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S. Olive Widdowson and Adopted Daughter
ADAM WISE (1809-1897) was born in Washington County, the oldest of eighteen children. His grandparents came from Schwarzenau, Germany. His parents were followers of the Word and trained their children in the duties of the Christian religion. Three of their sons, Adam, David, and John, be- came ministers. On his mother's side his grandparents also were members of the Church of the Brethren. On December 19, 1830, he was married to Synth Hupp. Of their nine children, one son, Henry, became a Brethren minis- ter, and Frederick became a dea- con. In 1850 Brother Wise moved into Greene County, where the - Ryerson Station congregation called him to the ministry; in this field he served faithfully more than forty-five years. No record was kept of his baptisms, funer- als, and weddings, but they were many. In his early church work, about 1856, he organized the first Sunday-school in his congrega- tion, at the Hart's Run school-
Adam Wise
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house, about twenty years before the church was built .- Information from Blough's history, pages 560-562
"JOHN WISE was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, May 18, 1822. It is a matter of interest that his grandfather had come from Schwarzenau, Germany. At the age of seventeen he began teaching school; he taught thirty-two terms. On February 27, 1847, he married Nancy Grable; six sons and four daughters were born to them. He united with the Church of the Brethren at the age of twenty in the Ten Mile congregation in Pennsylvania. On October 18, 1843, he was called to the ministry. On October 18, 1854, he was ordained to the eldership. In December 1867 he moved to Iowa. Other states in which he ministered were Illinois, Texas, and Kansas. He moved to the Mul- berry Grove church, Illinois, about 1879; there he was elder-in-charge for three years. He held many offices in the church: moderator of district meeting twice; Standing Committeeman twenty-seven times; moderator of Annual Conference once and reader fifteen times. As a pulpit orator he had few equals. A perfect voice, excellent language and a remarkable command of words made it a pleasure to listen to him. It can well be said that he was a leader of the leaders in the church. The larger part of his work was done in the church at Conway Springs, Kansas. A few years before the close of his life he lost his eyesight. He died on June 26, 1909."-Taken from Church of the Brethren in Southern Illinois
GEORGE WOLFE, SR., and his son, George, Jr., were among those church leaders who passed through our midst and went on to leave a lasting imprint upon the pages of the history of our district and also of the Brotherhood. It was in 1787 that the Wolfe family moved from Lancaster County to Fayette County, where they located on a farm about ten miles from Uniontown. This was during the days of the westward expansion. Elder Wolfe is said to have built many boats for those who joined the westward march of civilization. The boats took the families down the Monongahela River toward the Ohio. He was the first Brethren elder to settle west of the Allegheny Mountains in what is now the Western District of Pennsylvania. After several years of watching his neighbors and friends begin their journey down the river, he built for himself a boat and in 1800 the Wolfe family moved on to Kentucky to establish a home and to help with the little church colony in the wilderness there.
There were six sons and two daughters in the family. On March 3, 1803, George, Jr., was married to Anna Hunsacker, the only single girl in the Kentucky settlement at the time. George, Jr., and his brother, Jacob, migrated to Illinois in 1808, where, later, George was instru- mental in establishing the Church of the Brethren in that state. For a most interesting account of this son, read the story of the Wolfes in Church of the Brethren in Southern Illinois. In 1809 Elder George Wolfe, Sr., whose home was still in Kentucky, was on a preaching mis- sion in Missouri and Illinois. He became ill and died in Kaskaskia, Illinois, about fifty miles from the homes of his sons. Elder Wolfe not only planted the church well in many communities in the new country,
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but he also gave, through his children, notable leadership for years to come. Elder George Wolfe, Jr., was well known in the Brotherhood and served his generation admirably. David, the son of Elder George Wolfe, Jr., was also an elder. Jacob Wolfe was the father of Elder George Wolfe of California.
