Person:Monroe Scheidler (2)

- Rev. Scheidler, Pastor 60 Years in Ohio, Indiana, Dies at 87 - CAMBRIDGE CITY. -
Rev. M.L. Sheidler, 87 years old, minister of the Evangelical United Brethren church for nearly 60 years, died Sunday at a Bluffton hospital. He was the oldes minister in the Indiana EUB conference and had been a member of the church for over 80 years. The Rev. Mr. Scheidler preached his first sermon at Wares chapel, eight miles north of Eaton, Ohio, in February, 1887 before he had been licensed. His first pastorate was at Noblesville, Ind., where he stayed two years before being transferred to Hicksville, Ohio. He was married June 26, 1890, during his fourth year of his ministry to Miss Mina Hall, and was transferred to Wayne avenue EUB church, Dayton. After serving the Dayton church, Rev. Sheidler returned to Indiana where he held pastorates in Elkhart, South Bend, Rochester, Urbana, Kokomo, Evansville, Indianapolis and East Germantown, where he served for 10 years. Following his retirement, he continued to teach a Sunday school class at the East Germantown church.

- Served As Supply Pastor -
The Rev. Mr. Scheidler last served the East Germantown Evangelical and the Pleasant Hill churches as a regular charge, giving them up in 1934 but continuing to serve many times as supply pastor. He frequently said he never turned down a call to serve. He had confidence in the youth of today and thought that today's young people "have the facilities to make America as America should be." The Rev. Mr. Scheidler was an enthusiastic gardener and strawberry culture was one of his joys. He also was a student of nature with a great love of birds, trees and flowers. He was born on a farm in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood, north of Cambridge City. He received his grade school education at the old No. 6 school in the same community. At the time he graduated from grade school a two-year high school course was offered at East Germantown. He attended there and then went to North Central college in Illinois. He was the son of Aaron and Rachael Bill [sic - should be "Dill"] Scheidler.

- Lived With His Daughter -
Since the death of his wife in 1933, the Rev. Mr. Scheidler resided with his daughter, Mrs. Raymond Biser, in Cambridge City. Other survivors are a son, Ralph of Indianapolis; two brothers, Samuel S. of Milton, W. Va., and Harry S. of Indianapolis; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services for the Rev. Mr. Scheidler will be held Wednesday at 2:30pm in the Evangelical United Brethren church at East Germantown. Rev. A.F. Byrne, assisted by Rev. Gerald Muncie and Rev. O.D. Wissler, will officiate. Burial will be in the South Lawn cemetery, Dublin. Friends may call at the Doll funeral home in Dublin until 11 a.m. Wednesday when the body will be taken to the church to lie in state until the hour of the funeral. Members of the Western Wayne County Ministerial association will serve as active and honorary pall-bearers.

CAMBRIDGE CITY (Spl) - Rev. Monroe L. Scheidler, a well known retired minister died in the Caylor-Nichols Clinic in Bluffton on Sunday following surgery. He was 87 years old. Monroe was the son of Aaron and Rachel Dill Scheidler; he and his parents were all born near Pleasant Hill, north of Cambridge City. He married Mina Hall on June 26, 1890; she died in 1933. Rev. Scheidler was the oldest minister in the Indiana Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and was active in the ministry for more than 57 years and a member of the church for 80 years. Since his retirement, he has taught a class at the Pershing E.U.B. Church and held a pastorate at that church for 10 years. He had held pastorates in Noblesville, Hicksville and Dayton, OH, Elkhart, South Bend, Rochester, E. Germantown, Urbana, Kokomo, Evansville, and the Second E.U.B. Church in Indianapolis. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Raymond Biser, of Cambridge City; a son, Ralph R. Scheidler of Indianapolis; two brothers: Samuel S. Scheidler of Milton, WV and Harry S. Scheidler of Indianapolis; two grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at the Pershing E.U.B. Church Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. A. F. Byrne officiating, assisted by Rev. Garold Muncie and Rev. O. D. Wissler. Burial will be in South Lawn Cemetery in Dublin. Friends may call at the Doll Funeral Home in Dublin until 11:00 a.m. Wednesday and then at the church. Members of the Western Wayne County Ministerial Association will be active and honorary pallbearers.

