Bristow Baptist Church
A congregation listed in the People's Journal's October 1924 program for a church rally at Rippon, W. Va.; whether Bristow is the place the Clarke Courier spells Bristol is not established.
What the sources support
The People's Journal of October 1, 1924 lists Bristow Baptist Church among the evening programs of an Annual Fair and Rally at Sylvania Baptist Church, Rippon, W. Va., with a Louisville Public School and a Millwood Glee Club.
See the source and its limits
The People's Journal of October 1, 1924 lists Bristow Baptist Church among the evening programs of an Annual Fair and Rally at Sylvania Baptist Church, Rippon, W. Va., with a Louisville Public School and a Millwood Glee Club.
What the source supports
That a congregation called Bristow Baptist Church took part, by announcement, in a church rally program in 1924.
Uncertainty
The wording is a condensed transcription of the People's Journal item, not a quotation checked against the page; the newspaper OCR was not re-read for this claim. The printed page was not recorded. Bristow is NOT established as the place the Clarke Courier spells Bristol, and this congregation is not linked to Bristol. The paper's November 1924 issue names a Bethel Baptist Church at Bristow; whether that is the same congregation is not established. The rally's place in West Virginia says nothing about where Bristow lies, and an announced program is not evidence of the nights it lists.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The October 1924 rally program naming Bristow Baptist Church.
People's Journal, Berryville, Va., 1 October 1924, Vol. XXX No. 332
G. L. D. Harris, editor · 1924-10-01 (publication)
Locator: Annual Fair and Rally program notice, printed page not recorded
Relevant passageAnnual Fair & Rally, Sylvania Baptist Church, Rippon, W. Va. ... by night: Literary; Sacred Concert; Bristow Baptist Church; Louisville Public School; Millwood Glee Club; Saturday auction.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: peoples-journal. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: contextualizes. The November 1924 obituary naming a Bethel Baptist Church at Bristow.
People's Journal, Berryville, Va., November 1, 1924, Vol. XXX No. 333
G. L. D. Harris, editor and proprietor · 1924-11-01 (publication)
Locator: Obituary of Mrs. Lucy Garner, printed page not recorded
Relevant passageMember of the Baptist Church at Bristow; Rev. Geo. Carter of Bethel Baptist Church, Bristow, officiated.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: peoples-journal. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
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