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Luther's was a noble work, but it was principally confined to one thing, namely : the restoration of the freedom of thought, freedom of speech, and the right of individual interpretation. This was his distinctive work. It broke the fetters of the papacy which bound the human soul, and gave liberty once more to the individual conscience.
Calvin restored to the church the idea of God's sovereignty. This had been partially obscured by the works of supererogation which Catholicism enjoined upon its subjects ; and it was necessary to any satisfactory progress in the restoration of primitive Chris- tianity, that the Great Father should be properly recognized as the author of "every good and perfect gift." Extremes beget extremes, is the universal testimony of history. Hence, under the influence of Calvin's teachings, it was not long before the religious conscious- ness swung round to the extreme of a cold, lifeless formalism, which entirely ignored the human side in the plan of salvation, and left every thing to the unalterable fate of what were called the Divine decrees.
Wesley restored to the church the idea of human responsibility. He taught that there was something for man himself to do in order to salvation. Hence his teaching infused new life into the religious convictions of the people, and give a new energy to the work of converting the world.
To sum up the work of these reformations, it is sufficient to say, that Luther restored conscience to its proper place ; Calvin restored the Divine sovereignty, and Wesley human responsibility, as part of the remedial system.
Two things yet remained to be done : the word of God must be restored to its proper authority, and such an adjustment made of the elements eliminated by the reformations just referred to as
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would secure a rapid and harmonious development of the religion of Christ in the world. This of course would involve a complete restor- ation of the primitive order of things, and this was the work pro- posed by the reformation of the nineteenth century. A few words concerning the origin and character of this movement are necessary at this point.
In the year 1807, Thomas Campbell, a Presbyterian minister, of the north of Ireland, arrived in the United States. He soon con- ceived a plan of Christian union upon the basis of the Bible alone. In the advocacy of this plan, he published the celebrated " Declara- tion and address," and a " Prospectus of a religious reformation." The burden of these papers was the inefficiency of denominational organizations, and the necessity of a return to apostolic teaching . and practice, before the world could be converted to Christ; dis- carding all human creeds and confessions of faith.
A society was formed in Washington, Pennsylvania, for the pur- pose of propagating these sentiments. Soon after two churches were organized, and these agreed in the purpose of absolute and entire rejection of human authority in matters of religion, and the determination to stand by each other upon the proposition that the Holy Scriptures are all sufficient, and alone sufficient as the subject matter of faith and rule of conduct, and that therefore, they would require nothing as a matter of faith or rule of conduct, for which they could not give a "thus saith the Lord," either in express terms or by approved precedent. This was the beginning of the great reformatory movement known as the great reformation of the nineteenth century. Since this early beginning it has spread into all the states and territories of the federal union, where the num- ber of communicants is now six hundred thousand. They are also numerous in Canada, Jamaica, the British Isles, Australia, and a few are to be found in France, Norway and Turkey.,
They also control a large number of fine colleges and schools. Among these may be named Bethany College, founded by Alex- ander Campbell, in West Virginia; Butler University, Indiana ; Kentucky University; Hiram College, Ohio; Oskaloosa College, Iowa; with others too tedious to mention.
They also have their share of men in public places in the gov- ernment, both state and federal. The most prominent among these is James A. Garfield, president of the United States, and Judge Jeremiah Black, of the supreme bench.
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They are fairly represented in congress, having a larger number of representatives than any other church, except one.
SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON.
The first school in Washington was taught in 1813, by Samuel Loofborrow, in a double log house (one part of which he used for a dwelling), on the corner of Paint and Hind streets. The school, as was common in those days, was made up by subscription, and could not have continued more than one or two terms, for in 1814 the first building intended for school purposes in the village was built, and James Webster installed as teacher. This was a rough, round log structure, 16x18, with clapboard roof, fastened with weight-poles, and was minus a floor. The door was also made of clapboards, arranged horizontally, and secured by wooden pegs. One side of the frame extended above and below some inches, the lower end resting in a notch cut in the sill, or bottom log, and the upper end was fastened by pins, driven obliquely into the log above on each side, and served as a hinge to the door. The sill mentioned above was more than two feet in diameter, and it was with difficulty that the smaller children got over it into the school house. Of course it was supplied with the customary greased paper window lights, and was heated by the huge old-fashioned fire-place peculiar to those primitive days.
This building was located on the northeast side of Market, be- tween Fayette and North streets, on in-lot No. 47, now in posses- sion of Colonel H. B. Maynard, and occupied a part of the present situation of the old frame Methodist Episcopal Church.
