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ecem er . ' 1 58, E. D. Dimond
d ted at t he K tt h Haven Conva lescent
H ome, Fli nt, wh ere he h ad lived for t he
last t hree y ea r s .
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He was known as "Flint's grand old
ma n of Methodis m" and wa s t he oldest me mber of t he Detr oit Confer ence,
and a s such was t he holder of t he Conf e t·ence Cane.
E . D. Di mond was born i n Mi chig an ,
J an uary 12, 1862. H e was the s on 0 f
H e nry and Ca roline Di mond. He was
g radua ted from Olive t College a nd received the honorary degr ee of Docto1· of
Divin ity from Albion Co ll ege.
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Before going into the mi nis try, he
l taught s chool and was high school p ri nj cipa l in sevcm l Michigan cit ies .
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when he res igned to become a min ister .
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Dt-. Dtm~nd was r ecetved_ on t nal m to
the Detrott Co nfe rence m 1896 a nd
served the f ollow ing churches : 1896,
Goodison; 1899, Mayvi lle; 1902, La peer;
1906, F li nt : Gal'!and Str eet; 1912, Por t
H uron : First ; 1915, Detroit: Simpson;
1918, S uperintendent of t he Flint District; 1925, Flint: Centr al (Assoc) ; 1928,
Ret ired : In 1948, he became p astor
emeritus of F lint Central.
Surviving are : da ug hter, Mrs . Claude
H. Steven s of Birming ham; s on 1 D1·,
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Dr. Frank M, Field
Saginaw, Mich.
Dear Brether Field ~
I thoug~t I might have a
to speah ~Q you at the funeral but did not.
uhan~&
I have been thinking ever since then to write YQU but have
just nQw set myself to do SQ.
No one in t.he -conference knows anything about r4J S.ar1y life
and as it nas to do some-what with your terri tGry perhaps you
will find time to r&ad what I have to say.
years ag,o I was hired to take charge Cilf the schoels . at
at Reese-.
I found in the sctl.Qol there a girl. by the nameof Belle Lame. We workecl. together for ta.wpot.WJG yass
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at the end Qf that time we were marrie~. That is the Mrs.
Dimend you knew for so many years.
We continued to te ach there f~r two years more. That mana
her six years in g the S"e:hE>i>l. We beth sang in the choir
for the 4eur years.
I mana my r•rst eff~rt t~ prea~h in
t_h!lt church.
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I then went t e the M~ sW1oolS' and wa? there made a
memb er of t he County oar Qf School ex~1ners.
ThirQ,
At that time we issued three grades of ~ertiriacts.
s~~Qnd , and First.
That Sta~e pas~ed a law whereby we could
issue but three 'l'hdlrd Gracies, The te-aCher must the.n qual fy fer a Sea~nd gra~e.
Most of the teachers had not had
all of the studties pf the Sec:ond Graci.
That made a d.eman d.
for s~e·r scheols.
A man by the name ef Gorden and. myself
cendu~ted summer sc:hoels in Q,aJ'e i'er several years
and. cea.duc:t.ecl examinati•asin Watersville , Caro
and other plac;es
in the territory that you now travel n•w.
ASier tea~ing in Mayvill& for Biv~ years I w&nt •t Olive~
to take the nermal ~ourse under Pref. Estebreek who had
been at the head of the Normal S~oel at Ypsi1an~i for
ten years.
He had worked with me in institut& work ana
be~ame so well · acquaite~
he urged me t• come te Olive&
ustead er Ypa:i.
I finished the Nermal course there • I had no thought but
centiauing in s·ahoel vwerk , I alae ~ook c.eu:rses in bi•l egy, chemis~ry , lat!D and higher matmicks,
oJt''lef
J.sa.l~~bvf'_!j I was then highered at Laingsburg Shiwassee ~ount.y.
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was there elec:ted Cow1ty Scheel CQaaisiener and aft&r
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a little mere than two years I resigned to j oin tne Confer e~H:te.
I \¥as then 35 years· elciJ and. the Cenferenc:s
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' thought I was toe ol~ and. it was after censiserable ais~usaioa
and. urging by Dr. Dawe anci Brother Reed. that I was finally
aamitted.
The Cenferenc:e has my record frem then en.
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I de not know much about ypur family but I trust that they
are all well and doing well. If yeu can fin« time write me
ab"u~ them.
Sinc:erely Yours,
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Flint, May
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Dear Brother Halhuber :
Sprry that I o verlooked the
reverse side of the blank.
Also that I have
no
more to report.
Mine has been a very odrinary life.
I ru had a very exciting campaogn when elected to coUnty
aommissionn of schools,
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I has quit-e an unusua l experience with a farmwr on my
first charge.
I went into the field to call on
a
manand boys who were picking up corn to take to the
barn.
