Religious Heritage Program of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the County of Delaware, Ohio
Title
Religious Heritage Program of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the County of Delaware, Ohio (p. 1)
Description
[corresponds to front cover of Religious Heritage Program 1958]
Religious Heritage Program
of
THE SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
of the
County of Delaware, Ohio
Delaware County Fairgrounds
June 29, 1958
Eight O'Clock
Religious Heritage Program
of
THE SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
of the
County of Delaware, Ohio
Delaware County Fairgrounds
June 29, 1958
Eight O'Clock
Title
Religious Heritage Program of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the County of Delaware, Ohio (p. 2)
Description
[page 2]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Religious Heritage Program]
PROGRAM
ORGAN PRELUDE
HYMN "O God, Our Help In Ages Past" (St. Anne)
(The audience will stand with the choir and join in singing)
O God, our help in ages past, Before the hills in order stood,
Our hope for years to come, Or earth received her frame,
Our shelter from the stormy blast, From everlasting Thou art God,
And our eternal home. To endless years the same.
Under the shadow of Thy throne A thousand ages, in Thy sight,
Still may we dwell secure; Are like an evening gone;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone, Short as the watch that ends the night
And our defense is sure. Before the rising sun.
O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
Be Thou our guide while life shall last,
And our eternal home. Amen.
INVOCATION Rev. Fred Wollerman
A LITANY OF CHURCHES led by Dean Clarence Ficken, O.W.U.
(Audience will read words in heavy print)
Let us give thanks for the gifts and graces of each division of our
religious expression:
For the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH: its glorious traditions; its disci-
plines in holiness; its worship, rich with the religious passion of the
centuries; its noble company of martyrs, doctors, and saints;
WE THANK THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For the JEWISH CHURCH: its treasure of the experience of Thyself; its
psalms and prophetic writings; its laws for the living of the meaningful
life; its prophets, priests and seers;
WE THANK THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For the great Protestant and evangelical communions:
For the ANGLICAN CHURCH: its reverent and temperate ways, through its
Catholic heritage and its Protestant conscience; its yearning over the
divisions of Christendom, and its longing to be used as a house of
reconciliation;
WE THANK THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For the BAPTIST CHURCH, stressing personal regeneration and the conscious
relation of the mature soul to its Lord;
WE THANK THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
[corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Religious Heritage Program]
PROGRAM
ORGAN PRELUDE
HYMN "O God, Our Help In Ages Past" (St. Anne)
(The audience will stand with the choir and join in singing)
O God, our help in ages past, Before the hills in order stood,
Our hope for years to come, Or earth received her frame,
Our shelter from the stormy blast, From everlasting Thou art God,
And our eternal home. To endless years the same.
Under the shadow of Thy throne A thousand ages, in Thy sight,
Still may we dwell secure; Are like an evening gone;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone, Short as the watch that ends the night
And our defense is sure. Before the rising sun.
O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
Be Thou our guide while life shall last,
And our eternal home. Amen.
INVOCATION Rev. Fred Wollerman
A LITANY OF CHURCHES led by Dean Clarence Ficken, O.W.U.
(Audience will read words in heavy print)
Let us give thanks for the gifts and graces of each division of our
religious expression:
For the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH: its glorious traditions; its disci-
plines in holiness; its worship, rich with the religious passion of the
centuries; its noble company of martyrs, doctors, and saints;
WE THANK THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For the JEWISH CHURCH: its treasure of the experience of Thyself; its
psalms and prophetic writings; its laws for the living of the meaningful
life; its prophets, priests and seers;
WE THANK THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For the great Protestant and evangelical communions:
For the ANGLICAN CHURCH: its reverent and temperate ways, through its
Catholic heritage and its Protestant conscience; its yearning over the
divisions of Christendom, and its longing to be used as a house of
reconciliation;
WE THANK THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For the BAPTIST CHURCH, stressing personal regeneration and the conscious
relation of the mature soul to its Lord;
WE THANK THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
Title
Religious Heritage Program of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the County of Delaware, Ohio (p. 3)
Description
[page 3]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 3 of Religious Heritage Program]
For the CONGREGATIONALIST concern for the rightful independence of the
soul and of the group;
WE THANK THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For the LUTHERAN CHURCH: its devotion to the grace of God and the
Word of God, enshrined in the ministry of the Word and sacraments;
WE THANK THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For power among METHODISTS to awaken the conscience of Christians to
our social evils; and for their emphasis upon the witness of experience and
the fruits of the disciplined life;
WE PRAISE THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For the PRESBYTERIAN reverence for the sovereignty of God and their
confidence in His faithfulness to His covenant; for their sense of the moral
law, expressing itself in constitutional government;
WE PRAISE THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For the great number of FREE CHURCHES, both in town and country place,
speaking the gospel of salvation through humble repentence; preaching the
Word of God and inspiring their members for conscientious daily living;
WE PRAISE THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
O God, grant unto all these families within Thy great Church, that as they
come to sit down in Thy Kingdom, each may lay at Thy feet that special grace
and excellence with which Thou in times past hast endowed it, that we may
all glorify Thee in all the world. Amen.