WILLIAM WOLFORD (September 14, 1877-December 1, 1950) was the youngest son of Jacob L. and Catharine (Rummel) Wolford. He attended public school at Waterford. In 1896 he was united in marriage to Clare D. Beam. To them were born six daughters and two sons. William joined the church in 1900 and immediately began taking a very active part in the work of the church. In June 1901 he was elected a deacon of the Waterford church, which at that time was called the Ligonier Valley church. He was elected to the ministry June 21, 1902, and advanced to the second degree in 1904. In 1906 he and his family moved to California, where they helped establish a new church at Reedley and worked with the Sunday school, too. After eighteen months they came back to Waterford. He has been a minister of the Waterford church for many years. Since he never had a salary, he always had to depend on outside work for living expenses. He was given small gifts from time to time. He and his faithful wife were the main hub of the Waterford church for many years. She led the singing, helped to train the children for service, and taught a Sunday-school class for more than forty years. On June 13, 1944, this good brother and sister received one of the hardest blows of their lives. Their youngest son, Thomas, was killed in the invasion of France, but they placed their faith in God and Brother William was in his usual place the Sunday following notification. Surely God gave him strength. He never kept any record of his work such as baptisms and money or time given to the Lord. He always said that if the Lord did not keep the books there would be no account. He advocated tithing and always helped when there was any work or repairing to be done at the church. Almost every Sunday he illustrated some point in his sermon by put- ting a chalk picture on the blackboard.
GEORGE WASHINGTON WRIGHT (November 29, 1897-) is the son of Sardis N. and Emma (Rothacker) Wright of Fostoria, Ohio. On August 21, 1910, he was baptized. As a young man he learned the up- holstering trade and found employment in automobile factories. He was united in marriage with Eva I. Byerly on September 4, 1921. Com- ing to Uniontown he founded his own business, which was named the Wright Body and Paint Shop. The Uniontown church elected him to the superintendency of the Sunday school, which office he held for twenty-one years. For eight years he spent his Sunday afternoons teaching a class at the Fairchance mission. He was elected to the min- istry August 4, 1930, and became the pastor of the Fairchance church. During 1941 he served as interim pastor at the Uniontown church. The following year he accepted a call to the pastorate of the Rummel church. Brother Wright was installed into the elder's office in 1943 at a District Meeting held in the Windber church. He served on the Standing Com- mittee at Annual Conference in 1943 and also 1948. He has been a mem-
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ber of the District Ministerial Board since 1947. The work with the Rummel church was closed September 1, 1950. The Wrights are now serving the Pitsburg church, Ohio. There were six children born into this home: Duane, Richard (deceased February 1946), Myrtle, wife of John Henderson, Marilyn, Myra, and Marjorie.
George Washington Wright and Wife
MRS. GEORGE W. WRIGHT (June 16, 1901-) served the district as president of Women's Work from 1935 to 1944. She came to our state from Fostoria, Ohio, in September 1921. The daughter of Oscar and Myrtle (Ferral) Byerly, Eva has been an energetic leader in many fields of Christian work. She attended Manchester College before her marriage to George W. Wright in 1921. Aside from the years given to Women's Work as president, she served as secretary-treasurer of the Women's Work Organization of the region from 1941 to 1949. From 1941 until 1950 she was a state field worker for the Pennsylvania W.C.T.U. In these busy years she also found time to give to Camp Harmony as dean of junior girls for three seasons. As a pastor's wife since 1930 she has expended much of her time and talent sharing the work of her husband and caring for a growing family of two sons and four daughters, but always in her busy days there was the extra time for the extra tasks that had to be done.
GEORGE E. YODER (January 20, 1884-), the only son of Emanuel and Sarah (Livengood) Yoder, was born on a farm near Salisbury, where he spent the first twenty years of his life. He attended summer normal schools and completed a course in land and mine surveying at Prince William Academy in Virginia. He was united in marriage to Clara Beachy, daughter of Christian C. and Anna (Coblentz) Beachy
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of Sugar Creek, Ohio, on February 21, 1906. March 1951 marks the forty-fifth anniversary of the election and installation of Brother Yoder into the ministry of the church in the Elk Lick congregation. The first three years of his ministry were given to the Salisbury church, he being the only minister in the congrega- tion. From 1909 to 1913 he served as pastor of the Summit Mills congregation. Three years were then given to evangelistic work and serving the Maple Grove and Accident churches of Western Maryland. From 1916 to July 1, 1919, he George E. Yoder and Wife served the Norristown church, going from there to New Enterprise. In 1926 he went to the New Carlisle church of South- ern Ohio, where he worked until 1933, when he moved back to this dis- trict and took up the work at Scalp Level, remaining until December 31, 1945. Since then he has been at the Arbutus Park mission, which is located within the limits of the Walnut Grove congregation of Johnstown.
