Lawrence Assembly, KS

In 1933, E.E. Higginbottom resided in Lawrence, Kansas, affiliated with the Grant exclusive brethren, and may have had a table setup in his home to break bread, or otherwise. His assembly would have been connected with the Newbern Assembly near Abilene, as well as Grace and Truth Gospel Hall, also near Abilene, the Manchester Meeting Room, and the Junction City Meeting Room.

At BrethrenArchive.com can be found a lengthy document between A.E. Booth and Wilfred Ames protesting a situation with an assembly in London, England known as Kingsland which was allegedly going open. The document includes transcriptions from a couple dozen letters around the U.S. that similarly protested, including one from Abilene, marked Aug. 4, 1933 that stated, "we approve the Minneapolis, Dunkirk and other similar letters" with regard to their circulars. The letter was signed the following from Abilene:

• R.A. Deardorff
• J.H. Miller
• George Roggendorff
• George Gruen
• Tim Gruen
• J.A. Deardorff

It also included signatures from:

• Virgle A. Britt @ Junction City
• F.E. Britt @ Junction City
• P.P. Botz @ Manchester
• A.C. Botz @ Talmage
• E.E. Higginbottom @ Lawrence