1808 - James Glenn - 1888Grandfather

" Best man that ever lived." One who knew him well always added this on mentioning his name.

Faithful tiller of God's Acres. Hurry was his word. Accomplished much in a short time. Could outswing any grain-cradler of his day. Built the finest house in his community. In it he set up the family alter, gave thanks to God at thetable. For many years was Elder in the Presbyterian Church, regular in attendance, and mighty in service. He kept theSabbath Day and in every way made the Glory of God the Chief end of his life.

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I am recording these items of historyrelating to my life at the request of myeldest son, James G. Glenn, pastor ofthe First Presbyterian Church ofBorger, Texas.

Please notice that this is anautobiography. Therefore, I am notattempting to relate the history of TheGlenn and Goodhart families. LutitiaGoodhart was my loving and faithfulwife for thirty-eight years and since thistask is undertaken, primarily for thepurpose of informing our childrenconcerning the blood relationship oftheir predecessors, it is but natural thatfather and mother appear on terms ofequality.

One thing, sure, we cannot changeour ancestors. If, in some instances, wewish they had exhibited a differentspirit, we nevertheless, must take themas they were. We can, however, resolve,by the grace of God to be the kind ofmen and women that our successorswill not be ashamed to claim asancestors.

I feel, this paper may be verydisappointing to any who are expectinganything like a complete record of allthe many lines of descent of bothfamilies. To even approachcompleteness in such a matter, onemust needs have begun in midlife, andhave been a person of leisure. I spent alife's ministry in a busy pastorate, andhave reached the age of seventy.

I am not, however, entirelydisappointed. At the beginning of thisundertaking, I did not know the name

of my great grandfather -- where he livedor place of burial.

My great-great-grandfather was JohnGlenn. He came from Ulster County inthe north of Ireland about 1769.Evidently his brother James came withhim and settled in Lawrence County,Pennsylvania. John first lived in ChesterCounty, Pennsylvania. From there hecame to Cumberland County, where hewas taxed for 50 and again for 200 acresof land in 1774 and 1778. In 1780 he wastaxed as a Lumber Master. InCumberland County he married -- MaryDiven of Pathe Valley, CumberlandCounty (now in Franklin County). Hewas in the war of the Revolution. Heserved in the 1st Co. 2nd BattalionPennsylvania Militia, continental line (P192 Vol. 5th series PennsylvaniaArchives). According to PennsylvaniaSociety -- S.A.R. (1955), John Glenn wasborn 1741.

It is likely that John Glenn came toCentre County about 1800, since he isfirst mentioned as a tax payer in thiscounty in 1881. Here in what was thenHuntingdon County he purchased 700acres of land at the head of Spruce Creek.The tract is said to be in the Glades. Nowa glade is an open space in a forest. Wemay believe that much of what is nowfarm land was then covered with trees.Since he was a Master Lumberman sucha tract would be appealing. Today theGlades near Rock Spring, Pennsylvania isone of the richest farming districts of thestate. He was buried on his own land inwhat became a family grave yard. His

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grave bears no marker other thanunlettered native mountain stone.

The will of John Glenn wasprobated in Bellefonte, Centre County,October 25, 1819. Remembering thatman was a stranger in a strange land,and considering the mode of travel ofthat day, and possible attack fromIndians, John Glenn must have been acourageous and venturesome man. Hecould utilize to advantage the thirteenlinen shirts he is traditionally said tohave worn on his back on the boatsailing from Ireland to America. Thiswould indicate that he was of that noblestock that came over from Scotland toNorth Ireland, and became familiarlyknown here as Scotch-Irish.

Mark well this worthy ancestor. Heis our blood representative in the greatrevolutionary struggle for AmericanIndependence. Hold too, in memory --Mary Diven, the wife companion of hisyears in America. A large family wasreared, and this could be accomplishedin such a time only where there was afaithful and courageous wife andmother. Six sons and one daughterwere born to John and Mary Glenn asfollows: John, James, Alexander,Robert, Archibald, Joseph, and Mary.

James the second son was my great-grandfather. When I began thishistorical sketch, I knew nothing at allof my great-grandfather. For someyears, I had known from others that asmall graveyard was up along themountain side, and the D.A.R. declaredthis the burial place of John Glenn --Rev. Soldier.

A few months ago along with mybrothers-in-law, Samuel Wasson andJohn Rearick, I visited the spot. Onegoes in a long lane on what is nowcalled the Peter's Farm. Then we ranour car through a long grass field and

after climbing some wire fences in acluster of trees at the upper edge of a deepravine, we can to a much broken wall. InDicken's Christmas Carl, the mostprominent character is Old Scrooge. Inpresenting this drama in our ParishHouse -- four times I played the part ofScrooge -- in the closing act, there is adismal graveyard scene where Scroogecreeps up to a tombstone and decipherson its face his own name -- thenfrightfully cries out -- "Ebenezer Scrooge-- my tombstone." Well, I stepped overthat broken wall and on the firsttombstone I read -- James Glenn -- myown name, with records so kindlyfurnished me by Mrs. David Harpster ofPort Matilda, Pennsylvania. I now knowthis is the grave of my great-grandfather.I often wondered why, my father nevermentioned his grandfather. At least, Idon't remember that he did so. Thecomplete inscription on the stone is --James Glenn died 1848, aged 70 years.My father was born in 1848, so he wouldknow nothing of his grandfather exceptwhat others might say.

FAMILY GRAVE YARD along the mountainnear Rock Spring, Centre County, Pa. This isthe inscription: In memory of James Glennwho died April 12, 1848, aged 70 yrs. 9 mo.

Here without inscribed marker is buriedour great-great grandfather, John Glenn,Revolutionary soldier and likely his wife,Mary Divin.

Mary Boreland, wife of James Glenn, isburied along side her husband. Also other

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Glenns and Borelands. Most markers arejust native stones.James Glenn married Margaret

Boreland. No tombstone there has hername. She is likely buried there asother Boreland graves are there. Thereare other graves plainly indicated byhead and foot markers of native stones,minus any lettering. James Glenn andMargaret Boreland had a family ofthree sons and six daughters, namely:James, John, Alexander, Nancy, Mary,Jane, Ann, Margaret, and Catharine.

There is a rather sad storyconnected with Mary of this family. Itseems a child was born to her out ofwedlock. Such misfortune was then,and still is looked upon as a calamity inbetter circles of society. Mary turnedher back to parental ties and girlhoodscenes and went further westward. Shemarried, and had children. She wascalled Aunt Mary Winket by her ownkin, and her neighbors called her AuntMary, because her noble service in thecommunity made her dear to them all.

One thing hindered peace of mindand heart for Mary Glenn Winket --she so fervently desired her father'sforgiveness. After a long perilousjourney on horseback, she reached herfather's home, fell at his feetacknowledging her sin and imploringhis forgiveness. Like a lawyermentioned by a mother in one ofTennyson's poems, "he was just as coldas stone." He did not forgive apleading child of his own flesh andblood. So far as records reveal, thisfather was buried in that lonelymountain plot with an unforgivingheart.

This incident of the unforgivingfather mars the fair pages of ourancestral history. However, let us notbe overly severe. Certainly it was

wrong not to forgive. On the other hand -- family life cannot be maintained wherethere is promiscuous mating. Thesecurity of any people is bound up withthe sacredness of family relationships.This Mary Glenn did wrong but sherighted that wrong when she asked forforgiveness, and spent her days in kindlywords and deeds for others.

James Glenn is mentioned as a taxpayer in Centre County in the year 1881.

Not far from this family graveyard ofGlenns and Borelands westward along thesame mountain side at Rock Spring is theGoheen family burial plot. There JohnGoheen, a Revolutionary soldier isburied and stones from the house of theoriginal Goheen dwelling were built into amarker out at the highway, by the D.A.R.This marker, and the one a short distancefrom it, containing the names of JohnBoreland, George Meek, and John Glenn,were unveiled by the Bellefonte ChapterD.A.R. Saturday afternoon, April 25,1931. Mrs. P. Hoffer Dale of StateCollege had charge of the erection andunveiling of the latter monument. Thehistorical address at this unveiling wasgiven by Mrs. Wm. F. Hunt, regent ofPenov Chapter D.A.R. I am indebted toMrs. Hunt (formerly Mabel Woodring) adescendant of John Glenn, for someimportant records of Glenn history. I amsure I speak the mind of many Glennswhen I write here -- we sincerelyappreciate this work so well done by theBellefonte Chapter -- Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.

The Goheens, Glenns, and Borelandscame to the Glades about the same time,and became the prominent families ofthat community. John Boreland camefrom the North of Ireland in 1769. Hemarried Catherine Montgomery ofFrederick, Maryland. It is interesting tonote the different names that appear as

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one goes back over the path of thisancestry. Mrs. David Harpester of Port

GOHEEN MONUMENT at Rock Spring.Erected by the D.A.R. in 1931 in memory ofJohn Gohean, a Revolutionary soldier. TheGohean sisters living near, Anna, Mary,and Nora, are his direct descendants. Thenoted Gohean missionaries of Indian arealso of this family.

D.A.R. marker near Rock Spring, CentreCounty, Pa., along state highway west ofPinegrove Mills bears names of: JohnBoreland, George Meek, John Glenn.

Matilda, Pennsylvania whose great-great grandfather is the same as mine,showed me a sheet with this cardattached:

Mrs. Katherine MePherson Glenn -- 1790spun and wove this linen sheet.

Those who know say it is a very finepiece of workmanship.

The Goheens and the various lines oftheir descendants have always beenprominent people in the Glades, and fromthem came the famous GoheenPresbyterian Missionaries of India.Maggie Goheen was the woman attendantwhen the author of this paper was born in1877.

The Glenns were farmers -- grainmerchants, lumbermen -- as well asdoctors, teachers, and men of otherprofessions. The old grist mills atBaileyville and Graysville were onceoperated by Glenns. I remember, when amere boy going with my father with aload of grain to these mills.

Other names connected with theGlenn relationship were the Baileys andMeeks. Marriages of Glenns and Baileyswere frequent.

The first born of the James Glennfamily of nine children namely, JamesGlenn was my grandfather. He was bornin 1808 and passed on in 1888.

He was married to SusannahJohnston. She passed on in 1880, aged 66years. I do not remember, nor do I know,anything of her lineage. I remember oncewhen the Johnston burial plot was beingput in order -- the Mitchells remarkedthat we were under the same obligation tokeep Johnston graves as repair as werethe Mitchells. I conclude there was somerelationship between Mitchells andJohnstons.

My grandfather Glenn I rememberquite well. I was Christened with thenames of both grandparents -- JamesJohnston. An enlarged picture ofgrandfather hangs on the wall of mybedroom. He was a man of averageheight, of fair complexion. As I knewhim, he had neither beard or mustache,and wore a wig as did most old men of hisday.

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He was thrifty, saving tiller of thesoil. He moved about with alertness,and worked rapidly. In his day,standing grain was cut with the graincradle, and he had the reputation ofbeing the best cradler in thecommunity, and when age crept uponhim and he lost his swiftness he quit forhe was too proud to tag behind anyman of the harvest field.

Early in life he purchased a tract of143 acres of land on the Branch. TheBranch was a stream of water whichhad its source half way between theGlades where he had been brought upand the place of purchase. Here heerected one of the finest, if not the finesthouse in that region. It was colonial inarchitecture, and constructed of kiln-dried lumber. There were two porcheswith large pillars. The exterior waspainted white with green shutters. Aspacious hall divided rooms on the firstfloor. Three in the east and two on thewest. An easy stairway with a good"sliding" handrail led to the secondfloor where there were seven bedrooms.Doubtless, grandfather desired manybedrooms not only for his own family,but for the entertainment of Sabbathworshippers at the PresbyterianChurch that stood nearby. The housewas surrounded by a large lawn. Mymother used to tell how skillfullygrandfather could mow the green grassin days before lawn mowers came intouse. Many rose bushes bloomed therein season. A large snow ball bush wasvery popular at Decoration time. Twopine trees stood on either side of thelong walk leading from the front gate tothe porch over the South and mainentrance. A main highway -- theBranch road ran past the front gate,and across the highway the creek -- theonly source of water for domestic

animals of the farms along its banks.This, too, was a good fishing stream.

Photo: THE GLENN HOMESTEAD.The land was purchased in 1845. The date ofthe building of the house is not known. Likelythe house was erected soon after the purchase.The kitchen part at the right is part of aprevious dwelling. During recent remodeling,a coin was found in the foundation of thispart, date 1831. This may indicate the date oferection of previous dwelling. The place wasonce called "Retreat."

It remained in the Glenn name until theyear 1939, when it passed into the ownershipof Royal W. Gearhardt and Twila P.Gearhardt, his wife. As I first knew the place,there were two porches with large pillars overthe entrances at East and South sides. I shallnever forget the comfortable seat on the benchbetween pillars.

Father and Mother, when in theirpossession, removed the old porches and had aporch erected around East and South sides.The present owner had this torn away andtoday it appears as in picture above. It iscomforting to know that the old place is in thehands of those who are interested in keeping itin repair and preserving its beauty. Thepicture was obtained through the kindness ofMr. Gearhardt.On this farm, grandfather planted an

orchard of the choicest apples, known inthat day -- Belleflower -- Baldwin --Rambo -- Russet -- Non Such -- and othervarieties. When my father came intopossession of the place it was in its prime -- spraying was unknown, and yet bushels

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of unblemished fruit were picked fromthe trees.

