Washington County, and the Early Settlement of Ohio; Being the Centennial Historical Address, Before the Citizens of Washington County (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...of this society have worshiped with the Unitarians, but they still maintain their distinctive organization. An act was passed February 2d, 1832, to incorporate the " First Universalian Religious Library Society of Marietta." Mr. John Delafield, Jr., in his pamphlet published in 1834, says, the "society devotes the property which annually accrues to its treasury to the acquisition of an extensive and valuable miscellaneous library." This appropriation of their portion of the ministerial funds long since ceased, and the library is not now in existence. A Universalist society was organized in Harmar in 1839, and continued till 1849. The church inBelpre x. The two congregations in Marietta have now united, and worship in the Centenary Church. was formed in 1823, and is said to be the oldest church of the denomination in the State. The present number of organizations in the county is nine. A Baptist church was organized in 1818 in Marietta township. The first edifice in the county was the brick church near Cornerville, east of the Little Muskingum. The organization in the town of Marietta was in 1833, and the edifice on Church street was built in 1835. The present church on Putnam street was erected in 1854. Rev. Jeremiah Dale was one of the early preachers in this region, doing missionary work over a large territory. He died in 1831. Rev. Hiram Gear, who died in 1843, had been pastor of the church in Marietta for six years. There are at this time fourteen Baptist churches in the county. A Protestant Episcopal organization was made as early as 1827 in Marietta, and an act "to incorporate St. Luke's Church" was passed by the legislature Jan. 9th, 1833. The church building at the corner of Fourth and Scammel streets was opened Novembe...