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VI CT 0 R
S T ANL EY
DARLING
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An Autobiography
Victor Stanley Darling was born in the town of
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, August 31st, 1878.
His
father, George L. Darling, was born in Pennsylvania,
and his mother, Phoebe Ann Kennedy, was born in
~mithv1lle,
Ontarid.
His father was a highly respected business man
in Simcoe for over fifty years.
Both he and his
wife were devout and active members of the Methodist
Church.
It was in this church that Victor Darling,
the youngest of four brothers, was converted and
entered Christian service as a Sunday · school teacher.
In the public and high school of this town of Simcoe
he received his early education.
Having artistic talent , he entered the employ
of a commercial art firm in the city of Toronto at
the age of twenty-one.
Two years later, moving to
Detroit, Mi chigan, he followed the same profession
and studied at the Detroit Academy of Art.
He was
a graduate of the Page-Davis School of Advertising.
As a young man in Detroit, Mr.
D~rl1ng
devoted
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most of his spare time from his
church and mission work.
re ~ lar
profession,to
Uniting with Tabernacle
Methodist Church when Dr. Charles Bronson Allen was
pastor, he was active in the work of the Fort Street
Mission, which at that time was under the supervision
of that church.
The young people also held services
in the hospitals, and for a number of years in the
Wayne County Jail.
Later when the City Union of
Epworth Leagues took over the Mission work, Mr. Darling was an officer of that organization.
In 1909 he was married to Miss Jessie M. Patterson of Detroit.
Three children were born to them.
The death of a beautiful daughter, Margaret, aged
eleven, was a severe trial, but one in which their
Christian faith brought great comfort.
The oldest
son Arthur is now a department head at the Gray
Marine Motor Company .
~on
Robert was employed at
the Dodge and Ford Motor Companies until the war
broke out.
He is now in the United States service
in Aviation Radio.
Mr. Darling was one of the founders of the
Jefferson Avenue Methodist Church, Detroit.
He
preached in a store before tne church was built.
Later he was superintendent of the church school and
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received his local preacher's license here.
His experience in preaching, Sunday school and
young people's work, finally led him and his wife to
decide to devote all their time to the ministry.
At the session of the Detroit Annual Conference at
Flint in 1917 he was admitted on trial and he was
appointed pastor of the Washington Avenue Church,
Port Huron.
During these strenuous years of the first World
War, he completed the Conference Course of Study and
received his Elder's orders at Adrian in 1921.
Trenton was the next appointment.
The beauti-
ful new church was built during this six year pastorate.
The Detroit Edison Company started building
their plant at Trenton at this time.
One night the
tar-paper bunk houses that housed about one thousand
men burned down.
The Methodist minister was instru-
mental in finding lodging for these men that night
for a distracted company.
In recognition of this
service, the general manager of the Edison Company,
Mr. A.
c.
Marshall, gave $1 , 000.00 for the new
churc~
building.
other churches served by the Darlings were:
Ironwood, First, in the Upper Peninsula; RomulusInkster - New Boston Ci r cuit; Bethlehem, Detroit ,
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three years; S't. Lukes, four years; and Mt. Hope,
Detroit ( Now in the fifth year).
Mr. Darling has made good use of his artistic
ability, frequently
sermons.
preachi ~g
chalk, or illustrated,
Mrs. Darling has made a study of dramatics
and has directed many fine reli gi ous pageants and
plays, and her work with the Womans Division has
been a great help to her husband and to the churches
served.
The foregoing was written in 1942.
MINISTERIAL BIOGRAPHICAL BLA~~
DETROIT METHODIST CONFERENCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Date.
Name :
1'irst)
Last)
Birth:
i\ a y :3rd 9 !950.
(Middle)
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Nationalit y
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Extent of Educat ion
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. ~kcupation
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Jewe l er
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2. Mother's Maiden Name
Phoebe Ann(Darlinil Kennedy
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Marria ge of Parents ; Date .
Places of Re sidence
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Smi t hville Ont ,
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Si mcoe Ont. Canada
S•. ... Brothers and Si s t ers
Name
Cla r ence Ketmedy Darling
6.