Webster was followed as teacher in this building by James Clark, an Irishman, who taught here till the house was abandoned in 1816, when school was held in the old court house for some years.
James G. Gray taught here first, and was succeeded by Hiram M. Parish, and he in turn by Erasmus Grovesnor.
About the close of Grovesnor's services, a log school house was erected on the corner of Market and Hind streets, and was occu- pied first by a man named Pearson. The house was built of round logs, which were "scutched" after the building was erected, and was located where the mill now stands, on the southeast corner.
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Norman F. Jones was Pearson's successor here, and continued till the house was abandoned. After this, school was held in the old court house, and in unoccupied buildings in different parts of the town, till 1828, when a small, one-story brick house was erected on Market Street, between Main and Fayette streets, which now forms a part of the dwelling of Richard Millikan; but on account of some illegal technicality concerning the levy or appropriation made for the building of this house, it was thrown on the hands of the school trustees, but was afterward rented and occupied for school purposes principally till 1845, when a two-story frame school house was built on the site of the old log building, on the corner Market and Hind streets, and is now a part of the steam mill ope- rated by Joseph Allen.
This house was used till the present union school building, on North Street, between Temple and Paint streets, was completed, in 1856, which originally was two stories high, sixty-five feet square, and contained eight rooms, four above and the same number be- low, with a ten-foot hallway leading through both the upper and lower stories of the building. The house, and site of three acres of ground, cost about fourteen thousand dollars. In 1872, another story and a steam heating apparatus were added, at a cost of eight thousand three hundred dollars.
The following is a list of some of the early teachers since Nor- man F. Jones, arranged as nearly in their proper order as possible, in the absence of records to guide us :
Henry Phelps, James Latta, Smith Latta, John A. Pledge, Wil- liam Westlake, Alvira Gordon, William H. Shim, Zeno Wilcox, - Rawlings, Elam Hearts, A. K. Eaton, S. F. Kerr, L. D. Wil- lard, A. S. Dickey, Dr. Donohue, and Harvey Jones.
SECRET. ORGANIZATIONS.
ODD-FELLOWS.
Temple Lodge No. 227, was instituted in a hall in the attic story of the old brick building on Court Street, northeast of Fayette, over the printing office, March 13, 1854, by the Most Worthy Grand Master of Ohio, William G. Neilson, who delivered the charter to
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five persons, as follows: Captain John M. Bell, Colonel S. N. Yeo- man, M. Livingston, William H. Lanum, and John Backenstoe.
Four persons were initiated into the order on the night of insti- tution, as follows : John Millikan, C. H. Bell, V. M. Ogle, and Dr. Brown.
The lodge continued to meet in that old attic room for about two years, when they removed to the third story of J. F. Ely's frame building, on the corner of Main and East streets, where they also remained about two years. They then secured the third story of a. new brick building on Court Street, built by Z. W. Heagler, and which is now the central room in the Yeoman Block. This was unfinished, but the lodge finished and furnished it, and made them there a comfortable home for about sixteen years.
In the spring of 1873, they organized the Odd-Fellows Building Association, which bought a piece of ground on Court Street, south- west from the Vandeman corner, and proceeded to build thereon a fine business building; and in the spring of 1874 the lodge re- moved to their beautiful and commodious new hall in this "Odd- Fellows' Building," it being one of the largest and best lodge rooms in the state, and handsomely furnished.
In the following October, on the night of the 13th, the "fire fiend " claimed for his own this splendid temple, with all the furni- ture, pharaphernalia, regalia, records, and other property of the lodge, not a single thing being saved.
A meeting of the lodge was called, and held in the Masonic Hall, which was kindly tendered for the purpose, on the night after the fire, at which there was a very large attendance; and it was then unanimously resolved to rebuild the building and hall. This was at once entered upon, and in the winter and spring of 1875, a new building arose, phoenix-like, upon the ashes of the first, equal to it in size and beauty.
The lodge furnished the new room very well, though not quite so elegantly as the first one, and moved into it on the 6th day of No- vember, A. D. 1875, where they have continued to meet to the time of this writing.
During the building of the second hall, the lodge met in the . third story of the First National (now the Peoples and Drovers) Bank building.
