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Dr.
icney D. Ev
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DR •. SIDNEY DAVEY EVA
Born. at Cornhill GreEJ1 Corm·mll Enel a nd r,iar ~ 4, 1879.
His fath er, Thomas Eva, 1\]'as a cattle buyer, making
frequent trips 9o the Channel Islands, J ersey,
Al derney, et c .
He attended London University and Albion College .
In 1902 he was a ssistant , whil e in school, to Rev.
R. T. Buttle pastor of the . Jubilee Mission:
in the
Houston. s e ction of London . Through ~Tr. Butt l e 's
influence he de cided to be come a mi nister and to
come t o t he United St at e s, \ Thich he did in 1903.
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In 1902 he wa s appointed a s s upply pa stor to t he
Ne,•rberry Hethodist Church, sa l ary
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~? 1 20.
There were 44 members.
~~ 560,
house r ent
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In 1904-5 he was suppl y prea cher at Ontonagom, Iv1ich.
Iviet hodi st Church, s al ary
~~750,
church pa i d onl y
.r'700
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In 1906 he Nas t he suppl y preacher at Hermansville
s a l a ry
~~720.
70 membe rs.
He marri ed Ethel l\Iary
Luxton, Launceston, Corm·mll Nov. 1906.
1908 he joined t he Detro it Conference. Appointed t o
the Ar nold Church in Detroit, Mich.
In 1911 he be came the a s s ociat e pa stor at 14th Ave.,
Detroit ..
In 1912 he was appointed t o l·'Iarine City
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In 19 17 h e was appoint ed t o Simpson TQb e rna cle i n
Detroit.
Was a ssista nt pastor and dire ctor of t he
of th e Church House f or y oung men.
In 1918 he 1'\fas appoint ed to the First Jlfethodist
Chur ch in Farmington·.
Fire destroyed the littl e
I'·T hite church in 1920. He IIIJas pastor when t he present
s a nctua ry wa s buil t a nd de dic a t ed in March, 1922.
In 1925 he \·re nt to the Ca s s Ave. Detroit.
In 1927 he t·m nt to the Iv1t. Cleme ns Church. Yhe
An nua l Conference v.ras h eld at iVIt. Clerne ns du r i ng his
ministry the re.
In 1933 he vra s appoint ed to the Sagina \v Bay Distr ict
a s superinte nde nt.
He re h is vlife , Ethe l, d ied in
April 1937. No children.
In 1937 he i·Jas a ppointe d area s e cre t a ry under Bishop
Edga r Bl a ke. Re c e ived a D.D. f rom Al b i on Colle ge in
193 8.
In 1939 he vras a de l ega t e t o ~ he Uniting Con-
fer e nce in Ka nsa s City :f.1o.
In 1940 he appo inte d superinte ndent o f the De t ro it
District. Sept. 7, 19 55 marri ed Beula h
~-Jood cock,,
de a conness on the s t aff o f the Boulevard Templ e
Me t hod i s t Church.
No childre n .
I n 1946 . he "'ras a ppoint ed t o t h e J effers on Av e ..
Church in Det roit.
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He retired from the J e f ferson Ave . Church in June of
1949.
He v·ra s al 1tr ays act i ve in community a ffa irsBoy Scouts, Re creation fo r young people - gr eat concern for children. He introduced movi es at Bay Vi ew
a nd in the Farmington Hethodist Church much to t he
}jorror of the tol'm' s peopl e. He v.ras one of t he
founde rs of the Children's Vi l l age. Francis Kni ght
i t r s f i rst di re ctor 1-ms a member of the Farmington
Church. He initiat ed the Leauge of Children ' s Friends
ion
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a nd nThe La nt ern" the .J~ irst publicti of t he village.
He vms conf e rence se creta ry fo r 12 yea rs, and twice
a district superint endent, a nd tvrice area s e cr et a ry ,
thrice a delegat e to Gener a l Confe rence a nd one yanr
wa s Journa l Se cret ary. Often s pol-::e a t Epvmrth League
Ins titut es, a nd on r adio.
He 1-vas a prolific -v.rrite r.
