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Hist.
Mss. 1-49
S. E. (Samuel Evans)
Allgyer, 1859-1953, and Priscilla Adeline
Umble, 1896-1946
Papers, 1904-53, 1996
Four Folders (Small Collection)
Scope and Content
S. E. Allgyer was a farmer,
missionary, promoter of Sunday Schools
and youth meetings, evangelist, counselor
for conscientious objectors, Mennonite
minister (1904) and bishop (1908). Priscilla
and S. E. had eight children born between
1883 and 1905.
These papers focus on
S. E.’s autobiography (1952), prayer
scroll, and obituaries. A variety of more
materials are found in various other collections
at the archives:
Allgyer, S. E., Newspaper
Clippings Hist. Mss. 3-1
Allgyer, S. E., Photograph
Hist. Mss. 4-062
Allgyer, S. E., Photograph,
framed portrait, 33x26 cm Hist. Mss. 4-236
Allgyer, S. E., Cassette
tape recording of "His Life Story" Hist.
Mss. 6-014
Mast, C. Z., Correspondence
Hist. Mss. 1-6
Mennonite Board of Missions,
Correspondence, 1916-43 IV-7-1
Meyer, J. C., Correspondence,
1919, 1963 Hist. Mss. 1-44
Steiner, A. J., Correspondence,
1923, 1947 Hist. Mss. 1-472
Yoder, David A., Correspondence
Hist. Mss. 1-314
Brief
Biographical Sketch
1859 S.
E. born March 8, Joseph & Barbara (Zook)
Allgyer, Mattawana, Pennsylvania
1874 Allgyer
family moved to Wayne County, Ohio, then
to West Liberty, Ohio, in 1875
1883 Married
January 18, to Priscilla Umble, at Millwood
Mennonite Church, Gap, Pennsylvania. Umble
was born October 14, 1862, to Jacob and
Barbara (Kurtz) Umble, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania
1880s-1950s S. E. Allgyer
was active in church work in many different
capacities
1883-1905 Priscilla and
S. E. had eight children born between 1885 – 1905.
1904 S.
E. was chosen by lot for the ministry,
May 6, Oak Grove Mennonite Church, West
Liberty, Ohio. Preached 4,000 sermons.
1908 S.
E. ordained as bishop, April 27. Served
in this position for 43 years.
1946 Priscilla
(Umble) Allgyer died April 23, after 63
years of marriage. Buried in Hooley cemetery,
Champaign County, Ohio
1953 S.
E. Allgyer died, November 15. Buried in
Hooley cemetery next to sPriscilla
Source: Allgyer
Family: Samuel Evans Allgyer and Priscilla
Adeline Umble and Their Descendants (Revised
1996), by Anne M. Yoder. Obituaries, Gospel
Herald.
Administrative
Information
Paul O. King, Goshen College,
Goshen, Indiana deposited the autobiography
into the archives in 1952. The prayer scroll
was deposited into the archives by Ruth
(Weber) Yoder, West Liberty, Ohio, via
Walter Bachman from Associated Mennonite
Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana, who
visited in her home in 1990. Dennis Stoesz,
Goshen, Indiana added notes about the books
by or about Allgyer in 1996, and added
the obituaries in 2003.
Four
Folders (Small Collection)
1/1 Autobiography,
April 1952, written by S. E. Allgyer,
5 handwritten pages. Sent to Paul O.
King, a student at Goshen College, who
requested this information.
1/2 "Prayer" scroll,
circa. 1904-53. measuring 22 1/2" x 28
1/2". This large banner is an outline
on the teachings on prayer, such as "When
to Pray", "Where to Pray", etc., used
by S. E. Allgyer. It includes scripture
verses for each section. This was
a typical way that Mennonite ministers
taught, and preached, on various Christian
teachings, possibly having the chart
placed in front of the pulpit on the
platform. Other such charts can be seen
in the Elias L. Frey (1856-1942) Collection,
and in the J. S. Shoemaker (1854-1936)
Collection.
1/3 Books
by or about S. E. Allgyer, 1934-1996.
Includes a copy of the catalog references
for nine books by or about S. E. Allgyer,
as available from the Mennonite Historical
Library (MHL), Goshen College. (Web site: http://www.goshen.edu/mhl/) File includes
reference copy of Allgyer Family:
Samuel Evans Allgyer and Priscilla Adeline
Umble and Their Descendants (Revised
1996), by Anne M. Yoder. Original at
MHL.
1/4 Obituaries,
Gospel Herald, May 14, 1946, pages 158-59,
and December 1, 1953, pages 1157-59.
Copies made available from MennObits
Project, 2003 (Web site: http://www.mcusa-archives.org/MennObits/index.html)
Name and Subject Tracings
Allgyer, Priscilla Adeline
(Umble), 1896-1946
Allgyer, S. E. (Samuel Evans), 1859-1953
Umble Allgyer, Priscilla Adeline, 1896-1946
January 23, 2004 / Updated by Rebecca Allen
December 12, 2003 / Updated by Dennis Stoesz
File: "Hm1-049.doc"
Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen,
1700 S. Main St., Goshen, Indiana 46526
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