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CAR1
G.
A D A MS
The Revere nd Carl G.
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Adams ~
retired at the
session of the Detro it Annaul Conference of the
Methodist Church June 19 , 1965, at Adrian College,
Adrian, r-1ichigan.
The Re verend Adams rec Gi ved his education at
Ball State Tea cher's College, Muncie, India na . He
took business lavT and accountacy
at LaSalle Ex-
tension University in Chicago. Also took some work a t
Evansville College, in Eva nsville , Indiana .
The Reverend Adams began his ministry in the
North Indiana Conference where he was recieved
fmll membershi p in 1927/
into
He served the following
church in that conference: Markleville; Hoagl a nd,
Port \•layne, Vlaynedale, Elkhart, Sirppson, Union City ,
First; Garret, Fi rst;
a nd Frot 'iilayne, Simpson.
Whil e in Fort Wayne Revere nd Adams was Vice
President of the Fort i.'layne Ministeria l As s ocia tion;
cha irma n of the Church Rel ations committee of the
Parkvie'"' Hospital; a nd depart me nt of Chri st i a n Educatio n; Cha irma n of the As s oci a t ed Churches a nd a
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member of the Board of Educa tion; a member of the
inter-conference commi s sion dm Student Re ligious \'lork
a membe r of the Conference Board of Evangelism,; was
Dean of Institutes a t Epworth Forest for t wo years
and was Christia n Education Director for 17 years
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in Fort \'layne a nd Richmo nd District.
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Reverend Adams tra nsfered to the Detroit Conference in 1950 a nd ha s severed the fol l ovfing churches in
lVIichiga n:
Detroit, Boulevard Temple;
Saginai'l ,
Jeffer son Ave. L Trenton, First and Pontia c, First.
Since coming to I'·Iichi gan Reverend Adams ha s been
active in civic a nd religious affairs.
He Detroit he
was a membe r of the Council of Churches Education
Cornmittee a nd a ctive in Economic a nd Ki \'la nis Clubs.
While in Sagina\v he \vas presi dent of the Ministeri a l
Associa tion and the Sagina'\llr County Council of Chur ches.
He a lso served on the Chaplain's
st aff at t he Saginaw
County Hosp ita l. He ha s bee n a membe r of the Confe re nce
Boa r d of Evangelism; member of the Board of Education
a nd
, e , ber of the gxe cutive Committee and has served
a s cha i r ma n of the District Boa rd of Educa tion of b oth
Sagina11 a nd Ann Arbor di stricts.
Reverend Adda ns has seeb i mporta nt building progr ams ca rrout out during his minist ry •• A church was
built 111Jhile he s erved the l'l ayneda le Church in Fort
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Wayne.
At Saginmv a n educa tional building \vas con-
structed a t the co st of
~160 ,000
~~ 250 , 000
and a t Pontia c a
r emode ling and i mprovement program Nas com-
pl e t ed
For the f i rst year of re t ireme nt the Adamas's
pl a n no re gula r work
Thev will s nend a ve nr i n trave l
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a nd study. He a lso will serve a s a chapl a in in a
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yrailer court in Florida during the \vinter,
Reverend and !Irs. Adams have one daughter, Mrs.
R. D. Byer, who is a house v.fife .
Hr . Byer is an ex-
ecut i ve i n the International 'Y'elephone a nd Telegraph
an Fort Wayne.
The Adams's '''ill be at home at 1114 We sley
Drive, Ep111orth Forest, Lake Webster, India na during
the summer amd nt Wint er Haven, Florida from
November to
June, 1955
Carl Adams
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MINISTER
C A RL G. A D AM S
740 1 Kipling
TRinity 5-0884
P•rish Visitor
MRS. HElEN HENERY
Sccrct•rv
MRS. FEliCIA BIAGIOLI
June 7,1951
Detroit Methodist Conference
Historical Society
Adrian College
Adrian,Michigan.
Dear Friends:In going through my files preparing for our Annual
Conference,I find that I failed to send the following record to be
placed in your Historical Files.
Will you please pardon the oversight.
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Any questions which you may des ire answered or information
will be gladly sent tp you upon request. I trust that the enclosed
blank is satisfactory.
I h ave had a very fruitful ministry and God has blessed me
more than I have deserved. I hope to be of use in the Detroit Conference
in the years to ccxne. It is a great Conference with a \'lOnderful Bishop.
Thanking you for your patience, ! remain
Cordiall,y y-<rurs
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CJj.~
Carl
G.Ad~a
MINI STERIAL BI OGRAPHICAL BLA~~
DETROI T METHODIST CONFERENCE HISTORICAL SOCI ETY.
Date . June 7-1951
Name :
Birth :
Gilford
(Middle)
Carl
(First]
Adams
(Last)
Redkey, Indiana
(Place)
August 16,1900
(Date)
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Personal Appearance : 5Ft.ll
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1. Father 1 s
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Abraham Henry Adams
in Full
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National i .t y
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Occupation
Farmer
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2. Motherl s Mai den Name
Date of Birth
Mary El izabeth
February 16,1870
Date
Place ·
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Grade School
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Place
3. Marriage of Parents ; Pqte . Februaty 16,1890 Place
4.