In the mountain from theShingletown Gap road a tract of some140 acres of mountain land belonged tothis farm and another farm thatgrandfather purchased only two milesup stream from the homestead.

Grandfather was above all -- in allthings -- a man of action. He had nopatience with things that did not movewith precision and swiftness. Beforeage crept upon him and decliningstrength, he never flagged. In harvesttime, he kept his hat right at his chairat the head of the table, and whenthrough eating reached for it and wason his way to get operations started.Once it is said, grandfather withoutknowing it got his chair on the cat's tail,but proceeded to ask the blessingunconscious of the source of confusion.

He was genuinely religious.Religion was to him life -- not a part ofhis life. For 43 years, he served theSlab-Cabin Branch and Spring CreekChurch as a Ruling Elder. ThisPresbyterian Church in his day themost prosperous church of that wholeregion. Most of his years as Elder werespent under the pastorate of Dr. RobertHamil. He was a man of prayer. Heloved quietness in worship. Once -- it issaid when grandfather was prayingpublicly in the church, a good brotheros some other denomination got ratherloud with many amens. Grandfatherstopped short, and requested that thenoisy person "please keep quiet until Iam through praying."

He was generous in supporting hischurch. Once a considerable sum wasyet needed, after every effort had beenput forth to reach the full amount.Grandfather rose in the meeting andbluntly stated -- "If the choir will omit

its diddling between the stanzas I will paythe balance."

Photo: SPRUCE CREEK CHURCH.We believe our great grandfather attendedthis church. For three years in the early1880's, my parents with their family, includingthe author, worshipped here.

Grandfather, because he lived so nearto the place of worship, did muchpersonal work about the place.

The Goheen sisters, Anna, Mary, andNora of Rock Springs recently told mehow their father, John B. Goheen, used totell them how grandfather supported thechurch not only with money, but by workwith his own hands. Though a janitorwas employed, grandfather would riseearly and see that everything at thesanctuary was in readiness. In winter, hesaw to the snow shoveling. Roads wereopened, and paths to the churchentrances were cleaned of snow. At theclose of service there were sure to beworshippers from a distance stop to eatand often sleep under grandfather'shospitable roof. Many often came byhorse back.

I would like to write more about mygrandfather Glenn. I cannot measure hisinfluence on my life. In my early years, Iwanted to work and live as didgrandfather Glenn. He was an examplein the so-called common tasks of life.However, humble work might seem, I

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have always felt it should be done withan aim at perfection. The cradle wasan implement of necessity in his day.There were no horse drawn or tractordrawn movers, but he taught himself touse a scythe so accurately that even ablue grass lawn had a surface like avelvet rug. This was important work inhis day and he knew how to do it well.

A good man who knew grandfatherwell, and for a great part of his life,lived on a farm next to the oldHomestead used to always say whenspeaking of him -- "your grandfather --the best man that ever lived."

I well remember when his eyes hadgrown dim with advancing years,seeing grandfather at the family altartracing with a finger wrinkled withhonest labor the words of the Bible.

I thought within myself -- Ifgrandfather regards this book as beingso important, then it must have had apart in making him the good man Iknow him to be.

Today I love to read and study theHoly Scriptures. I know -- no one willever call me -- "the best man that everlive." As I too advance in years I ammore and more proud of my ancestorwhose name I bear.

To James and Susanna JohnstonGlenn were born six sons and onedaughter -- Andrew, Thomas, George,Samuel, James, William, and Elizabeth.

Andrew was married to SusanLudwig. Both smoked clay pipes. As Iremember Uncle Andy usually had hisupside down. And Susie, to the best ofmy knowledge, was the lone femalesmoker of our clan. She never smokedin public.

Uncle Andy was short, wore goateewhiskers. He never worked hard, butcould manage and see that the workwas done. He rose very early, sat

behind the kitchen stove smoking his pipecalling the boys until it was really time toget up. On butchering day -- UncleAndrew tended fires and rendered thelard.

To this couple were born five sons andone daughter -- James, Budd, Harry,George and Thomas (twins), and Effie.

Parents and children have departed.Only Harry and George married.

Harry to Lolo Sents of the Branch. Oneson, Robert, was born to them. He ismarried and lives in Lemoyne,Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.There are two children.

George married Etta Ross, daughterof Irvin Ross -- Lemont merchant.George taught school for a number ofyears. For several years I was his pupiland I liked him very much. We were notonly first cousins but close friends. For anumber of years, he was town postmasterof State College.

There are children. One is asuccessful practicing physician at StateCollege. Uncle Jim - James P. Glenn as adoctor - first at Snowshoe, Pennsylvaniaand then at Altoona, Pennsylvania. Hewalked with a cane, due to receiving aload of shot in the leg while the boys weretrying to shoot a chicken. He was a gooddoctor, but drink got the better of him.He died very poor in Altoona in 1894 atthe age of 49 years.

There were five sons and one daughter-- Boyd, William, Curtis, Carol, John, andMaud. I am not certain, but I think thereare no offspring. Though all, exceptMaud, married.

William was the youngest of father'sbrothers. He was slim and slightly aboveaverage height -- always wore amoustache. He was the jovial member ofthe family. He seemed never to forget afunny story, and could tell it so

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realistically as to make a housefulshake with laughter.

No person could get the better ofUncle Will. Once a German man likedothers to know that he had money wasabout to write a check for somepurchase he had made from Uncle Will-- asked "What bank? You know, Ihave money in both banks." Now it sohappened that the First National wasthen recognized as the leading bank.Uncle Will replied, "Any but the FirstNational."

Uncle Will married Annie Williams.There were three children -- Thomas,who got quite heavy and died young.Hamil married Mary Bailey. They liveat Pinegrove Mills, Pennsylvania. Nochildren.

Margaret married...Children...Uncle Will has passed on. Father's

only sister Elizabeth Glenn married T.Scott Bailey. For many years UncleScott had his own blacksmith andcoach shop at State College. Hisbuildings were on Allen Street near thecenter of town. He was successful in hisbusiness and when he quit, sold outwith a good profit. Brother Ed and Ican well remember shooing flies with adead horse's tail from father's horseswhile Uncle Scott's man drove theshoes.

In this family there were two sonsand four daughters -- Warren, Foster,Maud, Susie, Nannie, and Mary.

All except Maud married. Thereare children. All the family -- exceptSusie, Mary, and Foster have passedon.

Thomas Glenn and George Glennwere brothers of my father who wereUnion soldiers in the Civil Warbetween the North and the South.Thomas died at Fairfax Courthouse,

Virginia, at the age of 24 in the year 1862.George died at the home on the Branch atthe age of 22 in the year 1865. Neitherwas ever wounded. Both, as lettersreveal, suffered much from exposure andthe hardships of war common to soldiersof that day.

A rocking chair that had a place onthe porch in my boyhood days had a holebored as with a pocket knife near the endof each arm. My mother told me UncleGeorge did it with his pocket knife duringthe few months he lived awaiting deathafter the close of the war. Both soldiersare buried in the old Branch graveyard.

Some letters these soldiers boys wroteto folks at home are in my possession.Some written with pencil are hard todecipher. All are much faded. Perhapsthe quotations I give here will be a meansof preserving these valuable historicalletters. The letters are from UncleGeorge.

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Samuel Glenn, my father was born atthe Branch home July 13, 1848. The year

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his grandfather James Glenn passedaway. He was a very muscular man,exceptionally strong, tall, a littlestooped in the shoulders, and a littlebent in the legs. This had the effect oflessening the appearance of hisheight, but did not reduce less bodilystrength. Father for most of his yearswore a moustache, which was sandyin color.

Like grandfather he was quick inhis movements. It was commonly said-- The man who follows Sam Glenn aday in the fields knows he has beenworking. He liked company, and hadmany friends. How lonely he musthave been after Mother's passing, forthey had been man and wife for morethan 50 years. They had beenmarried when quite young, November19, 1867. I remember father statingthat it started to snow, when theywere ready to start on the weddingtrip, but grandfather said, "Go oncarry out your intentions." He neverbelieved in permitting weather tointerfere with one's plans. So drivingtwo young roans they set out to visitrelatives in a distant part of the state.

Father farmed, first aftermarriage, the home acres on theBranch. Later his younger brotherWilliam desired a chance on thehomestead, and Father moved toRock Ford. Later to the Brickerplace -- then to Rev. Dr. Hamil's farmat Oak Hall, and from there to theStuart sisters farm at Seven Stars,Huntingdon County. For abouttwelve years he was away from theold place, and then returned,remaining on the old home acres allhis days. He finally purchased fromAunt Elizabeth Bailey the onlyremaining share in the homestead,

and became sole possessor of the place sodear to himself and to mother.

Father taught us to be honest andtruthful. He detested any one who evenhinted that what he did might be notquite honest or what he said might be notquite true.

I remember one morning when fatherwas quite busy, and very anxious to getout to the field, a familiar character calledold Joe came for a couple bags of ear cornfor his chickens. Some farmers would notbother with such trifles, stating they weretoo busy, but father was not that kind ofman.

There were two measures in commonuse at that time. Ear corn was usuallymeasured in a woven basket. It hadspring and give to it.

For shelled corn -- wheat -- barley, etc.a wooden half-bushel measure was used.

This morning, the regular bushelbasket was not in the crib, so father tookthe half bushel measure and scooped upseveral measures and poured in the bagJoe was holding. Then Joe made someremark about the kind of measure.Father said never a word, but emptyingthe partly filled measure, also took thepartly filled bag old Joe was holding andpoured its contents back on the heap."Oh," said old Joe, "I didn't meananything." "Well Joe," said Father,"don't come to me for corn -- get yourcorn from an honest man." Had old Joeonly waited a bit he would have been thegainer. I had seen father do the samething before and always at the close hethrew in an extra measure, and I am surethat extra one was so generous that itmore than made up for any possible loss.

Father was religious -- muchinterested in the Church. Aftergrandfather's parting, he was made anElder in the Lemont PresbyterianChurch. Father made good prayers at the

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family altar. There was somerepetition, but not vain repetitions.There was nothing vain about Father.He was genuine to the core. A hiredhand used to say that father read thePsalms in harvest. Perhaps fatherthought the harvest season was notthe appropriate time for longreadings. Like the good farmer whosaid short prayers when hot cakeswere served, saying, "Hot cakes are tobe eaten hot." Father was a goodneighbor and would lend anything inhis possession.

Photo: SEVEN STARS FARMHOUSE. Here we lived three yearsbefore brother Ed and I had reached ourteens. It was there the Stuart girls farmwas located. They lived in a spaciousmansion at Coverain. While here weattended the Spruce Creek PresbyterianChurch of Graysville. Our school housewas at Coolrun, a mile to the east. Inwinter we rode the old gray mare - Fan.On arrival we turned to tail and slid offthe rear into a snow drift.

Dutch Carhlie - Man Friel - and themurder of Jim Irvin are connected withthis place. Jack and Jim did father'sthreshing.In short father was an earnest,

honest, truthful man of goodjudgement.

Here, I insert a few lines about the"Old Kitchen" that was so important

as part of the old homestead. Inappearance it might have been consideredquite commonplace -- white plasteredwalls -- large fireplace to the north. Inthe recess at one side of the chimney was alarge flour chest, and at the other side in alike recess racks for hanging hats andcoats. A doetry -- a large built in closet,and cupboard, several old hickory chairs.

It was not the ancient fireplace thatmade the old kitchen so popular. It wasusually hidden behind a chimney board,and a kitchen range stood out in front. Adoor to the west opened out on the cisternbed and one on the east led out to thewood shed and barn. The south dooropened to the dining room and thence toall parts of the great house.

There was a peculiar attractive qualityabout the Old Kitchen that I just can'tdescribe. The most coveted position was aseat on one of the three broad steps thatled to the loft above. Of this old kitchenlinger fondest memories. It made nodifference how prominent guests might bean appearance was sure to be made in theOld Kitchen.

There the most intimate andinteresting conversations took place. Icannot explain why -- but there allrestraint was laid aside and every onebecame natural, and everything homelife.

Today the old place belongs to a StateCollege professor, sold to him by mybrother Ed, and I understand he and hiswife make much use of the ancientfireplace of the Old Kitchen where manyGlenns and their kin enjoyed fellowshipin days that are past.MOTHER'S PEOPLE

I never saw my mother's father, DanielMothersbaugh. The proper way ofspelling the name of my mother's peopleis Muttersbaugh. The spelling waschanged to Mothersbaugh by her brother

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Herschel who became a doctor. Someof mother's relatives (druggists) usedto live in Lewistown, Pennsylvaniaand used the original spelling.

Grandmother Mothersbaugh'smaiden name was Eleanor Reem. Iremember her quite well. With herdaughter Aunt Amanda she lived fora number of years in the two roomson the west side of the homestead. Iwas just a boy and I can never forgetthe hours I spent with her. She was agood woman -- the kind ofgrandmother a boy loves. She knewher Bible and she lived it. Beforereaching teen age I could give thewhole of Roman's 12. This with otherpassages, I memorized at her knee.She had a way of serving potatoes,with a delicate broth, so good that Ihave never tasted its equal anywhere.I cannot describe her bodilyappearance. to me she was the acmeof human goodness and sweetness.

