Page 169 - 1845 Expenses

I went to the quarterly meeting in town Westliers

January the 11. 1845

Jen 11 1 knit cap the price 25 . . . $.25

1 pair of moroccof shos . . . 0.25

1 close line 30 cts . . . 0.30

1 broom 15 cts . . . 0.15

3 pounds of 8 peny nai . . . 0.18

2 pounds of sugar 9 . . . 0.18

3 pounds of coffey . . . 0.30

Feb 17 3 3/4 of coffey at ten cts per pound . . . 0.37

1 pound of spice at 18 cts . . . 0.18

1 pound of salratus at ten cts . . . 0.10

1 set of knives an forks . . . 0.75

1 dosen of tea plates at 5 cts each . . . 0.60

1 paper of pins at ten cts . . . 0.10

1 gallen of vinigar at 15 cts . . . 0.15

23 pounds of iron at 5 cts . . . 1.15

1 mollasses barrel 1 dollar . . . 1.00

2 glas plates and cotten . . . 1.18

1 salt seller the price 18 cts . . . 0.18

1 set of teacops and saucers . . . 0.30

1/2 bushel of dride aples . . . 0.65

5 pounds of rice at 5 cts pound . . . 0.25

Mar 27 1 gallon of molasses the price . . . 0.30

5 pounds of coffe and a quarter . . . 0.50

7 yards of callico price . . . 0.87

3 little bowls the price 6 cts . . . 0.18

1 pound of batter . . . 0.12

2 pound of sugar . . . 0.18

1 1/2 yards of callico . . . 0.18

120 feet of plank . . . 1.30

May 5 7 yards of callico price . . . 1.16

silk apron price . . . 0.66

1 gallon of mollases . . . 0.35

2 pounds of sugar . . . 0.20

1 penknife the price . . . 0.06

May 14 1 gallon of molases . . . 0.37

1 1/2 of collen chain . . . 0.27

May 29 1 pair of scissors price . . . 0.70

2 1/2 yards of callico price . . . 0.40

1 jug and 2 gallon of vinigar . . . 0.50

1 bell 30 cts price . . . 0.30

whet ston price . . . 0.10

45 pounds of iron price . . . 1.80

11 bushels of brand . . . 0.66

Page 168 - 1844 Expenses

November the 9 .th. 1844 168

1 bucket the price of it . . . 0.25

1 bed cord at 31 cts . . . 0.31

1 bushel of peches dride . . . 1.00

1 gallon of molases price . . . 0.37

1 pound of coffe for Mrs Pu . . . 0.10

1 paire of shoos the price . . . 1.00

1/4 of tee the price of it was . . . 0.18

3 nut megs at six scents . . . 0.06

1 1/2 ounces of cinnimond at . . . 0.08

10 pains of glass 8 by 10 . . . 0.25

1 hair comb the price of it . . . 0.05

2 deep plates at 15 cts . . . 0.15

10 yards of factry cloth . . . 1.00

4 yards of facry cloth . . . 0.31

1 spelling book the price 4010 . . . 0.10

1 pair of trase chains . . . 0.75

10 1/2 of iron at four and a half cts . . . 0.45

2 1/2 of coffe at ten cts per pound . . . 0.25

3 yards of factry cloth . . . 0.30

1/2 quire of paper price 10 cts . . . 0.10

1 little three square file . . . 0.10

8 pounds of horseshoo iron . . . 0.54

5 cls lent to Wm. Kleppinger . . . 0.05

3 platter pans at 8 cts each . . . 0.25

2 pounds of sugar at ten cts . . . 0.20

1 pound of black lead . . . 0.10

