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The Old Stone Church THE OLD STONE CHURCH THE STORY OF A HUNDRED YEARS 1 820 - 1 920 ARTHUR C. LUDLOW, D.D. CLEVELAND, 1920 PRIVATELY PRINTED COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN SOCIETY IN CLEVELAND THE OLD STONE CHURCH 1820-1920 Of this history 500 copies were privately printed for The Old Stone Church by The Premier Press This is number 39 The Old Stone Church Drawn by Anna P Oviatt CONTENTS L2G<ju Foreword ...... 11 I Beginnings, 1796-1820 13 II The Day of Small Things . 31 III Church Discipline .... 77 IV The Plan of Union .... 93 V Pastorate of the Reverend Samuel Clark Aiken, 1835-1861 .... 105 VI Pastorate of the Reverend William Henry Goodrich, 1858-1874 . 153 VII First Pastorate of the Reverend Hiram Collins Haydn, 1872-1880 193 VIII Pastorate of the Reverend Arthur Mitchell, 1880-1884 .... 231 IX The Second Pastorate of the Reverend Hiram Collins Haydn, 1884-1902 261 X Good Measure Pressed Down and Running Over ...... 305 XI Helpers All ..... 335 XII The Pastorate of the Reverend Andrew Barclay Meldrum .... 375 ILLUSTRATIONS The Old Stone Church . Frontispiece Reduced Facsimile of a Portion of the Record Book of the Society .... 45 The original Old Stone Church ... 65 Samuel C. Aiken . .109 William H. Goodrich . .155 The Church of 1858-1884 .... 161 Interior of the Old Stone Church . 195 Arthur Mitchell ..... 233 Hiram C. Haydn ..... 263 Andrew B. Meldrum .... 377 FOREWORD In justice to the author it should be stated that while he has been a life-long resident of Cleveland and pastor for thirty-five years of a sister Presbyterian church, the historical matter presented in this volume was practically unknown to him, when within six months’ time, under the additional burden of pastoral cares, the manuscript had to be prepared. More time for research and for proper arrangement of material would have been welcome, but that was out of the question. The language of previous writers may have been used at times, without in every instance due credit having been given, but the swiftness of the task is the only excuse for any seeming plagiarism. Notwithstanding the exercise of all possible care, inaccuracies will be discovered, while descendants of early members of the Old Stone Church will be dis- appointed in not finding more attention having been given to their ancestors. Everything, however, was subordinated to the portrayal of the First Presby- terian Church of Cleveland as a member of Christ’s body, through which the grace of God has richly blessed mankind. The author closes with the feeling that not half has been told. Time may reveal a greater wealth of data than that in the possession of the centennial 12 FOREWORD historian, and some one with greater leisure may prepare a more comprehensive and accurate history. The author has had nothing to do with the form of the book, nor with the selection of its illustrations. He wishes to give special credit to Miss Gertrude M. Robertson, a faithful member of the Stone Church, for her valuable service in preparing the manuscript for the press. Above all he acknowledges the touch of an unseen hand that collaborated with him in 1896 Cleveland Presbyterianism , for without the abiding influence of her inspiration this Story of the Old Stone Church could never have been written. ARTHUR C. LUDLOW CLEVELAND, AUG. 9, 1920. I. BEGINNINGS 1796- 1820 A cynical philosopher once said, “We learn from history that men never learn from history;” still Carlyle’s maxims are to be treasured, “History is philosophy teaching by experience,” and “History is the essence of innumerable biographies.” If valued truth does come like the particles of gold washed from the alloy of the mountainsides, ought not what is precious in the annals of the First Pres- byterian, or the Old Stone Church of Cleveland, as the religious organization is more popularly known, inspire warmer love for Christ, and a deeper spirit of consecration to the work of His kingdom? Might it not interest and inspire even the heart of the casual reader ? In the northwest quarter-section of the Public Square a gallows was constructed in 1812 for the execution of O’Mic, the Indian condemned for the murder of two white trappers. The court of justice had held its sessions in the open air, at the corner of Superior and Water Streets. Later religious services were conducted in an open field preparatory to the judicial execution. The instrument of capital punishment was erected in the Public Square, where later for many years the green and white lily-encircled fountain sent forth modest sprays, and where the late Tom L. Johnson 14 THE OLD STONE CHURCH in bronze is now seated. Before a terrific storm from the northwest dispersed the spectators of the grew- some hanging, many of them had found