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William Swonger Letter Regarding Various Churches, July 1, 1949

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Includes ministers coming to Hathorn and renting an abandoned school house to use for conducting services in 1893. If people desired to support the work of the church they were encouraged to drop off money in a collection box located at the back of the church on a wall. The ministers were disappointed in the support they received as they "moved out."

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In the fall of the same year, a tent meetiing was held by preachers. The writer's mother, Sarah Swonger, was one of the converts. As a result of their tent meeting the work at Hawthorn began.

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Church constructed at Feun, PA.

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Reference to a church being constructed at Kane, PA.

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Writer has 3 sons, one of whom is Floyd Swonger.

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Writer remembers when Willis Brown and his young son C. E. Brown came to a town called Desire in Jefferson Co. to preach.

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Writer's deep love for I. S. McCoy.

Dates

  • Creation: July 1, 1949

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Extent

10 Sheets

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the Anderson University and Church of God Archives Repository

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