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1-Name .. .yfaH.a ..Eair.ohild .......................... (a)
If deceased, date of death ...................... (c)
(b)
Conference
being gl thered for historical purposes
2-Father's name .....Samuel..Eair.child ......... (a)
3-Mot her's name ~-~~~-~-~--~~~~~~-~--:~ ........... f-a)
Dat£', place of birth ... .. .N.O:v. . .l.4.... 18B6......Ab:or.dtan_...Ohi.o.
Place of burial
Birth, date, place ..... Lan.oaste.r._. .. ..Ohio.•........ l.BA1........... .
Birth, date, place
Ottowa, Ohio.
1860.
If fa ther or mother wc r~ p.q :nin ~ nt give information
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4-Brothers------------ .. --- .... ----------------------- .. ------...... -.... .. -........ -.. -.. -.. -...... -- ------------- ........ ------ .... ------.... --.. -.. -.---.. -.... -- .. ---- .. -- .... ---------------- .. -- ...
5-Sisters
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6- Marriage, date, place ... .Sno.v.er., .. Mi.oh ........ 1912 ..... .May: .l5.•.....................................................................
Wife's maiden name, birth, place ·····---~~~~~~ -]:.!.. .R~.q.~_<?h~J:...- .....Sno:v-e~~----M:Lch •.......... ............
(a)
If there
w~re
subsequent marriages, p lca5e give information
7-Children, names, date and place of birth. vocation, names of married daughters
(a.) .........1.~~-~-~~~~--~-~---r~.~~~h~JA .................... Residence
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(h) ......................................... ........................... Residence··············· ······· ····················· ·················-··············(c) ...................< ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••• • • •••••••• • •• • • Residence ································ ···········-····················· ········-·
Residence
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(f) ...... ....................... :..... ::.··=-t ·············· ············· ·Residence ······-····················-···········-········-········"···:.....·-·' ·
!f chiltlr~n have
:llt:~ined
promintnce, plea•e give iuforn. ;. tio n and any other info rmation uf interest
8- Educntion-Rchools attended. Give nnmes nnd locations
(n)
Rural schools___ }~?-~-~-~~-~-~-~-~-- -········ ········ · · (b)
(c)
College ·······································-······ ········(d)
Universit.y ·················· ··· ········· ··· ···········-·················· ··
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SeminarY....~~J~~!!~~~~"'-·--·~~~·
Correspondence courses
Dcp:rc<·s held ....... .... .......... _ ....................................... .
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High schools ···-- -~~y~~~~-~-~I...... .<?E-.~.C?.~ ....................
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9- C hriRtian cxpc rien<'e and training
(aj Conversion, when, where, under whosr labors. -. -- --Maroh
9. 1907. Cl ay Chur ch. 0 . P . Sa::hleicher •
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.(c) United with church, when, wher
March, 1907. Clay On Westunity Circuit.
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(d) Offices held in local church........c l ass .. Leader..,. ... ,&
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•-s. .s. ......."'eaoh e.r..............
(b)
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Io-Ministry
(a) Vocation before entering the ministry
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(b)
---Farmer.
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Call to ministry, when, where cxperi en<'~>.......... .. l907. ....Aug . ..l2... •....Pr.ea.ohBd.. fi~at .. ser.man~ ....·..
In Nov of same year I held a 3 week meeting in the U.B. Churoh in Alvordton, Ohio.
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U5e additional >hect of paver if nccessl\ry
(c)
R ecommended by Congregation ·· ·-- -~~~Y.!.............................. past or_____g~~--Q-~ ..~!'. .•~~h~.~-~9.1).~-~---,
(d)
Licensed, when , where, ConfE>rence · ·· ·A--~.P..r.il,.. ..Bl.i.s.sfield~-- -·Mich~- ···Coni'-e-renee-•.l.9l.O.a ........
(e)
OrdGi?atdion, Deacon!.... .Qwos.so---- ~~~~--- · Elder :.. I!;J.:~Q~,. .. l9.l..1 •..... llinerancy__.... ...................·...... .
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l t es
Credentials,
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Denominat ion, to ............... .... ..... ......................... ...
