Taylors' Chapel
A congregation that the People's Journal named in April 1925 together with Ivanhoe A.M.E. Church, under one pastor, Rev. W. J. White; where it stood is not recorded.
What the sources support
The People's Journal of April 1, 1925 named Ivanhoe A.M.E. Church and Taylors' Chapel together, with Rev. W. J. White as pastor, in a notice of Easter events that included an "Easter Tom Thumb Wedding" and an Easter Tree, at an admission of 10 cents.
See the source and its limits
The People's Journal of April 1, 1925 named Ivanhoe A.M.E. Church and Taylors' Chapel together, with Rev. W. J. White as pastor, in a notice of Easter events that included an "Easter Tom Thumb Wedding" and an Easter Tree, at an admission of 10 cents.
What the source supports
That a congregation called Taylors' Chapel announced Easter events in 1925 jointly with Ivanhoe A.M.E. Church, under one named pastor.
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. Where Taylors' Chapel stood, its denomination, and whether it lay in Clarke County are not stated and are not inferred, and Ivanhoe is not located either. An announcement is not evidence that the events took place.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The April 1925 Easter notice naming both churches and their pastor.
People's Journal, Berryville, Va., April 1, 1925, No. 338
G. L. D. Harris, editor and proprietor · 1925-04-01 (publication)
Locator: Easter notice for Ivanhoe A.M.E. Church and Taylors' Chapel, printed page not recorded
Relevant passageIvanhoe A.M.E. Church and Taylors' Chapel, Rev. W. J. White, pastor. ... an "Easter Tom Thumb Wedding", and an Easter Tree -- "Bring an Easter card to put on the Tree for your friend. Admission 10 cts."
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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