ANTHEM "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" Peter J. Wilhousky
(Sung by the combined choirs of Delaware County)
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on. Glory! Hallelujah!
I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps;
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence in the dim and flaring lamps:
His truth is marching on. Glory! Hallelujah!
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on! Glory! Hallelujah! Amen.
THEN AND NOW: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF OUR CHURCHES
A Dramatic Presentation
[corresponds to unlabeled page 3 of Religious Heritage Program]
For the CONGREGATIONALIST concern for the rightful independence of the
soul and of the group;
WE THANK THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For the LUTHERAN CHURCH: its devotion to the grace of God and the
Word of God, enshrined in the ministry of the Word and sacraments;
WE THANK THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For power among METHODISTS to awaken the conscience of Christians to
our social evils; and for their emphasis upon the witness of experience and
the fruits of the disciplined life;
WE PRAISE THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For the PRESBYTERIAN reverence for the sovereignty of God and their
confidence in His faithfulness to His covenant; for their sense of the moral
law, expressing itself in constitutional government;
WE PRAISE THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
For the great number of FREE CHURCHES, both in town and country place,
speaking the gospel of salvation through humble repentence; preaching the
Word of God and inspiring their members for conscientious daily living;
WE PRAISE THEE, O LORD, AND BLESS THY HOLY NAME.
O God, grant unto all these families within Thy great Church, that as they
come to sit down in Thy Kingdom, each may lay at Thy feet that special grace
and excellence with which Thou in times past hast endowed it, that we may
all glorify Thee in all the world. Amen.
ANTHEM "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" Peter J. Wilhousky
(Sung by the combined choirs of Delaware County)
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on. Glory! Hallelujah!
I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps;
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence in the dim and flaring lamps:
His truth is marching on. Glory! Hallelujah!
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on! Glory! Hallelujah! Amen.
THEN AND NOW: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF OUR CHURCHES
A Dramatic Presentation
Title
Religious Heritage Program of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the County of Delaware, Ohio (p. 4)
Description
[page 4]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 4 of Religious Heritage Program]
HYMN "Faith Of Our Fathers" (St. Catherine)
(Audience will stand and sing)
Faith of our fathers! living still Faith of our fathers! we will strive
In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword; To win all nations unto thee,
O how our hearts beat high with joy And through the truth that comes from
Whene'er we hear that glorious word! God
faith of our fathers, holy faith! Mankind shall then be truly free.
We will be true to thee till death. Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.
Faith of our fathers! we will love
Both friend and foe in all our strife,
And preach thee, too, as love knows how
By kindly words and virtuous life:
Faith of our Fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death. Amen.
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Dr. Harold R. Weaver
ADDRESS The Honorable Charles P. Taft
THE LIVING CROSS OF FAITH "Onward, Christian Soldiers" (St. Gertrude)
(The choir will sing two verses of this hymn while forming the living cross.
The audience will remain seated, but will join in singing the last verse, words
of which are printed below.)
Onward, then, ye people, join our happy throng;
Blend with ours your voices in the triumph-song;
Glory, laud, and honor unto Christ the King;
This through countless ages men and angels sing.
Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus going on before. Amen.