24 cts I Received in cash . . . 0.24

30001 brick which I got of F. C . . . 10.50

1 hundrid brick at 35 cts . . . 0.35

3 1/2 dollars and 50 cls paid to . . . 0.00

Mr. Brown by order for me . . . 3.50

Dec 19 325 I paid Z H brown . . . 3.25

158 I paid my tax for 1844 . . . 1.58

667 I paid my intrest on my land . . . 6.67

7 3/4 yds of blew callico at 20 cts . . . 1.40

Dec 31 1/2 pound of bees wax price . . . 0.15

1 box of red persippet price . . . 0.12

1 pound of lead the price . . . 0.10

1 yard of ribin at twelve . . . 0.12

1/2 bushels of apples price . . . 0.20

totle ammount which I got in

1844 was 47.25

Page 167 - 1844 Annual Grain

August the 1.s 1844 Page 167

the ammount of grane . . . 0.00

which it took to keep me . . . 0.00

and my famley one year . . . 0.00

1. 4 bushels of wheat . . . 2.00

2. 6 bushels of wheat . . . 3.00

3. 1 bushel of corn . . . 0.25

4 .1 1/2 bushel of wheat 58 per bus . . . 0.87

3 1/4 bushels of wheat at 58 cts . . . 1.87

1 3/4 bushels of corn 25 per bu . . . 0.43

6 bushels of corn at 31 cts . . . 1.87

3 bushels of wheat at 50 cts . . . 1.50

2 bushels of corn at 31 cts . . . 0.62

6 3/4 bushels of wheat 60 . . . 4.00

XXXXX

Mar 10 Harmon . . . cash 5 . . . X 75

Page 166 - 1844 Dividing Beef

August the 31 1844 Page 166

Vancamp Dr. to H R L 21 of beef . . . 0.52

george franklin to 16 pounds of beef . . . 0.40

Wm. Klepinger to 9 1/2 of beef . . . 0.19

B Lucas to 9 of beef . . . 0.18

H genings 11 of beef . . . 0.22

H Lucas 10 of beef . . . 0.20

Hide weighing 12 3 ounces . . . 0.98

sep 4 Vancamp got 24 . . . 0.48

george franklin got 22 . . . 0.44

Wm klepinger got 22 1/2 . . . 0.45

Hiram gening got 8 1/2 . . . 0.17

hide weighed 36 1/2 . . . 1.49

Wm simes got 1X0 104 . . . 2.60

Sep 10 Vancamp got of beef 23 1/2 . . . 0.47

gibson got of beef 41 1/4 . . . 1.04

B. Lucas of beef 43 . . . 1.08

Do to 37 pounds of beef . . . 0.74

Wm. Klepinger got of beef . . . 0.09

george Franklin 13 1/2 of beef . . . 0.27

Hide weighing 31 1/2 . . . 1.26

Septe 23 I got of H. genning 23 1/2 of beef . . . 0.47

Sep 31 H. R. Lucas got of Wm. Kleppnger 26 . . . 0.52

D Oogden got of Wm Kleppnger 26 1/2 . . . 0.53

Do to X pounds of salt . . . 0.X

April the 2 . 1845 david Archibald

I got 100 rails of him

Page 165 - Expenses

Debrah ann &seland 165

1 skein of silk price . . . 0.06

1 paper of pins price . . . 0.12

1/2 pound of all spice . . . 0.06

1/2 pound of saleratus . . . 0.06

50 I paid paid father . . . 0.50

4 bushels of brand . . . 0.16

5 pounds of coffe . . . 0.50

2 pounds of rice . . . 0.10

20 pounds of nails . . . 1.25

1 gallon of molases . . . 0.40

1 gallon of vinigar . . . 0.15

1 bushels of green aples . . . 0.15

1 sack 12 cts . . . 0.12

1 bushe of apples green . . . 0.25

8 pounds of eight peny brads . . . 0.55

