"Another early church of the township was the German Reformed
Church, organized at Tarlton about 1807 by Rev. George Wise, of
Lancaster. About the same time a German Lutheran society was formed,
and the societies shortly afterwards united in the erection of
a log meeting-house. About 1830 they put up a log and frame building,
which continued to be used by the two societies for some years.
The German Reformed society erected a brick church of their own
prior to 1861, in which year the Lutherans built a frame church
edifice. The German Reformed society continued to prosper until
sundry innovations upon established usage were introduced into
the church by Rev. Samuel Jacobs, who finally joined the
Cumberland Presbyterians, taking most of his church with him.
The litigation over the ownership of the church property that
followed resulted in favor of the new organization, and the remnant
of the original society built a frame house in the southeastern
part of Tarlton. About 30 years ago the German Reformed society
fell into difficulties, their church was sold at sheriff's sale
and the society disbanded.
[Source:
History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens.
Edited and Compiled by Hon. Aaron R. Van Cleaf. Chicago, Illinois:
Biographical Publishing Company, 1906
1853
Commissioner
to General Assembly - Princeton, Kentucky - May 1853
Samuel
Jacobs - Athens
Presbytery
[Source: Minutes
of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
1853, page 5]
1854
S. Jacobs,
Tarlton, Ohio
Minister - Athens
Presbytery
[Source: Minutes
of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
1854, page 86]
1855
Rev. P. B.
McCormick was received as a licentiate on a letter from the Presbytery
of Logan, and Rev. Samuel Jacobs was received on a letter from
the Presbytery
of Athens, in Ohio. The latter took charge of Evansville
congregation, which had been supplied with the means of grace
most of the time for two years by Rev. James Ritchey. April 2,
1855, Indiana Presbytery.
[Source:
Darby, W. J. and J. E. Jenkins. Cumberland Presbyterianism
in Southern Indiana. By the presbytery, 1876, page 31]
1856
Samuel Jacobs,
Evansville
Minister - Indiana
Presbytery
Commissioner to General Assembly
- Louisville, Kentucky - May 15, 1856
"On
motion of Rev. J. A. Chase, the Moderator appointed the following
committee, in connection with the pastor of the church, to superintend
the public religious exercises during the present Assembly: to-wit,
S. Jacobs, J. B. Lambert, and R. H. Caldwell."
"Two
documents addressed to the Moderator, one from the Trustees of
the Second Presbyterian Church, and the other from the Walnut
Street Methodist Church, were read by the clerk, each tendering
the Assembly the use of their church during its present sessions.
On motion of Rev. S. T. Stewart, said documents were
referred to a select committee of five, and report to-morrow morning;
to-wit, S. T. Stewart, S. Jacobs, E. B. Crisman, James Wilson,
and R. C. Frazier."
Served on Committee on
Minutes of Hernando Synod.
Served on Committee
on Missions
[Source: Minutes
of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
1856, pages 5-8 , 10 & 60]
1857
Samuel Jacobs,
Pittsburgh
Minister - Pennsylvania
Presbytery
[Source: Minutes
of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
1857, page 73]
1859
"Whereas
Rev. Samuel Jacobs has been suspended by this Presbytery for improper
conduct and unchristian threats and Whereas Synod in her decision
on the appeal from Presbytery on the case of another charge found
him guilty of immoral conduct; and Whereas he has not manifested
a spirit of repentance; and Whereas Synod at her last meeting
recommended this Presbytery to depose him Therefore Resolved that
he be and he is hereby deposed form the office of the Gospel Ministry."
[Source: Minutes of Pennsylvania
Synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, October 18, 1859]
Jacobs, Samuel. The Seventh Angel: or, The Millennium About to Commence. Louisville, Kentucky: A. F. Cox, 1856. [4 copies in archives]