In the te ~ they were usin~ , one of the horses
had l~p ears. Its ears grew down by the side of the faae.
Quite unusuall but some times suah are seen.
The s team sta rted fyst as I was near ubobsered ~y the
man and the boys.
The man swore some thing furi•us at the
lep eared herse.
When I intereduced myself the
man was much embarrassed.
I invited h im to church.
During the winter I was h olding revivQl meething •
One
evening afye r p r e · Ching I gave the invitation
and
several came to the a ltar.
Ameng these there was a tall
mtgh with light coll~red hair.
As I took h im by the hand
I said t~ him , h a v e I seen you b efore and h e answered you feund me sw ar ing at that loped ear horse.
He wa s a
desperate wicked man. pr•fane and a drunkard and crule
w11en drunk.
A te!·rQr to the fami~y.
He was soundly
converted and lived a g o~d li:tte e'ver after. Later he
meved tQ The~as a little t~wn north ef Rach es ter
and
was supt. of the slil.nday Schoel ft~ r 20 year·s.
Some years
I was called by the boys to barry h~.
I f I could tell you t~e stary it would sound quite dif f erent from t h i s written r ep rt.
I expect te see you a t cgnfe rence.
I entertained the
c~nference at Port Huren
• Te attend will give me a
fine chance to visit with many old friends •f the City.
I preached there twp weeks age and had just a fine time.
Sincerely Yeurs,
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Dear Broth er Hal mhuber :.
These ar e s ome f a cts re 0 ardinc my ear ly life that Lhe canf e rehce h a s no knowledge of.
I was
34 wheb I joined the canfe r ence and no n oe in the confer ence kno ws any thiUG of my l~fe before ~h at d a te •
I graduated fro m high school in l88l
I was highered as
principal of the Reese Schools when I waw 20' I found Miss
Belle te a ching there in the school
having taugh~ there for
~ yea~s.
After tea&hing together for twp yyers we were
married Aug,. l884..
'H aught there for twp years af~er we w
after we were married.
I then hecame supt of the school s
at Mayville. Taught there for Six yeats.
Was a member
of the Coun~y Board of Examdms~a.
Conduc:t.ed swnmer scho~l
at Caro f~r te a~era with a Mr Gordon.
From Mayville I went to Il&vet where I : ompleted the nor 'mal course under Pr~f. Estabrook. who had been at the head
of the state Normal t..en ~rears. . I WOI'krd wi t.h him in insti tute work and he induced me to come to olivet. I not only
took the normal c.ourse but s pecial c-ourses in Bi~logy, Chenestry Hi gher matimacs, ans Struc-tural Botany.
Latin. was
included in the Normal c. urse.
I then went to Laingsburg as sup, of the schools. I was
appointed County Sup. of sch ools.
to fill vac~~y.
Then I was elected for the full term
I resigned the position after servinc; about ll..wp ~rears and
e~ered the ministry.
I was received at the Cen~ral
in Flint ( then called garland Gt A ~ church ) After preach ina; ten years I W;a s appoint,ed to the church where I was :re ceived •
I do not know that this will be of any intere st to yo uo r
o r that you can make any use of it.
I am not able to supply suc-n a p icture as uyou ask for.
Perh .1pd I could h ave one t aken when I come to Detrout as
Bruce is a fine ~hot..ograpaer. But th at wi Uld be a picture of mysel f and that would be very far f r om what I look
like now. I think t he DdVtocate has a picture of myself.
I have perhaps as ypu know b~t t wo children • Mrs. Ste vens
of Detroit and Dr. E. G. Uimond of F lint.
Mos t Sincerely YouFs.~
[;_,l J:J( J:n
P. S. Plesed that you a r e do ing such fine w ork in Detroit •
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DR. E. D. Dmr8 Nrr, '\~eti:ea cl~mber
of t he Detroit Confe1·ence, underwen t an
ey~ ope rati?n at Woma n's H ospital,
F lmt . H e wil l be conf ined to h is h ome
420 Crapo St., F lin t, fo t· sever al weeks:
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During the f estivities held in Central Church, Flint, in celebration of the 88th
birthday of Dr. E. D. Dimond, pas tor emeritus, Mrs. Mabel Farrow (center) presen ted
Dr. Dimond (left) with a bouquet of red ros es. The J>as tor, !lev. L. LaVerne F inch,
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DR. E. D. DIMOND
HONORED ON HIS
88TH BIRTHDAY
N CELEBRAT ION of his 88th birthday, Dr. E. D. Dimond was honored a t
Central Meth od ist Church, Flin t, Sunday, J a nua ry 9. As the preacher of
the moming he chose for his theme " A
Mor e Abundant Life." With a voice
that was clear and st eady, he preached
with the vigor and assu rance indicative
of the ministry of his earlier years.
Following the Sunday school hour, Dr.