Its Strength .- In the beginning the lodge was very weak in num- bers, but strong in faith and purpose, and they had quite a struggle
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for existence the first two years; when, on the anniversary of the order (April 26, 1856), Dr. Strickland, of Cincinnati, came here at their solicitation and delivered a public address upon Odd-Fellow- ship, in the old Methodist Church, which was followed by a num- ber of very valuable accessions to the lodge, and from that time on it has had a steady and substantial growth, until at this writing it numbers one hundred and thirty active members, and has upon its rolls the names of many of our best and most prominent citizens.
Representatives to the Grand Lodge .- There have been only three from Temple Lodge, as follows: Colonel S. N. Yeoman, elected in 1856; Judge J. B. Priddy, elected in 1870; and the present repre- sentative from the district, J. N. Vaudeman, Esq., elected in 1878, and re-elected in 1880.
District Deputy Grand Masters .- Captain John M. Bell was the first District Deputy Grand Master, appointed in 1856, and John L. McKee is the present one, appointed in June, 1881.
Officers .- The first elective officers of the lodge were: Captain John M. Bell, Noble Grand; Colonel S. N. Yeoman, Vice Grand; M. Livingston, Recording Secretary; William H. Lanum, Perma- nent Secretary; John Backenstoe, treasurer.
The present ones are : S. M. Stein, Noble Grand; P. Sheerman, Vice Grand; E. S. Stinson, Recording Secretary; John L. McKee, Permanent Secretary; A. L. Reid, Treasurer; S. W. Cissna, Dr. O. A. Allen, Bowman Hess, Dr. S. S. Salisbury, and S. L. Hooker, Trustees.
The Fathers .- Of the charter members, only two remain-Broth- ers Colonel Yeoman and William H. Lanum. The others have laid down their armor, and rest in the silent cities of the dead.
Of those who were initiated on the night of institution, only Brother John Millikan still has his connection with the lodge, two of the others having gone West years ago, and removed their mem- bership there, and the other one is dead.
The loss of the lodge records, and want of space, forbids giving many other historic facts which would doubtless be of interest.
Patriarchal Branch .- Fayette Encampment No. 134, was institut- ed by Grand Patriarch C. G. Russell, May 17, A. D. 1871, in the Odd-Fellows' Hall, on Court Street. The charter was delivered to L. C. Karney, Colonel S. N. Yeoman, C. L. Getz, Dr. O. H. Sax- ton, M. Blanchard, W. S. Stewart, J. C. King, William Wilts, and Charles Duffee. There were eleven persons admitted on the night of institution.
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The encampment grew very rapidly for about three years, when it suffered the loss of a good many of its members, by reason of the institution of encampments at Sabina and Greenfield, from which it has never fully recovered. It numbers at this writing forty active members. It, too, was "burnt out" and lost everything at the time the lodge building was destroyed, in October, 1874.
Its first elective officers were: L. C. Karney, Chief Patriarch ; M. Blanchard, High Priest; William Wilts, Senior Warden; Dr. O. H. Saxton, Junior Warden; William Stewart, Scribe; J. C. King, Treasurer.
The present officers are: S. L. Hooker, District Deputy Grand Patriarch ; Mark Howell, Chief Patriarch; John L. McKee, High Priest; Marshall Hyer, Senior Warden; Frank A. Murry, Junior Warden; J. N. Vandeman, Scribe; John B. Shum, Treasurer ; John L. MeKee, John B. Shum, and John N. Vandeman, Trustees.
MASONIC.
Fayette Lodge No. 107, Free and Accepted Masons, was institu- ted and commenced work in Washington C. H., Ohio, December 7th, A. L. 5839, (A. D. 1839,) pursuant to a dispensation granted by the Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, under date of November 29, 1839. It was dedicated December 26, 1840, by the M. W. Grand Master, Bro. W. J. Rees, under a charter granted by the Grand Lodge of Ohio, bearing date October 22, 1840.
The charter members of this lodge were Joel S. Bereman, Sam- uel F. Yeoman, Samuel Millikan, Joseph Bell, Jacob Ott, Valen- tine Coil, and Daniel McLean.
Bro. McLean is the only charter member now living, and is the oldest affiliating Mason in Fayette County. He was initiated an Entered Apprentice, July 2, 1825 ; passed to the degree of Fellow Craft, and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason, August 6, 1825, by Hillsboro Lodge No. 38. IIe has taken all the degrees up to and including Knights Templar, and is an active member of all the bodies.
The following are the officers who have filled the several stations in the lodge, from the date of its organization, in the year 1839, up to the present time, 1881 :
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Year. Worshipful Master.
