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DANIEL NEHER was born in Rockingham County, Vir- ginia. Called to the ministry on March 27, 1846, he was or- dained in 1858. His wife was Mary Metzger; they had three sons, who became ministers: Joseph D., Andrew, and John F. He moved to Preble County, Ohio, then in 1837 to Clinton County, Indiana, where he served in the ministry for twen- ty-five years. Later he moved to Marion County, Illinois, where he served faithfully and sacrificially in the ministry. It was here that he personally bore one half of the expense of building a meetinghouse.
JOHN H. NEHER was the son of Elder Martin Neher, an active minister in the La Place, Illinois, congregation. His youth was spent in the La Place community. The earliest record of his ministerial service places him in a country church at McCune, Kansas. For a time he served as a mis- sionary pastor at Palestine, Arkansas. Moving to the Hudson church in Southern Illinois in 1903, he served as pastor for several years, then he was at the Panther Creek church at Roanoke, Illinois, as pastor and elder for a number of years. He was active in the district and did much evangelistic work. Extensive study, a strong, clear voice, and an unusual personality made him successful in his ministry. He mar- ried Nancy E. Himes, a capable ministerial helper; they were the parents of one son and two daughters. He died at Hudson, Illinois, in 1928.
MARTIN NEHER was born in Rockingham County, Vir- ginia, on May 21, 1812, the son of Martin and Mary Elizabeth Shunderman Neher. He was the father of twelve children. A full account of his services is not available, but a long, active, devoted, and sacrificial ministry is reported by some who knew of his work as an active minister and elder in the church at La Place, Illinois.
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LELAND ALVIN NELSON was born in Portland, Oregon, on January 27, 1918, the son of Gustaf Jacob William and Edith M. Ryden Nelson. He was baptized by F. H. Barr on January 8, 1933. Madeline Virginia Stouffer of Hagerstown, Maryland, became his wife on July 9, 1939; they have two sons. An A.B. degree was received from McPher- son College in 1941 and a B.D. from Beth- any Biblical Seminary in 1944. He was elected to the ministry in 1936 and or- dained to the eldership on September 18, 1942. In a number of capacities he has worked in the church: pastor, Nickerson, Kansas, 1939-1941; pastor, Girard, Illinois, LELAND A. NELSON 1941-1947; moderator of district meeting of Southern Illinois, 1945; district youth adviser, 1943-1947; member, executive committee, Illinois Council of Churches, 1944-1946; co-fieldworker in Southern Illinois with Elder D. B. Cave, 1946-1947; member, Camp Mack board of directors, 1946-1947; member of Standing Committee; evangelist in a number of churches; pastor, Springfield, Oregon, 1947 -.
GRANVILLE NEVINGER was born in Preble County, Ohio, . on September 27, 1855. In 1868 the family moved to Bond County, Illinois. He taught six winter terms in Bond County and seven in Fayette County. On December 26, 1875, he married Elizabeth Van Dyke; eight children were born to them. He and his wife were baptized by Elder J. H. Good- win at Mulberry Grove, Illinois. In May 1880 he was elected to the office of deacon, on May 27, 1883, was called to the ministry, and in 1887 was ordained to the eldership in the Kaskaskia church, Illinois. He attributed much of his suc- cess in the ministry to the help and encouragement given him by his wife. The Nevingers moved near Beecher City,
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where the Kaskaskia church was afterward organized with him as elder. In 1900 he moved to Pueblo, Colorado, and in 1902 to Rocky Ford, Colorado; here he lived for ten years. On June 7, 1911, his wife died. In January 1912 he returned to Illinois, making his home at Decatur. He did some evangelistic work in the district. On November 27, 1912, he was married to Mary M. Sadler of Onekama, Mich- igan. He took charge of the Oak Grove church, Illinois. Later they moved to Michigan, where he died on March 31, 1925.
