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Methodists Built First Church
In Shannon Nearly 100
Years Ago
Celebration of 25th Anniversary
Of Present Building Recalls
Many Changes
Methodist Preachers Made Bluffton
“Circuit” By Horseback In Early Days
Celebration of the 25th anniversary
of the building of the Bluffton
Methodist church next Sunday re
calls the early period of Methodism
in Bluffton nearly 100 years ago
when regular places of worship were
not available and ministers made the
preaching circuits on horseback
preaching services were held in
various Methodist homes in the com
munity until a regular church could
be built and even then the circuit
FIRST CHURCH—Built nearly a century ago by Methodist pioneers, st
standing on Thurman Street.
was used until the congregation be
came of sufficient size.
Methodism in Bluffton had its in
ception at Budd Gaskell’s cabin
which stood on the site of the Chris
Bixel residence, the last house in
Bluffton on the west side of South
Main street.
started here shortly after the village
of Shannon was platted by Joseph
DeFord, pioneer leader of the small
settlement.
Church meetings were
Budd Gaskell Leader
Although services were held in
other homes, Mr. and Mrs. Gaskell
proved to be the spiritual leaders of
early Bluffton Methodism. Mrs.
Gaskel died -when only 42
age and was buried in the
ton cemetery located on
near Thurman street.
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SECOND CHURCH—Erected in 1873 on site of present church
old Bluff
Jefferson
5 years
Budd Gaskel lived some
after the death of his wife, the last
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Clothing and Shoes
years of which were spent with his I tire community. Thursday was I
daughter the late Mrs. William Cun-1 prayer meeting night and the little!
nineham of Rilev street.
I
Old
the day. I Before a regular pastor was in
Thompson Sup’t. S. S. I stalled, the Bluffton Methodist
One of the leading figures in the! church was visited by
early society was Erastus Thompson! preachers who made the
who was Sunday school superin-| Among the early ministers
tendent likely from the very begin-l Delisle, Powell, Drown, Charles
ning of the church. He was an in-l ton, 1865 A. J. Frisbee, 1868
fluential and inspiring member of I Miller, 1870, and D. B. Long,
the little flock, and was proprietor!
you can get,. no
matter what you
pay. That’s why
Hit
Before other churches were estab
lisched in the community the Metho-1
iist church was the meeting place
and the spiritual center for the en-l
Need for larger quarters than I Although in total numbers the at-1 Haw Haw”, Berlin radio commenta
those provided in homes was felt I tendance was not large, proportion-! tor who broadcasts in English, is
and the first Methodist church build-1 ally it was perhaps larger than to-1 described a letter from Betty
ing was erected on what is now I day. Early records show that most! Harns, Coventry, England, to Glen
Thurman street. The building is I of those on the membership list at-l na Swick, Bluffton High sch001
still standing and is occupied by I tended the services in full force. Ini sophomore, living near Bluffton.
Robert Hochstettler and family. It I the early days there were few other! An American by the name of
is located next to Murray’sFurni-I districtions to divert the attention! Quentin Reynolds broadcasts to the
ture Repair Shop. I of the residents and the social oppor-| Germans regularly just as Lord Haw
100 Years
A parsonage was built a short! a strong appeal to many who were! Berlin.
time after the church was erected! otherwise not especially religious ini German
and that structure also is still stand-1 nature.
ing. It is occupied at the present!
time by Robert Murray. These are At first there very few hymn
the earliest church buildings in the! books and hence the necessity of
community and the records indicate the hymng„ wbich the min I
that they are nearly 100 years old. would read two Hnes of
Old residents point out that the! bymn which were then sung by the
buildings appear today very similar! Jeader and the people then tWQ I
as they did in the middle 19th cen- and so on to the
tur*‘ I close.
A quaint social practice is revailed
in which at the close of the service
the young men would line up just
outside the women’s door. As the
girls came out each young man
would extend his arm to the young
lady of his choice and inquire as to
whether he could take her home.
Often these social engagements
would develop into relationships of
a more permanent nature and many
young men found their life mates
through these arrangements.
