Comments on: Forget not the monuments . . . http://boyinthebands.com/archives/forget-not-the-monuments/ Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:24:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Derek http://boyinthebands.com/archives/forget-not-the-monuments/#comment-170 Derek Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.universalistchurch.net/boyinthebands/archives/forget-not-the-monuments/#comment-170 - I'm near a nubmer of historical sites. My own church in Eldorado has the Monroe Cemetary outside the village of Eldorado. This was also the site of the original Universalist chapel in this community (before the congregation re-located to its present site inside of Eldorado). Some Ohio legends of Universalism, including various ministers with the family name Blackford are burried there. On May 30TH I will officiate the internment of ashes at this cemetary for a Universalist who was living in Tennessee. Other Ohio sites of note... The Universalist Church in New Madison has a burial ground behind it. But this is full, and closed to new burials. The Universalist church building in New Paris still stands, but is used by a Baptist congregation. It is a charming stuco chapel that probably seats 60 (smaller than the brick chapel I use in Eldorado, which seats 80). The heroic Universalist circuit rider, the Rev. Sara Stoner is burried in New Paris. Another Universalist church building also stands in the nearby town of Eaton, but this building is now a Black Pentecostal church. Near Oxford, OH there is the Bunker Hill Universalist Pioneer Burial Grounds. This is maintained as a public park. The Bunker Hill church had a famous boarding school in this region, allong with a lovely chapel, all next to the cemetary. The church burned to the ground in the late 1920's, and the congregation merged with the Universalist church in Hamilton. Today, the Church of the Hopedale Community (UUA) in Oxford conducts an annual pilgrimage and outdoor service at Bunker Hill. Ask Kat Hawbaker about it. This year it will be on Memorial Day.
  • I’m near a nubmer of historical sites. My own church in Eldorado has the Monroe Cemetary outside the village of Eldorado. This was also the site of the original Universalist chapel in this community (before the congregation re-located to its present site inside of Eldorado). Some Ohio legends of Universalism, including various ministers with the family name Blackford are burried there. On May 30TH I will officiate the internment of ashes at this cemetary for a Universalist who was living in Tennessee. Other Ohio sites of note…

    • The Universalist Church in New Madison has a burial ground behind it. But this is full, and closed to new burials.

    The Universalist church building in New Paris still stands, but is used by a Baptist congregation. It is a charming stuco chapel that probably seats 60 (smaller than the brick chapel I use in Eldorado, which seats 80). The heroic Universalist circuit rider, the Rev. Sara Stoner is burried in New Paris.

    Another Universalist church building also stands in the nearby town of Eaton, but this building is now a Black Pentecostal church.

    Near Oxford, OH there is the Bunker Hill Universalist Pioneer Burial Grounds. This is maintained as a public park. The Bunker Hill church had a famous boarding school in this region, allong with a lovely chapel, all next to the cemetary. The church burned to the ground in the late 1920’s, and the congregation merged with the Universalist church in Hamilton. Today, the Church of the Hopedale Community (UUA) in Oxford conducts an annual pilgrimage and outdoor service at Bunker Hill. Ask Kat Hawbaker about it. This year it will be on Memorial Day.

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