BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO "History of the Upper Ohio Valley" Vol. II, 1890. Presented by Linda Fluharty from hard copies provided by Mary Staley & Phyllis Slater. Pages 528-529 REV. DR. FRANK S. De HASS was born in Washington county, Penn., October 1, 1821. The family was originally German, being known by the name of Von Hass, and having three distinct branches. The family were Protestant Huguenots, emigrated to Holland, and in 1772 some portion of them came to America and settled in Pennsylvania. Gen. John Philippy Hass, of Revolutionary memory, was an immediate ancestor of the subject of our notice. Dr. De Hass was educated at Washington college, Penn., and was licensed as a Methodist preacher in 1843. His first appointment was at Leesburg, Ohio, in con- nection with the Pittsburgh conference. He was ordained deacon in 1845, and elder in 1857. In 1845 he was stationed at Murrysville, Penn.; in 1846, Weston, Va.; in 1847-'48, Wheeling; in 1849-'50, agent of Allegheny college; in 1851-'52, Wesley college, Pittsburgh; 1853-'54, secretary of "Tract Society," in Methodist church; in 1855-'56, Trinity church, Pittsburgh; in 1857-'58, again secretary of Tract Society; in 1859-'60, Seventh street, New York; 1861-'62, Washington street, Brooklyn. He was appointed to the Pacific Street church, Brooklyn, in 1863, and three years later went to the Metro- politan church, in Washington city, where he remained three years. Among the attendants at this church were, President Grant, Vice-president Colfax, Chief Justice Chase and many other distinguished individuals. Two years were then spent with Trinity church, Cincinnati, and two subsequent years' travel in Europe, Egypt and Palestine. In the Holy Land he secured a rare manuscript of the Book of Moses, found in a tomb supposed to date a century before Christ. April 1, 1872, he was appointed to the Lexington Avenue church, New York. He received the degree of D. D. from Michigan university, in 1870. Dr. De Hass enjoyed considerable reputation as an eloquent speaker. Various sermons at camp meetings were spoken of as grand in the extreme. On one occasion he chained the attention of 10,000 persons for one hour and twenty minutes. He attended the general Sunday-school convention held in London, in 1862, and at one of the sessions made a speech of marked beauty and power. His publications are principally sermons. At the time of his appointment to the consulate at Jerusalem, Dr. De Hass was pastor of the Lexington Avenue Methodist church, New York city, which charge he resigned soon after. A gentleman of high social culture and of varied learning and accomplishments, he was amply qualified for all the requirements of his office and made a worthy representative of our country abroad. In addition to his consular duties Dr. De Hass devoted his leisure hours to biblical researches in and around Jerusalem. After his return from the Holy Land and the last years of his life were spent principally in travel. Some ten years before his death he came to Martin's Ferry, where he owned some property, and on account of his mother living here. Three years before his death symptoms of cancer began to appear on the lower part of his face, and was ultimately the cause of his death, which occurred December 8, 1889. He never took an active part in politics, but was ever identified with the republican party. He was also a member of the Masonic order.