TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page, TOC, Forward

CHAP. 1 Apostolic Christianity before Otterbein, p. 1-7

CHAP. 2 William Otterbein and the German Reformed Church, p. 8-16

CHAP. 3 Martin Boehm and the Mennonites, p.17-20

CHAP. 4 German Immigration in the Eighteenth Century, p.21-31

CHAP. 5 The Evangelical Movement among the German Immigrants, p.32-39

CHAP. 6 Early Years of the Church, p.40-43

CHAP. 7 Planting the Church in Virginia, p.44-51

CHAP. 8 Extracts from Newcomer's Journal, p.52-65

CHAP. 9 The Early Preachers, p.66-69

CHAP. 10 Reminiscences of Some of the Early Preachers, p.70-88

CHAP.11 The Transition from German to English, p.89-93

CHAP.12 The Church in the War of 1861, p.94-98

CHAP.13 The Church in Recent Times, p.99-105

CHAP.14 Movements toward Union with Other Churches, p.106-112

CHAP.15 Concerning Slavery and Intoxicants, p.113-118

CHAP.16 Concerning Secret Societies, p.119-123

CHAP.17 List of Preachers: Chronological, p.124-130

CHAP.18 List of Preachers: Alphabetical, p.131-146

CHAP.19 Bishops, Missionaries, and Others, p.147-154

CHAP.20 Biographical Sketches of Ministers, p.155-189

CHAP.21 Early Deaths among Ministers, p.190-192

CHAP.22 Church Dedications, p.193-202

CHAP.23 Sketch of A. P. Funkhouser, p.203-213

CHAP.24 The Church and Education, p.214-219

CHAP.25 The Virginia Conference School, p.220-223

CHAP.[26] 27 A Digest of the Conference Minutes, p.224-309

CHARGES, 1921, p.309

CONFERENCE ROLL, 1921, p.310-312

GENERAL INDEX, p.313-315

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History of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Virginia Conference

by A. P. Funkhouser

CHAPTER XVII

LIST OF PREACHERS: CHRONOLOGICAL

1800-1921

1800.—Dietrich Aurand, Jacob Baulus, Martin Boehm, Henry Boehm, Christian Crum, Henry Crum, Abraham Draksel, John Ernst, G. Fortenbaugh, Jacob Geisinger, Christopher Grosh, George A. Guething, Simon Herre, Abraham Hershey, Christian Hershey, Abraham Hiestand, Martin Kreider, Adam Lehman, Abraham Mayer, John Neidig, Christian Newcomer, Isaac Niswander, William Otterbein, Adam Riegel, Frederick Schaeffer, Benedict Schwope, John Senseny, David Snyder, Daniel Strickler, Michael Thomas, Henry Weidner—31.

1801—Ludwig Duckwald, Peter Kemp, Matthias Kessler, David Long, Peter Senseny, Thomas Winter—6.

1802.—William Ambrose—1.

1803.—George Benedum, Valentine Flugel—2.

1804.—Matthias Bortsfield—1.

1805.—Christian Berger, Jacob Dehof, Frederick Duckwald, Lorenz Eberhart, Daniel Troyer—5.

1806.—Joseph Hoffman—1.

1807.—Abraham Niswander—1.

1808—Henry Duckwald, George Hoffman—2.

1809.—Christian Smith, John Snyder—2.

1810.—Henry Ow—1.

1811.—Michael Baer, Michael Hershey, Henry Hiestand, Joseph Jordan, Peter Swartz, Jacob Witter—6.

1812.—Valentine Baulus, George A. Geeting, Jr., John Kreider, John Smith, Henry G. Spayth—5.

1813.—John Brown, Charles Hassel—2.

1814.—John Baer, Henry J. Fry, John Geisinger, George Kolb, Henry Kumler, John Rathfang, Jacob Wingard—7.

1815.—Samuel Brandt, Jacob Flickinger, Valentine Hiskey, Peter Swartz—4.

1816.—William Brown, Jacob Flickinger—2.

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1817—Jacob Brazer, William Brown, George Brown, David Fleck, John Hildt, Conrad Both—6.

