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James Willis

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

CHOG in Nebraska, 1949

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Letter refers to a book by John D. Green titled Pioneer Evangelists of the CHOG in the Pacific North West. The letter also mentions that A. L. Byers was the sister of John Green's mother and that Byers met D.S. Warner and accepted the Reformation truth. Continuing, J. P Haner and James Willis conducted meetings on John Green's property while revial meetings were conducted by George and Mary Cole and Lodema Kaser.

Dates: 1949

Dates and Other Info Copied from the Unpublished Book of Mary Hiller Brand, 03.21.1949

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The letter states that J. P Haner and James Willis were going to Kenesaw to preach, G. R. Achor first pastor at Kenesaw in 1890. Annie Kriebel was preaching around 1891. Then, in the summer of 1892, D.S. Warner and E.E. Byrum stopped for a few days in Kenesaw other way to Denver, CO. The letter also details the story of Morgan Mare.

Dates: 03.21.1949

Excerpts from the Autobiography of Mary Heldenbrand concerning earliest preaching in Adams Co, Nebraska, 12.17.1949

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Letter has a cover letter that is from Frank E. Howland, and the rest is an excerpt from Mary Hildenbrand's autobiography. Mentions the Gospel Trumpet, and the arrival of J. P. Haner and James Willis in Kenesaw, Nebraska. The letter also writes of a personal illness and the sale of a barnyard property as well as some facts about the various pastors and their ministries.

Dates: 12.17.1949

Starting the Work in Southern Kansas, 1889 - 1922

 Item — Box CHOG 176, Folder: Kansas
Scope and Contents

Details the first meeting and Sunday school. The church was built in 1902. Work at Kansas City stopped and church was sold as people started to move away. Mentions the church in Arkansas.

Dates: Event: 1889 - 1922

Theophilus A. Phillips biography and cover letter

 Item — Box CHOG 179, Folder: P
Scope and Contents

A two page biography and cover letter on the life and ministry work of Theophilus A. Phillips.

Dates: Event: 1949 - 1950