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Calvin Washington Ruter's 
Brief Sketch of His Life and Itinerant Labours 

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(References are to pages of the original manuscript, not of this present edition)

Adams, Dr. Samuel: 24 (Mahoney Circuit)

Ames , E. R. [1806-1879; Bishop, 1852]: 110; 118 (P. E., New Albany District)

Andrew, James O[sgood] (Bishop) [1794-1871]: 159; 165-172 (slave-owner by inheritance; his obduracy precipitates the division of Methodist Episcopal Church and Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

Armstrong, James: 73; 86 (Charlestown P. E.); 100 (demise); 110 (D. S. LaPorte, then “ North West Indiana” District).

Bailey, W. W.: 201 ( Mount Sterling)

Baker, George W.: 154-5 (Canaan Circuit; ordained Deacon, adm,. Full Connexion)

Baker, John M.: 59-60 (Silver Spring Circuit); [obituary, WCA 13 June 1849].

Bassett, Samuel: 86-7 ( Madison)

Beauchamp, William: 85 (P. E.)

Beggs, Stephen R.: 74

Booker, Job M.: 58

Boothe (merchant, Wheeling, VA): 17-21

Bostwick, Dr. Shadrach: 23, 57-8 (former itinerant, now Local Preacher, Canfield, OH)

Brouse, J. P (A.).: 192 (P. E.)

Bruner, O[wen].: 201 (Moorfield) [see obituaries of Ann nee Gill, his wife, WCA 13 November 1840]

Burrus, E. W.: 201 (Patriot).

Bussey, A[mos]: 125 ( Vernon); 156 (Rising Sun Circuit)

Buttorff [or, Bottorff], Bro,: 74 [see Sweet, p. 361: Samuel Bottorff, Local Preacher, elected to Elder’s orders, 1843]

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Carleone, Richard: 58.

Chafee, J. G.: 201 ( West Madison).

Chipman, Draper: 118 (Brownstown, supply)

Colton , James: 201 ( St. John’s).

Cooper, Samuel C.[1799-1856]: 160 (P. E., Fort Wayne District)

Cravens, William: 82-3 (Local Preacher, from Virginia).

Crawford, James: 113 (Paoli Circuit);147 (Vevay Circuit); 184 (Centenary, New Albany)

Cutler, Mrs. H. C.: 84 (marries C. W. Ruter); 95; 100; 130

Dailey, William M.: 153-4 (recalled to serve Madison); 157, 201 ( Third Street);

Daniel, William V or W.: 113 (Corydon Circuit); 163 (P.E.).

Durbin, Hosier J.: 131 (Local Preacher, misspelled “Durbon;” Rising Sun Circuit); 147; 173-180 (Vevay Circuit; admission to the itinerancy).

Eddy, Augustus: 157 (Wesley Chapel, Madison); 163, 179 (P. E., Madison District).

Elah, Charles: 58.

Epler, Abraham: 71-3 (Spring River Circuit, early death).

Finley, J[ ames] B[radley], [1781-1856] : 33 (P.E.)

Floyd, G.: 76 (Local Preacher; Judge).

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Gasaway (Gasaway's Meeting House, 77): cf Margaret Willey, daughter of Thomas and Elizabaeth Gasaway, born 18 December 1803, Clark County, Indiana; married in Jul 1826 Dennis Willey; died 2 January 1841, in Paris, Jennings County, Indiana [obituary WCA 12 February 1841]

George, Enoch (Bishop): 58

Gibson, H.: 201 (Wesley Chapel, West Madison).

Gillett, S. T.: 125, (Rising Sun); 131 (Rising Sun, to Bethel, Louisville); 156-7 (Lawrenceburg, to U. S. Navy, to Lawrenceburg).

Glaize, S.: 84

Goodwin, Thomas: 131 (Rising Sun Circuit).

Goode, William H.: 113 ( Jeffersonville).

Gosser, Thomas S.: 113 ( Lexington)

Green, Phillip: 58.

Griffiths, B. T. : 113 (Greencastle)

Griffiths, N[ehemiah] B. [1798-1834]: 100 (demise) [obituary WCA 17 October 1834].

Guthrie: 123 (Lawrenceburg)

Hamilton, Samuel: 10 (Steubenville Circuit); 59 (P. E., Steubenville District); 74-76 (P. E.), 82, 85 [obituary, WCA 24 April 1840].

Hamline, Leonidas L[ent], [1997-1865]: 137 (visiting preacher, Editor [of Western Christian Advocate, 1836-8,] of Ladies’ Repository [1838] ); 170 (elected Bishop, 1844); [supporter of Phoebe Palmer].

Havens, J[ames], [1793-1865]: 85-99 (Supernumerary, called to Indianapolis Station); 99 (P. E., Indianapolis Station)

Hays, H,: 154-5 ( Canaan Circuit)

Hester, George K.: 71

Hesterfield, George H.: 113 ( Salem).

Hibben, H. W.: 124 (Lawrenceburg)

Hicks, Samuel (Local Preacher, Patriot): 158 (Rising Sun Circuit).

Hill, James: 185, 187 (Wesley Chapel)

Himley, J. B.: 10 (Presiding Elder)

Holliday, F. C.: 124 (Madison); 184 (Wesley Chapel)

Janes, E[dmund] S[torer], [18097-1876]: 170 (elected Bishop, 1844); 192

Jones, James: 132 (Vevay Circuit); 134, 174

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Kerns, James: 185 (P. E., New Albany); 187 (misspellt).

Knox, P. William: 10 ( Steubenville Circuit)

Lane, Lemuel: 5-6 ( Mansfield Circuit)

Lathrop, D. B.: 201 (Vevay).