1818.—Daniel Pfeifer, Daniel Gingerich, Abraham Horner, Jacob Lehman, John Russell, J. Zentmeyer—6. 1819.—Conrad Weast—1.

1820.—David Baer, Jacob Baer, John Brown, Jacob Dunaho—4.

1821.—Henry Burtner, John Clopper, John Huffer, Christian Traub—4.

1822.—Thomas Hutlin, John Rider—2.

1823.—Jacob Erb, John Hoffard, Abraham Huber, Gideon Smith—4.

1824.—Lorenz Esterlein, James Ewig—2.

1825.—John Fry, John Hendricks, Abraham Hershey, John Krack, William Rhinehart, Christian Shopp, James Snyder, John Zahn—8.

1825 (Second session).—Ezekiel Boring, Daniel Godnatt, Peter Habecker, Jonah Hank, Henry Kimmerling, Thomas Miller—6.

1826.—John Hoffman—1.

1827.—John Eckstein, George Hiskey, John Hugel—3.

1828—Samuel Allenbaugh, Joseph Berger, John Dehof, Frederick Gilbert, George Gilbert, Henry Huber, William Kinnear, Moses Lawson, William Schottle, John Smith, James Sutton, Richard Tablom—12.

1829.—Christian Crawling, John Dorcas, James Ewig, Peter Harman, Henry Higgens, William Knott, James Newman, Daniel Senseny, David Winters, Noah Woodyard—10.

1830.—Charles Boehm, John Haney, Herman Hauk, George Huffman, John Potts, Jacob Rinehart, Peter Whitesel, Henry Young—8.

1831.—Jacob J. Glossbrenner, Jacob Haas, Frederick Hisey, William Miller—4.

1832.—Joseph M. Hershey, George Rimel—2.

1833.—William R. Coursey, George A. Shuey—2.

1834.—Jacob Bachtel, Jacob Baer, George E. Deneale, Francis Eckard—4.

1835.—Adam I. Bovey, Martin L. Fries, Daniel Funk-

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houser, David Jackson, Jacob Minser, David S. Spessard, Jonathan Tobey—7.

1836.—Moses Michael—1.

1837.—Frederick A. Roper, Charles W. Zahn—2.

1838.—William Edwards, Jacob Markwood, John Richards—3.

1839.—Henry Jones, Robert G. H. Levering, John Rue-bush, Samuel Zehrung—4.

1840.—John Pope, Benjamin Stickley—2.

1841.—Joseph S. Grim—1.

1842.—Jacob C. Spitler, Emanuel Witter—2.

1843.—James E. Bowersox, Andrew J. Coffman, John W. Fulkerson, William Lutz—4.

1844.—David Ferrell, Joseph Funkhouser, John Gibbons, James W. Miles, John G. Steward—5.

1845.—Richard Nihiser—1.

1846.—John Markwood, Jacob Rhinehart—2.

1848.—George O. Little, George W. Statton—2.

1849.—Theodore F. Brashear—1.

1850.—John W. Perry, Abel Randall, Isaac K. Statton, H. B. Winton—4.

1851.—W. T. Lower, L. W. Matthews—2.

1853.—Levi Hess, John Phillips, John F. Statton—3.

1854.—Samuel Martin, Henry Tallhelm—2.

1855.—Isaiah Baltzel, William H. H. Cain, Benjamin Denton, Zebidee Warner, J. P. White—5.

1856.—G. W. Albaugh, Jacob A. Bovey, H. R. Davis, Cornelius B. Hammack, Eli Martin, William Yerkey—7.

1857.—Samuel Evers, Joseph Holcomb, John W. Howe, William James, George W. Rexroad, Jacob M. Rodrick—6.

1859.—John Delphy, James T. Hensley, T. S. McNeil—3.

1860.—W. A. Jackson—1.

1861.—T. Bushong, Joshua Harp—2.

1862.—Henry A. Bovey, J. M. Canter, Abram M. Evers, James W. Hott, John K. Nelson, Charles T. Stearn—6.

1863.—John W. Grim, John W. Kiracofe—2.

1864.—W. J. Miller, George H. Snapp—2.

1865.—William O. Grim, P. H. Thomas—2.

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1866.—J. Elkanah Hott—1.