BENEDICTION Rev. Father William C. O'Brian
Committee in Charge: Harold R. Weaver, Chairman; Louis Campbell, James Stephen-
son, Craig Reed, Lyn Doudna, William O'Brian, Thomas Cromwell, Joel Miller,
Miles B. Gottshall
Director of Music: Miles B. Gottshall
[corresponds to unlabeled page 4 of Religious Heritage Program]
HYMN "Faith Of Our Fathers" (St. Catherine)
(Audience will stand and sing)
Faith of our fathers! living still Faith of our fathers! we will strive
In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword; To win all nations unto thee,
O how our hearts beat high with joy And through the truth that comes from
Whene'er we hear that glorious word! God
faith of our fathers, holy faith! Mankind shall then be truly free.
We will be true to thee till death. Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.
Faith of our fathers! we will love
Both friend and foe in all our strife,
And preach thee, too, as love knows how
By kindly words and virtuous life:
Faith of our Fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death. Amen.
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Dr. Harold R. Weaver
ADDRESS The Honorable Charles P. Taft
THE LIVING CROSS OF FAITH "Onward, Christian Soldiers" (St. Gertrude)
(The choir will sing two verses of this hymn while forming the living cross.
The audience will remain seated, but will join in singing the last verse, words
of which are printed below.)
Onward, then, ye people, join our happy throng;
Blend with ours your voices in the triumph-song;
Glory, laud, and honor unto Christ the King;
This through countless ages men and angels sing.
Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus going on before. Amen.
BENEDICTION Rev. Father William C. O'Brian
Committee in Charge: Harold R. Weaver, Chairman; Louis Campbell, James Stephen-
son, Craig Reed, Lyn Doudna, William O'Brian, Thomas Cromwell, Joel Miller,
Miles B. Gottshall
Director of Music: Miles B. Gottshall
Title
Religious Heritage Program of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the County of Delaware, Ohio (p. 5)
Description
[page 5]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 5 of Religious Heritage Program]
CHURCHES OF DELAWARE COUNTY
Name of Church Address Founded Name of Minister
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Assembly of God Delaware 1935 Robert Howard
BAPTIST
Central Avenue Baptist Delaware 1957 Llyod E. Megnett
First Baptist Delaware 1853 James B. Stephenson
Millcreek Baptist Ostrander 1829 Paul Nye
Radnor Baptist Radnor 1816
Second Baptist Delaware 1868 James Arnett
Sunbury Baptist Sunbury 1839 Brenton Arthur
CATHOLIC
St. Mary's Catholic Delaware 1850 William C. O'Brian
Joseph E. Stanton
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Christian Science Church Delaware 1916
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Church of Christ Delaware Walter Nichols
Sunbury Church of Christ Sunbury 1956 William H. Wilson
CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHRISTIAN UNION
Hazelton Chapel Delaware 1923 F. N. Shoemaker
Olive Green Olive Green 1952 Robert Sayre
Rheem Street Delaware 1953 Charles Hedges
Scioto Valley Ostrander 1864 H. A. Miller
CHURCH OF GOD
First Church of God Delaware 1907 William Ramey
COMMUNITY CHURCHES
Soul's Haven Delaware 1950 Ben King
Troy Community Chapel Troy 1834 William Kantonen
CONGREGATIONAL
Radnor Congregational Radnor 1820 Robert Fichter
EPISCOPAL
St. Peter's Episcopal Delaware 1817 Joel B. Miller
EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN
Bellpoint E. U. B. Bellpoint 1870 Charles W. Hall
Ostrander E. U. B. Ostrander 1895 Glen Howard
Peachblow E. U. B. Berlin Twp. 1857 Eugene Price
[corresponds to unlabeled page 5 of Religious Heritage Program]
CHURCHES OF DELAWARE COUNTY
Name of Church Address Founded Name of Minister
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Assembly of God Delaware 1935 Robert Howard
BAPTIST
Central Avenue Baptist Delaware 1957 Llyod E. Megnett
