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Atwood, Jesse Howell

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Notes taken by Knox College Professor of Sociology J. Howell Atwood from an interview with J.J. Brown. The interview topic is the history of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church.

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Knox College

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Keywords

  1. African Methodist Episcopal Church
  2. Brown, J.J
  3. Churches
  4. Davis, William J
  5. Selik, Mr
  6. Shaffer, C.T
  7. Sunday Schools

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Religion essay Allen Chapel history Negro schools Allen Chapel data Allen Chapel ministers Allen Chapel Mollie Crew interview Allen Chapel pastors Allen Chapel: The Willing Workers Historical: The plan for the organization of the Sunday School Union of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was presented by Rev. C. S. Smith to the Council of Bishops at their annual meeting in Cape May, N. J. August 11, 1882. The bishops approved of the plan, and the Rev. C. S. Smith was appointed corresponding secretary. At the General Conference, which met in Baltimore, MD. May, 1884, the Union was adopted as one of the general departments of the church, and the Rev. C. S. Smith was unanimously elected corresponding secretary of the same. The building now owned and occupied by the Union was purchased February 28, 1888, at a cost of $9,000. The building is situated on the north side of the public square in the city of Nashville, Tenn., and is a handsome five story structure with a solid stone front. The printing department was organized February, 1889, and is known as the publishing house of the A. M. E. Sunday School union. The first book ever issued by a colored publishing house in the history of the world was issued by the Union, September, 1890, with the title, "Poor Ben." The first Children's Day to be observed in the A. M. E. Church took place on the 4th Sunday in October, 1882 "Grand Picnic," handbill for St. Andrew Chapel program "Grand Concert," St. Andrew Chapel program Sunday School, 1943, Hopkins Chapel Church Rev. Lucius Moffett Allen Chapel 1909 financial report The Church of God in Christ Allen Chapel history by James Washington Church fundraising note James Washington Susan Elizabeth Allen Notes on Negro churches
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