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=Ardent History=
By 1891, George Murray Leitch (1867-1946) & Adolphe Engweiler started an exclusive (TW-Lowe) assembly in Bloomington, McLean, [[Illinois]]. By 1901, J.L. McFerrin joined in leadership. In 1911, the three were joined by O.W. Macy & F.C. Blount, the latter continued thru 1917.
In 1992, [[Bloomington Christian Fellowship, IL]] hived from this meeting, and continuesthru 2023. The original meeting room met thru 2010, with its last correspondent, Lawrence Charlett transferring to [[Delavan Meeting Room, IL]].
==NOI==
Mr. E.R. Ulbrich, of Springfield, Ill., and other prominent business men of other cities, who are Brethren have also been in attendance.
<div style="text-align: center;">''Ardent Bible Students''</div>
===1916-2===
With The Lord: Mrs. George Leitch, of Bloomington, Ill. October 20, 1915. Aged 46
===1944-3 Service Newsletter===