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Rev. J. Wechsler and Rev. Dr. Wise successively delivered addresses. At the conclusion of his remarks Doctor Wise read an invocation to which the choir seven times responded, " Amen, Hallelujah."
The clergymen who have ministered to the congregation since its origin have been, in the order of service, as follows: Reverends Weil, Goodman, Lipp- man, Wetterhahn, Schonberg, Rosenthal, Wechsler, F. W. Jessetson, and Alex- ander H. Geisman.
Zion Lodge 62, I. O. B. B., of the Jewish secret society known as the Sons of the Covenant, was instituted on August 23, 1865. Capital Lodge Number 132 of the same order was instituted in 1876.
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
A meeting called for the purpose of organizing a society bearing this name was held in the lectureroom of the First Presbyterian Church on January 15, 1855. This seems to have been the first movement made for this specific purpose in Columbus. The meeting was well attended by representatives of the Protes- tant churches then in the city. Rev. Mr. Willard was called to preside, S. Mathers was chosen secretary, and a committee which seems to have been previously appointed reported a constitution, with accompanying bylaws, which was signed by about forty persons. An election of officers then took place, and the following were chosen : President, H. B, Carrington ; vice president, Thomas S. Baldwin ;
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corresponding secretary, S. H. Burr; recording secretary, W. B. Chadwick ; treasurer, S. B. Fay. The meeting then adjourned to reconvene at the same place on the following Monday evening.
How long this organization endured, the author has been unable to ascertain. Circumstances indicate that it was ephemeral. The next movement of this kind of which the current chronicles give account, took place in the spring of 1866. On April 16 of that year a meeting of representatives of the different churches of the city to organize a Young Men's Christian Association was held at the First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Mr. Marshall presided at this meeting and a com- mittee to report rules of organization was appointed. Officers were chosen dur- ing the ensuing May and rooms for meetings were engaged in the Buckeye Block. In November of the same year the association had upon its rolls the names of 250 members, and was said to have accomplished much good. Its first annual report, made in May, 1867, showed 300 members. The officers chosen at the annual meeting to which this report was submitted were: President, Captain W. Mitchell ; vice president, Rev. E. P. Goodwin; secretary, W. H. Lathrop ; treasurer, O. G. Peters ; trustees, E. L. Taylor, Woodward Awl, L. J. Critchfield, J. E. Rudisill and M. P. Ford ; also an executive committee. In connection with this association a lyceum was organized which held its first meeting in the Buck- eye Block, on October 18, 1866. In October, 1867, it was stated that the associa- tion had begun the formation of a library.
The first State Convention of the Young Men's Christian Associations of Ohio was held at the First Congregational Church on October 31, 1867. On taking the chair, C. N. Olds, the temporary presiding officer, stated that, in obedience to res- olutions passed by a convention of Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States and British Provinces, held at Montreal in June, 1866, this body had convened. The permanent chairman chosen was H. Thane Miller, of Cincin- nati, who replied to an address of welcome delivered by Captain William Mitch- ell. Numerous subjects were discussed. A constitution was adopted and the fol- lowing officers for the State association were chosen : President, H. Thane Miller, Cincinnati; secretaries, H. A. Sherwin, of Cleveland, and J. H. Cheever, of Cin- cinnati ; treasurer, J. W. Russell, of Oberlin; also an executive committee and numerous vice presidents.
A second course of lectures before the lyceum of the Columbus association was begun in December, 1867. On November 8, 1869, the following officers were chosen for six months: President, Gordon Moodie ; vice president, J. E. Rudi- sill ; treasurer, A. Ritson ; secretaries, W. Awl and E. C. Smith. On April 21, 1870, George H. Twiss was chosen president, B. J. Loomis vice president, W. Awl secretary, A. Ritson treasurer, and E. L. Taylor, L. J. Critchfield, W. Awl, H. Early and S. M. Hotchkiss trustees. A project to erect a suitable building for the association at some location fronting the Capitol Square was discussed at a meeting called for the purpose on November 8, 1870. The proposed cost of the building was 840,000; 82,500 was pledged. In 1875, we read of the choice of the following officers : President, Charles H. Hall ; vice president, Doctor J. F. Bald- win ; secretary, R. A. Beard ; treasurer, J. A. Jeffrey. In 1876, rooms for a rail- way branch were fitted up at the Union Station. These rooms were formally opened on Sunday, October 1. New rooms for the association were opened in the Sessions Block October 15.
A delegate State convention of Young Men's Christian Associations was held at the First Congregational Church, beginning September 28, 1877. A meeting to greet the delegates was held at the church September 27; a farewell meeting took place at the Opera House September 30. The officers chosen for the State associ- ation were : President, H. Thane Miller, of Cincinnati ; vice presidents, W. A.
