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Minister's Recor.d-Michigan Conference
This information i1 "t>eing gathered for historical purposes
~-Name ·--~-!-~.~-:F.g.~§t.................................(a)
(b) If deceased, date of death ...................... (c)
Date, place of birth ..
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q-Christian experience and tr.aining
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(a) Vocation before entering the ministry
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OrdGi?atdion, Deacon!........
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(a) Pamphlets and other productions ·
14-Political affiliations and offices held
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15-0ther information that will be appr<'ciatcd jf av,Uable .
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~s1ons _____ f~_(d)
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16-:-Salary, highest
Baptisms____ ~~-~--__(e)
Sermons
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We are desirous
securing for the Historical files of the Michigan Conference complete and detailed
informati9n concerning all ministers who havo served and are now serving in t he Conference. The above outline
is intended to assist in securing such information in more or less uniform outlines. We urge the additim; on a
separate sheet1 of such other important and interesting information as cannot be conveniently placed on this blank.
In the case of men now living, t.he informati?n can, of course, be only up to date. Photographs of living and
deceased ministers, diaries, letters and documents of historical interest are earnestly solicited. Your co-operation
in behalf of the Conference Historical work will be greatly appreciated. Kindly return the blank to the Conference Historian, W. H. Wat.son, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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MINISTER'S RECORD -MICHIGAN CONFERENCE
This inform ation is being gathered for h.isto1·ical purposes.
1-Name ......~~~~.~...-~.~.{0....?.~.~.Q~.~............................................(a) Date, place of birth.......G.~~9..t....~QH.!..J .....NQY!'!MR~.R....ZJ.,.....J$9
(b) If deceased, date of death ...................................................... (c) Place of burial...................................................................................................
2-Father's name..........~.~.....§~.~Q~.:g····~~!!.§.~....................(a) Birth, date, place.~W....~W®...t.... Q!J:~~r..~<:?.J.....~<?.Y..~.M:.,......J.B 53
3-Mother's name .........§..~~....f:!":~.~.................................................(a) Birth, date,
place.92P~.~Q.~.?.....g~.~9..~ . . ~~~.?.~ . . g~. . .~64
If father or m other w ere prominent give information on separate sheet.
4-Brothers ...................G.W..h.Q~(......ANP....J~@.X.....f.A.Y.$..±..t..•.~9.~£! ....~.Q§A$.~..................................................................................................................................
5-Sisters..........................~~~~...XA.~9.'F.. . ~.Y.J..Y.g~.:!.....?..?.~
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Names and places of residence, if living, wm be appreciated.
6-Marriage, date, place............~.~~~:!..... ~.~.~9.-~.?..?. .. ...~~.!.~~~. .~.?..'.
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Wife's maiden name, birth, place..........}~~~!..~....!Y.?..~~~~ . .~.~~~·~· '-····~~?.~.~.'......~.~.~!.~.'.....~~~.. ~'.. . .~91
(a)
If there were subsequent marriages, please giv e information.
7-Children, names, date and place of birth, vocation, names of married daughters
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(d) .................................................................................................................................... Residence ................................................................................................................................................
(e).................................................................................................................................... Residence ................................................................................................................................................
(f) .................................................................................................................................... Residence ................................................................................................................................................
If children have attained prominence, please give information and any other information of interest.
8-Education-schools attended. Give names and locations
(a) Rural schools..........................................................................................(b) High schools..............QA.~...............................................................................................
(c)
College ..........NQR!R..G.~Mk.................................................(d) University ..............................................................................................................................
(e)
Seminary~Y.~~.~~.~.~-·~?..!.?.?..~.~.~~...................(f) Degrees held..............~.~.....~..~.. f......~.~.....P..~. -!.....P.~. . P~. .. ....................................
(g) Correspondence courses...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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9-Christian experience and training
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Conversion, when, where, under whose labors .......... ~9.7.... ::::...9.A.l:P...:::....~..! .....~!....H..~.....~~·g···································
(b) Religious training ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
(c) United with church, when, where ................ JA.97........::::.......Q.A3P,....¥J:.Q,l:l.~G.AN ............................................................................................................
(d) Offices held in local church ........................................................................................ .................................................. ........ ............. ........................ .. ........................
10-Ministry
(a) Vocation before entering the ministry................S..T:U.DEN.'l'........................................................................................................................................................
(b)
Call to ministry, when, where experience................. .99..~.~9..~9.P..9.....9.X...':!:~. ..9..A.~...~9.. ..~.~...~~~~~. . .~"¥.
