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Materials are written in
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Thomas and Georgine
Mickler Sermon Collection
1880-1933.
CFM1999_04
3 Boxes;
3 linear feet.
Special Collections and University
Archives,
University of Central Florida Libraries,
P. O. Box 162666 Orlando,
FL 32816,
Telephone: 407-823-2576,
E-mail: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu
Special Collections,
University of Central Florida Libraries.
A collection of over
200 sermons, eulogies, speeches, addresses, orations and correspondence dating
from the late 19th and early 20th Century. The sermons are possibly all the
work of one person, Congregationalist Reverend George Loring Hanscom.
Selected Subjects and Access Points
Similar records may be found by searching under the following index
terms.
Sermons
Sermons, American
Funeral sermons
Congregationalists--United
States
Congregational
churches--Sermons.
Congregational
clergy
Florida
Acquisition Information
UCF was one of six state university libraries that arranged to
purchase materials on Florida from the Estate of Georgine Mickler, founder and
owner, with her husband Thomas, of Mickler’s Antiquarian Books. In 1999,
the UCF Library entered into a purchase/donation arrangement in which the
library received a remarkable collection of books, maps, diaries, sermons,
postcards, photographs, and ephemera from the Mickler Estate.
Processing History
The diaries are housed in acid-free boxes.
Access
The entire collection is open for research.
Copyright Statement
Unpublished records are protected by copyright. Permission to publish
quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright
holder.
Related Material
Other Florida materials may be found in Florida Ephemera Collection,
Henry Nehrling Papers, Thomas and Georgine Estate Collection, Sol and Sadie
Malkoff Papers and the Walter and Dorothy Donnelly Collection
Preferred Citation
Thomas and Georgine Mickler Sermon Collection, Special Collections and
University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Biographical Note
Thomas and Georgine Mickler ran a small publishing company, Mickler
House, and a thriving mail-order business, Mickler's Antiquarian Books, out of
their Chuluota home for almost 40 years. Called Florida Breeze, it was built by
Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad in 1913. The Mickler's focused on
tracing out-of-print publications about Florida and ultimately collected more
than 40,000 books and other historical pieces of paper memorabilia that filled
their home. Thomas Mickler, a native Floridian, was 84 when he died in 1997.
Georgine, his wife of 35 years, died the following year. 84 at the time of her
death, Georgine was born in Chicago and had moved to Orlando in 1961. The
Mickler's shared a love of Florida and its history with each other and the
librarians, historians and professors, who were invited to Florida Breeze each
month to browse through the Mickler's collection.
Collection Scope and Content
A collection of over 200 sermons dating from the late 19th and early
20th Century. The sermons are possibly all the work of one person, a
Congregationalist Reverend George Loring Hanscom. In addition to the sermons,
there is a small collection of funeral sermons and eulogies; speeches,
addresses and orations; correspondence; manuscripts and typescripts; and other
miscellanea also believed to be authored by Reverend Hanscom.
The documents are primarily hand-written and are are divided by
subject matter. They are contained in individual, numbered archival envelopes
and housed in acid-free boxes.
Contents List
Series I: Sermons,
1880-1931.
2.5 boxes.
This series contains sermons most likely written by
Congregationalist Reverend George Loring Hanscom. The sermons are arranged in
chronological order and contained in individual, numbered archival envelopes.
Box
Folder
Contents
1
1
Collection of New Years Sermons
undated.
1
2
Collection of Sermons for Children’s Day
undated.
1
3
Collection of Sermons on Communion
undated.
1
4
Christmas Sermons (a collection of 6 sermons)
undated.
1
5
Collection of Sermons for Easter
undated.
1
6
Collection of Sermons for Memorial Day
undated.
1
7
Collection of Sermons for Mother’s Day entitled
“Christian Motherhood”
undated.
1
8
Collection of Sermons “Temperance”
undated.
1
9
Collection of Sermons “True Greatness, True
Liberty, True Life”
undated.
1
10
Collection of Sermons “Young Men; Parts I
– IV”
undated.
1
11
“Christ Precious to Believers”
undated.
1
12
“Conscience”
undated.
1
13
“The Church Stands for a Changed Life”
undated.
1
14
“Congregational World Movement”
undated.
1
15
“Dollar Social”
undated.
1
16
“Don’t Worry”
undated.
1
17
“Funeral Sermon”
undated.
1
18
“Godliness is Profitable”
undated.
1
19
“Hanged on His Own Gallows”
undated.
1
20
“Japanese Missions”
undated.
1
21
“The Ministry of Song”
undated.