Mother's brothers and sisters were-- Herschel, Leonidas, McCluney,Susan, Sarah, Mary, and Amanda.

Susan married Jacob Lenker.Children were William and Mary.Lived in Renova, Pennsylvania.

Sarah married Adam Hartswick.Children -- Eleanor, Elizabeth, Jane,Edith, John and Mack. Only the sonsare living. Lived in Altoona,Pennsylvania.

Mary married David Rhine Smith.Children -- Daniel, William,Elizabeth, Jennie, and Minnie. Allhave passed on. Lived nearBellefonte, Pennsylvania.

Amanda never married.Dr. Herschel married Susan

Hartswick. There are two children --Mary and Robert. Children areliving in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Leonidas married Elizabeth Keller.There were six children -- Keller,William, Charles, George, and Daniel --one daughter Margaret. Only Georgeand Margaret are living. George atBoalsburg married Ella Ross, andMargaret married to my friend RubenStuart lives near Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. One child. Leonidas livedat Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.

McCuney married a Miss Thomas. Nochildren, both are gone. Lived in Renova,Pennsylvania.

MUTTERSBAUGH

According to best availableinformation, the Muttersbaughs came toAmerica from Holland by way of Ireland.This is the opinion of JamesMuttersbaugh, a very interesting man ofsome means, living across the mountainfrom Pine Grove Mills in the vicinity ofMcAlevys Fort.

These graves are in the Meeks Churchburial ground at Fairbrook near PineGrove Mills, Center County,Pennsylvania.

My grandparents, DanielMothersbaugh died May 1862 aged 52years, and Eleanor Mothersbaugh died in1892 aged 80 years 9 months. AuntAmanda Mothersbaugh 1857 - 1932.

The James Muttersbaugh mentionedabove, I found very interesting. I tookfrom his that man's duty was to honorGod and get along in the world.PRISCELLA ELEANORMOTHERSBAUGH GLENN

My mother's maiden name wasPriscilla Eleanor Mothersbaugh. I havetried to make something out of themeaning of this name, but made littleprogress. According to Dr. John D. Daviswho was one of my teachers at Princeton

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Seminary and author of theDictionary -- Priscella means "littleold woman." There was nothing oldabout the appearance of my mother.She was always the jovial member ofour family.

Photo: MOTHER 1850 - 1920.

She could really laugh in a mannerthat engaged her whole person andjust naturally caused all otherspresent to join in. She often said, "Itappears to hurt a Glenn to laugh."The word Muttersbaugh is Dutch orGerman, most likely the former. Themeaning appears to be -- Mother'sRun or Mother's Brook -- so we have"little laughing brook."

Run or brook always signifiedbeauty and fruitfulness. So wasMother. Her life was fruitful inservice to others. Mother lovedsocialability. How she did enjoy ahouseful of relatives and friends. I

have often wondered how she managed toget through with it all. Brothers andsisters of both families with manychildren lived near and often came andsurrounded the tables at meal time.Often several tables must be set toaccommodate all. Every one justnaturally felt he was welcome and therewas plenty of good food for all. On suchoccasions mother was the life of the feast.

However, I have most in mind motheras an agent of mercy and kindness. Therewere times when mother became a doctor,a nurse, or an undertaker. That was in"horse and buggy" days, sometimesbabies arrived before the doctor. Motherknew just what to do, and cheery notewas good for the patient.

She was a valued person in any sickroom. At any time of night, she might becalled on, and though her own family waslarge, and her household duties many, sheusually found a way to render help to aneighbor.

In her day when death came to a homemuch work, now done by undertakers fellupon goodly persons as mother. As inNew Testament times, Godly womenwashed and laid out Dorcas -- so mother,alone or with help from others washedand laid out the dead. As a boy, Iremember mother moistening the tips ofher fingers and pressing together theeyelids of the dead to eliminate a staringappearance. Now to "lay out the dead" isa meaningless term. As soon as the grimmessenger arrives -- the undertaker issummoned, and I have a notion thatchemicals take the place of washing inburial preparation, and I am not critical.The person is not there, only the coat thatcovered him. Lay it away reverently --remembering a new suit -- glorious andimmortal is awaiting and so we say,"Blessed are the dead which die in theLord."

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Mother was attentive to religiousduties of herself and family. She sawthat every member of the family waspresent at the family altar. Therewere few excuses possible for notattending church services.

She was a faithful member of theWomen's Missionary Society. Oftenone of us boys brought Charlie a goodriding horse down to the upping blockat the front yard gate, and motherwith her long riding skirt mountedthe side saddle and rode off toMissionary Meeting.

Not much reading matter wasavailable, but mother saw that we got"The Presbyterian" a Missionarymagazine -- "Youth's Companion"and a good book occasionally.

I feel sure that mother alwayswanted to do right by her children.She may have been a little severewhen her offspring began to seekmates for themselves.

When we were small, we doubtlessprovoked her quite often. Yet shemust have been quite patient.

Mother had a tea pot that shemuch prized. Once when mother wasaway, I thought I would make myselfsome tea. Instead of heating thewater in some other vessel, I placedthe pot itself on the griddle. In a fewminutes, I had made a sorry lookingthing of it. Then, I thought -- "I haveerred." That is not the way to maketea. But the deed was done. "Nowwhat shall I do? Mother will be homesoon." Somewhat like Adam and Evewhen they sinned, tried to hidethemselves, I thought of hiding thepot. But what could I say whenmother wanted to make tea and thetea pot was no where to be found.Well, I spent some awful moments. IfI could succeed in putting on a face of

unconcern, I would be living a lie. If Isaid I knew nothing about it -- I would betelling a lie. Finally, after much anguishof soul, I decided to make a clean breastof the whole matter.

When mother came and I could gether alone. I took the pot -- told her how Iwanted some tea, and what I had doneand displayed the ruined vessel. Motherwas grieved, but she said not a word, andadministered no punishment. I thinkmother knew I was really sorry and wasbeing punished severely.

In teaching boys and girls the value oftruth, I have used this incident effectively.Mother's patience had helped me to bemore patient with my own children andwith others.

Since I now know the very closerelationship between parents andchildren, and how dearly parents lovetheir own, I am sorry I did not do more toshow my parents how much I really lovedthem.THE SAMUEL GLENN FAMILY

To Samuel Glenn and PriscillaMuttersbaugh Glenn were born tenchildren. Seven grew to maturity.

Of these seven -- EleanorMuttersbaugh Glenn was the oldest. Shewas born March 1st, 1871. To her creditbe it said -- much of her time during herstay on God's good earth was taken upwith the care of others. First in thefamily, she naturally helped care for the

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Father and Mother were married in thishouse, December 1869. Located onBranch Road, which may be seen inpicture, about two miles west of theGlenn homestead. I remember GusHenderson who lived in the stone housejust beyond this place and was known asthe Henderson place. I think CurtisMyers is the present owner.

ones that followed. Ale as we childrennamed her, could be counted onalways. It fell largely to her lot tocare for father and mother in theyears before they passed on. This shedid with love and patience. A lover ofhome life yet denied the joy of makinga home of her own. She had offers ofmarriage -- yet parental objections,strenuously made, interfered and shenever married. With all the respectfor my good parents, I yet feel they inthis important matter deprived sisterof her rights as an individual. Father,in his will, specified that Eleanorshould receive $1,000 more than anyother child. She passed away at StateCollege, January 7, 1945.

Mary Rinesmith Glenn was bornJanuary 17, 1873. Perhaps she wasthe good looking one of the family.She had a wonderful head of wavyhair, which was a crown of beautyand a fair complexion. She favored

the Glenns being quick in her movements.Ella, the older sister moving about morelike her mother's people. Mollie or Molas we called her was more of a talker thanmost of her brothers and sisters and earlydeveloped the accomplishment of holdingher own on all occasions. December 2nd,1897, she married Samuel B. Wasson.

To them have been born six children --Glenn, Paul, James, and John - Priscillaand Eleanor. John and Eleanor passedon soon after reaching maturity. Theother children all married and are doingwell, living in their own homes andprospering.

Mollie's husband Sam is now past 80years, and Mollie is reaching toward thatmark of ripened years. They own a largewell equipped dairy farm on the upperBranch, southwest of State College,occupied by their son Paul. Recently theypurchased a nice brick dwelling inBoalsburg. They have 22 grandchildren.I sometimes feel that Mollie gets morereal happiness out of life than any othermember of the family.

HERE IS SAMUEL B. WASSON and MARYGLENN WASSON, my sister, still goingstrong at 81 and 76, proud of their children (4)and grandchildren (22).

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HERE IS THE DAIRY FARM HOME ofSamuel B. Wasson and sister Mary, hiswife. It is a splendid dairy farm of fertilelime stone soil, and large pasturemeadow. It is equipped with modernmachinery. Located on the Branch Road,one and a half miles southwest of StateCollege, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Itis now operated by their son Paul, wholives here with his family.

John Calvin Glenn was born July21st, 1875. Being the first born son,he was rather favored above theothers. When quite young, father gothim a brand new buggy, highly prizedby young men, in past - "Horse andbuggy days." Father then had asplendid chestnut sorrel driving marenamed Maud. She was a speedytrotting piece of horse flesh. Later,against much opposition from botherJohn, father had Maud bred to aHamiltonian sire. This matingproduced Fred a tall handsome boy.The most stylish and swiftest trottinghorse ever seen on Branch roads.Father drove him many years. Hislast trip on earth was made behindFred. On reaching home father onstepping out of the buggy wassuddenly stricken. He was discoveredbetween the buggy wheels helpless, onaccount of a stroke from which henever recovered. John was like the

Glenns -- swift in movement. There werefour boys, but I think John was the onlyson who could husk as much corn as

WASSON HOME AT BOALSBURG,PENNSYLVANIA

TWENTY-TWO GRANDCHILDREN ofSamuel B. and Mary R. Glenn Wasson.

Children of Mr. and Mr. Glenn Wasson --Samuel, Mary Alice, Betty Jane, Robert andRoberta (twins). Children of Mr. and Mrs.Paul Wasson -- Paul Jr., Eddid, Linda, John,and Carl.

Children of Mr. and Mrs. James Wasson -- Ivin, Richard, Paul, Janet, Phyllis, JoyceAnn, and Mrs. Nadine Ross.

Children of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Marshall --Nancy, John, Curtis, and Leon.

The writer fears he could not place all thenames in the right place. Nevertheless, hefeels a sense of pride in being so closely relatedto this very fine group of promising boys andgirls.

About the kind of men and women youshould aim to be.

father. John was a handsome young manand with his fine driving outfit, as theboys said -- "He cut quite a swell."

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One incident in brother John'slife, I remember so well. I was muchalarmed at the time. A game ofbaseball was being played in a lot justat the edge of Lemont. John, withmany others, was watching the gamefrom a position near the batter's box.A strapping muscular youth hit ahard one -- a foul -- which camestraight as a die and struck John fairin the right eye. He dropped asthough he had been shot. Limp as arag he was carried out under a treeaway from the curious, and I spentsome anxious very long moments --until he began to speak. Nothingserious resulted. He had caught thefull force of the drive and went homewith the blackest eye I have ever seen.

John spent several years nearSioux City, Iowa. Soon afterreturning he married Mary Brisbin.He bought a nice brick house at StateCollege. Here with Mary he liveduntil his passing, November 3, 1934.Their only child died in infancy.Mary, his wife, still lives in the homein which he closed his earthlyjourney.

The three named above were bornat the Homestead on the Branch.

Edwin Lenker Glenn was born atDry Hollow. Also, I think known asthe Brocker Place - a farm severalmiles northeast of Boalsburg,September 15th, 1879. Ed took onmore of the nature of his mother'speople. The tension was slacker. Hemoved slower but was steady andsure and at the end of a day hadaccomplished much. In that rateChristian virtue of patience, he outdidhis brothers and sisters. He farmedfor father a number of years afterfather had retired, and finally boughtthe homestead.

He married Sarah Goodhart January1921, a sister of Lutitia, my own life'scompanion. I often feel that I can neverrepay this sister-in-law of mine. At theclose of the first World War, Lutitia,James, and myself were stricken with thatpeculiar malady called influenza. I had asecond attack which settled in my chestand the disease had so far advanced thatit was necessary to be propped up in bedat a certain angle in order to get mybreath. For a whole night Sarah kept hotonion -- vinegar poultices on my chest.She never left a poultice get cold. Kept anoil stove for this purpose alone. Ourfamily doctor came at three in themorning. He said -- "Keep that up awhile longer." By morning, I was able tolie down with considerable comfort. As apastor, I had been in the homes of otherswho passed away during the epidemic. Ifeel, "I am no better than others." "Thetime of departure is at hand." But by theGrace of God and Sarah's faithfulpoulticing with onions and vinegar, I amstill, as father would say -- "In the land ofthe living."

Ed was near father and mother in theclosing years of their earthly pilgrimage,and did much for their happiness andcontentment. So I say, "Well donebrother, Ed."

Samuel Harris Glenn was born atSeven Stars, Huntingdon County, August5th, 1884. Sam grew physically strongand big. He looked more like father thanany other son. However, he was not likefather in his characteristics. He loved tofish when a boy. I remember how hewore blue jeans and nothing besides insummer days. Before he got to the "OleSwimming Hole," he began to discard,and when the bank was reached, he wason his way naked.