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EARLIESI' CHI LDHOOD- COMMITMENT MAlE ON FEBRUARY 11, 1906
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(c) Recommended by Congregation.......................9.~......................... ............. ..... . ..................... . . . .................P astor.....?.~. . ~. ~.....~!'.r.r..!.~.?..~.~······
(d) Licensed, when, where, Conference...............~9..~........:::.......9.~~.9.§.9..~........~.9~.~g~... .Q9.~~~~~··································
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Ordination, Deacon............),9.~..........................................Elder.......................~.9~9................................................ Itinerancy .............~.9..~.....................
(f)
Credentials, from. .........................................................................................Denomination, to..................................................................................................................
Gi,..,Oatu
Also Conference
11- Pastorates held, when, where.............BP.XA~~Qt.J:,.....~~~ . . ~~.TJ.P.:E,.~....~A~~9.~~. . ~.~...¥~Q.~9".~?......~9..~.:.~?.
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Al.J.. REGULAR PASTORATES I N DETROIT- GRAND RIVER, 1914- 19; WATERMAN, 1919-26; GRAND
RIVER, 1926-1930; MERGED GRAND RIVER AND CALVARY CHURCHES, 1930-34; CONFERENCE
SUPERINTENDENT, 1934- 51; BETHANY, 1951-5?. RETIRED 1957
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. Conference.........................................................................
( SEE REPORT..................................................................................................................................................................
SHEET)
12-0ffices
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Also other denom inations, if any.
(a) P. E. or D. S., (dates)....................................... :1::9.~1;?1tri~~--~·~:;:;;~-;t:···································· ···················································································· ·············-·····
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(b) Delegate to Gen. Conf., (dates) ..........~9..?..9i......... ~9.2.9.i........:1::9.?..l.!:i ........~.9.?.?..~. .......:1.:9.4.?..L......~~-4.?.I. . ..}?!.9.. . . . . . . . . . ... ..........
(c)
Other offices, held, name, date................ .C.SE.........RE.P.Q~.....s.HE.E'r.J. ....................................................................................................................................
Give full lists.
13-Literary productions, books written ........................•..........................................................................................................................................................................................
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I NTERMEDI ATE lEAGUE 11
EDITOR OF YOUNG PEOPlE'S
(a) Pamphlets and other producbons........... TCYPI"cE·;····TifE···EVANd:E1:.ICAL..HEJiAT.tY;·······T919=I926·········································
14-Political affiliations and offices held................................................................................................................................................................................................................
15-0ther information that will be appreciated if available ..................................................................................................................................................... .
(a) Number of miles traveled........... 7.!..?..~.~9.9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) Sermons preached............~.1..?..?.9.... . .................................:.......................
(c)
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1130 (d) Baptisms
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648
. ..........328
604
ConversiOn
(e)Wedd1ngs
:................ (f) Funerals...................................................................
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(g) Members received into the church.........ll7.6...... .'......... '
16-Salary, highest amount received,.. $.5.,.$..~0 ...:W..~t..h...year ......... .+.9.5..9.::::7................. lowest.. .........t.J.4.9.~.9.9......... year .......~9..J.:l.!:~.~?......
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$960 Rent
17-Fraternal relations .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .
18-Interesting experiences.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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19-Remarks ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ .
20-This blank was filled. ou~, da~e ............A1J~fY.~t.....l9., .:::..5.$.....place, .......... ?.+.3......N.~..... ~.1.!JJ.~.~....~~.~.J.....~~P~.~.~.~~-'-....~:1::~.~........
By w hom .......~JP..~g....$.........f.!.I:V.§~............................................
Note:W e are desirous of securing for the Historical files of the Michigan Conference complete and detailed
information concerning all ministers who have served and are now serving in the Conference. The above outline
is intended t o assist in securing such information in more or less uniform outlines. We urge the addition, on a
separate sheet, of such .o ther important and interesting information as cannot be conveniently placed on this blank.
In the case of men now living, the information can, of course, be only up to date. Photographs of living and deceased ministers, diaries, letters and documents of historical interest are earnestly solicited. Your co-operation
in behalf of the Conference Historical work will be greatly appreciated. Kindly return the blank to the Conference Historian.
FAUS!!', EB611:R STlUCKEft, B. S. , B. B., B. B. T
Reeetmftended by Caro Congregation.
ed-deacon, 1914; e lder, l 916.
Be:PP--November-.21, 1899, ab Caro, :M!chtgan.
Lic ensed ey M:iehigan Confer ence , 1912 .
Itinerancy~
Member of t he Boa r d on Ministerial
Training , 1917-51; President of the Board, 1928-51.
Boa rd, 1915-26.
