Description: Pioneer Sunday school illustration, from "Conquering the Wilderness; or, New Pictorial History of the Life and Times of the Pioneer Heroes and Heroines of America," by Colonel Frank Triplett, 1883. Sunday school is described by Triplett as "Another pioneer instrument in the field of education.... where morality and religion made a part of the curriculum, and where the Bible and the hymnal supplemented the text books of the district schools." (348) View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04028
Subjects: Ohio--Religion; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Religious education; Children
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Rev. Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) studied at Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio, and gained a reputation for his oratorical skills. In his sermons, he vehemently attacked drinking and slavery and called for more women's rights. He even convinced his congregations to equip a regiment of soldiers for the American Civil War, along with sending guns to anti-slavery factions during "Bleeding Kansas." His sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe, was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04099
Subjects: Ohio--Religion; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Lane Theological Seminary (Cincinnati, Ohio);
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph of Sister Marie Virgine, Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, ca. 1950. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03646
Subjects: Baker Art Gallery; Photographers--Ohio; Religion in Ohio; Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross; Ohio--Religion
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: “Fremont, O. St. Joseph’s church. Aug. 10-39.” This photo features an unaltered steeple St. Joseph's church in Fremont. St. Joseph’s church was first built in the 1850s, and was founded by Father Louis Molon on December 8, 1857. Father Seraphin Bauer D.D. served the longest pastorate (1862 - 1911) at the parish from 1862 to 1911. In 1876, the congregation had outgrown the old church, and a collection for a new building began. In March of 1891, the congregation began using the new building, but it wasn’t dedicated until July 9, 1893. Father James Arnoldi became appointed pastor of St. Joseph's in 1936 and remained there until 1959. Under his direction, St. Joseph parish continued its steady growth. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_010_1
Subjects: Churches--Ohio; Religion in Ohio; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photo features an unaltered steeple St. Joseph's church in Fremont. St. Joseph's church was first built in the 1850s, and was founded by Father Louis Molon on December 8, 1857. Father Seraphin Bauer D.D. served the longest pastorate (1862 - 1911) at the parish from 1862 to 1911. In 1876, the congregation had outgrown the old church, and a collection for a new building began. In March of 1891, the congregation began using the new building, but it wasn't dedicated until July 9, 1893. Father James Arnoldi became appointed pastor of St. Joseph's in 1936 and remained there until 1959. Under his direction, St. Joseph parish continued its steady growth. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_030_1
Subjects: Churches--Ohio; Religion in Ohio; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: Grace Lutheran Church began its ministry in Fremont, Ohio in 1892. The first structure was at the corner of Garrison and Clover Streets. In 1928, ground was broken for the new church at 705 West State Street. The cornerstone was laid in 1929. The pastor at the time of this photograph was Lawrence S. Price. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_014_1
Subjects: Churches--Ohio; Religion in Ohio
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Whitney tractor pulling wagons loaded with people for Sunday school picnic. Storefronts and people watching can be seen in the background, including a sign that reads: "Vogel's big sale" and a partially-visible mural that reads: "The old, reliable, genuine 'Bull.'" Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07779
Subjects: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio; Religion in Ohio; Farm equipment;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of the interior of St Joseph's Catholic Church in Fremont, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_040_1
Subjects: Churches--Ohio; Religion in Ohio
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of St Ann's Catholic Church located in Fremont, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_041_1
Subjects: Churches--Ohio; Religion in Ohio
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: James B. Finley was born in North Carolina in 1781, but grew up in Ohio and Kentucky. He studied medicine and literature before becoming a Methodist preacher. During his career he spent the majority of his mission work with the Wyandot Indians of Upper Sandusky. Finley also served as the chaplain at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, from 1846 to 1849. He was instrumental in prison reform, including a library program and the separation of youthful offenders from older prisoners. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03963
Subjects: Ohio--Religion; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Social reformers; Prisons - Officials and employees
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph captioned "Rev. Billy Sunday and His Party. Upper row from left to right--Dr. L.K. Peacock, Mrs. William Asher, Miss Grace Saxe, Rev. William Asher, B.D. Ackley. Lower row--Fred Seibert, Miss Frances Miller, Billy Sunday, Miss Annie McLaren, Homer A. Rodeheaver, W.H. Collison." William "Billy" Sunday was born in Iowa in 1862. He was a major-league baseball player in the 1880s before becoming an itinerant evangelical preacher. He visited large cities, giving talks for young men on Christian living and Prohibition under the employment of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). He was an avid supporter of Prohibition and strongly in opposition to scientific advancement which he saw as disproving the Bible. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC4316_001
Subjects: Ohio--Religion; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Baseball; YMCA of the USA--History; Prohibition;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is portrait of William "Billy" Sunday. Sunday was born in Iowa in 1862. He was a major-league baseball player in the 1880s before becoming an itinerant evangelical preacher. He visited large cities, giving talks for young men on Christian living and prohibition under the employment of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). He was an avid supporter of prohibition and opposition toward scientific advancement, which he saw as disproving the Bible. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04077
Subjects: Ohio--Religion; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Baseball; YMCA of the USA--History; Prohibition