Cano ~ Indiana
American
Extent of Education
Death;
Ray
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Nationality
Redkey, Indiana
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Places of Resi~nce ---~F~a=rm~l::::a=n~d~a~I=n~d~i~a=na~;_;__~R=a~n=d~o=l~p~
h O~o~u~n~t~y~;~__R_e~dk~e~y~1~I~n~d~i~a~n~a~Father was a farmer and w1a v,erx successful until hie health failed.
Compelled by ill health to o e~se famming he went into business in Redkv,y
5.
Brothers and Sisters
· Name
Present Occupation
Ear l Adame
Mamie Martindale
Parker , Indiana
Ataecadero,Oalifornia
Heme.ul L ,,Ad.am ~a
Ni.l a May Hodson
Hobar+ 1 lnd j ane
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Ralph M .Adams
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AMdress
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· Oonverse, Indiana
Hartford Oity, Ind1ana
Farmer
Housewi fe
Methodist Minister
Merchant- General Store
fharmacist
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6. IUstinguished Services for Wnich
Memb~rs of ~amily Are Known
A Family of Professional people.
and Ministers through ~ihe years.
branch.
There has been a regular line of teachers
We have the family t ree--John Quincy Adam a
Personal History:
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2.
Educati on:
School s and Iegr ees
Attended the following
Redkey High School--Redkey,Indiana
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Ball State - --t-luncie , Indiana
W'
Evansville College
Follo\ving Teaching Experience,Graduate Conference Course of Study
Nor~~ Indiana Conference.
Noteworthy Experiences of Chil dhood and Youth:
I always knew that I should be a Minister of the Gospel but
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fought t he idea. I was ah1aye attracted to Religious work and at
the age of · lt wae flresldent of the Youth Organization of our church.
Marriage : Date
November }-1920
Place ·Redkey,Indiana.
By Whom ___R~e~v~
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.F~r~a~nk
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4.
5.
Wi fe ' s Maiden Name:
Emma Ruth LUZ.zader-
Educati on Redkey High School;Ball State,Muncie Indiana;Oxford Col lege
for Wamen,Oxford Ohio.
Children:
(Name)
Phyl l is Elizabeth Adame
(Nm-1 Harried-~1 rs.Lavon Byer)
6.
(Date of Birth)
February 11,1925
Ca reers , Positions, Offices, etc5 of Children.
Phyllie,follO\~ing gr~duation .
from the Garrett, Indiana High School
attended the International Business College.
7.
(Occupation)
Housewife
Before her marriage
August 29,1948 she was a business employee at the International
Harvester Company or F'ort Wayne, lndl.ana.
Religious Experi ence and Church Work Before Entering Ministry.
Always attended Sunday S0 h ool and Church and was President of the
Y0 uth Orga1ttzat1on at :Redkey,Inulana enurch.
Held a 1ocal Preacher ' s Licepse following Senior year in High School
8.
Call to the Christian Ministry:
I was
teachin~
School near Redkey,Indiana when
God called me to preachs The call was clear and certain.
9.
Admitted on Trial and Ordinations:
(When)
(Where)
1925-- Admitted on Trial at Anderaon, I ndiana
1927-1929--
Deacon
Elder
at Goshen,Indiana
at Logansport,Indiana
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10.
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Offices IIeld in the Church:
Director of Religious Education - War saw District
North Indiana Conference 4 years; Richmond District 2 years and Fort Wayne
District 10 years.
Member-Conference Board of Education; Inter-Conference
Commission on Student Work.
Dean of Ep\wrth Forest Institute 2 years.
Appointments Served with :nat~~·
The follO\'Iing charges in Indiana
192?-4 (Supply) Markleville;
25,Markl eville,6 mos.,Hoagland,6 mos.,
26 pHoagland; 27-?1 Fort Wayne , \'/a.yruL~ ; )2-?5 Elkhart,Simpson;
~6-;9,IIni an Oi t;y ;
4o..42,Garrett, Fjrsti
4)-:~0 Simpson, Fort ~layne.
1950- Transferred to the Boulevard Temple Church,Detroit Michigan.
12.
Mili tary Record:
13.
Public Offices:
14.
Favorite Recreations , Hobbies, etc ;
None
None
Tennis,gol f 2 base-ball ,basketball
hunting and fishing, camera clubs.
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Author of Vfuat Books and Publ ications?:
No books. Some articles in
various newspapers and magazines.
16.
Clubs and Fraternal Organizations : ~ p ~~~e~s~e~n~t-=-M~·~e~m~b~e~
r~~~f the following
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Kiwanis Club Number l,Detroit Michigan
Economic Club,Detroit Michigan.
17. _Any Additional Information of Interest : Built the \'/aynedale Church,Fort \'layne
Indiana.
