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REV. JOSEPH DIBLEY
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Born in Engl a nd 1886.
Educat ed in Durham
College. Convert ed in the ea rly teens. Passed t he
theological examinations and Has ord:::d ned as loca l
elder
at 18.
In Apr i l of 1909 I left Engl a nd to come to
Amer ica at the invitation of the distr ict superintendent, Rev.
~·l .
s.
Collins, Iw1arquette District. It 1-ro.s
the middle of the confere nce year. The Rev. L. N.
I'~oon
of the Saginmv District had a va cancy in one of his
chur ches, would I go t here until the Annual Conference, ·which convened in Sept. of that year.
This wa s at Hale where I served for four months.
Then I we nt to Brimley in the Upper Peninsula. Theee
were four prea chi ng stations: Sunday morning at the
Indian Mi ssion, aft ernoon at Bay Mills, a nd the
evening service at Brimley .
ing
pre : ~ chi ng
Also a \'lednesday even-
s ervice at a school house in the lumber
t 'ltm of St r ong Siding .
The India n Iv1i s s ion wa s old , we ather beat en a nd
in need of repairs. In 1910 the Home Mission Boa rd
offer ed to pay one ha lf t he cost of a new buil ding if
the Indi ans would pay the other half of the cost.
The old building was taken dmm and the ne\v
fJlission was ere ct ed. At the t ime of the consecration
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service Rev. Collins could not be present. He sent
the minister of the Munsing Church to be
day. It
a great event 1-' lith
i'-TaS
~~yrs
me that
India ns from other
areas present, some from Canada.
built on the St.
~o'i'ith
The Mi s sion was
River six miles across from
Canada. Standing in the pulpit, vfhe n the door was open
I could see the ships going to and from the Soo Locks.
The only 1o1hite folks on the Reservations -vmre the
Supt of Schools and hisvrife. They \vere goverrunent
agents.
During that year the Indians recieved a pay-
ment from the U. S. Government.
This enabled them
to meet the financial obliga tion for the nev:T Mission.
It Vias a wonderful place and they '"'ere happy. God's
blessing
\IJaS
upon them.
Tha t was fifty five years ago and I have not
been ba ck a nd I am led to believe that it does not
exist anymore. My son, The Rev . Charl es Dibley, of
Roemo inform me that a t one of their mee tings of the
Board of Iviissions tha t the U. S. Government had notified them tha t there vm.s a plot of ground of 20
acres on the St. Mary's River that 11ms g ive n
Method ist Episcopal Church.
\'There the
Mission ".'ms built.
o the
It must be the place
Then I ha d a s addle
horse on which to tra vel the ...oarish •
I was orda ined a dea con irr 1911, e lder 1914.
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I served churche s at:
Unionville, Fostoria, Clio
where \ve built a pa rsonage amd paid f or it. La nsing
where 't'le served 21 yea rs. Very fruitful yea rs, Caro,
built a nev1 parsonage a nd paid for it.
I \vas t\•Tice a delegat e to Ge neral Confe rence.
A trustee of Ad ria n College.
Member of the La nsing YMCA Board
Tvm Childr en, Rev. J. Charl e s Dibley, pa stor
of t he Roemo Church. Margaret, vlife of the Rev.
Hora ce Thurston pa stor of the Iron Mounto..in Church.
Ha ve four grand childr e n a nd one grea t gra nd child.
Prea ched 47 ye a rs in Michigan.
Retired in 1956
Ha ve been supply pul p it s since that time.
Mar. 12, 1966
Joseph Dibley.
MI NISTERIAL BIOGRAPHICAL BLANK
DETROIT METHODIST CONFERENCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Date. De c • G • J. ':15 v
Name :
Dioley
(Last)
Birth :
·
Jose};)h
( Micidle)
(l:i rst.)
June G2 .l ~~b~----------------
(Date).
Family Backgroru1d:
1. Father!s
Na~e
i n Full
Date of Birth
Ge orge Dlbley·
.Pl.~e
------------------------ ----l!illglish
Nationality
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Occupation ---------------------
Extent of Education ---------------------------------------------------Death,· Date
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Margaret· Gladdis
2. Mother s Maiden Name
1
Date of Birth
Place
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Nati onality
Place
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~.uglish
Extent of Education ---------------------------------------------------Death;
Date
Place
------------------------ -----------------------------Place
of Parents ; Date .