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little of that Glenn tension andseriousness about him. He neverstayed home because there was nosuitable horse to drive. He hitched upwhatever happened to be at hand anddrove merrily away. The onlymember of the family, I think, to ridea bicycle, he had one geared to 90, sohe could cover ground.

He married Elsie Forman and forsome years, they lived in Altoona.

He met an untimely and terribleend. He worked for the P.R.R.During a slack time men with familieswere given work often entirelydifferent from their accustomed dailytasks. Brother Sam was cleaning anengine, and was stationed inside theboiler. He was ordered to use thehose. The water caused the soot toexplode, and he was so severelyburned, that after lingering for fivedays he passed away in the AltoonaHospital, February 15, 1915. Hiswife, who was Elsie Forman, marriedagain. I am not certain, but I thinkthere were four children. A little girlpassed away quite young. Joe, a boyvery much enraptured in the heartstring of his Uncle John Glenn,passed away in boyhood. Two sonsFranklin and Lym are married. Bothgraduated from Pennsylvania StateCollege. There are children.

Margaret Goheen Glenn was bornat the Old Homestead on the Branch,June 11th, 1891. For a number ofyears, she was a successful schoolteacher in the local schools. In schooland Grange she has doneconsiderable training in AmateurDramatics. She is, and always hasbeen active in church work, especiallyalong Missionary lines. At one timeshe played the organ in the oldPresbyterian Church at Lemont.

In more recent years, she has done anoble work in helping, upon call, with thesick and disabled. Margaret looks morelike mother than any other member of thefamily, and in this latter work, is in linewith mother's helpful spirit.

She and sister Ella some years backbuilt a well proportioned and attractivedouble dwelling of brick on SouthBarnard Street, State College. Here thetwo lived happily together until Ellamoved on to "the house not made withhands." Here at State College, Margaretlives today.

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GLENN FAMILY GROUP. Father and Mother atdoorway. Aunt Susan Lenker at left. Boy at left --orphan farm helper. Sister Mary holding babyPriscilla, her husband, Samuel Wasson to her left.Reading from bottom of page up to right, theirthree little sons -- Paul, James and Glenn. At rightcomes reading up -- sister Eleanor, Brother Edwin,and Sister Margaret. At post, left -- brother Johnnext to his wife, Mary Brisbin. Above and to rightof them -- brother Samuel and wife, Elsie Forman,with babe in lap.

The author, James Glenn, steadies tension ofthe farm dog, Teddy, to prevent any mishap to thephotographer. Picture taken prior to 1908.

She helped care for her parents intheir latter days, and alone took care ofher sister when she too reached andpassed our allotted years on earth.

Children who passed away in earlyyears were -- Susanna 1878 - aged 9 years.

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Daniel 1884 - aged 2 years. Elizabeth1888 - aged 2 years.

James Johnston Glenn was born atRock Ford, Pennsylvania, September19, 1877. I remember nothing of theplace, and have never seen the spot.My mother spoke of a mill and a millrace. I understand the house hasbeen torn down and the old mill isgone. So that my birth place isobliterated. It must have been locatedabout four miles South East of StateCollege.

I was christened James Johnstonfor both grandfather andgrandmother Glenn. I can only hopeI may have inherited or absorbedsome good qualities of each. Myparent's stay at Rock Ford was brief.The next moved to the Bricker Placeand at the age of five we were livingon a preacher Hamil's farm at OakHill.

EDUCATION

There I first went to school notquite six years of age. My firstteacher was John Murray. The mosthomely person in those parts

I went to school at Oak Hill,Center County, Pennsylvania. Thento the cool new school -- HuntingdonCounty, Pennsylvania. Then abouteight years later to the lower BranchSchool, near the old home. All thesewere known as common schools.Both father and mother had attendedthis school and all my brothers andsisters.

Some very happy and profitableyears were spent at the BoalsburgHigh School. My teachers wereProfessors Hower and Bryson. I feelgrateful to those men. They weregood men, and capable. Like the

colored man I once heard who spoke ofhis teachers saying, "they did the bestthat they could with the material they hadat hand."

BRANCH ROAD SCHOOL HOUSE. HereFather and Mother went to school and alltheir living children. Formerly the chimneywas in the center and there was no coal housein front.

HOME OF REV. ROBERT HAMIL D.D.,Oak Hall, Centre County., Pa., during hispastorate of 43 years in the churches of SpringCreek and Sinking Creek, Centre Co., Pa.

Boys and girls I remember were mycousins -- Keller, Will, Charley, George,and Margaret Mothersbaugh. George,Dave and Ruben Stuart. The Murrygirls, Marian and Gussie -- MargarettaGoheen. Priscilla Wilson, Helen Myers,Emma Williams, Dora Myers, ClydeWieland, and others. It was my good

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GYPSEY WOODS. Here is the Mitcheland Gale Woods -- just a bit of it. Picturetaken in the late Fall. In my boyhooddays it was noted for the many Gypsiesthat camped there during the Summer.Famed men and women and manychildren, and dogs and horses made upthe camp. They were beggars and horsetraders. From experience, I learned howmuch hay a gypsy woman could buildinto the box of a one horse spring wagon.

Well do I remember the words of afemale member of their tribe, passing outthe yard gate holding a loaf of breadbaked by one of my sisters in the absenceof mother, "Laus, but it's heavy." Manyvisitors came to the grove during theirstay. Their chief business was tradinghorses. In this they were sharksters andinvariably got the best of the deal.

Photo: STATE COLLEGE,Pennsylvania Presbyterian Church. Thechimes in honor and memory of AbramMarkle.

Photo: OLD HOME CHURCH .

Photo: SISTER MARGARET GOHEENGLENN and her home at State College,Pennsylvania. This is a large double twostoried house, with finished attic andbasement. One half is always rented to oneconnected with the college. The house is wellbuilt throughout and is indeed a fine building.

fortune to attend for several summerterms the select school at Spring Mills --called Spring Mills Academy. This schoolwas taught for many years by the saintlyand scholarly Dr. Wolfe. That was theday when old academics were going out,and the modern high school was comingin. At Spring Hills, it was said -- allthings were taught, English, Latin,French, German, Greek, Hebre, Arabic,and other languages were taught. Thesame was true in the field of mathematics.

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There was an assistant to Dr. Wolfe,usually a recent college graduate, whohad experience in teaching. Here Ihad a boarding place in a home in thetown. Others boarded and roomedtogether. Being a very shy boy thiswas good for me. I greatly enjoyedthe boating parties, and the arbutusparties on Egg Hill and thePresbyterian Prayer Meetings held inhomes of the village. The influence ofthis school, in every way, wasbeneficial to me.

At Boalsburg and at Spring Mills,I became very friendly with a youngman named Irvin Zeigler. He was agood student, exceptionally studious,quiet and likeable.

When the time came for college, hemuch desired that I go with him andthat we room together. It sohappened that though reared aPresbyterian, I went with this goodfriend to an Evangelical institution,and at the end of four years,graduated from Albright College inthe class of 1905, classical courses --receiving the degree of A.B. I havenever regretted by choice of college.Presbyterian atmosphere issometimes a bit chilly. TheEvangelicals had a warm fervencythat did me good, and I attributemuch of the success of my earlyministry of gathering in greatnumbers, in a small church to thespiritual influence of my college days.

In the autumn of 1905, I enteredPrinceton Seminary taking the fullcourse and graduating in 1908.Prominent professors at that timewere Dr. Frances Patton, Dr.Benjamin Breckenridge Warfield, Dr.John D. David (Dictionary), Dr. Vos,and Dr. Dick Wilson.

My going to Princeton Seminary fromAlbright caused the Presbyterian Churchto get some good men from thatinstitution. Two good ones in collegewhen I was a student and followed me toPrinceton were Dr. Raymond Walker,and successful pastor of Market Square,Harrisburg and Dr. Clarence Hoffman,who spent most of his life in Korea as aMissionary.

MARRIAGE

June 18th, 1908, I was married toLutitia Laura Goodhart. the ceremonywas performed by Dr. Henry Schuyler inthe Presbyterian Church at Center Hall,Centre County, Pennsylvania in thepresence of members of the two familiesand some invited guests. All were invitedto the home of the bride's mother afterthe wedding. Later we took a carriage forBellefonte, and next went to Snowshoe,Centre County where the days of thehoneymoon were spent. Later a receptionwas held at the groom's home in the oldhomestead on the Branch. There weremany present. Here, as well as at CenterHall -- calithumpians put their programacross. Here I will tell something of mybride and her family.

I am convinced after living withLutitia Goodhart for thirty-eight yearsthat a higher power must have had a partin choosing for me a helpmate. What awoman she was, always helpful in mywork as a minister. Teaching in theSabbath School, she knew her Bible andher years of successful work as a teacherin the public schools enabled her to teacheffectively in the church.

She was friendly. She had a sweet wayof expressing herself to everyone. Thejanitor here in the Second Church,Carlisle, and a painter by trade, who haddone much painting out at Dickinson

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when hearing that she had passedaway, said with a sign, "Mrs. Glennwas one of the sweetest women I evermet." To this her husband says --Amen.

She was decidedly religious.Religious was life to her. Herchildren had before them always thegood example of a Christian mother.Here let me add that as I look backover the years of my earthly journeythus far -- I am reminded how goodGod had been to me. Brought up in aChristian, praying, Bible readinghome, and then given as thecompanion of my years a virtuouswoman whose price was far aboverubies. Outwardly she was good tolook upon and inwardly she wasindeed a child of God.

She excelled as a keeper at home.Her house and surroundings werealways spotless. She had good taste,whether it was arranging flowers in abouquet, or the furnishings of herhouse. She made a study of ancientcostumes and contributed much to thesuccess of religious dramatic workrendered in the Parish House of theChurch. She was a good mother toher four children. It would have beendifficult for anything serious tohappen to them for she knew wherethey were always. She had a genuinemother's love.

Here I will place somethingconcerning her own family. She wasthe daughter of William and MaryJane Goodhart and was born on afarm not far from Farmer's Mills inCenter County, Pennsylvania,February 23, 1878.

Photo: WILLIAM Goodhart and MaryJane McKinney, his wife. They were theparents of my wife Lutitia.

Photo: JOHN E. REARICK andMARGARET GOODHART his wife in frontof their dwelling and combined store andfilling station at Rock Spring, Centre County,Pennsylvania.

Her people were devout Presbyterians.I first saw her parents in the PresbyterianChurch at Spring Mills, Pennsylvania.Her father was Superintendent of theSunday School. He was a tall man, withsandy long whiskers, very faircomplexion. He was a little stooped andhad very expressive eyes. He impressedeveryone as being every whit a Christiangentlemen. Her mother, whose maidenname was Mary Jane McKinney, was agood looking old lady, and I have a notionwas beautiful when young. I have heardmembers of the family say that Lutitialooked most like her mother. So, it maybe that Lutitia inherited personal beautyfrom her mother.

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I first met the one person withwhom I was to live longest on earth atthe Grange Encampment, CenterHall, Pennsylvania. Clare Kennedy, adistant relative of mine who knewLutitia quite well, secretly arrangedto introduce us and then convenientlyslip away. Well, who knows, this mayhave been part of a plan arranged indiviner circles. At any rate, it workedout well for both of us, and we spentmany happy years as man and wife.

Five brothers and five sisters werein her family. It will be noticed bothher family and mine were large andequally divided as to sons anddaughters.

GOODHART AND MCKINNEY

At Center Hill Presbyterian burialgrounds are the graves of Lutitia'sgrandparents.

John Goodhart -- 1809-1888.Martha Greg Goodhart 1810-1884.Here also is buried her grandmother -- Rosa Kramer McKinney. There isno tombstone. The name of Lutitia'sgrandfather was William L.McKinney. The name of her greatgrandfather was Patrick McKinney.Five McKinney brothers came fromCounty Tyrone, Ireland in 1789. TheMcKinneys are Scotch Irish.

The Kramer name is much infusedwith the McKinneys. Kramers wereLutheran and McKinneysPresbyterian. In both families weremen of note in every walk of life.

Uncle Perry McKinney is buriedin Sprucetown graveyard -- nearPotter's Mills -- died 1918, aged 79.His wife was Mary Vogt died 1906,aged 59. Two sons William andClayton. Both have passed on. Mrs.Meeker at the State Forestry Station

in the Seven Mountains is agranddaughter.

Uncle Perry was a soldier in the CivilWar. He fought at Gettysburg. He isdescribed as a typical red faced Irishmanwith long white beard and hair, givinghim a Santa Klaus appearance. He wasjovial in disposition.

Rosa Laura McKinney, a cousin ofLutitia, is said to have pinned the firstwhite ribbon on Francis Willard --W.C.T.U. founder in Marshall field'sStore, Chicago. Lutitia never liked hermiddle name Laura. Had she known ofthis association, her attitude doubtless,would have been different.

At Spring Mills well kept Presbyteriangraveyard are the graves of: Lutitia'sparents -- William Goodhart 1838-1903,Mary J. Goodhart 1842-1924, also sonJohn H. 1871-1904.

It is said that Grandfather JohnGoodhart was a very stern, serious manwho stood for no foolishness. However,he must have been a man of goodqualities for Lutitia often spoke of hermother always speaking up forgrandfather in whose home he livedduring his declining years.

