Stone, Mary Ruth

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This collection contains a bibliography of Ruth Starnes Craven's publications and her licensed minister certificate, as well as five series of materials. Series 1 includes her published articles and series 2 contains pre-publication typescripts of her writings. Series 3 is a small file of research materials she used and series 4 includes correspondence. Series 5 is her sermon materials and ministry diaries.

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Note from donor: "Bible Training School Trio: (l to r) Ruth Waters, Willie Ree Murphree, Louise Burgess in Kentucky with a host family. The BTS Trio sang, preached and recruited new students during summer breaks. (circa 1940)"

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Note from donor: "Girls' Quintet, 10th and Florida Avenue Church of God, Jacksonville, Florida: (1st on left) Ruth Waters, late 1930s"

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two printed pages including a panoramic student body photograph with Ruth Waters, her two brothers, and future husband identified in the photograph

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The General Photograph Collection at the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center contains:

1. Photographs of persons, events, institutions, and buildings related to the Church of God.

2. Photographs related to other Pentecostal denominations or Charismatic ministries.

3. Photographs related to the history of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements.

The collection is arranged in folders by subject (names, places, events).

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Note from donor: "One of the hightlights of Ruth Waters Morris Stant's life and ministry was the six year period (1970-76) she and her husband spent in Trinidad, Tobago, and Grenada where Ralph Morris was the Overseer. The letter from Overseer Stephen Mohammed which was read at Ruth's funeral is reflective of her involvement."

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of manuals and audiocassette tapes used for reference and educational purposes throughout the Church of God denomination. The date of the manuals in the collection spans forty years, from 1966 to 2006. Many of the manuals were used as guides for specific conferences or meetings, while others were published by departments of the church to offer resources and guidelines for local congregations or individuals in positions of denominational leadership. The items in the...