convenient seats upon piles of timber, which the builder of the gallows had drawn to the spot for the purpose of constructing a log court-house. Levi Johnson, the most noted architect and builder of Cleveland’s earlier years, rode into the city in 1809, sold his horse in order to secure a little capital, and thus began his remarkable career. In addition to the gallows and log court-house, he built many residences, the Johnson House on Superior Street opposite the American House, the first lighthouse and pier, the lighthouse at Cedar Point; while the channel of Sandusky Bay was marked by the buoys which he placed for the guidance of boats. After building a number of schooners in 1824 he constructed the first steamboat launched in Cleveland. He then became a prominent owner of boats, and died in 1871 reputed to be a millionaire. The pioneer court of justice, constructed by Levi Johnson at the cost of five hundred dollars, was two stories in height and its logs were covered with boards painted red. In the lower story of the crude structure were the jail and apartments for the jailor’s family. The second story was used for the court-room, and also served as a hall for public assemblies. The walls of the lower story containing the cells for prisoners were certainly constructed for the safe- keeping of all committed to their confines, for they BEGINNINGS 15 were made of squared timber three feet long, placed endwise and bolted together. At the landing of the inside stairway a fireplace sizzled during the winter months with green logs, in feeble efforts to warm the whole structure. In the upper story of this log court- house, whose construction had speedily followed the erection of the temporary gallows, the Old Stone Church was born, a place of advent almost as humble as the manger of Bethlehem. Sunday Schools have often been the forerunners of church organizations. This was true of the origin of the First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland, although the pioneer Sunday School antedated the founding of the church by only a few months. During June of 1819 a Sunday School had been started by a few earnest Christian men and women. Mr. Elisha Taylor, a Presbyterian, was elected super- intendent; while Mr. Moses White, a Baptist layman, served as secretary. Prominent among the women interested in the union venture were Mrs. Juliana Long and Mrs. Rebecca Carter. Some forceful character usually inspires incipient religious movements, and this seems to have been especially true of Mr. Elisha Taylor, the first super- intendent and afterwards a ruling elder, until in 1853 he was dismissed from the Stone Church in order to become one of the thirteen charter members of the Euclid Street Presbyterian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Taylor had come to Cleveland from Schenectady, N. Y., where they had been active members of the First Presbyterian Church. In their 16 THE OLD STONE CHURCH new western home they at once combated the pre- vailing religious indifference of the times, and sought diligently to secure permanent spiritual privileges for the villagers. They were noted for hospitality and readiness to entertain ministers of all creeds who chanced to visit the settlement. In his semicentennial sermon the Reverend Dr. W. H. Goodrich thus portrayed Mr. Elisha Taylor: He was probably the equal of any of his contemporaries in natural gifts; and his education and culture were superior to theirs. He was a man of inflexible resolve, as well as of very sudden and intense emotions; and if sometimes in his haste he aroused enmity toward him- self, or even the cause he professed, no one could observe him nearly and thoroughly without feeling the power of a genuine, earnest and powerful Christianity. Mrs. Elisha Taylor lived but two years after the formation of the Stone Church. Her grave in Erie Street Cemetery is marked by a slate monument whose inscription is as clear as when made. Upon the lower portion are these lines: Twice seven brief years the husband of her youth She cheer’d and blest; and nine sweet babes embrac’d. But four of these herself surviv’d; the last An hour in age, ne’er felt a mother’s care. Of faith in Jesus’ blood, sov’reign but free, Profession good she made before the world. With God she walk’d; and at life’s noon exchang’d Her faith and hope for bless’d eternity. This pioneer wife, married at sixteen, had passed away when scarcely thirty-one years of age. She died BEGINNINGS 17 at the birth of the ninth child, the fourth to survive, five having been taken in infancy. Mr. Moses White, the Baptist layman, elected secretary of the first Sunday School in Cleveland, worshiped with the Presbyterians until the organi- zation of the First Baptist Church was effected in 1833.
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