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Mahony, of Columbus, J. C. Tisdel of Painesville and John Dodd of Dayton ; sec- retaries, Charles H. Hall, of Columbus and J. E. Studebaker of Springfield.
In November, 1878, the Columbus Association chose the following officers : President, William G. Dunn ; vice president, F. C. Sessions ; treasurers. J. A. Jef- frey, E. T. Rawson ; secretary, Rev. L Taft. The third anniversary of the asso ciation was celebrated at the Opera House November 11, 1878. " A book recep- tion " at which 250 volumes were received, took place at the rooms of the railway branch on April 17, 1879.
The anniversary of the organization of the Columbus association was again cele- brated on November 10, 1879. The exercises of this occasion took place at the Second Presbyterian Church. The railway branch celebrated its fourth anniversary at the Second Presbyterian Church on May 9, 1880. On May 11 of that year a gymnasium under the auspices of the parent association was opened in the Sessions Block. A society of ladies, adjunct to the railway branch, was organized in April, 1881. The branch held its anniversary meeting on May 15 of that year. At the annual meeting held on October 3, 1881, the Columbus association chose the following officers : President, J. M. Godman ; vice president, G. L. Smead ; treasurers, J. A. Jeffrey and E. T. Rawson; secretaries, C. D. Firestone and J. T. Minebart. On May 1, 1881, the erection of an association building to cost one hundred thousand dollars was resolved upon by the executive committee, and books for subscriptions were opened. This movement was not successful. New rooms for the association were opened in the Monypeny Block, December 8, 1883. These rooms included apartments for reception, reading, library and gymnasium. During the same year an Ohio State University branch was organized.
The ninth anniversary of the organization of the Columbus Association was celebrated ou November 16, 1884, at the Second Presbyterian Church. The asso- ciation removed to new quarters on East Broad Street, opposite the Capitol, on December 9, 1884. Here reading rooms, reception parlors and a gymnasium were fitted up. The erection of a building for joint use of the Young Men's Christian Association and the Female Benevolent Society was currently discussed early in 1885.
The eighteenth annual convention of the State association was held on February 12, 1885, at the First Congregational Church. The meeting continued four days. A branch convention of ladies was at the same time held at the Westminster Church, and one of boys at Wesley Chapel.
The tenth anniversary of the Columbus association was celebrated at Wesley Chapel November 29, 1885; the eleventh was celebrated at the Town Street Methodist Church on November 14, 1886. At the annual election held on October 3, 1887, the following officers were chosen ; President, John D. Shannon; vice president, R. M. Rownd ; secretary, T. A. Morgan ; treasurer, Edwin F. Wood.
During the autumn of 1889 Mr. B. S. Brown stated in conversation that, in his opinion, the Young Men's Christian Association of Columbus should have a building of its own and that he would contribute toward the erection of such a building ten per cent. of a subscription fund of $50,000, $100,000 or $150,000 to be devoted to that purpose. This proposition having come to the knowledge of the association, a conference was held with Mr. Brown, resulting in an agreement to subscribe $20,000 toward the building and ground suitable for its location, pro- vided sufficient additional subscriptions should be obtained to raise the fund to $100,000. This greatly encouraged the workers in the building project, and their efforts were immediately renewed with redoubled energy. Their success was such as to justify, it was believed, the purchase of a site for the building, and accordingly, in March, 1890, a lot 60 x 187 feet in size, located on Sonth Third Street, opposite the Capitol, was bought of R. C. Hoffman. The price paid for this lot was $30,000, of which amount the sum of $7,000 required as a cashdown
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payment, was kindly advanced by Mr. B. S. Brown. Mr. Hoffman, the owner of the lot, made a contribution of $3,000. Among the larger and earlier subscrip- tions, besides those of Messrs. Brown and Hoffman, were the following: Colum- bus Buggy Company, $5,000; William G. Deshler, originally $2,000, subsequently raised to 82,500; F. C. Sessions, $2,000 ; Bowe & Beggs, 82,000; George M. Par- sons, 82,000 ; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Munson, $2,000; George W. Bright, $1,000 ; R. M. Rownd, 81,000; W. A. Mahony, $1,000; Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, $1,000 ; Charles Baker, $1,000; W. R. Walker, $1,000 ; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Brush, 81,000 ; William G. Dunn, $1,000; D. S. Gray, 81,000 : Emerson McMillin, 81,000; Miss C. M. Tuttle, $1,000: A. G. Patton, $1,500; M. C. Lilley, $1,000; N. B. Abbott, $1,000. The canvassing committee comprised the following members : George W. Bright, chairman ; O. A. Miller, secretary ; George M. Peters, R. M. Rownd, Henry O'Kane, David M. Greene and George Hardy.