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J.
Ma~riage
4.
Places of Residence ______________l~)e~c~e~a~s~e~a~---------------------------------
S.
Brother s and Siste r·s
N~~e
Ad dress
Present Occupation
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bl.!e rgere t
r~n g 1 and
1li 01 e'}J
Mrs Ge orge Patt i s on
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6. IUstinguished
Ser\~ces
England
for Wnicn
Memb~rs
J\Tt,r s e 1 s ft ame
h ousewi f e
of Family Are Known
Personal History:
i.
Education :
Schools and Degrees __________;,•..;..·--------_;.;_-=:..:...:.)~--------
Conse tt College
2.
England
Noteworthy Experiences of Childhood and Youth:
S uperintend ant of a Me t:hod j st Mission
_..::S~e::...~p~li~2
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'7 --=
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3.
Marriage : Date
4.
Wife ' s Maiden Name :
Place _ __......
H~
a:.r:!.l~e~------
Lettie Hut h Van Wormer
Educat ion ------~tl
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g~h~S~c~h~o~o~l~------------~~---------
5.
Chi ldren:
(Name)
charles
Mini ::iter
Oct B5.1913
Mar garet
6.
(Occupation)
(Date of Bi rth)
Minister ' s wire
l'l ov . 1 :.? 1 915
Careers , Positions, Offices , etc ; of Children .
Charles Di bley , Cb ap"Iain i n t h e
Margare t Dibley,
NH V¥
Jt orJa '!rar 2
Sc i~pc~ Tea cher i n High Snppol
an~
wire or an Arm¥ Cb.a p .J.ain i:a. W o r~d. War 2 . R~PJH . G. ~1 h urston
7. Reli gious Experience and Church Work ·Befor e Ent eri ng Minis try.
Methodist Mission in Engla nd
8.
Call to the Christian Mini stry:
A l oc al preacher in Engla.nd.
9.
supply l«JO~
Admitted on Trial and Ordinations:
Sept .l9ll
(When)
1914
Detroit Conference
(Wher e )
Flint , Mich.
Methodist Protestant Conference
Gull Lake, Michigam
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Office s IIel cl i n t he Church :
Cb a j rroa n o r
» h e Distr ic t
b1rember ot' th e .Bres iclen"t ' s oao inet
11.
Appoi ntments Served w:i. t h ,Q~te~.
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1':127 Lans ing
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Method is t Canf
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Mi l itary Record:
13.
Publ i c Offices :
·Tng han Can n t;v C o nnci 1 o f
Vet eran
to r' :Cai
rs
Trustee , Lans i ng M. Y. C •..n
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!OI.;ge,.sLe_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Favorite Recreat,ions , Hcbbies ,
Hunting
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Aut hor of lfuat Books anc
16.
C~ubs
et.~ ;
Fish ing
Vo
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J eg :Sal1
Publ~ c ations ?:
and Fr aterna l Or gani zations :
F & A. M.
Anc ient Accepted
Lion ' s C.1.n b
Ca r a
C.Lio
Sc o t t i sh B i t e
1 7. _Any Addit ional Information of I nteres t :
I f t he Subje ct
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of this Sketch is
Dec "'!a~8d ,
Please give :
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Dat e of Death
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-------------------------------------------------------Officiating Ministers
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THE QUADRENNIUM EMPHASIS
'1949-"0ur Falth"- 1950 " Our Church" -1951 " Our M\Diltlry"-1952 "Our Minion"
Bishop~~~.~~ ~~~ ~:5 ~ales.ding,
Marshall R. Reed.
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...