LEVI KING ZIEGLER (October 2, 1888-), oldest of ten children of Daniel and Katherine (King) Ziegler, was born in Berks County. When he was three months old he moved with his parents to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, near Denton, and was there reared on a farm. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Juniata College, being gradu- ated with the class of 1929. He was united in marriage with Grace Ulmer, daughter of John and Annie (Ulmer) Kline of Lancaster, on January 10, 1912. No children were born to this union. His wife died on June 10, 1935. On August 18, 1936, he was united in marriage with Mamie Keller Leiter, daughter of J. H. and Leah (Keeny) Keller, of Shrewsbury. She had four children from her former marriage to Laban W. Leiter: Eugene, Emerson, Laban, and Dorothy. Brother Ziegler united with the church in the Ridgely congregation, Maryland, on August 8, 1902. The same congregation called him to the ministry on January 6, 1911. He was ordained in the Shamokin congregation on December 12, 1915. The Denton congregation, Maryland, witnessed his ordination to the eldership, September 6, 1919. He was pastor at Shamokin from August 1, 1914, to September 1, 1917; Denton, Mary- land, March 1, 1919, to July 1, 1924; Williamsburg, August 1, 1924, to September 1, 1929; and Waynesboro, September 1, 1929, to July 1, 1941. He was director of the civilian public service camp at Kane from July 1941 to May 1943. From May 1943 to August 30, 1944, he was the
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Levi King Ziegler and Wife
supervisor of CPS men working on dairy farms and as dairy testers under the sponsorship of the Brethren Service Committee in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and West Virginia. On September 1, 1944, he located at Huntingdon to become the executive secretary for the districts of Western, Middle, and Southeastern Penn- sylvania, doing some work for Juniata College. On September 1, 1947, he located at Lemoyne and established an office from which he serves the entire Eastern Region. He has been a member of district boards and has been moderator and secretary of district meetings. He has held many evangelistic meetings and served the church in many other capacities. Sister Ziegler has served for several summers as the dieti- tian and dining hall manager at Camp Harmony Training School, being admirably trained for satisfying the appetites of the large groups of campers through her previous work at Camp Kane. She is equally capable of church leadership in many fields. At present she is the treasurer of the Women's Department of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches.
Samuel Peter Zimmerman
(1) SAMUEL PETER ZIMMERMAN (January 31, 1844-January 1, 1920), the son of Peter and Sarah (Ream) Zimmerman, was born in Brothers- valley Township. On November 12, 1865, he married Mary C. Beam, daughter of Elder C. I. Beam. They were the parents of Sadie, wife of John W. Rummel, who was the mother of Elder W. D. and Reverend Paul Rummel; Annie, wife of William Koontz; and Elder Jacob and Charles Zimmerman. Sister Zimmerman passed away September 15, 1896. On December 26, 1904, he married her youngest sister, Agnes
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Samuel Peter Zimmerman and Wife
Blough, the widow of Simon D. Blough, and helped in the rearing of her family of sons, among whom were Elders Charles W. and Galen R. Blough. He was a real inspiration to them. Elder Samuel Zimmer- man was a forceful preacher. He was co-elder of the Quemahoning congregation for many years with P. J. Blough, feeling deeply the weight of responsibility upon the passing of the latter. He was active in the work of the church until the end, having prepared a sermon for the Sunday of his death, which was read later by his grandson. His closing words were "We thank thee, Father, for thy tender mercies and thy loving kindness.