When this committee bad obtained subscriptions to the amount of 887,000 the possibilities of its efforts seemed to have reached their limit. The entire city had been canvassed, and nothing more, apparently, could be obtained. At this juncture the workers again had recourse to Mr. B. S. Brown, who, on being con- sulted, agreed to raise his contribution to $25,000 provided the aggregate sum should go to $100,000. Thereupon the canvassing committee again fell to work, William G. Deshler and others increased their subscriptions, and the $100,000 mark was reached.
Immediately upon the achievement of this consummation, the canvassing com- mittee was converted into a building committee, with George M. Peters -- vice George W. Bright, who voluntarily retired - as chairman. It is but just to say that the mechanical knowledge and business skill of Mr. Peters were invaluable to the building committee, as were the energy and tact of Mr. Bright to the can- vassing committee. These able men were fortunate, also, in being associated with able coworkers. The president of the association at this time was Charles E. Mun- son ; its secretary W. T. Perkins.
A large number of plans for association buildings already in use were exam . ined, one prepared by Mr. J. W. Vost, of Columbus, was adopted, and Mr. Yost was appointed architect. Ground was broken for the building on October 1, 1890; the association took up quarters in its new home on April 1, 1892. The cost of the building complete, exclusive of the ground, was about $85,000. It con- tains a large and very finely equipped gymnasium, which was opened for use on September 19, 1892. This department occupies two floors. It contains a running track constructed on scientific principles, a swimming pool and wellordered suites of bathrooms. The members of the gymnasium have at their disposal the services of a salaried instructor. The library of the association is yet small ; its readingroom is supplied with a large assortment of current publications. Besides a large auditorium, equipped with 725 chairs, the building contains a hall for minor meetings capable of seating about two hundred persons. Conversation, reception and amusement rooms are provided in abundance. The association derives a considerable income from rented apartments.
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NOTES.
1. See Chapter X of Volume 1.
2. Bishop Chase was the founder and first head of Kenyon College, for the establish - ment of which he collected about $30,000, in England. Owing to a disagreement between himself and some of the clergy as to the proper use of this fund, he resigned both from the college and the episcopacy in 1831, and removed to Illinois, where, in 1835, he hecame bishop of that State. He established the Jubilee College at Robin's Nest, Illinois, in 1838.
3. This convention met on January 5, 1818, at the residence of Doctor Lincoln Goodale. Rev. Philander Chase was elected president and David Prince secretary. The lay delegates were the two named in the text. representing Trinity Church. Columbus ; Ezra and Chester Griswold, St. John's Church, Worthington ; Joseph Pratt, St. James Church, Boardman ; Solomon Griswold, Christ Church, Windsor; David Prince, Grace Church, Berkshire ; Edward King, St. Paul's Church, Chillicothe; John Matthews, St. James Church, Zanesville ; Alfred Mack, Christ Church, Cincinnati. Rev. Roger Searle, Rev. Philander Chase and Joseph Pratt were appointed to report on the state of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Ohio. A constitution for the church in Ohio was reported by Doctor Chase, and adopte l. A committee was appointed to report measures for the support of the Episcopate.
This was the first convention of the church held in Ohio. The next one was held at Worthington June 3, 1818, and elected Rev. Philander Chase Bishop of Ohio. There were present at this second convention only four clerical and thirteen lay delegates. Bishop Chase received all the votes but one, which was doubtless his own. He was consecrated at St. John's Church, Philadelphia, February 11, 1819. His journey from Worthington to Philadelphia and return was made on horseback.
At a convention of the diocese held at Gambier in September, 1831, Bishop Chase resigned and Rev. Charles P. Mellvaine, of New York, was chosen his successor.
4. Proposals for excavations and the Jaying of this foundation were invited by John A. Lazell. William G. Deshler and Philip D. Fisher on July 11, 1856.
5. The successful execution of this undertaking was largely due to the perseverance and popularity of the pastor, Rev. W. M. Jones.
COLUMBUS CHURCHES, 1892.
Presbyterian .- Broad Street Church, northeast corner Broad Street and Garfield Avenue; First Church, southwest corner State and Third ; First United Church, northeast corner Long Street and Washington Avenue ; Euclid Avenue Church, 1416} North High Street ; Fifth Avenue Church, north side of Fifth Avenue, between High Street and Dennison Avenue ; St. Clair Avenue Church, corner St. Clair and Fulton avenues ; Second Church, east side of Third Street between State and Town ; Welsh Church, southeast corner East Avenue and Long Street ; Westminster Church, northwest corner Sixth and State streets.
