Marion C. Cox
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
CHOG in Lexington Community in Ashland, KS, Dated 5/3/1949
Includes a cover letter by L. W. Irons. Includes how the church started as a Sunday school and prayer meetings. Lists the pastors and evangelists that worked there, purchase and dedication of the building, and ending their debt on the church.
Info About CHOG in Columbus, KS, Dated 4/23/1949
Note it uses the word colored to describe the black congregation. Information was furnished by Mrs. Eita Sheldon. Pilgrim services were started in 1889 in private homes and rented halls. A building was constructed in 1911 with an integrated worship service.
Western Ozark County, 5.24.1949
Letter contains some first hand knowledge about CHOG in Western Ozark County, but part of it was obtained from J. B. Heriford from Mammond, MO. The letter states that the services were conducted by the W.S. Trout in 1915 in a church building, school houses, and tents. An official CHOG building was constructed 1933. The letter also contains a short bio on J. W. Findley, his wife, Ruth Vickers Findley, and his two sons.