Community Day Program advertisement   Save
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Description: Dated ca. 1890, this is an advertisement for the Community Day Program in Knox County, Ohio, on January 26 at the Biederwolf-Storrs Tabernacle in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Farmers are encouraged to attend with their families, and bring a picnic lunch. The days program included song and prayer, an address by Harry Caton of the National Grange, a Chautauqua program and an address by Dr. W. E. Biederwolf. William Edward Biederwolf (1867–1939) was a Presbyterian evangelist who traveled the country holding meetings and programs such as the one detailed here. Some of his common themes included prohibition, moral purity and civic reform. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: VFM5928
Subjects: Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Religious services; Advertisements; Entertainment; Farmers;
Places: Knox County (Ohio)