AMOS JOSEPH NICKEY, son of Benjamin Franklin and Catharine Wert Nickey, was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, November 11, 1853. He taught several years in Pennsylvania and then came to Macon County, Illi- nois, when a young man. In 1878 he was baptized by Elder Jacob Waggoner. He married Mary Heckman on March 2, 1880; three sons and three daughters were born to them. Two daughters, Flora and Barbara, served as mission- aries in India. From 1877 to 1880 he taught in Macon County. He was called to the ministry near Oakley, Illinois, AMOS J. NICKEY AND WIFE January 2, 1882, and was or- dained to the eldership on October 23, 1905. His record of church service is as follows: farmer-minister at Oakley, 1880-1898; Juniata, Nebraska, 1898-1903; Alvo, Nebraska, 1903-1907; Kearney, Nebraska, 1907-1916; minister and elder, Monticello, Minnesota, 1916-1935; member of the
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Nebraska district mission board, 1903-1916; evangelist; member, committee of arrangements for the 1926 Annual Conference at Lincoln, Nebraska; liberal contributor to for- eign missions. His last years were spent at North Man- chester, Indiana, where he died on February 5, 1940.
BARBARA MARIE NICKEY was born to Amos J. and Mary Heckman Nickey at Oakley, Illinois, on April 5, 1886. She united with the Church of the Brethren in the Oakley con- gregation, September 19, 1897. She spent two years teaching public school in Nebraska after the family moved there, then went to Mount Morris Col- lege and later to Bethany Biblical Seminary. In 1908 she entered the American Medical Missionary College of Battle Creek, Michigan, which two years later united with the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago; there she took the last two years of her medical work and received her M.D. degree in June 1912. She was of- BARBARA M. NICKEY fered a place on the faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, but took up work in the Cook County Hospital, where she remained until September 1914. Dr. Nickey sailed for India in January 1915 to realize her ambition to become a mis- sionary doctor. Beginning her medical work at Dahanu, she was handicapped by meager medical facilities and by caste prejudice. Later a dispensary was built and, in 1926, the present hospital was erected. After more than thirty years of service Dr. Nickey is known and loved over all that territory.
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SAMUEL GEORGE NICKEY was born in Cumberland Coun- ty, Pennsylvania, March 22, 1866, the son of Benjamin Frank- lin and Catharine Wert Nickey. He came to Illinois when a young man and was baptized by Elder S. S. Miller in 1890. Annie E. Arnold of Lintner, Illinois, became his wife cn January 29, 1891. They had two sons and one daughter. His wife died on May 27, 1905. On January 1, 1908, he mar- ried Susie E. Sheckler of Ellis- ville, Illinois, who passed away June 4, 1929. On June 27, 1930, he married Mrs. Anna SAMUEL G. NICKEY AND WIFE M. Wagner of Carlisle, Penn- sylvania. He studied at Mount Morris College and Bethany Biblical Seminary. Elected to the office of deacon at La Place, Illinois, in 1896, he was called to the ministry in the same church in 1899 and ordained to the eldership in the Oakley congregation November 30, 1906. Until 1912 he was a farmer-minister; from 1912 to 1915, pastor at Moorefield, Nebraska; pastor at Haxtun, Colorado, for eight years, large- ly on his own financial support; pastor at McClave, Colorado, 1924-1926; pastor, Sterling, Colorado, 1928-1935; ad-interim pastor at Denver, five months. Six times he was on Standing Committee; for two years he served as district missionary secretary in Nebraska. His present home is at Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
EDWARD O. NORRIS was born in Madison County, Indiana, April 11, 1874, to Charles H. and Anna Maria Huffy Norris. He married Anna M. Richards on June 17, 1894; to them were born three sons and one daughter. On December 19, 1894,
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he was baptized by Elder David Richards. Elected to the ministry on October 3, 1902, he was ordained to the elder- ship in 1904. Following is a summary of his church activity: minister, Beech Grove, Indiana, 1902-1922; pastor, Toledo, Ohio, 1922-1925; pastor, Champaign, Illinois, 1925-1929; pas- tor, Astoria, Illinois, 1929-1932; pastor, Richmond, Indiana, since 1934; Standing Committeeman seven times; moderator of district meeting eight times; member of district mission board seven years; evangelist in ninety meetings.
