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262 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
of Salvation," which AVIIS adopted as a text book in many seminaries,
and Avas translated into a number of foreign languages. You will find
his name in the encyclopedias.
To go back a little: March 1, 1851, Samuel Moss Avas "appointed a
committee to co-operate with a committee from the Bethel and Methodist
churches in an attempt to raise funds to pay for moving the bodies
of the late ministers of said churches, Thomas Cooper, H. P. Ward and
N. W. Fisher, Avho died in the year 1849 of cholera, from the old to the
IICAV cemetery, and for erecting a monument for the same." This Avas
accomplished, and the,monument may be seen in Oakland Cemetery, in
the eastern part.
November 18, 1852, letters of dismissal were granted to twenty-six
persons, at their request, AVIIO wished to form a Presbyterian Church in
Sandusky.
Twenty-five persons, mostly from the Second Congregational Church,
AA'ere received and soon they were all in one fold. The Wesleyan Methodist
also came into the church.
In 1856 a building AVIIS erected at a cost of about $20,000 on the site
of the former building facing tOAvards Columbus Avenue and utilizing
the material of the former building. This building Avas 90 by 64 feet and
was considered a fine building at that period. At this time the church
numbered 152 members and had an organ and bell. In 1895 the city
bought the property of the church and the present building AVIIS erected
on the site IIOAV occupied at the north Avest corner of Jefferson Street
and Columbus Avenue.
EVANGELICAL I.AIMANIELS CHURCH
The first. German church in Sandusky, the old Emanuel Church. AA'as
founded in 1844 and had their first meeting house where the high school
IIOAV stands. Nearly every German family in Sandusky contributed
either money or labor to help build it. The total amount at the disposal
of the building coniinitlee AVIIS $342.28. The largest contributor AVIIS
Jacob Schuck, who gave $50. On the 7th of July, 1844, Jacob Hertel,
the founder of the Sandusky Demokrat, called a meeting at the old
courthouse to organize a German church. AA'hich tAventy-tAvo attended.
At a second meeting, on July 14, Peter Gilcher, Johanna Ilornung, Fred
Reinheimer, Jacob Kncrr and Johan Clausius Avere appointed a committee
of five Avhich reported on July 21 that it Avas uinvise to build at that
time, but they passed a resolution to pay a traveling preacher $4 for a
Sunday sermon, Avith his board and lodging, and perhaps his breakfast
on Monday morning was included. The constitution of the church Avas
adopted at a meeting held at the old courthouse February 14, 1846. On
January 18. 1857, the first permanent preacher, John Mosebaeh, AVIIS
elected by a vote of thirteen members in his favor and seventeen members
against him. notAvithstanding Avhich he AVIIS declared elected. He Avas
succeeded by Dr. T. A. Fischer, AVIIO Avas pastor up to 1870. receiving a
salary of $300 a year. Reverend Mr. Seipel succeeded Doctor Fischer and