A Lo C onference
11-Pastoratcs held, when, when'· ---~~~-~-~~~-~-~-~-- ~-~-~~~. -~~ ~~~~~~-~.I..•9.~.....~P.~~--~~~!~'----~P-~-~-l..cm_, •..
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Mont·~- .. ~~nda~e'- ~r~ .~?:~.iY. .....~i.tt~Jc;~r.
12- 0ffices held in Conference
(a) P. E . or D . S. , (dates)
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Other offices .held, na_me, elate
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13-Literary productions, books writ t f'n
(a)Pamphlets and other procluct,ions
14- Polit ir.al affiliat ions and offices held
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15-0ther informat ion t hat will be apprPciatecl if available.
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N umber of miles traveled ----------------------- ---------·--------· (b")
Sermons prpached
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Conversions __: ______"_______{ d) Bapt isms _____ ____ ____ ___ _(e)
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16-Salary, highest amount received, ____ 14 5Q .. __ ____ ___ :year _, _1 .9.3Q________]owest ....3.3.7.•.5_Q_________ _year._____~~~-Q ___ ____
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17- Fraternal relations
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Notc:We are desiro us of securing for the liistorical files of t he Michigan · Conference complete and detailed
iniormationc o-ncerrimg aJfministers ,vii6-ha~rveu and are-D.O\.v serving In the Conference. -The above out line
is intended t o assist in securing such information in more or less uniform out lines. We urge t he addition on a
separat e sheet, of such ot her i~por ta nt and in~eresting information as cannot be conveniently pl~r.ed on t his blank.
In the case of men nqw living, tlw ~nfo~mation· can, ·of course, be only up to date. Photographs ?f iiiving and
decr ased ministers, diaries, letters and documents of historical interest are earnestly solicited. Your co-operation :. ..
in b.ehalf of the Conference Historical w.ork will be greatly appreciated. Kindly ret urn t he-blank to .the· Conference Historian, W. ·H ...\.Y._~tson, Kalamazoo, M ichigan .
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born no r Jilvortiton, Ohio • lovonb ot' l4 , 1·:po .
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Reor ed 1n the oommuni ty
of his bil'th. he r· reo.~oVN1 ni,f' n1•ly 6\·UO 1. .1on in the rural ochool ncn1'
hi~ borne ~nd in tJu hie h ~ohool
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high_ o alli~ l~~o. hir
o ,-n.t l ' t ht·· ·vnngal ionl ~he ologioal ~ cmi.nary fro
\'1b1ch he e;x·t:' u tell i:1 l9f1~ .
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CODVOJ'ted. .. t th~ .Jlay Ot:tU'Oh 'J"f the · . cu'G U.• l .,y 01rcuit .
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tho ohurol 1. Hd i etal3r· rd' H r h1!'! (:or veruiou \1 ~ ~r:-r-V'etl ··~ ol r· r.m l c.Nler,
a iat ·ut :.u.p•. . I·tntend ».'li of 'ti'Ht Ulld.R.Y S hcol :. nd n ~ h Suntt y ... h(1Ql
teacher. :a L o n boom .e oon ' J lo,u;; oi' f' 0!-1l l to t,te "'hr1G t:irul nini :)·try
ond 1n 1908 c.. &f.inb.c'l"'t ~urrond~r-ca. hi ~ 1:1. e to thA ,,111 ot -o<l., Ii~
1£1 J reum· ·o.uu('ld b.r "'-. G Cl ay oon.~:r .. r" .t ion 1 1
lioenn"'d by tho iohigc.n
0onferNl6 c lti ).910 . l{o me t dv no ell lio tho order ot doo .on ~n.t! "16.ar
in 1912 tt.ad 1917, r~ .. .lrotivalj.
.-,o~pti ne Ppp ointra~nt t1y th, · uonfcronco
in 1.910 ht' bcr ft~d in "}l.f!l nin i~Jtr;y· tor r.l:.1o.u :30 -oa u \: 1thoul. n. "vrcuk ,
oxoopt for n fc:-,1 montb it· 1927 .