Dotroit
Allred P. Landon, Dist. Supt.. . ............. 1502 W. Genesee Ave., Saginaw
Joseph Dible y, Minister .... . .. . ............ . ......... 208 W. Burnside. Caro
M. F. Beauchamp . ... . . ....... ... ... . .. . ... .. .. .. ............ Choir Director
Mrs. M. F. Beauchamp ....... . ..... . .............. .. .... Youth Choir Director
Mrs. B. Fitzstephens .... . ...... .. ............... . .... . .......... . . Organist
Mrs. C. White ............................. . .... ......... Assistant Orga nist
Ralph Hartman ................................................ Head Usher
TRUSTUS
F. Ellett Atwood
Ben. B. Reavey
Clarence Myers
Robert Brown
Edward Coler
Ben. H. McComb
Sam Anderson
Milton Beauchamp
Clarence Blasius
Dr. Ray Fish
Glenn Hitchins
George Keast
Olin Louks
Sherman .Ogden
John Rile y
Maurice Stone
Arthur Willits
Donald Pe terhans
Communion Stewards
Allah Schrader
Arthur Whittenburg
George Shadle y
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STEWARDS
Frank Keeney
Ellis Abke
Clore Hanes
Willis Beecher
Leo Bills
Dean Crawford
William Fittzqerald
Frank Fullmer
Edgar Hunt
Maurice Hover
C. P. Kline
Jesse Kelley
Robert .t:1ay
Jofm Mac La chlan
· W. Ernest Re iol
Dr. Re~ Orr , ..
'
<::acil W.hite
William "Ryan
Stewart Patterson
Reid Thurston
Gle n Eastham
Shurley Wilsie
Miss Hattie Herman.
Mrs. Edgar Hunt
Caretaker. ... . ... . .... . ....... . . Henry C!ark, 700 W. Frank, Te lephone 4802
CHURCH SCHOOL OFFICERS
Superintende nt ....... . ......... . .....!. 'S,; . •. ~ .;. ..•• . . .••.•.• Sa m Ande rson
Assistant Superintendent .............. . .. .
............
ert C. May
. .......... I
nha Wit tie
Corresponding Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .... . Mrs.
rt Patterson
Recording Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... Mr
illiam Ryan
President, Woman's Society of Christian Sel'vice ....... . .. Mrs. George Shadley
President. Mr. a nd Mrs. Club .......... . ............. Mr. and Mrs. John Riley
Chairman Fina nce Committee . ........ . ............. . . ...... Clarence Myers
Lo y Delegate .............................. 1 • •.• ~· . •• • . • . . . . . B. H. McComb
Reserve Lay Delegate ... ................... .' ....... : ...... .. .. Cecil White
Church Treasurer .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Jennie Mansfield
Benevolence Treasurer .......... . ............... . ... Mrs. L. A. H~idemonn
Loy Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Ryan
CARO,
MICHIGAN'
THE CHURCH CALLS YOU FOR SEilVICE
ENLIST
" Be a Worker not a Shirker"
"May t h e H ouse of G od be your
VOLUNTEER
JOSEPH OIBLEY, M I N I STER
PARSONAGE:
So that our Church might better serve this community
208 WEST BURNSI DE
T ELEPHONE:
THE ADVANCE FOR CHRIST
and ' HIS
WE WELCOME YOU
CHURCH
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Spiritual home , wher e you can find
blessing and s t ren gt h for your daily
tas ks and duties of life. "
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DECEMBER 3: 1950
SUNDAY
7:00
10:30
ORGAN CHIMES
TUESDAY
DOXOLOGY
Mr. & Mrs. Club
Dinner
7:00
(Congregation Standing )
Prayer followed by the Lorn's Prayer
RESPONSIVE READING
(Congrega tion Standing )
AUTHEM
"Bethlehem:!
SCE.IPTURE READING
PRAYER
HYMN 76
Gounod
RESPONSE
"There's A \.ideness in God's Mercy 11
PRESENTATION OF TITHES
AND OFFERINGS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OFFERTORY
CHOIR
The Christmas Song"
Soloist, Mrs. J ean McMullen
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SERMON
"We could, of course, worship God in our hearts
and minds and homes ·without ever going to church. A
man might, in the quiet of his o~m meditation on
God's word, find the rich fullness of spiritual conviction without ever hearing a . Sunday morning sermon.
