Orphanages

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This is an accruing collection of rare and artifactual books that are in our holdings due to their intrinsic value as objects. Many of them are duplicates of books in the library holdings of the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center. However, these copies may be exceedlingly rare, contain the authors' autographs, or display some other reason to preserve it separately from the general, catalogued book holdings.

Abstract Major subjects of the 1929 meeting: Resolution on modesty standards and implications of morality of females Yearly appointment of the General Overseer Placement of orphaned children Orphanage in Kentucky Boundary and duties of the "Colored Overseer" Tithe distribution Divine healing...

Abstract Major subjects of the 1927 meeting: Divine healing services Selection of the twelve elders Spirituality of bishop's and deacon's wives Local church clerks mandated to have Assembly Minutes Home Supply Store Superintendent over the orphans' home Ministerial applicants refusing to pay...

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Contains one (1) folder of unitemized materials on the named topic.

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Includes a 3-page typescript of the early history of the orphanage and a 2-page letter from Mrs. A. V. Childers to Charles W. Conn about its founding.

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Contains one (1) folder of unitemized materials on the named topic.

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The Smoky Mountain Children's Home is a ministry of the Division of Care and is thus noted here, but our holdings are in an independent collection, M0018 Smoky Mountain Children's Home Collection.