First Presbyterian "Crusade" Church: Sanctuary
Main & East Street - southeast corner
Hillsboro, OH
Images
Prior to 1899 - Church housing organ, built 1846, vacated 1899 (Photograph from an archival source: Post card, ca. early 1900s, submitted by J. A. Hefner/J. A. Hefner)
Prior to 1899 - Pre-1899 sanctuary interior showing organ position (Photograph from an archival source: Post card, ca. early 1900s, submitted by J. A. Hefner/J. A. Hefner)
Prior to 1899 - Organ in chancel area, to the right of pulpit - taken prior to new/current church dedication in 1899 (Photograph from an archival source: Post card, ca. early 1900s, submitted by J. A. Hefner/J. A. Hefner)
Consoles
Chancel
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 1 manuals
- 10 stops
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Mechanical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Flat Jambs
- Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Notes
2021-06-19 - This organ appears in a postcard, captioned "Old Crusade Church" of Hillsboro, Ohio. It was established as the Nazareth Presbyterian Church, later [First] Presbyterian. The church pictured here was constructed in 1846 on the site of a church built in 1831.
The organ is small, with one manual, pedalboard, and approximately 10 stops. It resembles the work of a few makers [the triangle brace at the top of the front pipe flat reminds me of Barckhoff], but I can't tell which maker it could be. The nameplate is visible, but illegible in the photograph. I have no idea when it was built or installed - maybe when the 1846 church was built?
The "Crusade Church" moniker came about after the church became intertwined with the American temperance movement. In 1873, inspired by Dr. Dio Lewis and his temperance lecture, Eliza Jane Thompson and the Women's Christian Temperance Union met at this church and initiated the Temperance Crusade to ban alcohol in Hillsboro, which spread nationwide.
Thus, the Presbyterian church was often billed the "Crusade Church" in period references.
In 1894, the congregation decided to build a larger structure nearby [the current location], which has a Felgemaker from 1898, opus 678. In 1899, the congregation dedicated that structure, which they still use along with the Felgemaker organ. I don't know if this Felgemaker uses any pipes from the previous organ. -J. A. Hefner
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