Methodist Episcopal. - Town Street Church, corner Town and Eighteenth streets ; Wes- Jey Chapel, northeast corner Broad and Fourth streets : Broad Street Church, south west cor- ner Broad Street and Washington Avenue ; Third Avenue Church, northeast corner Third Avenue and High Street ; Third Street Church, southwest corner Third and Cherry streets ; Donaldson Street Church, on Donaldson Street, between Washington and Parsons avenues ; King Avenue Church, south side of King Avenue, west of Neil Avenue; Mount Vernon Avenue Church, northeast corner of Mount Vernon and Denmead avenues; Gift Street Church, southwest corner Gift and Shepherd streets ; North Columbus Church, southeast corner Duncan and High streets ; German Church, northwest corner Third and Living- ston avenues ; Miller Avenue Chapel, east side of Miller Avenue between Rich and Town streets ; Neil Chapel, southwest corner of Neil Avenue and Goodale Street ; Shoemaker Chapel, Harbor Road, north of Fifth Avenue; East End Second African, north side of Mt. Vernon Avenue, east of Bolivar Street ; St. Paul's African, north side of East Long Street, between High and Third.
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Congregational .- First Church, Broad Street between High and Third; High Street Church, northwest corner of High and Russell streets ; North Columbus Church, 2486 North High Street ; St. Clair Avenue Church, on St. Clair Avenue, north of Mount Vernon Avenue; Eastwood Church, southeast corner of Twentyfirst and Long streets ; South Church, Stewart Avenue, near High Street ; Mayflower Chapel, northwest corner of Main Street and Ohio Avenue ; Welsh Church, north side of Town Street, between Fifth and Sixth streets: West Goodale Church, north side of Town Street between Fifth and Sixth.
Catholic .- St. Joseph's Cathedral, northwest corner of Broad and Fifth streets ; St. Pat- rick's, corner of Grant Avenue and Naghten Street ; Holy Cross (German), northeast corner of Fifth and Rich streets ; Holy Family, 584 West Broad Street ; St. Mary's (German), 684 South Third Street ; St. Dominic's, corner of Twentieth and Devoise streets ; Sacred Heart, First Avenue and Summit Street ; St. Vincent de Paul's, St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, cor- ner of East Main Street and Rose Avenue ; Sisters of Notre Dame, attended from Holy Cross ; Academy of St. Mary's of the Springs ; St. Anthony's Hospital; Chapel of Convent of the Good Shepherd ; Chapel of St. Francis Hospital ; Chapel of the Hospital of Mount Carmel (Hawkes) ; St. Turibius, at St. Joseph Orphans' Home, 821 East Main Street.
Baptist .- First Church, northeast corner of Rich and Third streets ; Second Church (colored), southeast corner of Gay and Lazell streets; Shiloh Baptist (colored), west side of Cleveland Avenue, between Long Street and Mount Vernon Avenue ; Bethel Church (colored), Fifth Avenue, east of the railway; Union Grove Church (colored), Champion Avenue, north of Long Street ; Hildreth Church, southeast corner of Twentieth and Atche- son streets ; Memorial Church, northeast corner of Shepherd and Sandusky streets ; Russell Street Church, southeast corner of Russell and Miami streets ; Tenth Avenue Church, cor- ner of Highland Street and Tenth Avenue.
Lutheran. - St. Paul's German, southeast corner of High and Mound streets ; Grace Church, east side of Fourth Street, between Mound and Fulton ; Trinity Church, northeast corner of Third and Fulton streets ; First Evangelical, northwest corner of Main Street and Parsons Avenue ; German Evangelical, southeast corner of Third and Mound streets; Christ Evangelical, north side of National Road, east of Alum Creek ; St. Peter's Evangelical, Twen- tieth Street north of Mount Vernon Avenue ; Emanuel Church, on Monroe Avenue; South End Mission, southeast corner of Jaeger and Thurman streets; St. Mark's Church, corner of Fifth and Dennison Avenues ; Lutheran Mission, 963 Mount Vernon Avenue.
Protestant Episcopal .- Trinity Church, southeast corner of Broad and Third streets ; Trin- ity Episcopal, west side of McDowell Street, between State and Broad; Church of the Good Shepherd, southeast corner of Buttles and Park streets ; St. Paul's Parish, south side of East Broad Street, between Garfield and Monroe avenues
Hebrew Temple. - B'nai Israel Temple Congregation, northwest corner of Third and Main streets.
