Glen and Corina moved the family into an old house that was the parsonage of the Fairview Free Methodist Church in Des Moines, Iowa. As pastor, it was rent free and that was a blessing. The church paid him no salary and his job as chef of a downtown hotel was just sufficient for the families needs.
Glen felt the need to be an ordained minister to fulfill his duty as a pastor, even if it was such a small congregation. In fact, it was mainly a Sunday school followed by a morning service. Families drove to the big church on 22nd and Clark Streets for the evening service. Glen occasionally filled in for the pastor at the First Church and was becoming more confident in his preaching.
He was told he could earn his ordination by taking correspondence classes. He dove right in and enjoyed studying again. In four years he could be ordained.
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Glen had graduated from high school in 1928 and had lofty plans for the future. Law School looked fine. He was a good student and loved debating. He enrolled at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Glen enjoyed Debate Club and was on his way to a bright future as a lawyer.
No one, especially not a bright, energetic, young college student like Glen, expected the crash of 1929, which spread across the entire country. What a shock and disappointment. Glen had no money and neither did his parents. He, like so many others, had to drop out of college.
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Now he was studying to become an ordained minister in the Free Methodist Church.
Richard and Lorraine were enrolled at Phillips Elementary School for their beginning years of education. One day they were running late and were afraid of the consequence's. They had about a mile to walk to school! The church had an outside toilet and they decided to hide in the toilet until time to go home. Somehow Daddy discovered them hiding. He didn't get upset very often but when he did...you didn't want to be the one he was upset with. Well, he was angry! He took both of them by the back of their shirts and marched them straight to school! Lorraine was fortunate and had a substitute teacher that day!
Anita attended a preschool at the Salvation Army. One day a guest was invited to the preschool. A puppet sat the the man's lap and talked to all the children. Anita was fascinated and asked her mother if she could go up. Corina thought she meant she had to go to the restroom and said to be sure to come right back. (Now days we wouldn't dare let our children go to the restroom alone!) But Anita didn't go to the restroom...she walked up on stage and over to the man and his puppet! They took time to talk to her for a couple of minutes, to the delight of the audience, and then told her to go back down to her mother! No one was more surprised than Corina!
This year, 1941, was a year of unexpected events in the lives of nearly everyone. December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. That was such a shock and ushered the US into active duty. So many young men and women joined the armed services, including Corina's younger brother, Rich.
To be continued...
Glen felt the need to be an ordained minister to fulfill his duty as a pastor, even if it was such a small congregation. In fact, it was mainly a Sunday school followed by a morning service. Families drove to the big church on 22nd and Clark Streets for the evening service. Glen occasionally filled in for the pastor at the First Church and was becoming more confident in his preaching.
He was told he could earn his ordination by taking correspondence classes. He dove right in and enjoyed studying again. In four years he could be ordained.
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Glen had graduated from high school in 1928 and had lofty plans for the future. Law School looked fine. He was a good student and loved debating. He enrolled at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Glen enjoyed Debate Club and was on his way to a bright future as a lawyer.
No one, especially not a bright, energetic, young college student like Glen, expected the crash of 1929, which spread across the entire country. What a shock and disappointment. Glen had no money and neither did his parents. He, like so many others, had to drop out of college.
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Now he was studying to become an ordained minister in the Free Methodist Church.
Richard and Lorraine were enrolled at Phillips Elementary School for their beginning years of education. One day they were running late and were afraid of the consequence's. They had about a mile to walk to school! The church had an outside toilet and they decided to hide in the toilet until time to go home. Somehow Daddy discovered them hiding. He didn't get upset very often but when he did...you didn't want to be the one he was upset with. Well, he was angry! He took both of them by the back of their shirts and marched them straight to school! Lorraine was fortunate and had a substitute teacher that day!
Anita attended a preschool at the Salvation Army. One day a guest was invited to the preschool. A puppet sat the the man's lap and talked to all the children. Anita was fascinated and asked her mother if she could go up. Corina thought she meant she had to go to the restroom and said to be sure to come right back. (Now days we wouldn't dare let our children go to the restroom alone!) But Anita didn't go to the restroom...she walked up on stage and over to the man and his puppet! They took time to talk to her for a couple of minutes, to the delight of the audience, and then told her to go back down to her mother! No one was more surprised than Corina!
This year, 1941, was a year of unexpected events in the lives of nearly everyone. December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. That was such a shock and ushered the US into active duty. So many young men and women joined the armed services, including Corina's younger brother, Rich.
To be continued...
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