Secreta ry of the Student Aid
Secretary of Annual Conference, 1926-34.
Member of Conference
Boa rd of Christian Education, 1926-51; President of Board, 1926-31.
Member of Con-
ference Boa rd of Trustees, 1934-57; Vice-president of Board, 1938-51.
Conference Board of Evangelism, 1935-55.
President of
Member of Confe rence Council of Admin-
istration, 1939-57; Vice-president, 1940-42.
president, 1938-51.
urtta:i:n-
Conference trustee, 1934-57;
Vice-
Executive Secretary, Conference Board of Missions, 1947-57.
~nee Superintendea~~~1
Secretary of Conference Cabinet, 1934-51.
Secretary of Conference Conunission on me rger of Evangelical and United Brethren
Conferences, consummated in 1951.
president of
Bo~rd,
Trustee of North Central College, 1922-55; Vice-
1948-55; Member of Executive Committee, 1942-55. Trustee of
Evangelical Theological Seminary, 1922-1958; Secretary, 1932-48; Vice-president of
the Board, 1948-1954.
President, Detroit Pastors' Union, 1929-30.
Michigan Temperance Foundation, Inc., 1945-48.
ference, 1950.
Vice-president,
Chairmn of Michiga n Pa stors' Con-
Delegate to General Conference, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1942, 1946,
1950. Member of General Council of Administration, 1942-50; Executive Committee
member 1942-46.
Author of pamphlet, "The Intermediate league"; Editor of Young
People's Topics, "The Evangelical Herald", 1919-26.
the Midwest", and "Re ligious leade rs in America."
Col'l4fe1ence student paStorate, 1912 13 ,
Riv.er, 1914-19;
me~ed
Waterman, 1919-26;
Name listed in "Who's Who in
Pastorates.
Reya~t
AJ.l.-pegnlar pastorates in Datroi.t.:-.Grand
Grand River, second pa.st.orate, 192~-30 ;
Grand River and Ca l vary churches, serving as
1251- 57 1 with pastor emeritus status since l9l7 •
~, 19~aey,
213 N. Julian street,
Naperville, Illinois.
August 20, 1958.
Dr. W. H. Watson,
8037 Franklin St. ,
Ida, Michigan.
Dear Doctor Watson:
I am enclosing materials concerning nw ministry,
as requested. I am a little late with it, but this has been sue~ a
busy summer, but most enjoyable. Perhaps the high experience was
when we had a family reunion, and all children with families were
with us. We had a wonderful time together. Our children are very
scattered, and even mpre so with next week.
Dwight lives in Union, New Jersey. cynn and
Doris, who have a great new church in Austin, Minnesota, have accepted a call to a suburb of St. Paul, where he will build a new church
and manse, with a larger membership than they had at Austin. Ruth
and Sam, who have lived in Naperville for 12 years, will move to
Newburgh, New York, where he has taken over a most impa7rtant assignment in the Federal department of SAGE, in cooperation l'.rith Westers
Electric. They are all well and enjoying their work.
I suppose you have additional infonnation concerning the Supplementary Pension. Surely the September meeting of
the Council will give proper and satisfactory decision in t he matter.
I have not heard from Roy, to whom I wrote my letter in June.
We plan to go east next month, as we have not
taken a vacation thlil.s summer. Dwight will dedicate his lovely new
church on September 28th and I have been invited by the session to
preach the dedication sermon. Then we will go t o see Ruth's new
home which the bought in the Hudson, and return by way of Harrisburg and drop in at the General Conference.
Trust things are going well with you and yours.
I did not know how to get my assignments in, as
you requested, so I followed the style you used in the 1940 History
of the Michigan Conference. Success to you in your important assingment .
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Annual Conference
Membership
Conference
Relationship
Appointment
Organization
Responsible for
Pension
Payment
Service
From
Service Prior
to Ordination
as an Elder
Service Since
Ordination as
an Elder
Michigan
Mich i gan
Mich i gan
Mich i gan
Mi ch i gan
Mi :hi.£"an
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Michigan
Roya l t on
Bt;if¥Si~iv er
:f5~~~Q'Ttn AV E
B~1f¥8 Ji· e
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Month
Year
Month
Year
Lic ensed
4
19 1~
4
913
Elder- Pa ::: tor
4
1914
4
919
El der- P3.::: tor
4
1919
4
Eld er- Pa::: tor
4
1926
4
930
Eld er - Pa Etor
4
193C
4
1'- 934
4
1934
4
951
5
1951
5
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em lrcn-
Illinois Pla i nfiel d
Past or
3
1958
6
960
GENERAL INFORMATION
If your service under appointment was not continuous please describe any such periods giving precise dates.
