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MINISTERIAL· DELEGATEtS QUESTIONNAIHE
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PERSONAL Il~ORMATION:
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Place of Birth Plymou+.h Michigan
Wifets name before marriage __S~y~l~v~i~a=-J_a~me~s~-----------------------------
Her place of Birth Calumet, Mi chigan
Na_mes of Children Cat berine, Garfield, Illar jory
CONFERENCE RELATIONSHIP:
Your Annual Conference __D_e_t_.r_o_i_t._._________________________________________
Present Appointment Dis t SuEt• Saginaw Bay Dis +.rict 1954
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EDUCATION:
College
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Albion A.BDegree 192~ear_Seminary
Other schools and nature of work, degrees, etc.:
Honorary degrees and schools granting them:
Degree_Year_
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\./HAT CONFERENCE POSITIONS DO YOU HOLD: (Such as an office in Conference
Committees or Boards.)
Board of Education, Commission On Minimum Salary Camp Commis sion
Che lsea Ho rr.e .
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HHAT CONVICTIONS OR OPI NI ONS DO YOU HAVE ABOUT ANY OP. THE PERT!NENT
ISSUES NO\..J FACING THE CHURCH!
I am i n favor of e liniina t ing t he c e11:1 tr a l juri s dicti o n , but c onf e s s I
h av e no s cherre or plan for doing it now. Woul d l i k e to see t he ma jor
de no rr,ina. tions work out so rre pla n to l e s se n deno minationa l wa ste and
compe t i t lo n i n small co mmunitie s es wea.really; Met hodi sm shou l d l ea d t h e
wa y . Woul d l i k e to s e e ARnu a l ~e et ings ma nda tor y i n s tea d of a matter af
c h oice t o i ncr e a s e detwc ra c y in the CQ.urch. I thi nk the who le matter af
r u les f or r e tire ment s h ou l d be r e v an,pe d wit h view of l ibe r aliz i ng t he h
c hur ch law pl a c ing more emp h asis o n ab ility and l ess on a ge. Am aga i ns t
or d i n a t io n of wo men a t t he present time .
LI ST ANY HOBBIES AND RELATE ANY INTERESTING EXPERIENCE HITH Tlilll'l:
Haven 't a n y hobbi e s. Al ways ~an t e d to have a garden bu t t he Bi s hop
has never f ai l ed t o send me to a p arsonage wher e t here i s no r oom f o r
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amusing experiences, famous relatives or
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DETROIT CONFERENCE - INFORMATION SHEET
FLINT DISTRICT
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Apri·l ·15 ; 1 96 5
Name of Pastor Howa~ 'I • Burd-en
Retired
Charge Now Serving As soc • Trinity , Flint
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Edocat~n:
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Birth Date June 7 ; 1 897
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2. Colleges
Albion College 1922
3. Seminary
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Univ~rs.i.ty
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Experience: 1. Status in the Detroit Conference
Retired Supply
2. Fields of Employment other than ministry__N_o_n_e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
3. Charges served St. J ames, Pontiac- Rosev ille, Trinity- F li nt
Ci t y Parish, Hende rson Memorial, Detroit-Dist . Supt . S ag. Ba y
Roseville, Trinity.- Retired Su ppl y As soc . Trini ty , Flint
4. Other Experiences
Supt . Sag in aw Bay 1954- 1960
Areas of Service:
1. In the Conference
Board of Educ a tion, Nomi na tions Committee,
Area Commiss io n on Eva nge li s m
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DEATH NOTICE
Retired Detroit Conference pastor and former
Di::;trict Superinten.d ent, HOWARD W. BURPEN died
Saturday, May 6. A Memorial . Serv i~~ ·will be
Saturday, May 14 . ~t 11 a.m~~ B~iie~ilie V&M~
Church, 417 Charles Street/Belleville, M~
Condolences to Mrs .. Donald Priest' (daughter)
11526 Wi1sonjBelleville 1 · MI 48111
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Dr. and Mrs. Burden
Retire at Flint
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Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Bu rden were
honored at a retirement reception in
Trinity Church, Flint, following the morn.ing service June 22. Dr. Burden has been
associate pastor on a part-time basis, since
his r etirement in 1963 from Trinity Church,
Roseville, and Mrs. Burden, educationa l
assistant. They exp ect to remain as members of Trinity and maintain their residence at 2614 La ndon St., Flint, 48504.