Lutitia had two uncles on her father'sside, George, a farmer, and verysuccessful. He served two terms ascommissioner of Centre County. Heloved a fast horse. He served many yearsas an Elder of the Sinking CreedPresbyterian Church. He was married toSusan Evans. There were four children --James, Bruce, Anna, and Ada. There aregrandchildren.

James Goodhart was another uncle.He was married first to Sarah Kyle andafter her death to Rose Hamilton. To thissecond union were born a son, Hugh anda daughter, Martha. The latter marriedto Charles Thompson - now dead. Shelives at State College. There are children.

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This Uncle James Goodhart livedmany years in Lewistown,Pennsylvania, where he conducted aclothing store. He had a fine house inthat city. He was an Elder in thePresbyterian Church.

Lutitia had an aunt on her father'sside -- Mary married to JohnDaugerman. For many years he hada butcher shop in Center Hall. Onher mother's side Lutitia spoke of onebrother -- Uncle Parry McKinnery -her soldier uncle. Three sisters --Aunt Sadie -- maiden aunt, who livedand passed away at Center Hall,Pennsylvania. Aunt Belle, wife of Dr.George Lee. She also lived andpassed on at Center Hall,Pennsylvania. Aunt Beckie Moyer.There were two daughters in theMoyer family -- Mable -- married toDaniel Koch, and Etta. All havepassed on. There is a daughter of theKochs still living. The Moyers andKochs lived many years in Sunbury,Pennsylvania.

William Goodhart was the oldestof Lutitia's family. He married SalinaGephart. There are four children --Isabel -- 1897 is best known to us.She is always a welcome visitor in ourhome. She, having no home of herown, tenders kindly service tohomeless aged relatives and sickkinsfolk.

Russell James - 1899 is the soldierson of World War I. Where he was inactive and strenuous combat. He is agraduate of Albright College, and alsotook a seminary course. Since he hasbeen preaching for the Methodistdenomination in Ohio. His first wifedied of Tuberculosis. He thenmarried Mildred Mae Farland.There are two children. Wenda Kayand Robert Russell.

Ralph Goodhart, 1893 - 1947, marriedDella Blough. Children are Richard Paul,Mary Catherine. Ralph after patient andenduring Christian fortitude passedaway, a sufferer from cancer, at theirhome in the state of Ohio in the year 1947.Wendel Gephart, 1903, is married toBlanche Roffman. There is one childShirley Mae.

Mary Elizabeth Goodhart, bornMarch 24, 1873, married EdwardForeman. They now live in Canfield,Ohio. There is one stepson Ira Foreman.He is married.

Hugh Foreman - married.Roy Foreman - wife is dead.Ruth Foreman - married to John Rose

- child Jackie Rose.Myra Bell Goodhart born January

23rd, 1870. Married WilliamWinegardner, lived in Milroy,Pennsylvania. There were no children.Aunt Myra came to see us quite oftenduring our years at Dickinson. She wasexpert in all kinds of needlework,especially crocheting. She was an expertin making layer cakes. This made herpopular with the sons of the Manse.

We sometimes visited overnight at theWinegardner home on our way tovacation days with the folks in CentreCounty. Aunt Myra almost reached theage of 70. Her body lies beside herhusband in the graveyard on the hill notfar from Reedsville.

John Henry, was an employee of the P.R. R. and passed on rather early in life. Inever saw this brother. 1871 - 1904.

Sarah Kyle, September 23, 1872 spentsome years of her life in Cleveland, Ohio.She was with us considerably in our manyyears in the Dickinson Manse. Thechildren knew her well and hold inmemory the good times when she visitedus. She married my brother Ed and I

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have already mentioned her. Todaythey live near Lamont, Pennsylvania.

Margaret Irvin, July 13, 1876, wasa very dear sister to Lutitia. In agethey were not far apart. Beforemarriage, she too, got to see us at theManse, and became near to thechildren. On March 15, 1917, shemarried John E. Rearick. It was myprivilege to be the officiating minister,and they were married at Dickinson.For some years they resided out inmid-western states, but now for manyyears they have lived in their owncozy home at Rock Springs,Pennsylvania. Here they have a storeand filling station. John can relate indetail adventures of rough and woolywestern states.

Franklin Vanvalzah Goodhart or -Uncle Frank as we know him in thehome was born April 29, 1883. He isbest known of the brothers. We sawmore of him. He was in the mother'shome at Center Hall, when hemarried and later bought the homeand built a large store room andfacilities to accommodate his enlargedfurniture and undertaking business.

He married Sarah McWilliams ofRock Springs. My own family waswell acquainted with the McWilliamsfamily, and these things contributedin bringing us close together. Frankand Sarah are well known to thechildren and they are happy in theirpresence.

Frank has sold out his business.They have been spending part of thewinters in Florida. At present theyare living in the Presbyterian Manse,Center Hall, Pennsylvania.

Robert Hamil - November 23,1879. He spent most of his years as aP.R.R. man living in Altoona. Therehe built himself a home. He married

Ella Judge. Uncle Rob, (in this article, Ispeak much in the children's language)visited us a number of times at Dickinson.I remember once when visiting us how heenjoyed a trip to Scotland to visit folksthey knew, driving our family horseGoldie in the buggy. Passed away, ofheart attack at Altoona, Pennsylvania.He passed away at Altoona during asevere heart attack.

Samuel Goodhart, Lutitia's youngestbrother was born September 10th, 1885.Uncle Sam we did not see so often. He didvisit us several times at Dickinson andwas present at Lutitia's funeral. Hemarried Vema Dursrt of Center Hall. Tothem have been born one son Franklin.He is married to Cleda and they have twochildren, Franklin and Grace. There aretwo daughters in Uncle Sam's family,Margaret and Grace. Margaret ismarried to Alfred Walley. Grace ismarried to Alfred Minchau. I think thereis one child in each family. For manyyears Sam has lived in Johnstown,Pennsylvania, the flood city. He is asuccessful salesman and for many yearshas followed that line of work.

The Glenns - Goodharts -Muttersbaugh and McKinneys werehonest, truthful, energetic people -- livingmostly near the soil. Yet hadrepresentatives in every walk of life. Allwere of the Protestant faith -- the religionthat made America the prosperous landof free people, such as RomanCatholicism, in its present state, can neverproduce. Amongst the denominations,Presbyterian and Reformed adherentsappear to be first. Though Lutheran,Methodist and other branches of theChristian faith have a place. In thisrespect I find one who is an exception.Grandfather Muttersbaugh was aUnitarian. He stands alone, and hisreligion evidently was not contagious, as

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neither his wife nor his childrenfollowed the way of his choice.HOME

In my boyhood days there wasplenty of hard work on the farm. Ithink when not away at school I didmy full share. I do not look back onthose days as unpleasant. I reallyliked to work in the soil, and take careof domestic animals. The farm was tobe God's "good earth" -- a kind of"Garden of Eden," and we were todress and keep it.

Two scenes, especially, impress meas I look back. One a morning scene -- the hour of worship. Every memberof the household was there, includinghired help. The family altar was asacred place. There we learned to bequiet and let God speak to us beforewe went out to the work of the day.Father read the Holy Word -- and weall knelt in prayer. Some sentences offather's prayers linger in memory."We thank Thee, O God that we arestill and on praying ground. ForbidO Lord, that we should take up toomuch of this world or things of theworld."

The second scene is that of a longWinter evening. Before any breakhad been made in the family -- allgathered by a glowing fire in the greatliving room. Father reading or takinga preliminary nap, mother sewing orknitting. Ella, Molly, John, Ed, Sam,Jim, and little Margaret, talking,reading Youth's Companion orengaged in some game. In the centerof the table was a large dish of themost delicious apples, and everyonehelping himself at will to Belleflowers,Winter Rambo, Baldwin, Russets,Non-such, and other varieties. Thereis something joyously sacred about

such a home atmosphere that is felt, notdefined.

In our home, there was discipline, norod of correction hanged above themantle place. I do not remember of beingwhipped - though I must have deserved itoften. When either father or motherspoke, that voice was obeyed. Aschildren, I am sure it never occurred to usto take over.

The work in the house, in the barn andfield was so arranged that each memberof the family had a part, and no one'sburden was severely heavy.

OUR CHILDREN

Now I come to a more familiar part ofthis autobiography -- telling somethingabout our children. Only fathers andmothers can possibly know how close thetie that binds parent to child. Our ownparents become nearer and dearer to uswhen we, ourselves, become parents.

James Goodhart Glenn, our first childwas born at the Manse of the DickinsonPresbyterian Church, April 17th, 1909.The birth was difficult for both motherand child. Instruments were used --resulting in tears for the mother andmany bruises for the child. Many yearslater when listening to his sermon out inthe Southwest my thoughts went back tothat tiny, much scarred baby boywrapped in swaddling clothes, and lyingin the arms of his nurse -- good oldGrandma Fickes.

The doctor and others did not seem togive much encouragement that the babewould keep on breathing, it was soirregular. I don't think I ever prayedmore earnestly. At times breathing wouldstop, but his father never lost hope that hewould live. He knew how great sorrowwould come to the mother, if that childstopped breathing. So, by the Grace of

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God, he did keep on breathing.Today 38 years after, he is breathingstill and is pastor of the firstPresbyterian Church of Borger,Texas.

PROUD PARENTS - 1909 - A friendsaid, "Of course we were proud.Husband and wife had become FatherMother. The babe in his Mother's armswould not be given in exchange for all theriches of this world." Another Jamesheads the list of a Glenn generation.

James, I think joined the churchwhen eight years of age. He first wentto school at Cummingstown, in thebuilding that is now the Parish House.He later took the classical course inCarlisle High School, graduating inthe Class of 1928. Then he enteredDickinson College, graduating A.B.Class of 1932. He entered PrincetonSeminary in the fall of the same year.During vacation he did missionarywork i the mountains of Tennessee.He graduated from the seminary in1935. He was married to MargarettaJune Scott, daughter of WilliamAlexander Scott and Grace LeFevre

Scott, May 17th, 1935, in DickinsonPresbyterian Church.

June was a graduate of Carlisle HighSchool in 1928, and had attendedShippensburg Teachers College andtaught in the public school five years.James served National Missions Boardfrom 1935 - 1940, at Payson, Clifton, andMorenci, Arizona. He received a call tothe First Presbyterian Church of Borger,Texas in 1940. There with a capablehelpmate, a growing church, he carries onhis chosen profession. They have threechildren -- James Scott born April 14,1937, at Payson, Arizona. John Edwardborn March 19, 1941 at Borger, Texas.Joyce Carol born December 5, 1943 atBorger, Texas.

At this time James is busy helping toplan the erection of a new church. This ismuch needed as the town is growing andwith it the congregation. Borger is acomparatively new town. Yet has apresent population of 20,000 people. Thechief industry is the manufacture ofcarbon black. Forty percent of our autotires is carbon black and one fourth ofthis material is made in Borger andvicinity.

A year ago, I visited my son andfamily. As his father, and having spentmy life in the ministry, I write with all aloving father's joy that I am convincedmy son is doing a good work in thechurch of the living Christ. I was pleasedwith his preaching. His sermon as well ashis teaching showed thought andpreparation. I also felt that he stood inwell with his people. Also, and not least,the home life was contented and happy.

Mary Josephine Glenn was born, aswere all our children at the Manse ofDickinson Church. The date of her birthwas November 27th, 1914. Dr. S. S.Cowell was the attending physician, andMrs. Bently, a graduate nurse, acted out

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her part of the event. She was astrong child from the beginning, aplump baby. We now had a pair --boy and girl. We were happy.

Josephine also started hereducation at Cummingstown School --just near the Manse. She then went toCarlisle High School, graduating inthe Class of 1933. Then she enteredBeaver College, a Presbyterianinstitution at Jenkintown,Pennsylvania. Here she graduated in1937. For some years she has been avisitor for the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Public Assistance, withCumberland County Office inCarlisle. In this work she comes incontact with many types of humanbeings, displaying differentcharacteristics and has the

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opportunity of trying to help workout their problems in a Christianspirit.

Samuel Ryle Glenn was born atDickinson Manse, July 23, 1916. Dr.S. S. Cowell was the physician, andMiss Evans, now a doctor in Carlisle,was the nurse. He and Jo were reallybabies at the same time -- beingslightly over a year and a halfbetween them.

Like the others, Ryle's first schoolingwas at Cummingstown. Then hegraduated from Carlisle High School --Class of 1934. He took a full course inCarlisle Business School and attendedDickinson College. Later he took a courseat the Glenn Martin Plane Factory,Baltimore, Maryland. While workingthere he was called into service and hisfirst place of training was at CampChaffe, Arkansas. From there he went toCamp Campbell, Kentucky. From therehe went overseas, landing at Versailles,France. He saw service in France and inGermany. As sergeant on a tank, hecrossed the Rhine on Easter Sunday 1945.After sixteen months overseas, a sad eventcaused his homecoming.

On the morning of January 25th, 1946,his mother was suddenly overtaken in themidst of health by a stroke. In half anhour she became unconscious and passedaway about 12:30 in the night, so the dateof her moving to her prepared mansionwas January 26th, 1946. His father triedat once to notify the son. First of thestroke then of death, but no wordreturned. We did not know even if themessage had gotten through to him untileleven days after his mother's burialwhen he arrived home.