Senior Warden.
1839.
J. S. Bereman,
Jacob Ott,
1840.
J. S. Bereman,
Jacob Ott,
1841.
J. S. Bereman,
M. V. Rawlings,
1842.
Samuel Millikan,
J. S. Bereman,
1843.
J. S. Bereman,
Jacob Ott,
1844.
J. S. Bereman,
Jacob Ott,
1845.
M. V. Rawlings,
Samuel Millikan,
1846.
Samuel Millikan,
Amos Wright,
1847.
Samuel Millikan,
Daniel McLean,
1848.
Samuel Millikan,
N. Blodget,
1849.
Samuel Millikan,
J. S. Bereman,
1851. Amos Wright,
M. Livingston,
1852.
N. Blodget,
J. M. Bell,
1853.
N. Blodget,
J. M. Bell,
1854. Amos Wright,
A. J. Lewis,
1855. Amos Wright,
A. J. Lewis,
1856. John M. Bell,
J. L. Parish,
1857.
Amos Wright,
George Knott,
1858.
M. V. Rawlings,
S. N. Yeoman,
1859.
J. L. Parish,
Mills Gardner,
1860.
Mills Gardner,
George Knott,
1863.
Mills Gardner,
J. W. Cleaveland,
1864. Mills Gardner,
J. W. Cleaveland,
1865.
Mills Gardner,
J. M. Thurston,
1866. Mills Gardner,
A. C. Johnson,
1867.
Mills Gardner,
C. Garis,
1868. . Mills Gardner,
C. Garis,
1869.
Mills Gardner,
J. P. Robinson,
1870. Mills Gardner,
J. P. Robinson,
1871.
C. Garis,
A. M. Stimson,
1872. C. Garis,
H. L. Robinson,
1873. C. Garis,
H. L. Robinson,
1874. Mills Gardner,
H. L. Robinson,
1875. C. Garis,
John Miser,
1876. C. Garis,
John Miser,
1877.
H. L. Robinson,
M. S. Creamer,
1861. . Mills Gardner,
George Knott,
A. Hamilton,
1862. Mills Gardner,
Amos Wright,
1850. Daniel McLean,
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Year. 1878. 1879.
Worshipful Master.
H. L. Robinson,
C. S. Snyder,
1880.
H. L. Robinson,
1881.
S. S. Salisbury,
Year.
Junior Warden. S. F. Yeoman,
1839. 1840.
S. F. Yeoman,
1841.
J. S. Myers,
1842.
Daniel McLean,
M. V. Rawlings,
1843.
J. S. Myers,
M. V. Rawlings,
1844.
Samuel McElwain,
1845.
J. S. Bereman, William Smith,
M. V. Rawlings, Amos Wright, M. R. Rawlings, M. V. Rawlings,
1847.
Amos Wright,
1848.
Amos Wright,
1849.
William Smith,
1850.
M. Livingston,
1851.
Daniel McLean,
1852.
M. Livingston,
1853.
George Knott,
M. V. Rawlings, M. V. Rawlings,
1855.
M. Livingston, George Knott, S. N. Yeoman,
1857.
S. N. Yeoman, Amos Wright, A. Bybee,
M. V. Rawlings, M. V. Rawlings, M. V. Rawlings, George Knott, A. Hamilton, A. Rogall,
1859. 1860.
A. Hamilton,
1861.
E. H. Shoemaker,
J. F. Ely,
1862.
E. H. Shoemaker,
M. V. Rawlings,
1863.
J. A. McLean,
J. F. Pugsley, A. Hamilton,
1864. William Noble,
1865.
William Noble,
M. V. Rawlings,
1866.
C. Garis,
1867.
James Straley,
1868.
James Straley,
1869.
P. E. Morehouse,
1870.
J. A. McLean,
A. M. Stimson,
1871. A. J. Lewis,
George Estep,
1872.
John Millikan,
George Estep,
Senior Warden. C. S. Snyder, T. J. Lindsey,
A. B. Adams, II. L. Robinson.
Senior Deacon. James Sharp, M. V. Rawlings, Samuel McElwain,
1846.
M. V. Rawlings, M. V. Rawlings, William Smith, M. V. Rawlings, M. V. Rawlings,
1854.
1856.
1858.
J. II. Yeoman, A. M. Stimson, A. M. Stimson, A. M. Stimson,
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Year.
Junior Warden.
Senior Deacon.
1873.