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Address
Houston,Texas
Pr esent· occupation
,/atc h.make r, Jewe l er (Deceased)
Arthur Corson Darling
Pe t rolia , Ont.
Uatchma ker, Jewe l e r
~rnest
Hamil ton, Ont.
Construction Engineer
Howard Darling M E
~ stinguished Ser vices fo r Which Members of Famil y Ar e Known
Erne st Howard ·Da rling has built numerous, bridges ,filtroti on Pl ant s.
Refrigerat ion plants et~ throughou.t tfe~ tern O~tario.
Personal History:
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Conference Four Year Course of Study-
1~ ine years &.inisterial 'l'rainintP't'+Wi~ es at Albion College
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Notewor thy Experiences of Chil dhood and Youth.:
3. Marri age : Date
June 16th. 190~
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Place
De troit Mi ch.
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BY· Wh. om · ·Rev Harvey G Pearce-_---
4. · Wife t s Maiden 'Name: - Janet
ri.-Fat-te-rs-on
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. · · ·Education
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Children:
(Date of Birth)
(Name)
Margaret Kenne dy Darl i ng
i..rthur s tanle y Darling
Careers ,
Fosi tions ,
lDeceased, age II )
Apr . 9th. 1910
J <.<! y ~~
Robert ·MacFarlane uar ling
6.
(Occupation)
I q (3
Dec 1._3rl. I "f IS
Pl ant
1\~anager
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Buye rl Di ese l En
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u .s . Air Corp . Communication
Offices , et c ; of Ch_i .ldr en •
.b. rth:u , .l:"l ant mamager a·nd buy.e r . "for· •J.r'ay l'a rine hlotor Company
Robert, served four yea rs duri~c Yorl d .or
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-In Ch ina t wo years
now i n t he Service i n :fewfoundland. Canada .
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Religious Experience and Church Wor k Before Entering Mirristry.
5.
Convers ion about '18 . Served a s worker for n i ne years. in J.o'c:>rt 3t Methodist
Mission- He bill. mee-tings severa:l yea r s · with yout h•-group in ;:syne vClounti.Y Ja il
De troi t, Michigan.
cle l ped start what is now J efferson Ave Church Det
preaching i n s tor e buildi ng .
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Call to the Christian ~finis try: Entered the minist ry from Jefferson Ave Church
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Admitted on Trial and Ordinations :
!917 - Court St Flint .
(When)
Ordained deac on 1919
Owosso
(Wh er e )
Blder I9 2I at Adri an
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1\ffiS. VICTOR S. DARLIN-G, widow ' of
the late Rev. Viclor S. Da rling of the Detroit Conference, was buried May 5,
services being held in the A. H. Peters
Funeral Home, Grosse Pointe ·woods.
Interment was in Lakeside Cemetery,
Port Huron. Mrs. Darling had_~J?~en a
resident of Chelsea Methodist HOmf!-69
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Offices IIeld i n the Church:
.orked i n Statit icians office several years
Chair:nan of Nomi nation Committee ,
~.!emoirs
committee and others
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Appointments Served with Dates .
· ashi ngton .Ave . Fort Huron. !917-192!
Trenton I9 2I- 1927;
Ironwood Fjrst, T927- T928; Bomulas !928- !930
Detroit,Bethl ehem,l 930-I933 ; D.at.r.oit St .L!lkes , I933-I937; Det r oit t~t Hope
1937- 1945; Clawson. 1945- 1947; @mmmmmm Hishland Park, Trinity Associat
1947-1949 ; Inks t er !949-1950 Present sta~·~L-----------------------------
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Military Record:
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Public Offices :
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Favorite Recreations , Hobbies , etc;
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tictqres in many homes
Oil pajntin£'·
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Author of Vfuat Books and Publications? :
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Clubs and Fraternal Organizations :
F.xchance--
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Any Additional Information of Interes t :
during pastorate there .
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tre:'i church at Trenton was built
Have deve l oped Chalk talks ana se rmons
Given sgp.r§1L..9Lchalk_ sermons in Detroit and
e lsewhere.1.ade drawin4 s for hotich,Ch ,Advocate
and other magazines .
If the Subj ect of this Sketch is Deceased, Please give :
Date of Death
- .Place of Burial
Place
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