1 1/2 pounds of four penyes . . . 0.11

1 pound of six pennys . . . 0.07

45 I paid Bostick the amount . . . 0.45

1 pound of tobaco for Wm. Kle . . . 0.12

2 pounds of eight penny brads . . . 0.12

3 pounds of eight penny nails . . . 0.18

3 pounds of sugar at ten cts . . . 0.30

1 haulter the price of 12 cts . . . 0.12

1 bowl of candle wick . . . 0.10

4 bushels of brand 4 cts per bus . . . 0.16

92 I got in cash 92 cts . . . 0.92

1 pair of coarse boots No 10 . . . 2.50

1 pair of coarse shoes No 10 . . . 1.00

6 pounds of cotten yarn . . . 1.12

3 1/4 pounds of cotten yarn . . . 0.71

1 1/2 yards of gingum and spool . . . 0.25

1 set of a nitting needles and . . . 0.06

15 pounds of iron 4 1/2 cts per pound . . . 0.68

28 pains of glass at 3 cts per pain . . . 0.84

14 bushels of unslcked lime . . . 1.50

1 pint of tar at six cts . . . 0.06

1 sive the p price was 31 cts . . . 0.31

4 pounds of whilening 6 cts perpo . . . 0.25

1 pint of lint seed oile . . . 0.18

3 peck of peches at 1 dollar per Bu . . . 0.80

1 pound of salaratus at ten cts . . . 0.10

1 cream mug 5 cts . . . 0.05

1 pair of buts and screws . . . 0.20

Page 164 - 1844 Sales

November the 7 and 8 . 1844 164

24.92 pounds of hay at 7 dollars . . . 0.00

per ton to Jacob Lamb . . . 8.

Nov 13 five hundred and 18 hoop polles . . . 3.22

9 1/2 of schees at 8 1/3 per pound . . . 0.79

5 pounds of butter 2 ounces . . . 0.52

8 pounds of rags 2 1/2 per pound . . . 0.20

Nov 18 575 hoop poles at 62 cts per hundred . . . 3.87

Nov 23 4 1/2 of butter at 12 cts . . . 0.56

Aug 12.1844 70 dosens of sheif oats at 20 . . . 14.00

1 pair of buck skin mits . . . 0.35

Dec 19 8 1/4 of butter at 15 cts per pound . . . 1.30

1 calf hide the price was . . . 0.75

Do 1 calf hide the price was . . . 0.80

the a mount of butter which I sold in 1844

amounted to ten dollars and 32 cts

Jen the 11.1845 I sold 4 1/2 of butter . . . $.56

3 bushels and a third of corn . . . 1.00

7 bushels of oats at 22 cts . . . 1.50

Feb 17 1 cowhide 26 pound . . . 1.18

Page 163 - 1844 Wages

Augus the 17 1844 Page 163

Wm Mnsfield Dr. to H. R. Lucas

to 3/4 days cradling and binding . . . 0.50

1 days grubing by the little . . . 0.50

3/4 of a days grubing for him . . . 0.37

1/4 of a days grubing for him . . . 0.12

2 days grubing by job . . . 1.00

Page 162 - 1844 Wages

August the 17 . 1844 Page 162

Aug 17 Wm. Mansfield worked . . . 0.00

for H. R. Lucas so many days . . . 0.00

1 days scoring timber . . . 0.50

1 days scoring timber . . . 0.50

1 days working on the road . . . 0.50

1 days mowing for me . . . 0.50

1/2 days fixing up fence . . . 0.25

3/4 days binding and drawing . . . 0.37

1/2 days drowing in oats . . . 0.25

oct 2 days tending on the mason . . . 1.00

nov 1

Page 161 - 1844 Prices, and ?