F. A. OLIVER, son of Harrison and Margaret Hutton Oliver, was born in Van Buren County, Iowa, June 16, 1902. He married Florence Vera Rogers of Selma, Iowa, February 1, 1924; they have three sons and four daughters. In 1912 he was baptized by W. W. Glotfelty. He spent one year at Bethany Biblical Seminary. He farmed near Selma, Iowa, most of the time up to 1948; for one year he was an assistant mail carrier at Ottumwa, Iowa. In October 1944 he was elected to the ministry. During 1945-1946 he was pastor at Libertyville, Iowa; since March 1, 1948, he has been pastor at Hurricane Creek in Southern Illinois.
I. CLIFFORD PAUL was born in Carroll County, Illinois, February 9, 1898, the son of Edward E. and Mary Ellen Bowman Paul. He married Margie Ruth Fouts of Frederic, Iowa, on June 8, 1922; they have one son and two daughters. His educational advantages are indicated by the listing of schools attended and academic degrees received: Mount Morris College, B.A .; Bethany Biblical Seminary, B.D .; Ohio State University, B.S. and M.A. He taught in public high schools in Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania from 1921 to 1946. He was baptized by Rev. J. E. Miller in December 1911, elected to the ministry in November 1919, and ordained to the eldership in March 1929, and has served these pastorates: Pleasant View, Ohio, 1929-1937; Virden, Illinois, 1942-1943;
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Windber, Pennsylvania, 1944-1946; Lanark, Illinois, 1946- 1948; Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, 1948 -.
RUSSELL E. PEPPLE, son of Elmer and Nellie Bosler Pep- ple, was born in Noble County, Indiana, August 7, 1915. He was baptized by Elder C. O. Gump in May 1926. Seventeen months of 1942 and 1943 were spent in C.P.S. camp at Lagro, Indiana. He was elected minister on August 16, 1942, and ordained an elder on Octo- ber 11, 1946. He has served the church in a number of ways: in the free min- istry, Pleasant Hill, Indiana, 1942- 1946; as assistant pastor, Blue River, Indiana, 1943-1946; as summer pastor, Bethany church, Indiana, 1945; as a Brethren service worker at New Paris, Indiana, summer of 1946; as pastor and elder, Kaskaskia, Illinois, R. E. PEPPLE since 1946; as elder, Hurricane Creek, Illinois, and as an evangelist.
WOODFORD W. PETERS, son of Isaac and Marry Eller Peters, was born in Virginia, June 21, 1889. His marriage to Rowena Stoner took place on June 21, 1917. He united with the Church of the Brethren in 1908, was elected to the ministry in 1911, and was or- dained to the eldership in 1919. He received an A.B. degree from Man- chester College, 1915, and an A.M. from Ohio State University, 1921. His work has been largely in the field of education: teacher, public schools,
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1907-1911 and 1915-1919; teacher, Manchester College, 1919- 1924 and 1939-1941; president, Mount Morris College, 1925- 1928; graduate student and teacher, University of Illinois, including much active pastoral work in the Champaign church and work in the district; dean, Drury College, 1937- 1939; president, McPherson College, 1941-1950. For many years he served on various denominational boards and is now a member of the General Brotherhood Board.
HENRY E. PITTMAN was born in Adams County, Illinois, November 2, 1870, the son of Lewis and Phoebe Jane Swain Pittman. He married Myra E. Arnold of Liberty, Illinois, June 22, 1904. One son and two daughters were born to them. Early in life he united with the Church of the Breth- ren at Loraine, Illinois. From 1890 to 1892 he attended Mount Morris College. Elected to the ministry in the Loraine church in May 1892, he served there as farmer-minister and pastor for over twenty-five years, also filling appointments at Liberty and other near-by churches. He died at his home in Adams County on December 25, 1919.
