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Subject: Mary Effie Chambers -- AND - Early Women Congregational Ministers, and Tabor College
Date: 22 Oct 2004 13:48:06 -0600

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Surnames: Chambers, Roush, Small, Stricker, Carter
Classification: Biography

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SIDNEY ARGUS-HERALD. October 9, 1947. "Hold Services for Mary Effie Chambers:.--Miss Mary Effie Chambers, fourth child of Mary and Harlow Chambers, was born October 3, 1863, at the family home north of Anderson. She was one of 11 children, six daughters and five sons, seven preceding her in death.

Her education was begun in a rural school close to this home and then moved to Sidney to enter the public school, where she prepared herself for teaching. At this time she united with the Presbyterian church in Sidney under the pastorate of Rev. H. B. Dye.

She taught in the Fremont county schools, then entered Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls. Then she was given an appointment as teacher in the Creek Indian school in the Indian Territory, where she decided on Foreign Missions as her life work. To prepare herself for this work she entered Tabor college, receiving her diploma in June, 1893 and was accepted by the Congregational Board of Foreign Missions, and in the fall of 1893 sailed for Turkey--in Asia. There she remained 19 years in the service of Christ. It was during this time that the Turks were persecuting the Christians, and Miss Chambers lived through many hazardous experiences.

This so affected her health she returned to the United States in the spring of 1912, where she spent several years lecturing for the cause of Foreign Missions.

She spent her later life in and around Anderson and Randolph, where the church and Sunday school were her chief work and during this time became affiliated with the Randolph Chapter of Eastern Star.

The remaining years were spent with her brother, Will, in the old family home where the last days of her life span of 84 years were finished October 3, 1947.

Funeral services were held Sunday, October 5, at the Presbyterian church at Sidney, conducted by Rev. H. J. Noeding. Burial was made in the Chambers cemetery, which was given to the community by her grandfather, Ezekiel Chambers, in the year 1857.

She is survived by her brother W.H. Chambers, and sisters, Mrs. Adeline Hein of Anderson and Mrs.Nina Patterson of Lincoln; six nieces and six nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Relatives from a distance attending the services were Mrs. James Roush of Spokane, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Small of St. Joseph, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Merle Stricker and children and Mr. and Mrs. Al Carter of Lincoln; and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Chambers of Creston.

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