Dimond was escorted to the church dining room, wher e h e was greeted by t wo
hundred present and for mer members
of the church, as tlley sang " Ha ppy
Birthday." The meal was brought t o a
close wi t h t he bir thday cake-cutting
ce remon y. The guest of honor wielded
t he knife w it h genuine skill.
The after -dinne r p rotp·a m was introduced with g roup s ingi ng . The youth
choit·, under t he direction of Mr. F red
Buckh alt er , min ister of mus ic, sa ng two
number s, "Praise My Soul, the King
of H eaven," by Mar k Andrews, and " The
Lord I s a Mig hty God," b y Mendelssohn.
Wo rds of appr eciation for the many
year s of sel'Vice rendered by Dr. Dimond
to Central Church, were expr essed by
James H. Varty and E . W. Jones. Followin g· brief remm·ks by the pres ent
pasto r, Rev. L. LaVerne Finch, Mrs.
Mabel Fa r row presented Dr. Dimond
with a beautiful bouquet of r ed roses.
Th e honored gue!;t responded with words
of deep ap prec iation, and t hen pronounced th e benedi ction, bringi ng to a
close a ver y ha ppy occas ion in th e life
of Central Church.
No m inister has ever been as sociated
wit h Central Church f or as ma ny years
as t he one honored on thi s occasion.
[n 1906 Dr. Dimond, just t en years a fter
his a dmittance into the Detroi t Conference on tri a l, was assigned to Central
Church, wlw re he served f or s ix year s.
His appoint ment t o the superintenden cy
of Flint Difltrict in 1!:118 again brought
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h im into tou ch with Centra l Church for
a nother six-year period. Aftet· on e
year's leave of absence, h e was ass igned
to se1·ve us a ssociate minister, which position he held until his retirement in
1928.
Although r etired, h e has conti nued to
g ive generously of his time and thought
to th e work of the parish. In deep ap·
precia tion of his untiring loyalt y, Dr.
Dimond continues a s pastor emer itus.
DR. E . D. Dlli'IOND 420 Crapo S t
F lin t, m inister emeri"tu~ of F lint Cen·~
tral, celebra ted h is 91st birthday on
J anu a ry 13. On t he 28th h e preached
a t the morning worship service a t Cent ra l, taking f or his topic " Why Came
J esus." At t he close of t he service he
was p resented with a vase of r ed rases
as a love g ift f rom the cong r egation
which fi lled t he sanct uary. In 1906
Dr. Dimond was appointed to Central
(then know11 a s Garland Street Church) ,
a pastorate he held for six years ; a nd
has been as sociated in the· work of thi~
chur ch fo r a longer period of y ears than
a ny oth er minis ter in its history. He
w~s _a lso su?er intendent o~t~(..F(lint
Dts t1:1ct f or s1x years. Dlj.1 \rh~~~<J 11ever m1sses a Su nda y at church. FEB a '51
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ARLY in the morning on Sunday,
. December 14, 1958, E . D. Dimond
d1ed at t he Kith Haven Convalescent
Home, F li nt, wher e he had lived f or t he
la st three years .
He was known a s " Flint 's grand old
man of Met hodis m" and was the oldes t member of the Det roit Conference
and as s uch was t he holder of the Con~
fer ence Cane.
E . D. Dimond was born in Michigan
J a nuary 12, 1862. He was t he son c-f
Henry and Caroline Dimond. H e was
g r_aduated f rom Olivet College and r ec~lv_e~ the honorar y degr ee of Doctor of
DIVl m ty f r om Albion Colleg e.
Befo r e going int o the min is b·y, he
t~ ught_ school a nd was hig h school pr inCipal 11~ severa l Michigan cit ies. He
was Shlawa~see County Superintendent
when he resig ned to become a minister.
Dl·. Dimond was received on t r ial 111
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t he Detroi t Conf er ence in 1896
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19_t 8, Supermt endent of the F lint n · tt'IC~ ; 1925, F lint : Cen tra l (Assoc) . 19~~
Reti r.ed ·· I n 1948, h e became 'pastor
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emen tus of Flint Central.
S urviving are: daug hter , Mrs. Claude
H. S tevens of Birmingha m; son, Dr,
]ANVABY 8, 1859
Edwi n G. Dimond of Flint ; fou r gr andch ildren a nd twelve g reat-g ra ndch ildren.
Funet·al services we re held in Flint on
Wednesda y, December 17, conducted by
his pas tor , Rev. W. Leslie Willia ms, Dr.
Chester A. McPheeters, dis tr ict super in tendent, and Hev. Mar sha ll Hoyt, r etit·ed member of t he conf erence. Bur i.Ll
was at Kowta n Cem ete ry, near Arbela,
Michi g·an.- W .L.W.
Dimond, Edwin D.