First Baptist Delaware 1853 James B. Stephenson
Millcreek Baptist Ostrander 1829 Paul Nye
Radnor Baptist Radnor 1816
Second Baptist Delaware 1868 James Arnett
Sunbury Baptist Sunbury 1839 Brenton Arthur
CATHOLIC
St. Mary's Catholic Delaware 1850 William C. O'Brian
Joseph E. Stanton
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Christian Science Church Delaware 1916
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Church of Christ Delaware Walter Nichols
Sunbury Church of Christ Sunbury 1956 William H. Wilson
CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHRISTIAN UNION
Hazelton Chapel Delaware 1923 F. N. Shoemaker
Olive Green Olive Green 1952 Robert Sayre
Rheem Street Delaware 1953 Charles Hedges
Scioto Valley Ostrander 1864 H. A. Miller
CHURCH OF GOD
First Church of God Delaware 1907 William Ramey
COMMUNITY CHURCHES
Soul's Haven Delaware 1950 Ben King
Troy Community Chapel Troy 1834 William Kantonen
CONGREGATIONAL
Radnor Congregational Radnor 1820 Robert Fichter
EPISCOPAL
St. Peter's Episcopal Delaware 1817 Joel B. Miller
EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN
Bellpoint E. U. B. Bellpoint 1870 Charles W. Hall
Ostrander E. U. B. Ostrander 1895 Glen Howard
Peachblow E. U. B. Berlin Twp. 1857 Eugene Price
Title
Religious Heritage Program of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the County of Delaware, Ohio (p. 6)
Description
[page 6]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 6 of Religious Heritage Program]
FRIENDS
Fulton Creek Friends Fulton Creek 1868 Paul Williams
Orange Friends Orange Twp. 1901 Edwin Mosher
HOLINESS
Church of God, Holiness Delaware 1956
Pilgrim Holiness Delaware 1948 Dale DuVall
Pilgrim Holiness Ashley 1933 J. R. Walter
Holy Triedstone Delaware 1916 Luther Blackwell
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
Kingdom Hall Delaware 1938
LUTHERAN
St. Mark's Lutheran Delaware 1821 K. L. DeWalt
METHODIST
Africa Wesleyan Methodist Orange Twp. 1843 Leroy A. Wilcox
Asbury Methodist Delaware 1886 Thomas Cromwell
Ashley Methodist Ashley 1840 Harley J. Borden
Berkshire Methodist Berkshire 1858 Richard L. Burns
Center Village Methodist Center Village 1845 Merrill Mellot
Cheshire Methodist Cheshire 1814 Floyd Workman
Galena Methodist Galena 1813 William Lockard
Grace Methodist Delaware 1860 Floyd Workman
Harlem Methodist Harlem 1812 Merrill Mellot
Hyatts Methodist Hyatts 1883 Harry G. Myers
Kilbourne Methodist Kilbourne 1828 Howard Velzy
Leonardsburg Methodist Leonardsburg 1862 Elizabeth King
Lewis Center Methodist Lewis Center 1864 R. S. Martin
Norton Methodist Norton 1853 C. B. Frisbie
Powell Methodist Powell 1825 Ralph Young
Stratford-St. Paul Delaware 1958 Clarence LaRue
Stratford Methodist founded in 1843
St. Paul's Methodist founded in 1852
Sunbury Methodist Sunbury 1815 Richard Burns
Sunbury Wesleyan Methodist Sunbury 1937 Charles C. Day
Warrensburg Methodist Warrensburg 1869 Richard R. Gay
Westfield Methodist Westfield Harley J. Borden
William Street Methodist Delaware 1818 Harold R. Weaver
Samuel R. Dunham
Zion A. M. E. Delaware 1853 T. E. Liggins
NAZARENE
Church of The Nazarene Delaware 1929 Walter Thompson
PRESBYTERIAN
Brown Presbyterian Kilbourne 1831 James Verburg
Condit Presbyterian Condit 1836 John Backora
First Presbyterian Delaware 1810 Louis Campbell
Liberty Presbyterian Liberty Twp. 1810 Allen Garner
Ostrander Presbyterian Ostrander 1834 Herbert Fuller
Radnor-Thompson (Old Stone) Radnor 1810 Fred Wollerman
South Berlin Presbyterian Berlin 1829 George S. Ager
West Berlin Presbyterian Berlin 1876 George S. Ager
[corresponds to unlabeled page 6 of Religious Heritage Program]
FRIENDS
Fulton Creek Friends Fulton Creek 1868 Paul Williams
Orange Friends Orange Twp. 1901 Edwin Mosher
HOLINESS
Church of God, Holiness Delaware 1956
Pilgrim Holiness Delaware 1948 Dale DuVall
Pilgrim Holiness Ashley 1933 J. R. Walter
Holy Triedstone Delaware 1916 Luther Blackwell
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
Kingdom Hall Delaware 1938
LUTHERAN