I
I tunity as well as the singing made! Haw broadcasts to the British from
Few hymn Books
Divided on Slavery
I During the Civil war and post-war
I period the church was divided con
I siderably on the slavery issue. Most
I of the ministers preached very vig-|untd ^he soil1
I orously against the southern practice! of ^hat found in a
I of holding slaves. Most church au
I diences had southern sympathizers
HI who would take issue with the min-
I ister and many quarrels, some rath
I er serious, took place on the matter.
The early church was lighted by I During heated arguments it was
candles and one of the leading social! not at all unusual to see a loyal pa
diversions of the group was a young! triot snatch a Butter Nut badge,!
men’s Luceum organized for the pur-l the symbol of the south, from the!
pose of debating important issues of! lapel of a southern sympathizer. I
Second Church
of a grocery store which is now| The membership continued to
1 with such strides that necessity fori Geiger—Goshen Tv
a new structure soon developed and! New Hampshire, O
the corner stone for a new church,! Newton Falls, O.
located where the present Methodist! Chatfield, O.
church stands, was laid in 1873. The! Dola, O. Rachel
cost was §8,000 and a parsonage
built at a cost of $1,200. _____ i _____ ______
Kibs news stand. .. ’. .v
Also a prominent layman in the Valent.ne Hamen and J. A. Weed,
earlv history’ of the church wasl 1 present pastor.
i. r- i -.1 i In 1915 the present church
John Fenton, who with a lusty voice|
led the congregation in ainging.l JU1 a? e .1
Early records show that John and church, 's, th'rl one ln thc
Isabelle, his wife, used to ride double! tory ot Bluffton Methodism.
on one horse to get to the meetings.
The pastoral succession in the new! School, Amanda,
THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON, OHIO
chapel was always filled to capacity.! Englands count, part to Lord
church included: A. J. Fish, 1873 er—Elida, O. Donet* Good—Van
Jabez F. Blair, 1874 J. A. Wright,! Buren, O. Richard Moyer—-Bath
1875 J. F. Crooke, 1877 A. C.|
Barnes, 1879 W. W. Winters, 1882
I and I. N. Smith, 1883. In this year
I the membership of the church was
I 76, while the Sunday school had an
I enrollment of 100.
Recent Preachers
I More recent preachers in order of
I their succession were Sameuel,
I Boggs, E. S. Dunham, William Deal,
I L. H. Lindsey, W. S. Culp, E. T.
I Dailey, E. S. Keller, L. N. Kalb, R.
I J. Beard, E. D. Smith, F. M. Houser,
I J. H. Butler, W. R. Burton, W. E.
I Verity, P. Ross Parish, E. E. Cole,
I M. E. Ketcham, W. O. Miller, A. M.
Mann, C. O. Dutton, O. P. Hoffman,
was
The
his-
Marriage Course At
Bluffton College
Continuing the series begun Oct.
1 by Rev. S. M. Davidian, of Lima,
who spoke on the psychology of
marriage, Dr. Weisenbarger, a lead
ing physician of Lima, Interested in
young people and marriage prob
lems, will lecture to the marriage
course at Bluffton college this Wed
nesday night. He will speak on the
subject of physical qualifications for
marriage. His discussion will in
clude mention of age and mental
standards, prevention and control of
venereal diseases, pre-marital ex
aminations, interracial marriages,
and genetic background.
Dr. Roy A. Burkhart, author,
pastor, psychiatrist, and one of the
foremost youth leaders in the United
States, will spend Tuesday, October
14, on this campus.
Dr. Burkhart will open his three
fold program, at 11:00 o’clock by ad
dressing the entire student body, on
the theme Problems of
During the afternoon,
from 2:00 to 4:00 p. m.
reserved for group and
interviews. Sex adjustments in mar
riage, will be presented at 8:15, con
cluding the day’s program.
Courtship,
the hours
have been
individual
Soybean oil meal is a very palata
ble dairy feed with a higher percent
age of protein but less total disgesti
ble nutrients than cottonseed meal.
A number of recipes for preserving
pork are contained in Ohio extension
bulletin No. 187, which may be ob
tained from any county extension
agent.
