wife of Dr. Charles B. Parker. Mr. Schlather became a widower over twenty-five years ago. In 1897 he was joined in wedlock to Miss Anna K. Sophy Schwarz, daughter of the deceased Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwarz of Wheeling, W. Va., who survives him, besides his grandchildren, Miss Helen E. Hobson, Miss Leona Wager and Mars Wager.

It is worthy of mention that to the estate of the deceased belongs a large farm on Rocky River, situated just south of Rocky River bridge. It was here that Mr. Schlather passed his hours of leisure in the contemplation of nature and in the society of the great minds of all times and all nations. He was largely instrumental in the erection of Goethe-Schiller monument in Wade Park and the Richard Wagner statue at Edgewater Park. A tour around the earth and extensive travels in many lands thereon had given him a thorough understanding of humanity and a cosmopolitan knowledge. It was, too, this comprehension that made him a true and loyal American citizen, which also means a liberal contributor towards the welfare work of a man's home town. The hospitals of Cleveland, the benevolent institutions and charities had a helpful friend in him, though he never let his left hand know what his right hand was doing. The modesty of his character was remarkable as to its strength. Taken all in all, he was a man of strong character.

PUBLICATIONS

Two publications were issued by the Society during the year-the Transactions of the Society, No. 98, issued in September, which embraced the reports of the Organization, Necrology, etc., and in January, as publication No. 99, "The Movement for Peace without a Victory During the Civil War," by Prof. Elbert J. Benton. Many letters were received expressing appreciation for Dr. Benton's painstaking piece of work, presenting, as it did largely, new deductions on this very important phase of American history. We owe

much to Dr. Benton for the time and thought he put into this production.

The coming year's publications will embrace the reports of the Society, which will be issued as promptly as possible after the annual meeting, and in the Collections of the Society, will be published-The Western Reserve and the Fugitive Slave Law," an exhaustive publication on a subject that we have no doubt will prove of great interest to our members. This publication has been prepared by Mr. W. C. Cochran, of Cincinnati, and will be published during the winter.

TRIPS

Owing to the smallness of our force and the pressure of work, our collecting trips have been confined to two or three during the year, although a number of short ones were made by automobile to nearby towns, such as Elyria, Akron, and Ravenna. At the last named place we obtained the material from Mrs. Beebe.

In one trip to Granville a large case of material from Mrs. Geo. E. Stevens was obtained. Then a trip of three or four days to Steubenville, Mt. Pleasant, and Cadiz brought in splendid returns.

The only extended trip during the year was one made in the late spring to the east, stopping at Philadelphia, New York, New Haven, Boston, Salem, Worcester, the Shakers at Mt. Lebanon, and Albany. At each stop all available societies and libraries were visited and the gift sheet will show the results obtained.

We have been going over the different lots resulting from this trip as they have come in, and we feel inclined to think they are equal to and probably larger than from any one previously made.

There are a number of places in the state that we are planning to go to at the earliest possible moment.

LIBRARY

The library and the various other collections of the Society, even in the face of the war and the curtail

ments involved thereby, have shown very satisfactory accessions.

We have added some 3164 volumes and 4848 pamphlets, besides increasing the other collections, such as manuscripts, maps, broadsides, newspapers, etc., which are enumerated in other parts of this report.

MANUSCRIPTS

A valuable and interesting addition to our collection of papers pertaining to the Ohio Land Company has been received by gift from Mr. Kenyon V. Painter. It is a folio manuscript of four pages, entitled “To the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Councel The Humble Petition of the Ohio Company," beseeching a larger grant of land in consideration for which the Company offers to increase the number of families from 100 to 300, which they had agreed in their first contract of 1744 to send out to occupy the land, and also the agreement to erect two forts one at Shurlee's Creek and the other at the Fork where the Great Conhaway enters the Ohio, said forts to be maintained at the Company's

expense.

Mr. Ambrose Swasey. 59 pieces of manuscript material bearing on early Baptist History.

Mr. W. C. Talmage. A rather unusual gift in the History of First Methodist Church of Cleveland, representing months of correspondence and diligent research in bringing it together. Mr. Talmage has gathered photographs, documents, deeds, etc., all pertaining to this church and has had them bound and placed in a specially made tin box for preservation.

It would be of great value if some member of the other churches of Cleveland would follow this example. A number of our churches are fast approaching their one hundredth anniversary, and if records could be obtained they would be of great aid in the future.

Mrs. Geo. E. Stevens. Records of the Western Baptist Education Society from 1834-1845.