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SAMUEL RYLE GLENN. Here is our sonRyle in France, at his tank with Patch's Army.Ryle is a sergeant and gives orders for themovements of this piece. Nearby anothersoldier can be seen.

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Before entering the service, Ryle wasmarried September 30th, 1943 to LoisCatherine Hoch of Carlisle at her home atMooredale by the groom's father, in thepresence of both families. Both weremembers of the Dickinson Church andboth had been brought up in the samecommunity. Lois is a graduate nurse.Taking her course in the Nurse's Schoolof the Harrisburg Hospital. She nursedfor a number of years in the CarlisleHospital and also in a hospital near CampChaffe. She was a great help and comfortto us at the time of Lutitia's stroke andparting. She knew just what to do andbeing a part of the family, felt with therest of us the deep sadness of all hearts.She sat on Lutitia's bed, taking the pulseand holding her hand until the life of theearthly candle flicked out, and our dearone entered the heavenly place.

After Ryle came back from overseas,and the fighting of World War II wasended, he got back his job at the GlennMartin Plant. There at Victor Villa, heand Lois started housekeeping.

On December 13, 1946 at Baltimore,Patsy Ann came to share the home withthem. She is a very fine babe indeed, andher grandpa shares with the parents inthe joy of her coming.

David Quentin Glenn was born at theDickinson Manse, April 30th, 1920.Quentin made it a foursome in our family-- three sons and a daughter -- well, it'sthe boys that perpetuates the name.

His first schooling was anCummingstown. This building was nearthe Manse and made it very convenientfor us, as there was no need to carrylunch.

Quentin later entered Carlisle HighSchool. His brother James, while homeon vacation, invited him to return withthem to Arizona and so Quentingraduated with the Class of 1939, Clifton

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High School, Arizona. Ryle,Josephine, and Edgar Hoch made thetrip out there to the graduationexercises, and after a visit with Jamesand June brought Quentin back withthem to Cumberland County.

DAVID QUENTIN GLENN tends the"fatted calf" at the manse.

Quentin and Jimmy take a boat ride onthe Conadoquinet Creek near Carlisle,Pennsylvania.

For five years Quentin has beenemployed in the mail department of theNaval Supply Depot at Mechanicsburg.He is one to be counted on -- nevermissing a day, and studies to renderappreciable work.

Quentin and Josephine are home forthe nights and all day Saturdays andSundays. This adds much indeed to thehappiness and comfort of their father'slife.

Upon Lutitia's departure, a ministerfriend who too had lost his companion --wrote that I must now be both father andmother to my children. In this doubleduty, I am deeply conscious of failure.However, I can, at least keep a lightburning in the window for the ones stillwith me and write letters to those who areaway.

My children are a source of happinessand comfort to me. Ryle and his familycome frequently, and James is faithful inletter writing, keeping me informedconcerning the family and his work.

MINISTRY

I shall try to be brief. "Let anotherspeak of thy work."

The year 1908 stands out among allthe years of my life. I received a call thatyear to the Dickinson PresbyterianChurch in the Presbyterian of Carlisle.All of my life's ministry was there. Igraduated from Princeton Seminary Mayof that year. On June 18th, 1908, Lutitiaand I were married. I was ordained topreach the Gospel in the DickinsonChurch, July 17, 1908. In that year webegan our ministry and the building ofour home.

Poor indeed, was I in worldly goods.For my schooling, necessary books, horse

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and buggy, and other necessaryequipment for a rural pastor, I foundmyself $1,600 in debt.

Fortunately, Lutitia waseconomical. For a number of yearsbefore marriage she had taught in thepublic schools. Out of her meagerearnings, she had saved a nice sumand this proved a nest egg indeed. Onher first visit to Dickinson, evenbefore our marriage, we stopped inHarrisburg and bought rugs andfurniture. I can see her now goingabout with her love and skill sotastefully arranging the things of thathouse which was to be our home forthirty-five years.

There had been no minister forseveral years, and at least four over aperiod of fifteen years. Things ingeneral and around the Manse werein a run down condition. It iswonderful what a change can bemade by interested ones in a shorttime. So we worked together andwhat happiness we had -- Lutitiainside the house and the new ministeroutside. The lawn was put in shape.Gates were put back on hinges.Fences straightened. And what adifference it made.

The church building neededrepairs, and things in the higherrealm of church work were notencouraging. The General AssemblyMinutes gave the church membershipas 130. But we never found morethan sixty. There were few children.Fourteen was about the number ofboth adults and children at SundaySchool services. There were but twoactive Elders. One of these would notspeak to the other. The day before Iwas to officiate at my firstCommunion service that man told mehe would not serve with the other

elder. When it rained or snowed a bit thepeople remained away from the church.This is only part of a discouraging initialpicture.

As always there are some good people,and so it was at Dickinson. With thesewho became our real friends we startedhopefully forward.

After about five years of gettingacquainted, and hearings, the pastor feltthere was need of a general stirring up inhis own heart and in the hearts of thepeople. "O, Lord wilt Thou not revive upagain. We need a revival," he said.

On a weekday evening, Rev. and Mrs.Stair -- Pastor and wife of the CentervilleLutheran Church, were invited to takethe evening meal with us. As we talked atsupper about our work and ourcommunity, I touched on the need of arevival. To my surprise, I found theLutheran minister quite interested. Theresult -- we arranged for a meeting withthe Session and Council. These bodiesvoted unanimously that the two churchesunite in a revival. The date was set, andcommittees appointed. The necessarypreliminaries moving forward morerapidly than usual. The Revival was heldduring the winter. How I would like togive details but must refrain. It wasindeed a great awakening. One weekmeetings were held in the PresbyterianChurch and the following in the LutheranChurch. Night after night for four weeksthe church was crowed. The Pastors didthe preaching, and most of the personalwork. People of both churches and of theentire community felt a spirit of oneness.They sang. They prayed. They hadfellowship one with another -- trulypeople rejoiced in the things of the Spirit.Members got a firmer grip on the eternalverities. In different ones -- old hardenedsinners softened and were anxious aboutsomething they did not possess.

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The very atmosphere appeared tobe charged with the things of theSpirit. I remember one day as I drovealong the highway, I saw approachinga man who never seemed interested inspiritual things. I threw up my handsignaling him to stop. Thus he didand maneuvering our horses so as tobring our sleighs close -- we talked ofthe things of the Kingdom of God.

One evening at Dickinson, thechurch was crowded -- benches in theaisles and no more room, even aboutthe doors, Rev. Stair was leading thesinging -- the favorite song was --"Softly and tenderly Jesus is Calling -- calling O sinner come home." I hadbeen working with people down in thechurch and had come up to the pulpit.We stood together each in turn --relating some passage of Scripture toseeking souls, and then extending aninvitation to come forward andsurrender and accept by faith Christthe Savior.

Suddenly there was a greatmovement. Up the aisles of thechurch came so many that Rev. Stairsaid in my ear -- "Glenn -- the wholechurch is moving." So it seemed.Most of the persons who decided forChrist that night were young men. Iwould like to write more, but I drawthis account to a close.

Many members were taken in tothe participating churches. I thinkDickinson took in thirty during theyear. Remembering we had but sixtymembers at the beginning -- thismeant a great addition. TheLutheran Church had a membershipof over 200 and they received eighty.Other churches of the community alsohad additions as a direct result of thisrevival. This revival marked thebeginning of new days at old

Dickinson. Pastor and members workedwith a renewed energy.

Members were received in the yearsthat followed, and their pastor and peopleagreed that there was a need to have theLord "revive us again." This time aPresbyterian Evangelist named HarryParker Dunlop, then living in BoulderColorado was invited to conduct a twoweek's campaign. He accepted and wrotehis wife would be with him. The wife'scoming was not at first, so agreeablyreceived, when she can and we gotacquainted, the whole congregation fell inlove with the Evangelist's wife. In mylife's ministry I have never met a personalworker so competent as Mrs. Dunlop.

The pastor was familiar with thehighways and byways of the community.By this time, automobiles had come.Together we visited the homes of thepeople, or talked to men in the fields.Rainy days were best days for Kingdomwork. Often we found all the familygathered about the wood fire in thekitchen. There Mr. and Mrs. Dunlopsang, we prayed, invitations of acceptanceof Christ were urged and persuaded tocome out to the services in the homes andas we drove along the highways.Sometimes Evangelist Dunlop wouldstand on the running board, and shout tomen in the fields -- "Come out tonight --Great Revival at Dickinson Church."They came and filled the church -- againthey sang, we prayed, we preached, weworked, and God sent a blessing.

On one Sunday morning, I baptizedforty-three persons -- thirty-three adultsand ten infants. We received fiftymembers on profession of faith. I thinkthat was the year Dickinson receivedmore members than any other church inthe Presbytery.

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We entertained the Dunlops at theManse. They were agreeable in everyway.

Twice in following years -- wellspaced we had the Dunlops with us.Once uniting with the Dunkers. Ontheir second visit we received fifty-four members.

The methods used were about thesame I will not write further. Therevival was a great success.

Upon their third visit, while muchgood was accomplished, I did not feelit was really a revival. Theatmosphere was not properly chargedfor a great awakening.

As to membership of theDickinson Church, it should beremembered that it was always small.The records do not indicate ever amembership of 200. There were sixtymembers at the beginning of mypastorate -- membership rose to 170and there were 103 when I closed mypastorate.

I had three horses at differenttimes, and wore out a number of cars.However, I discovered it was moreeconomical to keep a car a few years.I wore out two Model T's. Had a usedDodge a short time -- then all newFords -- '29, '31, '34, '35, '37, and '41.

Our salary was small. At first1908 -- salary was $800 a year. Thiswas the regular salary ourdenomination paid to rural pastors.Later the salary was raised to $1,000 -- $1,200 -- $1,400 -- and $1,600.

We managed to pay off our debtbefore the First World War. Then tosave so that when we retired we couldpay cash for a large and well builtand well proportioned house with finesurroundings in Carlisle.

We always had good food to eatand a warm house -- sufficient

clothing and really all we needed forhappiness in material things.

Both Lutitia and I believed the way tosave was to keep laying aside some money-- people with ordinary incomes did notsave by spending (as is now so muchadvertised) but by saving. It is wise for ayoung couple to take out some lifeinsurance.

We believed it wise to save and notdepend on someone to keep us in ourclosing days.

We saved in every way. Kept our ownchickens -- thus giving us poultry andeggs. Fed our own pork. Often gatheringacorns in the grove to feed them. Kept acow -- had plenty of milk -- cream andbutter. Killed the fatted calf for beef.Then we raised our own vegetables.There is a good garden at Dickinson.Also we had berries, grapes, and apples.

True, all this meant work, and I haveheard on the floor of Presbytery somegood pastors criticized because theyworked at these things. Some claimingthat the minister who did these thingsneglected more important things. Well, Ihave known some who spent just as muchtime on golf and other recreations andwould have in the end no better exerciseand nothing added with which to meet hisbills for food. It does a minister good towork in the good earth, and with domesticanimals. When God wanted a fit man tolead his people out of Egypt, he found himin Moses who was tending sheep i theMidian desert.

When Elijah was called away -- hismantel fell on Elisha who was plowing ina field of twelve yoke of oxen and he withthe twelfth.

When Saul failed as king -- the properone for the place was found by Samuel --God's man -- in David out with the sheep.

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sent Amos, a humble keeper of sheep,and a dresser of sycamore trees.

THE FALL OF THE GIANTS.These magnificent evergreens fell during

a wind storm just after heavy rains hadsoaked the soil. I looked on as they fell,helpless to prevent it. “How are the mightyfallen.” The trees exceeded 80 feet in length.

PIGS GROW INTO HOGS. Picture takenin the spring. At fall butchering, thesedressed at 350 lbs. Each. At Dickenson,we raised our own meat.

In many instances the church hasgone to extremes in making theministry so exclusive. Let the ruralpastor help support himself in thework that will be both recreation andprofit. Today the church has goneC.I.O. The ministry says give us somuch or do without a minister. Noreal he man wants a dole fromPresbytery.

Paul said -- he who ministers tothe flock had a right to live of theflock. But he was too independent totry to enforce that privilege -- so heheld up his greasy, wrinkled hands --exclaiming -- "These hands have

ministered to my necessities that I mightnot be chargeable to any of you." Makethe minimum salary for rural pastors$2,000 and let him get his recreation in apleasant, wise, and profitable manner.

Lutitia and I had a joint bank account.Either one of us could check out. Yet, Inever knew her to write but one checkand that was when I was in the hospital.

All the time of our ministry atDickinson, we tithed our income, andgave this part to church work.

Twice during my ministry, I was aCommissioner to the General Assembly.Once at Rochester, New York -- held inthe Central Presbyterian Church, Year1914.

In 1927, I was fortunate inrepresenting the Presbytery as aCommissioner at San Francisco. Therewere a goodly number wanted to go thatyear. It was pretty well known before theelection that Fulton and King would betwo of them, and they were selected on thefirst ballot. The third minister was not sodefinite. I had not mentioned to any mypurpose before the meeting of Presbytery.Upon arriving, I asked Rev. SamuelMoody to place my name beforePresbytery. This he did in a few choicewords. Rev. Wheeler of Newville hadasked me to support him if I felt soinclined. This I did. Many ballots werecast, and my name always at the top, andfinally won out. Needless to say -- Lutitiaand the children were pleased when Iarrived home and broke the news.

