William J Young Leads Steel Frame for New Methodist Church
W J Young a local structural steel erector supervised the weight bearing framework of the new Methodist Episcopal Church. His crew works at Broad Street and Middle Avenue with projects on the Merthe Company Broad Street windows and on the Yagner building. Known as BHI he is credited with the church’s grand steel structure and a reputation for aggressive, fearless work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Methodist Episcopal Church
W. J. Young
Young
New Merthe Company
Broad Street
Middle Ave
Yagner
Bhi
New Methodist
Plumbing in New Methodist Episcopal Church Highlighted
The article praises Barresé & Cather of Washington Avenue for supplying plumbing in the new Methodist Episcopal Church. It notes rest rooms drinking fountains kitchen facilities and hidden foundation work as essential to the building. The text emphasizes plumbing as vital to modern civic structures and commends the firm’s engineering feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
New Methodist Episcopal Church
Barres É& Cather
Washington Avenue
Arres and Cathers
Hhe
P G Bright Helps Brighten Church Interior
Natura marks the destiny of wood in grain while skilled painter G Bright of 229 East Seventh Street brings depth to church interiors. The article praises seasoned artistry and proper finishes in woodwork and interior painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natura
G. Bright
East Seventh Treet
Ainting
Inter-City Supply Co. Finishes Methodist Church Build
The Inter-City Supply Company supplied plastering materials and builders' goods for the new Methodist Episcopal church. They handle plaster, cement, sewer tile, cement locks, stone, sand, and slag and offer trucking to support large local building projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-City Coal and Supply Company
New Methodist
Delegates Arrive for Brotherhood Convention at St Peters
Amherst May 16 Delegates arrive from all sections of the State for the Brotherhood Convention at St Peters Church with talks planned each day Rev L G Webber of Chillicothe spoke on Standards of Efficiency for Local Brother hoods after a quarry visit a chicken supper and social time will follow On Sunday morning Rev E Kneuzler of Kenton will speak Judge Webber is also scheduled for the afternoon service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
St. Peters Church
L. G. Webber
Chillicothe
U. S
E.kneuzler
Kenton
Judge Webber
Local Religious and Social Notices From Amherst
Amherst reports include the Sunday School Institute at First Evangelical Church with Rev. Schuster and Rev. Praetorius speaking. W. F. M. Society hosts, program notes, and refreshments for 20. Catholic Sodality party planned Tuesday at Loretta Brown's home. Also, Amherst personals note visitors and improvements among residents with brief hospital and Elyria engagements.
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Amherst
U. S. Sodality of the Catholic Church
Loretta Brown
Dr Shailer Mathews Named Dean of Chicago Divinity School
Dr Shailer Mathews, Colby College graduate and former Baptist minister, has been named dean of the Divinity School at the University of Chicago after a long career as a professor. He earned an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Glasgow University and served as president of the Federal Council of Churches in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shailer Mathews
Glasgow University
Divinity School
University of Chicacago
Mathews
Colby College
Newton Theological Seminary
University of Berlin
Chicago
University
Federal Council of Churches
America
Local miner sends parents $1.50 gold nugget from Alaska
In Wiseman Alaska Kenneth Harvey son of Charles Harvey reports to his parents he found a large raw gold nugget about the size of a thumb worth around one dollar and fifty cents. The note came from five miles east of Bucyrus during May.
