FRONT COVER: Dr. Elizabeth Bucke Miler (1901-1983)
and her husband Dr. Edgar Miller
(1899-1989) in their Perry County retirement cottage. See the article beginning
on page 49.
BACK COVER: Juniata County
native Rev. John S. Gingerich (1819-1900). See the article
beginning on page 16.
THE CHRONICLE is published by the
Historical Society of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the United
Methodist Church, PO Box 2053, Mechanicsburg PA 17055
THE CHRONICLE
Journal of the Historical Society
of the
of the
United
Milton W. Loyer
Editor
Volume XXI spring 2010
Editor's Preface .......................................................................................................2
Kate E.
Purvis: Little Known and Often Cited
...
3
by Milton Loyer, 2010
Tales
of My United Methodist Ancestors
..15
John S.
Gingerich (1819-1900)
..
.16
John S. Gingerich and Samuel S. Snyder: Pioneer UB
Preachers
by Barbara Rivas, 2010
Franklin
Ebenezer Hewitt (1825-1909)
.
..31
by Franklin K. Wilson, 2010
Jacob E. A. Bucke
(1875-1961)
..
.
...49
The Bucke Family of Perry County
by Elizabeth Bucke Miller, 1976
Tales from the
Archives
................
62
The Call of God? One Mid-Nineteenth Century Story
.
..63
Appendix
The
Promise of Man? One Mid-Nineteenth Century Story
..80
The Susquehanna Conference in the United Methodist
Church
.
96
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