John Millikan,
W. C. Tanzey,
1874. J. B. Hudson,
George W. Chaffin,
1875.
W. C. Tanzey,
George W. Chaffin,
1876.
C. S. Snyder,
M. S. Creamer,
1877. J. R. Snyder,
George W. Chaffin,
1878.
T. J. Lindsey,
H. E. Browne,
1879.
H. E. Browne,
M. E. Hard,
1880.
S. S. Salisbury,
W. C. Tansey,
1881.
E. J. Light,
Willis N. Allen.
Year.
Junior Deacon.
1839.
Daniel McLean,
Treasurer. Joseph Bell,
1840.
Daniel McLean,
Joseph Bell,
1841.
Daniel McLean,
John Jackson,
1842.
John Sanders,
William McElwain,
1843.
Samuel McElwain,
John Sanders,
1844.
Samuel Millikan,
Daniel McLean,
1845.
Samuel McElwain,
Daniel McLean,
1846.
Samuel McElwain,
Daniel McLean,
1847.
John M. Bell,
N. Blodgett,
1848.
John M. Bell,
Daniel McLean,
1849.
Amos Wright,
M. Livingston,
1850.
John Irions,
E. L. Ford,
1851.
John Irions,
E. L. Ford,
1852.
Daniel McLean,
George Knott,
1853.
Amos Wright,
Samuel Myers,
1854. J. F. Ely,
Samuel Myers,
1855.
J. F. Ely,
Samuel Myers,
1856.
George Knott,
J. F. Ely,
1857.
C. Garis,
John Sanders,
1858.
A. Hamilton,
John Sanders,
1859.
A. Rogall,
John Sanders, David Being,
1860.
Amos Thornton,
1861.
Amos Thornton,
John Miser,
1862.
James Miller,
John Miser,
1863.
A. Rogall,
John Miser,
1864. E. H. Shoemaker,
John Miser,
1865. Jacob Thurston,
John Miser,
1866. W. P. Cleaveland,
John Miser,
1867.
J. A. McLean,
John Miser,
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Year. 1868.
Junior Deacon.
Treasurer.
J. A. McLean,
Jobn Miser,
1869.
H. L. Robinson,
John Miser,
1870.
H. L. Robinson,
John Miser,
1871.
John Millikan,
John Miser,
1872.
J. W. Duffee,
John Miser,
1873.
J. W. Duffee,
John Miser,
1874.
W. C. Tanzey,
John Miser,
1875.
C. S. Snyder,
Joseph M. McLean,
1876.
J. R. Snyder,
Joseph M. McLean,
1877.
T. T. Beatty,
Joseph M. McLean,
1878.
H. D. Pursell,
D. Furtwaugh,
1879.
M. Barclay,
D. Furtwaugh,
1880. Philip Kober,
D. Furtwaugh,
1881.
Charles E. Silcott,
D. Furtwaugh.
Year.
Secretary.
1839.
Samuel Millikan,
1840.
Samuel Millikan,
1841.
Samuel Millikan,
1842.
William HI. Latham,
1843.
Samuel Millikan,
1844.
S. F. Yeoman,
1845.
John M. Bell,
1846.
J. S. Bereman,
1847.
J. S. Bereman,
1848.
J. S. Bereman,
1849.
N. Blodget,
1850.
N. Blodget,
1851.
N. Blodget,
M. V. Rawlings, William Smith, John Sanders,
1852.
Amos Wright,
1853.
John Sanders,
M. Livingston,
1854.
John M. Bell,
M. Livingston,
1855.
Daniel McLean,
S. F. Yeoman, John Sanders,
1856.
Daniel McLean, -
John M. Bell,
1858.
Daniel McLean, A. C. Johnson,
John M. Bell,
1859.
A. C. Johnson,
John M. Bell,
1860.
A. C. Johnson,
L. C. Karney,
1861.
C. A. Palmer.
James W. Miller,
1862.
John L. Wilson,
L. C. Karney,
Tyler. Valentine Coil, Valentine Coil, John Sanders, S. F. Yeoman, Daniel McLean, John Sanders, William Smith, John Sanders, William Smith, John Sanders, John M. Bell,
1857.
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Year.
Secretary.
Tyler.
1863.
J. P. Robinson,
James W. Miller,
1864.
J. P. Robinson,
James W. Miller,
1865.
B. H. Millikan,
A. J. Lewis.
1866.
B. H. Millikan,
L. C. Karney,
1867.
