Reverend Hedges 87 recalls Revolutionary War father
Middletown pastor Rev. Mr. Hedges, age 86 or 87, recounts his father Shaddock Hedges who joined the Continental Army in 1778. Born 1855 near Middletown, he studied at Gettysburg College and served many Pennsylvania congregations before settling as supply pastor at Pleasant Hill. He remembers Civil War scenes and war aftermath with steady health and activity.
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Mr. Hedges
Old Hedges Farm
Catoctin Mountain
Middletown
Mr Hedges
Gettysburg College
Theological Seminary
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Mr. Moles
New Bloomfield
Perryco
York Spring
Adams County
Utica
Lewistown
Newville
Pafletd
Jefferson
Pleasant Hill
South Mountain
McClellan
Pattlefield
Jubal Army
Hedges Farm
High Knob
Hedges
Bettie Hill
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Daniel Bittle
Frank H. Hedges
Clinton Grove
Washington
Interdenominational Bible School Question Raised
Community notice lists Mt Pleasant, Braddock, Church of God, Utica Reformed, and Zion Reformed services with multiple Sunday times. It asks readers whether an interdenominational Bible school can be held in Frederick every summer.
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Frederick
Sunday Services In Local Churches
Local churches list Sunday activities with multiple denominations. Methodists led by Rev J O Wrightson hold Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 and an open air evangelistic service at Boye high school with a Leaders class, plus a 7 80 p m band concert. Other churches include Grace Reformed Evangelical Reformed Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Brethren Saints St Barnabas Chapel St Timothy s Chapel and Salvation Army with varied services and schedule details.
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Methodist Episcopal
J. O. Wrightson
Boye’ High School
Wallace M. Brasheare
Clarksburg
Grace Reformed
Hoover
Evangelical Reformed
Henri L. G. Kieffer
Douglass Hoof
Ory Communion
St Barnabas
Douglass Hooff
St. Timothy's Chapel
W. R. B. Turner
Galvation Army
C. H. Brant
Church Streets
West Patrick Street
Salvation Army
W. Patrick St
Carroll
South Streets
Corps Cadets
South Street
Jail
Quinn A. M
J. M. Ramsburg
Emporia
Kan
The
Royal High School Grounds
Sacred Chamber Music and Solo Pieces Featured
March program lists religious chamber works and sacred pieces by Tobani and Thornton with clarinet solos "Comin' Thro' the Rye" arranged, plus Waltzes "Wedding of the Winds" and "Shadowland" by Muir and Gilbert. Recollections of Stephen Foster and The Star-Spangled Banner noted in medley.
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Chambers
Tobani
Thornton
Albert Y. Boi- Teau
Shadowland
Muire
Gilbert
Mediey
Stephen Foster
Berer
Baptists Bible School Ends With Evening Service at Heights
The Bradock Heights Baptist Bible School concludes with an evening service in the Heights auditorium tomorrow at 7:80 o clock. Dr W E Baylor of the Maryland Baptist Association will preach on A Call to Citizenship. The program includes orchestra, prayer, hymn, sermon, announcements, offering and benediction followed by a sacred band concert. Next Sunday July 30 Rev Paul E Holdcraft Baltimore former pastor of United Brethren Walkershifre will speak at the evening service.
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Baptists’ Bible School
Braddock Heights
the Heights
W. E. Barlor
Maryland Baptist Association
Baylor
Paul E. Holdcraft
Baltimoore
United Brethren ‘Eength
Walkershifre
Brethree Eharth
Keedystili
Washington
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A. Hedges
Tnt
Mt. Pleasan
B. B. Carrahan
Mt. Pleasant
Grace Trinity
Pearl
Braddock Lutheran
W. Hess
Church of God
L. FP. Murray
S. A. Kipe
Sabillasville
Hubert Lea Bair
St. Paul's Reformed Church
Utica Mills
Jacob Rohrback
Zion Reformed Church
Charlesville
Coh
Contany
Steno Hee
Jen
Evangelical Lutheran
G. Rupp
William A. Wade
Baltimore
Church of the Brethren
J. Kurtz Miller
H J. Beachler
Harrisburg
Valley View
Billy
Saints
R. Drummond
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wallace M. Brashears
Grace Reformed Church
East Second Street
James E. Doll
Optician
Tate
Frederick, MD
Columbus
Baptist Bible School
Heights
RM HI
Nicodemus Ice Cream Co
Westinghouse
the Potomac Public Service Co
North Market St
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