Ho uet'V lt :~llo following ·-; 1.& i Ht cntr· t or. the poriocul in.d.to~"'ted ,-Grecn·lOori 1910...1 2 , El.'J.e l Yl?-..1~ , ·nite.houvo 191 ~- ln, n pl {}r()ve l cl!.>- 17,
""'pailon 191'1- 22 , oot t villc 1 9~ .... y , · o't.· .l..:f'i(ld, !ll. ( Ltw(cn . pn · tor)
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Bro ;u .a·t~ l«J2CJ- 3l , h:i ,lit k:er lS3l ... ~~l! . Sh·· ~o t 1934- ~..o, .,;outh o }. ootl
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m· · •t> h i pn~ torn t~ at 'p!l ilou o pur .. or.~6 mo er~ot £1 . t Sou. h
Roo .·1nou , ~r~ be r c onjo ·.,.!
ve'/'y mwcc! ~ t11l ltllutor t , pl WJ were
untloT" 1. ·Y t or: the cJO .. 1...~t.rrc.lo tlm o1'
ChHl.'Ch ·o rq t unt . 1·on·. y :tor th pro-
J eot hav1·1e boon p l tlL,e:d.
s a J1 .... to ~ hll :' f'ai'thtul to bif t :.u; c nd 1· VO'tif!d 110 the bocJt
intere t a of h1a Jeoplo.
t nio l o t t un1··t rly oou:fet· nco he r ported
l nrgc nUJib:.l' ol m llo t: d~ em ·h iu p o )lc ~n tho week.;) i.tllllcul. t ly
prcoed:t.!l4 • . n 't' o · tio.l ti i' hi· f 1 tld'u.ln ' hi. 'or4'cr noe h d
honored 1.. 1 t'o r • eve::: .l ye r J • i th ljh obu1:te•nnahip or the ~ o i tt eo
o n ua rtorly Con:for noc i eoo . . ·ar l
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.ho syop tb t l1J lly h~r d \1 h hi l,h joys enc! t.Orl"() \,s ot the Oo ·pel
m1n1ntry 1'or mor t h n ,.~7 y cr: r; .
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Wi lliam Hayes Fa i r ch ild--Obit u a r y .
William Hayes Fairc hild, s on of Samuel an d Hattie Fairchild, was ~
born n ear Alvordton,Ohio, Novemb er 1 4 ,1886. Reared in ~he community of
his birth, he received hi s ea rly educ ation in t he rural school near
his home and in the high s chool at ~ lvo rdton. After spending several
yea rs in the mini s try his desire to fUrther prepare hims elf for his
hig h calling led him to enter the Evangelical Theologic al Seminary from
which he graduated in 1926.
March 9th,l907,under the mini s try of Rev. O.P.Schleicher,he v1as
converted at the Clay Church of the ff est Unity Circuit. Uniting with
the church immediately after his conversion he served as class leader,
assi s tant superintendent of the Sunday School and as a Sunday Scho~l
teacher. He soon became conscious of a eall to the Christian ministry
tnd in lj08 definitely surrendered his life to the will of God. He was
recomme~~d by the Clay congregation and licens ed by the Michigan Confer ence in 1910. He was adva nced to the orders of deacon and elder in
1912 and 191~ res pectively. Accepting appointment by the Conference
in 1910 he served in the minis try for almost 30 years without a break,
ex cept for a fe w months in 1927.
Hef s erved the follo wing appointments for the periods indicated,Greenwood 1910-l2,Erie l912-l3, Whitehouse 1913-15, Maple Grove 1915-17,
Epsilon 19l7-22,Scottville 1922-24, Northfield,Ill.( s tudent pastor)
l92 4-26, Ryegate, Mont.(Nebraska Conf)l926-27,0wendale 1927- 2 9, ~rown
City l929-3l, Whittaker l93l-34, Sharon l934-38,South Rockwood 1938-40.
During his pastorate at Epsilon a parsonage was erected. At S6uth
Rockwood, where he was enjoying a Vjl~uccessful pastorate,plans were
under way for the cons truction of ~basement,money for the project
having been pledged.
A
.i1s a pastor he was faithful to his task and devoted to the best
interests of his people. At has ~ast quarterly conference he reported
a larg e number of calls made on his people in the weeks immediately
preceding . In recognition of his faithfulness his Conference had
honored him for several years with the chairmanship of the Committee
on ~uarterly Conference Records.