He wr ot e a rt icles
fo r ma ny r eligious a nd non-religi ous journals. He
interviewed s ever a l famous p r eache rs- J. Stucldert
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Kennedy ,
Sabine Baring Gould, Sam Shoemaker, a nd
ot he rs.
He vre nt t o Engl a nd. V'r ith t h e f i rst 1'-'Irs. Eva a nd
tra veled extensi vel y in the British Isles a nd the
Contine nt.
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He v1as editor of the publica tion, The Art of
.
Living, a s mall magazine of wit a nd vvisdom. The first
issue, Aug.
1930 , t he l a st June 1953.
pictures, both slide a nd movies.
J e took ma ny
He was a member of
the Lincoln Club ovming the only l a r ge p icture of a
Mathe1·1 Br ady photogr aph of Lincoln..
He \'Tas life
member o f the Knights of the Round TQble.
He died in Roseville, Michigan, J a n.
1954
he is buried in Gra ce La t.•rn Ceme tery in Detroit.
by
~tr s.
Beula h Eva
1968
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Name:
Sidney
Eva.
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(Micidle)
(Last)
Bi i'th: March
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Brothers anp Si qter.s
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Address
Samuel Eva
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Present Occupation
Detroi t, Mich.
IU stinguished Ser vices for Wi1ich Memb~rs of Family Are Known
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Personal History:
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Education:
Schools and Iegrees ----------------------------------------------. UnivErsity of London , London, Ene-l cnd
. Albi on College,
P~b ion , M ichi~an
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Noteworthy Experiences of Chiidhood and -Youth:
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Afurriage : Date 2.1944
1. 1906
(D.D. from Albion 1G39)
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Children:
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Careers, Positions, Offices, etc; of Chi-ldren.
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Religious Experience and Church Work ·Bef ore Entering Ministry.
Local preacher in Jubilee Church, E.ngf_flnd
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Call to
the . Chr~stian
Mini.stry:
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Admitted on. Trial and Ordinations:
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Offi ces iiel d i n the Church : S9cr~t:r~ Detroit Con£Qrenc8 192<r29, .IonrnaJ
secretary End member General Conference 19 28, Supt . ~aginr w Dey Distrist
Superint~ud~:..t,
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1933 - l937 - Ar9g
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190:3 1904, Ontollagon
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1906, Eermau~mi:.ll i' = 1906....l~8-Arnolcl=D~troit-190S; 1./;.tb Av&.~~it 1911; ~ srine City l9J :2;
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D~Stroit l9l7; Cess hfi',,Detl·oit - 1925; Mt
Clemens=l92S; Snpt , Seginaw
D:i st. J93.3; Arer- Secret • ry 1937; 1940--Snpt. Detroit Di ct ' ; .Jeff erson Ave .
Detroit 1946; Retired 1949
l\18\\:lPerry
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thi l i t ary Record :
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Public Offic es :
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Favorite Re creat i ons , Hobbies , etc;
Book Collecting end
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~hotogra~hy
Aut hor of Vfuat Books and Publications? :
Founder and Editor of THE AET OF I.IVI NG SIJCCESSFJU,I.Y (Mont.h1y ma ga 7.j ne)
Contr ibutor to s evere.l ms.gzines on Religious, Literary end Hi storial
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Clubs and Frater nal Orga.nizations :
Knj ght f of th e Round TEi bl e
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Any Additional I nf ormation of Interest:
If t he Subject of thi s Sket ch is Deceased, Plea s e gi ve :
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-- Additi onal Bi ogr a phical
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Episodes or Further Comment on Back.
Woodcock:EYa _Wedding,
Gala Event
N F I'. ONT of the simply but· beautif ully decorated chancel of Boulevard
Temple Methodist Church, Detroit, Miss
Beulah E. Woodcock and Dr. Sidney
D. E va were united in marriage the
evening of Thurs day, September 7, at
eight o'clock.
The church was well
f illed with Boulevard Temple friends
of Miss Woodcock, in which church she
has been serving for several years as
a staff member as well as many ministerial and lay associates of Dr. Eva, principally of the Detroit District where he
is superintendent. Approximately 650
guests were present for the ceremony
in the sanctua ry, and r eception in the
parlors of the church, which followed.
Bis hop Raymond J. Wade and Dr.