'Letter To High School Girl Describes
Valuable mulch material is lost in
every fire kindled from fallen leaves,
it was announced th’.
lease from the Ohi
periment station.
It is a definite lo
and agricultural
that they are valu
mulch
shrubs,
After 40 years of
the state agricultu
station has found no
or culture for orch rd
ing of vegetable 1 tt
trees, and renewing y
is an
England’s Counterpart To Lord Haw Haw
He refers to Dr. Goebbels,
propaganda minister, as
“Gabby” Goebbels and uses choice
American slang.
To escape future bomb raids on
Coventry the Engli.-h girl writes that
ricultural ex­
burn leaves,
s point out
irnamental
st for the
for trees an
or to make c.
or flower bi s
?tter system
han the pil
beneath the
act duplicate
gin forest.
s moisture, a
ducing winter
drying out of
as decidious
cons
Leaf mulch
desirable feature in
injury to plants.
evergreens, as wt
plants, is an impo rant forerunner
of damage by cold.
(JoH^ne Graduates
Secure Positions
Eighteen member- of the class of
itineratl 1941 at Bluffton colh ge have secured
‘circuit’’.! teaching positions for the school
were! yCar Two others are employed in
Ash-1 industry, and three have been called
J. I },y the draft.
1872.1 Those who have b- n placed are:
I Ethelyn Oyer- -Sa and Wharton
grow I schools, Upper San! sky Magdalene
High School,
William Burbick,
Myron Brown—
Florence Geissinger—
Criblez—Pandora,
was! o. Duane Tway Dover Rural
I Schools Frieda Eirsman—Amanda
O.-.
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their family has moved to “a lovely
little cottage in the country”. The
cottage is about a half-hour from
the center of Coventry by bus, she
says.
In the quiet countryside one can
almost forget that there ever was a
war, Miss Harris stated, but in Cov
entry there are grim reminders on
every hand.
Don’t Burn Fallen Leaves They
Are Valuable As Mulch For Trees
The letter referred to Deanna
Durbin’s latest picture “Nice Girl”.
Everybody was enthusiastic about
her song “There’ll Always Be An
England”. All such gestures from
America are much appreciated by
the British, the letter pointed out.
Mulched soil is more moist both
winter and summer, and it has an
additional advantage in being warm
er in
than
winter and cooler in summer
bare or cultivated land.
addition to bringing about a
favorable physical condition of
In
more
the land, the decay of mulched ma
terials adds considerable nutrients to
the soil. Nitrates are so high un
der the old mulch that no additional
nitrogen fertilizer usually is neces
sary. The potash supply also is
much greater and calcium (lime),
phosphorus, boron and other ele
ments are added by the decaying
leaves.
With mulched plants having a
marked advantage, agricultural ex
perts urge every home owner to
make the best possible use of fallen
leaves in fitting shrubbery for the
winter season or in making valuable
compost beds.
Township, Lima, O. Loreen Peters—
Highland High School, Ayersville, O.
Jean Kolb—Grover Hill John Lug
inbuhl—Chatfield, O. Jack McLaugh
lin, Tiro, O. Ruth Ann Rupp—Sher
wood, O. Frances Jones—Spring
Creek Township Rural School, Piqua,
O. Dale Reichenbach—Bucyrus Rur
al, Bucyrus, O. James Griffith—Trip
lett Meter Works, Bluffton Elmer
Ramga—St. Marys Manufacturing
Co., St. Mary, O.
Those who are now in army train
ing are George Radulovich and Rich
ard Baker. Melvin Yoder, also a
graduate of last year, has reported
to C. O. camp.
Galled or bald spots in Ohio fields
are the marks of sheet erosion which
has removed the original surface soil
and exposed the lighter colored sub
soil.
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Many Attend 60th
Wedding Anniversary
Sixtieth w’edding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Marquart, Sr.,
of Orange township, which was held
at Orange Center Community house,
Sunday, w’as well attended by rela
tives and friends.
The occasion also marked the
thirty-fifth w’edding anniversary of
their second son Charles E. Mar
quart and wife of Jenera.
