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Missionary Pierce Honored in California Centennial
The article recalls Rev. Viavel Scott Mines and Trinity church in San Francisco, then centers on Charles Osie Pierce of El Dorado county. Pierce walked about 60 miles weekly for 42 years, aiding neighbors, preaching, and serving without salary, until his death on March 15, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Missionary Society of the Episcopal Church
Jim Marshall
Sutter's Mill
Sacramento Valley
Lexington
Viavel Scott Mines
Trinity Church
San Francisco
Charles Osie Pierce
Moreland
Francis
el Dorado County
Pierce
Placerville
Father Pierce