Arthur D. Klontz, pastor of Blvd. Temple, shar ed the reading of the wedding
ritual. Gretta E. Wilson was the organist for the occasion.
The bride was attired in an ivory
satin gown, with finger tip veil a nd carried a bouquet of bridal roses. The
groom had a specia l pearl gray vest for
the occasion' and wore a cutawa y. Miss
Lois E. Zimmerman, who was associated
with Miss Woodcock on Boulevard T emple's staff, was the maid of honor and
wore an old rose satin brocade gown and
carried a bouquet of sweetheart roses.
Bridesmaids were Miss Mary Lou Luke,
a niece of the bride and Audrey Ann
Vagiates. They each wore aqua gowns
and carried bouquets of pink carnations.
Mr. Arthur P. Eva, brother of the bridegroom, was best man and t hose standing
with him were J esse R. DeWitt of Winnebago, Ill., and Richard T . Markham
who a lso acted as ushers. Both are Boulevard Temple young men who plan to
enter the ministry. Mr. De Witt is· now
a ttending Garret t Biblical Institute and
serving a student charge. The bride
was given away by her brother, Mr. Waldo Woodcock.
The announcing of the engagement
and issuing of the invitations were
cared for by Mr. and Mrs. John Luke of
Detroit sister and brother-in-law of the
'
bride. '
Church decorations and bouquets were
arranged by Miss Etta Petzoldt of
Oneida, N. Y., and the reception was in
charge of two circles of the Woman's
Society of the church.
Ther e were many out -of-town guests
present including Mr. and Mrs. Waldo
Woodcock of Syracuse, Mrs. Helen Fox
and Miss Etta Petzoldt of Oneida, N. Y.;
Mrs . Rose Reinhardt of Elmira, N. Y :;
Miss Mildred Zimmerman of Pittsburgh ;
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Eva and Mrs.
Richard Eva of ;Benton Harbor, Michigan. All di strict superintendents of the
Detroit Conference found it possible to
be present but one and other guests
from Michigan came from Monroe, Port
Huron, Adrian, Flint and elsewhere.
The couple plan no honeymoon .a t this
time as t he pressing duties o£ the Cru-
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Dr. and Mrs. Sidney D. Eva (center) welcome guests at the recept ion following
their marriage in Boulevar_,d Temple M ~thodist Church, Thursday evening, September
7. Appearing with them in the line and shown above are Mi ss Lois Zimmerma n
(left) who was maid of honor and }.1rs. J ohn Luke, (at the bride's left) sist er of the
bride. After meeting the wedding party, guest s enjoyed light r ef r eshments served
by t he Blvd. T emple women.
sade for Christ required
presence on the district.
Dr.
Eva 's
DR. SIDNEY D. EVA, pastor of J effers_on Avenue Church, Detroit, suffered
a shght hemorrhage of t he brain and has
b.e.e n confined_ ~o h is bed cons iderably
smce Thanksg_IVmg. H e is m aking a good
recover y and JS .up about th e h ouse part
of ever y d~y. His church h as generously
granted lum a leav€: of absence until
Conference til~1e, if._ necessary, when he
expects to ret ire. J~-v . t.,. l't'lf . ..f( . C. )f .
People
/) i-. trict Su perintenden t
THEIR LIVES AND EVENTS 7
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BEULAH WOODCOCK EVA died Mar.
8, at the age of 88. She was born Feb. 5,
1900, in Mohawk, NY, to Lowell and
Susan Woodcock. After training for church
work and working in New York State, she
came to Detroit as parish visitor and youth
director at Boulevard Temple Methodist
Church. In 1944 she married Rev. Dr.
Sidney D. Eva, who was then Detroit
District superintendent. After the death of
Dr. Eva, Beulah went to Adrian College as
director of dormitories. In 1962 she returned to Detroit to the Methodist Church in
Farmington until retiring in 1968. Beulah
was always cheerful and quick with a
humorous response . She was loved and
enjoyed by family and friends alike. A
memorial service was held at Boulevard
Temple Retirement Home on Mar. 13, with
Dr. Benjamin Holme saying a few words.
She spent the last two years here. Any
memorial contributions should be sent to
Boulevard Temple Home in her name.