tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post775026732028125762..comments2023-06-26T04:17:39.453-05:00Comments on Genealogy Tip of the Day: That Preacher Was No PreacherMichael John Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785989524587275817noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-8505200962969036692014-02-09T16:29:42.108-06:002014-02-09T16:29:42.108-06:00My mother's paternal grandfather was a farmer ...My mother's paternal grandfather was a farmer and carpenter, but felt the prompting to be preacher and so he added that to the his other work: A hard-shell Baptist minister who worked all week and on Sunday preached at one or two small rural north Missouri congregations. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-34364437055658689592014-02-09T06:26:28.535-06:002014-02-09T06:26:28.535-06:00My maternal grandmother had an older brother. He ...My maternal grandmother had an older brother. He attended both medical and theology schools, beginning with theology. In order to afford going to medical school, as a student minister, he would preach for a year, then attend medical school, repeating this until he was an MD. He became a pioneer physician in Huron, SD.<br />Starfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104557492378220810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-60285239952971039192014-02-06T10:16:27.742-06:002014-02-06T10:16:27.742-06:00Many early religions, before today's evolvemen...Many early religions, before today's evolvement, were farmers, etc. We also need to know that many times the word "Preacher" meant "Man of God" and could be used to describe anyone who did the work of religion. We need to be especially careful of any suppositions about the right or wrong of their reported work. So many of the early preachers, men of God, didn't rely on offerings to live. They related the scriptures as saying that, with the exception of "missions", they were to take care of themselves. One needs to be very careful about deciding that what is written is not correct. Because it could be.Julie D Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829654823792898748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-77437420364517850382014-02-05T11:47:42.322-06:002014-02-05T11:47:42.322-06:00I found a great grandfather that was reported to b...I found a great grandfather that was reported to be a preacher that actually was a Justice of the Peace. He married a lot of couples, but never was a preacher. Might have been an elder or a trustee in a church, but never ordained or called as a preacher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com