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Churches of Christ (1904)


Portrait of Charles Edward Wells
CHARLES EDWARD WELLS,
Cherokee, Iowa.
      Born Dalton, Mass., July 10, 1848; left an orphan at twelve; baptized at Berlin, N. Y., 1864; attended Troy, N. Y., Academy 1866 and earned Regents' Certificate; student Kentucky University 1867-71; worked his way; has preached in Vt., N. Y., Pa., Ind., Iowa; Sec., Ind. S. S. Association two years; Rec. Sec. Iowa Christian Convention three years; now Sec. Northwest District and minister of church, Cherokee, Iowa.


Portrait of George M. Reed
GEORGE M. REED,
Whiting, Kansas.
      Born Huntington Co., Ind., June 17, 1859; married Fannie Callarman, May 27, 1884; student of Cobb's College 1878; graduate of Correspondence Bible College, Christian University, Canton, Mo.; began preaching the gospel October, 1889; his fields of labor have been Kansas, Oklahoma Territory and Nebraska.




Portrait of Samuel R. Drake
SAMUEL R. DRAKE,
Columbus Junction, Iowa.
      Born Moscow, Ia., Sep. 16, 1854; reared on the farm; began preaching 1875; ordained August, 1878; student at Oskaloosa Christian College short time 1886-7; student C. B. C., Kimberlin Heights, Tenn., to which he is indebted more than to any other institution. Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:15.





Portrait of S. George Griffith
S. GEORGE GRIFFITH,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
      Born in Nelson, New Zealand, Nov. 20, 1872; came to United States and entered Kentucky University, Sept., 1893, in which institution he spent three and a half years, preaching for Kentucky churches the while; Ironton, O., church 1897; Coal Run, O., 1898; Stafford, O., 1899; Cedar Rapids until 1902, when he was asked to become State Evangelist for Iowa, in which capacity he has been employed since that time.

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