(2) JACOB S. ZIMMERMAN (July 7, 1871-July 16, 1943), son of Elder S. P. Zimmerman, was born in Somerset County. At the age of seventeen he united with the Maple Springs church. On October 2, 1893, he was elected to the ministry, and was ordained to the elder- ship about 1910. He studied at Juniata College several years and at Bethany Biblical Seminary three years. In 1900 he left our district and has since served in many districts of the Brotherhood in various capacities. He was a member of the General Sunday School Board. He worked in the pastorates of the churches at Yakima, Washington; Long Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Modesto, California; and Fruita, Colo- rado. He retired to La Verne, California, in 1936. On July 31, 1892, he was married to Catharine Cable, daughter of Joseph Cable. A con- stant, faithful, and efficient companion for more than fifty years, she lives to cherish his memory. They reared two daughters.
FREDERICK R. ZOOK (November 10, 1870-1951), oldest of six chil- dren of John H. and Hannah Fishel Zook, was born near Curryville, Bedford County. Brother Zook united with the church in the Clover
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Creek congregation, where he was elected to the ministry in 1905 and ordained in 1910. He represented his congregation many times at Dis- trict and Annual Conference. On September 1, 1922, he became pastor of the Shade Creek congregation, where he served faithfully until 1927. Brother Zook then returned to Martinsburg, where he died. He was united in marriage on August 9, 1893, with Anna, daughter of George and Elizabeth Wineland Seedenburg, of Fredericksburg. They were the parents of four sons and four daughters .- Part of this data taken from the Middle District history, page 556
NEVIN H. ZUCK (June 17, 1915-) was born at Ephrata, a son of Elder and Mrs. A. W. Zuck. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Elizabethtown College in 1936, a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Eastern Baptist Seminary in 1939, and a Master of Sacred Theology de- gree from Mt. Airy Lutheran Semi- nary in 1941. He held pastorates in Philadelphia and Ambler, coming to Uniontown in 1942. In 1945 he ac- cepted the care of the Elizabethtown church and college, where he is at present. He is a member of the board of directors of Bethany Bibli- cal Seminary, serving as a civilian chaplain in the veteran hospital in New Jersey, was a radio speaker for two years, and worked in summer church camps. A popular and able orator, he is much sought as a speaker and has been on Annual Meeting programs several times. His wife, who was Leah Musser, daugh- ter of Elder and Mrs. N. K. Musser, is at present director of the Home- Nevin H. Zuck builders Department of our National Council of Women's Work. They have two daughters, Barbara Ann and Mary Louise, and a small son, Nevin H.
OTHER MINISTERS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FOR WHOM NO BIOGRAPHIES WERE FURNISHED
Adams, Wesley A. (Middle Creek and Johnstown congrega- tions) 191 Spring Street, Aliquippa
Alexander, Ira M.
Alwine, Paul
Route 4, Lebanon
Ankrum, J. V.
Tarentum
Bail, Mrs. S. W.
(Ten Mile congregation)
Bailey, Arthur
(Morgantown church)
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Beal, Jessie L. Beery, C. O.
Bloom, Louis D. Blough, Homer E.
(Pastor, Roxbury church)
Blough, Paul
Route 1, Windber
Blough, Robert
(Pastor, Hyndman church, 1952)
Blough, Walter H.
Route 1, Boswell
Blough, William
Bond, William
1040 Griswold Street, Sharon (Elbethel church)
Bowman, Robert Cover
Bowser, D. Luke
Bowser, Robert B.
1118 Vine Street, Connellsville (Glade Run congregation)
Bracken, Donald
200 Summit Avenue, Johnstown
Brallier, Daniel S.
Brendlinger, C. D.
(Manor congregation) Penn Run
Bridge, Jacob Brillhart, J. A.
(Rockton congregation) Westover
Brubaker, W. N.
Buechley, David
Buechley, Elias K.
Burkett, Clinton J.
(Elk Lick congregation) (Elk Lick congregation) 1913 DuPont Avenue, South Minneapolis, Minnesota
(Rockton congregation)
(Son of John H.), Robinson
Crouse, William Dean
3435 Van Buren Street, Chicago, Illinois Route 2, Box 174, Johnstown
Deffenbaugh, Gerald E. Dell, Jacob Detrick, W. C.