Independent Protestant .- German Independent Protestant Church, on Mound Street, near Third.
German Evangelical Protestant .- St. John's Protestant Church, on south side of Mound Street, between High and Third streets.
Friends. - Friends' Church, northeast corner of Ohio Avenue and Smithfield Street.
Evangelical Association .- Emanuel Evangelical Church, on north side of Main Street, between Seventh Street and Washington Avenue.
Disciples of Christ .- Central Christian Church, southeast corner of Third and Gay streets; Church of Christ, corner of Fifth Avenue and Section Street.
Universalist .- First Universalist Church, east State Street, b .tween Sixth and Seventh. . United Brethren .- First Avenue Church, southwest corner of First and Pennsylvania avenues ; Olive Branch Church, southwest corner of Long and Fifth streets.
Reformed .- Grace Reformed Church, 186 South Third Street.
Seventhday Adventists .- Southwest corner of Fifth and Long streets.
Spiritualist. - First Spiritualist Church, 304} Sonth High Street.
CHAPTER XLVI.
CEMETERIES.
So far as known, the earliest places of human sepulture on the site or in the vicinity of Columbus were those of the Indians. The ancient mound whose sym- metrical cone rose on the space now lying between the Courthouse and St. Paul's Lutheran Church was undoubtedly used for such a purpose. During the excava- tion of this tumulus, as has been elsewhere narrated, many human bones were found which were evidently of much later origin than the mound itself. It was the custom of the Indians to use the most striking of the ancient mounds as bur- ial places, and it is not at all improbable that when clay was taken from the Columbus mounds for the manufacture of brick for the original Statehouse and Penitentiary, the ashes of many an Algonquin warrior were disturbed. Indian skeletons were unearthed by excavations on South High Street as late as 1875. Similar discoveries were made during the excavations for the levee on the west bank of the Scioto. An Indian buryingplace is said to have existed in the vicinity ol Town or Rich streets, a short distance east of High.
The first place of sepulture set apart by the early settlers at the Forks of the Scioto was sitnated in the vicinity of the Sullivant, afterwards Rickly, mill on the west bank of the Scioto, and was used by the villagers of Franklinton. A writer in the Sunday Herald of May 2, 1886, de-cribed it as a tract of about three acres, at that time very indifferently enclosed and in a distressing state of neglect. Cat- tle were roaming among the graves, many of the tombstones were broken or pros- trated, and the inscriptions with which loving hands had undertaken to perpet. uate the memory of friends were in many cases illegible. Of the tombs and epitaphs which attracted the attention of the Herald writer he gave the following account :
Among the many early or interesting interments noticed was that of Major John Grate who died October 19, 1826, aged 57 years, and his wife Hannah, who died October 7, 1826, only twelve days before the death of her husband. . . . Then comes Jinks Wait, died February 22, 1824, aged 64 years. Next we come to one that is suggestive: Polly Sandusky, died 1825. As the name of Sandusky was strictly an Indian name wbo was she? Can any one tell? Next south, and immediately joining, is Polly Perrin, born October 20, 1760 ; died October 18, 1833, aged 72 years, eleven months and 2 days. Then John Perrin (probably the husband of Polly) born March 19, 1762 ; died October 8, 1816.
Here is a literal copy of the inscription on a tombstone: " In memory of William, son of Johnathan B. perrin and Amanda, his wife, was born Sept. 9, 1832, and died Sept. 10, 1833." Next comes " Elizabeth, wife of James O'harra, died March 7, 1844, aged 69 years, 10 months and 24 days." Near this is a stone erected in memory of Margaret Dearduff, second wife of David Dearduff, born October 4, 1785, died December 21, 1823. Then comes Lucy Wolcott, wife of Horace Wolcott, born in Sandsfield, Massachusetts, September 11, 1770 ; died July 31,
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1831, aged 61 years. Not far from this lies Henrietta O'harra, wife of Arthur O'harra, died Feb- ruary 20, 1824, aged 36 years. The next one is somewhat suggestive and should remind us that neither youth, beauty or loveliness holds any special lease of life: "Lonisa M., consort of J. E. Rudisell, died May 1, 1833, aged 19 years ; " also their infant child died August 14, aged five months "Mother and child sleep together, awaiting a glorious resurrection." So says the inscription. We next come to a stone, " Erected in memory of Joseph Vance, died June 8, 1824. aged 49 years.
" What is this world at best ? A passage to the tomb; And every hour comes around, Ry sorrow or by woe, Some tie to unbind, By love entwined, To lay our conforts low."
Also a son of Joseph and Cynthia Vance, born 1818; died 1824.
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