B. H. Millikan,
L. C. Karney,
1868.
B. H. Millikan,
L. C. Karney,
1869.
B. H. Millikan,
L. C. Karney,
1870.
B. H. Millikan,
L. C. Karney,
1871.
B. H. Millikan,
L. C. Karney,
1872.
B. H. Millikan,
L. C. Karney,
1873.
B. H. Millikan,
S. F. Johnson,
1874.
B. H. Millikan,
W. H. Hammer,
1875.
B. H. Millikan,
C. H. Larrimer,
1876.
B. H. Millikan,
George W. Chaffin,
1877.
B. H. Millikan,
C. S. Snyder,
1878.
B. H. Millikan,
W. H. Hammer,
1879.
B. H. Millikan,
J. L. Millikan,
1880.
B. H. Millikan,
J. L. Millikan,
1881.
B. H. Millikan,
J. L. Millikan.
Royal Arch Masons .- Fayette Chapter, No. 103, was organized July 1, 1867, under a dispensation granted by Grand High Priest George Rex, and signed by the following companions : John Turk, S. N. Yeoman, J. W. Cleveland, Mills Gardner, E. L. Ford, Lewis Cook, Adison Bybee, Benjamin F. Mouser, and James F. Ely. The officers under the dispensation were as follows: John M. Turk, High Priest ; S. N. Yeoman, King; J. W. Cleveland, Scribe ; J. F. Ely, Captain of the Host; Mills Gardner, Principal Sojourner ; Lewis Cook, Royal Arch Captain ; E. L. Ford, M. of 3d V .; Adison Bybee, M. of 2d V .; Benjamin Mouser, M. of 1st V.
The first election was held November 6, 1867, and the following officers were chosen : J. M. Turk, High Priest; S. N. Yeoman, King; J. F. Ely, Scribe ; J. W. Cleveland, Captain of the Host; Mills Gardner, Principal Sojourner; W. P. Cleveland, Royal Arch Captain ; A. M. Stimson, M. 3d V .; Conrad Garris, M. 2d V .; B. F. Mouser, M. 1st V .; B. H. Millikan, Secretary; John Miser, treasurer; L. C. Karney, Guard.
J. M. Turk served as High Priest till December 23, 1868, when he was succeeded by Mills Gardner, who served till December 20,
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1871. C. Garis was then elected to this office, and succeeded him- self annually till December 27, 1876. J. M. McCoy was his suc- cessor December 19, 1877, and served till December 4, 1878, when H. L. Robison was chosen December 17, 1879. C. Garis was again elected, and continued till December 15, 1880, when he was suc- ceeded by W. W. Savage. At that meeting the following officers were chosen : W. W. Savage, H. P .; Milo Rockwell, King; Z. Smith, Scribe; T. D. McElwain, C. H .; C. S. Snyder, P. S .; H. D. Pursell, R. A. C .; T. J. Linsey, G. M. 3d V .; M. Barclay, G. M. 2d V .; J. E. Jenkins, G. M. 1st V .; W. C. Tanzey, treasurer; R. Millikan, Secretary ; J. L. Millikan, Guard.
The last report to the Grand Chapter showed a membership of one hundred and six.
Ely Commandery No. 28, K. T .- A dispensation, dated August 30, 1876, was granted by the R. E. Grand Commander of Ohio, to the following Sir Knights, to form and open a commandery of Knights Templar, and the appendant orders, in Washington Court House, to be called Ely Commandery :
Mills Gardner,
C. Garis,
J. P. Ely,
E. L. Ford,
Benjamin F. Coffman,
A. P. Kirk,
C. O. Stevens,
E. B. Updegrove,
A. C. Johnson,
J. F. Hopkins,
A. M. Stimson, John R. McLean. .
The first conclave of the new commandery was held in Masonic Hall, Washington Court House, on the 11th day of October, 1876, at which the following applications for the orders of knighthood were presented :
Daniel McLean,
.T. J. Lindsey,
R. A. Robinson,
J. B. Hudson,
Daniel Baker,
H. L. Robinson,
B. H. Millikan,
George W. Chaffin,
W. H. Hammer,
M. Ş. Creamer,
W. C. Tanzey,
J. R. Snyder,
C. S. Snyder, Joseph M. McLean,
These applications were, by permission of the R. E. Grand Com- mander, ballóted for at once, after which the commandery ad- journed until the following evening, for the purpose of conferring the Orders of Knighthood on the above named applicants.
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