. Ketcham. Amongst its church officers are W. B. Mellish, Edward Mulliken, O. J. Wilson, A. M. Dolph. Dr. William B. Davis, to whom the inauguration and success of this new enterprise was much indebted, passed away soon after the dedication of the church, leaving it as a monument of his usefulness. This church has a membership of forty, a Sab- bath-school of forty, and property valued at $40,000.

Mount Lookout Methodist Episcopal Church, located on a beautiful corner at Observatory and Church streets, of whichi Rev. J. H. Lease, D. D., is pastor, has a membership of 190 with 200 in its Sabbath-school, and a church property valued at $7,500. Hon. C. W. Rowland, Prof. J. E. Sherwood, Prof. J. S. Highland, Isaac Stevens, E. B. Bevitt, Wesley Leeds, J. C. Hall, D. W. Morton, C. C. Isham, S. A. Leeds, W. L. Perkins, George H. Persons, and George W. Bennett are church officers.

Price Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, on Considine and Phillips avenues, of which Rev. A. C. Turrell is pastor, has a membership of seventy-two, a Sabbath- school of 115, and property valued at $14,000. P. J. Welsh, J. C. Harper, Z. Get- chell, C. E. Jones, F. E. Kugler and A. G. Allen are church officers.

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Avondale Methodist Episcopal Church, formerly Grace Church, of which Rev. J. W. Peters, D. D., is pastor, has a membership of 184, a Sabbath-school of 225, and church property valued at $30,000. Dr. Jacob Ebersole, William A. Gamble, Dr. E. W. Mitchell, Archer Brown, Jesse R. Clarke, L. A. Ault, W. C. Herron, H. W. Craw- ford, F. M. Joyce, Joseph G. Ebersole, James O'Kane, E. E. Shipley, W. L. Gran- ger, H. T. Ambrose and D. D. Woodmansee are church officers.

Ivanhoe Methodist Episcopal Church, organized in 1885, has a membership of 100, a Sabbath-school of 175, and church property valued at $4,000. Rev. D. W. C. Washburn is the pastor.

Norwood Methodist Episcopal Church, organized in 1884, has a membership of 130, a Sunday-school of 140, and property valued at $5, 000.

Fifty years ago the work of Methodism amongst the Germans of the United States began in this city. There are now six congregations of German Methodist Episcopal Churches:

Race Street Church, on Race street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, has a membership of 180, with Rev. F. Cramer, pastor.

Everett Street Church, between Cutter and Linn streets, has a membership of 220, with Rev. C. E. Plock, pastor.

Buckeye Street Church, near Main street, has a membership of 200, with Rev. J. G. Schaal, pastor.

Walnut Hills Church has a membership of seventy-five, with Rev. L. Lippert, pastor.

Mount Auburn Church, corner of Auburn avenue and McMillan street, has a membership of 115, with Rev. J. Oetjen, pastor.

Spring Grove Avenue Church, near Harrison avenue, has a membership of fifty, with Rev. E. W. Strecker, pastor.

There are also three congregations of the Methodist Episcopal Church amongst the colored people of Cincinnati:

Cumminsville Church, with twenty-three members, twenty-five in Sabbath-school, and Rev. G. W. Bailey, pastor.

Union Chapel, with forty-three members, thirty in Sabbath-school, and Rev. H. W. Simmons, pastor.

Walnut Hills Church, with 200 members, 100 in Sabbath-school, and Rev. Carey J. Nickols, pastor.

Methodism early began city mission work in Cincinnati. In 1842 it had a mis- sion of forty members. In 1864 the Ladies Home Mission Society had 154 members and over one thousand Sunday-school children in its missions. This work is now carried on in the name of the Cincinnati Methodist Extension Society, of which Jesse R. Clark, is president, and Rev. M. Swadener is superintendent, having 175 members, 600 Sunday-school scholars, and two churches valued at $7,000.