The Commissioners for the East madethe cross country trip in a special pullmantrain, starting from New York. AtHarrisburg I bought a round trip ticket.We went by Chicago, Colorado Springs,Salt Lake City, Reno, Truckee Pass overthe Sierra Nevada mountains toSacramento and on to San Francisco. Icame home by way of Los Angeles, Grand

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Canyon, Amarillo, New Orleans,Atlanta, and Washington. It was arare treat to attend the Assembly andhelp elect Robert E. Spear,Moderator, and to see so much of theland and people of our own grandcountry.

I was absent from my field fiveweeks. Here I will mention a fewoutstanding events of the years atDickinson.

First the 100th Anniversary of theorganization of the church in thesummer of 1923. It was observed on aSabbath Day. The chief speaker wasRev. Alexander of the PresbyterianChurch of Gettysburg. A very youngand very earnest young minister ofSouthern breeding. He emphasizedChristian fundamentals. At that timethe new church entrance, and ironfence in front were dedicated. Rev.Andrew Hagerty of the First Churchof Carlisle gave the words ofdedication. It was a lovely day andthe church was crowded.

Another event was the erection,and later dedication of the ParishHouse. When Penn Townshipconsolidated her schools. The brickbuilding facing the church waspurchased for the sum of $500,including a half acre of ground. Asecond of the discarded buildings waspurchased, and the bricks and lumberhauled to Cummingstown. A largeaddition was made to the south side ofthe building. An auditorium seating250 with large stage and side dressingrooms as provided. Also kitchen andfireproof moving picture booth. It isa splendid place for dramatic workand social activities. Provision hasalso been made for basketball.During my pastorate many gameswere played.

The young people there have renderedsome wonderful religious plays andpresented exceptional displays ofChristian pageantry.

After the erection of this building, theyoung people's division of the SundaySchool held their classes here -- awayfrom the natural confusion of a one roombuilding.

DICKINSON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.Erected 1829. In this building, the authorpreached 35 years. 1908-1943.

In July 1938, the ThirtiethAnniversary of my pastorate wasobserved. Mrs. Eva Wylie Polk was thechief speaker. She spoke in a veryinteresting manner of the work of thechurch as a daughter and wife of theManse. In the evening, the chief speakers

THE MANSE OF Dickinson PresbyterianChurch. Here Lutitia and I began our homelife in June 1908. Here we lived for 35 years.In this house our four children were born.

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Photo: THE PARISH HOUSEBUILT 1927.

Photo: RINE LEFEVER - Mrs.James McCullough - Harvey Cope -- Allpast eighty years. Taken at DickinsonChurch Picnic.

were James Hays, Chief Man of theCredit Exchange -- Harrisburg, a sonof my pastorate, and Prof. WilliamRice, Supt. of the Boiling SpringsSchools -- also a son of the church.The congregation presented thepastor with a gold Hamilton watchand a purse of over $100. The wife ofthe pastor was given a basket of lovelyflowers. The pastor spoke at the firstmeeting on "Thirty Years atDickinson." Presbytery meetings ofgreat significance to me were the twooccasions when James GoodhartGlenn and Abram Greer Kurtz wereordained in the Dickinson Church. Itwas gratifying to me, indeed, to know

they desired to be set apart for theministry of our Lord Jesus Christ in thechurch where they had been baptized,and made this confession, and also, to bechosen by these boys I so dearly love togive to each of them the charge of theircalling.

Photo: REV. ABRAM GRIEF KURTZborn at the Kurtz home -- just across the lotfrom the Manse - April 24, 1909. One of myboys. A son of Dickinson PresbyterianChurch. Son of Franklin and Naomi Kurtz.War Chaplain in the Pacific Area. NowPastor of church at Merchantville, NewJersey. Married Jane Frey, a splendidhelpmate. They have one daughter.

Here I take liberty to mention certainpersons who were not members of theDickinson Church whose interest andhelp in the work there Lutitia and I somuch appreciated.

About the time of our coming toDickinson -- James Cameron hadcompleted a large and beautiful home atKings Gap in the South Mountain. Hissister Miss Mary made her home for agood part of the year with her brother.She became interested in the work of thechurch. She gave liberally of her timeand money. After the marriage of herbrother James -- he and Mrs. Camerontook an interest in our work. They wereregular in attendance, and often boughtvisitors with them. Once their guest was

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the governor of the state, Gov. Fisher.What I like about the Cameronfamily is their plain spoken sincerity.They tell one what they actuallythink. Miss Mary Cameron and Mr.James Cameron are children of DonCameron, and grandchildren ofSimon Cameron. These people havehelped us so much in our churchwork and in our family like that Ihope by the service we render toothers we may prove ourselvesworthy of such interest.

In 1941, we decided that I wouldretire in 1943. At that date I would beof retirement age and would completewhat was termed a life ministry.

In July of 1941 we succeeded inlocating and purchasing a house andgrounds which seemed to our liking inCarlisle. So in that year we boughtour present house of eight rooms andbath. It is located on the corner ofFranklin and A Streets, number 500.At the end of the spacious lawn stooda brick building, first intended as abungalow, and then used as a garage.This building has been altered duringthe year 1946 and is now a dwellingwith five rooms and bath. Also a lotto the north has recently been soldand there still remains one lotadjoining the home lot on which thereis a three car garage.

The home edifice is wellconstructed of colonial architecture.A spacious porch with seven pillarsextends along east and south sides.The house has a full cement basementand attic with dormer windows. Bothdwellings have fine lawns withshrubbery and shade trees.

We moved here in August 1943. Iwas supremely happy until January1946 when the sharer of my happinesswas so suddenly removed to her

heavenly mansion. I have a saying of myown -- "For the Christian there is alwayssomething better ahead." Lutitia enjoyedGod's good earth, yet, even for such aone, may we not say -- it is better todepart and be with Christ in a life morereal than this one.

Photo: DICKINSON MANSE. The backof the house in Winter. The partly openwindow indicates the room where all ourchildren were born.

As for the future of Old DickinsonChurch, I know not what to write. Godalone knows what will take place in daysto come. Like many other countrychurches, Dickinson is faced with the factof a declining population. No boom came

SEVEN PILLARS. Our present home atthe corner of Franklin and A Streets, Carlisle,Pa., purchased in 1941. Picture shows west

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and part of south sides. Front is to theeast, not shown.

to the community because ofgovernment building during therecent war. Because of tractors andother modern farm machinery, lesspeople are needed for farm work.Families are small than formerly.

Just now there does appear atendency for people to get out ofcongested areas and build in openspaces. Industry is seeking to houseits workers away from crowdedplaces, and even locate its plants insuch regions.

I fear our Presbyteriandenomination is laying too muchstress on bigness. Thee is somethingof great value in many of thesesmaller churches out in the ruraldistricts.

A missionary forty years in China-- forced to leave his field during therecent World War, became supplypastor of one of these churches whilethe congregation waited for a regularpastor. He said to me -- "Thesepeople know their Bibles." Usually inrural churches the pastor not onlypreaches in the pulpit, he also teachesin the Sunday School. He is familiarwith the Scriptures and thecongregation has the benefit of hissuperior knowledge. Usually countryfolks are one for our American waysof life. If we would avoid statesocialism or communism we dare notneglect our country churches.

MARY DIVEN

Here, though it may appear out oforder, I place on these pages a veryimportant, official and authentic partof the author's attempt to secure

information concerning our ancestors.Another who has been searching for dataon this same ancestry, has met withdifficulty in finding informationconcerning Mary Diven.

So I place in full a Cumberlandcounty, Pennsylvania Orphan Courtrecord, discovered by Mrs. Wetzel ofCarlisle, searching for me.

Here we see that Mary Diven was adaughter of Alexander Diven who ownedland and property in CumberlandCounty, Pennsylvania: That her fatherwas dead by 1800: that she had fourbrothers and one sister, and the names ofthe same. That Mary was not likely soyoung at the time, since she had a sistermarried, who had five children -- withone daughter married. This works outwell with dates I now know. It is, ofcourse, only important that she isrecorded as the wife of John Glenn.

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MISSION PASTOR WRITES OF WORK

James G. Glenn, Payson, Arizona, tells of work among Ranchers.

Rev. James G. Glenn, Presbyterian mission pastor at Payson, Arizona, has written of hiswork there in a letter to his father, Rev. James J. Glenn, pastor of the DickinsonPresbyterian Church at Cumminstown. The young Rev. Glenn, graduated last June fromPrinceton Theological Seminary and married a few days later Miss June Scott, ofCumminstown, left with his bride in midsummer for Payson to fill his first charge. Hisletter follows:

Payson, ArizonaNovember 20, 1935

Dear Dad:

As requested from the home church, I am writing this letter tobe read at some service there.

Last night we dedicated the new church. Dr. Charles S. Polingof the First Presbyterian Church of Phoenix, Arizona, preachedthe sermon and Rev. Chamnas, a missionary from Korea, made theprayer of consecration.

Mrs. Mitchell, of Phoenix, who gave $1,200 toward the erectionof our church, was present and presented to our church abeautiful self-pronouncing, leather-bound pulpit Bible. She ishaving a Communion table and pulpit chair made to match thewoodwork of the church. She also gave us a complete Communionset. She was well pleased with the new church and seemeddelighted with the appreciation the people showed for her finegift.

I suppose the people back home would like to know something ofthe nature of the country here, and the kind of people with whomI work.

We are 5,000 feet above sea level, right on the edge of thelargest yellow pine forest in America. Our church is built ofyellow pine logs that have been squared on three sides and laidone on top of the other with the round side out. There are noyellow pines, however, in Payson. Most of the trees areblackjack oak, juniper, and cedar. The leaves of the oaks arevery small and stay green all winter.

The soil is a sandy loam, fertile, but must be irrigated inorder to produce anything. There are no gardens in our town of

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Payson, and only one or two lawns, a lawn mower agent wouldstarve here.

We have very few cloudy days and hardly any foggy ones. Therainy season is in July and August. The showers come up quicklyand pass away in like manner. We have very few all-day rains.The sunsets are beautiful beyond description.

The chief occupation is ranching. Just now about half thepeople seem to be working or putting in the time for F.D.R. Fivemiles from here is a gold mine. Two men working eight or tenhours a day can extract about eight dollars' worth of gold a day.If the copper market comes back, prosperity will return to Paysonand the rest of Arizona.

We have no foreigners in Payson. Three or four families ofIndians live on the hill north of town. They certainly are notforeigners.

Now a few words about my own work in the Tonto Basin district.Payson is a town of about 500 people. Though there has been atown here for about fifty years, there has never been a church.Most of the early pioneers seem to have left their religion withtheir relations back East. Outlaws from other states, I am told,found a home in the hill country of Arizona. Now, don't get theidea that Payson is a town of outlaws today. I assure you it isnot. Nevertheless, it has an outlaw background which the movieindustry has capitalized. Read Zane Gray's, Under the Tonto Rimand To the Last Man.

The cattle business, I am told, is no longer what it used tobe. In former days ranges were overstocked so that cattle couldnot find enough to eat. Today the government placesrestrictions, limiting the number of cattle allowed to graze overa certain area. Ranching is conducted on a smaller scale today.The result is that people are grouping themselves more that informer days and so we have a group here in this town of Payson,in northern Arizona.

Last spring, our home missionary, Dr. Ralph Hall, held a weekof evangelistic services in Payson which resulted in some fortyconversations. Petition was made to Southern Presbytery askingfor a church organization to be known as the Payson CommunityPresbyterian Church. The board of National Missions sent me outhere as a Sunday School missionary with Payson as the center of alarge parish. Most of my work is in Payson and the immediatecommunity. I have another Sunday School thirty-three miles fromhere where I preach twice a month.

I also hold Bible Schools and organize Sunday Schools inoutlying districts.

Recently, I held a service at a place where there is no SundaySchool. The children were enthusiastic, but when I announced a

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preaching service for the evening, they did not know what Imeant. They had never attended such a service.

The young people of Payson gave one of the plays my homechurch has given in the parish house. It provided a higher typeof entertainment that usual in this town. I wish we, too, had aparish house.

James Rayburn and his wife, evangelists, held a week's servicehere, and as a result of that meeting, fifteen accepted Christ astheir personal Savior. We organized the new church with thirty-seven members, and a full house. At that service I baptizedeighteen.

While the Rayburns were here, June and I took them up on theRim where we broiled beefsteak over a camp fire. We ate undertall straight pines, lounged around on the pine needles next tothe fire, talked and watched the moon rise. Then we walked outto the very edge of the Rim, and looked to the bottom of thecanyon, hundreds of feet below us. This is a sight to take yourbreath away.

The past two weeks we have been eating elk and deer meat,provided by our generous neighbors. Next year I intend to gohunting.

Not long ago June and I were invited to dinner with theGoodfellow family at Natural Bridge, not far from Payson. TheGoodfellows came here from Scotland forty years ago. They have abig hotel which is a famous stopping place for writers and peopleof wealth. Zane Grey and Harold Bell Wright have stopped withthem.

Mr. and Mrs. Goodfellow certainly treated us fine, and onleaving, we found in our car six pounds of the best steak, apound of butter, and some pears. Scotch people, are liberal tothe minister.

