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John Franklin Springer was born in 1866 in Hagerstown, [[Maryland]]. By 1900, he was living in Erie, and he is presumed to have broken bread with his family in their home, affiliated with the exclusive brethren. He also was serving as principal of Erie Academy in 1903.  This assembly met thru at least 1905, and he may have founded the Erie Bible Depot which published gospel tracts for many years. He was also an inventor, by trade. By 1910, he had relocated to New York City, [[New York]] where he was self-employed as a writer and publisher of a magazine, and died in Manhattan in 1943.

John married Amelia L. Herring (b. 1866 MD), the daughter of Charles A. Herring (b. 1844 MD) and his wife Anna J. Dowler Herring (b. 1835 Williamsport, MD). The Springers had three children:

** Flora Ann Springer

** Carlie Springer

 

 

A leading brother of that meeting was a J.F. Springer, who in 1903 was serving as principal of "Erie Academy". I think this may have been John Franklin Springer (b. 1866 Hagerstown, MD - d. 1943 Manhattan, NY) who was an inventor, and resided in Erie many years. The assembly may have initially been composed of him and his wife Celia, and their four children. By 1910, his occupation was as a writer for an assembly magazine based in NYC, of which I have not identified.

 

He could have been the founder of the Erie Bible Depot, I do not know. I wonder if the publisher in NYC may have been Bible Truth Depot, which I think was in NY at one time or another, if I am not mistaken.

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