Finding aid for the Henry C. Blosser papers
Title:
Henry C. Blosser papers
Repository:
Bluffton University
Phone: 419-358-3450
http://www.bluffton.edu/library/
Creator:
Blosser, Henry C., 1862-1938.
Dates:
1896-1935
Quantity:
1 boxes
Abstract:
 The Henry C. Blosser papers were processed 5/12/2016 after being discovered in a box of records related to R.L. Hartzler and Witmarsum Seminary. Rev. H.C. Blosser was born in 1862 in Pandora, Ohio, and served as a pastor in reformed churches in Shelby, Ohio, Bluffton, Ohio, and elsewhere. Blosser died in 1938 in the Bluffton hospital after an extended illness. Blosser was diabetic; this fact appears in these papers but it is not known whether this condition contributed to his death. The papers include correspondence and sermons in both outline and longhand forms, as well as sermon series presumed to have been organized in that manner by Blosser himself. The contents were appraised and processed by Carrie Phillips during May 2016. The collection fills a single letter size document case. (Carrie Phillips, Archives & Special Collections Librarian)
Identification:
MS 117
Location:
Collection is shelved with oversize manuscript collections
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of Henry C. Blosser

Rev. H.C. Blosser was born in 1862 in Pandora, Ohio, and served as a pastor in reformed churches in Shelby, Ohio, Bluffton, Ohio, and elsewhere. Blosser died in 1938 in the Bluffton hospital after an extended illness. Blosser was diabetic; this fact appears in these papers but it is not known whether this condition contributed to his death.

Scope and Content

The papers include correspondence and sermons in both outline and longhand forms, as well as sermon series presumed to have been organized in that manner by Blosser himself.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is divided into series as follows: Correspondence Sermons - Early Sermons - Early Written Sermons - Sermon Outlines - Sermon Series - Longhand Sermons Sunday School Literary Productions Printed Material
Correspondence
Sermons
Sunday School
Literary Productions
Printed Material

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Persons:

Blosser, Henry C., 1862-1938.

Preferred Citation

For footnote or endnote: Item description, date, box number, folder number or name, MS 117, Henry C. Blosser papers, Bluffton University Archives & Special Collections, Bluffton University.

For Chicago short form: Item Description, date, Henry C. Blosser papers.

For Chicago bibliography: Henry C. Blosser papers, MS 117, Bluffton University Archives and Special Collections, Bluffton University.

Detailed Description of The Collection



Series 1: Correspondence, 1924-1935

Box 1 / Folder 1
from R.H. Enoch, 1927




Box 1 / Folder 2
from Federal Bakery, Lima, Ohio, 1924




Box 1 / Folder 3
J.L. Gant/Gant family, 1927




Box 1 / Folder 4
J.L Gant/Gant family, 1928




Box 1 / Folder 5
J.L. Gant/Gant family, 1929




Box 1 / Folder 6
from Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio, 1935




Box 1 / Folder 7
from Rudolph Pore, 1928





Series 2: Sermons, 1896-1935




Sub-Series 1: Early Sermons, undated

Box 1 / Folder 8
The Fulness [sic] of Time )Gen 49:8-12 and Eph. 1:1-12, Gal. 4:4&5), undated




Box 1 / Folder 9
Gott s____ fur die _______ (Ps 37:1-28, Matt 6:19-34), undated




Box 1 / Folder 10
Omniscience Applied to Personal Conduct (Ps. 139, Heb 4:1-13, John 1:48), undated




Box 1 / Folder 11
The Present Weakness of the Church, undated




Box 1 / Folder 12
Social Justice a Pressing Demand of the Times, undated







Sub-Series 2: Early Written Sermons, 1896; undated

Box 1 / Folder 13
Christian Living (Deut. 26:1-11, Acts 4:31-5:11, Prov. 3:9,10), undated




Box 1 / Folder 14
Class Address; C of N.I. '96, 1896




Box 1 / Folder 15
Epitome of Christian Life (Psalm 40:1-5), undated




Box 1 / Folder 16
Expositions in I Corinthians XII and XIII, undated




Box 1 / Folder 17
Faith and Works (James 2:14 and Gal 5:6), undated




Box 1 / Folder 18
The First Epistle of John, undated




Box 1 / Folder 19
Fret Not Because of Evil Doers (Psalm 37), undated




Box 1 / Folder 20
Laying Hold of the Lord's Strength (Isaiah 27:5), undated




Box 1 / Folder 21
Samuel, or, a Model for Child Training (I Samuel 3, II Tim 1), undated







