Seal Chapel Formed In Early 1890
On January 10 1891 a group formed to establish a church at No 5 School House with Coleman Seal donating the ground The trustees included Coleman Seal Walter Parks and J F Brown The church finished in 1892 and 16 ministers served through 1949 Attendance peaked at 152 in 1928 The church halted services about 2 1/2 years ago due to deaths and emigration
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No. 5
G. W. Man.Rrum
J. S. Hanks
Coleman Seal
Mitt Seal
J. M. Clark
G. W. Mangrum
W. Parks
T. Holtzclaw
Anna Bonner
Thomas Holtzclaw
Joseph Wood
A. P. Brown
Walter Parks
J. F. Brown
G. W. Leathers
Fred Brockett
Harry Corcoran
Dewey Holtzclaw
Seal Chapel
The Bridle of Self Government in Youth
A brief exhortation on self government stressing the tongue, appetites, and passions as unruly members. It argues for the bridle of self restraint taught by wise parents and personal discipline to avoid ruin and cultivate steady behavior. The text emphasizes individual responsibility and gradual ease with practice.
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David
Quote on self-control and wisdom from a historic sermon
The passage urges steady will and firm trust in God to govern one's own spirit. It echoes the proverb that self mastery is greater than conquering a city. The message emphasizes disciplined character and spiritual guidance as the path to leadership.
A Recipe for Silence and Self Control
A satire describes a concoction of malice envy and gossip as a dangerous brew to speak evil. It warns a milder antidote with good nature and circumspection to curb the itch of gossip and urges restraint in public talk.
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Tabitha Tentable
Nancy Night Walker
American Sunday School Union celebrates sesquicentennial tone
The message from White County through the Rural Home Missionary Society of America the American Sunday School Union notes a 1967 sesquicentennial celebration. It recalls circuit riders Stephen Paxson and John McCoughly and links Frances Scott Key and James Pollock to the union. The report highlights 150 missionary families in 40 states and identifies Rev. James Johnson of Eldorado as the Southeastern Illinois missionary.
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White County
Rural Home Missionary Society of America
American Sunday School Union
Hill and Dale
Stephen Paxson
John McCoughly
Frances Scott Key
James Pollock
God We Trust
Pioneer Rural Missionary Society
Illinois
James Johnson
Eldorado
Johnson
Seven Mistakes of Man Echoed by Reformers
A writer lists seven human faults including crushing others to rise, worrying about unchangeable matters, insisting on impossibilities, clinging to trifles over important tasks, neglecting reading, forcing others to share beliefs, and failing to save money. The piece mentions Mr. Johnson in rural White County aiding Bible schools and missions from the Lakes District, with offices in Chicago and Philadelphia and Rev. Lester E. Spencer as a missions director.
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White County
Johnson
Lakes District
Marvin B. McLean
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Lester E. Spencer
Zion Church’s Long Faithful History in Carmi Illinois
A 90 plus German families arrival in 1856 spurs the founding of Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church. Early ministers served Mt. Carmel circuit amid persecution as the first church opened in 1857. Second building dedicated in 1893 with later additions and a 1947 shared parsonage. The Carmi Assembly of God is linked to the General Council of the Assemblies of God, founded in 1914 at Hot Springs Arkansas.
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S. Dickover
Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church
Dickover
Joseph Fisher
Chr
Wessling
Mt. Carmel
Magdalene Miller
Rieb
Zion Church
Indiana Conference
Evangelical Association
Carmi
Emmanuel Church
E. J. Nitsche
Women's Missionary Society
W.S.W.S
W. E. Snyder
Men of Zion Church
Men of Emmanuel Church
Organization of Evangelical United Brethren Men
Brotherhood
Carl Gammel
Everett M. Lee
Warsaw
Illinois
Lee
Carmi Assembly of God
General Council of the
Assemblies of God
Springfield
Missouri
General Council of the Assemblies of God
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Year of the Bible proclaimed in Illinois in 1966
Governor Otto Kerner designates 1966 as The Year of the Bible in Illinois to honor the American Bible Society 150th anniversary. The proclamation cites biblical society work, historic old Bibles cherished by families, and a new Bible house opening in New York City. Illinois joins fifteen states in the designation.
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Ilinois
Otto Kerner
American Bible Society
United States
Illinois
State of
Arkansas
California
Florida
Iowa
Kentucky
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Assembly of God Church History Highlights and Leaders
The Assembly of God Church traced its roots to 1940 under Rev. Haskell Rogers in Oklahoma. It formed on North Second Street, moved to Main Cross in 1941, closed during WWII, then reopened in 1946 under Mrs. Tessie Nelson. The congregation expanded from a basement home, to a garage on West Oak Street, and finally to the Ninth and Sycamore lots with a sanctuary in 1950 and annex in 1955.
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Everett M. Lee
Carmi Assembly of God Church
Haskell Rogers
Oklahoma
North Second Street
Main Cross
Tessie Nelson
Assembly Church
South Seventh Street
West Oak Street
Ninth and Sycamore
Ruben Gammels
Ruben Gammel
Carl Gammel
Michigan
Our Savior Lutheran Church Founded in Carmi in 1948
The Our Savior Lutheran Church in Carmi traces its start to 1948 after Rev. Herbert G. Halter. it began in a tent on Third and Cherry Streets and was dedicated September 26, 1948. By 1950 Rev. Frederick Hahn and later Rev. Halter led the congregation, which now numbers 29 communicant, 46 baptized, and eight voting members, with plans to relocate from the old site.
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Our Savior Lutheran Church
Carmi
Phillipstown
KFTO
M. J. Schliebe
Mission Board
Southern Illinois
Lutheran Church---Missouri Synod
A. G. Cornfield
Hope Lutheran Church of
Mt. Carmel
First Baptist Church
Third and
Cherry Streets
H. Rehwaldt
South Eleventh Street
Cornfield
Frederick Hahn
Herbert Halter
Trinity Lutheran Church
McLeansboro
Money need in church and marriage feud
A reader recalls a friend quitting church over constant money pleas by the preacher. He then compares it to a divorce suit where the wife allegedly begged for money daily, asking for small sums each day.
Joke at courthouse over money and marriage
A man testifies in court claiming he has not given his wife any money yet as the judge asks what she did with it. The man replies with a humorous mispronunciation stating he hasn't given her any money.
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Jedge
Real Sermon Recognition Turns on Hearing Aid
A preacher feels praised after a morning service when a silent member reveals the praise was for ten years of waiting to buy a hearing aid. The tale ends with a reminder that those who complain often miss generosity.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seal
Goldie Boyer
Roy Pearce
Claude Barnes
Carmi Presbyterian Church
Assembly of God Church
Lutheran Church
Herbert G. Halter
Republican Herald
U. S
Cherry St. Carmi, Iii
Poopet
Grace
Eleganeh
Jewelers
L&n Watch
Walnut Street
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