Pioneer Methodist minister.
From A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County Ohio, 1882:
The earliest appearance of a Methodist itinerant near Oxford was early in the Spring of 1805. A portly, dignified man, of intellectual appearance , was seen astride of a large, black horse, at the crossing of Four-Mile Creek, near Mr. DeWitt's farm. He quietly inquired the nearest route to a certain Indian village, located in the vicinity of Connersville, Indiana. Having gained the information desired, he pushed his course rapidly through the wild, trackless woods skirting the stream, and was soon lost to view. This traveler gave his name as Moses CRUME, and the object of his visitation to the wild country was as a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church, sent out by the authorities of that society to the Indians. Mr. CRUME died April 1, 1839, aged seventy-three years. In 1787 he became a Christian, and began to preach in 1791. His remains, marked by a plain monument, lie in the old burial-ground in Oxford. Anna, wife of the Rev. Moses CRUME (the second wife), died June 5, 1853, aged sixty-seven years and some days. She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1810, and the following year embraced religion. She was married in 1829 to Mr. CRUME. Sarah, Mr. CRUME's first wife, died May 10, 1829, aged fifty-seven years, four months, and twenty-four days. Mr. CRUME lived in Oxford with his family many years.
Soon after the settlement of the township Mr. CRUME made his appearance in Oxford, and left an appointment for preaching. The place of worship was in a log schoolhouse directly opposite and north of the present school building. This house was used by all religious sects for worship, and by the public generally for holding meetings for many years. These appointments were continued irregularly by the Methodists until 1818 or 1819. Mr. CRUME, with great faithfulness, continued to minister to the infant Church, planted by his own hand, for a number of years. His appointments were for every sixth Sabbath. This band continued to prosper until the little log-house became too small for their accommodation. In 1813 Mr. CRUME was appointed to the Oxford Circuit. He was succeeded in 1814 by the eloquent John STRANGE.
From A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County Ohio, 1882:
The earliest appearance of a Methodist itinerant near Oxford was early in the Spring of 1805. A portly, dignified man, of intellectual appearance , was seen astride of a large, black horse, at the crossing of Four-Mile Creek, near Mr. DeWitt's farm. He quietly inquired the nearest route to a certain Indian village, located in the vicinity of Connersville, Indiana. Having gained the information desired, he pushed his course rapidly through the wild, trackless woods skirting the stream, and was soon lost to view. This traveler gave his name as Moses CRUME, and the object of his visitation to the wild country was as a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church, sent out by the authorities of that society to the Indians. Mr. CRUME died April 1, 1839, aged seventy-three years. In 1787 he became a Christian, and began to preach in 1791. His remains, marked by a plain monument, lie in the old burial-ground in Oxford. Anna, wife of the Rev. Moses CRUME (the second wife), died June 5, 1853, aged sixty-seven years and some days. She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1810, and the following year embraced religion. She was married in 1829 to Mr. CRUME. Sarah, Mr. CRUME's first wife, died May 10, 1829, aged fifty-seven years, four months, and twenty-four days. Mr. CRUME lived in Oxford with his family many years.
Soon after the settlement of the township Mr. CRUME made his appearance in Oxford, and left an appointment for preaching. The place of worship was in a log schoolhouse directly opposite and north of the present school building. This house was used by all religious sects for worship, and by the public generally for holding meetings for many years. These appointments were continued irregularly by the Methodists until 1818 or 1819. Mr. CRUME, with great faithfulness, continued to minister to the infant Church, planted by his own hand, for a number of years. His appointments were for every sixth Sabbath. This band continued to prosper until the little log-house became too small for their accommodation. In 1813 Mr. CRUME was appointed to the Oxford Circuit. He was succeeded in 1814 by the eloquent John STRANGE.
Pioneer Methodist minister.
From A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County Ohio, 1882:
The earliest appearance of a Methodist itinerant near Oxford was early in the Spring of 1805. A portly, dignified man, of intellectual appearance , was seen astride of a large, black horse, at the crossing of Four-Mile Creek, near Mr. DeWitt's farm. He quietly inquired the nearest route to a certain Indian village, located in the vicinity of Connersville, Indiana. Having gained the information desired, he pushed his course rapidly through the wild, trackless woods skirting the stream, and was soon lost to view. This traveler gave his name as Moses CRUME, and the object of his visitation to the wild country was as a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church, sent out by the authorities of that society to the Indians. Mr. CRUME died April 1, 1839, aged seventy-three years. In 1787 he became a Christian, and began to preach in 1791. His remains, marked by a plain monument, lie in the old burial-ground in Oxford. Anna, wife of the Rev. Moses CRUME (the second wife), died June 5, 1853, aged sixty-seven years and some days. She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1810, and the following year embraced religion. She was married in 1829 to Mr. CRUME. Sarah, Mr. CRUME's first wife, died May 10, 1829, aged fifty-seven years, four months, and twenty-four days. Mr. CRUME lived in Oxford with his family many years.
Soon after the settlement of the township Mr. CRUME made his appearance in Oxford, and left an appointment for preaching. The place of worship was in a log schoolhouse directly opposite and north of the present school building. This house was used by all religious sects for worship, and by the public generally for holding meetings for many years. These appointments were continued irregularly by the Methodists until 1818 or 1819. Mr. CRUME, with great faithfulness, continued to minister to the infant Church, planted by his own hand, for a number of years. His appointments were for every sixth Sabbath. This band continued to prosper until the little log-house became too small for their accommodation. In 1813 Mr. CRUME was appointed to the Oxford Circuit. He was succeeded in 1814 by the eloquent John STRANGE.
From A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County Ohio, 1882:
The earliest appearance of a Methodist itinerant near Oxford was early in the Spring of 1805. A portly, dignified man, of intellectual appearance , was seen astride of a large, black horse, at the crossing of Four-Mile Creek, near Mr. DeWitt's farm. He quietly inquired the nearest route to a certain Indian village, located in the vicinity of Connersville, Indiana. Having gained the information desired, he pushed his course rapidly through the wild, trackless woods skirting the stream, and was soon lost to view. This traveler gave his name as Moses CRUME, and the object of his visitation to the wild country was as a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church, sent out by the authorities of that society to the Indians. Mr. CRUME died April 1, 1839, aged seventy-three years. In 1787 he became a Christian, and began to preach in 1791. His remains, marked by a plain monument, lie in the old burial-ground in Oxford. Anna, wife of the Rev. Moses CRUME (the second wife), died June 5, 1853, aged sixty-seven years and some days. She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1810, and the following year embraced religion. She was married in 1829 to Mr. CRUME. Sarah, Mr. CRUME's first wife, died May 10, 1829, aged fifty-seven years, four months, and twenty-four days. Mr. CRUME lived in Oxford with his family many years.
Soon after the settlement of the township Mr. CRUME made his appearance in Oxford, and left an appointment for preaching. The place of worship was in a log schoolhouse directly opposite and north of the present school building. This house was used by all religious sects for worship, and by the public generally for holding meetings for many years. These appointments were continued irregularly by the Methodists until 1818 or 1819. Mr. CRUME, with great faithfulness, continued to minister to the infant Church, planted by his own hand, for a number of years. His appointments were for every sixth Sabbath. This band continued to prosper until the little log-house became too small for their accommodation. In 1813 Mr. CRUME was appointed to the Oxford Circuit. He was succeeded in 1814 by the eloquent John STRANGE.
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Bronze Plaque installed 1976: Moses Crume, Born 1767, Died 1839, Founder of the Methodist Society of Oxford, Ohio 1813
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