Mount Olive Larger Parish
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Mount Olive Larger Parish
"The Mount Olive Larger Parish" existed in 1935, when Ruthlydia Slayton was Education Director for the parish.
Participating Churches
Participating churches included:
- Mount Olive Presbyterian Church
- Flanders Presbyterian Church, Flanders Presbyterian Church — 58 Drakesdale Rd, Flanders, NJ 07836. http://www.unitedpcf.com/aboutus.html
- Flanders Methodist church -- Flanders United Methodist Chr — 4 Park Pl, Flanders, NJ 07836. flandersmethodist.org/?fbclid=IwAR0QGC5Xbp6biHwTJ3lNGUEUI60LCsxOKaYcZzBIQSxtUspPkl6vxNns41o
- Drakestown Church
- Mount Olive Baptist Church, Flanders Drakestown Rd, Flanders, Morris County, New Jersey,
- 2018 Renovations: Former Church a museum: https://www.newjerseyhills.com/mt_olive_chronicle/news/renovations-proceeding-on-historic-former-mount-olive-baptist-church/article_cf509443-b323-5e1e-9625-694160b75828.html
- Cemetery: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1986188/mount-olive-baptist-church-cemetery
Additional Reference Sites
Pleasant Hill Cemetery: http://pleasanthillcemetery.org/PHC%20History.pdf Pleasant Hill Cemetery: http://www.historicchesternj.com/churches/pleasanthillcemetery.html Mount Olive Union Cemetery: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1993367/mount-olive-union-cemetery
The 1935 Memorial Book
In 1935, upon the completion of service of Ruthlydia Slayton to the Mount Olive Larger Parish, the "United Young Peoples' Society" fo the Mount Olive Larger Parish presented her with a memorial book including photographs and names of leaders from the participating churches. These are
United Young Peoples' Society
- Chairman: Margaret Lindbloom
- Photography: John S. Dufford, Jr
- Album Cover: Josephine McLaughlin
- Rev & Mrs. Joseph Short
Mount Olive Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Lucas, Superintendent
Flanders Presbyterian Church
Joseph Parliament, Superintendent
Flanders Methodist Church
Drakestown Church
Mr. Thomas, Superintendent
The Young Peoples' Society Members Photos
Judging by the photos, the young people in the photos appear to range in age from 18 to 25. Since the commemorative book is dated 1935, their birth years would be in the range 1910 to 1917.
- Margaret Lindbloom, President
- Herbert Ashley, Secretary
- Margaret Williamson, Treasurer
- May Smith
- Ruth McMurtey
- Jesse Webb
- Harry Sutton
- Raymond McMurtey
- Russell McMurtey
- Roy, Sutton, Jr
- Watson Sutton
- Dana Knox
- Herbert Myers
- Harriet Lindbloom
- Josephine McLaughlin
- George Starr
- Evelyn Mooney
- John S. Dufford
- Carl Erickson
- George and Clifford Parliament
- Harriet Salmon
- Josaeph Tinc
- Hazel Miller
- Barbara and Oscar Seals
- Alice Chamberlaind
- Margaret Lindbloom ( (There are Lindblooms in the Mount Olive Union Cemetery.
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1993367/memorial-search?page=11#sr-93293152
- Alice Lozier
- Junior Dufford. (There are Duffords in the Mount Olive Union Cemetery.
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1993367/memorial-search?page=11#sr-93293152
- Helen Lindbloom
Julie Van Luvender
- Harriet Salmon (There is an Eliza Salmon Hulse (1810-1868) in the Mount Olive Union Cemetery) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93193213/eliza-hulse
- Silas Chamberlain
- Nettie, Helen, Addie, Alice, Grace, Dorothy Leland
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