THEODORE B. PRICE, born in Carroll County, Maryland, on May 5, 1860, was the son of Joseph and Sarah Bowman Price. On January 15, 1880, he married Savilla Hoff of York County, Pennsylvania. To them were born one son and two daughters. He was a farmer in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, and North Dakota. About 1878 he united with the Church of the Brethren, was elected a deacon in 1897, a minister in 1907, and an elder in 1912. In Pennsylvania he served in the Upper Codorus and Upper Conewago con- gregations and in the Astoria and Woodland congregations in Southern Illinois as deacon, minister and elder, 1895- 1907. He was at Fairview, Iowa, 1907-1911. From 1911 to 1914 he was minister and elder at Bowden Valley, North Dakota. He died May 20, 1914.
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OSCAR B. REDENBO, son of Justis Davis and Mary Eliza- beth Fansler Redenbo, was born near Pleasant Mound, Illi- nois, January 12, 1883. He married Sadie Hahn of Bond County, Illinois, on November 29, 1903; two sons and one daughter were born to them. He received an A.B. from Mount Morris College in 1921, and an A.M. from North- western University in 1922. In December 1903 he was bap- tized by Elder M. L. Hahn. Elected to the ministry in the Hurricane Creek church in 1904, he was ordained to the eldership November 16, 1912, and served pastorates in the Hurricane Creek, Canton, and Allison Prairie churches in Southern Illinois. In Northern Illinois he served the Rock- ford church as elder and the Pine Creek church as student- pastor, and with his wife, had charge of the orphanage in the old D. L. Miller home in Mount Morris for six years. In addition to his ministry Brother Redenbo spent thirty- four years in schoolwork. He died in Whiteside County, Illinois, September 4, 1943.
J. BENTON RHOADES, son of Paul J. and Orpha Benton Rhoades, was born at Astoria, Illinois, March 31, 1920. He married Ruby Frantz of North Manchester, Indiana, on November 25, 1943; to them three daughters have been born. He united with the Church of the Brethren in September 1927, and was baptized by Oliver Austin. He was elected to the - ministry in 1937. He received his A.B. degree from Manchester College and his B.D. from Bethany Biblical Semi- J. BENTON RHOADES nary. The summer of 1939 Benton at- tended the first Brethren work camp near Scranton, Pennsylvania, and the summer of 1940 he served in Mexico under the American
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Friends' Service Committee as assistant project supervisor. The following summer he was pastor of the Romine church, Illinois; during the year 1941-1942, assistant pastor at North Manchester, Indiana; 1942, summer pastor of the Eel River church, Indiana; 1943-1944, chairman of the National B.Y.P.D .; 1943-1945, chairman of the United Christian Youth Movement. He took up missionary work near Quito, Ecuador, in 1946, as the pioneer Brethren missionary there.
PETER REPLOGLE was born in Pennsylvania on April 3, 1785. He moved to Montgomery County, Ohio, then to Car- roll County, Indiana, where he was elected to the ministry in the Deer Creek church in 1829. In 1856 he moved to Macon County, Illinois, and became one of the charter mem- bers of the church organized near Oakley, then called the Sangamon Valley church, later known as Cerro Gordo, Macon County, and now the Oakley church.
ROBERT E. RICHARDS was born in Champaign County, Illinois, February 20, 1926, the son of L. H. and Margaret Palfrey Richards. He was united in marriage to Mary Leah Cline of Vienna, Virginia, on February 17, 1946. They have one daughter. At Champaign, in April 1942, he was baptized by Merlin E. Garber. He attended Bridgewater College two years, received an A.B. from the University of Illinois in 1947, and is now doing graduate work at the University of Illinois. His interest in athletics and skill in pole vaulting have led to his participation in the Olympic games. He was licensed at Champaign on November 19, 1943, and ordained on April 9, 1946. In 1946 he served as summer pastor in the Oakley church. For a time he was the assistant pastor at Champaign, Illinois. He is now an assistant professor at the University of Illinois.