Officers and r epresentatives of activities at Trinity who gave tribute to the
Burdens included Kenneth I;>. Ha lter, lay
leader ; Mrs. Richard Kraft and Miss J a na
Hauta la, church school ; Mrs. Walter MeL avish, WSCS; Dr. Charles A . Thompson, laymen ; Gerald Nelson, chairman of
the Administra t ive Board ; Rev. Lew is P .
Compton, pastor ; Dr. Harry A . Brewer ,
retired pastor ; and Rev. James A. Craig,
pastor of the Grand Blanc Ch urch and a
fo rmer pa rishioner of Dr. Burden's. Music
was provided by Mr . and Mrs. Therold
Grow and Mr. J effrey Porter. The
honorees received a bush for their rose
garden and a cash gift of more than $500.
REV . AND MRS. HOWARD BURDEN ,
retired mem ber of th e Detroit Confe rence, have moved into Bradenton
Ma nor, a retirement ce nter. Their new
address is 2001 18th St. W., Bradenton,
Florida 33 505.
REV.
DR.
HOWARD BURDEN, a
. retired member of the Detroit Annual
Conferen ce , baptized his f irst great
grandchild, JENNIFER ANN SKELTOJ\'
at the First UMC of Belleville during th e
JULIA ANN PRIEST, daughter of Marjory and
Donald Priest of Belleville, was married to
MICHAEL EUGENE SKELTON of Belleville on
August 21 at the Belleville FUMC. Michael is
the son of Mary and Troy Skelton of Dayton ,
Ohio . Rev. Joy Arthur officiated with ~
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Mrs. Michael Eugene (Julia) Skelton
Howard Burden, grandfat her of the bride,
part icipating. Julia is a graduate of the
University of Michigan and is present ly
employed as a physical therapist for the
Monroe County Intermediat e School District .
Michael is a graduate of Ohio State and is
employed as a product engineer for the Ford
Mot or Co. They ore presently living in
Belleville following a weddin9
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REV. HOWARD a~d SYLVIA BURDEN
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are celebrating the1r 60th weddmg anI hav~ noted art1cl~s m the Advocate or niversary. They were married in the Riverwhy Un1ted Methodist Church~s are no side Methodist Church of Flint on June 26,
growing. I especially liked the art1cle by D~ 1926, by Dr. Frank Field who was ser:'ing
H.oward Slaa~e (MCA 3/24/86). l.n my ?PI· the Oak Park Church of Flint at that t1me.
n1on, h~ outhnes weaknesses m Umtec A family dinner with children, grandMethodist appeal.
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children and great grandchildren was held
I thought the enclosed article , Ch.u~c~ at Stafford's Inn of Bay View. An open
Growth Depends on Love" summanzm£ house for neighborS at Botsford's Landing
the book, Who Cares About Love? by D.rs. and friends from Bay View and Lake
Win and Charles Arn and Carroll Nyqu1st, Louise was held on July 6. Howard has
is worth consideration. Perhaps you are been a member of (he Detroit Conference
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for 62 years, serving, along with Sylvia, in
One thing I have noted wh1.1e atte~dm.g Pontiac , Roseville, Flint and Detroit and
United Methodist Churc~es m Flonda IS as D.S. of Saginaw Bay District. Albion
that the preachers often g1ve people a plea College his alma mater, honored him with
to unite with the church . I've been here an ho~orary Doctor 'of Divinity . The
over fifteen years and have yet to·hear a Burdens spend nine months at a retireUnited Methodist preacher.ask people to ment home in Br'adenton , Florida and
three months at Pickeret Lake. They have
commit themselves to Chnst. .
Rev. Howard Burden baptizes hi s first I like ~.he Advocate. You are dOing an ex- been attending the Bay View worship sergreal grandchild, Jennifer Ann Skelto n. cellent JOb.
vices since the summer' of 1930. '7/;<f/Jtb
GROWTH THROUGH LOVf
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mornin g worship service, Dec. 4, 1983. &/!~/ ~
Bradenton, FL
J ennifer A nn Is the daughter of MIKE
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AND JULIE (PRIEST) SKELTON and t he ~~e book noted Is avatlable for $6.95 by
granddaughter of Don and Marge wntmg to Church Growth Press, 709 E. ~of·
(Burden) Priest. Both families are orado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101. -Edttor
members of' the Bel leville church . Dr.