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Bucyrus
Kenneth Harvey
Charles Harvey
Here
Wiseman
Alaska
Working & Gold Claim
Origin of Methodism in Wesleyan Revival Era
The article traces Methodism’s rise from a morally decline era in Britain, citing bishops and reformers, to its revival under Wesley. It notes Oxford scholars guiding the early movement, its spread to society, resistance from peers, and eventual prominence in the United States with 1923 census figures and a broad impact on welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Endly
Europe
England
Russia
Germany
North British Review
George
Asia
Africa
Dorchester
Stevens
Burnet
Southey
Wesley
Hobbs
Tindel
Collins
Shaftsbury
Chubb
Wesleys
Oxford University
Church of God
Bolingbroke
Chesterfield
Christ
Church of England
United States
Department of Human Welfare
Open Door Symbolism Shaping New Elyria Church Doors
Miss Pearl L. Lord notes the new Methodist Church in Elyria uses sturdy Gothic doors as a symbol of faith. Made locally by Elyria Lumber & Coal Co, the two glued panels with carved white oak tranom panels took weeks to craft by two skilled workmen. The doors reflect the worshippers hospitality and civic beauty ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl L. Lord
New Methodist Church
Elyria
Farm Implement Co Supplies Hardware for Church
H. T. Winckles president of the Farm Implement Company said his firm supplied all finishing hardware for the new Methodist Episcopal Church. He noted difficulty in securing the exclusive Corbin design but pledged satisfactory service to contractor Henry Heidrich. The hardware is Corbin manufactured and custom designed at the Corbin factory for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Winckles
Farm Implement Company
New Methodist Episcopal Church
Winckles
Henry Heidrich
Corbin
Officer and Committees of the First ML Church
The list details church officers and committees at the First ML Church, including J. F. Burke as Chairman of the Building Committee and various roles in Finance, Quarterly Conference, Stewards, Trustees, women’s societies, and circle leaders, with names such as G. H. Chamberlain A. P. Bates H. C. Schaible and J. G. Whitney among others. The Athens item notes John Milton Moore, a former Portsmouth businessman, died at 66 in the Athens state hospital after years of religous influence and prior amputation.
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J. F. Burke
G. H. Chamberlain
A. P. Bates
H. C. Schaible
J. G. Whitney
C. W. Koppes
Fritz Rudin
M. M. Wilcox
J. H. Hurst
H. Theman
E. Brodbeck
EH. Jackson
J.B. Millspaugh
R. L. Rankin
BR. B. Haueisen
R. C. Maston
Edwin Kirby
H. P. Bembower
Frita Rudin
W. Koppes
Allen
E. B
E. T. Reese
F. Rabi
L. Brown
L. Welton
Jos. Bailey
A. C. Meyers
L. Berg
H. Jackson
C. B. Simkins
C. BE. Brodbeck
J. G. Whiner
B. H. Long
Kenneth Lord
George H. Chamberlain
Treasur
Athens
John Milton Moore
the Atheny State Hospital
Portsmouth
Renay Hedrich Shines as General Contractor Leader
Henry Hedrich born October 21 1884 in Henrietta Township educated in Birmingham schools moved to Elyria in 1901. He worked as a carpenter and for ten years as a general contractor building many homes and commercial structures in Elyria and Lorain. The Building Committee praises his efficient leadership on the new Methodist Church project.
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Henry Hedrich
Henrietta Township
Birmingham
Elyria
Eliria
Lora
Commercal
New Methodist Church
Loeffler Co. Finishes M. and Church Roof in Elyria
Ernie Loeffler of the E. Loeffler Company supervised sheet metal and slate roofing for the M. and Church building in Elyria. More than 20 tons of slate were used for the roof, with gutters and flashings completing the weatherproofing. Loeffler plans to open his remodeled store by June 1, promising a fully appointed shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Loeffler Co
Scaffold
Ernie Loeffler
Loeffler
Elyria
Local Real Estate Transfers and Mild 1923‑era Notices
Real estate transfers list multiple Elyria Lorain area property changes with prices from 400 to 7000 dollars including parcels on Broadview Oberlin and Lodi streets. Other items note a Bellaire deathless starved man and a Kentucky desertion claim plus Hocking county textbooks stir and a new Presbyterian church plan costing 175000 dollars.
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Greater Elyria Building Co
A. P. J. O'Donnell
Dav Ad
Elyria
George Schroeder
Wesbecher Hardware Co
Carson Street
Amherst
E. R. Hasenpflug
Conrad Northern
Brownhelm
H. H. Hourteenue
J. F. Burns
Broadview
Frances Brown
G. A. Resek
Barbera Mako
Stecks
Lorain
A. W. Mitchell
Florence
Gillmores
T. G. McDonald
Sylvester Limpach
Daniels & Glitsch
Cleveland Trust Co
Winnifield Jenne
Fosters Ad
Elyria Woman's Home Missionary Society History and Officers
The Elyria Auxiliary of the Methodist Episcopal Church traces its origins to 1880 and now supports 46 industrial homes 39 schools 12 orphan homes 6 rest homes for deaconesses and missionaries 4 dispensaries 12 hospitals 9 children s homes and 58 missions among foreigners in the United States with activities across Alaska Indians Mexicans and other groups. It reports 195 active members with steady growth and notes trebling of contributions from 1918 to last year. The officer roster includes President Fritz Rudin and Elizabeth Cowrse as vice presidents along with secretaries treasurer and program leads guiding evangelism education and industrial work.
