Ministerial Fund, Township 4 & 5, Warren County, Ohio

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Ministerial Fund, Township 4 & 5

Contributor:	Arne H Trelvik on 6 February 2005
Source:	Lebanon Gazette 2 May 1889 [copy obtained from microfilm available at the Warren County Genealogical Society] Lebanon Gazette 8 May 1890 [copy obtained from microfilm available at the Warren County Genealogical Society]
Comments:	In both the purchases of the Ohio Company and Symmes, Section 29 in every township of six miles square was reserved for the support of religion.
Related Links:	See the article on Land Tracts on pages 230-233 of Beers History of Warren County, Ohio Warren County, Ohio Lands
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Ministerial Fund.
The Trustees of Original Surveyed Townships four and five met on Monday, April 22, and distributed the funds to the churches entitled to draw the same, as follows:

ORIGINAL TOWNSHIP FOUR, RANGE THREE

*Churches.*		*Mem.*		*Am't.*
Baptist (East) Lebanon		73	$	85.41
	same (West) Lebanon	20		23.40
	same (Union) Lebanon	12		14.04
	same (Zion) Lebanon	22		25.74
Christian, Bethany		24		28.08
	same Fellowship	73		85.41
	same Genntown	8		9.36
C. P., Lebanon		81		94.77
Catholic, Lebanon		57		66.69
	same, Monroe	47		54.99
Episcopal (Grace Mission) Lebanon		11		12.87
German Evangelical, Mason		7		8.19
German Lutheran, Lebanon		49		57.33
M. E. (American) Lebanon		30		35.10
	same Bethany	14		16.38
	same Lebanon	116		135.72
	same Mason	26		29.25
	same Monroe	6		7.02
	same Red Lion	13		13.21
	same Shiloh	3		3.51
	same South Lebanon	89		104.13
Presbyterian, Lebanon		80		93.60
	same Mason	4		4.68
Shaker Society, Union Village		62		72.54
United Brethren, Utica		3		3.51
Universalist, Mason		14		16.38
	TOTAL	943	$	1,103.31

Per capita of distribution, $1.17.

At the same time the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Trustees, M. A. Jameson, E. H. Maple, and Daniel St. John; Treasurer, Joseph Perrine

ORIGINAL TOWNSHIP FIVE, RANGE THREE

*Churches.*		*Mem.*		*Am't.*
Baptist, Bethel		14	$	12.88
	same (East) Lebanon	44		40.48
	same (West) Lebanon	7		6.44
	same King's Mills	5		4.60
	same (Union) Lebanon	11		10.12
	same (Zion) Lebanon	59		54.28
Christian, Bethany		158		145.38
	same Fellowship	10		9.20
	same Genntown	6		5.52
C. P., Lebanon		84		77.28
Catholic, Lebanon		77		70.84
Episcopal (Grace Mission) Lebanon		11		10.12
German Lutheran, Lebanon		45		42.32
M. E. (American) Lebanon		49		45.08
	same Lebanon	180		165.60
	same Morrow	16		14.72
	same Shiloh	26		23.92
	same South Lebanon	41		37.72
Presbyterian, Lebanon		93		85.56
	same Morrow	9		8.28
Universalist, Mason		1		.92
	TOTAL	947	$	871.24

Per capita of distribution, $.92.

At the same time the following officers were elected for the unsueing year: Trustees: J. F. Benham, Joseph Mulford and J. W. H. Monfort; Treasurer, T. D. Morris.

THE MINISTRIAL FUND

Distribution of Interest Among the Churches

Mr. Ed Morris, for the trustees of the ministerial fund of township 4, range 3, section 29, M.R.S., has mad a distribution of one dollar and twenty cents per member residing in this district to the churches of the county. The figures given below do not give the total number of members of the churches but the number of those residing in his district and entitled to recognition in the distribution:

[see image for list of churches, # of members and amount received]

Martin A. Jameson made the following report for town 5, range 3, M.R.S.

[see image for list of churches, # of members and amount received]

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