Burden was assisted In the bapt ism by
Rev. George Spencer, senior minister of
t he Belleville church.
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Says Ministry Has ..!J1.3 o)&3
Been "Rewarding, Exciting"
Alth ough officiall y retiring at this
co ming session of the Detroit Annual
Conference, Dr. Howard Burden will
continue to serve a:; a part-time r etired
supply pastor at Trinity Church, Flin t.
A re!il conver s ion experi ence a s a boy of
13 led him into the ministry. It happe~ed in a r evival service conducted by
the late Dr. Charles Brons on Allen who
for many years was a ssociated with Dr.
M. S. Rice at Metropolitan Church, Detroit. At the time Dr. Allen put hi s
arm around Howard and said "This is
God's little brown-eyed preacher ." With
the fee ling that t hese words expr essed
God's will for him, Howard Ret the
ministry as his goal and reached it. H e
credits the love and interest of !aymen
as a g r eat encouragement to him in his
quest.
In 1916 he enrolled in Albion College
a nd after two years entered militar y
service in the Firs t World War . F ollowing the war he r eturned to Albion,
g raduating in 1922. In his senior year
h e m et Sylvia James whom he married in 1926. His education continued
at Boston University where he studied
from 1922 to 1924 and in September of
the latter year was a pp ointed to what
was then St. James, Pontiac. After
serving t hree years at tha t appointm ent
he and his wife returned to Boston where
he r eceived the S.T.B. degree and she
an A.M. Returnin g to Michigan, other
appointments followed including Roseville T r inity; Flint City Parish, and H enderson Memorial in Detroit. The Henderso n appointment was repeated for 18
yenr:> during which t im ~ fl new s nnctuary was buil t. Then followed S IX
years as superi ntendent of the Sal!ina\\'
B:~y Di:;trict. Currently Dr. Rurd en is
finis hing his active mini s try at the Rosevi lle church where he was appoi nted in
1960 and also whe re he se rved from
1928 to 1932. Last October a new educational unit was consecrated. In recogn ition of his service to the church Albion
College confe rred upon him the honorm·y deg ree of Doctor of Divinity in
1956.
The Burden;; have three chi ldren :
Catherine (Mrs. J ack Gri cbner) of Lew iston, N.Y.; Marjory (Mrs. Don P riest)
who Jives in Albion; a nd a fos ter son,
Gar, who has a position with the Glidden Co. in Clevela nd . There are five
g r andchildren.
Under their pasto rin g the Burdens
have seen four young men enter th e minis try. Look ing back on his life's work
Dr. Burden h as two convictions: He believes the church is needed as never be-
Dr. Howard Burden
fore and he f eels it is in good hands
judging by the kind of youn g minister~
coming into the Conference. Dr. a nd
Mrs. Burden beli eve t hat if any man
will love God enough, and people enough,
and will work diligentl y, he will find
t he ~inistry an exc iting and r ewa rding
experience.
REV. AND MRS. HOWARD_B.URDEN
entertained Michigan ministers and their
wi~s at a get-together January 18 at
their Mobile Home in Bradenton, Fla.
Attending from the West Michigan Conference were Stanford and Leah Closson,
Emeral and Norma Price and Leslie
Nevins (Dora had to att-end a church
meeting) . Those from the Detroit Conference included Merton and Metha
Stevens, Leslie and Ina Williams, Reginald
and Elinor Hocking, Herb-ert and Helen
Brubaker, Robert and Jennie McLean and
the Burdens. The group h ad luncheon at
the Kissin' Cuzzins' Shrimp Boat and
spent the afternoon visiting. ..{ -j - 7;_,
REV. AND MRS. HOWARD BURDEN of
Botsford 's Landing, Pickerel Lake, nearPetoske~ ce lebrated their 50th anniversary with a
senes of events. A family dinner with childre n
and grandchi ldre n was he ld July 3 at Stafford's
Bay View Inn and a reception was held July 4
for the folks who live on Botsford's Landing. A
potluck luncheon, attended by retired ministeria l friends, was held at the Epsilon United
Methodist Church on june 26, the ann iversary
date. Members of churches which they served
through th eir years of ministry wished them
we ll with a "Shower of Cards." The Burdens
spend six months at Pi ckerel Lake and six
months in Bradenton, Fla. 7 - ..Z ..< .7?
