The Sweet Singer: Nettie Van Name and Her Seven Years' Work for Jesus
by Rev. George Hughes assisted by Mrs. Lidie H. Kenney
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: National Holiness Publishing House, 1893. Hardcover. Fair. No stated date (published around January 1893). Ex-library. Pale green cloth boards with gilt lettering. General wear and soiling to boards. Gift inscription on ffep. Church library rubber stamp on title page; library pocket at rear. Two facing pages show heavy crayon scribbling. Frontispiece portrait of Nettie with tissue guard. 89 pp. 6.75 x 4.75 inches. Seven copies noted on OCLC. Biographical sketch of the evangelist Nettie Van Name (1845-1892) and her ministry and work at camp meetings between 1885 and 1892. She was well remembered for her association with co-evangelist Lidie Kenney of Philadelphia. She passed away on August 26, 1892 at residence of her brother-in-law, Rev. George Hughes, Ocean Grove, NJ. Includes a 14-page chapter of memorial tributes, including those of many reverend ministers throughout the region between Indiana to New Jersey.
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- Seller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 012506
- Title
- The Sweet Singer: Nettie Van Name and Her Seven Years' Work for Jesus
- Author
- Rev. George Hughes assisted by Mrs. Lidie H. Kenney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- National Holiness Publishing House
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- biography, Holiness, Holiness movement, camp meeting, Lidie Kenney, Christian, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, evangelists, women evangelists,
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