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Early History of Lawrence County Sabbath School
The article recounts the 60 year history of the Lawrence County Sabbath School Association from its beginnings in the 1830s through 1913. It highlights founding figures like Rev. Robert Sample and Dr. William M. Taylor, key meetings in New Castle and Whitehall, growth in schools and departments, temperance pledges, and the county’s leading role in state Sabbath school work with 122 schools and 22,585 enrolled. It notes anniversaries, conventions, and a broad roster of contributors across denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Stratton
William M. Taylor
Lawrence County Sabbath School Association
M. W. Leslie
Taylor
Lawrence County Sabbath School
Sample
White
New Castle
Old Presbyterian Church
Corner County Line
Beaver Streets
Amzi Semple
Wells Bushnell
Erie
Joseph White
Mahoningtown
D. W. C. Hervey
John D. Norton
H. W. Shurick
A. G. Kirk
John Alford
J. S. Grimes
Joseph Kissick
A. W. Phipps
John Taylor
William Griffith
S. M. Young
T. Denormandy
Whitehall
Central Presbyterian Church
G. W. Clark
D. D
New Castle District
Robert McMillan
William Taylor
Messrs
A. Kirkpatrick
J. R. King
R.B. McComb
Sanitary Commission
Lawrence County
Boys In Blue
R. A. Browne
D.D
Free Presbyterian
County Convention
Association
Hillsville
Sabbeth Schools
W. E. Porter
Keystone
George A. Peltz
State Association
Old Lawrence
State
Front Line
Our
Dry
Jerusalem Lutheran
W. W. Wythe
Palestine
John the Baptist
Zurich
Switzerland
Harriet Blanchard
Mallie Jack
Washington
N. L. Clark
G. B. Woodworth
Margaret Smith
Cincinnati
J. M. Mealy
John Wellar
Calkins
C. C. Sankey
J. §. Dice, Mrs. George E. Treadwell, J. 8. DuShane
Martha Wells
Jas. A. Gardner
J. T. Blackwood
J. M. Martin
D. S. Morris
M. S. Marquis
R. G. Roscamp
H. S. Boyd
Clara Phipps
Laura Stevenson
R. A. McKinney
J. G. Nothdurft
W. N. Aiken
Addie Barker Donnan
S. J. Crowe
J. T. Gleason
A. D. Simpson