1867.—Jacob L. Grim, George W. Howe, Snowden Scott—3.

1868.—Isaiah Baltzell—1.

1869.—William H. Burtner, George Harman, Abram Hoover—3.

1870.—George W. Brown, John N. Ross—2.

1871.—John B. Funk—1.

1872.—Abraham P. Funkhouser, Erasmus P. Funk, J. W. Funk, Charles M. Hott, J. Negley, P. W. Weller, James E.  Whitesel, J. Zarman—8.

1873.—C. I. B. Brane—1.

1874.—D. Barnhart, William Beall, J. N. Fries, J. G. Humphreys, George W. Kiracofe, Charles Miller, Zimri Umstot, I. M. Underwood—8.

1875.—W. H. Clary, A. D. Freed, Henry Jones, Monroe F.  Keiter, George J. Roudabush, Jacob R. Roudabush—6.

1876.—Isaac T. Parlett, C. W. Stinespring, S. T. Wells—3.

1877.—John D. Donavan, John M. Hott, J. E. Widmeyer, Sylvester K. Wine—4.

1878.—William R. Berry, Charles H. Crowell, Isaac T. Hott, Charles W. Hutzler, E. Ludwich, John H. Parlett—6.

1879.—B. F. Cronise, George P. Hott—2.

1880.—J. A. Evans, William Hesse, Abram M. Horn, J. G. Ketterman, M. L. Mayselles, M. A. Salt, Samuel H. Snell—7.

1881.—John M. Bolton, C. P. Dyche, William O. Fries, James W. Hicks, W. L. Martin, W. H. Sampsell—6.

1882.—Luther O. Burtner, P. J. Lawrence—2.

1883.—Albert Day—1.

1885.—Rudolph Byrd, N. F. A. Cupp, Harness H. Fout, William S. Rau, J. E. B. Rice, Silas D. Skelton—6.

1886.—A. S. Castle, Green B. Fadeley, Abram S. Ham-mack, Alexander N. Horn, Nimrod A. Kiracofe—5.

1887.—T. K. Clifford, George M. Gruber, William F. Gruver—3.

1888.—W. P. Bazzle, George W. Stover—2.

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1889.—J. B. Chamberlain, William O. Ewing, Jacob C. S. Myers, Edgar A. Pugh, Samuel L. Rice—5.

1890.—R. L. Dorsey, Julius R. Fout, J. F. Snyder—3.

1891.—B. P. S. Busey, Edgar W. McMullen—2.

1892.—John W. Maiden—1.

1893.—J. W. Walter—1.

1894.—James W. Brill, Otto W. Burtner, Walter L. Childress, S. D. Dawson, S. R. Ludwig—5.

1895.—C. D. Bennett, W. H. Bruce, Samuel A. Crabill, William 0. Jones, H. E. Richardson, A. J. Secrist—6.

1897.—William A. Black, John H. Brunk, George M. Jones, Lan Seng Nam, L. A. Racey, J. W. Stearn—6.

1898.—Luther O. Bricker, T. J. Feaster, A. R. Hendrickson, A. P. Walton—4.

1899.—Charles M. Good, T. C. Harper, Ida M. Judy, E. A. Stanton—4.

1900.—E. A. Stanton, T. C. Carter, W. S. Rau—3.

1901.—J. B. Ferguson, W. B. Keeley—2.

1902.—W. D. Good, Geo. Burgess, S. E. Boyd—3.

1903.—J. L. Argenbright, E. E. Neff, A. G. Wells—3.

1904.—W. M. Maiden—1.

1905.—A. B. Wilson, A. B. Vondersmith, C. J. Racey, J. Ralph Geil, B. N. Sypolt, John D. Scott, G. J. Roudabush—7.

1907—W. R. Chapman, W. D. Mitchell, A. L. Maiden—3.

1908.—T. T. Tabb—1.

1909.—R. G. Hammond, T. M. Sharp, H. E. Richardson, Clayton Wyand—4.

1910.—F. B. Chubb, Win. Vansickle—2.

1911.—L. C. Messick, A. B. Mann, Geo. A. McGuire, I. Summers—4.

1912.—D. G. Brimlow—1.