July 25. 1844 Page 161

H R L dr to Wm K for

1 Big kittl weight 50 pounds . . . 2.50

1 wask Board price 37 . . . 0.37

1 calf the price of it was . . . 2.00

2 calvs at 75 cts each . . . 1.50

68 cts by order from nicles and co . . . 0.68

Wilson Distrit

vs Witnesses

Brickley for defendant

James and John Blaney

John Wherey

James Brickley

Page 160 - 1844 July Income

July the 25 1844 Page 160

1 collar Bridle and traces . . . 4.12

1 swingle tree and hames . . . 1.37

30 bushels of corn at 18 cts . . . 5.40

1 days work gethering corn . . . 0.40

1 hundred rails making . . . 0.50

1 days work at somthing . . . 0.37

1 wheal head price of it . . . 0.37

1/2 days plowing in corn . . . 0.37

1 days mowing hay . . . 0.62

1/2 days mowing hay . . . 0.31

3/4 days scoring timber . . . 0.37

1/2 days scoring timber . . . 0.25

1 days diging in the well . . . 0.50

2 days scoring for his house . . . 1.00

6 pounds of sugar . . . 0.50

1/2 days sawing board timber . . . 0.25

160 worth of beef to sims . . . 1.60

9 1/2 of beef at 2 cts per pound . . . 0.19

22 1/2 of beef at 2 cts per pound . . . 0.45

4 1/2 pounds of beef . . . 0.09

3 pounds and 11 ounces of butter . . . XX38 . . . 45

1/2 days cutting and hawling wood . . . 0.62

1/2 days mowing brush . . . 0.25

3/4 days mowing brush . . . 0.37

3/4 of a days work from Johnsong . . . 0.18

Page 159 - 1843 Sales

October the 6.th. 1843 A Bests sale 159

1 strechers and swingle trees . . . $1.06

2 1 shovel plough . . . 1.88

3 1 pich fork . . . .31

4 1 little spining wheal . . . .50

5 1 lot of yarn . . . .81

6 1 oats stack . . . .62

7 1 pair of gears . . . 4.06

8 1 spring colt . . . 16.58

John Briants . . . 25.82

Nov 11 1 one plain . . . $.10

2 1 drower knife . . . .50

3 1 hand saw . . . 1.81

4 2 files rasp and punch . . . .40

5 1 cradle . . . .31

Nov 31 Joshua Burches sale . . . 3.11

1 1 cag of soap . . . $.44

2 1 stone churn . . . .85

3 2 calvs . . . 2.12

. . . 3.41

. . . 32.35

I got my sask 36 lites . . . 2.25

Sep 19 Joshua green got 5 1/2 of butter . . . 0.55

Sep 27 do. to 4 bounds and ten ounces . . . 0.46

Oct 28 do to 4 3/4 of butter at ten cts . . . 0.48

potatoes 1 bushel . . . 0.25

Oct 20 twou pounds of butter . . . 0.25

one bushel of pottatoes . . . 0.18

Page 158 - 1844 House Raising

September the 17.th. 1843 158

Elem tree hall or do not medle with what does

not belong to you I love to tell a cheerfull tale in

Sat 14 of September 1844 H. R. L

I raised my house and stable M. L

the names of each person at it

Aaron yarnold 1 Wm. Kleppinger 2

'Jesse W Robenson 3 george franklin

4 Jacob snider 5 Egburt Patterson 6

Wm. Patterson 7 James Patterson Jun

8 Vancamp 9 James Shearer 10

Stephen Barnard 11 daniel ogden 12

Benjamin Lucas 13 Pope white 14

Hiram gennings 15 Wm. Mansfield 16

Harmon R Lucas 17 John MC Neel 18

David Pulver dr to harmon R Lucas

for 1 pair of pantiloons price 250

and he was to worke ten days for them

this is 1111

October the 5the 1842

David Klepinger got of beef 31 paid . . . 0.62

Wm. Klepinger got of beef 23 paid . . . 0.46

J. patterson of beef 1.32 . . . 3.96

B Lucas got of beef 1.28 . . . 3.84

J graves got of beef 46 and paid . . . 0.92

J shigley got of beef 52 pounds . . . 1.04

H genings 57 pounds . . . 1.14

Hide weighing 64 pounds . . . 2.87

Jacob pierce got of H. Lucas 4 calves

and is to let him have 3 hundred

rails half white oak rails . . . 3.75

he all so got 1 pair of boots and is

to give me 2 hundred rails

half white oak rails . . . 2.50

Page 157 - 1843 Story, 1844

March the 5 the 1843 Page 1. 57

the bones of the poor beggar lay mouldering

in the grave unknown and forgotten

by all save him whose ever from the

skies looks down and walches all our dust

till he shall bid it rise;, and the old sexton

a part of whoes duties it was in those days

to dig the graves and bury the dead this ma

still officiated in this capasity and remm

embred well of having interred the old

beggar but then the grave yard had

been greatly altered and improved as

well as much as much filled up for the old sexton

had not been idle during these fifteen

years it was in the month of September

on one of the most beautiful days

of that usually delightful season

July 25 1844 raind som

we went aut and gethered about

one bushel of Black bures and

wasant more than 6 hours at

it

Aug 5 Liberty Ticket

For Representativies

Henry Moore

Louis Falley

Reuben Baker

For Sherriff

Hiram jennings

For Treasurer

Timothy Osgood

For commissioner

Richard g godman

Bina Brown built y my

Cchimbley in 2 days

the last day of october 1844

and the 1 day of november

the second day he buit

my oven and laid my

harth it come to senn 7

6 75

Page 156 - 1843 Mystery Story

March the 5.th 1843 Page 1. 56

for the true Wesleyan the Murder detected

Mr. James Graball kept a public house on one

of the main travelled roads leading to the

great Commerical city of the country . he was

supposed to be in mederate circumstances, as

to property but was considered honest and

attentive to his buisness in those early days

of which we write, it was supposed that in-