Dow A. RIDGELY, son of Ira Ridgely of Richland County, Illinois, and Nancy Ellen Jones Ridgely of Edwards County,
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Illinois, was born November 30, 1879. He was baptized by John Clayborne in February 1901. On November 6, 1907, he married Pearl C. Forney of Parkersburg, Illinois, the daughter of John M. and Delila Berg Forney, who had a large part in establishing Brethren churches in the southern part of our district; she was baptized in 1903 and has been an earnest church worker as chorister, teacher and leader of women's work. In this home were born three sons and four daughters. He attended Illinois State Teach- ers College and Mount Mor- DOW A. RIDGELY AND WIFE ris College. For twenty-seven years he farmed and taught in rural schools. He was elected to the ministry on November 1, 1903, and ordained an elder on November 18, 1911. In the Walnut Grove, Martins Creek and La Motte Prairie churches he has served as min- ister and elder. Since 1943 he has been the secretary of district meeting and since 1942 a member of the district historical committee.
GEORGE HOWARD RIDGELY was born in Richland County, Illinois, August 7, 1893, the son of Ira Oscar and Maranda Bowers Ridgely. He married Mary Edna Spidle on August 30, 1930. Elder W. E. West baptized him on November 11, 1911. After graduating from Lewis Institute he did graduate work at the University of Chicago. From 1926 to 1940 he taught at Lewis Institute; since 1940 he has farmed in Rich- land County. He was elected deacon in 1939. Since 1945
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he has been a member of the district board of administra- tion, and since 1946 the secretary-treasurer of men's work.
MARY EDNA SPIDLE RIDGELY, daughter of E. C. and Annie Elizabeth Kuntz Spidle, was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, July 11, 1896. She was married to George Howard Ridgely on August 30, 1930. She was baptized by Elder W. I. Sheaffer on October 14, 1910. Her B.S. degree was received from Lewis Institute. District director of children's work since 1941, she has also taken part in camp movements and activities.
DOLAR C. RITCHEY was born in Carroll County, Indiana, April 6, 1899, the son of Aaron and Christiana Batzel Ritch- ey. On July 28, 1920, he married Ella May Wenner. On No- vember 6, 1926, he married Lois Mary Teagarden. Three sons were born into this home. He attended normal school at Marion, Indiana, spent two years at Man- chester College, and also studied in the University of Vincennes. He united with the Church of the Brethren on February 2, 1919, and was baptized by W. L. Hatcher. Licensed to the ministry on May 26, 1925, he was ordained to the eldership in 1931. His positions in the church in- clude: farmer and pastor, DOLAR C. RITCHEY AND WIFE Howard church, Indiana; pas- tor and elder, La Motte Pra- irie, Illinois, 1929-1944; pastor and elder, Allison Prairie, Illi-
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nois, 1933-1944; pastor and elder, Beech Grove, Ohio, since 1944; Standing Committeeman once; vice-president, board of administration, and secretary, ministerial board, Southern Illinois; evangelist in a number of congregations. While he was serving the pastorates in our district much of his sup- port came from teaching in the public schools.
OSCAR WILLIAM RITCHEY, son of Dolar C. and Ella May Wenner Ritchey, was born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, November 20, 1921. He was baptized by his father on No- vember 7, 1932. His marriage to Mildred Walton of Hutson- ville, Indiana, took place on June 27, 1943. One term was spent in study at Bethany Biblical Seminary. He was elected to the ministry May 9, 1942; now he follows the occupation of farmer.
THOMAS A. ROBINSON, son of Allen and Mary Showalter Robinson, was born August 3, 1853, near Chandlerville, Illi- nois. In March 1870 he was baptized by Daniel Vaniman. On October 4, 1877, he married Addie Gish; four sons and four daughters were born to them. On October 25, 1880, he was elected to the ministry at Ashland, Illinois. The family moved to Douglas County, Kansas, in 1887; to Mansfield, Illi- nois, in 1900; to Adams County, Illinois, in 1907; to Musca- tine, Iowa, in 1910; later to Maxwell, Iowa; then to Denver, Colorado. He was ordained in 1910. Leaving Denver in 1914, he was pastor at the Alington church, Ohio. He died at Greenville, Ohio, on October 22, 1938.