1
22
“Mirandy on Temperamental Dress”, Dorothy
Dix
undated.
1
23
Personal Work – Andrew & Peter
undated.
1
24
“Re: New St. Luke’s” (Hospital)
undated.
1
25
Ordination Sermon – “Preach the
Word”
undated.
1
26
“Salt Lake City”
undated.
1
27
“Sermons Preached on the 50th Anniversary of the
First Congressional Church & Sunday School, Newark, N. J.”
undated.
1
28
Untitled
undated.
1
29
Untitled
undated.
1
30
Untitled
undated.
1
31
Untitled
undated.
1
32
Untitled
undated.
1
33
Untitled
undated.
1
34
“Talents”
circa 1880.
1
35
“The Relation of Jesus to Churches”
January 9, 1884.
1
36
“Disappointments”
March 24, 1884.
1
37
“Thou Art My Hiding Place”
June 5, 1884.
1
38
“Hearing”
September 23, 1884.
1
39
“Temptation”
October 2, 1884.
1
40
Untitled
September 4, 1886.
1
41
Untitled.
September 5, 1886.
1
42
Untitled
September 19, 1886.
1
43
Untitled
October 3, 1886.
1
44
Untitled
October 3, 1886.
1
45
Untitled
October 10, 1886.
1
46
“The Christian Guide & Glorifier”
October 24, 1886.
1
47
Untitled
October 24, 1886.
1
48
“Time”
November 7, 1886.
1
49
“Thanksgiving”
November 25, 1886.
1
50
“Growth in Grace”
December 12, 1886.
1
51
“The Bride of Christ”
November 28,1886.
1
52
“The Joyful Sound”
December 15, 1886.
1
53
“Responsibility of Thought”
January 2, 1887.
1
54
“Important Questions”
January 16, 1887.
1
55
Untitled
January 30, 1887.
1
56
“A Bible Sum for Addition”
February 6, 1887.
1
57
Untitled
April 17, 1887.
1
58
“The Christian Receives No Injustice from the
hand of God”
May 8, 1887.
1
59
“The Christian Soldier”
July 31, 1887.
1
60
“Why Do Sceptics & Sinners Hate
Bible?”
August 5, 1887.
1
61
“The Gospel Net(?)”
September 11, 1887.
1
62
“Christ the Door”
September 18, 1887.
1
63
“A Dead Church and a Fine Church”
October 9, 1887.
1
64
“Whence Come Man?”
December 18, 1887.
1
65
“The Great Physician”
January 9, 1888.
1
66
“What is Man?”
January 15, 1888.
1
67
“Where is Man Going?”
February 12, 1888.
1
68
“Religious Man”
February 19,1888.
1
69
“Excuses”
March 18, 1888.
1
70
“Forgiveness”
April 1, 1888.
1
71
“Christian Contentment”
April 8, 1888.
1
72
“Biogenesis or life only from life”
May 13, 1888.
1
73
“Nominal X-tious(?)”
July 8, 1888.
1
74
“Spiritual Death”
August 12, 1888.
1
75
“The Important Question”
August 25, 1888.
1
76
“Growth”
October 20, 1888.
1
77
“Barriers & Campaigns”
October 28, 1888.
1
78
“Should Man Do Right”
November 1888.
1
79
“A Solemn Meeting”
December 9, 1888.
1
80
“Zeal Without Knowledge”
March 13, 1889.
1
81
“Yielding to Temptation is a Sin”
March 17, 1889.
1
82
“Practical Religion”
March 24, 1889.
1
83
“Christ Our Savior”
March 31, 1889.
1
84
“In Memory of Washington”
April 28, 1889.
1
85
“Responsibility of Thought”
June 30, 1889.
1
86
“Divine Healing”
September 22, 1889.
1
87
“Bible Thought by Some to be an Insufficient
Guide to a Better Life”
October 6, 1889.
1
88
“A Divine Command”
October 20, 1889.
1
89
“The Water of Life”
November 17, 1889.
1
90
“The Commandment of Love”
November 24, 1889.
2
91
“A Question & A Command”
December 1, 1889.
2
92
“Prayer and Its Results”
December 15, 1889.
2
93
“Importance of Caring for Souls”
January 19, 1890.
2
94
“Choose Today”
February 9, 1890.
2
95
“Voices of the Dead”
March 2, 1890.
2
96
“Is Man Worth Loving?”
March 23, 1890.
2
97
“Christian Runner”
June 22, 1890.
2
98
“Bringing Others to Christ”
July 13, 1890.
2
99
Untitled
July 13, 1890.