I believe , however, that ours is a selfish faitn
if it locks itself within us -- if it fails to
11 give testimony" that encourages others along their
spiritual pathway. It is a lazy faith if it evades
the responsibilities and the opportunities of Christian stow~rdship offered by tho Church. The man who
serves his God should be as proud to wear the badge
of his f a ith as the soldier is proud to wear tho
uniform of his country. 11
"PREPARING FOR CHRI STMAS "
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7:30
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tL0RIA PATRI
Bible Study and Prayer
WEDNESDAY
"Dear Lore and Father of Man_lcind!1
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HYMN
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0 Come All Yo Faithful"
BENEDICTION
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George Engel
racticing Attorney
. St. Louis, Missouri
RESPONSE
POSTLUD~
USHERS
~CEPTI ON
Lucian Ti l'ldgen
Ralph Ha:t:tman
COMMITTZE
W.E. Reid
Cyri:i Jacot
C:·av!:l:"c. .:.·r:'.. 1 s
!-!c c,l,:Joi)' ~
'~eep your l amp burning and l et God plaeo it
whore He will. 11
"Service is love in overalls 11 •
D ea~
DO l\
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Make room for H:.m in YC'Ur progrMt of lii'e".
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THEIR LIVES AND EVENTS
REV. JOSEPH DIBLEY of E ast Tawas,
r etired m ember of the Detroit Conference, "'-....'-..1
is r ecovering s atisfactorily after suffering ~
a hear t a ttack April 9. Mr. Dibley had ~
preached on P alm Sunday for his son-in- ~
law , Rev. Horace Thurston, in the Detroit "-..:::
Whitefield-Grace Church and had planned to preach at the Bellville Easter Sunday sunrise service for his son, R~v. J .
Cha rles Dibley. After a few weeks m the
hospital in Ypsilanti and mo~e in the home
of his son, Rev. and Mrs. D1bley returned
to their home in East Tawas where he
continues to improve. He is looking forward to the time when he can again enter the pulpit and also to the observance
of their 60th wedding anniversary Sept. 27.
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LETTIE DIBLEY, w ife of Rev. Joseph Dibley,
retired member of the Detroit Conference,
died june 21 at East Tawas following a 'period
of ill health.
P~ople
THEIR UVES AND EV.
S/lf/:?3
REV. JOSEPH DIBLEY was presented
with his 70-Year Pin on behalf of the
Freemasons' Vienna Lodge No. 205,
Clio. The presentation ceremony was
held at Lutheran Manor, Marinette,
Wi scons in. Dibley was born in England
in 1886 and moved to upper Michigan in
1909. He was " raised " in Vi enna Lodge
in 1912. While in Clio, he served as
pastor of the Methodi st church . After
serving oth er communities as a Method ist minist er, he retired at age 92 . He
will observe his 97th birthday in June.
I I 1.3./P~
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" My Peace I Give to You . .. "
REV. JOSEPH DIBLEY, the oldest
member of the Detro if'Con ference, died
December 18, 1985 in Santa Rosa, Calif.,
near his daughte r, Margaret, with whom
he had spent some of his last years. He
had attained the age of 99 last June. Rev.
Dibley was born , son of George and
Margaret Dibley, in Stockton (near
Newcastle), England, on June 22 , 1886.
He was orphaned early in life and spent
his early days worki ng in the coal mines
of England while supporting his two
sisters. He was converted and joined the
church when 13. By the age of 18, he was
an ordained local preacher. He was invited
by Dr. Collins , the district superintendent
of the Upper Peninsula Methodist Church,
to com e to the United States. He was
assigned to Hale for the short time until
the Conference met and assigned him to
Brimley where he had fou r preaching stati ons. While there, he built a new mission
for the Indians on th e Bay Mills Reservati on. His next assign ment was the Tawas
City church where he was married to Lettie Van Worm er of Hale. The cou ple then
moved to Unionville, where he was assigned. Together they also pastored churches
in Fostori a, Clio, Main Street Methodist
Church in Lansing and fi nally, Caro, from
where he retired in 1956. Rev . Dibley was
a delegate to the United Conference of the
Methodi st Protestant and Meth odist
Episcopal churches in 1939; a trustee of
Adri an College; a member of the board of
directors of th e Lansi ng YMCA; a member
of th e High Twelve, a 32nd Degree Mason
and a Rotarian . Rev. Joseph Dibley is survived by his daughter, Marg aret Thurston
of Santa Rosa, Calif. and four grandchildren: Paul N. Thurston , Larry J.
Thurston , Ruth Anne Fredricks, and
Joseph W. Dibley and t wo gr eat
grandchildren.
Dibley, Joseph D.