Signature
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cggar Stricker Faust
Conference Superintendent--1934- 1951
b.dgar ~t ricker Faust \•,as born November 31,1.889 at Car_p, t.!ichigan.He in the s ':ln of
Henry s; and Sarah Fisher F'aust. He -.~as one of four children, the other children
being two sons, Clayton and . .:.J.roy and one dci\Jehter, Laura Faust Dlough.
H8i education was secured in the Caro public schools, tlorth Central CoJ.loee and Evangelical !'heologicul ::3eminary. He holds tho degrees of B.S ., B. D., and D.D •
rl.eared in a devout Ghristian home his whole life was atmosphered by association Vlit h
the ~vange lical Church. His conversion occurred in 1897, at the age of B years . Aft er
his conversion he immediately united with the church. From early childhood he was
conscious of a call to the work of the ministry. His defini te com:nitncnt to the
ministt·y was rnad• at neon february 11, 1906. Ho -~as 17 years of ugo at the time .
He ~as recommunded for the ministry by tho Caro congregation and granted license by
the ~ichlgan ~onference in 1912. He wys ordained dea con and received into the
it5~erancy in 1914.
He received elder s orders in 1916 •
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He held tho foll~~ine pastorates in the Conference,- ~tudent pastor, Royalton, 1912-13;
Detroit Gr·and River, 1914-19; Detroit \1aterman, 1919-26; Detroit Grand River, 1926-30;
!Jetroit Calvary , 1930-34; uotroit Bethany, 1951- 57; In 1934 he was elected t o the
office of Conference ..:>uperineendent and stationed on th\3 Kalamazoo diotrict wher e he
served unt'll 1951, a total of 17 YHars . I n ooncludil18 his pastorate at Detroit
Bethany ho entered retirement and v;as gr anted the relation of 11 p3stor emeritus" by
the church. He gave a total of 44 years of active service to tho Christian ~ inistry .
He was honored by the Conferenca in el ection as a de legate to sev~n General Conferences, the yoars being 1926, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1942, 1946 and 1950 . He was a member of the ~ensral Council of Administration for B years, a member of tho Doard of
trustees of Iiorth Central College f~r 33 years and a trustee of the Ser.rlnary for 36
years. He was president of the Detroit Pastor' s Union for one year nnj chairman of
the State Pastor ' s Conference for one year.
In the Conference he held numerous L~portant offices, among them Conference Secretary for 8 years, member of the 0 oard of ,.J.nisterial Training , member of t he Board
of \.hristian hducat ion, A Conference Trustee , I!lembe r of the .:onference Council of
Administratlon, President of the Board of Evangelism, Executive Secretary of the
~on!erence .doard of t.iissions and joint Secretary of tho Cor:llllittee on the Mer btir of
the Conferences. He held other positions too nu..nerous to mention in this sketch.
Heyf was tho author of a pamphlet "The Intennediat.e League" and for five years \'Jrote
the young poople 1 5 topics for the denominational youth paper. He was listeifin
"V,ho' s ~ho in the Midwest 11 and 11Religioua Leaders in Amerioa 11 •
Dr. Faust was an able pulpitoer and an efficient executive. During his years in
active service he wielded a strong influence in the Conference.
September 29, 1915 he entered into marriage with Uiaa Etta Yenerich at Meriden ,
Illinois. Their hom0 was blessed by three children,-onc son, Dwight Edgar Faust
(now a Presbyterian minister) and t wo daughters (twins), Doris Faust Schendel,
wife of a ~re5bytorian minister) and Ruth Faust Russoll.
Having completed 44 years of actiVP oervice Dr. Faust entered retirement in 1957 .
They h&d built for themselves a retirc:::ont home i n Naperville, Ill. This put them
in a cultural center in which both feel much at home . In retirement he has done
supply work as he has found opportunity. He has t aken his place as one of tho
able leaders of the Conference nnd as one who hao served o~of the longer periods
in the superintendency.
w. H. Watson, Conference Historian.
REV . EDGAR S . F A UST. D . D.
2 1 3 NORTH J U LIAN ST R EET
NAPERV I LLE. I LLINOI S
60S40
March 1 6, 1967.
Tir. W. H. Wa tson ,
8037 Ida East Road ,
Ida, Mi chigan.
Dear Brother Watson :
I r eceived the March 1 967 i ssue of
the Michigan Conferenc e News. I apprecia te the statements made con c erning my mi n i stry i n the Mich i gan Conferen ce and the General Church. I assure you that it
was a real privi"lege to serve my Conference and the
church for 46 years.