A basket dinner w*as enjoyed at
noon with a large decorated cake
topped with a bride and groom cen
tering the table. In the afternoon
ice cream and cake were served to
all present who came to extend con
gratulations.
appointment of Bluffton Implement & Harness Co
Many appreciated gifts and flow
ers were received by the couple.
Guests present included:
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Marquart,
son Paul and daughter Esther Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Marquart and son
Carl, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. Mar
quart and daughter Dorotha, Charles
Boehm, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goss
man and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Redick, John Redick, Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Marquart and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Braur.eller and
family, Mr. and
quart and sons,
Inbody and son,
Von Stein and
Mrs. G. J.
Monroe Crate!S,
Crates of Jenera.
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Mrs. Wilbur Mar
Mr. and Mrs. Cleo
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
daughter, Mr. and
Steiner, Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Mr. and Mrs. John Marquart and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Mar
quart and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Kampf and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Marquart, Jr., and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hartman and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Marquart,
Grover Montgomery, Wm. Hartman,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Marquart, Mr.
and Mrs. H. O. Hilty, Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Fisher, Mrs. Myron Stratton
and daughter Flo, Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. George
Schmidt, Mr.
Scothorn, Mr. and Mrs. John Mont
gomery, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Goss
man, Miss Bess Arnold, Mrs. Dora
Montgomery, Allen Thompson,
Cecil and daughter May, Mr.
Mrs. A. D. Gratz, Mr. and Mrs.
Krichbaum, all of Bluffton.
and Mrs. Warren
Mrs. Rosa DeWese, Mrs. Elizabeth
Ann Van Ness of Continental.
Mr. and Mrs. Brice Main and sons,
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Reel of Raw’son
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Fisher, Pandora
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rupright, Arling
ton Fred Boutwell, Ada.
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THURSDAY, OCT. 9, 1941
Mt. Cory Woman
Fair's Best Milker
Mrs. Levi Welty, of near Mt.
Cory, tied for first place in the milk
ing contest at the Putnam county
fair in Ottawa last Friday morning.
A drenching rain failed to inter
fere with
of Mrs.
Mrs. W.
Route 2.
of milk in
minutes.
J.
the contest or the results
Welty as she tied with
F. Heppard, of Rockford
Both milked 15 pounds
i the allotted time of three
Rawson
L. Cochran of Alger spent a
days recently with Mr. and
Wow Wilson and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stolzer of Find
lay spent Sunday and Monday with
Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Beltz.
few
Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs.
family of Lima
guests of Mrs.
A. R. Peterson and
were Sunday dinner
William Peterson.
O. A. Dovans, Mr.
Mr. and Mrs.
and Mrs. Arthur Evans and daugh
ter Joy of Cedarville Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Burcky and daughter Jean and
son Billy of Bluffton, and Mrs. Mary
were recent
Walters of Kenton
guests of Mr. and
Williamson.
Mrs. Ada Griepy of
and Mrs. Bruce
Mrs. Howard
near McComb
Altman spent a few
Sam Albin of Ill
Mr. and Mr
spent the wc
in Rawson.
Betty Lootens w
guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl
dinner
Smith.
Mr.
Mt. Cory
callers on
Cogley and family.
and
Mrs.
were
Mr.
Dan Buchanan of
Tuesday afternoon
and Mrs. George
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hosier and
son Danny of Findlay Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Guin and Mrs. Millie
Wonders were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Lannert. After
noon callers were Mr.
Robert Lannert of Toledo.
and Mrs.
near
days
Mrs. Ada Gariepy of
Comb is spending a few’
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Altman.
son
and
Dan
and
Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Marquart
daughter Lucille of Beaverdam
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Marquart, Mr.
and Mrs. Kester Boehm and family
of Williamstown Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Bayless and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Haile and daughter
Mary, Misses Ruth and Wilma Ver
nier, all of Findlay.
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Democrats of Bluffton and vicinity
will have an opportunity to meet
several potential candidates for gov
ernor on the Democratic
year at a get-acquainted
Lima Memorial hall next
night.
ticket next
meeting at
Wednesday
Arrangements are being made for
an attendance of 1,500. Fred Get
ties and M. M. Bogart of this place
are members of the general commit
tee.
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