While Minister of the Simpson Church,Fort Wayne,Indiana for 7 years,
Baptized over 700 persona and received 1157 members into the ~urch. I was
also Chairman of the Religious Education Department of the Council of Churches
with five departments and served in various civic and religious organizations.
If the
~ ub j ect
of this Sketch is
Dec ~as8d,
Please give :
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Date of Death ---------------------------- _P_l a_c_e
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of burial
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Officiating Ministers
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--Additional Biographica l Experi ensea, Episodes or Further Comment on Back.
~WAYNE MINISTER
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ference Dr. Carl G. Adams was appointed t o Boulevard Temple Methodist
Church, Detroit, succeeding Rev. Wa lter
B. Heyler who retired f or health reasons.
For the last seven years Dr. Adams has
been the pastor of Simpson Methodist
Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Before
that he served past orates in that state
at Garrett, Elkhart, Union City and
Waynedale where a new church was
built.
Dr. Adams is a na tive of Indiana having been born at Redkey where he gradu-
ated from high school following which
he took work at Ball Sta te and Evansville colleges. H e was a dmitted into fuil
connection in the N orth Indiana Conference in 1925. Mrs. Ada ms is a graduate
of Oxford College, Ohio. They have one
married daughter Phyllis E. Eyer.
~ill Spend Retirement 1 ~ ./
In Indiana and Florida 1'lt.- J
After transferring from the North
Indiana Conference in 1950, Rev. Carl
G. Adams has served four pastorates in
the Detroit Conference, namely, Boulevard Temple, Detroit; J efferson Avenue, Saginaw; Firs t Church, Trenton;
and First Church, Pontiac. Previous to
these appointments he served pastorates
REV. CARL G. ADAMS, a r etired
mem.ber of the Detr oit Conference is
sez·vmg . as chapla in of a t raz')er camp
'
near \v
. mter Haven, Florida. Rev. and
M:s. Adams are spending some time in
Wmter Haven and their address is US92, Box 216, RFD 2, 33 880 . i - .' -1• (·J.
~EV. AND MRS. CARL G. ADAMS are
bez~g honored by their daughter and
famzly in recognition of their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, November 1,
at an open house in the Simpson United
Methodist Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Mr. Adams transferred to the Detroit '
fffj11j7D
Rev. Carl G. Adams
in the North Indiana Conference totaling 26 and three-fourths years. With
the 15 years spent in the Detroit Conference, he now plans to retire at the
current session of the conference with
a total of nearly 42 years in the active
ministry.
In both conferences he served on important boards and committees. In the
Detroit Conference he was a member
of the Board of Evangelism and Board
of Education. During his pastorates
important building programs were carried on. A church was built while he
served the Waynedale Church at Fort
Wayne. At Saginaw an education building was constructed at a cost of $250,000
and at Pontiac a $160,000 remodeling
and improvement program was completed.
For the first year of retirement the
Adamses plan no r egular work. As he
describes it, "Off comes the 'work harness' and on goes the 'carriage harness'." This is another way of saying
they will not quit. but will .pull a lighter
load. Seven month s of the year they
plan to live at their lake home at Epworth Forest, La ke Webster, Ind!ana,
and the r est of the year at Wmter
Haven, Florida, although they expect to
do some traveling.
Throughout hi s ministry Mr. Adams
has been active in many civic a nd religious organizations. While in Detroit,
he was a member of the Council of
Churches Education Committee and the
E conomic and Kiwanis ·Clubs. In Saginaw he was president of the Ministerial
Association, the Saginaw Council of
Churches and on the Chaplain's St~ff .of
has been a member of the Pontiac Area
Associated Churches, the Ministerial •
A~sociation and on the Chaplain's CommJttee of the General Hospital.
Rev. and Mrs. Adams
Conference in 1950 and served Detroit
Boulevard Temple, Saginaw Jefferson
Avenue, Trenton, and Pontiac First. He
retired in 1965 and they returned to Indiana where they make their home at 1114
Wesley Drive, Epworth Forest, North
Webster, 46555. Rev. and Mrs. Adams
were married at Redkey, Ind., November
3, 1920. In addition to their daughter, Mrs.
E. L. Byer of Fort Wayne, they have thre
grandchildren, Jonathan, Cynthia an~
Gregory.
REV. CARL G. ADAMS, 81, of North
Webster, Indiana, and Winter Haven
Florida, died in a Syracuse, Ind., hospitai
recent ly after sufferi ng a heart attack in his
home. He was married to Emma Luzadder
who survives. A retired Methodist minister:
he had served many churches in the Detroit
and northern India na con ferences and was a
member of North Webster UMC. He moved
to North Webster from Pontiac, Mich., in
1962. He was a member of the Saginaw,
Mich., Masonic Lodge and a former grand
chaplain of the York Rite, Detroit. His
widow Emma survives, in addition to one
daughter, Mrs. Edward (Phyllis) Byer, Fort
Wayne; three grandchildren; and one
brother, Ralph Adams, of Hartford City,
Ind. Rev. Harold Aeel officiated at the
(j .;< 9,
funeral.
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