However, I f i nd myself in real diff icu lty con c erning omissions i n the appraisal of my
fami l y , especia lly i~ the light of the lenght y apprai s a ls of t wo of our former cmlleagues. Thus I would like
to share with you the f ollowing i nformationo
My faithful companion Etta was a
senior at North Central College, and I was a senior at
E T S. We were married in the fall of 1915by the late
Pres i dent of the coll ege, Dr . L. H. Seager. He l eft f o r
the meet i ng of General Con f erence i n C§lifornia, where he
was el ected a Bishop of the Church . W had a secret between us, namel y his l ast a c t of our marri age made pi s sible his elec tion t o the episcopacy .
Etta rendered devot ed service t o the
Conference and the General Church, especially i n t he fiel d
of Missions . She s erved for eighteen years on the Conferen c e Board of Mi ssions, with ten years as president.
She was delegate Conference representative t o five quadrennial meetings of the General Board of Missions. She
served over t wo years as Pres ident of the Woman ' s Interdenomina l Missionary Society of Kalamazoo.
Our children, Dwight and the twin
girls, Doris and Ruth came to bless the home. Dwight
i s pastor of the church in Goshen, New York ; Do ris husband
Lyndon Schend el i s pastor of thechurch in Whit e Bear Lake ,
Minnesota , and served our conference at Niles and Vicksburg. Ruth too has beeuactive in the church.
I want to assure you that I have
al ways respected your ministry , and when opportUnity present ed it self at a meeting of E T S , I presented your
name as recipient of the degree "Doctor of Divinity" This
I have not shared with you befo re.
A~ you review this letter, I trust
a proper comment will~be made in the Conference News.
Sincerely yours,
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Suppl ement al t o the biogr a phical s ketch of Dr . E.
s.
fa us t .
The hi st or i an r egret s an oversig ht that o ccurred r egarding the fami l y of Dr . E.
S . faust in the r e ce nt sket ch. publi s hed i n the Conference News . The f ollowing s hottl d
be a dded .
·
1n t he fa).~ of 1915 ~ar S . Faust a nd Mis s Et t a Yenrick , a senio r at North Centra l
Coll ege , were unit e d i n ma rriage by the late Dr . L. H.S ea ger, ( lat er Bi shop ) . ~ ~
t his union thre e chi l dren we r e born, a son Dwi ght, now a ministe r in the Presb,terian
Church in Go s hen, New York an d t \dn daughters of whom Dor is marri ed Rev . Lyndon
Schende l who s er ved c hur ches in Ni l es and Vicks burg in t he J ichi ga n Con f e r enc e . He
lat er v1ent t o the Pr esbyterian Church · and is now se r ving at White Bea~ ke, Minnesot a . 'fhe othe r t win, Rut h, marri ed a Ur . Russel l a nd has be en a ct ive in church
wor k a l s o .
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Mrs . Faust has b een ver y a ctive in h omen ' s v:ork . For t en jt-.ear s s he wa s the pr e sident of t he Conf erence Br anch Woman' s :Jiss i ona r y S oci et y . For eight en yea r s she was
a menbe r of the Confer enc A Boa rd 0f Mis sions . S he wa s del egat e to five quadnennial
me etings of the Ge ner a l Boa rd o f Mi ss i ons . F or t wp years s he was pres i dent of the
noman ' s Int erdenomina t i ona l Mi ss ionary Soci ety in Kal ama zoo. In it a ll she was an
eff i cient ~ueen of t he Pars onag e during her hus ba nd ' s 46 years of a ctive minist eria l
servic e . The enti r e Fa ust f ami l y have been a ctive i n bui lding the Church o f J esus
Chris t. 11
~'i .
H. Wat s on,
Conf er ence Historian .
I~
f<-tMf-M BRA0lCt-
In i\ lemor y of
SARAH SAMANTHA FAUST
gunser and evening sta~
!3orn
Gnd one clear e~l for mel
Gnd ma4 there be _!)inc moaning of
. \,,gust 6, I 864
Passed Away
i\farch 21 , 1952
the bar,
cwhen I put our to §ea.
Services from
Cah~ 1 ry
dor though from out .!Jl-.
our bourne of 'Time and 'Pbce
<Jhe flood ma~ bear me fat
1 hope to see mtj 'Pilot- ·
face to faee
~
cWhen 1 ~ve erossed
bat.
the
Evangel ical United Brethren
Church
:'ll onda y, i\larch 2·1 at 2:00 P. i\1.
Clergyman
Rev. \V. C. Bassett
Inter ment
Grand Lawn Cemetery
Arrangements by
Neely Funeral Home
Faust, Edgar S.