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A brother named [[Alexander Hume Rule]] (1843-1906) from Des Moines, Iowa, gave a report on December 27th, 1892 into an assembly missionary publication known as "Letters of Interest" (printed by A.J. Cowell, on Oxford Road, in Ealing; and distributed by the Bible & Tract Depot, Yonge St., Arcade, Toronto, Ontario); The following is an excerpt, the full article can be found at [https://www.brethrenarchive.org/media/360868/letters-of-interest-1891-1896.pdf BrethrenArchive].   
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Alexander "A.H." is credited as having started the first assembly in Des Moines, [[Iowa]]: the [[Des Moines Meeting Room, IA|Des Moines Meeting Room]] in the Fall of 1880, from a foreword of an online book of his at [https://bibletruthpublishers.com/foreword/alexander-hume-rule/selected-ministry-of-a-h-rule-volume-1/a-h-rule/la87662 Bible Truth Publishers].   
  
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Alexander "A.H." is credited as having started the first assembly in Des Moines, [[Iowa]]: the [[Des Moines Meeting Room, IA|Des Moines Meeting Room]] in the Fall of 1880, from a foreword of an online book of his at [https://bibletruthpublishers.com/foreword/alexander-hume-rule/selected-ministry-of-a-h-rule-volume-1/a-h-rule/la87662 Bible Truth Publishers].  He was born in Scotland, raised Presbyterian, coming to the United States in 1852, and settled on a farm in Neponset Township, Bureau County, Illinois, and introduced to the PB while serving with a Presbyterian mission in Egypt, and reading William Kelly.  Unknown if his mother was related to the Enlightenment philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), though both were from [[Scotland]]. 
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Alexander Hume Rule (1843-1906), was born in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, near the border with England, raised Presbyterian. He emigrated to the United States at age 9 with his family in 1852. His parents were John Rule (1813-1888) and Jane Hume (1820-1889). It is unknown whether Jane was related to philosopher David Hume (1711-1776).  Alexander was the oldest of John and Jane’s seven sons and four daughters. The family settled on a farm near the village of Neponset in Bureau County, Illinois, about 145 miles southwest of Chicago.  
  
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Rule was a graduate of Monmouth Seminary in 1871, now a part of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary;
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Alexander attended Monmouth College (now a part of [https://www.pts.edu/ Pittsburgh Theological Seminary] in Monmouth, Illinois, where he studied Greek, Latin, Hebrew, theology and many other subjects. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1868 and a Master of Arts degree in 1871. He met his future wife, Jane Moore Clarke (1845- 1918), known as “Jennie,” at Monmouth College, where she was also a student. Jennie, who was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, excelled in mathematics and music while in college and became an accomplished pianist. She graduated from college with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1868. 
  
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In Sep 1871, Alexander was ordained as a minister in the United Presbyterian Church of North America (UPCNA). In Oct 1871, he and Jennie got married and Alexander served as a minister in Vinton, Iowa, until July 1872. They then decided to go to Egypt where they arrived early in 1873. They began to study Arabic and planned to work in Egypt as missionaries under the auspices of the UPCNA, but things didn’t work out as planned since they came to the conclusion that their ecclesiastical position was wrong and that they should fellowship with those who gathered only in the name of the Lord. (This came about after they read a book together by William Kelly entitled “Lectures on the Church of God,” a book which Alexander had picked up while visiting relatives in Scotland enroute to Egypt.)
  
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They then decided to return to America and arrived back there by 1874 where Alexander spent the rest of his life engaged in Christian ministry among Brethren (gospel preaching and Bible teaching). They lived in Vinton, Iowa, and in St. Louis, Missouri, before moving to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1880, where they lived for the rest of their lives.  His written ministry was published in two volumes as “Selected Ministry of A.H. Rule.”
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His wife Jennie also had a gift of ministry and carried on a ministry among women. They had six children:
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* [[John Frederick Rule]]
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* Robert Rule
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* James Rule
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* Edward Rule
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* Carrie Rule
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* Jean Rule
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Alexander died unexpectedly in 1906 at age 63. While engaged in renovating a house he owned and working on the second floor tearing down the interior part of a brick chimney, ten feet of the chimney gave way and fell on him, causing his death. His wife Jennie died in 1918 at age 73. 
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Jennie’s  paternal  great-grandfather,  Robert  Clarke (1752-1899),  served  in  the  First,  Fifth  and  Sixth Battalions of the Cumberland County Militia in Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War. Jennie’s maternal great-grandfather, Robert King (1747-1826), also served in the Revolutionary War, as an officer (2nd Lieutenant) in the Continental Army under the command of General George Washington. He fought in several battles and skirmishes and was once wounded in the skull but recovered. He spent the trying winter of 1777-78 with Washington at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
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In the fall of 1778, he and two other officers were selected by Washington to assist Colonel Thomas Hartley in a campaign to defend the American frontier in western Pennsylvania against Indians who were allied with the British and who had caused much death and destruction. The campaign was successful. Robert King is the subject of a 29- page article in the periodical entitled Western Pennsylvania History (Vol. 5, No. 1, Apr 1922, pp. 145-173). He is buried in the soldiers’ plot in Evergreen Cemetery in Union City PA. 
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=Also See=
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* [https://www.brethrenarchive.org/media/360868/letters-of-interest-1891-1896.pdf BrethrenArchive] 1882-12-27 Letters of Interest
  
