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Spiritual meetings and tragic loss at Lawn Hill crossing
Tray Dooley recounts a tale of friendship between Denna Gundy Acre at Lawn Hill and Alexander Pound of New Providence begun on a train to a training camp. They were baptized by Brother Watson, later both stricken with spinal meningitis. Pound died in Mercy, Missouri after a series of meetings. Church notices, social updates, and local events follow with names, gatherings, and daily life notes from the area.
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Lawn Hill
Alexander Pound
New ‘Providence
Alex
Watson
W Watson
Mercy
Bunday School
Walcome
Norviges
Miner
Pasel