Leach, Frederick B.: 74

Leonard, Dr. S. L.: 185

Lindsey, Marcus: 5

Locke, George [1797-1834: 91 (Charlestown Circuit); 100 (demise) [obituary, WCA 19 September 1834].

Lynn, J. H. (member of the Missouri Conference): 201-2

May, Phillip: 113 (Brownstown).; 118.

McIntyre, D.: 132 (Vevay Circuit).

McKendree, William (Bishop [1808]), [1757-1835]: 85-6 (ordains Ruter to the presbyterate); [obituary, WCA 2 August 1839].

McMasters, David: 14 (Local Preacher)

Montgomery, Captain James: 208

Morris, T[homas] A[sbury]: 5 (Marietta Circuit); 123 (Bishop), 157, 184, 200. [author, Sermons on Various Subjects, Cincinnati, J. F. Wright, L. Swormstedt, 1841; “The Duty of Fasting,” Methodist Review 31 (April 1849) 205-216; A Discourse on Methodist Church Polity, Cincinnati, Swormstedt & Poe, 1859.)

Morton, J.: 125 ( Vernon).

Myers, J.: 113 ( Salem).

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Newton , Revd Dr. Robert (of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Great Britain): 128.

Owen, Isaac: 113 ( Charlestown).

Perkins, A. G.: 201 ( Versailles Circuit).

Randall, George: 86 ( Charlestown Circuit).

Rather, B. R.:201 ( Canaan Circuit).

Rawson, Silas: 113: ( New Albany Station); 157 (Rising Sun Circuit).

Ray, Edwin: 91-2 (Madison Station)

Redman, William W.: 70 ( White River Circuit).

Roberts, Robert R. (Bishop): 58 (ordains Ruter to the diaconate), 107, 123, 149, 153, 159.

Rucker, Thomas H,: 185 (Centenary)

Ruddle, “Father” Cornelius (alternatively “Arthur”?): 63 (Local Preacher); 74, 77 (itinerant), 80-1.

Ruter, Marcellus (son of Martin): 113

Ruter, Martin [1785-1838]: (brother of Calvin Washington Ruter; [Book Agent, Cincinnati, 1820-8; President, Augusta College, 1828-32] missionary to Texas; first American Methodist D. D., dignified by Transylvania University) 27, 107-9, 113 [obituaries, WCA, 15 and 29 June, 13 July, 1838]

Rutledge, E.: 113 ( Charlestown Circuit)

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Schrader, John: 77 (from Tennessee Conference; located in S.-W. Indiana 1821)

Sehon, E[dmund] W.: 137 (visiting preacher) [obituary in W.C.A. 9 Sept., 1836, of William Mclean Sehon, 3-year old son of Rev. Edmund W. and Caroline A. Sehon]

Simpson, Matthew (President, Indiana Asbury University, later Bishop): 123 (centenary discourse).

Sims, E. R.: 184 (P. E.)

Smith, J.: 106 (agent, Indiana Asbury University)

Smith, John C. [1809-1883]: 113 (New Albany Station) [author of Reminiscences, 1879].

Soule, Joshua (Bishop): 94, 107, 128, 172 (defection to Methodist Episcopal Church, South).

Souls, George: 71 (P. E., Arkansas District)

Spangler, Brother: 81 [see obituary, WCA 5 January 1844]

Sparks, J. B.: 201 (Mount Sterling).

Springer, Cornelius: 5 (Marietta Circuit, licenses Ruter to exhort; later of the Methodist Protestant Church)

Stafford , George W.: 156 (Rising Sun Circuit)

Stallard, [Jacob?] M.: 113 (Paoli Circuit)

Stephens, Peter: 58

Stephenson, Benjamin C.: 99 (Indianapolis Station;; demise)

Stewart, John: 22, 24 (Mahoney Circuit); 58

Stewart, W.F.: 22 (and see n. 14)

Stiver, David: 156 (Lawrenceburg)

Strange, John: 85-6 (P. E., Madison District): 95-99 (P. E., Indianapolis District; demise)

Strange, “Sister” (Mrs. John): 97.

Sullivan, John W.: 157 (Rising Sun Circuit)

Summers, Henry: 74

Swartz, Bro, [Rev. David H.]: 74 [d. 21 September 1850, aged 46; obituary WCA 9 October, 1850]

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Talbott, John: 113 (Corydon Circuit).

Taylor, James: 87 (Local Preacher, Madison Station)

Taylor, John M.: 58

Thompson, James L.: 73

Ward, James ( Kentucky): 66

Waugh, Beverley (Bishop) [1789-1858; Bishop, 1836]: 185.

Whitcomb, Rev. David (brother and executor of James): 200.

Whitcomb, James (former Governor; U. S. Senator): 193-6, 196-200.

White, J. W.: 137 (visiting preacher).

Wiley, Allen [1789-1848: 58 (entered); 85, 86 (Charlestown Circuit); 95 (Indianapolis P. E.); 110; 149-159 (Madison Station);157 ( Connersville); 185 (Centenary, supernumerary, demise) [obituary, WCA 10 October, 1849].

Willey, Dennis: 71 [see obituary WCA 12 February 1841 of Margaret, daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Gasaway, of Clark Co., IN, b. 18 December 1803, m. July 1826 to Dennis Willey; d. 2 January 1841, in Paris, Jennings Co., IN]

Wood, A.: 106 (agent, Indiana Asbury University)

Wood, E. G.: 91 ( Charlestown Circuit); 105 ( New Albany Station); 163, 182 (Wesley Chapel, New Albany).

Young, Jacob: 5 (P. E.; licenses Ruter as a Local Preacher)

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