Sub-Series 3: Sermon Outlines, 1922-1935; undated

Box 1 / Folder 22
Sermon Outlines, A-C The Assembling of God's People II: The Church's Service of Song The Assembling of God's People III: Singing with the Understanding Behold I Make All Things New By Grace are ye Saved Through Faith The Calling Wherewith we are Called The Captivity of Israel The Character of Moses Christ Died for our Sins [a] Christ Died for our Sins [b] Christ Liveth in Me The Christian Race Course The Clouds of Witnesses: memorial sermon, Bluffton, 1921 The Crucified Christ: the Theme of the Gospel, 1921




Box 1 / Folder 23
Sermon Outlines, D-G Drawing near to God The Early Church: A study in Acts, with SS Lessons Face to Face with Jesus The Fellowship of the Upper Room Four Dimensions of Love From Passover to Pentecost God Reconciling the World God Revealing Himself, or, Uncommon Things to Common People The Gospel the Power of God Gospel Power: The Gospel, the Power of God The Greatness of a Great King, undated




Box 1 / Folder 24
Sermon Outlines, H-N He was Raised for our Justification I was not disobedient unto the Heavenly Vision Infant Baptism [a] Infant Baptism [b] Infant Baptism [c] The Joy of Harvest Law and Grace III Let us Help One Another Love the Fulfilling of the Law "Now there were more noble than those of Thessalonica,...", undated




Box 1 / Folder 25
Sermon Outlines, O-P Our Great High Priest Our Homes and God's House Our Only Comfort III: Where that comfort is found Our Only Comfort IV: Not Our Own but Christ's Our Only Comfort V: Redeemed by Blood Our Young People Our Young People, I Our Young People, II The Passover Slain for Us The Pattern in the Mount Preparatory Service, Mohican, July 22, 1928 Pressing on Toward the Goal Proclaiming the Lord's Death, 1928




Box 1 / Folder 26
Sermon Outlines, S-W Social Service in the Modern Church Slow to Believe, as illustrated by the loving Mary Magdalene A Standard Christian Life Stewardship of Life: The Christian Race Course The Still Small Voice The Success of the Conquest There is a Spirit in Man The Visions of Young Life What is your Life? What Pentecost did for the Twelve Workers Together with God World Witness for Christ, undated




Box 1 / Folder 27
Sermon Outlines, Y Ye are not your own Ye are not your own [Dutch Run] Ye are the Light of the World [a] Ye are the Light of the World [b] Ye are the Light of the World [c] Ye are the Salt of the Earth Ye Shall Receive Power, undated




Box 1 / Folder 28
Baccalaureate Sermon, Bluffton High School, 1922




Box 1 / Folder 29
Emmanuel UCC, Bluffton, undated




Box 1 / Folder 30
St. John's UCC, Bluffton, 1935







Sub-Series 4: Sermon Series, undated

Box 1 / Folder 31
The Children and the Church (parts 1 to 8), undated




Box 1 / Folder 32
The Cross of Christ, undated




Box 1 / Folder 33
For Special Occasions, undated




Box 1 / Folder 34
The Fourth Commandment, undated




Box 1 / Folder 35
From the Early Church: Acts and Apostles, undated




Box 1 / Folder 36
Passion Week Services, series I, undated




Box 1 / Folder 37
Prophecies of the Cross, undated




Box 1 / Folder 38
Revelations sermons, undated







Sub-Series 5: Longhand Sermons, undated

Box 1 / Folder 39
The Child in God's Plan of Salvation, undated




Box 1 / Folder 40
Study of the Scriptures, undated





Series 3: Sunday School, 1924; undated

Box 1 / Folder 41
Outlines, 1924





Series 4: Literary Productions, 1924-1933

Box 1 / Folder 42
New Testament Studies notebook, 1924-1925





Series 5: Printed Material, 1926

Box 1 / Folder 43
Communion certificate fragment, 1926