OUR VETERAN PASTOR NOW 80 YEARS OLD
Rev. M.L. Scheidler, veteran pastor, who has served nearly 60 years in western Wayne county, celebrated his 80th birthday last week. Uncle Monroe, as he is called by his family and close friends, says he has only one regret. "I would like to have made a better contribution to the world and I hate to think of leaving it when we face chaotic conditions." "If I were to wish for anything," the Rev. Mr. Scheidler said, "I would like to see more law abiding citizens, more peace of mind, more co-operation, better living together and more harmony among families, the goal of Christian living." "I like to work with people and thing that with our opportunities we should be able to make this country a better place in which to live. I have all the confidence in our youth and believe that they have the facilities to make America as America should be," the Rev Mr. Scheidler said.

Uncle Monroe is still active. He comes down the stairs like a youngster and enjoys more than anything else, being outside "puttering around" in the garden. During the summer months one need not go into the house to find him for he spends most of his time in his garden. A student of nature as well as a student of the ministry, he has a great love for birds, flowers, trees, and became one of the champion Victory gardeners during the past few years. Gardening was nothing new to the Rev. Mr. Schediler as he always has had a garden. Strawberry culture was one of his prides. "I honestly believe the young people of today miss something by not getting up in time to see the sun rise and hear the birds sing," the Rev. Mr. Scheidler said.

The Rev. Mr. Scheidler last served the Evangelical church in Pershing and the Pleasant Hill church as a regular charge. He gave up that charge in 1934, but has served many times a supply pastor. He says he never turns down a call to serve. One Sunday last month he preached a sermon in Lewisville at the Methodist church. Hardly a month passes but what he does not preach at some church. He also conducts many funerals.

The Rev. Mr. Scheidler was born on a farm in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood, north of Cambridge City. He took grade school education at the old No. 6 school in the same community. At the time he graduated from grade school B.F. Wissler, his teacher, and John McPherson, county superintendent of schools, organized a two-year high school course at Germantown. The pastor attended there and then went to North Central college in Illinois. Mr. Wissler, incindentally, later became county superintendent.

The Rev. Mr. Scheidler preached his first sermon at Wares Chapel, 8 miles north of Eaton in the Phillipsburg community. That was in Feb., 1887, before he had been licensed. His first pastoral charge was at Noblesville, Ind. At that time it was the custom of the conference to move single pastors each year, but he stayed two years before being moved to Hicksville, Ohio. There, again he served beyond the conference ruling alloted time. During the fourth year of his ministry he was married and transferred to Dayton where he served the Wayne Avenue church. Then the Rev. Mr. Scheidler came back to Indiana and served at Elkhart, South Bend, Rochester, Urbana, Kokomo, Evansville, Indianapolis, and Pershing. His longest pastorate has been at Pershing where he served 10 years.

Since the death of his wife in 1933, the Rev. Mr. Scheidler has lived with his daughter, Mrs. Raymond Biser, in Mt. Auburn. He has a son Ralph, who makes his home in Indianapolis. Mrs. Luella Cook, his sister, lives at Hicksville but spends the winter months in Burgeston, Pa., with her daughter and son-in-law, Rev. William Flurkey. The latter at one time served in the church in Pershing where the Rev. Mr. Scheidler ended his career as a regular minister. The Rev. Mr. Scheidler has three brothers, Harry at Indianapolis ; Sam S., at San Antonio, Tex., and Moses of Miami, Fla. He intends to leave within the next two weeks for another visit with his 85-year-old brother in Florida. Last winter the Mt. Auburn minister visited in Florida and takes a lot of kidding over his experience with an acre of strawberries.

The minister felt sorry for two men who had been called in the draft. They had an acre of strawberries out. Near the time for picking these berries, a shop worker took over, but finding eight hours in a war plant was about all he could stand, the Rev. Mr. Scheidler put in 100 hours picking berries, averaging from 25 to 30 quarts each evening.