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From the
DETROIT
Conference of
The Methodist Church
COMMISSION ON PUBLIC RELATIONS AND METHODIST INFORMATION
PRESS ROOM
DETROIT ANNUAL CONFERENCE
J UNE 1964
ADRIAN COLLEGE MRS.
ADRIAN , MICHIGAJthe late
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EDGAR M. BROWN, widow of
Rev. Edgar M. Brown, is living
in Princeton, Ky. 42445, P .O. Box 662. Mr.
Brown who died last August served several churches in Mi.chigan, the last one
being Richmond. After his retirement in
1964 he supplied churches in Kentucky
and Virginia. /"l-' .1-.J -6C{
Paul Amstutz
1.'he Reverend Edgar M. Br own , past:or of the Richmond Met hodist
Church , retired a t the l23rd session of the De troit
nua 1 Conference
of The Methodist Church on June 17, 1964, a t Adrian College , Adrian ,
Michigan.
The Reverend Mr . Brown graduat ed f r om Dundee Hi gh Schoo l in
1911 and t ook col l ege work a t Eastern Michig n University and t he
University of Michigan .
He a ttended Presbyterian Seminary in Omaha ,
Nebrask , and Garrett Biblica l Seminary in Evans t on , I ll i nois .
Rev. Brown has served churches in Nebraska and i n t he Detroit
Conference.
He was
He
has served as C unselor of Church Finance , 1950-1959.
gi.:>nal Direct or of Ame-rican Bible Society of Southt.;as t Dis trict
1946-1950.
Besides his work in the church , he hae served as President
of l oca l Rot ary Club and was Chapl ain , Scot t ish Rite Club of Blue
Water District.
He served as Field Direct or of t he Americ n Red Cross ,
Ft. Monmouth and Fort Niagara.
He
helped t o organize Goodwil l Industries
in New Eng l and .
Rev. Brown
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he is not quitting although he i s retiring .
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