2
100
“No More Tears”
September 14, 1890.
2
101
“Love” of God”
October 5, 1890.
2
102
“Danger of Indecision”
November 23, 1890.
2
103
“A Christian Life – A Real
Contest”
December 7, 1890.
2
104
“Heavenly Responsibility Buried in the
Ground”
February 1, 1891.
2
105
“Spiritual Holds”
February 15, 1891.
2
106
“Who Will Show Us Any Good?”
February 22, 1891.
2
107
“III – Whose Duty is it to Care for
Souls?”
February 24, 1891.
2
108
“Desire for Worldliness a Mistake”
April 26, 1891.
2
109
“The Prayer that Talls(?)”
May 31, 1891.
2
110
“Little Faith Rebuked and Respected”
July 19, 1891.
2
111
“No Room & More Room”
August 30, 1891.
2
112
“Duty of Church Members to the Evening
Service”
October 7, 1891.
2
113
“Picture Gallery of Parables”
October 18, 1891.
2
114
“Leaving Home”
October 25, 1891.
2
115
“Christ the Foundation”
November 1, 1891.
2
116
“Has Prohibition Injured Iowa?”
November 1, 1891.
2
117
“Best Robe”
November 29, 1891.
2
118
“Position of the Bible in the pulpit, the Sunday
School & the home”
November 29, 1891.
2
119
“Conversion”
December 6, 1891.
2
120
“Enthusiasm”
December 6, 1891.
2
121
“I.C.H. in Society”
January 31, 1892.
2
122
“One World Not Enough”
April 17, 1892.
2
123
“Faith”
June 8, 1892.
2
124
“Gospel on the Witness Stand”
August 14, 1892.
2
125
“Separation from the World”
November 13, 1892.
2
126
“No!”
January 29, 1893.
2
127
“The Judgment”
February 19, 1893.
2
128
“Men in Trouble”
April 9, 1893.
2
129
“A Question Worth Considering”
February 25, 1884.
2
130
“Fishers of Men”
April 8, 1894.
2
131
“Foreign Missions”.
May 3, 1894.
2
132
“The Gaining of Men”
May 20, 1894.
2
133
“Prohibition”
June 7, 1894.
2
134
“Religious Parasites”
December 4, 1894.
2
135
“The Sunday School of Today”
1895-1916.
2
136
“I & II – Knowing God”
January 6, 1895.
2
137
“Desire for a Personal Knowledge of God”
May 19, 1895.
2
138
“Should Gambling be Allowed at our Country
Fair”
June 2, 1895.
2
139
“Education”
June 9, 1895.
2
140
“What Do Our Churches Need? Fellowship”
October 2, 1895.
2
141
“Displacement – or Devils Cast
Out”
October 27, 1895.
2
142
“The Burden Bearer”
December 4, 1895.
2
143
“The New Life”
January 12, 1896.
2
144
“Sin Causes Present and Eternal Loss”
March 8, 1896.
2
145
“Christianity Applied to Human Life”
June 7, 1896.
2
146
“Goodness, Positive & Negative”
August 23, 1896.
2
147
“Sins of Omission” & “Sins of
Commission”.
August 26, 1896.
2
148
“Meaning of the Web of Life”
October 4, 1896.
2
149
“Do You Want to Know How to Become a
Christian?”
December 6, 1896.
2
150
“The Curfew Bell”
January 3, 1897.
2
151
“Christ, a Divine Savior”
February 7, 1897.
2
152
“Christ an Individual Savior, and a Savior of
the World”
April 18, 1897.
2
153
“The Evidence of Regeneration”
May 5, 1897.
2
154
“The Cross: a Remedy for Sin & a Developer
of the Soul”
August 8, 1897.
2
155
“Great Physician”
January 17, 1898.
2
156
“The Spirit Filled Life”
November 20, 1898.
2
157
“The Christ Filled Life” (3rd in Series)
December 11, 1898.
2
158
“The Spirit Filled Life” (4th in Series)
December 18, 1898.
2
159
“I – Social Solutions” &
“Results of a Christ Filled Life”
January 1, 1899.
2
160
“(?) Peace Manifesto”
February 19, 1899.
2
161
“The Spirit Filled Life”
June 28, 1899.
2
162
“Consciousness of Sin not Realized as it Should
Be”
May 20, 1900.
2
163
“Christians Unjustly Discredited”
October 7, 1900.
2
164
“Parental Duty”
October 7, 1900.
2
165
“Problem of Church Attendance”
October 28, 1900.
