J. Horace Germany

Collection contains records for Bay Ridge Christian College. Bay Ridge was a Church of God institution located in the U.S. South. It was founded to serve the African American community and equip them to become pastors for the Church of God. Collection primarily consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, bulletins, and periodicals.

Beginning of the congregation, influential persons, and the buildings used.

Letter describes the history of CHOG doctrine was introduced to Mississippi in 1888 with the first meeting of the D. S. Warner group taking place near Dixon, MS. The group faced mass persecution with D. S. Warner responding with a hymn he wrote titled "Who will Suffer with the Savior." Despite persecution, D. S. Warner was able to establish a church in every community he conducted a gospel meeting with the State Camp location at Dixon, MS.

Correspondence kept in the possession of Bay Ridge Christian College from the time of inception to the 1980s. The information in the correspondence pertains to how the school is running as well as to the violence perpetrated on the university from local town councils in the South.

Contains many newspaper articles concerning Germany's hospitalization from a mob beating in August, 1960.

Also contains the obituary of Mrs. Germany.