May l5th,l912 he was united in marriage to Miss Pauline Radushel
who sympathetically shared with him the joys and sorrows of the Gospel
ministry for more than 27t years. ~heir marriage was bless ed in the
birth of a daughter, Mildred Hazel who was taken by death September
27th,l935,at the age of 22 year s .
For about a year Brother Fairchild had not enjoyed the best of
health though he had been able to attend to his ministerial duties.
A recent visit to his phys ician indicated that his condition was more
serious than his friends had reason to suspect. Sunday January 2lst ;/f~q
he went to his ~~~ ~ Newport Church. While preaching
he was s tricke~
pew of the church where he
breathed hi s l a st within a fe w minutes, and before medical assistance
coul d be secured. He died preaching t he Go s pel he loved and minm~ter
ing in the n ame of the Christ whose s ervice he counted as his hi~hest
joy. He died,as he probably would have cho s en to die,busy at his
Ma s ter's work. He was faithful unto death.
n e l eave s to mourn their lo s s,hi s loving companion,several
nieces and nephews,his sorrowing congregation,his beloved brethren
in the 6onference,one of whom, Rev.G.Ra dushel,is gis brother-in-law ,
and a ho st of feiends.
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CLARK H . FORD
Funeral Director
ROCKWOOD, MICH.
1-l~ £oPa is TP:lJ §h~
hero; d shOil nOt wanf.
Ue ma~fh me fo lie
Clown tn. greel'}..JJagfureg. ne
leadeth me beside the siill
waten. 1-fe pegJopefh .r:m! souls
he leaaefh me in the pafhg of
r>)ghteouc:mes'il fop his name's
sa~. Yea, though t!7 walK.._
fhl'Ot-!9.h fhe valley of the shod:<ow Of Cleafh, !/will ~or> no cv"tl:
for> fhau arof wifh meJ fuy rod
and thq sfaff they comtoP'± me.
rhou prepares± a fable before
me in th<;:..J YPesence of mine
cncmi.e.s: thou anojnfe~t !JJ!:l
head with oll; my ~ T'Unneth ove-r. t.ft.wely __gooane.gg
a@ mel"Clj gha1J folloW me
all t h e n ays of 1J.QJ 1i Pe: and
.9' will awell in the house of
fhe
fbr> ever>.
J.J
J?om
IN MEMORY OF
~t\1.
m miam 1!ja~tl! 1Jiairch.illl
BORN
NOVEMBER 14, 1886
D ATE OF DEATH
JANUARY 21. 1940
SERVICES FROM
MOORETOWN EVANGELICAL
CHURCH
CLERGYMAN
OFFICIATING
REV. A . W. WATSON
AND OTHER MINISTERS OF
TH E CONFERENCE
FINAL RES TI NG PLACE
MOORETOWN CEMETERY
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Now the Laborer ' s Task i s O'er.
"Now the l aborer' s task is o'er;
Now the battl e day is past;
Now upon the farhh~r s hore,
Lands the voyager at l as t.
Father, in 'f~l: graouou.S ck~ep.J;ng
Leave we now thy servant sleeping .
There the te ar s of earth are dried;
There its hidden things a re clear;
~here the work of life i s tried
By a juster Judge than here.
Father, in Thy gra~ious k eeping
Leave we now ~by servant sleeping .
Now we lift our tear-dimmed eyes
To the smiling skie s above, .
An d we know our dear one lies
In the bosom of ~by love.
Fa ther,in ~ hy gracious keeping
Leave we now :Chy servant sleeping . 11
J .Ellerton.
"Goodby, Till
orningn
"Goodby,till morning come again,
We part,if part we must, with pain,
But night is short, and hope is swwet,
aith fills our hearts, and wing s our feet;
And so we sing the old refrain,
11
Goodby, till morning come again."
nGoodby,till morning come again",
The thought of dea th brings we$ght of pain,
But could we know how short the night
That falls and hides them from our sight,
Our hearts woul d s ing the old refrain,
"Goodby, til1. morning come again."