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James Phillip Arnold's Church of God History Research Tour
I was at AC from Fall 66 through Fall 70 and on to
Pasadena for the last semester 71. Then I drove to Stanberry with Everett
for my graduation gift: the Traditional Grand Tour Europa.
Well, Grand Tour Sardiscus. Left Philadelphia
Big Sandy, drove to Enid Oklahoma and dropped in unexpectedly on a family of
Sabbatarians who ran the Sabbath Sentinel, named the Burrells. Come to
find out that Mrs. Burrell was the granddaughter of Samuel Davison who was the
link between SDBaptists and Church of God 7 back about 1850 to 70. Then
drove up to Samuel Davison’s grave in Iowa and photographed the link that
connected Philadelphia to Sardis without going through the swamp of SD
Adventism!
Then went through Des Moines, Iowa and drove to the
street where Mr. HWA was born/lived; house torn down. Then up to Berrien
Springs, Michigan to Andrews University to find the 1860 hymnal and copy the
page that said by Church of God!
Then over to Madison Wisconsin to see the University
there, and then a few miles more to Milton to see Milby(?) College where the
Journal of Samuel Hubbard was kept; saw the original of this 17 century Rhode
Island Sabbatarian Baptist and confirmed that he wrote of German Palatinate
Sabbatarian colony from England led by circumciser Thomas Tillam; Hubbard
mentioned one of them by name who came to Long Island to live.
Then drove south to Nashville to make it in time to
hear GTA’s LISTEN AMERICAN opening night. Then back to Texas. The
Grand Tour of a lifetime.
And guess what? I have our own diary notes made
during or immediately after than trip! Must dig them out someday