keepers, who sold intoxicating drinks could

be honest, -- but other sentiments prevail now

My. graball rented the stand he occupied,

and was supposed to bee doing a moderate

buisness sufficient merely to support his

family of about a medium size

One morning an alarm was sent out among

the neighbors that a poor beggar whom they had

charitably taken in the night before, was found

dead in his bed that morning a number of

persons soon assembled and found it according

to the reports and after due examination of

the body, according to the custom of those times

it was interred in one corner of the common

burying ground, and as he was unknown in

the place, and had nothing about him indicating

his home or friends, he was soon forgotten, no

stone pointed out his grave, and in a few years

its particular location was unknown,

In a few years after this event, Mr. graball

purchased a farm in the neighborhood, up on

which he retired from in-keeping and appeared

to live in the perfect enjoyment of not only

the comforts of life, but even the fullness of

welth and it was often remarked that he had

been the most successful tavern keeper ever

known in that vicinity as observation showed

that this class of persons had usually retired

from business poor it was however supposed

to bee the result of his strict temperance

and attention to his business in connection

with his general domestic economy

time rolled on untill about fifteen years

had pased the taven-house yet stood though

much improved and occupied by another

Page 155 - 1842 Creeds, and Hymn

155

and discipline who reject some things therein

plainly written , and practiced things not found

therein at all. such men are as sectarian, as those

who have a written creed or discipline, and not

quite as honest. I find that Br. Shinn bone

opponents find it much easier to call him,

an old crazy man, than to refute his argunents

or prove his statements untrue. there is nothing

that recommends a man higher in my estim

:ation than to hear his opponents say ' he is not

worth minding,' or call him by some ugly, or

unpopular name. I allmost take it for granted

that he has the truth on his side, and that the

dare not openly face hime. yours, M. Winans

Jamestown. O., 10th March. 1842

Hymn

Religion is a glorious treasure,

the purchase of a saviours blood

it fills the mind with consolation

and lifts the thoughts to things above

it calms our fears and soothes our sorrows

and smoothes our way o'er lifes rough sea

'tis mixed with goodness, meekness, patience

this heavenly portion mine shall be

This earthly house must be dissolved

and mortal life will soon be o'er

all earthly cares and earthly sorrows

will pain my eyes and heart no more

but pure religion remains forever

and my glad heart shall strengthened be

while endless ages are onward rowling

this heavenly portion mine shall be

How vain, how fleet, how transetory

this world with all its pomp and show

its vain delights, delusive pleasures

i'll gladly leave them all below

but grace and glory shall be my story

while I in Jesus such beauties see

and endless ages are onward rolling --

this heavenly portion mine shall be

this published by Reverent H. R. Lucas

Page 154 - 1842 Creeds

154

July the 30. 1842 it is a raining quit smart

no written creed or discipline, leaving the

world to guess at our faith and manners? this

argument if it proves any thing, proves that

there are none who believe the scriptures,

and practice as they direct, or that the

scriptures are defective, and need emendation or

addition to make them effecive and useful. the argu:

:ment may be condensed thus. the scriptures are a

dead letter and they require a living letter, called

a creed or discipline, to carry them into effect,

who will affirm that a written creed or discip:

:line, has more life and power inlt, than written

word of god has? I goe with the apostle and say that

he who receives the testimony of man can receive

the testimony of god . because the testimony of god

is greater and better tan that of man I was

much pleased with Br. Shinn's last piece on

controversy.' he has expressed my views on

that subject better than I could have done it

my self, and when he shall have proved, that

no class of men are divinely and exclusively

autherised to expound the scriptures, then I

will take his proofs and shew that all creeds

and disciplines are made by just such men as

claim the right to dictate and guide others in relig:

:ious matters, and that all such books, including

the little book; recommended by him, are nothing

more nor less than the expositions of falible men,

and that they all have a tendency to restrict

private Judgment. the chief difference betwene the

man who adopts a written creed or discipline ( other

than the scriptures) and the man who takes the

scriptures alone as his creed and discipline consists

in this, that the former --- ---- reads the

scriptures to find proofs favoring his creed or

discipline, while the latter reads the scriptures to

learn his duty to god, that he may do it. the former

considers all things found in the scriptures noness:

:ential unless expressed in his credd or discipline,

while the latter can consider all the teachings of god

essential and necessary to his welfaire here and

here after I am aware however, that there are men

who profess to take the scriptures alone for the creed

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153

A Journal of Radicalism 1842

flag, proves to the world that her officers and

crew are brave fellows, wishing to appear

in their true characters, and so far,

whatever their traffic may be, are worthy

of respect for mee to tell your numerous

readers that the usage of the Methodist prote:

:stant church is directly the opposite of the

laws of the Methodist Episcopal church is to

tell them what they already know. that

we have a lay representation in both gen:

:eral and annual conferance; that all our

church officers are elected by the church

or her representatives; that all her memb:

:ers are received by the vote of the church.

that all her property belongs to the membesh:

:ip, that she always sails under her own

proper flag, and that she never, for conve:

niencesy or other wise, hoists the Episcopal

flag, which fact we pledge ourselves to

maintain, and beg leave to enrowl our name

withe the names of the advocates of religious

liberty Paul . Fry and he lyes to be sure

For the western Recorder

the little book again, friend Springer

in my last I called on Br. shinn for proof

that creeds or disciplines in the general, had

prevented divisions among those adopting

them, and in this I ask him to shew that

the little book, recommended by him, has

been more successful than its predecessors

if he is not already apprised of it, permit

me to inform him, that in the limits of

my acquaintance, some preachers, and

several memebers, who once adopted '

the little book, have either went back into

the old line, or strayed off into other denom:

:inations. so that ' the little book itself; has

proved a failure but onother argument has

been used in favor of creeds and disciplines,

which I must notice, namely, ' it is more honist

and fair, to have our belief written out and

published, so that the world may know exactly

what we do hold to, and believe, than to have

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July the 29 . 1842 Harmon R Lucas 152

original builders have no right what ever

( see deed of settlement in Book of discipline

;) and, indeed, we know instances in which

local ministers leave vested large sums of

money for the purpese of erecting houses of public

worship, who because the have united with

the Reformers are prohibited from preaching

in these same houses, and other men who

built them not, are enjoying the use of them. we

say the meeting houses, chapels, parsonages,

colleges, and academics in the Methodist Episcopal

church are the exclusive property of the clergy,

to which the membership have no claim. and,

indeed, the laity in said church, according to

book of discipline are taught the doctrine of sub:

mission or exclusion I am aware, sir, that in

sections of country where prodestant methodism

is popular some parts of the discipline of the M.

Episcopal church is dispensed with, classes are

sometimes allowed so to elect their own leaders;

preachers and leaders admit of open doors in love

feasts and class-meetings: they invite chris:

:tians of all denominations to unite with them

in the means of grace, without reference to

the numbers of times the may have previously

been present. now, sir; what is this but sail:

:ing under a false Flag? why not at once

repeal the hateful laws, declare by their book

of discipline that they are Reformers in

principale, and not where circumstances call

for it: adopt the usages of the Methodist protesta

:nt church, and then to made every thing

appear right, tell the world there is no

difference between the forms of government

if light and darkness are alike, then are we

antagonist branches of the church alike. piracy

I hate with a mortal hatred: a ship sailing under

the false flag of liberty withe the manacles,

fetters and implements of slavery on board

ought to be over hauled, her crew and officers

arested, and her crime exposed to the detestation

of the world: but the ship that at all times: under

all circumstances, sails under her own proper

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July the 20 . 1842 Harmon R Lucas

together, and you can reconcile the confl

-icting polity of the two methodist churchs

if the statement above refferred to

be generally believed, what will

be the concequence, the seceders from

the Methodist Episcopal church will

appear Before the world in the charater

of aspiring, amBitious schismaticks:

who without cause left the bosom of the

true church, and, forsooth, established

another upon the same principales of

polity with one from which they seceded:

and thus in the estimation of wise men

muust be for ever considered worse

than fools ! the story being admited,

but what is the fact in the case? there

is no more resemblance in the forms of

the churches alluded to, than there is

between the government of these united

states and the govenment of the chinese

in the celestial empire. why, sir, in

the methodist episcopal church, the

laity in her administration have no

representation, either directly or

indirectly: -- we write withe out fear

of successful contradiction. let the

clergy in said church point us to the

clause in their discipline, ( for constituti

:on you know they have none. ) in which

the right of suffrage or representation

is secured to her membership, and we

promise our head for a foot ball. we

make positive assertion, and we defy con:

:tradiction her members are received into

fellowship by the clergy without the voice

or consent of the membership. ( Read

asbury on the powers of the keys. )

her officers are all created by the clergy

from the class leader to the bishop,

with out reference to the will of the

membership of said church in any

shape or form. her property is all the

property of the clergy, in which the

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July the 19 . 1842 . Harmon R. Lucas 150

For the western recorder

Mr. Editor: sir. it has come to pass that every

friend of reform on this vast continent: should

step fourth and shew himself the unflinching,

unwavering, untiring advocate of mutual

rights, I detest a creature that like the bat in

the fable sometimes declares himself a bird

and sometimes a beast, according to the

strength of parties and the appearances of

Victory. let every firm friend of the

rights of men stand forth in the ranks

and shoulder to shoulder meet the

ecclesiastical aristocracy, that swarm over

our land like pharaoh's locusts; and in

sound and solid argument on church

policy we shall conquer, z for we can do more

than . Br. Kinney has written one chase

tens We claim the promise of god's word:

one shall chase a thousand and two put

ten thousand to flight. what in the nam

of comm sense do you think, sir, has

come to pass in this country? why the

clergy of the Methodist Episcopal church

and their minions are ended roring, by

every possible means, to persuaid the communi-

-ty that there is little or no difference betweene

the forms of the government of the Methodist

Episcopal church and the Methodist proddistant

church and thus are really deceiving hundreds

of abler pens than mine have promised to

the columns of the recorder to investigate

this matter, but Mr. Editor whilst we wait

for a feast, permit us to enjoy a common

meal. we think a baser false hood was

never reiterated than that now in

circulation, from maine to Louisiana and

from the bay of fundi to the gulf of mex

-ico, namely, that the two eccleciastical

goveerments above referred to are similer

or nearly alike. so then is democracy and

aristocracy -- so is a repuptican government

and that of an absolute monarchy reconcile

these conflicting forms of governments

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149

A Discant on Universalism 1842

March 4 1842 But is this true and will it stand

A house thus built up on the sand

When floods shall come and waters flow

And rains descend and whirl winds blow

Or will the sinners hope be riven

And he recal them fron earth to heaven

Oh sinful man be filled with dread

Ten thousand woes hang oer thy head

Though you may now while in your pride

Laugh at hell fire mock and deride

And think the narrow way is broad

But oh! alas for thy poor soul

Which may in fiery billows roll

And suffer from Jehovah's ire

The vengeance of eternal fire.

Be not deceived by satan's cry.

Which is ye shall not surely die --

But all thy sinful ways forsake.

So shall thou shun the burning lake

The price of this bill of Lies is 6 1/4 cts

Loren Hills

While Journeying here through tribulation

in christian love we'll march along

and while contentions divide the ambitious

in jesus christ we'll all be one

for pure religion unites together

in christian union I plainly see

while endless ages are onward rolling

this heavenly portion mine shall be

I got my roof finished on the

21 of September 1844 I all so

helped James Shearer Jun. to

roow some logs up sunday the

22 1844 quite a frost this

morning for the first time this

faul

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A Descant on Universalism 1841