2
166
“I Go a Fishing”
December 2, 190.0
2
167
“Special Services”
January 11, 1901.
2
168
“Winning Souls the Great Mission of the
Church”
January 20, 1901.
2
169
“Sabbath Observance”
June 2, 1901.
2
170
President McKinley Memorial Service Sermons
September 1, 1901.
2
171
“Derelicts: Abandoned Ships”
December 15, 1901.
2
172
“Personal Work for Individuals Essential to the
Success of the 20th Century Church”
February 9, 1902.
2
173
“God’s Call”
April 6, 1902
2
174
“Modern Methods & Motives in Mission
Work” & “Two Things Needful in Missions”
May 25, 1902.
2
175
“Kind of Bible Study Suited to the 20th
Century”
September 28, 1902.
2
176
“Two Fold Obligation of Ten Commandments”
(Parts I & II)
March 17, 1905.
2
177
“Are You Insured?”
February 14, 1904.
2
178
Sermon to the Junior Association of United American
Mechanics
February 21, 1904.
2
179
“The Enthusiasm Needed by the Christian
Church”
July 10, 1904.
2
180
“One of the Conditions of a Spirit Filled
Life” (2nd in Series)
November 27, 1904.
3
181
“Salvation by Education and Conversion”
November 6, 1904.
3
182
“The Optimism of Christ an Inspiration for
Us”
February 5, 1905.
3
183
“Get Right with God”
January 7, 1906.
3
184
“II – Social Salvation”
February 23, 1908.
3
185
“III – Social Salvation”
March 1, 1908.
3
186
“IV – Social Salvation”
March 8, 1908.
3
187
Untitled
June 7, 1908.
3
188
“Vision”
November 12, 1908.
3
189
“The Tongue”
January 24, 1909.
3
190
“I – Bible Repentance”
February 14, 1909.
3
191
“II – Regeneration”
February 21, 1909.
3
192
“The Will as Revealed to Salvation”
February 28, 1909.
3
193
“A World Monument”
February 6, 1910.
3
194
“The World or the Soul – Which?”
February 13, 1910.
3
195
“Need of a Hospital for Jacksonville”
January 15, 1911.
3
196
Untitled
May 7, 1911.
3
197
“Men & Religion Forward Movement”
June 18, 1911.
3
198
“Remember the Sabbath Day”
July 2, 1911.
3
199
“Sunday Violation of Law”
July 9, 1911.
3
200
“What is the Men and Religion Forward
Movement?”
October 1, 1911.
3
201
“Philanthropic Women”.
December 21, 1911.
3
202
“Attitude of Church towards Organized
Labor”
December 31, 1911.
3
203
“Manhood!”
August 28, 1912.
3
204
Untitled
September 29, 1912.
3
205
“Civic Reform”
October 13, 1912.
3
206
“Tuberculosis”
October 24, 1912.
3
207
Untitled
February 22, 1914.
3
208
Untitled
March 1, 1914.
3
209
Untitled
March 15, 1914.
3
210
“Every Member Canvass”
March 15, 1914.
3
211
The Minister’s Temptations”
May 4, 1915.
3
212
“Is the Church Facing a Rising or Setting
Sun?”
December 5, 1915.
3
213
“The Widening Sovereignty of Christ”
March 26, 1916.
3
214
“Macedonian Cry of the World to
Christianity”
April 2, 1916.
3
215
“America’s Place in God’s
Worldwide Purpose”
April 9, 1916.
3
216
“Who Was He & Why Did He Come?”
November 5, 1916.
3
217
“Making A Home No. 1”
December 3, 1916.
3
218
“II – The Young Man’s Choice of a
Life Partner”
December 10, 1916.
3
219
“III–The Young Woman’s Choice of a
Life Partner”
December 17, 1916.
3
220
“IV – The Art of Living Together”
December 31, 1916.
3
221
“V – The Art of Living Together”
January 1, 1917.
3
222
“The Door” in “The Way
Home”
September 2, 1917.
3
223
“Food Conservation”
September 9, 1917.
3
224
“I: Worldwide Democracy; or What the United
States is Fighting For” (War Series)
January 13, 1918.
3
225
“II: Is it Christian to Fight? Or War versus
Pacifism” (War Series)
January 20, 1918.
3
226
“III: Patriot versus Slacker” (War
Series)
January 27, 1918.
3
227
“IV: The Good Soldier: His Qualities”
(War Series)
February 3, 1918.
3
228
“Patriotism versus Profits” (Part of War
Series?)
February 10, 1918.
3
229
“VI: Woman’s Part in the War” (War
Series)
February 17, 1918.