St. Mark's Lutheran Delaware 1821 K. L. DeWalt
METHODIST
Africa Wesleyan Methodist Orange Twp. 1843 Leroy A. Wilcox
Asbury Methodist Delaware 1886 Thomas Cromwell
Ashley Methodist Ashley 1840 Harley J. Borden
Berkshire Methodist Berkshire 1858 Richard L. Burns
Center Village Methodist Center Village 1845 Merrill Mellot
Cheshire Methodist Cheshire 1814 Floyd Workman
Galena Methodist Galena 1813 William Lockard
Grace Methodist Delaware 1860 Floyd Workman
Harlem Methodist Harlem 1812 Merrill Mellot
Hyatts Methodist Hyatts 1883 Harry G. Myers
Kilbourne Methodist Kilbourne 1828 Howard Velzy
Leonardsburg Methodist Leonardsburg 1862 Elizabeth King
Lewis Center Methodist Lewis Center 1864 R. S. Martin
Norton Methodist Norton 1853 C. B. Frisbie
Powell Methodist Powell 1825 Ralph Young
Stratford-St. Paul Delaware 1958 Clarence LaRue
Stratford Methodist founded in 1843
St. Paul's Methodist founded in 1852
Sunbury Methodist Sunbury 1815 Richard Burns
Sunbury Wesleyan Methodist Sunbury 1937 Charles C. Day
Warrensburg Methodist Warrensburg 1869 Richard R. Gay
Westfield Methodist Westfield Harley J. Borden
William Street Methodist Delaware 1818 Harold R. Weaver
Samuel R. Dunham
Zion A. M. E. Delaware 1853 T. E. Liggins
NAZARENE
Church of The Nazarene Delaware 1929 Walter Thompson
PRESBYTERIAN
Brown Presbyterian Kilbourne 1831 James Verburg
Condit Presbyterian Condit 1836 John Backora
First Presbyterian Delaware 1810 Louis Campbell
Liberty Presbyterian Liberty Twp. 1810 Allen Garner
Ostrander Presbyterian Ostrander 1834 Herbert Fuller
Radnor-Thompson (Old Stone) Radnor 1810 Fred Wollerman
South Berlin Presbyterian Berlin 1829 George S. Ager
West Berlin Presbyterian Berlin 1876 George S. Ager
Title
Religious Heritage Program of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the County of Delaware, Ohio (p. 7)
Description
[page 7]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 7 of Religious Heritage Program]
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Seventh Day Adventist Delaware 1947 S. A. Yakush
Delaware Victory Seventh Day Adventist Delaware Charles Brooks
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Zion United Church of Christ Delaware 1837 Craig Reed
NON-CONNECTIONAL CHURCHES
Apostolic Gospel Delaware 1956 Thomas W. Sharp
East Side Mission Delaware 1948 Litchfield Hall
Stantontown Advent Christian Stantontown 1850 c. J. Wilmot Hendrickson
White Lily Chapel Ashley 1951 Margaret Fling
Delaware Bible Church Delaware 1958 Carl Witt
[corresponds to unlabeled page 7 of Religious Heritage Program]
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Seventh Day Adventist Delaware 1947 S. A. Yakush
Delaware Victory Seventh Day Adventist Delaware Charles Brooks
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Zion United Church of Christ Delaware 1837 Craig Reed
NON-CONNECTIONAL CHURCHES
Apostolic Gospel Delaware 1956 Thomas W. Sharp
East Side Mission Delaware 1948 Litchfield Hall
Stantontown Advent Christian Stantontown 1850 c. J. Wilmot Hendrickson
White Lily Chapel Ashley 1951 Margaret Fling
Delaware Bible Church Delaware 1958 Carl Witt
Dublin Core
Title
Religious Heritage Program of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the County of Delaware, Ohio
Subject
Celebrations--Sesquicentennial--Delaware--Ohio
Delaware--Delaware County--Ohio
Delaware--Delaware County--Ohio
Description
This is the program from the 1958 celebration of Delaware County's Sesquicentennial of the county's various churches and faiths.
Creator
Committee Chairman Harold R. Weaver; Religious Heritage Program
Date
June 29, 1958
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
Program
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
22221002
Collection
Citation
Committee Chairman Harold R. Weaver; Religious Heritage Program, “Religious Heritage Program of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the County of Delaware, Ohio,” Delaware County Memory, accessed September 7, 2024, http://delawarecountymemory.org/items/show/166.