May 3, 1841 Universaliests of every kind

of every rank and every mind

let us survey with criticism

your pleasing universal-ism

it so be all it shall be well

no angry god no enddess hell

drunkards may into glory reel

and after death no sorrows feel

Murderers from their gallows swing

up to the throne of thein great king

like Judas who sold Isreals hope

then swung to Heaven on his own rope

Before his Lord he reached his home

and then looked to see him come

saffhira vas for lying driven

away from earth direct to heaven

and likewise annias lied

unto the holy ghost and died

and for that sin though unforgiven

was instantly shut up in heaven

the sodomites and the old world

were for theire sins to glory hurld

the canaanites too was so sinful

god took them to his holy temple

they were so bad they could not stand

away from heaven and god's right hand

for christ who for them spilt his blood

soon brought those rascals home to god

he died for all and all must come

to heaven and find a lasting home

this is the creed and catechism

of pleasing Unniversalism

I do not like those preasts and lires --

to terrify weak minded folks

and try to scare as well as coax --

the lord concludes all men in sin

that he may all to glory bring --

tho finite man cannot commend

a sin that is termed infinite --

christ is all mercy love and grace

and will not damn the human race

nor any part of his creation

Leave under endless condemnation

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147

Katharin Elizabeth Lucas was born

December the 6 th. 1835 in

Tippacanoe County Indiana

John Rogers Lucas was born

December the 5 th. 1837 in

Tippacanoe County Iindiana

The Deaths of my Brothers and

Sisters which Departeed there lives

some in Ohio and some in Indiana

Hester Ann Lucas Departed this life

July the 29 th. 1822 aged 1 year 8 month

Francis Asbury Lucas Departed this

life September the 4 th. 1822 aged

Six months and 22 days

Emily Francis Lucas Departed this

life July the 21 st. 1827 aged one

year 3 months 1 day

Benjamin Josiah Lucas deeparted

this life July the 11 th. 1829 aged one

year 3 months 29 days

Susan Brown Lucas Departed this

life august 18 th 1837 aged 7 years

8 months 3 days

Katharin Elizabeth Departed this

life the 19 of august 1837 aged one

year 8 months 12 days

Four of the former was buried in

the state of Ohio Muskigum County

Two of the latter was buried in

the state of Indiana Tippacane

County Tippacanoe Township

This I wrote on the 10 of September

1843 the of the Methodist prodestan

Camp meeting quite rainy

rain o rain o rain

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Sun 10 .th. 1843 of September 146

Harmon R Lucas was born

July the 12 th. 1819 in

Muskingum Count Ohio

Hester Ann Lucas was born

November the 21 st. 1820 in

Muskingum County Ohio

Francis Asbury Lucas was born in

February the 12 th. 1822

Muskingum County Ohio

Ruey Ann Lucas was born

September the 21 st. 1823 in

Muskingun County Ohio

Mary Jane Lucas was born

March the 6 th. 1825 in

Muskingum County Ohio

Emly Francis Lucas was born

May the 11 th. 1826 in

Muskingum County Ohio

Benjamin Josiah Lucas was born

March the 30 th. 1828 in

Muskingum County Ohio

Susan Brown Lucas was born

November 16 th. 1829 in Dresden

Muskingum County Ohio

Curtis Williams Lucas was born

June the 6 th. 1831 in

Tippacanoe County Indiana

Benjamin Franklin Lucas was born

December the 8 th. 1932 in

Tippacanoe County Indiana

Martha Ellen Lucas was born

May the 3 D. 1834 in

Tippacanoe County Indiana

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145

Harmon R Lucas was Maried on

the 1.st. of July 1841 to Maria Mansfield

in Laffayette Fair field Township at

at Mr. Elices this being Septembr 6. 1841

Harmon Reasoner Lucas

Departed this life February the 26th 1846

in Tippacanoe Co Ind

Maria Ireland

Departed this life February the

26th 1894 in Jones Co Iowa

just 48 years between there deaths

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144

Mon 6. 1841 Harmon. R. Lucas was born the

12 of July 1819 in the State of Ohio in

Muskingum County I Resided there untill I was

in my 11.th. year of my age then I emigrated to

the State of Indiana where I Reside at this time

this being the 6 of September AD. 1841

Mon 6 1841 Maria Lucas was born May the 14 .1823

in the State of New york Livingston County

she Resided there untill in her 16 year of her age

then she emigreted to the State of Indiana Tippica

noe County Township where she Resides at this

this time this being the 6 of September A D 1841

Sun 3. 1842 Mary Allis Lucas was born

the 29 of March 1842 betwene 7 and 8 oclock

in the evening born in the state of Indiana

Tippacanoe County Tippacanoe Township its

weight is 7 pounds and a quarter this being

the 3 day of April 1842

Wednesday December the 20. 1843

Jane Gennings Lucas was Born Decemer the

20 the 1843 8 oclok in the evening weight 7 1/2

in the state of Indian Tippecanoe County

Tippicanoe Township