3
230
“VII: Function of the Church in this War”
March 10, 1918.
3
231
“The Church and The War”
May 26, 1918.
3
232
“Are You on God’s Side in this
War?”
June 23, 1918.
3
233
“Love for Country”
September 15, 1918.
3
234
“If Germany Should Win the War, What Would it
Mean to Us?” (Part of War Series?)
November 3, 1918.
3
235
“Efficiency”
November 3, 1918.
3
236
“Liberty, Praise & Thanksgiving
Service”
November 17, 1918.
3
237
“In the Reconstruction of the
World…”
November 14, 1920.
3
238
“Lindburgh, the Ideal Modern Youth”
October 30, 1921.
3
239
“Woman’s Place in the World”
May 13, 1928.
3
240
“What is the Worth of a Man?”
Circa 1931.
Series II: Eulogies, Speeches, and Personal Papers
1881-1933.
0.5 boxes.
This series is organized in the same manner as the previous series
which are arranged in chronological order and contained in individual, numbered
archival envelopes.
Box
Folder
Contents
Funeral Services and Eulogies.
3
1
Remarks at the Funeral of Reverend Harvey Adams.
1896.
3
2
Remarks at the Funeral of W. W. Cummer.
1909.
3
3
Miss Elinda Price.
undated.
3
4
Memorial Service for Private Henry Wallingford.
1919.
3
5
Thoughts for a Funeral.
undated.
Speeches, Addresses and Orations.
1891.
3
6
Fourth of July Oration.
1896.
3
7
Austin Flint Medical Association.
1898.
3
8
The Church & Masonry.
1898.
3
9
Remarks on Accepting Presidency of Local Union 7
P.S.C.E.
1901.
3
10
Object of Revivals.
1902.
3
11
Resolutions on Draft of William B. Brown adapted by
Northern NJ Conference at Bleu Ridge.
1903.
3
12
Remarks at the Unveiling of a Memorial Table to
Reverend William. B. Brown.
1903.
3
13
Ordination of Reverend Walter Thorpe.
1907.
3
14
State Dental Association.
1910.
3
15
Our Fellowship in Service within the State.
1911.
3
16
Untitled Speech given at Rollins College.
1915.
3
17
Milbury Res. School.
1915.
3
18
Massachusetts Undertakers' Association .
1915.
3
19
Efficiency in the Local Associations.
1916.
3
20
Abraham Lincoln.
1916.
3
21
Statement of Experience and Belief before the Central
Worcester Associational Council of Installation at Pilgrim Congregational
Church Worcester, Mass.
1919.
3
22
Unitarian Conference.
1923.
3
23
Untitled Speech to Mount Dora School.
1925.
3
24
Untitled Speech to American Legion.
undated.
3
25
Collection of Speeches and Letter.
undated.
3
26
Dr. W. B. Brown’s 86th Birthday.
undated.
3
27
Haystock Pray Meeting.
undated.
3
28
Instability of Infidelity.
undated.
3
29
Memorial Day Addresses.
undated.
3
30
Mutual Relation of Duty between Pastors and Churches.
undated.
3
31
Nature and Work of Christian Endeavor.
undated.
Correspondence.
3
32
Letter to Reverend George Hanscom from Ada Ceessmen.
1911.
3
33
Christmas Letters to Soldiers.
date unknown.
3
34
Letter to Reverend G. L. Hanscom from James Walter
Mason.
1919.
3
35
Children’s Sermons sent to Reverend George L.
Hanscom from E. O. Evodridge.
1924.
3
36
The Church and the Kingdom.
undated.
Conventions.
3
37
Notes on the 16th Annual Christian Endeavor
Convention & 17th Annual Christian Endeavor Convention.
1897-1898.
3
38
Florence’s Report of Christian Endeavor
Convention at Detroit.
1899.
Manuscripts and Typescripts.
3
39
Biblical Inspiration.
1902.
3
40
Making Dreams Come True.
undated.
3
41
Untitled.
1900.
3
42
John Rowe Geiser.
undated.
3
43
Character of Council.
undated.
3
44
Formula for Superior Soap.
undated.
3
45
Inventory List.
undated.
3
46
Miscellaneous.
undated.
3
47
Miscellaneous Information re: Christian Workers.
undated.
3
48
Notarized Promise Not to Drink.
1895.
3
49
Notes – Theological from lecture by Dr.
Williamson.
undated.
3
50
Psalm 116:4, Mrs. Bristal, Pike, NY.
undated.
3
51
In Memoriam George Loring Hanscom.
1933.