No history of Methodism in Cincinnati would be complete which did not give prominence to that monument of its "Christian charity" which is embodied in the Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Home and Christ's Hospital, situated on a command- ing eminence in the midst of a spacious campus constituting a salubrious retreat on Mt. Auburn. James N. Gamble, and other members of the family of the late James Gamble, purchased and fitted up this property in admirable style for its benevolent uses in 1873 at a cost of $75,000, and consecrated it to Methodism. In honor of their sainted mother it bears her name, and is sustained in its work by the contri- butions of Methodists. Rev. H. C. Weakley is corresponding secretary and field agent of this noble institution, which has a superior medical staff, and probably the best surgeons' operating room and outfit in Cincinnati.

The Western Methodist Book Concern, located at 190 West Fourth street, Cincin- nati, is one of the great publishing houses of the world, and is a monument to the reading tastes and business enterprises of the denomination. This book business

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was begun for the church in Cincinnati, in 1820, by Rev. Dr. Martin Ruter, in a small room 15 x 20 feet, on Elm and Fifth streets. Subsequently the business was removed to George street, then to Main street near Sixth street, then to Main and Eighth streets, and in 1873 to its present and permanent quarters, where the agents have constructed an immense edifice eight stories in height and fronting on Fourth, Plum and Home streets. The entire property is valued at $450,000. The local advisory book committee consists of J. N. Gamble, R. A. W. Buehl, and R. Dymond, who have rendered valuable services. The publishing agents of the church are Rev. Earl Cranston, D. D., and Rev. Lewis Curts, D. D., under whose management the business of the concern, with its branches at Chicago and St. Louis, amounted dur- ing 1893 to $1,046,298.30, and its profits to $138,853.60, all of which belongs to the Church and is used for denominational purposes. Rev. David H. Moore, D. D., is the editor of its leading periodicals, the Western Christian Advocate having a weekly circulation of 31,000. The sale of German publications and periodicals of the Western Book Concern amounted to $110,207.63, in 1893.

OTHER METHODIST CHURCHES.

Methodist Protestant Churches .- Grace, Kenyon avenue. - Methodist (Colored)- Allen Temple A. M. E., Broadway and Sixth streets; Allen A. M. E., Colerain ave- nue; Brown's Chapel A. M. E., Park avenue, Walnut Hills; Little Zion A. M. E., Foraker avenue; Little Bethany Mission A. M. E., Columbia avenue; Mount Zion A. M. E., Spring Grove avenue; People A. M. E., George street; Union Chapel, Seventh street.

NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH.

This church, over which the Rev. John Goddard has been minister for about thirty years, worships in the comfortable building on Fourth and John streets. The early work was done by Rev. Adam Hurdus, who founded their Society of the followers of Emmanuel Swedenborg in 1811. While there has been no great increase- in the number of Societies, Glendale alone having had such an organization in addi- tion to the city congregation, yet the membership has steadily grown, and numbers some of the best and most highly respected families in the city. The long pastorate of Dr. Goddard has been most influential.

THE FRIENDS.

In 1808 the Miami Monthly Meeting was established at Waynesville, Ohio, by settlers from Virginia and the South. From this center a wave of influence went out.

The original meeting-house in Cincinnati was built for a dwelling by Payton Short, of Kentucky, in the year 1800. It was a wonder at the time "why he built those two nice hewn-log houses away out in the woods there." [One stood where Thoms Hall stood-now Havlin's Theatre. ] These were idle for many months, when John Arnot rented the west one, and "cut wood on the lot, and with a cart and two oxen hanled the wood away down town," then Main street, Front, Broadway and Third streets.

In 1813 it was bought by Friends for a meeting-house. It was subsequently enlarged and adapted to the use of a monthly meeting, by adding a frame to the east side and erecting a sliding partition. This served the Cincinnati Monthly Meeting of Friends until 1859, when it was removed, and a brick house, which occupies the site of the old log frame house, was built. The following persons paid a subscrip- tion for the purchase of a lot and the erection of a meeting-house on the same: Louis Reese; John Swayne; Joseph Evans; David Holloway; David Thatcher ;.

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Christopher Anthony; John F. Stall; Thos. Rickett; Judah Foulke; Jonn. Wright; Benj. Hopkins; Jonah Cadwallader; Jesse Embre; Tristram Folger; Elias Fisher; Tim Y. Folger; Lot Pugh; Jesse William; M. T. Williams; John Shaw; John Suffrans; Thownsend Spakner; Thos. D. Foulke; Nathan Lewis.