CHARLES RODDIS was born in Warwick, England, March 19, 1854, the son of Samuel and Louise Brownuch Roddis. He came to America in May 1876. On January 3, 1882, he was married to Elizabeth Cole of Missouri (daughter of Nicholas and Annie Margaret Cole, natives of Germany). One son and one daughter were adopted in their child-
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hood. Sister Roddis died February 14, 1906. On Septem- ber 12, 1907, he married Pearl Lovell of Astoria, Illinois. He united with the Church of England at the age of fifteen, then with the Presbyterian Church after he came to Amer- ica. He and his wife were baptized into the Church of the Brethren on December 2, 1894. He was elected a minister in the Woodland church near Astoria, Illinois, November 5, 1897, and ordained an elder in 1904. As a farmer-minister he served in the Woodland church. He died April 2, 1910.
J. J. SCROGUM was born in Augusta County, Virginia, on January 12, 1867, to George Henry and Rebecca Barger Scrogum. He married Rebecca Miller of Weyers Cave, Vir- ginia, on March 24, 1895; to them were born two sons and two daughters. His education was received in Normal Col- lege, Lewistown, Illinois, the National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, and Bethany Biblical Seminary. He taught school thirteen terms. In April 1895 he was baptized by Abe Garber, elected deacon in 1907, called as a minister in 1914, and ordained an elder in 1930. He has worked in the following capacities: Southern Illinois district Sunday-school secretary, 1906-1907; member of Southern Illinois district mission board, 1908-1913; ten years as traveling secretary for the General Mission Board, Bethany Biblical Seminary, and Elizabethtown College; full-time pastor, Shamokin, Pennsylvania. He organized three churches: Hart, Michigan, Black Fork and Elkins, West Virginia. Sometimes he walked fourteen miles to reach mission points and isolated mem- bers. He regularly attended church for forty-eight years and eight months without a Sunday's absence. He died December 7, 1949, at Elkins, West Virginia.
S. J. C. SENGER was born near Cherry Grove, Virginia, January 19, 1871. He married Ida Bucher on March 23, 1897; to them four sons and five daughters were born. He was bap-
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tized December 13, 1891, elected to the office of deacon Oc- tober 11, 1902, called to the ministry September 1, 1906, and ordained to the eldership October 26, 1927. A preacher in the Woodland church near Astoria, Brother Senger was also a successful farmer and orchardist. He died November 21, 1938.
PHILIP A. SHEARER, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Ziegler Shearer, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, De- cember 19, 1857. He married Sarah B. Gibbel of Auburn, Illinois, December 28, 1882; to them were born one son and three daughters. He married Anna E. Bowman of Cerro Gordo, Illinois, November 2, 1910. In 1881 he moved to Au- burn; in 1918 he retired from the farm and moved to De- catur, Illinois. Becoming a member of the Church of the Brethren in December 1898, he was elected deacon in 1899. From 1903 to 1929 he was the treasurer of the board of trus- tees of the Home at Girard, PHILIP A. SHEARER AND PHILIP SNELL Illinois, and was a trustee of Mount Morris College from 1919 to 1930. In 1918 he en- dowed the Bible department of Mount Morris College with twenty thousand dollars in memory of his daughter, the late Stella Shearer Myers; he also presented a grand piano to the college and gave liberally to other school projects. His death occurred at Decatur on November 7, 1930.
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ERNEST FRANCIS SHERFY, son of John and Louise Kinsie Sherfy, was born in Franklin County, Kansas, January 18, 1883. At the age of thirteen he was baptized. The Scott Valley church, Kansas, called him to the ministry on Febru- ary 20, 1903. After a year in the state normal school at Emporia, Kansas, he taught three years, attended McPher- son College, later studied in Bethany Biblical Seminary and Moody Bible Institute. On May 20, 1908, he married Effie Mae Strohm of Abilene, Kansas. He spent one year in city mission work at Armourdale, Kansas, has held many revival meetings in various states, and has done pastoral work in a number of churches, among which was Woodland in Southern Illinois. At the present he is pastor at Denton, Maryland.
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