.tenderson Memorial
youth group Ce Ie b rateS
50-year reunion 7//.$(~-../
The Henderson Memorial United
Methodist Church, Detroit, youth group
(Epworth League-later MYF) started by
Rev. Howard Burden ig 1937, celebrated
its 50th anniversary with a reunion. It was
he!d ~t R?b~rt and Betty (Turnbull) Mandy s 1n B1rm1.ngham, ~~ne 20.
Not many-tn-the~ngmal-grel:lp attended but brother.s •. ~1sters, and spouses of
the members JOmmg the group over the
years, b~oug~t the t~tal to 41. Th~y ?arne
fr?m Califorma, Flo~1da, Idaho, IIII~OI~ , Ind~~na, North Carolina and 16 MIChigan
c1t1es. .
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Phyllis (Bowma~). Grant and R~th Miller
handled the publicity..
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THEIR LIVES AND EVENTS l
SYLVIA J. BURDEN , wife of the Rev .
Howard W. Burden, died Augu st 5 at the
Bradenton Manor Retirement Home in
Bradenton, FL. She was born October 4,
1902, the daughter of the Rev. J.R. James
and his wife Catherine, in Calumet, MI.
She was married to Howard in the Riverside Methodist Church in Flint on June 26,
1926. She graduated from Albion College. She took work in the graduate school
of Boston University and earned an A.M.
degree. During a period of 45 years, they
served in a shared ministry in seven appointments. She taught in Christian
education in the kindergarten and primary
departments of the church schools in each
of the churches. She was also very active
in the Woman's Society of Christian Service. The story tellers of Saginaw have
honored her by calling their chapter " The
Sylvia Burden Story League." She had
two daughters: Catherine Tallady of
Lewiston, NY, Marjory Priest of Belleville,
Ml, and a foster son , Garfield Blight oL
Fair'field; Cl'; and many other relatives. A
memorial service was held at the Epsilon
UMC near Petoskey on August 15. Dr.
Herbert Brubaker, a long time friend of the
family, conducted the service.
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"My Peace I Give to You ... "
Above Is Dr. Howard W. Burden with his
great grandson, Scott Michael Skelton.
Rev. George Spencer looks on.
DR. HOWARD W. BURDEN, retired
member of the Detroit Conference, who
resides in Bradenton, FL, was in Michigan
recently to baptize his great grandson. On
June 7, Rev. Burden's 90th birthday, he
baptized SCOTT MICHAEL SKELTON
during the worship service at the Belleville
UMC. Rev. George Spencer assisted with
the baptism. His great grandson is the son
of Julia Priest Skelton and Michael
Skelton who are members of the Belleville
UMC. Also members are Marjory Burden
Priest and Donald Priest, maternal grandparents of Scott Michael.
THE REV. HOWARD W. BU~DEN, 90,
a retired pastor of the Detroit Conference,
died May 6 at the Chelsea UM Retirement
Home. He was born June 7, 1897, in
Plymouth, the son of Arthur and Eliza
Jean (Pelkey) Burden. He married the
former Sylvia James in Flint on June 26,
1926. He served churches at Pontiac:
St. James; Roseville; Flint City Parish ;
Detroit Henderson Memorial; he was
superintendent of the Saginaw District and
returned to Roseville until retiring in 1963.
He then served six years as associate in
Flint. He leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Donald (Marjorie) Priest of Belleville and
Mrs. B. (Catherine) Tallady of Lewiston,
NY; one foster son, Garfield Blight of Fairfield , CT; and other relatives. Memorial
services were held May 11 at the Chelsea
Home with the Rev. James Simmons officiating, and May 14 at Belleville UMC
with the Rev. David Griebner, his grandson, officiating. Contributions m ~ be
made to the Home or to UMCO~/~.:P
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BOTSFORD LANDING RESIDENTS live in the shadow of the old barn on the Botsford homestead .
ome away from home .
Botsforct lancting
By PAULA HOLMES-GREELEY
ESTLED ALONG THE shores
of Pickeral Lake on the flats
of what was once cow pasture sits a special community.
Like beauty, " special" may be
only in the eyes of the beholder.
The two rows of cottages, flower
and vegetable gardens, picnic tables and lawn furniture in Botsford
Landing look amazingly similar to
those located in other summer
communities. But to the residents
of Botsford Landing, there 's no
place else in the world like their
.· summer home.