I must not forget to tell you that we, too, have a juniorchoir and are very proud of it.

The people of Payson are taking a real interest in the church.This is a mission church, and yet next Sunday evening thecongregation is making an offering for the Board of NationalMissions.

It may be of interest to tell you that I am known as themissionaries' missionary. While I am assured my salary by theBoard of National Missions, the Sunday School Missionariesendeavor to support me by what is known as the cent-a-mealcontributions. So I am named -- the Sunday School missionaries'missionary.

We enjoy the work here immensely. We like the West, but we donot forget our relatives and friends in the East. I hope that wecan come back to see you all within a year or two. However, it

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will be for a visit only. You would have to chain me to keep mein the East.

Love and best wishes for you all.James G. Glenn

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BORGER PAPER

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The selection of Rev. James G. Glennas Borger's outstanding young man of1943 is being announced today byWeldon Jolly president of the BorgerJunior Chamber of Commerce.

The selection was made by acommittee of Jaycees on the basis ofoutstanding accomplishments in civicactivities.

The committee, headed by L. L.Broadbrooks, included J. A. Warren,Dr. Boyd Stephens, Neil Yowes, FritzThompson, and Weldon Jolly.

The committee's nomination ofRev. Glenn was voted upon withunanimous approval at last week'sregular Jaycee meeting.

A distinguished service award inthe form of a gold key will bepresented to Rev. Glenn at tomorrow'sJaycee meeting. Although this awardis often made by the Junior Chamberof Commerce in other cities, this is thefirst time it has been made in Borger.

Rev. Glenn is 34 years old andbecame pastor of the FirstPresbyterian Church is February,1940. During his pastorate, the churchhas enjoyed rapid growth.

He was born in Carlisle,Pennsylvania and received his A.B.degree at Dickinson College in Carlisleand his Th.B. at Princeton TheologicalSeminary.

During 1943, Rev. Glenn served inten different important offices in thecommunity.

He was president of the HutchinsonCounty Ministerial Association,chairman of the Hutchinson CountyTuberculosis Association, chairman ofthe Central Board of Review of theBoy Scouts.

Chairman of the advisorycommittee for the Service Men'sCenter, Chairman of the committee ofJuvenile Delinquency of the BorgerChamber of Commerce,committeeman for Troop 7 of the BoyScouts.

Service leader of the HutchinsonCounty Raioning Board, vice presidentof the Borger Lions Club, member ofthe board of the Hutchinson CountyRed Cross Chapter, and chairman ofthe Girl Scouts committee for theLions Club.

Men between the ages of 21 and 36are eligible for the award.

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James G. Glenn, PastorThe Manse: 318 Hedgecoke StreetJuly 27, 1943.

Dear Dad,

I guess you finish your ministry at Dickinson this Sunday. It must bedifficult to realize that now after more than 35 years you will no longer bepreparing a sermon each week. However I suppose you are so busy getting readyto move to town next month that you don't have much time to think. After youget settled in your new home is when you will probably wake up wondering whatyou will preach about next Sunday, or who you will call on this week, or whenyou will cut the alfalfa for the cow.

You can have a real sense of satisfaction as you look back across the yearsand consider what you accomplished as a pastor. Many of the people who werethe leaders 35 years ago have "passed over Jordan." Others who were goodworkers have moved away to other churches where they are useful workers today.And some of the grandchildren of people who were young married couples whenyou came to begin your ministry are now helping in the church -- Nan Kurtz isthe one I think of right now. The influence of your life and preaching,certainly was one of the influences that led Abe and me into the ministry.Whether we are a credit to you, is not for me to say. You also improved theplant and property and added the parish house and grounds. I am sure that ifa list of constructive service of all the pastors who labored at Dickinson,could be compiled, your name, like Abou Ben Adam's would lead all the rest. Iam not addicted to heaping praise upon my relatives, but I do want to say thatas a son who is a minister I am proud of your work as a minister, and I amproud to be your son.

Mother, too has had a large part in your success as a minister. Theminister's wife has a more responsible job that a wife in any otherprofession. She has to be a good mother to her children and besides she isexpected to be a leader among the women, and in a multitude of other places inthe church. Besides she had to be the tactful critic of her husband'ssermons, even if we ministers do not appreciate the criticism at the time itis given. To be a minister's wife for 35 years in one church is a job a lotof women could not handle. Both you and mother have had some tryingexperiences in the last 35 years but you have come through them together, andare stronger and wiser because of them.

Well, the war news looks encouraging, with Mussolini in the discard, andItaly likely to surrender at any time. Still, we have the hardest part of thewar to fight. We will probably have to lose a lot of men and equipment beforewe conquer Germany and Japan. I still think Russia will complicate the peace.If Russia insists on being the dominant power in Europe, I hate to think whatmay happen. Russia certainly doesn't seem to be very enthusiastic in helpingus with the war against Japan.

Time for me to sign off, and get to work.Love to all,

James

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A LETTER

The Huston girls were close friends during our years at Old Dickinson Church. On theiraccount it is a pleasure to include this letter.

The Reverend J. J. GlennMrs. J. J. GlennCarlisle, Pennsylvania

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Glenn:A recent family letter brought us the news item of your retirement from

your ministry at Dickinson Church. Margaret and I wish we could be presentSunday next to worship again under your Christian leadership. Since that isnot possible, may we wish for you and your congregation a beautiful July daywith blue skies and the hearts of all united in grateful thanks for such anhistoric church that Dickinson hand been -- where sons and daughters havegrown up, where families have worshipped together, where the Way of Life hasbeen proclaimed, where prayers of thanksgiving have been offered, ofconsolation for those who have walked in the deep valley -- where the"uttermost parts of the earth" have been brot near because of your gifts, who,indeed can measure the worth of a church like Dickinson and who can count thelives it has touched and made better because of having worshipped there. Formyself and I know it must be true for hundreds of others, when I think of achurch in a rich green valley -- a sanctuary shaded by giant oaks, veryfriendly people, and a devoted minister and a parsonage of gracioushospitality -- That is Dickinson Church and I pray that for all the years tocome that same church will still be pointing the way to the High Road.

To you dear friends, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn, we send a special appreciation.We have known you best of all the ministers that Dickinson Church has called.We have enjoyed such pleasant associations thru all these years -- you werealways so gracious in your hospitality, your Sunday night services areprecious to me in memory because Bennie shared them with me, you sorrowed withus when our sweet mother and beloved father went out to greet a new sunrise,and when I said farewell to dear Bennie. You have ministered so faithfully toyour congregation and to the community. We all have taken such pride in theParish House which grew under your direction and had afforded not only amodern building for Christian education but for Christian fellowship as well.Indeed your years at Dickinson must bring real warmth to your hearts and joybecause of your years of Christian service and leadership. We trust there aremany happy years ahead for you both and for your beloved family.

We have felt we should postpone our usual trip home to the CumberlandValley for another year because of the need of train service for the troops.But we are looking forward to seeing you next summer when we visit inCarlisle. May you both keep well and we hope you will be very comfortable andcontent in your new home. Margaret joins me in sincere love and very bestwishes. Again may I thank you for the joy I have had in our years offriendship.

Very cordially yours,Elizabeth Huston Fickes.Thursday, July 22, 1943.

SHORT - SHORT SERMONS FOR MY CHILDREN

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Start life with a right idea of God and a right relationship tohim, and you will not go wrong.

When life's way seems hard and obstacles difficult -- remember-- God is love and with Him all things are possible.

If past wrong doing vex and discourage you, thank God -- thereis hope -- you are not a hardened sinner. If you were, sin would

not vex you. God is our Father. It is a father's nature toforgive. Jesus taught this in the story of the Prodigal Son. Youcannot change what is past. God will forgive. "If we confessour sins, He is just and willing to forgive us our sings, and tocleanse us from all unrighteousness." Believe this -- act on it.Forget past wrong doing. Go forth doing good day by day.

THE BIBLE

Know the Bible -- It is the Christian's "Blue Book," to guidehim along life's way to and across the Great Divide into the

"Better Country."

Remember Lincoln's advice -- "Read the Bible -- take what youcan on reason and the rest on faith and you will live and die a

better man."

Commit portions of it. "Thy word have I hid in my heart that Imight not sin against thee." Psalms.

Have in mind a simple workable outline of the whole of thisGreat Book, so that you can begin anywhere and think throughits pages -- relating event to event -- person to person, each to

each other and all to God and to yourself. This will beinteresting and spiritually profitable.

PRAYER

Start the day with prayer. Prayer is not an empty thing. Muchis accomplished through prayer. Prayer changes things.

Prayer keeps the children in proper relation to the Father.

GOD

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Love God because he first loved you. Think how good God hasbeen to you in the provision he has made for your happiness,

how and always and you will naturally love him.

Fear God. This is the beginning of wisdom. Have a holy fearof what the God of all power can do to those who forget or

disobey him.

WORK

Work -- Nothing good comes from idleness. Whatever be thenature of your occupation -- "Study to show yourself approved

into God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed."

SAVE

Save -- Waste nothing of the good things that God gives you.

In some way lay aside for the proverbial "rainy day." Formonths I have been travelling back through the years, getting

acquainted with our ancestors. The Scripture says -- "Give meneither poverty nor riches." I can say I found no ancients in

the poor house and no moderns on relief.

Someone may say the poor house is now the County Home.However, here in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania one

arrives at the county home over the poor house road.

Our ancestors were for the most part land owners. Theyowned a piece of land and the dwelling in which they lived. So

they were of the class that has made America great. Myfather's brother Uncle Will, when hard pressed financially usedto say, "Well, I don't know what I shall do -- I suppose -- just

curl up under a stake." If the worm stunt even becomesnecessary, it is well to, at least, own the stake.

WORDS

Words -- don't waste them. The gift of speech is from God, andwords are precious -- "A word fitly spoken is like apples of goldin pictures of silver."

Try to be kindly disposed toward everyone. As I now look backover past years I am sorry for occasions when any other spirit

was exhibited. It is always good to be patient and longsuffering in our daily contacts with others.

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Life's experiences have taught me that in perplexed and tryingmoments with others many aftermath regrets are avoided by

bridling the tongue.

As we live to strengthen others we ourselves are strengthened.

CHURCH

The Church -- United with the church by faith in Christ. Thefellowship of the people of God is indispensable.

THE SABBATH

The Sabbath -- Keep it -- it is life's pause to give you time tothink on, and so keep better all the commandments.

HEAVEN AND EARTH

Earth and Heaven. Here and Hereafter.

"The earth is the Lords. This planet on which we now live isGod's good earth. We are to "dress it and keep it." There is somuch here that is beautiful, in what we call nature. It is a goodplace to live and a normal person has no desire to hurry out of

it. Let us be good keepers -- not even marring its face byscattering paper over its surface.

Heaven -- Heaven is a better place. I have a saying that oftencomforts me, "There is always something better ahead for theChristian." Heaven is, according to Scripture -- "the better

country" -- that Abraham sought.

Paul said, "It is better to depart and be with Christ." It is aplace well prepared. Said Jesus to his followers when about toleave the earth and enter Heaven. "I go to prepare a place for

you. I will come again and receive you unto myself -- thatwhere I am there ye may be also." In Heaven, we will be in his

presence in a more realistic sense than is possible here.

There individuals will attain to the highest self, becauseunhampered by sin.

There will be personal recognition in Heaven. We will be thesame persons. How do I know? Well, Paul says it's better to

depart -- to go to that place. If we do not know each other

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there -- How can it be a better place? Jesus, after hisresurrection during the forty days till the Ascension was seen

alive after death and was known to those who knew him.Certainly one important purpose of his frequent appearanceswas to confirm the genuineness of his person -- that he was thesame -- the very same Jesus they had known in days before hisdeath and resurrection. He was changed but he was the same

person.

Even if we desired it we could hardly avoid believing in theperpetuity of personality. Last Decoration Day I attended thememorial service at the old town of Boalsburg. In boyhood Ihad known the town well, and had gone to school there. A

cousin said -- "Jim let us go around and discover how manypeople of your school days you will recognize. I think there

were eight persons. Some I had not seen for fifty years. Yet weat one, named each other. Now men with knowledge of ourbodily make up tell us our bodies make a complete change

every ten years, at the end of each decade there is not a particleleft of the body we had at the beginning of that period. Herewere persons that had as to their bodies completely changedfive times, since last meeting and yet knew others at a glance.

I am now past 70 years. During the years my body hascompletely changed seven times. Yet, I am still the same person-- as homely as ever -- so that school mates who knew me only

in the late teens and early twenties recognize me at once.

With what body we enter the Better Country Paul said was afoolish question. God, our Heavenly Father doeth all thingswell and he will give us a body perfectly adapted to life over

there.

There can hardly be profit, in any sense, in spending much timeabout the graves of our dear ones. The angel at the grave of

our blessed Lord said to the women who came to visit his grave,"He is not here." That is the comforting message for all

Christians who live and die in the Faith. Our loved ones arenot in the grave. The real self -- the spirit had gone to be with

the Lord. To the dying man who asked Jesus to remember him-- he said, "Today shalt thou be with me in Paradise." Whenloved one depart, leaving us lonely and sad -- take comfort --from the day they leave us they are in His care and keeping.They are alive for "God is not the God of the dead but the

living."

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