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Home Missionary
Methodist Episcopal Church
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
United States
Elyria Auxiliary
Thomas J. Bates
Mason Nichols
Robert E. Corning
Geo. B
Mary L.) Crisp
Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
M. E. Church
Home Society
Seciety
C. J. Elliott
W. B. N. Hawk
The
New Law Ry
Elizabeth Cowrse
Fritz Rudin
Department of Children's Work
Mother’s Jewels
Home Guards
W. C. Lockard
Henry Heidrich
Paul Farrell
J.C. Perry
Elyria
Women of Today highlights and Aldermanic figures
Mrs C E Quinn of Cleveland heads Lighting Service Engineering Co and is a lawyer who kept studying at night for her degree. Among others, Mrs George Thacher Guernsey leads the D A R related groups and the Daughters of the American Colonists. Five of seven Little Russian children adopted by Admiral Newton A McCully join him in Rio while Nicolai stays in the U S for school. Edna Ferber, Pulitzer winner, donates her prize money to the Author's League fund for writers and artists care.
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C. E. Quinn
Cleveland, C
Lighting Service Engineering Co
Newton A. McCully
Washington, D. C
Olo
Rio de Janeiro
Nicolai
United States
Brazil
Edna Ferber
Author’s League Fund For
Reedy
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William J. Young
Wcarred & Cather
P. G. Bright
Brighten Church
Inter-City Supply CO
Foreign Exchange
Mathias
Weet River &T
Henderson
Institute
Sunday School Institute
First Evangelical
Schuster
Praetorious
Cleveland
Praetorius
J. B. Egeland
Metta Norton
W. F. M. Society
Eva Hearn
Florence Guild
Reading
R. H. Hearn
E. C. Schibley
B. Sanders
Robert Cromwell
F. H. Steele
Florence Rothe
H. W. Powers
Harry Leizler
Dana Smith
O. F. Witte
Kansas
E. B. Smith
Nellie M. Hill
Elyria Hospital
Henry Short
Arthur Smith
I. Harris
Origin of Methodism
Farm Implement CO
J. Edwards
Bennington
Henry Theman
J. M. Ryals
F. J. Harpster
R. E. Jackson
Elizabeth Stevens Stonary Society
Gladys McConnell
Dent
Sarah Yoder
Dent Mra
Jessie Robbins
Tess
Etary
Elsie Simkins
Margaret Edwards
Madaline Olemaoher
Ogram
Orpha Reynolds
Sunshine
Ada Milloren
Edna Whitehouse
Officers Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Lewis Heidrich
4. H. Hancock
King's Heralds
John Garland
C. D. Keighley
Little Light
John Foster
AID Society
A. R. Carston
F. E. LaFon
J. J. Mathis
A. Burr
Gus Kolinski
Kate Huffman
W. K. Beal
L. Fisk
Edward Pickson
Irvin Geigey
Womens Home Missionary Society
Wiss Elizabeth Cowrse
E. E. Reed
H. J. Schwind
C. 3. Eliott
Renay Heidrigh
Bellaire
Agnac Mazura
Widnesboro
Logan
Hocking County
Cinders
Hoyes Crooks & Slater
East Ave
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Elisabeth Stevens
Cawrse
F. E. Foreman
D. F. Keech
Jewely
Mra
C. A. Stranahen
C. J. Wall
Rowland M. Johnson
George Thacher Guernsey
National D. A. R
National Society of Daughters of the American Colonists
P. A. Spieth
Woolworth
Hurst Funeral Home
Court St
Telephone
Manhattan Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co
West Arenas
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