1913.—R. N. Young, W. L. Hamrick, A. Bamford—3.

1914.—R. Rock, S. L. Baugher, J. W. Wright—3.

1915.—T. E. Gainer, W. G. McNeill, D. T. Gregory, J. H. Schmitt, H. M. Crimm, J. R. Collis, F. A. Tinney—7.

1916.—W. R. Swank, D. F. Glovier, V. L. Phillips, W. B.

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Obaugh, M. W. Nelson, J. R. Beale, D. D. Brandt, W. A. Wilt—7.

1917.—T. J. Coffman, W. H. Smith, C. W. Hiser, W. R. McKinney, J. E. Oliver, L. G. Bridges, W. P. Holler, W. M. Courtney—8.

1918.—M. L. Weekley, J. H. Arnold, J. B. Chamberlain—3.

1920.—H. P. Ruppenthal, E. E. Miller—2.

1921.—Claude Ryan, Herman Grove, Lester M. Leach, C. W. Tinsman, E. B. Caplinger, U. P. Hovermale, C. K. Welsh—7.

The following list, with the date of joining the conference, gives the names and address of all living former members of the Virginia Conference, as far as we are able to ascertain, and we believe it is exactly correct.*

1830.—John Haney, Marion, Minn.

1843.—John W. Fulkerson, Marion, Minn.

1844.—James W. Miles, Baldwin, W. Va.

1848.—Geo. W. Statton, Monte Vista, Colo.

1850.—I. K. Statton, Lisbon, Iowa.

1854.—Henry Tallhelm, Edinburg, Va.

1859.—James T. Hensley, Marion, Ohio.

1860.—William A. Jackson, Glen Savage, Pa.

1861.—T. F. Bushong, Eldorado, Ohio.

1861.—Joshua Harp, Benevola, Md.

1862.—Henry A. Bovey, Potsdam, Ohio.

1862.—Chas. T. Stearn, York, Pa.

1862.—Abram M. Evers, Hagerstown, Md.

1863.—J. Wesley Grimm, West Fairview, Pa.

1863.—J. Wesley Kiracofe, Greencastle, Pa.

1864.—William J. Miller, Lebanon, Kans.

1864.—Geo. H. Snapp, Mt. Olive, Va.

1867.—J. L. Grimm, Harrisburg, Pa.

1871.—John B. Funk, Lancaster, Pa.

1872.—J. W. Funk.

1873.—C. I. B. Brane, Lebanon, Pa.

1874.—Geo. W. Kiracofe, Chincoteague Isle, Va.

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1874.—William Beall, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

1874.—I. M. Underwood, Adeline, Ill.

1875.—M. F. Keiter, Huntingdon, Ind.

1875.—Geo. J. Roudabush, Myersville, Md.

1876.—C. W. Stinespring, Frederick City, Md.

1877.—J. E. Hott, Long Glade, Va.

1878—Chas. W. Hutsler, 1635 N. 12th St., Philadelphia, Pa.

1878.—E. Ludwick, Middletown, Pa.

1880.—William Hesse.

1880.—S. H. Snell, Keedysville, Md.

1880.—M. L. Mayselles, Munson, W. Va.

1880.—M. A. Salt, Florin, Pa.

1881.—W. O. Fries, Fostoria, Ohio.

1881.—W. L. Martin, Thurmont, Md.

1881.—John M. Bolton.

1881.—J. W. Hicks, Chicago Junction, Ohio.

1882.—Luther O. Burtner, Hagerstown, Md.

1883.—Albert Day, Marietta, Ohio.

1885.—Rudolph Byrd, Chewsville, Md.

1885.—H. H. Fout, Dayton, Ohio.

1885.—J. E. B. Rice, Boonesboro, Md.

1886.—N. A. Kiracofe, Pequea, Pa.

1886.—A. N. Horn, Fayetteville, Pa.

1887.—Geo. M. Gruber, Hagerstown, Md.

1889.—J. B. Chamberlain, Washington, D. C.

1889.—Samuel L. Rice, Keedysville, Md.

1890.—Julius E. Fout, Fostoria, Ohio.

1897.—Lau Seng Nam, Canton, China.

*This compilation was made for the United Brethren Centennial of 1900.

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