While there are certain geographical characteristics which differentiate Botsford Landing from
other summer lake communities it's isolation from traffic, for instance - according to residents,
it's the people who make the place
special, just like they have for 50
years.
The story of Botsford Landing
begins in 1931 with George Botsford, original owner of the property, and Dr. Howard and Sylvia
Burden.
The Burdens, Bay View visitors,
were looking for property for a
summer home. They had toured
Crooked Lake, but found the lots
too expensive in the populated
areas. Looking across the lake,
they could see no cottages and decided to search for a lot there, expecting it to be cheaper.
" We started out to find our way
to the other side of Crooked
Lake, " Dr. Burden, a retired Methodist minister, expl a ine~ . " We got
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lost and finally stopped to ask directions. The person told us we
were on the road to Pickeral Lake
and that a farmer named Botsford
might want to subdivide.''
They talked to Botsford and then
with their friends , the Landons,
who were staying on Mullett Lake.
Together the couples purchased
the first two lots for $150 and built
cottages which still stand today.
Slowly, the community grew.
Friends and relatives of the Burdens and the Landons came to visit
and then decided to buy. One year,
Mrs. Burden's sister and her Sunday school class came for a picnic
and some of them decided to buy.
Then their friends and relatives
came to visit and they decided to
buy.
As the families expanded, the
cottages expanded. Then the back
lots were purchased for new cottages to house the second, third
and even fourth generations. When
the first plat was filled, a second
was established, until 33 cottages
were built.
Landings residents have seen
two weddings, the celebration of
nine 50th wedding anniversaries
and numerous births and deaths.
''It's a homey little community,''
Jean Wallace said, looking around
at the neighbors gathered for the
interview.
"It's the conviviality that makes
Botsford Landing unique," Lee
Peel added. " I'm a relative newcomer here and I can't tell you
much·about the past, but I have noticed one tradition. The road
ome a w ay from Fiome
(which runs between the two rows
of cottages) seems to be a social
gathering place.
' 'If anybody wants to talk to
someone they just go on the pretense that they are taking a walk.
Pretty soon they' re talking with
one neighbor and then another .
comes out and another. "
The community meets once a
year on the Saturday closest to July
See Botsford Landing, page 15
THE FIRST SETTLERS at Botsford Landing were the Landons and the Burdens. Pictured here are Martha Landon and Sylvia and Howard Burden .
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4 as the Pickeral Lake Association.
They discuss swimmers itch and
road repair and collect annual
dues.
On the last weekend in July or
lhe first weekend in August - depending on the year - the neighbors meet again, this time for the
annual picnic. The annual picnic,
which will be held this weekend at
the home of Audrey Warren, secretary-treasurer of the association,
will be special this year, marking
the 50th anniversary of the Land-
ing.
The picnic is a six-year-old tradition that has been warmly received
by Landing residdents-.
Living in the shadow of the old
Botsford barn, the Landings residents never forgot their beginnings
and kept close ties with the Batsfords.
"Mr. and Mrs. Botsford were
quite congenial, coopera tive and
helpful,
Dr. Burden recalled.
"They were interested in us and in
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life," Lillian Medlyn -added. "The
chi!5h'en would sit on the benches
durmg milking and help with the
haying and other activities. They
loved the Botsfords and they loved
them . .
"Mr. Botsford even named his
calves after our children.''
The Botsford also educated the
parents in the ways of country life,
helping them drill wells, build well
boxes - which were used as refrigerators- and working with the
'' I know they told more than one
person looking at the property,
'you wouldn't fit in with this
group '."
In the early days , the Botsford
farm was a sourGe of entertainment
and education for the Botsford
Landing children.
"The children went down to the
farm every night for milk, Mrs.
Wallace recalled. "They'd go
aown there and stay and stay.''
•'The Botsfords educated our
children about the wavs of country
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REA to ·bring electricity
to the cottage community.
He supplied the summer residents with vege-
SYLVIA BURDEN and Audrey Warren, secretary-treasurer of the Pickeral lake Association at Botsford landing,
enjoy a walk down to the beach.
tables, milk, chickens and
ice for ice cream and
shared his philosophy of
life.
Today, George Bots-
ford's granddaughter,
Sandy Birdsall, lives in
the original farm house .
Her mother, Eleanor Botsford Poquette, lives in a
house nearby. The Landing residents think as
highly of them as they did
of the patriarch - and
the feeling is m~tual.
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