As early as 1811 a few Friends held, in their peculiar way, meeting for worship in Cincinnati at private houses-in the parlor of the late Oliver M. Spencer, at the residence of Martha Perry, of Cyrus Coffen, John F. Stall, Elizabeth Folger, and others. In 1812 a public meeting was held in the courthouse on Main street, south of Fifth street, attended by Elizabeth Robson, an English Friend, and an eminent minister in this Society.

Soon after this a preparative meeting was instituted as a branch of the Miami Monthly Meeting; and on the sixteenth day of the third month, 1815, a monthly meeting was organized as a branch of Miami Quarterly Meeting held at Waynesville. As a committee appointed to attend the opening of Monthly Meeting were: Robert Whitacre, William Harvey, Asher Brown, Benjamin Farquhar; also Hannah Evans, Rachel Pugh, Hannah Kirk, and Ann Millhouse. This meeting embraced the fami- lies of Benjamin Hopkins, John Shaw, Jonathan Wright, Sr., Elias Fisher, David Pugh, Joshua Gibson, Jozabad Lodge, Jeremiah Neave, David Holloway, Henry Paddock, Oliver Martin, Joseph Evans, William Butler, Jonathan Crispin, George Hatton, John F. Stall, Edward Hatton, John Dickinson, Jesse Williams, Jesse Embre, John Davis, Christopher Anthony, Micajah T. Williams, Samuel L. Pierce, William Paddock and others. The Woman's branch of the meeting also embraced many members who would be an ornament to any religious society: Elizabeth Folger, Jemmina Paddock, Sarah Coffin, Elizabeth Masey, Rebecca Hopkins, Hannah Holloway, Sarah Fest, Margaret Folger, Lydia Richard, Hannah Fischer, Agatha Dicks, Hepzibiah Gardner, Margaret Hatton, Lydia Gibson, Elizabeth Shaw, Susanna B. Wright, Hannah Davis, Chary Anthony, Sarah M. Martin, Sarah Will- iams, Mary Saunders, Elizabeth Neave, Sarah Foulke, Rachel Pugh, Catharine Filton, Susanna Dickinson, Ann S. Tucker and others.

The meetings were large and well-attended, and great harmony prevailed in all their deliberations. Several families were received into membership on convince- ment of the truth as taught by the Friends; others by certificate from other meet- ings, and many others who were not members regularly attended the meeting for worship.

In 1828 John Davis, Ephraim Morgan, Hugh Smith and Joseph Bonsell organ- ized another Monthly Meeting, which was afterward joined by several other families, making their number twelve men, all except one with families. The congregations have since been known as Orthodox and Hicksite. The Hicksite congregation retained the old meeting house, and in 1858 constructed thereon a new brick meeting house for the Cincinnati Monthly Meeting of Friends. The following persons subscribed to a fund to build the same: Jason Evans, William S. Wright, Hannah J. Williams, G. S. Williams, Mark E. Reeves, William Paddock, Thomas Woodnutt, William Woodnutt, Bayard P. Blatchley, David H. Taylor, Joshua Harvey, Benjamin Evans, N. H. Chapman, Joseph R. Chapman, Henry Lewis, William R. Woolman, Thomas S. Seedom, Jesse Russell, John L. Talbott, Thomas W. Kinsey, M. H. Coats, F. Hopkins, Mary Woods, William Perry. It was subsequently learned that additional subscriptions were necessary to complete the house and beautify the grounds, and these persons made donations: Jason Evans, William Paddock, Thomas Woodnutt, Bayard P. Blatchley, Hannah J. Williams, G. S. Williams, Mark E. Reeves, D. H. Taylor, Thomas Carroll, Robert W. Carroll, James L. Haven & Co., and Israel Jones. After the division in 1828, the orthodox congregation constructed a frame house on the west half of the original lot, where they worshiped for some time, afterward disposing of it and constructing their present magnificent brick edifice on the corner of Eighth and Mound streets. Murray Shipley has for many years been an active

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History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio; their past and present, Part 31

Author: Nelson, S.B., Cincinnati Publication date: 1894 Publisher: Cincinnati : S. B. Nelson Number of Pages: 1592

Author: Nelson, S.B., Cincinnati
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Cincinnati : S. B. Nelson
Number of Pages: 1592