(Pastor, Sipesville church)
Dodge, Arthur L.
(Pastor, Plum Creek church
Donaldson, Don L.
Donaldson, Wilbur
Driver, Carl
Indiana (Pastor, Uniontown church)
(Pastor, Georges Creek congregation)
(Middle Creek congregation)
(Georges Creek congregation)
Eshelman, M. M.
(Clarion congregation)
(Cumberland church, Maryland)
(Pastor, Bethel, DuBois) Route 3, Indiana
(Manor congregation) (Johnstown congregation) (Georges Creek congregation)
Gans, John D.
Garland, O. Russell
123 James Street, East Mckeesport
Gary, Robert D. Gaunt, W. A. Gingrich, Jacob H.
Glover, Henry H. Good, Jacob Goodman, John H.
(Indian Creek congregation) (Pastor, Plum Creek church) 34 Fairview Court, Johnstown
1337 Roxbury Avenue, Johnstown
Brubaker, Walter F.
Clark, E. Findley Clawson, John B.
Driver, C. M. Dull, John Durr, Francis F.
Evans, Lester S. Fern, Guy S. Fisher, Leo Fouch, James Fry, Levi Fyock, Samuel H.
3312 West 38th Street, Erie (Elk Lick congregation) (Pastor, Georges Creek congregation) 81 Maurice Street, Uniontown (Berlin congregation) (Erie, Clarion congregation)
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Hamstead, Obed
(Pastor, Morgantown church)
Hershberger, Ronald
Route 1, Johnstown Davidsville
Holsinger, Leonard R.
(Pastor, Red Bank church)
Hopkins, John Hull, Robert T.
(Middle Creek and Mt. Joy churches)
Irwin, W. S.
(Pastor, Plum Creek and Indiana)
Kaylor, Earl C., Jr.
Route 1, Greensburg
Kerschensteiner, Edward
Sand Patch
Knieriem, Irvin
Route 3, Meyersdale
Knieriem, Samuel
Route 3, Meyersdale
Lemon, Paul A.
Lewisburg
Loom, Glen Lutz, Peter
(Old Conemaugh congregation)
Mack, Jacob
(Georges Creek congregation)
Matula, Mrs. Elsie Berg
Route 1, Johnstown
Middlekauff, John C.
(Pastor, Georges Creek congregation)
Miller, DeWitt H.
(Pastor, Cumberland church, Maryland)
Miller, Howard
(Elk Lick congregation)
Miller, Oliver W.
(Pastor, Windber and Central City)
Morgan, Roland R.
(Berlin congregation)
Nedrow, Robert A.
(Indian Creek Valley congregation)
Nicholson, John, Sr.
(Indian Creek Valley congregation)
Osterwise, John G.
249 Avenue A, Forrest Hills, Pittsburgh
Replogle, Jacob Schue, Albert C.
(Pastor, Red Bank church) 544 Franklin Street, West Reading
Shallenberger, Clyde R.
(Cumberland church, Maryland)
Snavely, Harvey M.
3435 Van Buren Street, Chicago, Illinois
Speicher, Richard D.
(Middle Creek and Ligonier congregations)
Sanner, Jacob W.
(Pittsburgh church)
Showalter, J. Lester Wampler, Guy E. Wampler, J. B.
(Cowanshannock congregation)
Wareham, Roscoe
(Hyndman church)
Widdowson, James
(Manor congregation)
Wimmer, J. H.
(Pastor, County Line and Montgomery)
Wood, George
(Clarion congregation)
Wolfe, Calvin R.
(Pastor, Markleysburg congregation)
Wolfe, Marshall R.
(Pastor, Morgantown church)
Zimmerman, Dale H.
Route 2, New Bethlehem
Zimmerman, William
Route 1, Hollsopple
Morgantown, Georges Creek congregation)
Minnich, O. L.
221 East Main Street, Ligonier
Musser, Peter
Shanholtz, Vernon N.
Star Route, Mt. Pleasant
(Pastor, Elk Lick congregation)
EDITOR'S NOTE: If space permitted, perhaps another hundred names could be added to this list of ministers who have served in our district during the past two centuries.
