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A brother named It is evident that there was a TW exclusive meeting room in Neodesha, Wilson, [[Kansas]] from earlier than 1889 thru 1933.  [[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].   <br /><br />Alexander "A.H." is credited as having started the first assembly in Des Moines, in 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, and introduced to the Brethren in Vinton, Iowa.  Unknown if his mother was related to the Enlightenment philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), though both were from Scotland.  

=Alumni=

==Owen family==

* Kaiser M. Owen '''1889+''' (b. 1825 Moore Co., [[North Carolina|N.C.]] - d. 1909 Los Angeles, [[California|CA]]), son of William Owen (b. 1799 N.C. - d. 1861 Carthage, Moore, N.C.) & Mary Williamson Owen (1785-1866 N.C.).

* Mary B. Williams Owen '''1889''' (b. 1821 Moore Co., N.C. - d. 1889 Neodesha, KS), m. 1846 @ Carthage, Moore, N.C.), daughter of Thomas Greene Williams (b. 1794 Moore, N.C. - d. 1887 Williams Plantation, Moore, N.C.) & Elizabeth Williams (b. 1796 Moore, N.C. - d. 1885 Williams Plantation, Moore, N.C.).

** Lunda J. Owen (b. 1848 N.C.)

** Eli Philip Owen '''1889-1913''' (b. 1848 Carthage, Moore, N.C. - d. 1944 Gardena, Los Angeles, [[California|CA]]). Wife: Eliza Jane Burley Owen '''1889-1913''' (b. 1858 [[Illinois|IL]] - d. 1944 San Diego, CA), married 1876 @ Christian Co., IL. Eliza was the daughter of Robert Fergason Burley (b. 1835 [[Ohio|OH]] - d. 1920 Arkansas City, Cowley, KS) & Mary Law Burley. Robert & Mary Burley were married in 1857 @ Christian Co., IL.

** Mary Anna Owen Pence-Clark (b. 1855 N.C. - d. 1937 Glendale, CA). 2nd husband (1884 @ Wilson, KS): Benjamin Winfield Clark (b. 1861 Pittsburgh, [[Pennsylvania|PA]] - d. 1940 Los Angeles, CA), son of William James Clark III (b. 1840 Erie, PA - d. 1922 Neodesha, KS)

** Sarah F. Owen (b. 1858 N.C.)

** W.T. Owen (d. 1887 Neodesha, KS)

 

 

==Roossinck family==

* Dr. [[Joy Vay Kennedy Talbert Roossinck]] (b. 1898 Neodesha, KS), English professor

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