Martha Jordan Moore sermons

Collection

Identifier: MS-0120

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The sermons reflect the education and beliefs of Martha Moore who was a Universalist minister at the Stryker parish in Fulton County, Ohio, from approximately 1910 to shortly before her death in 1916. Also included in the collection are two newspapers providing information on the Universalist Church in Lyons, Ohio.

Dates

Creation: 1909-1915, undated

Extent

1 Reels (1 microfilm reel)

Creator

Moore, Martha Jordan, 1843-1916 (Person)

Scope and Contents

The sermons of Martha Jordan Moore were individually wrapped in colored paper and tied with string. The paper would sometimes provide the date(s) and location(s) the sermon was given. The sermons have been removed from these papers and are filmed by date with titles and location provided, if known. Some sermons have no title and/or date and they are filmed next. Several loose papers, parts of sermons, were found and these are filmed at the end of all of the sermons. A poem by Julia C. Aldrich, titled "Thanksgiving Day" along with parts of two newspapers, the Morenci Observer, August 29, 1918; and the Lyons Herald, August 15, 1902, are filmed last. Both papers include articles on the Universalist Church in Lyons.

Biographical / Historical

Rev. Moore was born May 17, 1843, the daughter of Rebecca and Amos Hosmar Jordan. Mr. Jordan is famed as the contractor for the first Fulton County Courthouse at Ottokee, Ohio. Mr. Jordan also was a founding member of the Lyons Universalist Church, 1867-1868, and was one of the original settlers in Fulton County, arriving in 1834.

Martha Jordan married Thomas H. Moore in 1869 and to this union were born three sons. Poor health plagued Thomas Moore and he died in 1907. Also all three of Martha's sons predeceased her. Martha suffered herself from poor health and difficult financial circumstances. At the age of sixty-six, finding it necessary to support herself, she sought work as a Universalist minister. She was licensed and ordained in June 1910, by the Ohio Convention in Plain City. She settled in Stryker and remained minister for the parish until shortly before her death in Lyons, March 25, 1916.

The legacy of Rev. Moore's sermons and addresses reveal a deep sensitivity for others, and a wonderful intellect. Included in the dozens of sermons is an oration on the death of Clara Barton, the famed humanitarian and Universalist, who died in 1912.

Researched and written by Mrs. Twining

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

Materials in English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The sermons of Martha P. Jordan Moore are owned by Bulah Hinkle, Lyons, Ohio. They were transferred for microfilming on January 25, 1994, to the Center for Archival Collections with the assistance of Naomi Twining, Toledo, Ohio.