Hironemus, Leon
Davidsville
Route 1, Grampian
Western Pennsylvania Delegation at the Bicentennial Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, 1908 See names on page 644
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EDITORIAL NOTE: It seems fitting that this picture be added to our history. It includes many official and lay leaders of the dis- trict at that time, and we think their families and friends will appreciate this picture.
A second reason for including it is the similarity in titles. This Annual Conference was presented to the Brotherhood through the book, Two Centuries of the Church of the Brethren: Bicentennial Addresses. When we decided to call this volume Two Centuries of the Church of the Brethren in Western Penn- sylvania, the question of similarity was considered, and the decision was made on the basis that the titles would be comple- mentary rather than a duplication. The photo and the names are provided by Assistant Editor Alvin G. Faust.
W. J. H.
Names of Those in the Picture on Page 643
Seated on ground, left to right: 1, Amanda Weaver (Idleman); 2, . . ; 3, William M. Howe; 4, P. J. Blough; 5, Mrs. P. J. Blough; 6, . . ; 7, Mary Barthelow; 8, Mary Miller (Shellenberger); 9, Hannah Ritchey Weaver; 10, Mabel Miller
On chairs: 1, Eliza Gnagey (Sweitzer); 2, Noah J. Hoffman; 3, . ..; 4, Mrs. Noah J. Hoffman; 5, John Wertz; 6, Mrs. John Wertz; 7, Jonas A. Weaver; 8, Mrs. Mary Shaffer Weaver; 9, Jerome E. Blough; 10, Stephen Weaver (of Michigan, formerly of Western Pennsylvania); 11, Josiah L. Weaver
Standing: 1, Isaac Lehman; 2, David Ribblett; 3, Lewis Rummel; 4, Jacob Knavel; 5, Ada Beeghley; 6, . . . ; 7, Della Gnagey (Minnich) ; 8, Ella Pearson; 9, Sara Pearson; 10, Alonzo Rummel; 11, Minnie Howe (Kinsey); 12, ...; 13, Ida C. Shumaker; 14, ...; 15, Alvin G. Faust; 16, Peter Knavel
Appendix
MISSION ADDENDA The Erie Church
From the days of John Goodman, who lived in Erie in 1867, we have no record of activities until April 1951, when a meeting was held in the Y.M.C.A., followed by the first Sunday school and worship service in the Perkins Presbyterian church, on June 10, 1951.
Brown Avenue U. P. Church and Annex, Erie
When the summer pastor, Daniel Flory, closed his work, William Bannister, a minister of the Men- nonite faith, cared for the work until Thanksgiv- ing, 1952, except for the summer pastorate of Tom Shoemaker from June 1 until August 27. Sunday services were held in the Seventh Day Adventist church, 245 East 10th Street.
A love feast was held in the Perkins church in 1951 and again in 1952. Midweek services were held in the homes, but an effort is being made to lease the Brown Avenue United Presbyterian church, with the privilege of purchasing it. Edgar Sol- lenberger, the first convert, was baptized August 26, 1952, when the church photo was taken.
Elder Alvin G. Faust became the week-end pastor on December 14, 1952. There will likely be sufficient active membership for an organization soon.
Monroeville Community Church of the Brethren
When Brother and Sister W. H. Shumaker moved from Pittsburgh to the com- munity of Monroeville in 1931, there were no other known members here. As the community grew, and here and there a few Brethren located near, in January 1952 the Shumaker family deeded two large lots (over an acre) to the District Mission Board.
W. J. Hamilton was employed as the Mission Organizer, locating in Monroeville May 5, 1952. On June 1 a Sunday school was opened in the old William Penn Auc- tion Barn, with a short sermon following. Services were continued there until September 28.
On July 6, a dedication of the church site, with a ground-breaking service, was held in the afternoon, with sixty-eight present. Construction of a ground story, thirty-eight by forty-four feet, was pushed rapidly, and on Sunday, November 9, services were resumed. It is hoped that funds will be available to build the sanc- tuary in 1953.
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