 
=Sources=
 
=Sources=
 
* Bible Truth Publishers
 
* Bible Truth Publishers
 
* Letters of Interest 1892
 
* Letters of Interest 1892
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* Philip Allan 12-16-2019 for 1852, 1874 and emigration place
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* Philip Allan 12-16-2019 & 3-5-2024
 
* Ancestry.com
 
* Ancestry.com
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* [https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/view/1284/1132   
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Journals.PSU.edu]

Revision as of 20:06, 5 March 2024

Alexander "A.H." is credited as having started the first assembly in Des Moines, Iowa: the Des Moines Meeting Room in the Fall of 1880, from a foreword of an online book of his at Bible Truth Publishers. 

Alexander Hume Rule (1843-1906), was born in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, near the border with England, raised Presbyterian. He emigrated to the United States at age 9 with his family in 1852. His parents were John Rule (1813-1888) and Jane Hume (1820-1889). It is unknown whether Jane was related to philosopher David Hume (1711-1776). Alexander was the oldest of John and Jane’s seven sons and four daughters. The family settled on a farm near the village of Neponset in Bureau County, Illinois, about 145 miles southwest of Chicago.

Alexander attended Monmouth College (now a part of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Monmouth, Illinois, where he studied Greek, Latin, Hebrew, theology and many other subjects. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1868 and a Master of Arts degree in 1871. He met his future wife, Jane Moore Clarke (1845- 1918), known as “Jennie,” at Monmouth College, where she was also a student. Jennie, who was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, excelled in mathematics and music while in college and became an accomplished pianist. She graduated from college with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1868.

In Sep 1871, Alexander was ordained as a minister in the United Presbyterian Church of North America (UPCNA). In Oct 1871, he and Jennie got married and Alexander served as a minister in Vinton, Iowa, until July 1872. They then decided to go to Egypt where they arrived early in 1873. They began to study Arabic and planned to work in Egypt as missionaries under the auspices of the UPCNA, but things didn’t work out as planned since they came to the conclusion that their ecclesiastical position was wrong and that they should fellowship with those who gathered only in the name of the Lord. (This came about after they read a book together by William Kelly entitled “Lectures on the Church of God,” a book which Alexander had picked up while visiting relatives in Scotland enroute to Egypt.)

They then decided to return to America and arrived back there by 1874 where Alexander spent the rest of his life engaged in Christian ministry among Brethren (gospel preaching and Bible teaching). They lived in Vinton, Iowa, and in St. Louis, Missouri, before moving to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1880, where they lived for the rest of their lives. His written ministry was published in two volumes as “Selected Ministry of A.H. Rule.”

His wife Jennie also had a gift of ministry and carried on a ministry among women. They had six children:

Alexander died unexpectedly in 1906 at age 63. While engaged in renovating a house he owned and working on the second floor tearing down the interior part of a brick chimney, ten feet of the chimney gave way and fell on him, causing his death. His wife Jennie died in 1918 at age 73.

Jennie’s paternal great-grandfather, Robert Clarke (1752-1899), served in the First, Fifth and Sixth Battalions of the Cumberland County Militia in Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War. Jennie’s maternal great-grandfather, Robert King (1747-1826), also served in the Revolutionary War, as an officer (2nd Lieutenant) in the Continental Army under the command of General George Washington. He fought in several battles and skirmishes and was once wounded in the skull but recovered. He spent the trying winter of 1777-78 with Washington at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

In the fall of 1778, he and two other officers were selected by Washington to assist Colonel Thomas Hartley in a campaign to defend the American frontier in western Pennsylvania against Indians who were allied with the British and who had caused much death and destruction. The campaign was successful. Robert King is the subject of a 29- page article in the periodical entitled Western Pennsylvania History (Vol. 5, No. 1, Apr 1922, pp. 145-173). He is buried in the soldiers’ plot in Evergreen Cemetery in Union City PA.

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